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Friday, May 17, 2013

New Wu-Tang Clan - Execution In Autumn


With A Better Tomorrow set for release in July, the Wu-Tang Clan dug deep into the RZA vaults to unveil the previously unreleased "Execution In Autumn." It's classic Wu, featuring the aforementioned RZA, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, and U-God, with production from Frank Dukes.

Whether or not "Execution In Autumn" makes the release of A Better Tomorrow isn't certain, however. This could just be a cool prize beforehand. The single will be available as a 7" as well for a surprisingly decent $.50, with an instrumental B-Side. Buy the 7" here from RZA's Soul Temple imprint, or listen to the track below.

EP Download: Tiger Tsunami - Re:Antarctica


There's always the feeling of golden discovery when you come across a glorious Bandcamp EP. The newest in your collection comes from London producer Tiger Tsunami, with his free Re:Antarctica EP, which features four positively endearing original tracks and three handpicked broad-spectrum remixes from Nuages, Koloto, and FXXXYBLNT. It's a serious must listen.

Stream/download the EP for yourself below.

Album Download: After Dark 2


Nearly six years after Italians Do It Better released the seminal After Dark mix, spearheading the career of Johnny Jewel - aka Mr. Chromatics - the label finally put out the much anticipated sequel. The second mix features help from Jewel's aforementioned Chromatics (three songs), Glass Candy, Mirage, Symmetry, and plenty more worth the time.

Click here for the entire setlist. Downloads are available now on iTunes, but for those waiting for the real deal, physical copies will be distributed in the near future. For now, listen to a few of the After Dark 2 cuts below.





Thursday, May 16, 2013

oOoOO - Mouchette


San Francisco producer oOoOO, aka Chris Dexter, is only a month away from releasing his full-length debut Without Your Love. But before the full LP hits shelves, Dexter debuted the darkly harmonizing and defiantly murky "Mouchette." Pre-orders of the LP are available here, but more music from Dexter is expected to be released before the June 24 release date (via Nihjgt Feelings).

Hey Sholay video - WDYRWMTB


Hey Sholay, a Sheffield/Leeds five-piece, have debuted the newest video for the unpronounceable "WDYRWMTB", from the band's equally hard to pronounce upcoming EP Cloud, Castle, _____.

Directed by Bobby Nassier and members of the band, "WDYRWMTB" (unsure what exactly the acronym means) features simply a young girl performing the sign-language version of the poppy track, which ends up sounding like if Band Of Horses teamed up with Passion Pit.

See for yourself below and grab Cloud, Castle, ____ June 3 via Fierce Panda Records. As well, next Tuesday, May 21, the band will be performing with The Crookes and The Heartbreaks at the 19th anniversary show for the label at Scala in London.

Ty Segall announces new album, 'Sleeper'

More album news? More album news.

Beloved San Francisco garage rocker Ty Segall, who seems to release an album in some various form every half year or so, announced his newest solo LP Sleeper. The Drag City release, which is set for release August 19 in the UK and August 20 in the U.S., is the first solo LP since last year's Twins release.

Check out the teaser for the LP below, which features Segall sleeping because there's a theme here.

Franz Ferdinand announce new album, 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action'

Nearly four years after the release of Tonight, Franz Ferdinand have finally announced the proper follow-up, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.

The teaser trailer for the album, the fourth since the band's landmark self-titled debut in 2004, premiered two days ago, which shares a blip of the title track. It's slated for release August 26 in the UK and August 27 in the U.S.

As well, the group will be releasing a special "Passport Edition" of the LP, which will contain a double-vinyl copy, a CD copy, a 7" with two tracks not included on the official album, an extra 12", a live recording, and four special post-cards from each band member.

Watch the teaser below and pre-order the album now at Domino Records.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

New Ryan Hemsworth - Perfectly


In the ongoing Year Of The Hemsworth, the Canadian producer released the lead track from his upcoming Still Awake EP, the surprisingly pleasant and cheery "Perfectly." The release comes before Hemsworth heads out on the European leg of his current tour, one week before the EP comes out.

Stream the lead track below (courtesy of Mix Mag) and grab the Still Awake EP via his official website.

New Torche - Keep Up


This new Torche track, and the fairly awesome album art above, comes courtesy of the Volcom Entertainment Vinyl Club, which totally exists. There's a certain reservation I had initially, considering a lot of the kids I went to high school with were Volcom clothing and weren't the nicest people, but "Keep Up" helps the cause a bit.

Check out the track below, and if you are so inclined, subscribe to the Volcom Ent. Vinyl Club. A subscription ($40) gets you six shipped vinyls a year and discounts at the Volcom music store.

Four Tet - Unspoken (Original Version)


Included in Four Tet's 2003 album Rounds, "Unspoken" was augmented on the final release when Kieren Hebden couldn't legally produce the original version. That 2003 version, which contained a sample of the Tori Amos song "Winter," is now available in its full-fledged form courtesy of Hebden's Twitter. Stream and/or download the track below.