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Thursday, March 15, 2012

New Danny Brown - Baseline


A few days back, Danny Brown released his "Radio Song" video as part of the deluxe-edition release of XXX, which if you know me, you know I like a good deal. Today, we got our first listen to "Baseline," a bonus track on the aforementioned deluxe version of the album, which you can listen to below.

Thursday Bears: More New Diplo (and Vato Gonzalez) - Rasclat Riddim


As if you weren't addicted to Diplo's "Express Yourself" video already, the Philly Mad Decent king released "Rasclat Riddim," which probably means something, with dirty house man Vato Gonzalez. Listen to the track below. They made it, because.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Death Grips - Lost Boys


Death Grips, the hardcore rap act, are making news for their recent - and pretty unpredictable - signing to Epic Records. But if "Lost Boys" is any inclination, the insanity is still there and probably won't be going away. Listen below.

Andrew Bird on The Colbert Report

Last night, Andrew Bird made the first batch of live performances coming off his recently released Break It Yourself, yet another outstanding collection in the already impressive Chicago-native's catalog. Check out "Eyeoneye" and "Danse Caribe" on last night's Colbert Report, below, and grab the album now.

Andrew Bird - Eyeoneye (Live on Colbert Report)


Andrew Bird - Danse Caribe (Live on Colbert Report)

Wednesday Bears: New Miike Snow video - The Wave

I don't think anyone is sure what this mass desert murder video for Miike Snow's "The Wave" really means, but the male figure looks a lot like central character in Xavier: Renegade Angel. Don't remember it? No one is getting mad at you for not. Watch the video below and grab the group's new album Happy To You now.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

New Diplo video - Express Yourself

In case you have been wondering, "What happened to all the ass?" Well, it's in Diplo's new video for "Express Yourself" ft. Nicky Da B. Watch in all that glory.

New Lotus Plaza - Strangers


It took me too long to realize that Lotus Plaza wasn't another side project of Bradford Cox. The newest Lotus Plaza single "Strangers" comes from Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt - who also released 2009's The Floodlight Collective (again, I'm an idiot) - from the upcoming Spooky Action Distance, out April 2.

Listen to the awesome "Stangers" below.

New Danny Brown video - Radio Song

It's been a little bit since Danny Brown has released anything attached to 2011's awesome XXX, one of Bears and Bullets 10 favorite albums of the year. The new video for "Radio Song," which is anything but, came out today with the deluxe version of his album (available on iTunes), and a week before his newest single "Grown Up" is released from Scion A/V. Watch the video for "Radio Song" below.

Tuesday Bears: New Jack White single - Sixteen Saltines


When Jack White performed on Saturday Night Live on March 3, he premiered this second song off his upcoming April LP Blunderbuss, "Sixteen Saltines." And while the live version was chaotic, it wasn't totally audible. Listen to the excellent studio version below and grab the album April 24.

Monday, March 12, 2012

New SBTRKT - Surely


Earlier today, we got a listen to SBTRKT's newest song "Surely," but there isn't a lot of info going around about the record. For now just listen and worry about the details later.

Monday Bears: The Shins on SNL

Port of Morrow is gathering more and more hype as one of the biggest releases of early 2012 with the Shins emphatic return of "Simple Song." Before the Tuesday, March 20 scheduled release, James Mercer and the rest of the reformed band played the aforementioned single and "It's Only Life" on last weekend's Saturday Night Live. Watch both performances below.

The Shins - Simple Song (Live on SNL)



The Shins - It's Only Life (Live on SNL)