- UK new wave outfit Metronomy will release their fifth studio album, Summer 08, on July 1. Their latest single"Hang Me Out To Dry," a collaboration with Swedish songstress Robyn, premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show and now it's available on Spotify. [CoS]
- A few years ago, former Pains of Being Pure at Heart drummer Kurt Feldman started a new music project called Ice Choir. On September 9, Ice Choir will drop their sophomore album Designs In Rhythm. Listen to the stunning album track "Unprepared" below. [Stereogum]
- The Strokes all star in the new video for their Future Present Past track "Threat of Joy." Apparently this is this first time they've all been in a video together in five years. I'm not positive about whats going on here, but at one point there's some nefarious looking pigs in suits sitting menacingly at a table. My words won't do it justice, check it out. [SPIN]
Holy shit. St. Vincent played a show last night at Le Poisson Rouge in New York, dressed as toilet. The evening also included performances from Father John Misty and Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Joan As Police Woman, and more, although none of them dressed as a sanitation fixture. Proceeds…
Aesop Rock has your cure for the Monday blues: just watch the video for "Kirby," an ode to cats and cat-parents everywhere off his latest The Impossible Kid. The video stars Dina, a spunky tortoiseshell kitten rescued from downtown LA, and a puppet-ized version of the west coast rapper (real name:…
