Stereogum April Jukebox
So many hott tracks rocking the portable digital music device, I've gotta share the April playlist a week early...
- Aimee Mann "That's How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart" from The Forgotton Arm
She loves the '70s (as promised). Stream more cuts from the new CD here.
DOWNLOAD AT: Scenestars
- Astrud Gilberto "Gentle Rain (RJD2 Remix)" from Verve Remixed 3
Girl from Ipanema meets boy from Def Jux, for your next chillout playlist. Enjoy now before the Postal Service/Nina Simone jawn is blaring at a Banana Republic near you.
- Ben Folds "Jesusland" from Songs For Silverman
I'd like to think "Jesusland" was inspired by the post-election meme. Ben's focused here, pounding out Americana-tinged arrangements (think recent Wilco) with tales of put-upon everymen that thankfully limit the silliness. Silverman's at its most hummable on the bouncy "Trusted" and "Bastard" (nice CSN breakdown three minutes in). Surprise standout: a repolished "Give Judy My Notice" which on Speed Graphic aped early Elton, but after a classic FM makeover now sounds like The Best Of Fleetwood Mizzle.
DOWNLOAD HERE: .mp3
- Black Lipstick "Bob Fosse" from Sincerely Black Lipstick
Insound warns "This [album] will rock your ass so hard it will be difficult to sit down afterwards." This cut rocks gently though.
DOWNLOAD HERE: .mp3
- Black Mountain "Bicycle Man" from Quiet Weather Singles Series Split 7"
Sax and drugs inform this chug-a-lug blooze. The crew of Canadian mental health workers shares members (and initials!) with Blood Meridian (of Stereogum March Jukebox fame).
DOWNLOAD AT: Said The Gramophone (Album cuts here.)
- Bloc Party "Little Thoughts" from Little Thoughts CD Single
Really the most infectious Bloc Party song, and it's a b-side. Sunnier but no less energetic than anything on blogger fave Silent Alarm. (UPDATE: Apparently this song IS on the US release.)
DOWNLOAD HERE: .mp3 (Some British radio versions here.)
- The Books "None But Shining Hours" from Lost And Safe
Stereogum glossed over the collagists' Lemon Of Pink, but if it sounded this trippy (think John McEntire remixing Animal Collective) we should revisit. Some tunes are hypnotic, even jammy, and them banjos sound like Sujfan Stevens.
- Brazilian Girls "Don't Stop (Riton Remix)" from Don't Stop 12"
Brazilian Girls: neither Brazilian nor girls. Discuss.
DOWNLOAD AT: Music-For-Robots
- Brian Eno "Another Green World" from Flaming Lips' Latenight Tales
Miles, Aphex, and 10cc? Now That's What We Call Nocturne. DJs Wayne, Stephen, & Michael also take on White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army." (Harry Potter's And George W. Bush's Severed Head Arm Mix, obvs.)
- Bright Eyes "Mushaboom (Live @ Studio 105)"
Gen-Y's Jackson Browne salutes Leslie Feist of Canadian indie collective Broken Social Stars Of Hustle.
DOWNLOAD HERE: .mp3 Thanks Mr. Heartedboy. (Feist frenzy here.)
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah "Home On Ice" from clapyourhandssayyeah.com
Loved catching these local boys at Crash Mansion last Friday. Or was it two Fridays ago? It was 4AM so I don't remember so good. I'm pretty sure they were awesome.
DOWNLOAD HERE: .mp3
- The Decemberists "Engine Driver" from Picaresque
The album leaked months ago (word spread on the official message board) and now the band's gear is gone. Colin is praying the true fans will pay for the new tunes. Support your local Decemberist, k? This free sample sounds like the Smiths!
DOWNLOAD HERE: .mp3
- Doves "Black And White Town" from Some Cities
Critically acclaimed trio bathed Bowery's hipsters in lush Britpop last Tuesday. Foxy Jess and I failed to take one decent photo, but Brooklyn Vegan came through. The first single from the new LP (Doves' third) was a highlight. Check the video: Win | Real (Doves will be back in NYC -- with Mercury Rev -- in May.)
- Gwen Stefani (Feat. Eve) "Rich Girl" from Love.Angel.Music.Baby
Not as b-a-n-a-n-a-s as "Mickey"-retread "Hollaback," -- and the Fiddler part is lame -- but the "Allllll the riches baby / won't mean anything" bit is earworm material. Didja see this shiksa on SNL? Oy, she's all skin and bones.
- Hot Hot Heat "Middle Of Nowhere" from Elevator
Third I've heard from the third album. Not as much fun as "Bandages," but getting warmer.
