Speaking of new music, the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album 'It's Blitz!' is set for release on April 13th in the UK and 14th in the US. Also be sure to check their website for some new tour dates. Until then...
Warchild's 5th album, 'Heroes' will be released on February the 16th with all profits going to the Warchild.org.uk charity. If you have not yet seen the lineup, head on over to the Warchild website and take a look at a highly impressive list of names and covers, including Hot Chip covering Joy Division's 'Transmission', Yeah Yeah Yeah's take on The Ramones' 'Sheena is a Punk Rocker', TV on the Radio cover David Bowie's 'Heroes', and last but by no means least Peaches doing 'Search and Destroy' by the Stooges. Perfect.
new album on the way according to most reliable sources, and with a promise that reads 'we've been working extra hard on this one with the intention to make you as happy as possible', expectations are high... until then
i'm a bit late, but yesterday was a day of exceptional circumstance... three releases on the one day that spun my world a little faster.
First off, there's the debut EP from UH HUH HER, 'I See Red'. UHH is the new band from Leisha Hailey, formerly of the Murmurs and Gush, and Camila Grey of the band Mellowdrone. The EP is pretty cool, I have different favorites on any given day, but i'd recommend 'say so' and 'explode' (my current favorite). I think Uh Huh Her is a band to follow, they'll no doubt already have a loyal fan base through Hailey's role on The L Word, but I think the music speaks for itself, Uh Huh Her are a band to throw yourself into, so go to it. Check out their myspace were 'I See Red' is currently streaming, or buy the EP on iTunes and get an exclusive track. UHH
Secondly is Tegan and Sara's new album 'The Con'. It took me a while to get into Tegan and Sara, I initially only liked a grand total of two of their songs around the time so jealous was released, a year later a friend gave me copies of 'If It Was You' and 'So Jealous', and now i'm not sure what i was thinking of at the start. But I digress... 'The Con' is rocking, and I could end up recommending half the record... but I wont, check out the title track 'the con', 'nineteen' and 'back in your head' here . 'Back in Your Head' also seems to be the song they've gone with as the first single, check that out below.
and finally.... the Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their EP 'ISIS'. If anybody bought the 'Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow' DVD, the EP has a couple of songs from that which didn't make 'Show Your Bones' which is craziness because 'Down Boy' easily tops anything that went onto the album. Worth picking up just for that. Also have a look at the video, filmed live and in night vision by Lance Bangs.
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