The School "Is He Really Coming Home?"

The School's latest music video Is He Really Coming Home? from their debut CD Loveless Unbeliever.

These New Puritans "Attack MUsic"

Attack Music is the latest single to be released from These New Puritans latest album Hidden.

LCD Soundsystem "Drunk Girls"

Parlophone has uploaded an official version of the new LCD Soundsystem track on their YouTube channel. It's called Drunk Girls, taken from his upcoming album.

Delorean To Release "Subiza" Album In June

Last year, the sungazing Barcelona synthpop band Delorean landed themselves in our Best New Music section on the strength of their lush, gorgeous Ayrton Senna EP. This year, they are following it up with a full-length album called Subiza. Matador sub-label True Panther will release Subiza on June 8. The band recorded the LP in the Basque town of Subiza, so that's where the title comes from. Barcelona scene homies like John Talabot helped out, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs/TV on the Radio engineer Chris Coady mixed the album. Below, you'll find the album's tracklist. At the moment, the band is on tour in North America, opening for Miike Snow.

Subiza Tracklist :
1. Stay Close
2. Real Love
3. Endless Sunset
4. Grow
5. Simple Graces
6. Infinite Desert
7. Come Wander
8. Warmer Places
9. It's All Ours

Foals "This Orient" Music Video

Foals have made their new video for forthcoming single 'This Orient'.

The band had previously released track 'Spanish Sahara' as a teaser from their second album 'Total Life Forever', which is released on May 10.

The clip was filmed earlier this month with director Dave Ma - who was worked with the likes of The Horrors and Delphic along with Foals before - in east London.

"This Saturday gone we filmed the video for the first proper single from the new record," singer Yannis Philippakis explained of the track that is released on May 3. "It was, I think, the smoothest and least stressful shoot that we've been involved in so far."

He added: "There was even a time for an hour long lunch break, apparently because some of the technical crew were members of a union - a step towards what I can only assume is some kind of a tasty socialist utopia, where everyone enjoys free meatballs and actually gets paid for the 16-hour days they work."

Source : NME

Watch the video in full on the right now.

Cats On Fire with compilation of older songs

Cats on fire will release “Dealing In Antiques”, a compilation of old songs on Johanna Kustannus, 12th May 2010.
This is what Cats on fire’s Mattias Björkas says about the compilation: ”Dealing in Antiques is a comprehensive collection of Cats on fire songs of various origins. Some of them were brought down from the attic, and some of them up from the cellar. Some of them were simply brought forward to a more prominent place in the house. Some of them were polished a bit, but I have to say, there’s no use in polishing something that wasn’t shining in the first place. We never really had the means to make anything shine. But they were good songs. And they were ours.* *Except for the big, stolen mahogany piece in the middle.” As well as old material that has been released on various EP’s and singles, two new tracks appear on the collection, the download only track from last year ,“The Hague”, and Cats on fire’s version of White Town’s “Your Woman”.

Source : Eardrums

Here's Cats On Fire's rendition of Your Woman.

Teenage Fanclub confirm release date for Shadows

It's been a fair ol' while since Teenage Fanclub started work on their ninth studio album, Shadows. Over 18 months, in fact. They have revealed today, however, that the record will finally be released on May 31 through the band's PeMa label, and Merge in North America, where the release date is June 1. Brilliant stuff. We hope. It's their first record since 2005's Man Made, which made it to #34 in the UK album charts, man! Tracklisting below.

1. Sometimes I Don’t Need To Believe In Anything
2. Baby Lee
3. The Fall
4. Into The City
5. Dark Clouds
6. The Past
7. Shock And Awe
8. When I Still Have Thee
9. Live With The Seasons
10. Sweet Days Waiting
11. The Back Of My Mind
12. Today Never Ends

Source : Drownedinsound

The Pipettes To Release New Album

British girl group The Pipettes, now a duo after going through several lineup shakeups, release their second album since 2006 debut We Are the Pipettes. The new album is titled Earth Vs The Pipettes.

