Pasta Primavera

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.

Image by Laurent Hrybyk

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mp3: The New Pornographers – Your Hands (Together)

From their upcoming album Together out on May 4th via Matador.  Looks like this is going to be an outta sight album.

More news and info can be found on their website.

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If there’s one thing I’m sensitive about in music is when people mess with my Friendly Fires jams.  Seriously folks.  I get downright angry when I hear some remix shredding apart a Friendly Fires track.  That all changed when I turned on Holy Ghost!’s tremendous cover of Friendly Fires’ “On Board”.  This cover is friggin’ mind-blowingly (totally not a word – I know) awesome.  Take a listen:

mp3: Holy Ghost! – On Board (Friendly Fires Cover)

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mp3: Curses – The Deep End (Holy Ghost! Remix)

Image by Laurent Hrybyk

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mp3: Javelin – Oh! Centra

Oh crap!  Alvin and the Chipmunks have gone all electronic b-boy on us!  Seriously this track is dope and I’m loving the sliver of Salt-N-Pepa thrown in there (and the played me like sudoku lyric).  Javelin’s No Mas LP comes out on April 6th via Luaka Bop. Pre-order here.

mp3: Javelin – Lindsay Brohan from their S/T Thrill Jockey Release

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mp3: Born Ruffians – Sole Brother

Its simple really.  Sweet clean guitar line + drums + bass + Luke LaLonde’s free-wheelin’ voice = GOLD!

Born Ruffians‘ Say It comes out May 10th via Warp. Pre-order it here.

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