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Listen: World’s End Girlfriend – “Teenage Ziggy”

Japanese composer World’s End Girlfriend (the project of Katsuhiko Maeda) has released a brand new track from his forthcoming US debut album Seven Idiots. The song, “Teenage Ziggy”, is featured on the composer’s tenth studio album, which will be released in the United States on Erased Tapes on June 21. His music is hard to classify, but if I had to label it, I’d say “energetic, poppy glitch rock at its best.” Check out the song below and the tracklisting after the break.

Seven Idiots Tracklisting:
1. The Divine Comedy Reverse
2. Les Enfants du Paradis
3. TEEN AGE ZIGGY?
4. DECALOGUE minus 8
5. ULYSSES GAZER
6. Helter Skelter Cha-Cha-Cha
7. GALAXY KID 666
8. Bohemian Purgatory Part.1
9. Bohemian Purgatory Part.2
10. Bohemian Purgatory Part.3
11. Der Spiegel im Spiegel im Spiegel
12. The Offering Inferno
13. unfinished finale shed?

Listen: Chiddy Bang – “When You’ve Got Music (feat. The Knocks)”

With their new mixtape Peanut Butter & Swelly just a few days away from release, Chiddy and Xaphoon of Chiddy Bang have decided to release a new song every day this week. The three new tracks released this week will lead up to the mixtape’s official release this Friday. The first track from the mixtape is titled “When You’ve Got Music” and features producer Xaphoon Jones sampling The Knocks, long-time friends of the rap duo. If you aren’t already excited for the mixtape’s release, this preview should spark some interest. Download and stream are below.

Just a few days ago, we talked to Chiddy and Xaphoon about the release of Peanut Butter & Swelly, as well as the release of their upcoming debut album Breakfast due out later this year via EMI. You can read that interview here.

Fireworks’ Gospel Sample Video

Fireworks, a pop-punk band from Detroit, Michigan, will soon be releasing their new album, Gospel, May 24.Gospel is their second full length album and will be released on Triple Crown Records. Below you can view a video that gives a short sample of each of the tracks of Gospel. You can also order the album from iTunes here.

Watch: Frank Ocean – “Acura Integurl”

Odd Future‘s Frank Ocean has released visuals to “Acura Integurl”, which features the 24 year old singer driving around town in an Acura MSX. $90k seems to be no big deal to Mr. Ocean, now that Def Jam is finally taking him seriously and will be rereleasing his album Nostalgia, Ultra. Check out the music video below.

Stream New Death Cab For Cutie and Cults

Two of this month’s most highly anticipated releases are now available for streaming on NPR’s First Listen series. This week includes full album streams of Death Cab For Cutie‘s Codes and Keys (artwork is featured to the right) and Brooklyn duo Cults‘ self-titled debut album.

Both albums are set for release on May 31. Codes and Keys will be available via Atlantic Records, while Cults will be available via In The Name Of / Columbia Records. Check out the albums and others here and the tracklistings below.

Cults Tracklist:
01. Abducted
02. Go Outside
03. You Know What I Mean
04. Most Wanted
05. Walk At Night
06. Never Heal Myself
07. Oh My God
08. Never Saw The Point
09. Bad Things
10. Bumper
11. Rave On

Codes and Keys Tracklist:
01. Home Is A Fire
02. Codes And Keys
03. Some Boys
04. Doors Unlocked And Open
05. You Are A Tourist
06. Unobstructed Views
07. Monday Morning
08. Portable Television
09. Underneath The Sycamore
10. St “Peter’s Cathedral
11. Stay Young, Go Dancing

Listen: Drake – “Dreams Money Can Buy”

Drake, who is currently working on his sophomore album Take Care, has debuted a brand new song on his blog this morning entitled “Dreams Money Can Buy”. The song samples Jai Paul‘s “BTSTU” and according to Drizzy is simply “A song that I felt the need to share. Not my single. Just a piece of my story. Hear me out though…” Listen or download the track below.

Jagjaguwar Post Lyrics to Bon Iver’s ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’

Jagjaguwar has posted the official lyric sheet to Bon Iver‘s upcoming album Bon Iver, Bon Iver. The highly-anticipated follow up to 2007’s For Emma, Forever Ago is set to be released on June 21 in the US via Jagjaguwar and on June 20 in the UK and Europe via 4AD. Unsurprisingly, the lyrics are chock full of Justin Vernon’s signature undecipherable lyrics. Our favorite lines?

Here are some early contenders:

  • armour let it through, borne the arboretic truth you kept posing
    sat down in the suit, fixed on up it wasn’t you by finished closing
  • settle past a patience where wishes and your will are spilling pictures
  • …and at once I knew I was not magnificent
  • I… we’re sewing up through the latchet greens
    I… un-peel keenness, honey, bean for bean
    same white pillar tone as with the bone street sand is thrown where she stashed us at
    all been living alone, where the cracks at in the low part of the stoning
  • errant heat to the star
    and the rain let in
    the hawser rolls, the vessel’s whole and Christ, it’s thin

As for an explanation behind the album title? No official word from Vernon yet, but due to the number of location-based songs on the tracklist, Bon Iver, Bon Iver may be a play on words along the lines of “Minnesota, WI”, “Hinnom, TX” and “Lisbon, OH”.

Frank Ocean’s ‘Nostalgia, Ultra.’ to Be Released by Def Jam

When Odd Future‘s Frank Ocean released his debut album Nostalgia, Ultra. earlier this year as a free download, he took the world by storm, surprising even his own record label, Def Jam. The record label reportedly was planning on releasing Ocean’s debut album this year, but passed on it, which led to the singer to release the album on Tumblr like the other Odd Future releases.

Now, Def Jam have agreed to commercially release the album, announcing a release date of July 26th. The first single will be “Novacane”, which will be released on May 31st. We reviewed “Novacane” back in March, giving it a score of a 9/10.

Listen: Bon Iver – “Calgary”

The first single from Bon Iver‘s new album is entitled “Calgary” and can now be streamed or downloaded in exchange for an email. “Calgary” is our first taste of Bon Iver’s highly anticipated self-titled album, which will be available on June 21 via Jagjaguwar in the US and on June 20 via 4AD in the UK and Europe.

Bon Iver:

01 Perth
02 Minnesota, WI
03 Holocene
04 Towers
05 Michicant
06 Hinnom, TX
07 Wash.
08 Calgary
09 Lisbon, OH
10 Beth/Rest

Listen: James Blake – “Give A Man A Rod (Alternate)”

British artist/producer James Blake has been considered by many to be one of the leaders of the dubstep and post-dubstep musical movements. His latest track, a reworking of the The Bells Sketch tune “Give A Man A Rod”, is probably the closest he has come to traditional dubstep music. The new song will be featured on Hessle Audo’s new label compilation 116 & Rising, out on May 16. You can purchase the compilationhere.

Check out the song below.