Tracklist:

1 Call Me
2 Ain't No Talking
3 Thank You
4 I Need a Little Time
5 History
6 I Always Planned to Stay
7 Stop the Music
8 I Vibe You
9 Our Love Was Saved by Spacemen
10 Finding My Way
11 Captain Rhythm
12 From Today

Here's the music video of the single Our Love Was Saved By Spacemen:

Hot Chip's Latest Music Video "I Feel Better"

Here's the official music video of their second single from the "One Life Stand" album.

Veronica Falls

Hometown: London. The lineup: Roxanne (vocals, guitar), Marion (bass), Patrick (drums), James (guitar).

The background: It's weird to think that such a quintessentially British sound – the mid-1980s indie jangle of the C86 "anorak" bands – is now becoming so synonymous with New York acts, such as Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts and Pain, that anyone making that style of music today is going to seem to be in hock to the Americans. Cast a cursory ear over what Veronica Falls are doing and you might think, "Uh-oh, here come the first post-Drums band from these shores." Significantly, their debut single Found Love In A Graveyard – finally getting a release on Trouble Records, who put out records by Crystal Castles and Le Volume Courbe among others – was first issued by a US label. In fact, Veronica Falls are one of the British groups starting a process of reclamation. They actually hail from one of the original homes of this sort of twee shambles, Scotland – Glasgow, to be precise – where the Pastels came from. Funnily enough, Roxanne from Veronica Falls once worked in Glasgow coffee/music shop Monorail, in which the Pastels are apparently partners. Even funnier is that the C86 approach – based on a series of bands collected together on a cassette given away free (via coupons) with the NME in 1986 with a similar sound, if not ethos, that John Peel termed "shambling" – is proving so irresistible for today's generation. To be honest, we're bigger fans of the NME's C81 cassette that preceded it, and of the bands – Orange Juice, Josef K, Aztec Camera – that featured on it. They had a more original vision and a more multi-dimensional sound. In a way it was one specific Orange Juice lyric, from Simply Thrilled Honey – "worldliness must keep apart from me" – that provided the C86 bands with their entire raison d'etre, with its intimations of preserving well into adulthood the innocence and purity-of-heart of adolescence. But Orange Juice, albeit in their own amateurish way, were trying to forge a new formula out of Velvets drone-rock and Byrdsian pop, Philly soul and NYC disco, and their glad-to-be-feyness was never less than arch and multi-layered. Veronica Falls are a much straighter proposition than that. They're a ramshackle four-piece (bassist Marion learned to play in a month) offering garage band versions of 1960s pop romance. Starry Eyes is so earnest in its adoration ("Starry eyes, what can I do for your attention?") it could be a doo wop ballad. The single, Found Love In A Graveyard, tries to inject some edge into proceedings – it's about falling in love with a ghost – but the pallid, jejune female vocals and timid guitar strum make it sound like a kindergarten Siouxsie & the Banshees. Stephen is like the Pixies' Gigantic, only neutered and bled of all its original feral force. Beachy Head is also about looking back ("I'm gonna miss you"), this time at a place not a person, but it does at least have some oomph. On the whole, though, we'd say the coals won't be coming home to Newcastle just yet.

The buzz: "They're anything but revisionist in their approach. Theirs is a sound that is undoubtedly new, fresh and completely their own."

What to buy: Debut single Found Love In A Graveyard b/w Stephen is out now on Trouble.

File next to: The Pastels, Shop Assistants, Vivian Girls, Comet Gain.

