Bloc Party
Label: Dim MakGenre: Rock
Bloc Party churn out quirky, spastic post-punk curiosities that you can imagine were recorded in a bitter cold South London practice space around 1982 — only half of which could be true. Their debut LP drops September 14; the major label bidding war should start shortly thereafter (if it hasn't already).
Banquet (Dirty Sanchez Remix) [MP3, 9.9MB, 128.kbps]
The Answer [MP3, 3.8MB, 160kbps]
Tulips [MP3, 4.3MB, 160kbps]
Banquet (Phones Disco Edit) [MP3, 6.2MB, 160kbps]
Banquet [MP3, 3.8MB, 160kbps]
She's Hearing Voices [MP3, 4.1MB, 160kbps]
Little Thoughts [MP3, 3.3MB, 128kbps]
www.dimmak.com
www.wichita-recordings.com
www.blocparty.com
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Two Gallants
Label: AliveGenre: Folk, Rock
Young and well-read, this San Francisco duo have, thankfully, spent very little time listening to (and even less time being influenced by) their rock 'n' roll contemporaries. Instead they've forged these songs from their own blood, sweat, and tears, and brought them to life with the simple tools of voice, guitar, and drums.
Train That Stole My Man [MP3, 10.7MB, 192kbps]
Nothing to You [MP3, 6.2MB, 192kbps]
www.alive-totalenergy.com
www.twogallants.com
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Comets on Fire
Label: Sub PopGenre: Rock
Sometimes a band's name describes their music, sound, and modus operandi better than anything a fumbling music critic could come up with on an early Monday morning...
Graverobbers [MP3, 4.3MB, 128kbps]
The Way Down [MP3, 3.2MB, 128kbps]
www.subpop.com
www.alternativetentacles.com
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The Red Onions
Label: Fat PossumGenre: Rock
The Red Onions dice up rock 'n' roll with their own raw, Los Angeles flavor until all that's left is rhythm and blues.
Gimme Some More [MP3, 2.6MB, 128kbps]
www.fatpossum.com
www.theredonions.com
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(The Sounds of) Kaleidoscope
Label: FoxyboyGenre: Pop, Rock
(The Sounds of) Kaleidoscope excel at producing that whirling, swirling D.C. (okay, mid-Atlantic, maybe even all the way up to Boston) indie sound. With ex-members of The Ropers and The Still joining founder Damien Taylor, and Lilys Kurt Heasley lending a helping hand, how could they not? Your toes are gonna be tapping in no time. I guarantee it.
Friend Among Friends [MP3, 5.3MB, 128kbps]
The Parallelogram [MP3, 2.2MB, 128kbps]
Sleep Plenty [MP3, 5.5MB, 128kbps]
Because I Am Haunted [MP3, 5.1MB, 128kbps]
Certain Colour Sky [MP3, 4.1MB, 128kbps]
Sunset [MP3, 3.4MB, 112kbps]
www.thesoundsofkaleidoscope.com
www.foxyboy.biz
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Pilot to Gunner
Label: Arena RockGenre: Punk, Rock
Seaweed + Fugazi + Quicksand + Superchunk = Pilot to Gunner. Hey, this ain't mathematics; no equation is perfect, but I'll be damned if PtG aren't channelling shards of four of my absolute favorite bands from the '90s.
Barrio Superstarrio [MP3, 3.3MB, 160kbps]
We Got Games at High Speeds [MP3, 3.2MB, 160kbps]
It's So Good To Be Here in Paris [MP3, 4.8MB, 160kbps]
www.arenarockrecordingco.com
www.pilottogunner.biz
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The Dying Californian
Label: TurnGenre: Country, Rock
The Dying Californian's frayed alt-country ballads pack such subtly heartbreaking lyrics, you may find yourself hitting rewind the same way you used to with R.E.M.'s Murmur. Exhibit A, from "Don't Tell Me You Love Me": "If you tell me you love me/It would be a bad thing/My heart would start wondering/About the songs it could sing."
My Heaven Knows No Reign [MP3, 6.5MB, 160kbps]
The Frozen Path [MP3, 5.3MB, 160kbps]
The Martyrdom of Perpetua [MP3, 5.4MB, 192kbps]
Forest for the Trees [MP3, 4.7MB, 192kbps]
Blurred Just the Same [MP3, 5.2MB, 192kbps]
Prairie Fire [MP3, 3.0MB, 128kbps]
Scene of the Crime [MP3, 1.9MB, 128kbps]
On the Lam [MP3, 4.2MB, 160kbps]
Don't Tell Me You Love Me [MP3, 5.6MB, 160kbps]
Perfect Kind of Love [MP3, 3.5MB, 128kbps]
www.turnrecords.com
www.thedyingcalifornian.com
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The New Year
Label: Touch and GoGenre: Rock
Even when The New Year keep themselves from cathartic explosions of guitar and drums, they still seem very close to losing it. Here's hoping you woke up on the wrong side of the bed today and have been looking for the proper soundtrack to fit your mood.
Chinese Handcuffs [MP3, 3.8MB, 192kbps]
Disease [MP3, 3.1MB, 128kbps]
Gasoline [MP3, 3.3MB, 128kbps]
www.tgrec.com
www.brainwashed.com/thenewyear
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Lomax
Label: 93 RecordsGenre: Punk, Rock
Unfortunate for us Yanks, this gem hasn't dropped on our side of the pond. Post-punk on its second time around. It's not necessarily evident from these tracks, but this band's politics are as sharp as their grooves. Gang of Four float your boat? Start downloading...
Reiterator [MP3, 5.4MB, 128kbps]
Interim [MP3, 3.9MB, 128kbps]
Last Meal For Jeff [MP3, 4.3MB, 128kbps]
www.93records.com
www.lomaxcommunity.com
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Fridge
Label: Temporary ResidenceGenre: Electronic, Experimental, Rock
UK post-rock trio, not unlike Tortoise, prone to toy with electronic and sometimes jazzy improvisations. Although Fridge can sometimes resort to experimentation for experimentation's sake, these tracks are a fine sampling of their more accessible work. FYI: Fridge has spawned two solo projects, Four Tet (Kieran Hebden) and Adem (Adem Ilhan).
Ark [MP3, 7.3MB, 128kbps]
Cutup Piano And Xylophone [MP3, 3.0MB, 160kbps]
Lign [MP3, 625KB, 128kbps]
Lojen [MP3, 3.8MB, 128kbps]
Surface Noise and Electric Piano [MP3, 6.1MB, 192kbps]
www.temporaryresidence.com
www.brainwashed.com/fridge
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