1.7.08

THE MUSIC - Strenght in Numbers


The Music return with Strength In Numbers, an album that follows up 2004's Welcome to the North perfectly.
a combination of dance music and bluesy rock is The Music's distinctive sound, with uplifting lyrics belting out over big riffs and bigger beats.
and here they go again.

ARTIST: The Music
TITLE: Strenght in Numbers
LABEL: Polydor
GENRE: Indie-Rock
TIME: 55:06 min
SIZE: 78,75 MB
BITRATE: CBR 192kbps
RIP DATE: Jun, 30-2008
RELEASE DATE: Jun, 16-2008
WEBSITE: www.themusic.co.uk

TRACKLIST:
01. Strenght in Numbers [03:42]
02. The Spike [04:01]
03. Drugs [05:20]
04. Idle [03:37]
05. The Left Side [03:29]
06. Fire [02:58]
07. Get Through It [02:58]
08. Vision [04:23]
09. The Last One [03:44]
10. No Weapons Sharper Than Will [03:51]
11. Cold Blooded [04:20]
12. Inconceivable Odds [12:43]

preview:
The Music - Fire
The Music - Idle

30.6.08

CSS - Donkey


Brazil's CSS release their follow-up to 2006's Cansei de Ser Sexy ("I got tired of being sexy").
they've toured worldwide a number of times with the likes of Gwen Stefani, Ladytron, Klaxons, and Diplo, and played festivals from Coachella, Pitchfork, and Virgin to Reading, Benicassim, Roskilde, and beyond.
Donkey is tough, street-ready, and recreates the frenetic energy of their live shows: equal parts dance party, urban circus, and out-and-out chaos.
good.

ARTIST: CSS
TITLE: Donkey
LABEL: SubPop
GENRE: Indie
TIME: 39:17 min
SIZE: 80,25 MB
BITRATE: CBR 128kbps
RIP DATE: Jun, 29-2008
RELEASE DATE: Jul, 22-2008
WEBSITE: www.csshurts.com

TRACKLIST:
01. Jager Yoga [03:49]
02. Rat Is Dead (rage) [03:18]
03. Let's Reggae All Night [03:55]
04. Give Up [03:20]
05. Left Behind [03:30]
06. Beautiful Song [03:27]
07. How I Became Paranoid [03:25]
08. Move [03:54]
09. I Fly [03:17]
10. Believe Achieve [03:36]
11. Air Panter [03:47]

preview:
CSS - Believe Achieve
CSS - Rat Is Dead (rage)

29.6.08

HEALTH - Disco


with the awesomely-named Health, noise is a controlled art form.
their self-titled debut swept through the headspaces of indie rock kids and pretentious rock critics like some sort of ear-splitting windstorm with beats. Truth be told, the record was excellent but it left you hungry for more: so let's enter Disco, the remix album to end all remix albums.

ARTIST: Health
TITLE: Disco
LABEL: Lovepump United
GENRE: Electronic
TIME: 52:48 min
SIZE: 79,11 MB
BITRATE: cBR 192kbps
RIP DATE: Jun, 28-2008
RELEASE DATE: May, 27-2008
WEBSITE: www.healthnoise.com

TRACKLIST:
01. Triceratops (acid girls rmx A) [05:03]
02. Lost Time (pictureplane rmx) [04:20]
03. Triceratops (acid girls rmx B) [04:05]
04. Crimewave (crystal castle vs. health) [04:32]
05. Heven (narctrax rmx) [05:10]
06. Problem Is (thrust lab rmx) [04:48]
07. Triceratops (cfcf rmx) [03:35]
08. Lost Time (C.L.A.W.S. rmx) [07:46]
09. Tabloid Sores (nosaj thing rmx) [02:30]
10. Heaven (pink skull rmx) [05:13]
11. Perfect Skin (curse! rmx) [05:46]

preview:
Health - Lost Time (pictureplane rmx)
Health - Picture Skin (curse! rmx)

27.6.08

MIKE PATTON - A Perfect Place O.S.T.


Mike Patton makes his debut as a film composer for the film noir short, A Perfect Place.
it's the 25 minute comedy short of Fantoma Films co-founder, Derrick Scocchera.
being Scocchera’s directorial debut as well as Patton’s film score debut, the team works well together in setting the tone for the movie and this shadowy, pessimistic movie, ingeniously recreating a cinematic genre popular in the 1940’s and 1950’s and, filmed in anamorphic black and white will leave you wanting more like it from Scocchera.
and Patton as well.

