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The Romany Rye Release New Song, Plan Full Length
The Romany Rye will be releasing a brand new full length this summer. For those that can’t wait, the band has released a song from the new album titled “I Hate Myself (For Loving You)”. The song was produced by Kelly Winrich (Delta Spirit) at Matt Costa‘s studio in Santa Ana. You can listen and download the MP3 below and check out the band’s upcoming tour dates, including two at SXSW, after the break.
The Romany Rye:
March 13 – NY, NY @ Public Assembly
March 15 – Little Rock, AK @ Sticky Fingerz
March 16 – Austin, TX (SXSW) @ Billy Reid Party Swan Dive (Time TBD)
March 18- Deadbird Records Party (SXSW) @ The Blackheart 6PM
Foo Fighters Release Debut Single “Rope”
Foo Fighters have released the lead single, titled “Rope” for their forthcoming Wasting Light album. Wasting Light is set for a April 12th release via RCA. Check it out below.
Looking For Alaska Update and New Demo
Calvin Lauber, lead guitarist of Looking For Alaska, has provided us with an exclusive insight into the band’s recent experiences, their new sound, and their upcoming full-length debut album. You can check out a brand new demo titled “Psalm Of A Pharisee” below.
Calvin: “So, basically since you guys last heard from us, we’ve done a whole lot of stuff. Done a lot of touring, including Chicago, St. Louis, and Nashville, which were all super awesome. But biggest in LFA camp is that the last few months we’ve really been cracking down on finishing our new album. This summer we are going into the studio with Tyler Orr at First Street Studios. He’s recorded some of our favorite bands, such as As Cities Burn,Copeland, So Long Forgotten, and more, so needless to say we are super excited. The new stuff, as you’ll be able to hear in the new demo, is a bit darker and heavier. This record is definitely going to be heavily influenced by bands like Thrice, Circa Survive, As Cities Burn, stuff like that. The new record doesn’t have a title yet, but we’re going to start recording at the end of july, so hopefully the record will be out this fall. If you dig the demo, and you liked our last EP Everything We All Wish We Could Be, we have hope that you will dig the new album too! If you want to help us out the biggest thing you can do is just show a friend (or two or more) our band. That would mean the world to us.
Thanks for reading guys, we love you!”
“Psalm Of A Pharisee” indeed carries a much heavier sound than the music on the band’s debut EP Everything We All Wish We Could Be, which was riddled with more catchy and poppy guitar riffs. Give it a listen above.
Girls Names Sign to Slumberland
Girls Names have signed to Slumberland Records. The trio have been recording Dead To Methroughout the end of 2010 and will release the album on April 26, 2011 via Slumberland. You can listen to “Séance on a Wet Afternoon”, the closing track from Dead To Me, below.
Recommended: The Jim Ivins Band
The Jim Ivins Band
For Fans Of: Jack’s Mannequin
The Jim Ivins Band is a pop rock band hailing from Richmond, Virginia. In 2010, the band worked with Ace Enders, releasing a self-titled EP with Ace as producer. Their brand of acoustic pop rock is highly accessible and honest, driven by the earnest and consistently open lyrics of frontman Jim Ivins, strongling resembling the vocal delivery of Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin and Something Corporate. The backing instrumentals of The Jim Ivins Band are slightly less pronounced than that of Jack’s, but the softer, more acoustic sound complements Jim’s voice well. If you’re a fan of heartfelt, honest pop rock, be sure to check out The Jim Ivins Band.
Their newest project, a three-track charity compilation entitled Songs Of Life: The Kathy Ivins Project, is dedicated to the mother of Jim (vocals) and Jack (drums), who lost her life to melanoma last July. The new compilation will benefit the Kathy Ivins Fund, which aims to promote fitness and wellness programs.
Listen to “Moving”, one of the three songs from Songs Of Life: The Kathy Ivins Project, below. For more music, head on over to the band’s website.
Listen to Album Version of Panda Bear’s Last Night at the Jetty
Check out an awesome reworked version of last year’s “Last Night at the Jetty” by Panda Bear below, courtesy of Paw Tracks and Force Field PR. The song, like all the other songs on the album, was added onto by producer Sonic Boom. Panda Bear’s new album, Tomboy, will be coming out April 12 via Paw Tracks.
Download the track or listen to it below.
Lil B Releases Mixtape With 676 Songs
Lil B (known to fans as “Based God”) has just released a ridiculous new mixtape called Free Music: The Myspace Collection. What’s so ridiculous about it? Maybe the fact that it’s 676 songs long. Yes, you read that correctly. In just over 26 months, Lil B has recorded 676 songs and has compiled them onto one mixtape. You may not appreciate his music, but you have to at least appreciate his dedication and hustle.
The 676-song mixtape is available for free download, but requires three separate Megaupload uploads. Grab them here, here, and here. You can also download the 20-page tracklist here.
Fake Blood Remixes Noah And The Whale
British DJ and producer Fake Blood has remixed Noah And The Whale‘s new single, “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.”. The remix completely reinvents the song, adding in layers of percussion and staccato orchestration. You can listen to or download the MP3 below. The original version of “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.” can also be listened to below.
Noah and The Whale’s Last Night On Earth is scheduled for a March 15th via Mercury Records.
MP3: Noah And The Whale – “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. (Fake Blood Remix)”
Listen/Download New Chiddy Bang – “Rebel”
To celebrate reaching 10,000 followers on Twitter, producer Xaphoon Jones leaked a new Chiddy Bang song entitled “Rebel”. The song samples “He’s A Rebel” by The Crystals and is a surprisingly polished demo.
“Rebel”, however, will not be included in Chiddy Bang’s debut album The Swelly Life, which currently has no scheduled release date.
Listen and download the MP3 below.
Single: The Strokes – “Under Cover Of Darkness”
Track: “Under Cover Of Darkness”
Artist: The Strokes
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Label: RCA / Rough Trade
“Under Cover Of Darkness”, the lead single from The Strokes‘ upcoming record Angles, practically cries out ‘classic Strokes’ and ‘return to form.’ Simply put, this new song sounds like The Strokes: the tinny drum sound, the quick, sharp, layered guitar lines, the classic Julian chorus, and the boundless energy that lured fans in ten years ago (yes, it really has been ten years). “Under Cover Of Darkness” is simple yet bold, going back to the basics to collect what works for the band and adapting these facets for a more modern sound, resulting in something like a hybrid between “You Only Live Once” and “Last Nite”. The result is rather magnificent; the music is care-free and comfortable, but it is clear that the band has been meticulous with their song craft. Julian wails, “I’ll wait for you / Will you wait for me, too?” Of course we will.
“Under Cover Of Darkness” is from Angles, out March 21st via RCA / Rough Trade.
MP3: The Strokes – “Under Cover Of Darkness”
Rating: 8/10
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