We All Want Someone To Shout For

This one has been around for a while, but I never got around to posting it. Some of my favorite bloggers (Pigeons and Planes & The Music Ninja) posted it a while back and I have been meaning to post it since. I am as late as can be, but I still wanted to get it out there just for the few of you who haven’t heard this yet, because I’m sure there are some of you out there.

It’s a really chill alt-country cover of Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit Of Happiness” done by Barbara. It’s a nice relaxing take on the song. Check it out:

[mp3]: Barbara – Pursuit Of Happiness (Kid Cudi Cover)

“Tenderoni” is the first single from Kele, who you all know as the frontman of Bloc Party. It comes off his debut solo album The Boxer. Kele went solo in order to tackle his interest in electronic dance music that started to emerge with Bloc Party’s Intimacy.

“Tenderoni” is an extremely fun piece of electronic pop that is a perfect partner in crime for the hot summer air. It certainly hits the spot. Stream it below:

The Boxer comes out on June 22nd on Glassnote Records.

Sleigh Bells debut album Treats is coming out on May 11th, which isn’t that far away. I am pretty excited to hear it, and based on the massive amount of hype behind them, most of you guys are as well. For months we have only had their demo’s to keep us excited, but now we have a legit studio mp3 to obsess over until the record comes out.

The band is giving away “Tell ‘Em”, the opening jam of Treats for free on their website. The song features bomb-like effects over dirty guitar riffs that are bound to sound destructive when blasted from your speakers at the highest volume. The destructive nature of the song is contrasted by the lovely vocals of  Alexis Krauss. It is a perfect combo that knows how to work their magic on you. Having M.I.A. signing them to her record label certain allowed Sleigh Bells to have optimum studio use, which certainly payed off.

Can’t wait for the rest of Treats. I called them a band to watch, and if you have been watching, you are in for quite a ride.

[mp3]: Sleigh Bells – Tell ‘Em

Band Of Horses played their new song Factory the other day for Later with Jools Holland. Check it out. It is a lovely, lovely, performance.

This was a nice surprise to see at 5 p.m. The Books are back with a new song called “Beautiful People” and it is available for a free download thanks to Pitchfork. It will be included on their new album (their 4th) which is titled The Way Out. It is not your traditional pop song by any means. It starts with backwards vocals that ironically end up sounding like a  Sigur Ros song. “Beautiful People” then settles into an abiding groove that is equally as beautiful as it is unique. Even when the vocals straighten out, they are still able to remind me of Jónsi. Hey, that is not a bad thing by any means.

I have some background on The Books, but not enough. They are another one of those bands that I have been meaning to really dive into, but haven’t had the time or chance. I’m really feeling this song, so I think that it is time to begin!

[mp3]: The Books – Beautiful People

Holy Ghost! remixed LCD Soundsystem’s Drunk Girls, and I like it a lot. The band’s Canadian version of the label made it available for free download right here, so give it a try below:

[mp3]: LCD Soundsystem – Drunk Girls (Holy Ghost! Remix)

Posted below as a bonus is “Say My Name” a song taken of their debut EP, Static On The Wire. You can actually stream the title song “Static On The Wire” on the band’s website as well. The EP comes out May 18th on DFA.

[mp3]: Holy Ghost! – Say My Name

If your in NYC from 5/20-5/23, you can catch both LCD Soundsystem & Holy Ghost! performing together at Terminal 5. I’ll be there May 21st.

Check out Fol Chen‘s new song “In Ruins”. It is off of their upcoming new album Part II: The New December, which will be released on July 6th via Ashtmatic Kitty.

[mp3]: Fol Chen – In Ruins

If you like that, then give the remix done by Baths a try:

[mp3]: Fol Chen – In Ruins (Baths Remix)

How was that? If you liked that then download the free In Ruins  EP which remixes from various artists such as Keepaway, who I posted about yesterday.

Last night at his show in St. Louis, Julian Casablancas covered The Boss’s classic “Dancing In The Dark”. Check it out:

Saw it via the Riverfront Times Blog

If you head to the Arcade Fire’s website you will be welcomed by a mysterious post. It says:

“This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below:”

You then have the option to attempt to put in the “password”. To the left of this post it says “Protected: Test’. This is really mysterious and pretty open ended.

So, what do you think it is? Will you be greeted with the album title or track-listing if you crack the code? Or better yet, a mp3 of a brand new song? One can only dream…. Most likely it will provide us with more tour dates or something simpler. Either way, it is good news to me.

Let’s hope someone cracks this bad boy.

Update: The site is fixed, looks like it may have just been a glitch. Now it’s just tour dates.

There is the wonderful album art for Wolf Parade‘s new album Expo 86, coming out this summer via Sub Pop.