El-P will be making his return on May 22 with a brand new LP entitled Cancer For Cure, his first album in five years. Set for release through Fat Possum, Cancer For Cure is reported to include collaborations with some of the biggest names in underground rap today, including features from Danny Brown, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, and Killer Mike. The album will also include a song with Interpol’s Paul Banks and others.
You can listen to the album’s first single, the Tropic Thunder referencing “The Full Retard”, below.
After two years since their fantastic sophomore album Teen Dream, it looks like dream pop duo Beach House have finally confirmed a followup, Bloom. The album will be out May 15th through Sub Pop in America and May 14th through Bella Union in Europe. On top of it all the band will also be embarking on a spring and summer tour, which contains dates all over the two continents. Check out the album’s lead single, “Myth”, the album tracklisting, and the tour dates below.
Bloom Tracklisting:
01. Myth
02. Wild
03. Lazuli
04. Other People
05. The Hours
06. Troublemaker
07. New Year
08. Wishes
09. On the Sea
10. Irene
Beach House 2012 Tour Dates
05-04 Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre
05-05 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
05-06 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
05-08 Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach
05-09 Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater
05-10 Jacksonville, FL – Freebird Live
05-11 Birmingham, AL – The Bottletree
05-12 Athens, GA – The Georgia Theatre
05-13 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
05-23 Brighton, England – The Haunt
05-24 London, England – Village Underground
05-25 Kortrijk, Belgium – De Kreun
05-26 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
05-27 Berlin, Germany – Volksbuhne
05-29 Paris, France – Maronguinerie
05-31 Düdingen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival
06-02 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Festival
06-03 Montpellier, France – Le Rockstore
06-04 Bordeaux, France – Theatre Barbey
06-05 Nantes, France – Stereolux
06-06 Lyon, France – Epicrerie Moderne
06-07 Blarritz, France – L’Atabal
06-08-09 Porto, Portugal – Primavera Festival
07-23 New York, NY – Central Park SummerStage
Indie pop band Reptar from Athens, Georgia have announced that May 1st is the expected release date of their debut album Body Faucet. Whether you are watching a show live or sitting alone in your room, you can’t help but dig their catchy sound. I sprinted over a half mile across Lollapalooza and through massive crowds to see these guys live, and it was completely worth it. Reptar has distinct electronic-pop vibes that can only be described as follows: “Imagine you take a giant stuffed panda bear and you animate it using ultraviolet rays. You also take Big Bird. You put them in a room to fight to the death with marshmallow swords.”
Take a listen to their new single “Sebastian” below. It is also available for download on their website.
Body Faucet Tracklisting:
01. Sebastian
02. Please Don’t Kill Me
03. Isoprene Bath
04. Orifice Origami
05. Houseboat Babies
06. Natural Bridge
07. Ghost Bike
08. New House
09. Thank You Gliese 370 b
10. Sweet Sipping Soda
11. Three Shining Suns
12. Water Runs
Echotape, an upcoming British electronic indie rock band, have released their debut EP, Sky Above Quarley Hill which is available for streaming through Soundcloud. Along with this new release, Echotape have also recently teamed up with Chris Warsop to produce a music video for their single “Came Into My Blood” and announced new tour locations on their website spanning from throughout the UK to the US. Echotape’s EP definitely reflects their mission to produce songs that reflect their outlook and purpose. Each song on the release is flawlessly crafted with hauntingly beautiful lyrics and without a doubt, worth listening to.
You can stream Sky Above Quarley Hill and watch the video for “Came Into My Blood” below.
Since putting out the critically acclaimed album The Suburbs, Arcade Fire did not release any new music up until now, when the band unveiled their contribution to the soundtrack for The Hunger Games. The anthemic “Abraham’s Daughter” was first made available by Entertainment Weekly, but has since been removed from their website. You can still listen to the track here.
