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The intense electronic duo Crystal Castles is set to release their 3rd album, Crystal Castles III in November.
(We loved their collaboration with Robert Smith from Crystal Castles II in 2010.)
They gave us the blistering first song “Plague” earlier this year, and now follow with “Wrath of God”.
Both are free downloads here and here.
Plague
Wrath of God
Dum Dum Girls remain one of our faves. (Use the search button above to hear previous songs.)
Their pop rock is irresistible and they continue to give their music away for free.
End of Daze is the new EP, “Lord Knows” the free download.
Megan James and Corin Roddick are Purity Ring.
This Montreal-based duo debut next week with the album Shrines.
Their electronic beauty shines through on “Fineshrine” and is a free download.
Husky is an indie folk 4-piece out of Melbourne, Australia.
Last year they won a best unsigned band radio contest in their home country and subsequently signed to Sub Pop Records.
Forever So is their impressive debut.
Listen to “History’s Door” and download for free.
We haven’t heard new music from the wondrous Cat Power in over 6 years.
She took the time to recover from a breakdown and substance abuse releasing only a covers album.
She returns to us with her 9th album, Sun, due in September.
“Ruin”, the first single, makes us long for the end of summer. (Free download from her website.)
Chromatics is an electronic music band from Portland, Oregon led by Adam Miller.
Kill For Love is the band’s 4th album.
Their intriguing cover of Neil Young’s “Into the Black” is the lead track, and a free download from Italians Do It Better Records.
In March we noted that the Morning Benders had changed their name to POP ETC.
At that time the band gave us a free mixtape as a precursor to their first album under their new moniker. It is still available on the their website.
The self-titled album is now due next month.
“Keep It For Your Own” is a free download from the record.
Tonight the Afghan Whigs will perform their first show in over 13 years.
Greg Dulli formed the band in 1986. The Whigs broke-up in
2001, reformed briefly in 2006 and then reunited in 2011.
“See and Don’t See” is their first new release in 5 years and is also a free download.
(The song was originally recorded in 1970 by a Southern soul singer named Marie “Queenie” Lyons who released only one album before disappearing into obscurity.)
Father John Misty is the current moniker for J. Tillman.
He is a singer/songwriter and guitarist but for the past 4 years has drummed for Fleet Foxes.
He has recorded 8 solo albums since 2004, but this is his first as Father John Misty. The album is Fear Fun on Sub Pop which offers a couple of free downloads from this multi-talented artist.
“I’m Writing a Novel” is featured here.
Lower Dens is a band from Baltimore led by Texas-raised front-woman Jana Hunter.
Nootropics is their just released 2nd album.
“Brains” is the first single and available as a free download.
I’m also particularly fond of the new featured track “Propagation” as heard here in this video.
Damon Albarn, the amazing talent behind Blur and Gorillaz, has composed an opera entitled Dr Dee.
The opera is based on the life of John Dee (1527-1609), an intellectual and scientist who also immersed himself in the occult studies of magic, astrology, alchemy and the supernatural. He served as an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I.
Dr Dee debuted in July, 2011 at the Manchester International Festival.
The soundtrack is just now available.
“The Dancing King” from the album is a free download.
Dear friend Joey Ramone died in 2001.
I miss our late-night all-night phone conservations of music, art and life, his warmth, his passion, his compassion.
…ya know? is Joey’s 2nd posthumous album due later this month.
“What Did I Do to Deserve You?” is a free download from the album.
If the chorus sounds familiar it is lifted from “Beat on the Brat” from the first Ramones album.
“What Did I Do to Deserve You?
“Beat on the Brat”
The Mynabirds are singer/songwriter Laura Burhenn and a collective of musicians based in Omaha.
She is also a member of the Bright Eyes’ touring band.
GENERALS is the name of the 2nd Mynabirds album due on Saddle Creek Records in June.
“Generals” is the cool first single. (Free download here.)
Best Coast is Bethany Cosentino with musical partner Bobb Bruno.
The Only Place will be their 2nd album and songwriter Bethany once again embraces pop melodies that always remind me of summer as she did with “Boyfriend” from 2010’s Crazy for You and in 2011 with Adult Swim’s “Gone Again”.
“The Only Place” is also the first single and a free download.
The Morning Benders have changed their name to POP ETC.
After 5 years as the Morning Benders the band discovered on their first tour of the UK that “bender” is English slang for “homosexual”.
Not wanting to insult the gay community or continually distract from their music (basically “The Morning Fags” in Europe) the band has opted for a new name.
The now POP ETC has an entire mixtape of new songs on their website. Free download
“Everything is Gone” is from the mixtape.
