The band that makes front page headlines every time they play a cover song, have found enough time to make a music video for one of their own tunes. The Canadian collective Arcade Fire recently shared a video for the track “You Already Know” from the group’s 2013 album Reflektor. The band’s current North American tour concludes on August 30, and at that time, hopefully so does the cover tunes. Reflekt and watch some of the covers courtesy of Spin.
Watch “You Already Know” here:
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U.K. buzzband Childhood is releasing their full-length debut. The London quartet’s first single “Blue Velvet” has hints of The Stone Roses throughout, decide for yourself below. It didn’t hurt that the band supported Palma Violets on their previous tour.
Watch “Blue Velvet” here:
Download “Lacuna” here:
26-year-old English singer-songwriter Tahliah Barnett, FKA Twigs, offers an interesting blend of hipster R&B, otherwise known as PBR&B. I’m actually diggin’ the track “2 Weeks,” check it out below. Ms. Twigs has already been well-received by the folks that get paid to well-receive music.
Check out “2 Weeks” right here:
Download “LP1” here:
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English indie rockers Alt-J unveiled a video for track “Left Hand Free” from the band’s forthcoming album. The sophomore album Time Is All Yours is scheduled for a September 23 release, and becomes the follow-up to the 2012 British Mercury Prize winning album An Awesome Wave, good luck topping that. Recently, the group shared a video for the first single from the new album, a tune titled “Hunger Of The Pine.” Watch both videos below and decide if more awards are possibly in Alt-J’s future. The track “Left Hand Free” is quite a departure from the band’s true vibe.
Watch “Left Hand Free” here:
Watch “Hunger Of The Pine” here:
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The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record store or on digital download.
This is the fourth studio album from the Brooklyn based indie rock band Bear in Heaven. The first tune to surface a few months back was “Time Between,” one of my favorites of the year so far. Add Bear In Heaven to my 2015 Coachella Perfect Poster wish list.
Watch the video for “Time Between” here:
Download “Time Is Over One Day Old” here:
Austin, Texas indie rockers are on the verge of being called a heritage act. This is the band’s eighth studio album since they formed way back in 1993.
Listen to “Do You” here:
Download “They Want My Soul” here:
The Chicago based teenage garage rockers are releasing their sophomore album “Wild Onion.” The first single from the new album is “Flavor,” watch it here:
Download “Wild Onion” here:
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One of my favorite bands to emerge from the noughties is the Brooklyn based indie band TV On The Radio. The band announced earlier this week that their fifth studio album, titled “Seeds,” will be released this upcoming Fall. This is the group’s first album since 2011’s Nine Types Of Light. Eight days following the release of the last album bassist Gerald Smith lost his battle with lung cancer at age 36.
The band released two great singles in 2013, “Mercy” and “Million Miles.” Not sure if they plan to include those two songs on the forthcoming release.
Here is a “Seeds” teaser:
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“Racy” is the sophomore release from the New York City based electronic rock band Hooray For Earth. The four-piece was last heard from in 2011 when their debut album “True Loves” dropped. The track “Keys” is sure to make my list of favorite tunes at the end of the year.
Check out the video for “Keys” here:
Download “Racy” here:
Singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis is releasing her third solo effort. The former frontwoman for the band Rilo Kiley is also the touring sidekick of Benjamin Gibbard’s supergroup The Postal Service. Dare I say alt-country?
Watch “Just One Of The Guys” here:
Download “The Voyager” here:
Ever wonder what Kim Shattuck has been up to since she was fired from her gig as touring bassist of the Pixies? Well here it is. The sixth studio album overall from The Muffs is the first in 10 years. The album title seems to be a jab at Pixies frontman Frank Black.
Listen to “Weird Boy Next Door” here:
Download “Whoop Dee Doo” here:
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KASABIAN, a favorite on this blog, has released the second video from the band’s fifth studio album 48:13. Their latest piece of work is a badass video is for the track “Bumblebee.” Within seconds, you’ll have the volume cranked on your device, and be jumping all over the house, trust me. “Bumblebee” is the follow-up single to “Eez-eh,” which I featured here a few months back.
The new album 48:13 remains unreleased in the U.S., however the Leicester lads plan on bringing it with them in the fall when they kickoff their U.S. tour in Boston on September 26 . The good people over at the KASABIAN USA fan site have offered up a few suggestions on how to get yourself an import copy of 48:13.