ARTIST: Mike Patton
TITLE: A Perfect Place O.S.T.
LABEL: Ipecac
GENRE: Cinematic-Rock
TIME: 47:31 min
SIZE: 80,25 MB
BITRATE: VBR 215kbps avg
RIP DATE: Jun, 26-2008
RELEASE DATE: Mar, 11-2008
WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/pattonmike

TRACKLIST:
01. Main Title [03:54]
02. A Perfect Place [03:23]
03. Car Radio (AM) [01:38]
04. A Perfect Twist (vocal) [02:28]
05. A Little Poker Tomorrow Night [05:03]
06. Seriously Disturbed [03:22]
07. A Dream of Roses [05:49]
08. Main Title (reprise) [03:33]
09. Batucada [03:43]
10. Another Perfec Place [03:24]
11. Car Radio (FM) [02:12]
12. Swinging the Body [03:33]
13. Catholic Tribe [04:43]
14. Il Cupo Dolore [02:24]
15. A Perfect End [02:10]

preview:
Mike Patton - A Perfect Twist
Mike Patton - A Little Poker Tomorrow Night

26.6.08

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND - A Thousand Shark's Teeth


charming, playful, daring, foreboding, graceful, eclectic, exciting and visceral: these are all the first words that come to mind after a full listen through A Thousand Shark's Teeth.
it is a record that evokes and challenges, full of the sorts of melodies and arrangements that stay with you long after the album's stopped playing.
My Brightest Diamond fill an unique musical niche, where the instrumentation alone sets your heart apart, and then adding the vocals sends it over the top.

ARTIST: My Brightest Diamond
TITLE: A Thousand Shark's Teeth
LABEL: Asthmatic Kitty
GENRE: Indie
TIME: 46:39 min
SIZE: 47,25 MB
BITRATE: VBR 220kbps avg
RIP DATE: Jun, 25-2008
RELEASE DATE: Jun, 17-2008
WEBSITE: www.mybrightestdiamond.com

TRACKLIST:
01. Inside a Boy [03:44]
02. The Ice & the Queen [05:23]
03. If I Were Queen [02:38]
04. Apples [02:28]
05. Grom the Top of the World [04:03]
06. Black & Costaud [04:22]
07. To Pluto's Moon [06:49]
08. Bass Player [04:33]
09. Goodbye Forever [03:53]
10. Like a Sieve [03:04]
11. The Brightest Diamond [05:12]

preview:
My Brightest Diamond - Inside a Boy
My Brightest Diamond - The Brightest Diamond

24.6.08

TILLY & THE WALL - O


O, the third record from the literally toe-tapping Tilly and the Wall, starts exactly like a Tilly song has always started; a simple guitar strum, eighth note pattern, with a simple progression and an upward moving, if not slightly melancholic melody.
but that's not enough.
in a second you can stumble into rock and roll with more than just the traditional piano/tap dancer combination: we have fuzzy guitars, hard electric riffs.
in a few words, old fans will find something new, and new fans will discover an old winning combination: good song-writing, catchy melodies, and a bunch of upbeat tracks.
the album is no revolution, but it certainly makes for a good addition to the library.

ARTIST: Tilly and the Wall
TITLE: O
LABEL: Team Love
GENRE: Indie-Rock
TIME: 32:35 min
SIZE: 47,25 MB
BITRATE: VBR 219kbps avg
RIP DATE: Jun, 22-2008
RELEASE DATE: Jun, 17-2008
WEBSITE: www.tillyandthewall.com

TRACKLIST:
01. Tall Tall Glass [02:58]
02. Pot Kettle Black [02:51]
03. Cacophony [02:28]
04. I Found You [02:37]
05. Jumbler [02:20]
06. Chandelier Lake [04:16]
07. Dust Me Off [02:57]
08. Falling Without Knowing [03:06]
09. Blood Flowers [03:12]
10. Poor Man's Ice Cream [02:34]
11. Too Excited [03:16]

preview:
Tilly and the Wall - Pot Kettle Black
Tilly and the Wall - Cacophony

23.6.08

THE SUBWAYS - All Or Nothing


here's the long-awaited sophomore outing, following 2005's Young For Eternity, from youthful, grunge-inspired brit trio.
this album saw the band decamp to LA to work with legendary US alt-rock producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins), who beefed up and smoothed out their sound: the result is a considerable sonic progression from the rudimentary garage punk oftheir debut, which sees them absorbing various influences from US rock history and beyond.
includes the singles Alright and the download-only Girls & Boys.

ARTIST: The Subways
TITLE: All Or Nothing
LABEL: Warner
GENRE: Indie-Rock
TIME: 44:43 min
SIZE: 80,15 MB
BITRATE: CBR 320kbps
RIP DATE: Jun, 21-2008
RELEASE DATE: Jun, 30-2008
WEBSITE: www.thesubways.net

TRACKLIST:
01. Girls and Boys (instrumental) [03:10]
02. Kalifornia [04:49]
03. Alright [03:31]
04. Shake! Shake! [03:07]
05. Move to Newlyn [03:06]
06. All or Nothing [04:55]
07. I Won't Let You Down [03:43]
08. Turnaround [03:10]
09. Obsession [03:57]
10. Strawberry Blonde [03:41]
11. Always Tomorrow [04:10]
12. Lost Boy [04:57]
13. Girls and Boys [03:06]

preview:
The Subways - Alright
The Subways - Girls & Boys