if you recall correctly, the republic of wolves are putting out a 7″ single for the terrific track cardinals off of their for his old branches EP. now you can hear the unreleased b-side “wood/bricks” over at the band’s myspace. head over there and give it a go, then make sure to get your pre-order on

stream// wood/bricks
pre-order// cardinals 7″

you’ve already been pummeled senseless by option paralysis’ lead single, farewell mona lisa, now hear the rest of what many are calling DEP’s hardest hitting and most expansive work to date. stream option paralysis at myspace.

stream// OPTION PARALYSIS

envy on the coast just dropped their first video from the forthcoming lowcountry for their lead single “head first in the river”. read up on my intro post to the track here, then hit the clip for the video. fast-forward to the 2:50 mark. if you blindfolded me and made me listen to the next 10-15 seconds on, i’d swear it was a glassjaw demo.

lowcountry drops march 30th, pre orders are here

it seems like i’ve been posting in anticipation for wild orchid children’s rumored full-length for EVER. FINALLY some concrete information has surfaced, unfortunately none of that includes a release date. that’ll probably surface shortly, in the meantime the band have announced that their full-length debut will be entitled Wild Orchid Children Are Alexander Supertramp. album art is above, tracklisting below. attentive persons will notice that 4 of the new songs were featured on the band’s debut EP. regardless, i’m still stoked.

tracklisting
1. We Are Alexander Supertramp…
2. Black Shiny FBI Shoes
3. Gasoline Rainbows (Jesus Is A Black Man)
4. Peyote Coyote
5. Ahead of Us The Secret
6. Lazers In The Jungle
7. Martha Washington Goes To War
8. Birth of a Cabin
9. Where the Mexican Boys Go
10. Tree Of Knowledge

mp3// ahead of us the secret
more// 2010 release news

the republic of wolves had a hell of a 2009, going from virtual obscurity to one of the most lauded and talked about young bands out there. looking to capitalize on that, the band are putting out a 7″ for “cardinals” off of the fantastic for his old branches EP. the release will also feature a brand new track only available through the single’s release. these guys are BWC approved and highly recommended from yours truly, so go support (good) independent music

cardinals 7″ tracklisting
SIDE A: Cardinals
SIDE B: Wood/Bricks (Previously Unreleased)
DOWNLOADABLE BONUS TRACKS
For His Old Branches (Alternate Version)
For His Old Branches (Stripped Alternate Version)

preorder cardinals
mp3// cardinals (demo version)

devendra banhart’s what will we be has been out for a while now. today banhart dropped his first video from the said disc for the albums lead single “baby”.

the single’s relaxed and breezy attitude give proper treatment to the sunny sidewalks banhart and friends (including half of little joy and mgmt stroll down before the album takes a psychedelic twist and meet up with wu-tang clan’s gza.

don’t know what else to say, be forewarned, the WTF factor is pretty high on this one.

mp3// baby

apparently andy hull is not only one of the best songwriters out hustlin streets today, but also possesses an almost conan-esque comedic genius.

i swear to god, julian could sing the old testament, put it on record and still move copies. for proof, look no further than to the ridiculous premise behind last years epic “boombox” featuring adam samberg which just got it’s visuals released this past week

port o’brien drop the knowledge with their second video for last years lush and swooning threadbare. not sure what kind of knowledge they be droppin though, as the premise of the whole thing is a little bit over my head. someone help me

excessive leather, cigarettes (say that in this kids voice), and dark shades are something that i feel i’ve been missing out on a bit too much recently. black rebel motorcycle club got me covered, though. i’ve had this track on repeat over the past few weeks, so i don’t know why i haven’t gotten around to posting it, but the band just released their new video for their new album’s title track and disc opener.

“beat the devil’s tattoo” features some of the most hypnotic and slowly building, tambourine filled, gritty blues i’ve heard since the black keys put out their last album. hit the cut for proof and thank me later.

beat the devil’s tattoo is out now

mp3// beat the devil’s tattoo

i had to be at work an hour earlier than usual today, and needing my usual beauty sleep, couldn’t stay up to catch my as-of-right now favorite band out there DO IT LIVE on Jimmy Kimmel.

Andy Hull. & Co. had me covered, however as they went brought the raucous (and personal METN favorite) “In My Teeth” to the late night show, and they brought it HARD. this was also my first real chance to catch the dude from colour revolt rock it behind the drum kit, and i gotta say, he filled in quite nicely along with the rest of the orchestra which seemed to display a comfortable late night performance, something that was a far cry from their late night tv debut (check the cut below to see what i mean)

i’m pretty much ready to crown enemy of the world as the best of 2010, thus far. i’ll probably have a review up soon (it’s been too long since i’ve reviewed anything). in the meantime, enjoy this video of the band straight up killin’ it in studio.

enemy of the world is out now

la blogotheque are starting to become the french equivalent to daytrotter. you can always count on them to bring the goods, as they prove with this beautifully shot 5 song set for the always-good beach house.

grizzly bear’s chris taylor has been a busy body as of late, whether it’s creating noise under his solo moniker CANT, producing the new full-length for the morning benders, or turning the knobs for neon indian’s brand new single “sleep paralysist”. while taylor may have lent his name to the producing credits for neon indians first material of 2010, it’s still got the vintage electronic haze that has made this guy such a success. hit the download for proof.

mp3// sleep paralysist

for their new video, real estate couple vintage shot footage, with live footage of the band giving an impromptu live performance at some (christmas?) work party full of baby-boomer white-collar citizens from new joysey. if you haven’t checked these guys out, read my introductory post to em, and make sure to give their self-titled a spin. you hear that? that’s the sound of summer coming.