“Abraham’s Daughter” is set to appear on the upcoming film’s soundtrack alongside new work from The Decemberists, Kid Cudi, Neko Case, and more. Arcade Fire also contributed an orchestral piece entitled “Horn of Plenty” for the album, which will be released on March 20th. The Hunger Games will appear in theaters everywhere three days later.
Hassani Kwess, who made his impressive debut alonsgide Asher Roth and Kenny Keys on the latter’s mixtape title track “Pabst & Jazz”, is currently gearing up for a project of his own, the upcoming Ruthless EP. The record’s new leak, “Still Thelonious”, is produced by Keys and features smooth, conscious rhymes from the talented young artist. The entire Ruthless EP will be released on March 10.
21 year old rapper/producer Logic puts in work and flips French electronic music duo Justice‘s infectious “D.A.N.C.E.” for his new song “The Spotlight”. Logic, who produces all of his own music, premiered the music video for “The Spotlight” a few days ago, pulling in over 120k views in just five days. Below, you can check out the bubbly new track as well as its GRVTY directed video.
Head over to NPR to stream The Magnetic Fields‘ new album Love At the Bottom of the Sea. The album will be the indie pop band’s tenth and is also their first since they concluded their “no-synth” trilogy ((i, Distortion, and Realism), marking a return to the synth and acoustic guitar roots present on their mammoth 1999 classic 69 Love Songs. Love At the Bottom of the Sea will be officially released March 6th through Merge Records, and you can watch the music video for “Andrew in Drag” below.
Odd Future‘s Hodgy Beats just released his previously announced Untitled EP, a free nine-track EP from the steadily improving rapper with production from industry legends like The Alchemist and Flying Lotus. You can grab the entire thing on Odd Future’s store or through this direct link. For a quick preview, you can hit up the three MP3s below.
Next up for the California rap collective is their second group compilation, OF Tape Vol. 2, which will be out March 20th via Odd Future Records.
Untitled EP Tracklisting:
01. Bullshittin’ (produced by Juicy J)
02. Cookie Coma (produced by The Alchemist)
03. Lately (produced by Flying Lotus)
04. Samurai (produced by Jonti Danimals)
05. In A Dream (produced by The Alchemist)
06. Ave. (produced by Thelonious Martin)
07. Lamented (produced by Flying Lotus)
08. If Heaven Is A Ghetto (produced by Thelonious Martin)
09. Higashi Loves You
It’s that time. This for yall. DoubleDoubleCrossed. – Cole
Here’s a new track from J. Cole aka Young Simba, who released his debut studio album Cole World: The Sideline Story last year. Produced by Canei Finch, “Grew Up Fast” features Cole spitting straight fire over a killer vocal sample. Soul meets Cole, double double crossed.
Cole’s recently announced tour dates with Big K.R.I.T. are included below.
Campus Consciousness Spring 2012 / The Sideline Story Tour Dates
April 11 – Kingston, RI – University Of Rhode Island @ The Ryan Center
April 13 – Babson Park, MA – Private Location
April 14 – Waterville, ME – Colby College @ Wadsworth Arena
April 15 – Amherst, MA – Private Location
April 17 – Champaign, IL – University Of Illinois @ Assembly Hall Theatre
April 18 – Dekalb, IL – Northern Illinois University @ Convocation Center
April 19 – Lexington, KY – University Of Kentucky @ Memorial Coliseum
April 20 – Johnstown, PA – University Of Pittsburgh Johnstown @ Sports Center
April 21 – Greensboro, NC UNC Greensboro & North Carolina A&T @ White Oak Amphitheatre
April 23 – Springfield, MO – Drury University @ O’Reilly Center
April 24 – Cedar Falls, IA – University Of Northern Iowa @ McLeod Center
April 26 – Bloomsburg, PA – Bloomsburg College @ Nelson
April 27 – Morgantown, WV – West Virginia University @ WVU Coliseum
April 28 – Philadelphia, PA – Temple University @ The Liacouras Center
April 29 – TBA
May 3 – Durham, NH – University Of New Hampshire @ Whitmore Center Arena
May 4 – South Orange, NJ – Private Location
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