BRAND AND SPANKINGLY NEW

TV on the Radio released their third album 'Dear Science,' on the 23rd, but the good reviews were coming in well before that ('a masterful future tableau' etc...). Pick yourself up a copy if you haven't already and be sure to check out 'Family Tree' either way.



This next one came in a little under the radar for me, but Mogwai released 'Hawk is Howling' their 6th studio album on the 22nd. To commemorate this special time, here's 'punk rock:' the opening track from the highly, highly excellent 1999 album, 'Come On Die Young' played over the Iggy Pop interview it samples.



and if you like your guitars loud and your songs lasting upwards of 4 minutes, you really should subscribe to the Mogwai podcast....really (it hasn't been updated in a while, but highly worth it)

and finally, the 22nd also saw the release of Ladyhawke's self titled debut album through Modular Records... prepare to have this song stuck in your head for a long long long long time.

THE SAME, ONLY DIFFERENT

I heard the Feist/Gonzales one first so that's the one that got wedged in my brain, but I feel it's best to do these things the right way round...




Feist feat.Gonzales - Lovertits

ALL THE TIME

Brazilian Girls - Good Time
(we just want to have a good time)

MORE FREE STUFF

Go and have a listen to the Noel Zancanella Remix of 'Seventeen' on Casxios myspace. and if you like it, you could downlaod it there, but why not register at Casxios website instead and receive it along with 4 other Casxio songs, including 'Seventeen' in it's original form, for free !!! spectacular.

I NEED YOU TO CLAP WITH THIS SONG

Sigur Ros live at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, only makes me like this song more...

Gobbledigook

LIVE AND UNLEASHED

It has been three days of tent-living, non-washing, wellie-boot-wearing goodness that is widely known round these parts as electric picnic- a 3 day music and arts festival down Dublin way. One of the best festivals i've been to in a long time, made even better by the torrential rains not hitting till we were heading home. The weekend had lots of highlights (including Gossip, CSS, Sigur Ros, Breeders, Cut Copy amongst others) but here are my favourites. I've taken the easy way out and am going to bombard you with video 'aplenty, live and unleashed...


Hercules and Love Affair




Dan Deacon




Chromeo




Finally, the highlight of the weekend, hands down...

The Kills