Ra Ra Riot are celebrating Record Store Day and their upcoming tour with the Shins with a special limited edition 10" release titled Binary Mind. The song "All I Fear" is a track that harkens back to their earlier LP's and lacks the synth pop the band have recently adopted. Listen below:
The River Cry is the solo project of singer Hilary Claire Woods who used to be the bass player in Irish indie rock band JJ72. The beautiful song "Honeymoon" is taken off her debut eponymous album which was released earlier this year. You can buy the album from herwebsite or bandcamp.
Winnipeg's Imaginary Cities new album, Fall of Romance, is out now. Listen to their anthemic new single from the LP "Chasing the Sunset."
New single titled "Break In" from Saturday Looks Good To Me who's new album One Kiss Ends it All will be available May 21st via Polyvinyl.
New song from Irish indie band Bell X1 titled "Starlings Over Brighton Pier". Taken from their new album Chop Chop which is in early July.
Finally, watch the video from Swedish electro act I Used to be a Sparrow and their new song "Warpaint On Invisible Children" from the duo's recently released LP You Are An Empty Artist.
British dance artist Little Boots, aka Victoria Hesketh, released her first new music in almost four years earlier this week and what a great track it is. "Motorway" is the name of the song and Hesketh actually played it a couple years ago in a Turntable.fm sessionbut is only getting around to releasing it now.
Little Boots worked with a trio of nu disco heavy hitters for her new album, Nocturnes, including DFA Records' Tim Goldsworthy, Simian Mobile Disco's James Ford, and Andy Butler of Hercules and Love Affair. The LP will be out May 6th via On Repeat.
Wrapping up the week in a good way with a lot a really great new tunes and videos plus a little bit of music news.......
Last we heard from English trip hop star Tricky was when he was stranded on an Ontario highway during a freak blizzard back in 2010. Apparently he has recovered from having to stay overnight at a rural farm and being forced to take part in sing-alongs with other stranded motorists because the singer has announced a new album, False Idols, slated is for release May 28th via !k7. Download the first single, "Nothing's Changed"
Here is the new track from Austin psych rock band Black Angels. "Evil Things" is taken from the album Phosphene Dream, set for release April 2nd via Blue Horizon.
Our favourite French psychedelic dream pop band Melody's Echo Chamber have put out a video for their track "Crystallized" from their self titled LP. Watch:
Toronto shoegaze outfit Beliefs have released another great track from their forthcoming self titled new album . Watch the music video for "Lilly" below:
Back in January we helped introduce crazy good new Portland synth pop band Wampire to the world. The group have just dropped a second great track from their upcoming new album Curiosity. Listen to "Spirit Forest" below:
Small Black have progressed from their chillwave roots with their new song. Listen to "Free At Dawn" which is taken from Limits of Desire which will be out May 14th via Jagjaguwar.
In case you were stranded on a desert island and didn't hear, David Bowie is streaming his entire new album two weeks early in the iTunes store. If you can't wait until March 12th check out The Next Dayhere.
News came this week that the seminal shoegaze album Psychocandy from The Jesus & Mary Chain will be reissued in limited release on Record Store Day. The LP will come out on April 20th and will feature paint splatter vinyl. The release is limited to a 1000 records and there is no word if they will be available in North America.
Congratulations to Japandroids, who's song "The House That Heaven Built" beat out Nickelback and Guns 'n Roses for the coveted entrance music to the Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey team home games. The people of British Columbia have good music taste.
Last but not least is another "awesome of the week"....In London this week, The Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood joined former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr for a rendition of "How Soon Is Now". Marr was being celebrated as a "God Like Genius" by NME at their annual awards show. Watch below:
Meanwhile Morrissey continues his boring feud with late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel. I'll spare you the details.
Here are two great new tracks, Dance With Me and Is It Too Much, from the upcoming new LP from New York indie pop outfit Ra Ra Riot. Listen to the songs below:
Ra Ra Riot are currently touring North America and have a date at Lee's Palace in Toronto on March 6th. Also just announced, Ra Ra Riot will be part of the Field Trip concert, which features a star studded indie line up at Fort York in Toronto that celebrates the record label Arts & Crafts 10th anniversary. For all other tour dates check your local listings.
Ra Ra Riot have released a second track from their forthcoming new LP Beta Love. A couple of weeks ago we introduced you to the band's new sound in the form of the title track from the new LP. When I Dream follows the same formula as the first single, in that Ra Ra Riot have progressed into more of a dance-y synth pop band. Listen to the track below:
Upstate New York indie pop bandRa Ra Riot have just announced their long awaited follow up to Orchard and Beta Love (which also the name of the album) is the first single from the new LP. The band have been pared down to a four piece but that hasn't slowed them down. The first single is a danceable synth pop jam that is quite different than the Arcade Fire like indie pop sound the group has employed in the past. Download the single courtesy of Soundcloud.
Ra Ra Riot are touring North America next year and plan to make a stop on March 3rd in Toronto at Lee's Palace. For all tour dates check your local listings.
