Archive for January, 2011
New Kanye This Summer
A few hours ago, Kanye West announced via Twitter that he will be releasing a new album this summer. The two tweets can be seen here and here.
His newest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was recently certified platinum eight weeks after its release.
Bruce Springsteen Records 1913 Song with The Dropkick Murphys
Bruce Springsteen will be contributing guest vocals on The Dropkick Murphys upcoming album Going Out In Style, sharing vocal responsibilities with Ken Casey on “Peg O’ My Heart”.
“Peg O’ My Heart” was written by Alfred Bryan and Fred Fisher and featured in the 1913 musical Ziegfeld Follies. The song was originally performed by Max Harris and his Novelty Trio (based on a version by The Harmonicats).
Going Out In Style will be The Dropkick Murphys’ seventh studio album, scheduled for release on February 28.
Tokyo Police Club and Two Door Cinema Club Mashup
Tokyo Police Club have mashed up “Breakneck Speed” with Two Door Cinema Club‘s “Something Good Can Work”. The two bands are currently touring together. You can listen to the track on Soundcloud.
Tracklist to Panda Bear’s New Album Revealed
Spacemen 3‘s Sonic Boom has revealed the tracklisting for Panda Bear‘s new album, Tomboy. The album will be coming out April 19th on Paw Tracks, will have 11 tracks and according to the press release will be roughly 50 minutes long. Click here to check out the full post and see the tracklisting. Tomboy was recorded in Portugal by Panda Bear and mixed in New York by Sonic Boom (whose most recent work was MGMT‘s sophomore album Congratulations).
Single: Oh Land – “White Nights”
Track: “White Nights”
Artist: Oh Land
Release Date: October 19, 2010
Label: Epic Records
Track number two from Danish electro-pop artist Oh Land‘s 2010 EP, “White Nights” is a fun, energetic pop song about the singer’s struggles to find inner peace among the “white nights” and hubbub of Brooklyn, New York, where she now lives. The cheery, layered vocals combine with the frantic, jungle drumming in the background to completely capture her inspiration and thinking behind the song. The other instruments certainly are not lacking either; the rhythmic piano and synthesizers drive the song along from the start. I first discovered the track after Hoodie Allen sampled the track in his latest single, “Dreams Up”, which you can listen to here. In traditional Hoodie Allen style, the rapper chose a lesser-known act and added his verse over top, and as usual, the sampled song is also a really good listen. Be sure to check it out below, as well as a new version of the song remixed by Twin Shadow.
“White Nights” is from Oh Land – EP, out now via Epic Records.
Remix:
Rating: 8/10
Lasers Album Cover Revealed
New Red Hot Chili Peppers In June
According to drummer Chad Smith, the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be releasing their newest album in June of this year. The new album will again be produced by Rick Rubin and will feature new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer insteadof John Frusciante, who is focusing on his solo career.
Hoodie Allen Releases “Dreams Up”
Four months after the release of his mixtape Pep Rally, rapper Hoodie Allen has sent us first single “Dreams Up”. The Oh Land sampling track will be on Hoodie’s forthcoming Leap Year mixtape. Check out the song below.
The Strokes Confirm Release Date
The Strokes‘ bassist Nikolai Fraiture confirmed that the official release date for the new, untitled album is March 22. The bassist previously said in an interview, “Sonically, I feel it’s the album which should have been made between Room on Fire and First Impressions of Earth.”
UPDATE: They have officially announced that the name of the new album will be Angles. The lead single is “Undercover of Darkness”.
New Dangerous Summer Clip
A new short clip from The Dangerous Summer can be heard here. Keep in mind that the song is not completely finished.
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