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Mar 10

New Robyn “Fembot”

New Robyn Fembot listen

It would be fitting to say that I was a bit worried about what Robyn and Diplo’s “No Hassle” meant for the direction Robyn was taking with their forthcoming album. However, that was nothing but an early demo. “Fembot”, is a finished product that premiered on Robyn’s website, sometime last night while I was catching up on Modern Family and 30 Rock.

“Fembot” sounds like a natural progression from what we heard on Robyn, and not a complete departure like “No Hassle”’s dub-y tones. A bonus — Robyn brags about her Automatic Booty Applications. No word if you can load that up on your iPad yet. Listen to “Fembot” below: Continue reading →

New Goldfrapp “Dreaming”

New Goldfrapp Dreaming favorite songs

Electronic duo Goldfrapp will be releasing their fifth studio album, Head First on March 22nd. You have (hopefully) already listened to the album’s glorious first single, “Rocket”, which might just be the best pop tunes I’ve heard all year. However, after listening to Goldfrapp’s Head First, I think that “Dreaming” might give “Rocket” a serious run for its money. Well done. Listen to “Dreaming” below: Continue reading →

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Mar 10

Listen to She & Him’s ‘Volume Two’ In Its Entirety

Listen to She & Hims Volume Two In Its Entirety listen

I know you’re as excited about this album’s release as I am. You don’t have to wait any longer to listen to She & Him’s Volume Two, because NPR is streaming the whole thing.

Remember, you can download the album’s first two singles, “In The Sun,” and “Thieves” for free. Volume Two is out March 23rd (next Tuesday!) on Merge.

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Mar 10

New MGMT “Congratulations”

Earlier this week, MGMT debuted the first single from their hotly anticipated Oracular Spectacular follow-up, Congratulations. It would not be an overstatement to say that “Flash Delirium” was welcomed by a flurry of mixed reactions by fans (personally, I thought it was great).

Well, the album’s title track, “Congratulations” has leaked, and you can listen to it too now (and download it, if you’re sneaky). If you weren’t big on “Flash Delirium”, you probably won’t be into “Congratulations”, but I can’t see why that would be the case. Listen to the track below, and pre-order Congratulations at Insound. Continue reading →

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Mar 10

New jj “I Know”

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Listen to this new jj bonus track, “I Know”, which can only be found on the jj nº 3 LP (via).

You can buy jj nº 3 here.

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Mar 10

New LCD Soundsystem “Oh You (Christmas Blues)”

New LCD Soundsystem Oh You (Christmas Blues) listen

Noah Baumbach’s (The Squid and the Whale) upcoming Ben Stiller-starring film, Greenberg will be accompanied by an indie-rock centric soundtrack — one that gets to boast “new music from LCD Soundsystem” in the trailer. The first sample of new LCD Soundsystem music to come from the Greenburg soundtrack (or their upcoming LP, even), is “Oh You (Christmas Blues)”. The track premiered on NME Radio a few hours ago and his consequently hit the web.

“Oh You” sounds like an expansion to “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down”, only this new song finds James Murphy noticeably frustrated, which, judging by the trailer, parallels Greenberg’s persona. The Oscars happened last weekend, so is it too soon to start talking about next year’s possible candidate for Best Original Song?

Make sure you pre-order the Greenburg OST, which is filled with new LCD Soundsystem. Listen to “Oh You (Christmas Blues)” below: Continue reading →

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Mar 10

Stream Gorillaz Plastic Beach

Stream Gorillaz <i>Plastic Beach</i> listen

The ever trusty NPR is currently streaming Gorillaz’s forthcoming LP, Plastic Beach. The album hits stores March 9th.

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Feb 10

Holy Ghost! “On Board” (Friendly Fires Cover)

Holy Ghost! On Board (Friendly Fires Cover) listen

Brooklyn’s remix artists turned legit dance mongers, Holy Ghost! are trading covers with English dance rockers Friendly Fires for an upcoming split 12″. Holy Ghost! takes on Friendly Fires’ “On Board” from the band’s self-titled XL Recordings debut. In an unlikely move, Holy Ghost! actually toned Friendly Fires’ “On Board” down a few notches, swerving away from their signature DFA-riddled sound, but still sounding very DFA, naturally.

Listen to the original “On Board”, then listen to Holy Ghost’s take on it below:

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The split 12″ is out March 8th on DFA/XL on vinyl and digital. Here are the two tracklists: Continue reading →

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Feb 10

She & Him “I Can Hear Music”

She & Him I Can Hear Music listen “For a limited time”, you can stream a new She & Him track, “I Can Hear Music”, which serves as the B-Side to their newly released “In The Sun” single. You can give the track a listen at the Merge Records store; and while you’re there, you can buy the tracks for a couple bucks and the 7″ for 6. She & Him’s Volume Two is out March 23rd. Pre-order it on CD or LP. You can download two free mp3s from their upcoming album here.

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Feb 10

Beach House “The Arrangement”

Beach House The Arrangement listen

In our review of Beach House’s Teen Dream, Chris Barth described the album as “moments of pristine clarity are juxtaposed with reverberating bliss”, calling it Beach House’s strongest work and one of the best albums of 2010 so far. Now Beach House isn’t done making love to our ears just yet — the duo is prepping the release of the Zebra EP, featuring their latest single of the same name, on April 17th (Record Store Day).

The EP will include a radio edit of the nominal track, a remix of Teen Dream highlight “10 Mile Stereo”, and new tracks “Baby” and “The Arrangement”. The latter premiered on Sirius XM radio, and you can listen to it below: Continue reading →