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Caption-This Party Shuffle? Lets Try This Out!

I have never done anything like this on PMA before, but it might be fun, if people are willing to participate. You should all know how this works.

And a little party shuffle to get those creative juices flowing. Here are the first seven.

Juelz Santana & Lil Wayne - Let Us Pray

Wale - Conclusion

My Morning Jacket - Sec Walkin (Live)

Björk - Wanderlust (B-Ju Remix)

Death Cab For Cutie - The Sound of Settling

Missy Elliot - Ching-A-Ling

LCD Soundsystem - New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down

My iTunes is littered with crap. I know. Craaaazy.

Tags: Bjork, Caption-This Party Shuffle, Death Cab For Cutie, Juelz Santana, LCD Soundsystem, Lil Wanye, Live, Missy Elliot, My Morning Jacket, Wale

Death Cab For Cutie: Album Art / Tour Dates. Wooo.

As of late, ot seems I cant get enough of Death Cab. More like, I can’t stop listening to “I Will Possess Your Heart”.

So it was a pleasant surprise to see Stereogum premier the Narrow Stairs album art.

Purrdy, innit?

While I’m still riding on my DCFC high, MinneapolisFuckingRocks, another RSS buffet, posted up a handful of shows including NY, CA, and Utah?! Cool!

05/26/08 Lehi, UT @ Thanksgiving Point
06/02/08 Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
06/03/08 Chicago, IL @ Millenium Park Pritzker Pavilion
06/06/08 Montreal, QC @ Jacques Cartier Pier
06/07/08 Toronto, ON @ Toronto Olympic Island
06/10/08 Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Park Pool
06/12/08 Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for Performing Arts
06/14/08 Indianapolis, IN @ The Lawn at White River State
06/19/08 Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
06/21/08 Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre

Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart: Download

Tags: Album Art, Death Cab For Cutie, Entertainment

New Death Cab For Cutie - Cath (Live)

“Cath” may not be a viral, conceptual piece of brilliant sappy pop like “I Will Possess Your Heart”, but it definitely does not stray from the glorious mushy love song path that Death Cab have helped paved, strip, repaved, and polish. Even in a live, acoustic setting like this one, “Cath” feels like a Death Cab song. Hoping a studio versions leaks, if not, we’ll have to wait until Narrow Stairs drops.

Death Cab For Cutie - Cath (Live) (*)

• BONUS:Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart (*)
  

Tags: Death Cab For Cutie, Live

New MP3s: Death Cab, Vampire Weekend, Hot Chip and More…

First, a little Public Service Announcement for those of you who live in Los Angeles. Do any of you have plans for tonight? Well, if you don’t, I have two tickets to go see Low vs Diamond TONIGHT at the Troubadour in West Hollywood at 10:15. If you want the tickets, email me here with the first and last names of the two (2, dos, deux, zwei, twee) people who will be attending the show. The first ones who email me will get the tickets. Thanks!

Meanwhile… New MP3s

1. Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart MP3 | YSI
Never mind the four-minute instrumental intro in which Ben Gibbard (sort of) rocks out — once he starts singing, it’s still the same sad, mopey glum rock that made Zack Braff (and us) fall in love with him in the first place.

2. Vampire Weekend - Arrows MP3 | YSI
Here’s a Japanese Bonus track off of Vampire Weekend’s ubiquitous self-titled debut. Its quite apparent why the track wasn’t on the album itself, it doesn’t hold its own when placed against the rest of Vampire Weekend. But its worth a listen though.

3. Hot Chip - Sensual Seduction (Snoop Dogg cover) MP3 | YSI
I’m slowly starting to like this song, first Snoop got Robyn on the track with him, but this Hot Chip power was enough to push me through the threshold.

4. Justice - DVNO REMIXES GALORE

• Justice Remix MP3 | YSI
• Todd Edwards Remix MP3 | YSI
• Les Pitits Pilous Remix MP3 | YSI

5. Nelly ft. Fergie - Party People MP3 | YSI
Nelly is back with Fergie’s help. This song is about as tired as “Grillz” was. So expect mass radio hysteria.

Tags: Contest, Death Cab For Cutie, Entertainment, Fergie, Hot Chip, Justice, Nelly, Vampire Weekend

New Chris Walla - Sing Again

Death Cab For Cutie’s Chris Walla is finally scheduled to release his solo album, Field Manual, on January 28. This will mark his debut as a solo artist and the album will be released on Barsuk Records. He is the producer and songwriter behind many of Death Cab For Cutie’s songs and he has also produced and recorded with artists like The Decemberists, Nada Surf, Hot Hot Heat, and Tegan and Sara.

A few months back, an associate of Walla’s was stopped at the border while transporting some of the mastered songs from the album. The hard drive that contained the songs was confiscated by Department of Homeland Security, but luckily they returned the hard drive and now we get to hear the first leaked song from Field Manual, titled “Sing Again.” (via Critical Acclaim)

MP3 | Chris Walla - Sing Again

Tags: Chris Walla, Death Cab For Cutie, Entertainment, MP3. Music