Please watch “Bumblebee” here:
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The Brooklyn based indie pop band The Drums have been relatively quiet since they released their sophomore album Portamento way back in 2011. The group has reemerged with a recently announced tour, and new music in the form of a video for a tune “Magic Mountain” (below). Word is, their third album is titled Encyclopedia,” and is scheduled for a September 23 release date. For those not familiar with the band, or if you would like to reacquaint yourself with them, check out the 2009 fun tune “Let’s Go Surfing,” also below.
Watch “Magic Mountain” here:
Listen and reacquaint with “Let’s Go Surfing” here:
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Here’s the weekly Top 20 College Radio Albums from the Radio 200 list published by CMJ (College Media Journal). The reputable rag surveys up to 600 college radio stations of a weekly basis to compute the list.
In addition, here’s my Spicy Six Albums of the week. These are the six albums that can’t find their way out of my six disc changer. The list consists of my Top 5 Albums of the week, and one Heritage Album that’s worth dusting off and giving a listen.
Here’s the lists:
Jack White is back in the top spot on the College Radio Album Chart after slipping to #2 last week. Six new albums enter the Top 20 including the latest efforts from Landlady, Tigers Jaw, Total Control, and Morrissey (pictured). Originally from Australia, now based in Brooklyn, the indie folk act Luluc (pronounced loo-luke) jumps 17 spots to debut at #8. Luluc’s album “Passerby” was produced by Aaron Dessner of The National. Craft Spells return to the countdown for a third time. In EMO news, the latest from Champaign, Illinois’ pride and joy, Braid, moves up 11 spots to #9.
Radio 200 Top 20 College Radio Album for the week of July 22, 2014:
1. JACK WHITE Lazaretto
2. PARQUET COURTS Sunbathing Animal
3. WHITE LUNG Deep Fantasy
4. HOW TO DRESS WELL What Is This Heart?
5. A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW Sea When Absent
6. THE ANTLERS Familiars
7. THE BLACK KEYS Turn Blue
8. LULUC Passerby
9. BRAID No Coast
10. THE ORWELLS Disgraceland
11. BLACK BANANAS Electric Brick Wall
12. LANA DEL REY Ultraviolence
13. TOTAL CONTROL Typical System
14. OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Remedy
15. TIGERS JAW Charmer
16. MORRISSEY World Peace Is None Of Your Business
17. CRAFT SPELLS Nausea
18. FIRST AID KIT Stay Gold
19. BOB MOULD Beauty And Ruin
20. LANDLADY Upright Behavior
The DJ DEEp Spicy Six:
1. THE ORWELLS Disgraceland
2. PARQUET COURTS Sunbathing Animal
3. CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Only Run
4. THE WAR ON DRUGS Lost In The Dream
5. THE ANTLERS Familiars
Heritage Album Of The Week
6. Hum You’d Prefer An Astronaut
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Austin indie rockers Spoon are less than two weeks from dropping their much anticipated album They Want My Soul. The band has already shared “Rent I Pay,” a catchy track that’s one of my fave tunes of the year. This week, Britt Daniel and company released a video for the first proper single from the new album, a track titled “Do You.” The band debuted the tune a few week ago on Sirius XMU with EMO disc jockey Jenny LSQ. Indie is always a better place when Spoon is releasing new music, can’t wait for the new album!
Watch the vid for “Do You” here:
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Here is the self-titled debut from the Toronto based indie beach pop quintet Alvvays. For those keeping score, the band has chosen one of those fun ways to spell their name. The moniker is pronounced Always not All-Vays, however from here on out DJ Deep will call them All-Vays just for giggles.
Check out the vid for “Adult Diversion” here:
Download “Alvvays” here:
Canadian indie rockers PS I Love You are releasing their third studio album and first since 2012. The bands first two albums were received favorably. The band consists of the duo Paul Saulnier and Benjamin Nelson.
Listen to the title track “For Those Who Stay” here:
Download “For Those That Stay” here:
Surprises are fun! But when they involve indie buzzbands, surprises are even more fun! The seventh effort from the Danish indie duo arrived Tuesday morning without warning. The lyric video for “Killer In The Streets” dropped today, let’s watch it below:
Download “Pe’ahi” here:
Darker My Love founder Tim Presley is the man behind the moniker White Fence. Tim’s been at this psychedelic project since 2010, and the latest effort was collaborated and mixed by Ty Segall.
