By Andy Vihstadt
Jenna Bush loves R.E.M.
If you’re bummed about having to sit this year’s SXSW out, NPR’s got you covered. At midnight on Wednesday, you can stream R.E.M.’s performance at Stubbs and on Thursday, tune into Yeasayer at 2:30 pm and Vampire Weekend at 4 p.m. Later that night, catch the Whigs, My Morning Jacket and Yo La Tengo. Get more info here.
To help promote Del tha Funkee Homosapien’s Eleventh Hour, dropping this week on Definitive Jux, Mr. Dibbs has put his stamp on an 18-minute long montage to the album. Grab it below, thanks to Prefix Magazine.
Mr. Dibbs presents: Del the Funky Megamix MP3
Del the Funky Homosapien: “Bubble Pop” MP3 courtesy of Spinner
Dance Party UK
Last week, London’s Cajun Dance Party announced that it would be releasing two albums in 2008. The band’s debut is due in April and will include the “The Next Untouchable” and “Amylase” singles that have been floating around for some time now. The LP’s third single, “The Race,” is currently streaming on the group’s MySpace page.
The Colourful Life comes out 4/28 on XL Records.
Grizzly Men
There’s no word on when we should expect LP3 from Grizzly Bear, but this new one, which was performed a couple of weeks ago on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, is very promising. Grab it below, via Gorilla vs. Bear, or stream the six-song studio performance right here.
Grizzly Bear: “While You Wait For the Others (live on KCRW)” MP3
Waiting for the Kid to Come Out
Stereogum has the premier of the second new track from Elbow’s fourth LP. Have a listen to “Mirrorball” right here. The Seldom Seen Kid comes out next week in the UK with a US release date set for April 22. Watch the video for the album’s first single, “Grounds for Divorce,” below.
Sneak Previews
(Photo by Josh Kessler)
The Apples in Stereo: “On Your Own” MP3 courtesy of You Ain’t No Picasso
Taken from Electronic Projects for Musicians, due 4/1 on Yep Rock
The Long Blondes: “The Couples” MP3 courtesy of A Plague of Angels
Taken from Couples, out 4/8 on Rough Trade
Upcoming Releases
3/11
Del the Funky Homosapien, Eleventh Hour (Def Jux)
Why?, Alopecia (Anticon)
3/18
Destroyer, Trouble in Dreams (Merge)
The Kills, Midnight Boom (Domino)
She & Him, Volume 1 (Merge)
4/1
Apples in Stereo, Electronic Projects for Musicians (Yep Rock)
The Black Keys, Attack & Release (Nonesuch)
R.E.M., Accelerate (Warner)
The Sword, Gods of the Earth (Kemado)
4/8
The Breeders, Mountain Battles (4AD)
Clinic, Do It! (Domino)
Gnarles Barkley, The Odd Couple (Atlantic)
The Long Blondes, Couples (Rough Trade)
Man Man, Rabbit Habits (Anti)
Colin Meloy, Colin Meloy Sings Live! (Kill Rock Stars)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Pershing (Polyvinyl)
Spoon, Don’t You Evah EP (Merge)
Tapes ‘n Tapes, Walk it Off (XL)
Wye Oak, If Children (Merge)
4/15
The Brian Jonestown Massacre, My Bloody Underground (Suma)
If you’re bummed about having to sit this year’s SXSW out, NPR’s got you covered. At midnight on Wednesday, you can stream R.E.M.’s performance at Stubbs and on Thursday, tune into Yeasayer at 2:30 pm and Vampire Weekend at 4 p.m. Later that night, catch the Whigs, My Morning Jacket and Yo La Tengo. Get more info here.
