[Album Stream] Check Out Thundercat's Sophomore LP 'Apocalypse'

Thundercat's sophomore album Apocalypse is out in less than a week, and NPR has hooked us up with a first listen. The LP was executive produced by Flying Lotus and features twelve tracks, including the previously heard "Heartbreaks + Setbacks" and "Oh Sheit It's X." Stream the entire album here.

Apocalypse is out on June 4th digitally, while the physical release is set for July 9th.

Apocalypse Tracklist:
01. Tenfold
02. Heartbreaks + Setbacks
03. The Life Aquatic
04. Special Stage
05. Tron Song
06. Seven
07. Oh Sheit It’s X
08. Without You
09. Lotus and the Jondy
10. Evangelion
11. We’ll Die
12. A Message for Austin / Praise the Lord / Enter the Void

[Listen] Deap Vally - "(She's A) Wanderer"

A few days ago we offered up a brand new track from Alabama Shakes which is to be used on Volume 4 of True Blood's new soundtrack release. Today we get another brand new gift from the vampire loving show from Deap Valley. I may not be a fan of the show but what does that matter when the musical gems they feature on it are this damn good. Titled "(She's A) Wanderer" it's raw and guttural from start to finish. it's making me doubt my choices it TV shows. Check out the duo's track below courtesy of CoS.

True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series Volume 4  is out on the 28th of May via ATO Records. 

[Listen] Stream Disclosure's Infectious New Single "When A Fire Starts To Burn"

Disclosure continue to impress. Seriously, these brothers have yet to release a track that I dislike. They just know how to get my booty shakin' with infectious beats. Their newest cut "When A Fire Starts To Burn" is one of their best yet, a clubby number met with a repeating vocal sample ("When a fire starts to burn, right / and it starts to spread"). It's pulsating, four-on-the-floor goodness. I'm as excited as ever for their debut album Settle to drop.

Settle is out on June 3rd.

[News] Washed Out Announces Sophomore Album 'Paracosm'

Washed Out returns, announcing the follow-up to his 2011 debut album Within and Without. Titled Paracosm, the sophomore effort will see the chillwave artist shifting the boundaries of the genre he helped define. Using more than 50 different instruments, along with numerous samples, he looks to create something new and refreshing. The first single is titled "It All Feels Right," although it doesn't have a release date. The album on the other hand will be released on August 13th.

Check out the announcement video for Paracosm below.

[Listen] The Lonely Island - "Semicolon" Feat. Solange

As promised earlier in the week when posting the video "Diaper Money" from The Lonely Island, they've returned once again, following up "Spring Break Anthem" and "I Fucked My Aunt". Enlisting the help of Solange for an equal parts hilarious to educational track titled "Semicolon". Who doesn't like learning when you're getting a laugh at the same time especially when it's about "a comma and a fucking dot; semicolon". Watch the lyric video below.

The Wack Album is set for release on the 11th June via Republic Records and will include guest spots from Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams, and Billie Joe Armstrong.

[Listen] Check Out Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros' New Single "Better Days"

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros' recording sessions for last year's Here left the band with a ton of songs. With so much good material, the band decided it was perfect for another full-length album. They'll be releasing Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros on July 23rd, and it's described by frontman Alex Ebert as the "rawest, most liberated, most rambunctious stuff we’ve done." For an initial taste of the LP, check out the opening track titled "Better Days." It certainly fits into Ebert's description, coming across as very free and impromptu. Stream it below.

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros Tracklist:
01. Better Days
02. Let’s Get High
03. Two
04. Please!
05. Life is Hard
06. If I Were Free
07. In The Lion
08. Country Calling
09. They Were Wrong
10. In The Summer
11. Remember To Remember
12. This Life

[Listen] Smith Westerns Summery Ballad "3am Spiritual"

Smith Westerns return with another cut from their upcoming third album Soft Will, due out on June 25th. This new song, titled "3am Spiritual," sees the trio tapping into the sunshine-soaked ballads of the 1960's, complete with melancholic yet hopeful lyrics and upbeat instrumentation. This is one to play during those summer road trips. Stream it below.

[Album Stream] Laura Marling - 'Once I Was An Eagle'

It's safe to say Laura Marling has a damn solid back catalogue, three up until this point, and she's preparing to release her fourth shortly following up 2008's Alas, I Cannot Swim, 2010's beautiful I Speak Because I Can and 2011's A Creature I Don’t Know. On the 28th of May she will drop Once I Was An Eagle, her third album in 4 years! She managed to record the entire new record in 10 days with vocals and acoustic guitars being laid down in just one take! Pretty impressive. You can stream the new effort, which shows another step forward for the ever maturing artist, in all its glory below courtesy of The Guardian.