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News of an upcoming Yo la Tengo release has been spreading like wildfire over the internet today. We snagged this first single from the album and are happy to hear that old garage sound we’ve come to love so much. “Periodically Double or Triple” will appear on the new LP Popular Songs which does not have a release date as of now.
Download: Yo la Tengo – Periodically Double or Triple [MP3]
Throw me the Statue is a band we fell in love with over the last year so we are of course excited to hear that the band are prepping a new LP for release later this summer. First single from the album “Ancestors” was made available for download yesterday and could be another one of our famed songs of summer. Creaturesque will be available in stores 8/4 via the Secretly Canadian label.
The always fun band The Submarines were on Daytrotter earlier this week. The L.A. duo play 3 songs including this gem made famous by your friends at Apple. I bet they are really sick of playing this one by now… but I still love it!
Download: The Submarines – You me and the Bourgeoisie [MP3]
One of Sub Pop’s great bands, Helio Sequence, will be making their way to the stage at The Mohawk this Thursday night, in what is sure to be another beautiful set from the band. Last year’s Keep Your Eyes Ahead was one of the more quiet albums that grew as the year wore into it’s final season. They’ll be taking the stage with D*R*I* and Low Line Caller. Doors to the show open at 8 PM and you can purchase tickets by heading over to Transmission Entertainment.
Download: Helio Sequence – Shed Your Love [MP3]
It’s really sad that Jay Farrar’s band Son Volt has gotten little to no attention from online media after Uncle Tupelo broke up. All praise continues to fall on Jeff Tweedy’s Wilco as they grow and grow to huge levels of success. Well low and behold Son Volt has a new record coming out July 7th called American Central Dust and we just found first single “Down to the Wire” today on the internets. Farrar still has one of the best voices in the modern alt-coutry era.
Download: Son Volt – Down to the Wire [MP3]
Before you decide to hit up Passion Pit at Emos on June 3rd, you might want to stroll on over to the Long Center where Austin’s Rare Magazine will be hosting a little gathering of local rareties, and what could be more rare than great music here in Austin? Aside from local food vendors handing out booze and food for free, you can catch tunes from great Austin bands such as Grupo Fantasma, Harlem and White Denim. You can snag yourself a pair of tickets for this evening by heading here.
Up and comers Phenomenal Hand Clap Band have a new self-titled album due out on June 23rd via Friendly Fire Recordings. Today we just received the first single “15 to 20” from the album and are ready to proclaim it another feel good dance hit for summer. What’s your take?
Download: Phenomenal Hand Clap Band – 15 to 20 [MP3]
Passion Pit seems to have been on the tongues of every person discussing music this year, and they return to Austin to show us what they have, in the live setting at Emos that is. Along with them they bring Harlem Shakes and Cale Parks, two bands who have been making waves across the country with delightful albums of their own. Be sure to catch this show, for if the band explodes, you likely won’t catch them in this sort of semi-intimate setting again.
Download: Harlem Shakes – Sunlight [MP3]
Long ago there was this killer band called Murder City Devils. They had this one guy who ended up in Pretty Girls Make Graves, who then left to start The Cave Singers. Now that I’ve name dropped enough, let me tell you that Derek Fudesco’s new outfit resembles neither of his past efforts, not even close. Still, it just goes to show you that punks like to folk it up. So, the new tunes are slated to appear on the next Cave Singers album, Welcome Joy, which is slated for an August release. Here you go folks.
Download: The Cave Singers – Beach House [MP3]
I’m not really up on the scene of the independent world music, but somehow I stumbled across the sublime tunes of the French duo Holden. Their understated combination of melody and electronics reminds me of a slower paced Stereolab, which is never really a bad comparison to make. They have a new album coming out titled Fantomatisme, and though you will have to search the Internet to find it, I’m bringing you a nice little track to give you a little taste test. Enjoy.
Download: Holden – Un Toit Etranger [MP3]
