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First of all, Battles are bound for Roskilde this year, and I'm happy to hear they've still got some of that beastliness that made their show in '08 so awesome. They passed through France recently to record a vid for La Blogotheque's famed Take-Away Show series. This new track off the trio's forthcoming release, Gloss Drop, is called 'Wall Street', and I like it much more than the ghastly lead single, 'Ice Cream'. This is as ferocious as Mirrored was - thumbs up!
Another intriguing New York outfit, Yeasayer, premiered a new tune, 'Devil And The Deed', on Conan O'Brien's show. Try checking it out, although I must admit it hasn't really caught me. Same goes for Arcade Fire's two new tunes, 'Speaking In Tongues' and 'Culture War'. Arcade Fire is most emphatically an album-band for me, which makes these sorts of b-side releases hard to really get a hold of. The sound is very akin to The Suburbs, and these tracks could easily originate from the same studio sessions.
Much more interesting is the tune Digitalism released over the weekend, featuring none other than born-again king-of-cool Julian Casablancas of The Strokes. Track is called 'Forrest Gump', and is another fine wee teaser for the German outfit's sophomore album, which is due in a little less than a month.
Finally, just to include some less downtrodden artists, here are a few brand new tunes from - to me - brand new artists. One is Blondes, who emerged on the Forkcast yesterday with 'Pleasure', a long, meandering piece of electronica. Very long, but very catchy. Also, in the entirely opposite ditch, be sure to check out some good old-fashioned indie rock from under-the-radar London outfit Tellison, who sound like Panic! At The Disco without the emoness or White Lies without all the doom and gloom. I guess there's a reason British indie's suffering these days, when this is highlight-worthy, but still do check out 'Say Silence', at least it's pretty honest!
