New Wolf Parade Songs
Montreal art rockers Wolf Parade are set to release their 3rd album this summer, entitled Expo 86, and being the nice Canadians they are the band have released a couple of tracks for free download.
Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
I’ve made my hatred of twee music well known. Why commit solely to mid-tempo, acoustically based lullabies? Must you be so evangelically care-free? Exhibit A: The Shins; Avi Buffalo’s closest resemblance on the self-titled album. Exhibit B: Belle and Sebastian, the second genre goal post; sun-filled, mixed gender sing-a-longs. Sick.
Case closed your honour.
But at the same time, it’s not all that simple. Avi Buffalo have gone to
Interpol - Lights
Seminal NYC quartet Interpol are back with a new album (as far as I am aware no release date or title yet), and to whet our appetites they have lavished upon us a new song. Forlorn, droning guitars, pounding drums and Paul Banks’ familiar haunting voice, all the old Interpol elements are there but this feels more like a natural progression from Our Love To Admire rather than a hark back to Turn On The Bright Lights as had previously been suggested by drummer Sam Fogarino. I shall reserve judgement until I hear the full album but on the basis of this song it should be cracking.
KELE - TENDERONI
WOW! We knew it was gonna be different from Bloc Party but this is pretty spectacular. This isn’t a “tune” it’s a “choon”, VERY dancey, VERY clubby, VERY good. Unfortunately, it’s also VERY annoyingly had embedding disabled, so you’ll have to click HEREHEREHERE to listen. It’s fucking ace! I’m getting excited for his Reading performance already.
Jed x
Maps & Atlases - Solid Ground
I’ve had just over 24 hours with the new Maps & Atlases track, Solid Ground, from their upcoming debut album Perch Patchwork, and I cannot stop listening to it. This is now the 3rd track I’ve heard from the imminent full-length and they keep getting better, 2 minutes and 48 seconds of precise, pseudo-sampled math-pop genius to put a smile on your face and a bounce in your step. Enjoy…
Marko
YOUNG KNIVES - I LOVE MY NAME
It’s been a while since we heard anything from the excellent Young Knives so I was pretty exited to see frontman Henry had posted a new demo on soundcloud. Entitled “I Love My Name”, the song is overall a pretty subdued affair. Despite this, first impressions are that its pretty damn awesome, so here’s hoping a new album isn’t far off.
ILoveMyName (demo) by helpmedarling
Jed. x
M.I.A - BORN FREE
Have you seen the new M.I.A video?!? As I type this it’s only had 319 views, so I’m guessing you haven’t and as such YOU NEED TO SORT YOUR LIFE OUT. New song Born Free is pretty good (if I’m being honest though, it’s not
Mystery Jets - Flash a Hungry Smile
Mystery Jets are giving the first taste of thier upcoming third album in the form of Flash a Hungry Smile.
Click here to download for free!
Greg
Yeasayer - ONE
OK I know I’m a bit late to this fantastic video, but I only heard this shortened radio edit the other day and thats the reason for this blog!
Odd Blood is certainly a great album but whilst there are often great flourishes of pop, it remains mostly adventurous and experimental, which is fine. However, Ambling Alp was the perfect blend and in shortening and reimagining ONE they’ve done it again.
The falsetto gets me every time.
Greg
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