This time, you can believe the hype. Treats, the sensational debut of Sleigh Bells, currently the most buzzed about band on the internet, is officially out today on CD. The duo -- guitarist Derek Miller and singer Alexis Krauss -- pack so many hooky beats and staggering riffs into their frenetic dance pop mix that critics who call the album “difficult” and “jarring” just can’t get enough anyway. And M.I.A.’s approval and, more so, her N.E.E.T. label backing have help catapult this band into the stratosphere, but not before blasting through your eardrums first!
Other releases that should be landing in your shopping cart this week come from New York’s Elk CIty, Ottawa’s The Acorn, and from some recognizable names from the not too distant past: Born Ruffians and The Futureheads. Former frontman of The Jam, Paul Weller, has put out his tenth solo album and his first in nearly two decades to feature contributions from Jam bass player Bruce Foxton. Two of our recent in-studio guests, Oldominion crew member JFK and the NYC/Boston-based group Hooray for Earth also have new releases out this week, and many more can be found on Largehearted Boy’s list.
You’ve had your vacation. Now, get out there and do your part to support independent music.
The Acorn - No Ghost (MP3)
from No Ghost on Bella Union
Big Tree - The Concurrence of All Things (MP3)
from Home(here) EP (self-released)
Born Ruffians - What to Say (MP3)
from Say It on Warp Records
Coltrane Motion - I Forgot There Was a War On (MP3)
from Hello Ambition! on Datawaslost
Common Prayer - Us vs. Them (MP3)
from There Is a Mountain on Big Potato Records/ Virtual Label
Elk City - Jerks on Ice (MP3)
from House of Tongues on Friendly Fire Recordings
The Futureheads - Struck Dumb (MP3)
from The Chaos! on Dovecote Records
Hooray for Earth - Surrounded By Your Friends (MP3)
from MOMO EP on Dovecote Records
JFK - High School Sweet Heart (MP3)
from Building Wings on the Way Down on Camobear/Taxidermy Records
Tift Merritt - Engine to Turn (MP3)
from See You on the Moon on Fantasy Records
Peggy Sue - Yo Mama (MP3)
from Fossils and Other Phantoms on Yep Roc
Quitzow - The Cut (MP3)
from Juice Water on Young Love Records
Sea Of Bees - Marmalade (MP3)
from Songs For The Ravens on Crossbill Records
Setting Sun - Make You Feel (MP3)
from Fantasurreal on Young Love Records
Sleigh Bells - Tell ‘Em (MP3) (courtesy of The Fader)
from Treats on Mom + Pop Music
Trees on Fire - Live Life (MP3)
from Organica on Drake Records
Paul Weller - 7&3 Is The Strikers Name
from Wake Up the Nation on Yep Roc
Wintersleep - Black Camera
from New Inheritors on RedEye
Woodsman - When the Morning Comes (MP3)
from Mystery Tape EP on Lefse Records