- Ivy "Tess Don't Tell" from In The Clear
The Grizz sez: "Depending on your social life, this is music to listen to while falling in love or cleaning your apartment. Either way, you'll feel really cool while doing it." (Blurb via Grambo.) Thanks to Jen we'll be in a small room with Dominique soon. - Justus Köhncke "Alles Nochmal" from Doppelleben
Cool IDM interpretation of Carly Simon's "Coming Around Again" In German. Don't let that deter you.
DOWNLOAD HERE: .mp3
- Keane "Somewhere Only We Know" from Hopes And Fears
I had to hear this pop ballad 200 times before I realized how perfectly constructed it is. I get a rush when the chorus comes in. Wish these guys were around when Stereomom made me take piano lessons.
- Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone (Jason Nevins Ambient Candlelight Mix)" from iTunes Remix EP
iTunez commissioned some dancefloor makeovers of Ted Leo's favorite Idol. DJ is Jason Nevins, who I'm pretty sure went to my high school. Collect all eight. Share with (four or less) friends.
- The Kills "Run Home Slow" from No Wow (Japanese Version Only)
Lovely fiancée EJ loved Alison Mosshart in college. We have a box of Discount 7"s in the closet to prove it. Now Alison has a new name (VV) and band (the Kills). Could be time to see what LOT of DISCOUNT 7" rare Record,Florida punk emo,OOP fetches on eBay.
- Kylie Minogue "Lovin' You" from Ultimate Kylie
The last cut on her new import collection. We think it's co-written by a Scissor Sister (like "I Believe In You") but are too lazy to check.
DOWNLOAD AT: Arjan Writes
- Lazyboy "Facts Of Life" from Lazy Boy TV
The "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" of 2005. Listen, chuckle, delete. This band has a popular song about underwear, but I haven't heard that yet.
- Louis XIV "Finding Out True Love Is Blind" from Illegal Tender
This first appeared as a Stolen Transmission. Did you get your limited edition CD? Bunny did.
- M.I.A. "Sunshowers" from Arular
Any space left on the bandwagon? We promise not to cause trouble.
- Mountain Goats "Dilaudid" from The Sunset Tree
John Darnielle can yelp a goofy lyric with the best of them. "Dilaudid" rides on a wicked cello riff that reminds me of recent David Byrne. I'm curious what the Internet-only "Marrtronix" remix is, but 4AD's downloading procedure is way too confusing.
- Nagisa Ni Te "Me, On The Beach" from Dream Sounds
J-psych folkies embrace their Neil Young fetish. And there's a surfing cartoon bunny on the cover!
- Petra Haden "I Can See For Miles" from Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out
Petra Haden, who you may remember from That Dog (sorry, that dog.) pays tribute to The Who Sell Out by recreating all the parts (even percussion) a capella. It was Mike Watt's idea and she recorded it BEFORE Björk's batshit Medulla.
- Regina Spektor "Us" from Soviet Kitsch
This classically-trained pianist toured with classic rockers The Strokes. Quirky pretty.
DOWNLOAD HERE: .mp3
- Russian Futurists "Our Pen's Out Of Ink" from Our Thickness
Matthew Adam Hart's hooks are sharper than ever. "Our Pen" starts off jazzy then bursts into a sunny, reverb-drenched chorus of "Bah bah bahs." Recommended if you like Dave Fridmann (though he didn't produce this).
DOWNLOAD HERE: .mp3
- Solomon Burke "It Makes No Difference" from Make Do With What You Got
Lacks the oomph of the Band's original, but I'll listen to this guy read the phone book.
- Stars "The Big Fight" from from Set Yourself On Fire
I meant to write about Stars weeks ago. They're part of a hott Canadian version of Elephant 6 that also includes Broken Social Scene and Feist. Chamber pop call & response unexpectedly shifts into some Arthur Russell-style '80s breakbeat. (Crushing blow: The O.C. discovered this song before Stereogum did.) I'm told the band impressed in Austin.
- Stephen Malkmus "Freeze The Saints" from Face The Truth
I've been a solo Malkmus fan since he gave out free t-shirts at his first NY solo gig. Here he's all sensitive singer/songwriter. Sweet.
- Thunderbirds Are Now! "From: Skulls" from Justamustache
Better than anything on the D-Town weirdos' debut album. If they stopped trying to be funny I think I'd like them even more. Check out this song if you like Arcade Fire.
DOWNLOAD HERE: .mp3
- U.S.E. (United State Of Electronica)
"Night Shift"Open Your Eyes""Takin' It All The Way" from U.S.E.
I couldn't decide which song. It's always the right time for U.S.E.
Lemme know what you like/dislike. Also, what (new stuff) are you listening to?
Posted at 1:18 PM
Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Feist | Kelly Clarkson | The Mountain Goats
the ben folds mp3 isnt working because there's an extra quote at the end of the link. same for the black lipstick.
