Pasta Primavera

We All Want Someone To Shout For recenlty posted a radio rip of a new non-album LCD Soundsystem track to be featured on the James Murphy filled soundtrack for Ben Stiller’s upcoming film Greenberg.  Take a listen (pardon the quality):

mp3: LCD Soundsystem – Oh You (Christmas Blues)

Bluesy, rough, stark, and somehow I think of Phil Collins-era Genesis (just me perhaps?).  I’m sure if this is a direction LCDS is headed for the new album or if it just reflects a section of the movie.  Either way I like it and I’m putting in a pre-order for this soundtrack right now.

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mp3: LCD Soundsystem – Sounds Of Silver

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London’s Citadels hooked me a few months back with their “Golden Islands” single.  They’ve just released a new single, “The Chemical Song” that is fairly swell as well.  Here’s a pretty killer remix of it by fellow Londonites Them Youth:

mp3: Citadels – The Chemical Song (Them Youth Remix)

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mp3: Citadels – Golden Islands (Charlie Fanclub Remix)

Get the single via Pure Groove.

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mp3: Foals – Spanish Sahara

This track completely caught me off guard at the same time it stole my heart (LOVE IT!).  Foals have clearly changed/grown as a band and I’m thoroughly pumped for Total Life Forever (due out in May).  “Spanish Sahara” is one of those beautiful build up songs that makes driving dangerous when played in the car.

mp3: Foals – Electric Bloom from Antidotes

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The London duo Civil Civic combine guitar, bass, and some robot drums to make one heck of a single that I can’t seem to get enough of recently.  The most logical comparison I could come up with is that they were a fuzzed out Ratatat.  Check out the single:

mp3: Civil Civic – Less Unless

Get more information about them and their endeavors over at the Civil Civic blog.

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Yesterday MGMT released the first track from the upcoming Congratulations.  Check it:

mp3: MGMT – Flash Delirium

A bit all over the place on this one.  The song really reminds me of Bowie and Zappa.  Perhaps that’s the direction they’re headed.  Still doesn’t match this one (despite the overplay):

mp3: MGMT – Electric Feel

Congratulations is out April 13th on Columbia Records.

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I know I completely spaced on this track when Broken Social Scene first made it available, but man is it goooood.  It seems like its been ages since their last album but in May Broken Social Scene will release Forgiveness Rock Record via Arts & Crafts.  Pre-order it here.

mp3: Broken Social Scene – World Sick

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Sometimes I get an email or a package in the mail that just makes me smile, turn on my stereo, and twist that volume knob ALL THE WAY UP.  Baltimore’s Rapdragons did this when I recently received a wonderful email with their 2009 debut Ten Stories High.  It’s wall to wall with rough cut hip hop that reminds me of Mr. Lif and The Beastie Boys, but also retains a truly unique style all on its own.  Check out one of my favorties:

mp3: Rapdragons – Ready For War

That beat reminds me of Eric B..

The reason I was getting that email was also to inform me that they have TWO albums coming out this year.  The first is Ten Stories Hijacked due out on April 20th.  As the name suggests its a series of revisions of the classics on their first album.  Take a listen to one of my FAVORITE TRACKS OF THIS YEAR, a remix by the fab Moss Of Aura (aka Gerrit Welmers of Future Islands):

mp3: Rapdragons – She Got Me (Moss Of Aura Remix)

Rapdragons sophomore album, Featuring Baltimore, will come out on June 8th…and I’m pumped for it.

Get all of these albums via LTDCOMP.

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Oh how I’ve missed Field Music.  On hiatus since 2007, the Brewis brothers are back with a new album in Field Music (Measure).  Not that the time off was put to ill use – David put out an album under School Of Language (that I loved big time) while Peter took on his on project with The Week That Was (which I also loved big time).  Now they’ve returned and come together (like Voltron) to produce an album, Field Music (Measure), that has my straight up geeked out when I listen to it.  It’s math rock/prog rock at it’s finest.  Precise guitar, bass, and drums hammering out complex arrangements with off kilter time signatures.  The album makes the music nerd in me simply smile and nod along.  Check out the title track:

mp3: Field Music – Measure

Field Music (Measure) is out now via Memphis Industries / Revolver.

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