[Listen] Kanye West - "White Dress"

Late last week, we heard a snippet of Kanye West's The Man With the Iron Fists contribution "White Dress", and now you can hear the full track. Drawing influence from various periods of his career, Kanye West delivers an enticing blend of The College Dropout-era beats and verses mixed with subtle 808s-era production. Stream the song below, or watch it alongside its accompanying visuals.

The Man With the Iron Fists Soundtrack drops on October 23rd, while the RZA-directed movie arrives in theatres on November 2nd.

[News] Unknown Mortal Orchestra Announce Sophomore Album: 'II'

Unknown Mortal Orchestra have announced that their sophomore album II, the follow-up to their fantastic 2011 self-titled debut, will see release on February 5th. The band's second outing sees them illustrating "the emotional turmoil of life on the road, painting surrealist, cartoonish portraits of loneliness, love and despair." Is there any reason not to be stoked about some new UMO?

In the meantime, you can stream the II track "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)" below. As well, after the jump, you can take a look at the tracklisting for the album (official artwork pictured above).

II Tracklist:
01 From the Sun
02 Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)
03 So Good at Being in Trouble
04 One at a Time
05 The Opposite of Afternoon
06 No Need for a Leader
07 Monki
08 Dawn
09 Faded in the Morning
10 Secret Xtians

[Watch] Passion Pit - "Take A Walk" x "Carried Away" on Saturday Night Live

Over the weekend Passion Pit took the stage at Saturday Night Live to deliver two stellar performances from their sophomore album, Gossamer. The band is currently on tour in support of the album, with dates all across the US and select dates in the UK from now through December. Head over to their website for more details. For now, enjoy "Take A Walk" and "Carried Away" from Saturday night.

"Take A Walk"

"Carried Away"

[Watch] The xx - "Chained" (Official Video)

Recently, London indie pop outfit The xx teamed up with The Creators Project (the Intel and Vice partnership) for the making of their video for, "Chained", which comes from their recent release Coexist. According to the band, "Spending 2 days underwater wasn't quite as easy as we thought." Thankfully it was well worth their efforts.

Don't forget about their upcoming string of shows in December, which are unfortunately all sold out at this point, so hopefully you're already covered on that front.

The xx – live December 2012
06/12/12   Brighton Dome Concert Hall (Sold Out)
11/12/12   Newcastle o2 Academy (Sold Out)
12/12/12   Wolverhampton Civic Hall (Sold Out)
14/12/12   Bristol Colston Hall (Sold Out)
16/12/12   London Brixton Academy (Sold Out)

[Watch] WAZU - "Councillor" (Official Video)

Following up the release of their self-titled EP at the beginning of the year, Brooklyn dark wave duo WAZU have unveiled the video for the lead single, "Councillor", which comes from their forthcoming debut full-length, Robobo, set to drop this Halloween. If you enjoyed their dancy goth jams the last time around, hold on to your effing hats because this song is about to knock the wind right out of you. Within less than a year the band has successfully been able to up their energy level all the while refining their craft, with succinct vicious guitars coupled with hauting synths and vocals.

[Watch] Death Grips - "World of Dogs" (Official Video)

Sacramento rule breakers Death Grips recently leaked their own album NO LOVE WEB DEEP with out the permission of their label Epic. They also unveiled a pretty awesome interactive video in partnership with MTV for "I've Seen Footage". They return again now with a brand new video for the track "World of Dogs" which uses a variety of burning footage cropped alongside slow moving shots of a Ferris wheel, cash machines and all kind of weird things. Let's riot and hit play above.

You can grab a copy of their new album here.

[Watch] OFF! - "Wrong" (Official Video)

Got a minute to spare in your no doubt hectic Friday morning? If so carry on and hit play on the Jack Black starring video for OFF!'s "Wrong", in which he's the leader of a gang. Something he takes to easily with a bravado to boot. Violence ensues with him at a stand-off and blood is shed in comedic fashion. Check it out at the top. 

[Watch] Grizzly Bear - "Speak In Rounds" Live on Leno

We've seen one notable performance on the Late Show with Jay Leno this week and last night we notched that up to two when Grizzly Bear took to the stage. They performed their track "Speak The Rounds" in support of their album Shields and you can replay it all at the top courtesy of the wonderful Audio Perv.