Omaha indie-pop quintet Thunder Power are set to release their fourth EP via Slumber Party Records on March 2nd. The promisng band will split the Hearts Intersect EP with the Toledo-based outfit, The 1959 Hat Co. Today we’ve got the premiere of the sunny rocker “Heartifact.” Check out the soulful twee-pop cut above. Fact: you’ll be humming its main melody throughout the day. Tour dates can be found here. Also, TP recently stopped by the Daytrotter studio for a session.
Filter Magazine premiered the video for The Kissaway Trail‘s “SDP” today. The video condenses the over-six-minute opener from the band’s upcoming LP SLEEP MOUNTAIN to a spry 3:39 minutes. The Danish band has some sunny vocals from singers Søren Corneliussen and Thomas Fagerlund and their propulsive sound is aided by sharp production from Peter Katis (Interpol, Jónsi, The National, Sigur Rós).
SLEEP MOUNTAIN will be out out April 20th on Bella Union/Yep Roc. Check out the band’s tour dates/SXSW appearance here.
Esben and the Witch
“Marching Song” MP3
Feb 05, 2010
The xx-approved Brighton band Esben and the Witch have a pretty cool song called “Marching Song” floating around the interwebs. The promising new trio sounds like a shoegaze-y version of Bat For Lashes. Pretty haunting stuf overall. Be sure to also check out “Lucia, at the Precipice.” Esben’s 33 self-released EP is out now.
They also performed the even better track, “Take It In.” Peep it over on Fallon’s site. Check out the quintet’s tour dates here.
Spoon: “Written in Reverse” Video
Spoon‘s seventh studio LP, Transference, is out now on Merge. Now we’ve got this back-in-white clip for the single, “Written in Reverse.” The Austin, Texas indie rockers are literally reversed as they jam through the larynx-shredding song in front of a huge mirror. Enjoy. Check out the band’s upcoming world tour dates here. (Via P4k.tv.)
Free Energy
“Hope Child” MP3
Feb 04, 2010
Get ready ‘70s rock lovers, because Free Energy‘s debut is coming very soon. In fact, it’s out March 9th, via DFA/Astralwerks, and will be titled Stuck on Nothing. The Philly rock revivalists’ full-length was produced by DFA/LCD Soundsystem head honcho James Murphy, and that sticky image to the right is the cover artwork.
You can download or stream the LP’s deep cut, “Hope Child” above. The tracklist is below. Be sure to check out Free Energy’s upcoming tour dates at their MySpace. (Via P4k.)
Stuck on Nothing:
01 Free Energy 02 Dream City 03 Bang Pop 04 All I Know 05 Bad Stuff 06 Dark Trance 07 Young Hearts 08 Light Love 09 Hope Child 10 Wild Winds
Philly shoegaze-pop band A Sunny Day in Glasgow issued one of the best and most underappreciated records of 2009: the 22-track sophomore opus Ashes Grammar. Now the sextet will quickly sate our hunger with their upcoming Nitetime Rainbows EP. The brief release will give fans previously unreleased tracks, a few remixes, and some new material. One of the new songs is the sunny, fuzz-pop tune, “So Bloody, So Tight.” Watch the band members run around naked with their camo-paint in its ‘80s-esque video below. The vid was directed by Bob Weisz. Above, you will find something equally delightful: the group, sans paint, acoustically covering Fleetwood Mac‘s “Everywhere” for The New Gay.
Enjoy, ASDIG fans. Nitetime Rainbows is out March 2nd, on Mis Ojos Discos. Check out their upcoming tour dates here. (Via Stereogum.)
A Sunny Day in Glasgow: “So Bloody, So Tight” Video
Icelandic group Sigur Rós may be taking a break, but frontman Jónsi will be quite busy in 2010. On April 6th, he’ll issue his debut solo LP, Go (on XL). He’s also got a North American trek set up. Today, the falsettoed vocalist/multi-instrumentalist leaked another track from the full-length, entitled “Go Do.” The heavily-orchestrated song is streaming above. (Via Spinner.)
The music site also points out that “Go Do” will be issued on a three-track EP on March 22nd. Also, please do check out the neat videos and photos on Jónsi’s site. The Icelandic artist has some fun mixing bees in the video below:
Omaha indie-pop quintet 
The xx
Get ready ‘70s rock lovers, because 
