By Jennifer Marston on November 10, 2009
London’s casio-crunk-meets-electro-soul crew Hot Chip will return in the new year with their fourth full-length, which they’ve cleverly titled One Life Stand.
No tracklisting yet, but we do know that the first track from the album, “Take it In,” is available upon pre-ordering the album. The song is up and streaming over at P4K right now, for those who like to try before they buy. One Life Stand is out February 9 via Astralwerks.
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By Jennifer Marston on October 27, 2009
February will see The Watson Twins release Talking to You, Talking to Me, their new record whose creation saw help from members of My Morning Jacket and Everest. It’s also something of a departure from the folk and country-style songs on previous releases; there’s a little more hip-swinging soul to be had on this one.
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By Jennifer Marston on October 27, 2009
Midlake‘s three-year hiatus has been somewhat intentional, since the band, according to a recent statement, was very concerned with making a follow-up to 2006′s The Trials of Van Occupanther that “carried on moving and creating and pushing for a newer sound and emotion.”
Keeping that in mind, Bella Union, who will release the new album just in time for Groundhog Day, has said that The Courage of Others will contain less soft-rock and more of a “definitely British, trad-tainted folk sound.”
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By Jennifer Marston on October 27, 2009
Here comes a bizarre video—for the single “Hell”—from Canadian indie-poppers Tegan & Sara, who released a brand-new album, Sainthood, today. How do dozens of faceless pictures, origami fortunes, mummies made of fabric, and a tug-of-war in a hotel room relate to one another? We don’t really know, but director Jamie Travis has, according to the T&S site, “a head chock full of absurd and wonderful ideas.”
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