Source : The Guardian

The School Release Debut CD "Loveless Unbeliever"

For years, all the fans of the best pop waited anxiously for that group that was going to occupy the space left between The Pipettes and Belle & Sebastian, heirs of the best pop from the sixties (The Shirelles, The Ronettes, The Supremes) and the best Scottish pop (Camera Obscura, BMX Bandits). But it’s finally here, “Loveless Unbeliever”, the debut album of The School. And the Cardiff band, after the singles “Let It Slip” and “All I Wanna Do”, with which they conquered the critics and the public half the world over, in addition to creating uncommonly high expectations, have shown us that they’re the perfect spearhead of a sound that, even today, continues to thrill us. Once again with the production of Ian Catt (Saint Etienne, Trembling Blue Stars, The Field Mice, Shampoo, The Boo Radleys), they demonstrate their incredible ability with melodies and arrangements, releasing an album with more gems than a jewelry store, like “Valentine”, “Is He Really Coming Home”, “I Want You Back” and “Hoping and Praying”, songs that are uncontestable candidates to remain perennially in our stereos.


TRACKLISTING

1. Let It Slip
2. Is He Really Coming Home?
3. Valentine
4. I Want You Back
5. Is It True?
6. I Love Everything
7. Can't Understand
8. The One Who Left Me
9. Hoping and Praying
10. Summer's Here
11. Shoulder
12. All I Wanna Do
13. I Don't Believe in Love

James Yuill Returns With New Album "Movement In A Storm" In May

Electronic troubadour James Yuill is to return with his second album on May 21st. Some artists focus on pastoral songwriting, others focus on experimental electronic. Poles apart? Don't be so sure. James Yuill is a London songwriter whose debut album 'Turning Down Water For Air' proved that the acoustic guitar and the laptop are nothing but the same thing. Signed to Moshi Moshi, his blend of electronics and lilting songcraft turned the London singer into a cult sensation. Since then, James Yuill has toured continually whilst also becoming a notable remixer. Taking time out to focus on his own music, the songwriter re-worked several tracks into the 'Earth / Fire' EPs last year. Showcasing the two separate aspects to his songwriting, it allowed the London star to focus on his musical technique. Inspired, it seems that James Yuill went straight back into the studio to complete his second album. Due for release on May 21st, 'Movement In A Storm' is a stunning return from James Yuill. Issuing a statement to fans, the London singer seemed to be delighted with the results of recent recording sessions. "I'm so excited about the new album" he revealed. "Like all artists know It's a great (and frightening) feeling to issue new material out into the public domain." "I've tried to maintain the acoustic elements of the last record whilst advancing the electronic production. For example there are tracks that range from dance and glitchy electronica right the way through to an acoustic guitar instrumental. I hope people like it. " James Yuill is set to release 'Movement In A Storm' on May 12th.

Here's an audio clip of the lead track 'Give You Away'.

The Drums Release New Single 'Best Friend'

Hotly tipped American newcomers The Drums have spoken about their upcoming single 'Best Friend'. Moving from their native Florida to New York, The Drums swapped sunshine for music industry credentials. Since settling in the Big Apple the band haven't looked back, causing huge ripples across the Atlantic. Debut EP 'Summertime' was released last year and seemed to capture the youthful zest which a dose of sunshine brings. Since then, The Drums have become the names to drop after gaining entry to the BBC's Sound Of 2010 poll. Returning to the UK for a series of tour dates, The Drums have now confirmed details of a new single. 'Best Friend' is due for release on April 5th and in a new interview the band have revealed the story behind the song. Speaking to the NME singer Jonathan Pierce revealed that the track is an ode from one member of the group to another. "'Best Friend' is a special song to us," he claimed. "It is my favourite song that we have. It's the first song we wrote when starting the band and to write it with my closest friend, Jacob, makes it all the more sentimental for me." Continuing, Pierce revealed that he decided to put a twist on the tale and pretend that his band mate had died. "Rather than simply singing about our friendship, we decided to pretend Jacob died, and the song became much more beautiful to us," he said. "Jacob feels like he died a long time ago anyways. His soul belongs to hell." The Drums are set to release 'Best Friend' on April 5th.

