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There is a plethora of new music being released now, just in time for KNAK 32 (May 2009). Notably, the highly anticipated debut LPs from Passion Pit and Miike Snow are available, and I’m loving them both.
Also, I highly recommend you find a way to check out Dark Night of the Soul, a collaborative project between Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch. Due to a legal dispute with EMI, it doesn’t look like the music is going to be officially released. But you can find the music streaming on NPR, and you can find digital copies floating out in the cloud, which the artists encourage you to find. In fact, they’re selling a special art booklet as part of a package, complete with CD-R for you to burn the songs yourself.
You can listen most of the playlist for free on Lala, and I’ve included the Lala playlist below (after the jump) as well as the iTunes iMix. If you check out Lala, connect with me.
As always, please send any recommendations and comments my way.
Much love,
-Dave
The list is below….
| Artist | Song Title | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Electric Owls | Magic Show | Ain’t Too Bright |
| New group from Asheville, NC created by indie veterans of The Comas, Band of Horses, and Gutter Twins. | |||
| 2. | The Gossip | Heavy Cross | Music for Men |
| Beth Ditto’s vocals are up front and in your face in this driving indie rock track. | |||
| 3. | Rain On | Songs of Shame | |
| Lo-fi folksy rock out of Brooklyn | |||
| 4. | Passion Pit | Moth’s Wings | Manners |
| Fantastic debut album from this Michael Angelakos-fronted group. Excited to see them in concert live. | |||
| 5. | Passion Pit | Swimming In The Flood | Manners |
| Definitely also check out earlier featured tracks The Reeling and their breakout song Sleepyhead. | |||
| 6. | Dan Black | Symphonies (Passion Pit Remix) | Symphonies (single) |
| You won’t find the Passion Pit remix for sale outside of the UK, but you can get the MP3 at RCRD LBL | |||
| 7. | Buildings Breeding | Emmawood | In the Key of Calloused Fingers |
| Pretty song from this Sacramento-based band. | |||
| 8. | Camera Obscura | French Navy | My Maudlin Career |
| New LP from this female-fronted Scottish indie pop group after a 3 year wait. | |||
| 9. | The Whip | Sister Siam | X Marks Destination |
| Electro-dance track from Manchester-based The Whip | |||
| 10. | The Coast | Tightrope | Expatriate |
| The Coast hails out of Toronto, and their 2008 LP was just released in the U.S. | |||
| 11. | Empire of the Sun | We Are The People | Walking On A Dream |
| Another pop track from Electro-glam duo from Australia featuring Sleepy Jackson’s Luke Steele. | |||
| 12. | Doves | Jetstream | Kingdom of Rust |
| Lead track on the latest LP from Manchester-based Doves. I love how this one slowly builds. | |||
| 13. | Office | Nobody Knows You | Mecca |
| Oddly-named band now based in Detroit, with a wonderful new wave-ish sound. | |||
| 14. | The Late Greats | Sleep Sleep Sleep | Destroy My Brain (EP) |
| This track from this UK-based group is really growing on me. | |||
| 15. | Miike Snow | Cult Logic | Miike Snow |
| Wow. I love this group. Their latest LP is dropping on June 9, but is available digitally on iTunes now. You can also hear their whole album on MySpace. | |||
| 16. | Miike Snow | In Search Of | Miike Snow |
| Also be sure to check out “Animal” and “Burial”, the two lead-off tracks. | |||
| 17. | Dark Mean | Lullaby | Frankencottage |
| Closing out with a beautiful guitar and banjo-tinged song from Hamilton, Ontario-based Dark Mean. | |||
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