Sonic Roundup 5/25

By Nick Heinlein | Published: May 25, 2011
  • Late next month, Arcade Fire are rereleasing their Grammy-winning album, The Suburbs, which will also include the Spike Jonze-directed short film, Scenes from the Suburbs, two new songs, “Culture War” and “Speaking in Tongues,” which features Talking Heads’ David Byrne on backup vocals.

  • Psych-rock outfit Yeasayer debuted a brand-new track on last night’s episode of Conan, called “The Devil and the Deed”; a staccato synth-rock gem that adds considerable anticipation for the band’s next release. Watch:

  • July 5 will see the release of Brian Eno‘s new collaborative album Drums Between the Bells with poet Rick Holland. Eno’s website is now sharing a non-album track in the form of “Imagine New Times”, recorded during the album sessions. The song features spoken word segments read over airy synths. Click the widget below to stream, or enter your email address for a free download.

  • Eccentric glam-pop group of Montreal stopped by the AV Club’s studios to record a cover of The White Stripes‘ “Fell in Love with a Girl”, but far from turning the track into a bubbly acid jam, Kevin Barnes and co. stripped down to a four-piece and bared their garage-rock teeth. It may be the most un-of Montreal song ever.

  • Unsung chillwave king Teen Daze stunned with last year’s Four More Years EP, and now the first taste of the forthcoming A Silent Planet EP has hit the web. Entitled “Surface” and drenched in reverb and delay, Teen Daze crafts a tune that would make Washed Out proud.

This entry was posted in KEXP, Sonic Roundup and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *

*
*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

Donate Now!
where the music matters

The KEXP Blog

Sponsored By
Become a KEXP Sponsor!

  • KEXP Post Categories