Source : Clashmusic.com

Kisses

Kisses are Jesse Kivel (vocals) and Zinzi Edmundson (keyboards). Just behind Gorillaz, Foals and RJD2 in a list of the most blogged-about current acts, according to the Hype Machine, are Kisses, a new duo from Los Angeles who specialise in a sort of dreamy, wistful disco with a hint of 70s Guilty Pleasures about it – think Oh Lori by Alessi Brothers worked up into a high gloss by Gino Soccio. The name is revealing – Kisses. It's a reminder that, while funk was about sweat and sex, disco was about yearning and romance, ie ripe for the C86 treatment. Basically, if Summer Camp suddenly decided to pay tribute in song to Euro disco producer Cerrone, it would sound a bit like Bermuda, the debut single by Kisses. It's a lovely piece of sunny but sad dance music that reminds us of Everyday, the orgasmically forlorn French disco-ish track on Avalanches' 2001 EP, Since I Left You. The way that Jesse Kivel sings has invited comparisons to Jens Lekman, but the song – all charmingly cheesy keyboards, plaintive minor chords, drum machine clatter and lyrics about love not working out – also makes us think of Bernard Sumner jamming with Belle and Sebastian on the melancholy Balearica of Technique, or New Order when they went all Italian disco on The Perfect Kiss. Jesse Kivel is, with his brother, part of a Vampire Weekend-ish LA band called Princeton who we wrote about before Christmas. Now, he's one half of Kisses with his girlfriend Zinzi Edmundson, a writer and fashion blogger. They're a pop duo as well as something of a journalist tag-team – Kivel is a travel writer, and Bermuda was apparently written as a way of capturing the feeling of freedom that results from escape to far-flung destinations and the simultaneous sense of isolation and distance from loved ones and home. We're delighted to report that Bermuda is no fluke. Although they've only got a one-off deal to release the single with the superb Transparent label – home of Washed Out, Perfume Genius, Yuck and Active Child (the latter, keeping it in the family, have remixed Bermuda) – they've already assembled a debut album's worth of material, and it's titled (The Heart of the Night Life, which sounds like a Pet Shop Boys song waiting to happen) and ready to go, as and when they get signed, which we're presuming won't be long. There's one track called Kisses – come on, even Chic had their Chic Cheer – which proves the scintillating sorrowfulness of Bermuda was no accident. And there's another called People Can Do the Most Amazing Things that amps up the lugubriousness of Bermuda and puts the doleful into disco – if New Order's Movement had been produced by Moroder not Martin Hannett ...

Source : The Guardian

Here's a audio clip of their Bermuda 7" :

Tracey Thorn Releases New Album 'Love and Its Opposite' in May

Third solo album from former Everything But the Girl singer Tracey Thorn. Produced by Ewan Pearson. Features a duet with Jens Lekman on a cover of Lee Hazlewood's "Come on Home to Me", as well as appearances from Cortney Tidwell and members of Hot Chip and the Invisible.

Tracklist:

1 Oh, the Divorces!
2 Long White Dress
3 Hormones
4 Kentish Town
5 Why Does the Wind?
6 You Are a Lover
7 Singles Bar
8 Come on Home to Me
9 Late in the Afternoon
10 Swimming

Here's the audio clip of first single Oh, The Divorces!

Jens Lekman Contributes To Tracey Thorn’s New Album

Jens Lekman guests on Tracey Thorn’s new solo record Love And It’s Opposite (out May 17) covering Lee Hazelwood’s “Come on Home to Me.” The album’s first single “Oh, The Divorces”, Tracey sings “Oh Jens, oh Jens/ Your songs seem to look through a different lens/ You’re still so young/ Love ends just as easy it’s begun.” The album also features guest appearances by members of Hot Chip and Cortney Tidwell. This is Tracey’s third solo record since her days in Everything But The Girl. Coincidentally, Everything But The Girl’s first single way back in 1982 was a cover of Cole Porter’s song “Night And Day.” Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana, and Secretly Canadian is of course based in Bloomington, Indiana. So while Jens may be from Sweden, and Tracey from England, it all comes back to Indiana. Six degrees of Indiana, people.

