We All Want Someone To Shout For

Iron & Wine are returning next January to release their first album in three years. The album, Kiss Each Other Clean, will come out on January 25th via Warner Brothers. A trailer has just been released featuring some new music from the album (sounds really good). Watch that below:

A song from the album called “Walking From Home” will be released on Black Friday as a part of Mini-Record Store Day. Until then, eat up the albums tracklisting:

1. Walking Far From Home
2. Me And Lazarus
3. Tree By The River
4. Monkeys Uptown
5. Half Moon
6. Rabbit Will Run
7. Godless Brother In Love
8. Big Burned Hand
9. Glad Man Singing
10. Your Fake Name Is Good Enough For Me

Electronic dream pop artist MillionYoung has announced that he will released his debut album next year. It’s called Replicants and will come out on Old Flame Records. It will be released digitally on January 11 and on Vinyl/CD on February 15, 2011.

After releasing his Sunndreamm EP for free (download here) and his Be So True EP on Arcade Sound Ltd., he’s reading to put his strongest efforts towards a full length EP that’s sure to delight.

Below you can download the excellent “Calrissian”, a song from Replicants. It’s a perfect fit for the seasonal change. Sounds like it has a little bit of holiday spirit in it.

[mp3]: MillionYoung – Calrissian

Ghostface Killah has surprised me with the announcement that he has a new album called The Apollo Kids coming out on December 14th via Def Jam. It came with first single “Together Baby” which sounds like prime time Ghostface. Loving his signature delivery over the soulful sample. This one’s a keeper:

[mp3] Ghostface Killah – Together Baby

As if you needed more proof as to why The Vaccines are one of my absolute bands to watch. They have delivered nothing but gems so far.

Reader Matt Turnbull just sent me a live video of the band playing a song called “All In White” from their September 30th show at Sheffield venue, The Forum. The band sounds top notch live with the live chops to back up their status as arguably the biggest buzz band at the moment. Lead singer Justin Young has some powerful vocals that are giving me chills. Their garage rock revival is really fresh and inspiring. I truly believe that these guys are the real deal. I can’t wait to see their two night residency in NYC in January. You better get your tickets as soon as possible.

Here’s “All In White”:

A few days late on Kanye’s latest G.O.O.D. Friday track. He was late as well, posting the song on Saturday. So I think we can call this one a draw. It features some of Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Friday regulars (Pusha T, Cyhi The Prince, Big Sean), along with hot up and coming rapper J. Cole. It’s another song that sounds like it could have come from The College Dropout era. There’s plenty of quotable verses from this one. Way too many. Keep your little brother away from this one. Lots of trouble.

Grab it below via Kanye:

[mp3]: Kanye West – Looking For Trouble (Feat. Pusha T, Cyhi the Prynce, Big Sean & J. Cole)

Keepaway played a really great set at Cakeshop, impressing me with Animal Collective-esque harmonies and interesting melodies that kept the mind working. Don’t know why I don’t listen to these guys more. Going to work on that soon.

Mikey, a.k.a. Blackbird Blackbird has taken Warpaints “Undertow” and given it a blipped out reworking that is a perfect fit for this weird Sunday afternoon.

[mp3]: Warpaint – Undertow (Blackbird Blackbird Remix)

Went to Cakeshop to see Keepaway perform at NYC Taper’s Party. Caught a bit of Diamond Rings set, and thought he has some good things going for him. Was impressed with how much the guy did alone. His sound was dark guitar/electronic based songs with a lot of bite and emotion. He recently released his debut album Special Affections via Secret City Records.

There’s a large amount of good music coming from down under, as of late. Australians are slowly building up an impressive resume of great artists. The latest addition? Meet Strange Talk.

It came to my attention via a chatbox post from Thomas of We May Be Remembered… , and he was onto something. These guys rule. Their song “Climbing Walls” has me all kinds of addicted right now. Built around a gloriously cheerful chorus, flashy electronics, and a fat bassline…what’s not to love? Even the vocals are crystal clear, in the vein of Thomas Mars of Phoenix.These guys are like a super hybrid of Yeasayer, Passion Pit, and Empire Of The Sun. Their built for success. The vocals are crystal clear, in the vein of Thomas Mars of Phoenix.

I believe this is only a demo, which leaves me even more impressed:

[mp3]: Strange Talk – Climbing Walls

The band will release their debut EP early next year. I bet it’s going to be delicious.

Just found out The Black Lips are playing in NYC tonight, and you can see them for only $5.00. They’re playing at The Shank in Brooklyn with Cerebral Ballzy, Fergus & Geronimo, and Late Night Special Guest DJ’s. The show is presented by Jelly NYC and The Shank.

Purchase tickets here. Better hurry, according to Jelly NYC’s twitter they are cutting sales in 15 minutes. I figured a blog post would make a few of you aware of the show.

Show starts at 11:55 p.m., with doors opening at 10 p.m. It’s 21 and over, only.