Between the music industry about to descend on the Lonestar state for the annual SXSW festival, not to mention the identity crisis in Ukraine, we could smell the secession in the air (or was that bbq)?
If you’re for the status quo, check out some new tunes from the amazing Beck, Broken Bells, and St. Vincent records. If you’re looking to turn over a new leaf, there’s some gorgeous folk from Noah Gundersen, a new hip-hop collaboration featuring Sufjan Stevens (yes, you read that correctly), and if you really want to get riled up, there’s even some awesome Puerto Rican punk from AJ Davila!