Stars Return With New Album

We can add another name to the list of big indie bands releasing new albums this spring: Stars. The arch, dramatic Canadian indie poppers will release The Five Ghosts, their fifth studio album, on June 22. This will be the first Stars album since 2007's In Our Bedroom After the War, and it'll also be the first release on the band's own new label Soft Revolution, which will be licensed outside Canada via Vagrant. All five members of the band contributed songwriting to the album, and Broken Social Scene/Apostle of Hustle member Andrew Whiteman makes a guest appearance. The first single, "Fixed", features lead vocals from Stars co-leader Amy Millan. In a statement, Millan says, "We have never written an album with this much cohesion and unity. It is the first time we've had the luxury of being together in a huge room writing songs off the floor." Before the album drops, the band will tour clubs playing The Five Ghosts in its entirety, as well as fan-chosen old jams "Take Me to the Riot", "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead", and "Ageless Beauty". They haven't announced any of their dates yet, so keep an eye out. Below, you'll find the new joint's tracklist and a behind the scenes making-of video:

The Five Ghosts Tracklist :

1. Dead Hearts
2. Wasted Daylight
3. I Died So I Could Haunt You
4. Fixed
5. We Don't Want Your Body
6. He Dreams He's Awake
7. Never Been Good With Change
8. The Passenger
9. The Last Song Ever Written
10. How Much More
11. Winter Bones

Source : Pitchfork

The National Release "High Violet" Album This May

Drip-by-drip new information emerges about The National's new album, the follow-up to 2007's astounding Boxer. Earlier in the year they told us it'd be out in May on 4AD, but now the release date and title have been revealed, along with a website for the record. It's called High Violet, and will be out on May 11 in the US, which will probably mean a May 10 release date in the UK, maybe a bit earlier, maybe a bit later. The website for the album is at highviolet.com and features a few snaps, presumably taken from their time in the studio. Not much else, though.

Source : Drownedinsound

Fur Releases Witches Album

FUR (aka Bryce Isbell) was raised in Denver, CO and OC, CA. Isbell is currently based out of Denton, Texas. Witches will be Isbell’s third release under the moniker FUR. FUR’s sound has been described as “like nothing else I’ve ever listened to”, “mutant tapeloop disco”, “trippy”, “ethereal and psychedelic electronic music”, “beyond beautiful”, “hauntological”.

Tracklist:

1. Faces
2. Witches
3. Friends of Friends
4. Lackadaisical
5. Black Castles
6. Swimming
7. Haunted
8. Blood
9. Sleep
10. Tunnels
11. Cheer Fool

"...a thing of cold and enigmatic beauty"
-20 Jazz Funk Greats

"...sounds like boards of Canada communicating with spaceships...retrofuturist synths, drum machines, and some oddball samples..."
-Pitchfork

Belle and Sebastian Hit the Studio

Belle and Sebastian are back! After taking a few years off while Stuart Murdoch released his God Help the Girl project, the Scottish indie leading lights have returned to the studio and the stage. (Via Exclaim!/TwentyFourBit.) In an email sent out to their mailing list today, the band writes that they have been writing new songs in Glasgow recently and are about to head to Los Angeles to record a new album.

Source : http://pitchfork.com/news/38094-belle-and-sebastian-hit-the-studio-schedule-festival-dates/

Lightspeed Champion "Marlene" Music Video

Lightspeed Champion's latest album Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You. The first single is Marlene. Here's the videoclip.

Foals' "Spanish Sahara" Viral Video

jj "Let Go" Music Video

‘Let Go’ is featured on jj’s upcoming second album ‘jj n° 3′, which drops March 8th on Secretly Canadian.

The Lodger New Album & Single

The Lodger are to release third album and follow-up to 2008's 'Life Is Sweet', 'Flashbacks' via their own This Is Fake DIY Records next month. 'Flashbacks', produced by Richard Formby (who also worked on Wild Beasts' latest opus), is released on 26th April, with the first single from the record, 'Have a Little Faith in People', out earlier, on 5th April.