Check out “like That” here:
Download “For The Recently Found Innocent” here:
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The London based sister duo of Colette and Hannah Thurlow who uses the moniker 2:54 are planning a late 2014 release for their sophomore album. The forthcoming release is the follow-up to their 2012 self-titled debut. A few years back these ladies were considered an act on the come, and then things became unfortunately quiet in 2:54 camp. The first audio to surface from the currently untitled album is for the track “Orion,” enjoy the video below. I remember getting excited about this band a couple of years ago and I’m glad they’re back. Please add 2:54 to my 2015 Coachella Perfect Poster wish list.
Check Out “Orion” here:
Here’s a good place to start if you’re not familiar with the band or just want to reflect on 2:54
Enjoy “Creeping” here:
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It’s been a while since we’ve heard from the Long Beach, California outfit Avi Buffalo. Actually, its been since 2010 when the teenagers (at the time) released their debut self-titled full-length. The band and the album were well-received, and the single “What’s In It For” was definitely one of my favorite tunes of 2010. Well, they’re back, and the plan is to release their sophomore album At Best Cuckold on September 9th. What a strange title, just sayin. A few weeks back the first audio to surface was for the track “So What,” now the tune has a video to go with it (watch below). Currently, the group has only planned an European tour for the fall, add Avi Buffalo to my 2015 Coachella Perfect Poster Wish List.
At Best Cuckold tracklist:
01 So What
02 Memories of You
03 Can’t Be Too Responsible
04 Two Cherished Understandings
05 Overwhelmed With Pride
06 Found Blind
07 She is Seventeen
08 Think It’s Gonna Happen Again
09 Oxygen Tank
10 Won’t Be Around No More
Watch the video for “So What” here:
Enjoy “What’s In It For” from 2010 here:
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Here’s the weekly Top 20 College Radio Albums from the Radio 200 list published by CMJ (College Media Journal). The reputable rag surveys up to 600 college radio stations of a weekly basis to compute the list.
In addition, here’s my Spicy Six Albums of the week. These are the six albums that can’t find their way out of my six disc changer. The list consists of my Top 5 Albums of the week, and one Heritage Album that’s worth dusting off and giving a listen.
Here’s the lists:
The Black Keys must have marched down to Best Buy and bought every copy of the new Parquet Courts album “Sunbathing Animal” last week, how else does one explain Jack White dropping to #2 and the Brooklyn indie sensations returning back to #1 ? Just when you thought EMO week was over, the influential EMO act (who knew there was such a thing) Braid debuts at #20. Also new the countdown are Black Bananas, Old Crow Medicine Show, and one of Martin’s faves Tijuana Panthers. Yeah, you read that right, Black Bananas. Conor Oberst (pictured) has sure been in the news a lot lately. On a completely separate subject, what in the hell is the deal with Weird Al?
Radio 200 Top 20 College Radio Album for the week of July 15, 2014:
1. PARQUET COURTS Sunbathing Animal
2. JACK WHITE Lazaretto
3. WHITE LUNG Deep Fantasy
4. A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW Sea When Absent
5. THE ANTLERS Familiars
6. HOW TO DRESS WELL What Is This Heart?
7. THE BLACK KEYS Turn Blue
8. THE ORWELLS Disgraceland
9. LANA DEL REY Ultraviolence
10. BOB MOULD Beauty And Ruin
11. OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Remedy
12. FIRST AID KIT Stay Gold
13. THE FRESH & ONLYS House Of Spirits
14. CONOR OBERST Upside Down Mountain
15. BLACK BANANAS Electric Brick Wall
16. SHARON VAN ETTEN Are We There
17. OWEN PALLET In Conflict
18. TIJUANA PANTHERS Wayne Interest
19. CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Only Run
20. BRAID No Coast
The DJ DEEp Spicy Six:
1. THE ORWELLS Disgraceland
2. PARQUET COURTS Sunbathing Animal
3. CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Only Run
4. THE WAR ON DRUGS Lost In The Dream
5. THE ANTLERS Familiars
Heritage Album Of The Week
6. R.E.M. Reckoning
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The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record store or on digital download.
This is the debut full-length from the latest act to emerge from Glasgow, Scotland. The Glaswegian female duo have drawn comparisons to Best Coast and Frankie Rose, while the ladies cite The Breeders, Throwing Muses, and PJ Harvey as lifelong influences. By now you should be familiar with “Killer Bangs,” if not check it out below.
Watch “Killer Bangs” here:
Download “Honeyblood” here:
This is the tenth studio album from Smiths frontman Morrissey. It’s his first album since 2009’s Years Of Refusal. If Moz is your thing enjoy “Instanbul” below.
Download “World Peace Is None Of Your Business” here:
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