Looks like music videos from Universal’s vast catalog of artists will no longer be available on MTV.com. This comes after VEVO, which is partially owed by Universal, and MTV were unable to reach a licensing agreement. You can see more details here.
On the heels of Wild Beasts’ Mercury Prize nomination, their label has decided to release a mash-up EP that features, “We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues” (from the ‘Two Dancers’ album), a rare b-side “Through The Iron Gate” (previously only released in Japan), a Jon Hopkins’ remix of “Two Dancers”, and an acoustic version of “The Devil’s Crayon.” The EP will be available as a free download through August 9th, so hurry on over to Domino’s website before it expires.
Take A Listen: Through The Iron Gate from Wild Beasts
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Download: Through The Iron Gate
Golden Age from Beach Fossils
The Horse from Beach Fossils
Last summer Converse netted themselves some Santigold, Julian Casablancas and Pharrell for a collaboration (“My Drive Thru”), and while the chuckers are up to their matchmaking ways again, the players have changed. This time around, the trinity includes Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast), Kid Cudi and Rostam Batmanglij …the track is, “All Summer.”
Take A Listen: All Summer from Best Coast, Kid Cudi & Rostam Batmanglij (Converse)
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You can download the track over at the Converse website.
Want to hear a bunch of albums before they’re released? Well, you’re in luck because there seems to be a ton to choose from at the moment: Stars‘, ‘The Five Ghosts‘, Wolf Parade’s, ‘EXPO 86‘, Blue Giant’s (members of Viva Voce, Decemberists & Sleater-Kinney), self-titled debut, Foals‘, ‘Total Life Forever‘, and a whole lot more (We Are Scientists, Magic Bullets…etc) on Spinner.
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New Album Releases – June 8th, 2010:
– Blitzen Trapper: Destroyer of the Void [Sub Pop]
– Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti: Before Today [4AD]
– Viernes: Sinister Devices [Kanine]
– Deer Tick: The Black Dirt Sessions [Partisan]
– Tokyo Police Club: Champ [Mom + Pop]
– Here We Go Magic: Pigeons [Secretly Canadian]
– Nada Surf: If I Had a Hi-Fi [Mardev]
– Ratatat: LP4 [XL]
– Sia: We Are Born [Monkey Puzzle/Jive]
– Teenage Fanclub: Shadows [Merge]
The upcoming installation of Twilight features new music from The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend, Muse, Band of Horses, Fanfarlo, Florence & the Machine…etc. You can stream the Eclipse soundtrack in its entirety here.
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This year has certainly seen its fair share of album releases already, so many in fact, I undoubtedly missed some good stuff, but, two recent LPs have been burning up my ipod battery; The National’s, ‘High Violet’, and The Radio Dept.’s, ‘Clinging To A Scheme’. While I liked both albums right off the bat, time and attention was definitely needed to soak in the individual qualities of each compilation. I was relieved by ‘High Violet’ (my fingers were crossed) and pleasantly surprised by ‘Clinging To A Scheme’. If you haven’t already, I recommend checking them out.
