Deerhunter knows all about good karma. Case in point: earlier this month, the indie-rockers asked fans to help promote upcoming fourth LP, Halcyon Digest, (out September 28 via 4AD) by printing out posters and placing them all over telephone poles, walls, grocery stores, and subway tunnels. (Not on private properties, of course.) To thank their fans, the Atlanta quartet unveiled the full-length’s cover art and tracklist to the street-teamers before anyone else. Well industrious mega-fans, it’s your lucky day again. You get first dibs on Halcyon Digest‘s shuffling debut single, “Revival.”
Click over to this site and enter the password (removed at request of band), to receive a picture of the band with some hidden links in it. One of those links will grant you access to downloads of “Revival,” non-LP B-side “Primitive 3D,” and the single’s black-and-white artwork. (Via P4k.)
YACHT
“Nausea” (X Cover) MP3
Jul 21, 2010
YACHT stopped by BBC Radio 6 to perform this cover of X‘s “Nausea,” a track they’ve been obsessed with since watching The Decline of Western Civilization. The synth-pop duo also covered the same song for SXSW in March. Check out the untouchable original below. Regarding the cover, YACHT noted: “We wear “Nausea” like a cloak, a little ill-fitting perhaps, but draped with reverence. ” The pair start a Scandinavian trek next month, after playing a free gig at South Street Seaport on August 6.
Soft Metals
“Love or Music” MP3
Jul 21, 2010
Soft Metals hail from Portland, Ore. and are set to issue their debut 12-inch EP through Captured Tracks on August 10. It’s dubbed The Cold World Melts and one of its five songs is the slinky, analog-synth cut “Love or Music.” Ian Hicks and Patricia Hall are throwing a release party in their hometown on Sunday, August 29th at Holocene. The soiree will also include live performances from Arohan, Joey Casio, and a DJ set from The Miracles Club. Check upcoming tour dates at the Italo-disco duo’s MySpace. That retro-futuristic sheen hits you hard, folks. (Via MBV.)
PVT
“The Quick Mile” MP3
Jul 21, 2010
Australian post-industrial/electronic trio PVT (formerly Pivot) will release sophomore album, Church With No Magic, on August 10 via Warp. Recently, they released another bass-heavy track from the LP called “The Quick Mile.” This follows the music video for Clemens Habicht’s (Friendly Fires, Quasimodo Jones) killer POV vid for debut single, “Window.” Make sure to watch that below. Both chiaroscuro tunes showcase the promising vocal direction from the once instrumental-based experimentalists. PVT will tour Europe this fall.
El Guincho
“Bombay” MP3
Jul 21, 2010
Tropically-inclined Spanish producer El Guincho just dropped a covers EP of South American standards, entitled Piratas de Sudamérica Vol. 1. Towards the end of this year he’ll unveil his next full-length, Pop Negro. Today he offered a summery foretaste through his site. The steel drum-led cut “Bombay” gets the heads bobbing. Download it above.
“Hindou”:
Neon Indian: “6669 (I Don’t Know If You Know)” Video
Chill wave laptop artist Neon Indian paints dreamy, psychedelic soundscapes. Makes sense then, that new video for Psychic Chasms cut “6669 (I Don’t Know If You Know)” features dreamy, psychedelic-albeit creepy-visuals. Worth a watch for the stop-action artistry, but agoraphobics beware-there’s a whole lotta buggy action going on. Also, download “Psychic Chasms” (Apache Beat Remix). Tour dates can be peeped at Neon’s MySpace. João Machado directed the clip. (Via Pitchfork.)- Laura Studarus
Swedish pop star Robyn, is on a roll these days. Last night, she brought “Dancing on My Own” to the Late Show with David Letterman. And now, a radio rip of her new single, “Hang With Me,” is circulating the Internet. Stream the glittery synth-popper right here. (Via Popjustice/Vulture.)
Note: A stark piano ballad take of “Hang With Me” appeared on Body Talk Pt. 1, which Robyn released in June. This lively iteration will be on Body Talk Pt. 2, which streets September 6 in the U.K. on Konichiwa/Island. Also, watch the aforementioned Letterman clip below. Dave seems to love it: “I think we all feel a little better, don’t we?” Why yes, we do. See upcoming tour dates here. (Via Stereogum.)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
“Vocal Chords” MP3
Jul 20, 2010
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott) hail from Detroit, Mi., which pretty much explains the band name. The ascendant twosome will release a four-track EP, called Horse Power, July 27 via home state imprint, Quite Scientific. Their sound is a colorful mix of electro-pop and rock they cover electronic pop and folk, and they cover The Beach Boys’s “God Only Knows” for the release’s closing number. (How fitting.) Original tune, “Vocal Chords,” is a sparse choral-pop tune made for this season. Also, check out the slower tempo of “Nothing But Our Love.” Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. definitely wins the prize for “Largest Disconnect Between a Band’s Name and Its Sound.”