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Actually, I forgot a quote. Fixed now! Thanks.
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no problem. thank YOU for the music. this is great.
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"little thoughts" is actually on the US release of silent alarm, btw.
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You are so right about the new Thunderbirds stuff ... I was going to email you and tell you to pick up Justamustache ASAP. TAN! Rawk!
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awesome new stuff. Been really digging those bloc party, united states of electronica and hot hot heat tracks.
here is some other new stuff i have been digging lately that i encourage people to check out:
(sorry, don’t have the fancy linking down yet, just putting up links)
battle "tendency"
http://www.drownedinsound.com/redirect.php?audioid=1353
65daysofstatic "hole"
http://www.monotremerecords.com/65dos/audio/65daysofstatic_hole.mp3
cut copy "bright like neon lights"
http://www.cutcopy.net/
the departure "be my enemy"
http://www.thedeparture.com/audio.html
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> "little thoughts" is actually on the US release > of silent alarm, btw.
Oh, is it? I heard conflicting reports.
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yup. i even bought it. a real live cd, scott.
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Holy shit! Thank you for all this...
Little Thoughts is track 10 on my copy of Silent Alarm.
Books is good, as is Clap Your Hands. But I'm totally loving Andrew Bird, M83 and M.I.A.
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A real live what now?
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Support the Decemberists, huh? By offering up yet another free mp3 from the brand new album? With friends like that... ;) The album *is* lovely, btw. Btw, do you blogger types ever listen to anything other than leaked mp3's from heavily anticipated forthcoming albums??!
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Oops, that last post came out way too vindictive. I kid b/c I love (and am jealous of your advance promo albums). As for me, I am very much enjoying the new Idlewild album "Warnings/Promises". I paid heavily for the import, but I understand it will be out here finally in the fall.
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thanks for turning me onto u.s.e. they have officially replaced j.lo as my party anthem.
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those 7"s are not yours to sell, stereogum! they are MINE! just kidding. what's mine is yours. let's sell them and buy more cats.
did i tell you that 'engine driver' is my favorite song on picaresque? that, and 'eli, the barrowboy.'
why no new low?
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xtian that's not a leaked decemberists track. it's a free one from the band. you can get it at insound. think before you launch a moronic tirade
http://mp3.insound.com/download.cfm?mp3id=2424
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Eliza my dad called me from the airport yesterday to tell me how much he liked the new Low!
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Thanks for the tunes! I have several tracks by many of these artists up as well at my site, but Im glad to see some of these up! Love the Ben Folds!
NP:
The Books
Magnolia Electric Company
Kathleen Edwards
Clem Snide
Radar Brothers
the new Kanye West
Steve Malkmus
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you are the best blogger there ever was.
thaaaaaaaanks. a lot.
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The Crimea were at SXSW... I'm liking them so far. http://www.thecrimea.net/
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Seeing that Keane track reminded me:
Keane vs Paul McCartney "Let Keane In"
http://www.faultside.com/keane.mp3
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i was just looking up petra haden this afternoon. i heard the track "i can't reach you" a couple weeks ago on a local station where i live and loved it. was reminded of it just yesterday when it was played again. thanks for the info/link!
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The Game, "Hate it or Love It".
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So...how did you get the new "Verve Remixed" and Ben Folds albums???
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yeah! Was just on the Russian Futurists site this morning trying to hear some clips but their mp3 links didn't seem to work. Great tune. Need to an album now.
Eagerly waiting for Face the Truth -- fav solo Malk tracks are from the first solo disc...Trojan Curfew, Church On White.
Go Mtn. Goats!
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Xtian has a point, though: Honestly now, do you blogger types ever listen to anything other than leaked mp3's from heavily anticipated forthcoming albums??!!
I saw Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Stars and Louis XIV this week all without the benefit of hearing their new material before I could buy it. Just like it was done in the old days.
Ooops, gotta get back to churning butter.
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If you like the Lazyboy song, you have to hear "Underwear Goes Inside The Pants." It's hiliarious!
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Re: David/ New Kanye West
New Kanye West as in Late Registration? Or what? You've got me curious, cuz I'd like to hear this if it is indeed brand spankin' new.
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whole USE album is here:
http://www.mannheimworldwide.com/use-popup.htm
(I assume this is legit, it's on their server.) yeah!
-fish
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So right on with the Doves track and Engine Driver, neither of which have left my many playlist for a while.. but ffs dude get off the Louis XIV dig, they blow.
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Been wondering about Louis XIV... first I see them featured on iTunes, next day a friend calls to say she is blowing me off because she is doing hair for their music video which is, coincidently, being directed by someone I know. And now I read about them and see that the gum has them on the pod? Who are these people? If there was ever a sign that I should take a listen, I think its now.
Weird.
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http://scenestars.net has that Aimee Mann track up today if you'd like to DL it.
