So earlier this year we learned that Beck would have the infamous Danger Mouse to work with on his upcoming album. Many people (including myself) were crazily excited about this and anxiously waited to hear the first sounds from it. Well a couple of days ago Beck put up the track Chemtrails on his myspace and (thanks to JP’s Blog) we have it here for your listening pleasure. What’s it like you ask? Well it doesn’t sound like the usual Beck (surprised?). What it does sound like is friggin amazing.
mp3: Beck – Chemtrails
In other news, following the success of Rapster Records‘ Exit Music compilation of Radiohead covers, they’ve announced a July 8th release of Life Beyond Mars: Bowie Covered. Here’s the track list:
01. Au Revoir Simone “Oh! You Pretty Things”
02. Heartbreak “Loving The Alien”
03. Kelley Polar “Magic Dance”
04. Leo Minor “Ashes To Ashes”
05. Carl Craig Presents Zoos of Berlin “Looking For Water”
06. Drew Brown “Sweet Thing”
07. Matthew Dear “Sound & Vision”
08. Susumu Yokota “Golden Years”
09. The Emperor Machine “Repetition”
10. Joakim & The Disco “A New Career In Town”
11. Richard Walters & Faultline “Be My Wife”
12. The Thing “Life On Mars”
Looks pretty good to me. If all the songs sound like the following Richard Walters & Faultline track, then we’ll all be living in Bowie bliss this Summer.
mp3: Richard Walters & Faultline – Be My Wife
Do you remember that Wet Zoo EP that Annuals released a while back with a split with Kenny Florence’s Sunfold? Well this experimentation will be followed by the Terpsikhore Collective with a new release from Florence’s Sunfold on August 19th called Toy Tugboats. Here’s a refresher on them.
mp3: Sunfold – Between The Worlds
Finally, it was just announced that New York’s Ra Ra Riot has signed with Barsuk and will release their debut full length on August 19th entitled The Rhumb Line. The album was produced by Ryan Hadlock (the Gossip, Blonde Redhead, Islands) and new songs will be unveiled at some select festivals this summer (6/14, Denver, CO ,Westword Music Festival, 7/6, Milwaukee, WI, Summerfest, 7/26, Chicago, IL, Wicker Park Festival).
mp3: Ra Ra Riot – Ghost Under Rocks
Yeah Ra Ra Riot! Make it to the big time!