Music Snitch

The War On Drugs are set to release their forthcoming album, ‘Future Weather’, on October 28th via Secretly Canadian.  It looks as if the album has eight tracks, including the first single, “Comin’ Through”…so hopefully this means quality over quantity.

Take A Listen: Comin’ Through from The War On Drugs

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I was on a sardine packed train the other evening, glancing around in slight discomfort at the countless dirties in my personal space.  Then all of a sudden, my ipod decided to get ironic by playing, “Animals Wearing Clothes”…an appropriately titled track for my situation.  This got me thinking about, The Deadly Syndrome,  and their well oiled album ‘The Ortolan’, which I was totally into a few years ago.  I hadn’t heard much about them since, so I decided to take a peek on their website and find out what they’ve been up to. Turns out, The Deadly Syndrome released a new album earlier this year, ‘Nolens Volens’.

While I haven’t listened to ‘Nolens Volens’ enough to provide any insightful feedback, I can say that it definitely has a different sound (vibe) than its predecessor…it’s not as blatantly whimsical.  It’s more condensed than ‘The Ortolan’, and I like it thus far (seems like a grower).

Take A Listen: Wingwalker from The Deadly Syndrome

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Sufjan Stevens recently released a new eight track EP, ‘All Delighted People’, which you can pick up on his bandcamp page.  The EP includes two different versions of the title track, the single below, “Heirloom”, and concludes with the 17 minute guitar soaked, “Djohariah”.

It was also just announced that Stevens has a new full-length, ‘The Age of Adz’, coming out on October 12th via Asthmatic Kitty.  You can check out the album’s first single, “I Walked”, below.

Out Of Tune from Real Estate:

This track can be found on Real Estate’s forthcoming single, ‘Out Of Tune’, which will be release digitally and on 7″ vinyl October 12th via True Panther.   The single also includes the b-side track, “Reservoir”, and you can pre-order it here.

This strange/pretty sweet video was directed by Andreas Nilsson.

I heard that there was a Morgan Freeman themed EP floating around the Internet, so I definitely had to check it out.   When I ended up on Yellow Ostrich’s (aka. Alex Schaaf) bandcamp page I noticed that there were a few EPs waiting to be downloaded free of charge.  After a quick run-through of Schaaf’s available tunes, the 7″, ‘Whalemary’, definitely stood out amongst the rest…that and the track name, “Morgan Freeman’s Alleged Relationship With His Step-Granddaughter”.

Take A Listen: Mary from Yellow Ostrich

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While Antony & The Johnsons’ forthcoming full-length album, ‘Swanlights’, is set to be released this fall (October 12th), the band has a new EP, ‘Thank You For Your Love’, coming out on August 24th via Secretly Canadian.  The five-track EP features a couple new tracks as well as a couple covers (Bob Dylan, “Pressing On” & John Lennon, “Imagine”).

Take A Listen: Thank You For Your Love from Antony & The Johnsons

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The Magic Kids are getting set to release their album, ‘Memphis’, on August 24th via True Panther/Matador but you can pick up the band’s  latest single, “Superball”, as a free download.

Take A Listen: Superball from Magic Kids

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Pre-order ‘Memphis’ now and get an instant mp3 download of the album with a poster.