As for new albums, I really like the new John Davis (ex-Superdrag)self titled solo LP. Poppy goodness!
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My wife, who usually depends on me for new music, hooked me up with Louis XIV (she'd heard them on NPR's local staion here in L.A., KCRW). They are awesome, esp. "Finding Out True Love is Blind."
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That Louis XIV track is the indie equivalent of "(I Hate) Everything About You" by Ugly Kid Joe.
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What, no Britney, Misha or Lindsay? Glad to see some music, and lots of it!
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Woohoo! Lots of new music and a Bloc Party gig to attend tomorrow night. This makes my weekend so complete. I'll try and take pics tomorrow.
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i like you.
and not just because of this last post.
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I think Maximo Park is due for some prime time stereogum action. It's not too late to hop on that hype wagon. And yay for regina spektor.
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quality,i don't know which one to start with...
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I really like Ivy.
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GUMMER no Nugent?
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Does the nuge have a new album?
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i'm totally on the M.I.A. bandwagon... Regina's too.
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re: memememe
No, it's just Yale Bloor ALWAYS posts something about Ted Nugent. It's his thing, for some incomprehensible reason. I think he wants to get noticed.
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Hey is there anyway you can get that Bright Eyes link working? Id realy love to hear that.
Thanks
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Oh. Thanks, page. I'll remember to ignore him from now on.
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Louis XIV sucks a fat cock and the KILLs are lame Royal Trux ripoffs.
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I'd say the mia/diplo mixtape is a much better way to take in her music. I'd be lying if I said arular is all that great.
anybody else just think bananas is becoming THE fruit to talk about? banana skits, banana shoutouts...I'm only talking about mia and gwen but it's bananas!
that kylie track is pure pop goodness. oh. my. word.
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hollee sh*t!!!! that Kylie track is nails...
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U.S.E. is awesome. stuff i've been dancing to is kasabian. check them out if you haven't
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I think that a definite addition to anyone's list should be Keren Ann's "Nolita" album. It's just has that mellow vibe to it (I have it loaded in my CD player in my front room so when I get home from a long day, I just hit play and relax). Probably my favorite 2 tracks would be #8: Midi Dans Le Salon De La Duchesse and #10: For You and I. Good stuff.
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I love some Regina Spektor, but I like the songs "Poor Little Rich Boy" and "Somedays" much more than "Us". The Aimee Mann record is gorgeous and, truthfully, I love the song I previewed. However, there a couple of other songs on the album I love more, particularly "Goodbye Caroline". From Stephen Malkmus, "Freezing The Saints" = <3 -- after hearing this album, I think S.M. can do no wrong. Louis XIV is a band of the week, but I do like the song "Hey Teacher". I liked "Finding Out True Love Is Blind" until I realized how twisted the lyrics were -- kinda icky if you ask me -- "Hey, carrot juice, I wanna squeeze you away until you bleed". WTF?
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LOVE LOVE LOVE the Russian Futurists track! Agree with huyenism that Kasabian's album is WAY fun!!!!
Also in rotation, new Doves, Madvillain, French Kicks, Ambulance LTD and Lismore.
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That ben folds link STILL isn't working. Don't tease us, man.
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you know whats cool? I live in a suburb of Seattle, I saw U.S.E. at a local teen center, 10 minutes from my house with about 30 other people. It was amazing stuff! At the end of the show everyone jumped on stage and played instruments and danced around. They've definitely kicked Seattle's ass, it's great to see them gettin respect elsewhere. You should do some research and check out the band Smoosh by the way.
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I would like to add that the new Teenage Fanclub album is amazing. I just added a preview of it to Scenestars today -- it's f'n wonderful.
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Just got Bloc Party this weekend and managed to sneak in one complete listen. Enjoying it thus far, but it's not blowing my mind or anything. "Little Thoughts" is listed on the track list on the back of the CD, along with a song called "So here we are." Howevah, they appear to be one in the same. Hmmm.
Also, anybody have a URL for any Madvillain mp3s on the Web. Have heard great things but not heard an actal track yet. Would like one test drive before purchase.
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Fixed the Ben Folds link. Sorry!
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Thanks Scott! My iPod was feeling a little sluggish...
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The Kylie song is on "Ultimate Kylie," so it is indeed being released. (There IS a SciSis/Kylie track that's as-yet unreleased, but this isn't it.) I think it's actually doing very well in the UK.
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pitchfork has two mp3s from the foxymorons that are rocking my world right now.
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/mp3/
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thankyou everyone for the links!!
i only had troubles with the brazilian girls mp3.. i wanna download their songs, cause i heard them at http://www.braziliangirls.info/ and i loved all the tracks. i wish i could buy the records but i got no money... someone knows sites to download??
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