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[Watch and Listen] Alpaca Sports - "She'll Come Back For Indian Summer"
It's always great when you come across a band that is incredibly well suited to the season and the mood you're in, and when today is the first official day of summer and the sun is shining, that would seem too good to be true. That's where Swedish dream pop duo Alpaca Sports comes in. The cutesy duo's new single "She'll Come Back For Indian Summer" is catchy, upbeat, and nostalgic, all wrapped up in a bright, summery package. Although I have no idea what an "indian summer" is. Stream the track below, and watch it's accompanying video—which is equally as cheerful and nostalgic—above (via Listen Before You Buy).
Connect with the band over at Facebook and SoundCloud.
[Watch] Simian Mobile Disco - "Your Love Ain't Fair" (Official Video)
Simian Mobile Disco seem to have a deep passion for timing lights to the beat of their music, as some of their recent music videos—specifically "Pareidolia"—have shown, and their new visuals for "Your Love Ain't Fair" take this passion even further. Let's just say it has lights, lots and lots of lights.
[News] Animal Collective Unveil Artwork for 'Centipede Hz'
Animal Collective has unveiled the official artwork for their forthcoming tenth studio album Centipede Hz (pictured above), and given what John "Deakin" Dibb recently said about the album it seems entirely fitting.
Centipede Hz is out on September 4th via Domino Records, and give the band's recent non-album single "Honeycomb," as well as its b-side "Gotham," below.
[Watch] Bloc Party Debut Seven New Songs Live
Bloc Party played their first show in three years in Glasgow last night, where they performed a whopping seventeen-song set. Of the seventeen songs, seven were brand new cuts from their upcoming fourth studio LP Four. Some of the new tracks performed were "3 x 3," "Team A," "Day Four," and "Truth," and after the jump you can watch fan footage of both "3 x 3" and "Team A." As well, after the jump, you can take a look at Bloc Party's full setlist from last night as well as their massive 2012 tour schedule, which includes three nights at New York' Terminal 5.
Four is out on August 21st via Frenchkiss Records.
Bloc Party played their first show in three years in Glasgow last night, where they performed a whopping seventeen-song set. Of the seventeen songs, seven were brand new cuts from their upcoming fourth studio LP Four. Some of the new tracks performed were "3 x 3," "Team A," "Day Four," and "Truth," and after the jump you can watch fan footage of both "3 x 3" and "Team A." As well, after the jump, you can take a look at Bloc Party's full setlist from last night as well as their massive 2012 tour schedule, which includes three nights at New York' Terminal 5.
Four is out on August 21st via Frenchkiss Records.
"3 x 3":
"Team A":
Bloc Party's setlist (via NME):
“3×3″
“So He Begins To Lie”
“Mercury”
“Hunting For Witches”
“Real Talk”
“Octopus”
“Song For Clay (Disappear Here)”
“Banquet”
“Day Four”
“Team A”
“One More Chance”
“This Modern Love”
“Helicopter”
“Truth”
“Ares”
“Like Eating Glass”
“Flux”
Bloc Party 2012 Tour Dates:
06/20 – Manchester, England @ The Ritz
06/21 – London, England @ Koko
06/24 – Tokyo, Japan @ Ebisu Garden Hall
06/29 – Borlange, Sweden @ Peace & Love Festival
07/04 – Gdynia, Poland @ Heineken Opener Festival
07/05 – Sesimbra, Portugal @ Super Bock Super Rock
07/06 – Gdynia, Poland @ Open’er Festival
07/08 – Turku, Finland @ Ruisrock Festival
07/12 – Bilbao, Spain @ BBK Live
07/13 – Ferropolis, Germany @ Melt Festival
07/20 – Charrues, France @ Festival Les Vieilles
07/21 – Nyon, Switzerland @ Paleo Fest
07/28 – Byron Bay, Australia @ Splendour in the Grass
07/30 – Honolulu, HI @ The Republik
08/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hard Festival
08/04 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/05 – Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Festival
08/07 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
08/08 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
08/09 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
08/11 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pool at the Cosmopolitan
08/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
08/16 – St. Polten, Austria @ Frequency
08/17 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands @ Lowlands
08/18 – St. Polten, Austria @ Frequency
08/24 – Saint-Cloud, France @ Rock en Seine
08/25 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Open Air Festival
09/04 – Mallorca, Spain @ Mallorca Rocks
09/05 – Ibiza, Spain @ Ibiza Rocks
11/03 – Nantes, France @ Le Stereolux
11/04 – Lyon, France @ Le Transbordeur
11/05 – Bordeaux, France @ Le Rocher de Palmer
11/07 – Toulouse, France @ Le Bikini
11/08 – Milan, Italy @ Acatrax
11/11 – Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
11/12 – Stuttgart, Germany @ Theatrehause
11/13 – Dresden, Germany @ Eventwerk
11/14 – Munich, Germany @ Tonhalle
11/18 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
11/19 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Munich Brewery
11/20 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockafeller
[Listen] Purity Ring - "Fineshrine"
Purity Ring has been making serious headway in recent months, with their tracks "Obedear" and "Belispeak" garnering a ton of attention. Today, you can hear a third cut from their upcoming debut LP Shrines, which is out on July 24th via 4AD. Stream "Fineshrine" below, and after the jump take a look at the full tracklisting for Shrines.
Purity Ring has been making serious headway in recent months, with their tracks "Obedear" and "Belispeak" garnering a ton of attention. Today, you can hear a third cut from their upcoming debut LP Shrines, which is out on July 24th via 4AD. Stream "Fineshrine" below, and after the jump take a look at the full tracklisting for Shrines.
Shrines Tracklist:
01. Crawlersout
02. Fineshrine
03. Ungirthed
04. Amenamy
05. Grandloves
06. Cartographist
07. Belispeak
08. Saltkin
09. Obedear
10. Lofticries
11. Shuck
[News] BBC 6 Music x The Hype Machine's Top 25 Artists of 2012
This Sunday BBC 6 Music and The Hype Machine will join forces to announce their top 25 artists of the year so far in the 2012 Music Blog Zeitgeist. It's a subject that a lot of music fans are thinking about at the moment. Half the year has already passed, I know scary, right? A tonne of top notch music has been released but who has gained more plays on your iTunes than any other, which record have you played to death repeatedly and who has earned the top spot? Well, over the next few days we'll be posting up a few of our choices for the top spot thus far but if you want to hear the full 25 compiled by Hype Machine you'll have to listen to BBC 6Music this coming Sunday to find out. We'd love to hear your opinions too of course.
To get involved head on over to the officialFacebook page and @SKoABlog and use the hashtag #Blog6Music to let us know your thoughts. Watch this space for a handful of our favourites from 2012 so far, what are yours?
[Watch] First Aid Kit - "Blue" (Official Video)
Johanna and Klara Söderberg aka First Aid Kit have offered up a visual accompaniment for their track "Blue" which features on The Lion's Roar. The sisters do appear in the video but taking centre stage is the veteran Swedish actress Ewa Fröling. A touching video showing Ewa going about her daily business and the troubles she has when visiting a local bonfire. See what you make of it up at the top.
[Watch] Slow Club - "Beginning" (Official Video)
The duo known as Slow Club are a Sheffield band consisting of Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor and have been working hard for years after releasing a couple of albums. They've just uploaded a brand new video for their new single "Beginning" which stars none other than Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe. Daniel himself is a huge fan of the band and agreed to star in the video after meeting the band previously. It sees him get rather drunk off of the ends of peoples pints around London. Not the safest thing to do but the results that come out of it are pretty funny.
Check it out at the top and for more information on Slow Club head over to their official site.