Foo Fighters new single “Rope” didn’t catch on with me right away, but it’s slowly growing on me. It’s official music video is totally rock & roll though. The concept is simple: It’s a video of the band playing the song in a room. There are some cool light effects that are simple, but do the job just fine. It was directed by Dave Grohl himself. How’s that for do it yourself?
“Rope” is on the bands upcoming album Wasting Light which drops on April 12th via RCA.
Check out the video below:
Thom Yorke, Burial, and Four Tet came together with plans to release a 12″ with two songs: “Ego” & “Mirror”. Both songs were played on Rinse FM earlier tonight and of course, links have spread like wildfire.
All three artists have become mainstays in the experimental music world, and expectations for this release are understandably high. Both songs deliver on their promise, providing listeners with sophistacted electronica that perfectly suites Mr. Yorke’s dreamy vocals. It’s a match made in heaven.
The 12″ will be released on Monday via Bleep, Four Tet’s record label. Pre-orders sold out immediately, but there’s still a chance to buy it at Bleep’s website when it comes out on Monday.
Stream both tracks below:
Loads and people have been freaking out about Arctic Monkeys newest song, “Brick By Brick”. A lot of criticism is aimed at the simplicity of the song and it’s lyrics. Breathe easy people, the Monkeys are well aware of that. It was their intention.
NME just released a pretty great little interview with the Arctic’s previewing their upcoming new album, Suck It And See. They interviewed drummer, Matt Helders, and got some great information about the 4th album. Helders urges fans not to judge the album upon “Brick By Brick”. He said it was a fun song and even admits that there isn’t much happening lyrically. The album has a lot more songs that are fun, but there’s also plenty of serious songs. Most fans will be glad to hear that Helders called the album poppier than their last album, Humbug, was.
The review will make a lot of you feel a lot more confident about the direction of Suck It And See. From the sound of it, it will be a combination of all the best parts of Arctic’s three albums. Perfect.
The great people over at Arctic Monkeys US have uploaded a scan of the entire NME interview. There’s a lot of great information in it that’s sure to get you really excited for Suck It And See. Check it out below
The National recently recorded “Think You Can Wait”, a new song they recorded for the film Win Win. The song plays during the film’s credits. TwentyFourBit was quick to point out that the song is now streaming online.
In typical fashion, The National delivered a heartbreaking beauty that may hit your flood gates. The always lovely Sharon Van Etten even sings guest vocals on the song. Matt Berninger spoke to Hitflix about the song, telling them that the song was inspired and written because of the film. It’s as pretty of a ballad as they come. Win Win is lucky to have a song like this attached to it.
You guys need to check this one out:
The National – Think You Can Wait by weallwantsome1
Here’s the Win Win trailer if you’ve yet to see it. It looks fantastic:
There’s a music video out for Alex Turner’s “Piledriver Waltz”. It’s my favorite song from his Submarine EP, so I couldn’t be happier with the pick. The video features handheld footage of the two lovers in the Submarine film being young, and in love. It’s pretty adorable guys. It goes along perfectly with the song.
Check it out below:
Turner’s Submarine EP is available to buy now. If you’re a fan of Arctic Monkeys, this EP is a must own, trust me. Submarine opens in UK cinemas on Friday. Us Americans will probably have a to wait a lot longer.
Posted above is the album art for Death Cab For Cutie‘s new album, Code and Keys. It will be released on May 31st via Atlantic Records. They also released the album’s tracklist which you can see below via the band’s website.
1. Home Is A Fire
2. Codes And Keys
3. Some Boys
4. Doors Unlocked And Open
5. You Are A Tourist
6. Unobstructed Views
7. Monday Morning
8. Portable Television
9 .Underneath The Sycamore
10. St Peter’s Cathedral
11. Stay Young, Go Dancing
Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor, Solange Knowles, and Twin Shadow teamed up to make a song called “Kenya”. They recorded the song for Coca Cola Foundation’s Replenish Africa Initiative whose aim is to “tackle the problem of access to water and sanitation in Africa.
You can get a download of “Kenya” if you donate to the cause right here. You can also watch a music video of the song below:
A remix of Kanye’s “All Of The Lights” has been released, although there’s no new verse from Kanye on it. It does feature verses from Lil Wayne, Drake, and Big Sean. This is apparently the rough version of the remix. There should be another version on the way featuring a new Kanye verse, as well as one from Jay-Z.
Check out what we’re working with right now:
[mp3]: Kanye West – All Of The Lights (Remix) (Feat. Lil Wayne, Big Sean & Drake)
Beastie Boys new album Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 drops May 3rd via Captiol Records. That’s it’s cover art posted above. The band posted the art and the release date earlier today on their site. A lot of the songs that were supposed to appear on Part 1 are on Part 2 instead. It’s the Beastie’s first album since 2007 when they released the all instrumental album The Mix-Up. It’s the bands first regular rap album since 2004′s To the 5 Boroughs. Damn it’s been too long.
Can’t wait to see what they got in store for us. Check out the official tracklisting below:
1. Tadlock’s Glasses
2. B-Boys in the Cut
3. Make Some Noise
4. Nonstop Disco Powerpack
5. OK
6. Too Many Rappers [ft. Nas]
7. Say It
8. The Bill Harper Collection
9. Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win [ft. Santigold]
10. Long Burn The Fire
11. Funky Donkey
12. Lee Majors Come Again
13. Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament
14. Pop Your Balloon
15. Crazy Ass Shit
16. Here’s a Little Something For Ya
It’s been a long time since Justice released their debut album † . Try almost four years. It’s been a while. Justice announced on their facebook page that they’re releasing a new single titled “Civilization” on April 4th. It will be included on their new album.
It’s been a long time, let’s hope the guys haven’t lost their touch.
