DCFC

Death Cab for Cutie are putting out The Open Door EP next week. Most of the tracks are available for streaming at Stereogum. They sound like they'd fit pretty well in segue with the new Conor Oberst stuff (see below). I like the direction. See if you do...

Little Bribes
A Diamond and a Tether
My Mirror Speaks

Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

Conor Oberst and his entourage have a new album on the way entitled Outer South. Go to his website to hear the first track, Slowly (Oh So Slowly). Dare I say that it's upbeat? I'll be checking out the live show at Coachella... don't be jealous, just come with.

Passion Pit

I've been crazy addicted to their Chunk of Change EP (especially I've Got Your Number) since I picked it up used a couple of weeks ago. The news of a full length has therefore gotten me a tad worked up. It'll be called Manners, and will feature The Reeling which is (big grin) now streaming on their Myspace, which has the delightful url... myspace.com/passionpitjams.

Please enjoy.

Metric - Fantasies

If you enjoy highly charged indie pop with sexy female vocals you should already be a Metric fan. Emily Haines & Co. have put together yet another album full of catchy, new wavey tunes to dance to while vacuuming (for example). It's called Fantasies, and it's available for streaming in it's entirety at ilovemetric.com

New Patrick Wolf

This enormously talented young man is putting out a new album in June called The Bachelor. I gotta say... the lead single isn't quite up to the (admittedly very high) expectations I have for Mr. Wolf, but I'm reserving judgment until I hear the whole record. For now, we have a rather racy video for the new song Vulture, which I suggest you wait to watch when not at work.

Patrick Wolf - Vulture


For a superior example of Patrick's artistry, listen to this superb track from his brilliant second album Wind in the Wires:

The Libertine

Empire of the Sun

There's been a wealth of quality dance acts from Down Under (Cut Copy, Presets, Midnight Juggernauts, Muscles) making it big "Up Over" (read: everywhere else in the world), and here's another one: Empire of the Sun comprises Luke Steele from the Sleepy Jackson and PNAU's Nick Littlemore churning out an album full of irresistible synth pop that sounds about what the Scissor Sisters might be like on say, their 5th album. This isn't exactly hot off the presses... they've already conquered the charts in Australia and were getting their fair share of blog attention in the US way back in the fall, but the new news is that they will finally have their debut LP released stateside on April 21st. Check out their appropriately flamboyant videos below.

We Are The People


Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream

It's Blitz!

The new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album won't be in record stores for another month, but (allegedly due to it's recent leak onto the web) it has just been made available for immediate download with the option to have the cd or vinyl shipped upon release. Bad news for retailers, but good news for Karen O addicts like myself who want instant gratification.

Get it here.