Friday Music Mix: Featuring New Music From The National, QOTSA, The Flaming Lips, CSS, Basement Jaxx and More

Time to play catch up. Check out a bunch of new tunes below:

The National release their sixth studio album Trouble Will Find Me May 21st via 4AD. Listen to the first two songs from the LP, "Demons" and "Don't Swallow the Cap"

The National- Demons
The National- Don't Swallow The Cap


New music video from Portland pop punk band The Thermals. Watch the clip for "Born To Kill". From the album Desperate Ground due out April 16th via Saddle Creek.

Video: The Thermals- Born To Kill


"Monomania" is the title track to the Bradford Cox psych pop project Deerhunter's new album that will be out May 7th via 4AD.

Deerhunter- Monomania

Queens of the Stone Age are back with a song and album. Listen to "My God is the Sun from the LP ...Like Clockwork, out June 4th via Matador.

QOTSA- My God is the Sun

New music from Scottish indie twee band The Pastels. "Check My Heart" is taken from the band's new album Slow Summits, out May 28th via Domino.

The Pastels- Check My Heart


M83 have soundtracked the new Tom Cruise sci-fi action move Oblivion, which will be in theatres April 19th. Listen to the title track that features Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør.

M83- Oblivion


Veteran indie rock duo Rogue Wave have announced a new album, Nightingale Floors, to be released June 4th via Vagrant. Listen to the first track off the LP, "College"





Hey!! Two tracks with the same name in the same post. This time it is Philadelphia garage pop band Bleeding Rainbow with their song titled "Oblivion." The song will be available digitally April 23rd via Kanine.





The new album The Terror from Oklahoma freaks The Flaming Lips will be out on this side of the pond next week on Warner Bros. Listen to the 13 minute psychedelic trip that is the song "You Lust."

The Flaming Lips- You Lust


"Hare Tarot Lies" is another great synthy dream pop song from Montreal band No Joy. Taken from the album Wait To Pleasure, out April 23rd via Mexican Summer.





Brazilian party rockers Cansei de ser Sexy (CSS) have a new Dave Sitek produced album on the way. The LP is titled Planta and will be available June 11th. Listen to "Hangover", the first single from the album.




Finally, a new song from British dance crew Basement Jaxx. The awesome new single "Back 2 the Wild" features Korean singers Miss Emma Lee and Baby Chay.

New Music: Cold Cave- Oceans With No End + Other New Music and News

This is a little bit ill timed because of the death of former member Justin Benoit, but Cold Cave has shared the title track from his new Oceans With No End EP. Life goes on......

Cold Cave front man Wesley Eisold played all of the instruments on the mini album which results in his now familiar sound of sparkling synth and distorted guitars. Listen below:

Oceans With No End will be out very, very soon via Deathwish.

Cold Cave- Oceans With No End

Yeah Yeah Yeahs seem to shooting for the stars with "Sacrilege", the epic first track taken from their upcoming new album Mosquito. The blues rock number even makes use of a gospel choir. Listen below:

Mosquito will be available April 16th via Interscope.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Sacrilege

Psychic Twin have dropped the B Side to their great new 7" inch for "Strangers". And guess what? The flip side song " Dream State" is every bit as good as the A side. Listen below:




Diplo's crazy dancehall reggae project Major Lazer have finally announced a release date for their new LP. The group recently signed to Secretly Canadian and that afforded them to finally ready the album, Free The Universe,"for an April 15th release. Listen to the first track "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" [ft. Busy Signal, the Flexican & FS Green]




Best Coast have released a teaser for their special Record Store release single "Fear Of My Identity". RSD is on 4/20 this year so light up a spliff and enjoy:

Best Coast- Fear Of My Identity

The Academy Awards got it right when they selected "Searching For Sugar Man" for best documentary. Rodriguez is a brilliant musician with a very interesting back story. The movie is out on DVD now. Go watch it!!!

Rodriguez- Sugar Man

Toronto music festival NXNE has announced an initial list of bands playing this year's instalment which takes place June 10th to the 16th. They always get one major band to play the Saturday free showcase at Yonge/Dundas Square and this year is no exception. Following in the footsteps of Iggy & The Stooges, Devo and The Flaming Lips, The National will do the honour of playing a free gig on Saturday June 15th.

Other cool artists that have been announced so far are Iceage, Milk Music, Mikal Cronin and Merchandise. Check out the list here and look for over 600+ more acts to be added.

The National- Conversation 16

And how could I forget about David Bowie. The Thin White Duke has come out with another track, with accompanying video, from his upcoming new album The Next Day. The clip for "The Stars (Are Out Tonight),” is directed by Toronto girl Floria Sigismondi, and features a perfectly cast Tilda Swinton who's thinness and ginger hair make her the perfect choice to play Bowie not only in this video but also in a biopic of the singer. Watch below: