PJ Harvey - Written On The Forehead (Audio)

New Polly Jean. She get's weirder and weirder.

Just because it's brilliant...

The Smiths - You've Got Everything Now (Live at the Hacienda)

Cowbell - Never Satisfied (Video)

I love this track. Hope you do too.

Cowbell are a blues/garage rock duo from London. Yes, it's a fella on guitar and vocals and a woman on drums. Sounds familiar doesnt it? I really dont care if they are a White Stripes rip off (they're not); this is great music.

Grizzly Bear cover Hot Chip

Grizzly Bear, creators of one of my albums of 2009 (I really need to finish those posts), cover one of Hot Chip's big singles from a few years back and change it from a dancey pop-track into a subtle folky lament. And it works.

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Grizzly Bear - Boy From School (Cover) mp3

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Right Click > Save As... for the mp3 (kindly provided by GvsB)

Good Shoes - The Way My Heart Beats mp3

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The opening track from new album 'No Hope, No Future', out now.

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Previously: Good Shoes - Under Control (Video)

Midlake - Children of the Grounds mp3

New Midlake, from their forthcoming new album, 'The Courage of Others', due for release in the UK on 1st February.
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I'm working my way through a promo-copy of the album now, and whilst there is nothing as immediate as 'Roscoe', the general feel of the music is the same. It conjures an image of that M. Night Shyamalan film 'The Village' for me. I imagine these guys recording this album whilst wearing brown smocks and standing around a camp fire. They themselves have acknowledged that Olde English Folk music has been a continuing influence on their music, so I'm on the right path... enjoy...

Blakroc - What You Do To Me mp3

Blakroc is The Black Keys + an array of emcee's that Damon Dash pulled together. This track features Jim Jones (who is dog-shit), and Billy Danze from MOP, above (who is a fierce).

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The album is out on Monday (I've been spinning it for a week, and it's not your average rock/rap hybrid nonsense... this is GOOD.)

BlakRoc - First the album, now the car...?

The album drops next week, and it's good. How can it not be?

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But rarely is my first thought, having found an album that I like;

"now I just need the car to go with it".

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Maybe that's why Dame Dash is rich and I'm not.

Read more about this strange cross-branding over at highsnobiety.com.

Them Crooked Vultures - Album Stream

The debut self-titled album by supergroup Them Crooked Vultures is now streaming online, and you can listen to it by clicking HERE and visiting those funny haired, tight jean-wearers at nme.com who have collated all the various album tracks that were uploaded into youtube.

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The rock collective – featuring Foo Fighters' Nirvana's Dave Grohl, Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones – are set to release their album next week (November 16).

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The band will also be starting a six-date UK tour in Plymouth on December 10.

Blackroc - Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) (Video)

Wow, I've been lazy with these posts...

The Black Keys + Damon Dash + Various Rappers = Blakroc

This features Mos Def (good) and Jim Jones (bad).

Oh... and The Black Keys are the best band in the world.

That is all.

The Fight That Killed Oasis

A brief synopsis of the row in France that ended it all:

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Liam was playing guitar backstage.

Noel criticised Liam's playing.

Liam threw his own guitar at Noel.

The guitar landed at Noel's feet.

Noel jumped up and down on it, laughing.

Liam realised he'd just smashed his own guitar.

Liam grabbed Noel's guitars and smashed them up.

Noel stopped laughing, Liam started.

Noel said 'fuck this' and got in a cab.

End of Oasis.

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Go to nme.com for the full 'story'.

Vampire Weekend - Horchata mp3

New Vampire Weekend track, from the forthcoming album 'Contra' (Jan 11th release date for the UK). This track is called Horchata. It's stupidly silly, and ludicrously catchy. Very much business as usual for these fellas, then.

You can download this track in a .zip file HERE, which even comes with a pretty pdf of the cover and a lyric sheet.

Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons (Video)

I like this... the single is out today.

These guys are from London and have worked with other capital-based folksters such as Laura Marling and Noah & The Whale, and I believe they are also working with The Maccabee's in some form or other.

Their debut album, Sigh No More, is out next Monday. I'll be supporting it with my hard earned Sterling.

Karen O - All Is Love

Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeah's has a change of pace for the new Spike Jonze movie film based on the classic US children's book Where The Wild Things Are.

Julian Casablancas goes solo

via nme.com

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The Strokes' Julian Casablancas has posted a new solo song, '11th Dimension', on his official MySpace page. The track will be released as a single on November 2 following the release of the frontman's debut solo album, 'Phrazes For The Young', released on October 19.

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I loved the first two Strokes' albums. The third one... not so much. But I'm still keen to see where he pitches his solo efforts. Check it out at Myspace/juliancasablancas.

The Black Keys x Hip Hop = Blak Roc

I'm so excited about this...

My favourite band in the world The Black Keys, have hooked up with former Jay-Z buddy/business partner Dame Dash to create the 'Blak Roc' project (notice how Dame managed to crowbar in a 'Roc' reference).

Effectively, we have a CD full of incredible Black Keys music, featuring the vocal talents of some excellent emcees (Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Q-Tip) and some not so great ones (Jim Jones, NOE).

Arctic Monkeys - My Propeller mp3

One of the standout tracks from the Arctic's forthcoming album 'Humbug', available from Monday. Listening to the lyrics, I think he's talking about his dinkle.

Radiohead - These Are My Twisted Words mp3

Another new Radiohead track (after the Harry Patch tribute of a few weeks back).

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These Are My Twisted Words mp3

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mp3 link supplied by stereogum

NME in a spot of bother

With print-media on its arse, another legendary title looks to be in a spot of bother. In a year that has seen Arena, Buck and HHC close, the NME are reporting a 25% drop off in year on year circulation.

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The NME was once the most important music publication in the country. With writers like Julie Burchill and Tony Parsons, it helped helped break bands like The Smiths and The Sex Pistols. Now, it's a teeny bopper magazine full of shit bands with cool haircuts and nut-squashing jeans. The thing is, the pop charts show there is still a huge market for this type of style-over-substance poppy guitar music, so I can only assume it's the slow death of print media that is the cause.

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Looks like the 'internets' have won.

Arctic Monkeys - Album Cover & Track List

The cover and track list for their forthcoming album, 'Humbug', on which they have gone "full-on Black Sabbath" with the help of producers Josh Homme (QoTSA) and James Ford (Klaxons, Last Shadow Puppets).

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01. My Propeller

02. Crying Lightning

03. Dangerous Animals

04. Secret Door

05. Potion Approaching

06. Fire & The Thud

07. Cornerstone

08. Dance Little Liar

09. Pretty Visitors

10. The Jeweller's Hands

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Due on 24th August. At the moment, I'm indifferent. I'm too into the Bombay Bicycle Club's album to care about this. That will all change next month, I'm sure.