Check out the a new single from
Sleigh Bells titled “Comeback Kid” (which was also the title of the most recent episode of Parks and Recreation). The band, who released their critically acclaimed debut album,
Treats, in 2010, will also be
touring in February to support their new album.
Reign of Terror is set to be released February 21st, and you can preorder the album on iTunes to receive an immediate download of “Comeback Kid”. Click read more to check out the dates.
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Stephin Meritt and
The Magnetic Fields will make their return to Merge Records with their tenth LP,
Love At The Bottom Of The Sea, on March 6th. After concluding their “no-synth” album trilogy (
i,
Distortion, and
Realism) in 2010, The Magnetic Fields have promised that their new album will return to their familiar synth and acoustic roots, as well as keeping every song on the album under three minutes long. You can listen to the new single, “Andrew In Drag”, below.
Love At The Bottom Of The Sea Tracklist:
01 “Your Girlfriend’s Face”
02 “Andrew In Drag”
03 “God Wants Us To Wait”
04 “Born For Love”
05 “I’d Go Anywhere With Hugh”
06 “Infatuation (With Your Gyration)”
07 “The Only Boy In Town”
08 “The Machine In Your Hand”
09 “Goin’ Back To The Country”
10 “I’ve Run Away To Join The Fairies”
11 “The Horrible Party”
12 “My Husband’s Pied-a-Terre”
13 “I Don’t Like Your Tone”
14 “Quick!”
15 “All She Cares About Is Mariachi”
January 24th will mark
The War On Drugs‘ release of the
“Come to the City” 7″ via Secretly Canadian. “Come to the City” is the centerpiece and standout track from the Philly rockers’ excellent 2011 release,
Slave Ambient. Featured on the B-side is the yet-to-be-released piece entitled “Don’t Fear The Ghost”. Stream the muffled, almost faint B-side track below:
It has been around 5 years since we last saw new material from indie rock/pop band The Shins. As The Shins get ready to release their long-awaited new album Port of Marrow in March, we can get a quick preview through a new featured track entitled “Simple Song”.
“Simple Song” introduces a heavier pace to their music as opposed to the much softer melodies that we experienced through songs like “Saint Simon” and “Australia”. Either way, I am psyched that The Shins are back to it and am loving the new twist to their content.
Check their new single and stand by until their album is released in March.
In commemoration of his and
Beyoncé‘s new-born baby daughter,
Jay-Z headed to the studio and recorded a touching new song titled “Glory” featuring production from
The Neptunes and some soundclips of B.I.C. aka Blue Ivy Carter, the baby’s name.
MP3: Jay-Z – “Glory (feat. B.I.C.)”
If you can’t tell, Hov is an extremely proud father, calling Blue his “greatest creation” and “a younger, smarter, faster me.” It’s a beautiful tribute and to make things just a bit sweeter, Baby Blue already has her first feature credit! Our best wishes go out to Jay-Z and Beyonce.
Via: Jay-Z’s Life and Times
SBTRKT and
Sampha took some time recently to visit
BBC Radio 1‘s Annie Mac, recording his Live Lounge Session. After finishing a live version of “Hold On”, a track from his self-titled debut LP, the pair also graced our ears with a fantastic cover of
Friendly Fires‘ “Blue Cassette”. The mysterious UK producer is currently in the studio working on his next LP, which will contain a track featuring Friendly Fires’ vocalist Ed Macfarlane. You can listen to the Live Lounge Session in full below, courtesy of Young Turks.
Queens big man
Action Bronson had a huge 2011 with his no-nonsense flow and
Ghostface-like talents on the mic. To ring in the new year, Action B teamed up with
Party Supplies on a brand new track entitled “Contemporary Man”, a track that includes an endless list of samples ranging from
Phil Collins to
Charlie Sheen. You can’t really go wrong with ’80’s samples and some good, old-fashioned spitting.
Bronson and Party Supplies are currently wrapping up their full-length project Blue Chips, on which “Contemporary Man” will make its official debut. You can expect Blue Chips to drop in February.
MP3: Action Bronson – “Contemporary Man (Prod. By Party Supplies)”
I love being legitimately surprised by a track that somehow winds its way into my hands. Today, I landed on Sheffield’s
rehearsed living‘s Soundcloud page, where I was graced by “Feel Alive”, a dreamy, shoegazey track with an electronic feel. In a way, rehearsed living create a sound that kind of reminds me of
Washed Out and the other chillwavers out there. You can give it a listen below.
ASAP Rocky and the rest of the
A$AP Mob aren’t taking any days off this holiday season preparing for the forthcoming release of the yet-to-be-titled A$AP Mob album in February. To kick off the new year, Rocky and producer
SpaceGhostPurrp team up to bring us the trillwaves on “Pretty Flacko”.
And talk about New Years resolutions… Rocky also posted on his Tumblr that in ten years time, ASAP will be on a yacht and will still be on top. Long live A$AP.
MP3: ASAP Rocky – “Pretty Flacko (prod. SpaceGhostPurrp)”
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