We All Want Someone To Shout For

Tennis are releasing a new single titled “Origins” on limited edition blue 7” vinyl on December 6 via Forest Family Records.

The single will be on the band’s newly announced new album, Young And Old, which will come out on February 14 via Fat Possum. The album was produced by The Black Keys drummer, Patrick Carney.

“Origins” is familiar territory upon your first listen. Further digging lands you with the realization that Tennis are only getting better and better. It’s got that sunny upside that they’ve made their own, as well as a psych-ridden groove that may be due in part to Mr. Carney.

Take a listen below and pre-order the 7″ here. It comes with the self-produced b-side “”Deep in the Woods”.
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The Antlers covered The XX’s “VCR” for a radio station in 2010. They recorded a proper version for their upcoming (Together) EP. The Antlers leave their mark on a track that already had a signature sound. Now that’s how it’s done folks.

Take a listen to the cover below.
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More and more live clips of Lana Del Rey performing new songs keep surfacing. The latest track is a ballad titled “China Doll”. She performed the song in Manchester, England and shared it on her facebook page. You may continue to hate, but I continue to love the hell out of this woman.

Watch “China Doll” below:

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Tramp is the name of Sharon Van Etten’s new album. It will be released via Jagjaguwar on February 7. It’s her first album for the label, and her follow-up to her underappreciated 2010 album, epic.

The album sees contributions from The National’s Aaron Dessner, Matt Barrick of The Walkmen, Beirut’s Zach Condon, Jenn Wasner, of Wye Oak and more. The album will be as honest as they come. A press release tells us the brutual honesty of Van Etten’s time recording the album:

Throughout the 14 months of scattered recording sessions, Van Etten was without a home — crashing with friends and storing her possessions between varied locations. The only constant in Van Etten’s life during this time was spent in the garage studio of The National’s Aaron Dessner.

Check out the Tramp tracklisting and her upcoming tour dates, all of which are posted below.
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“When I Was Young” is a melodic cut from Nada Surf’s new album, The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy, out on January 24 via Barsuk. It starts out at a slow calm pace but muscles through with a strong finish.

It’s been a while since I listened to these guys, but this is definitely a good way to come back.

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Grizzly Bear Galore has audio of Ed Droste’s duet with Feist on Metals track “Cicadas & Gulls”. It’s taken from her performance at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s 75th anniversary concert that took place on October 8 in Toronto.

It’s a live duet between Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste and Leslie freaking Feist. What are you waiting for? Listen below via grizzly bear galore.
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Just yesterday Girls new single “Lawrence” was announced. About 24 hours later the song has already leaked. That’s the year 2011 for you.

It’s a dream-gazing instrumental that is a pretty, pretty, listen. Take a listen to a stream below. Hurry, cause it’s probably not going to last very long.
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Lana Del Rey performed her new single, “Born 2 Die” last night in Paris. One of the lyrics is:

Let me fuck you hard in pouring rain, you like your girls insane.

It has this hard driven passion about it that makes me really confident about the recorded version of this single. My adoration of Ms. Del Rey has become an unpopular decision but if she keeps writing pop songs of this quality, I have no shame.

Watch her performance of “Born 2 Die” below via Pitchfork via Lastig Hip.
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“Oceans” is some proper Swedish pop from Serenades the duo of Adam Olenius (Shout Out Louds) and Markus Krunegard. There’s just something about Swedish pop that stands out from the rest. Serenades capture the essence of this feeling and hit it out of the park.

It’s a sunny song that is a few months late, but it’s good enough to warm you up through the impending cold. It’s taken from their upcoming debut EP, Come Home, which is out everywhere on November 15 via Cherrytree Records.

Hit the jump for a free mp3 of “Oceans”, as well as it’s summer inspired music video.
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“No Future/No Past” is the new single from Cloud Nothings. Immediately upon playing it you will notice that it has a raw abrasive nature that calls to mind early Weezer/Nirvana. It’s a great turn for the band who sounded just fine the way they were on their debut. But this is some next level stuff, that takes them on a darker, emotional turn. And I’m all for it.

It’s gonna be on their upcoming new album, Attack On Memory, out January 24th, via Carpark Records. Download a mp3 of “No Future/No Past” below:
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