Union Transfer, Mar. 8 - Django Django (Preview)

Nailing down where alternative music's waves are flowing towards is really a matter of two directions, more often than not. Sure there are sub-genres going through strings of mutant mitosis every week, creating splendid off-breeds of the sounds we all know and love. But to put it simply, there are two primary directions: revivalism and new.

Django Django are unflinchingly new. The London band's post new-wave is branded with neo-futurism to a degree that makes MGMT look like its falling behind. Sprinting through the band's 13-track self-titled debut from last year and its hard to say there's much resonance from sound to sound other than the uncommon ambition to sound like no one else is doing it.

Handclaps, bizarro Afrofusion, glam, and even mulling electro spacing are all here. Sometimes all on the same song like "Firewater," which drifts and dreams like its plowing through the desert before sunset. It's a long-winded description for something that seems like ambition, which will certainly be on play tonight.

Alongside the group at Philadelphia's spectacular Union Transfer will be Minneapolis band Night Moves, which were featured on the site last August. Tickets for the show are still available here, with doors opening at 8 p.m.

Engine - Lands Of Sleep

LA's Engine will be one of the umpteenth millions of bands worthy of your time at this year's SXSW festival, combining modern American rock flare with spacey western springs. For a quick preview, check out the band's curious video for "Lands Of Sleep" and keep your ear to the ground for more news from the group.

New James Blake - Digital Lion

"Digital Lion" was actually the second of two James Blake tracks released today. The first, "Voyeur," was unfortunately taken down, but the former will suffice for the time being. The new track has a modestly increased pace from anything we heard from the 24-year-old's self-titled release two years ago. That may have to do with the inclusion of none other than Brian Eno, who lends his help on the production.

Check it out below courtesy of Blake's 1-800-Dinosaur (not sure what that means either) Soundcloud, and pre-order Overgrown here.

New Dan Deacon video - Crash Jam

Before Dan Deacon starts his series of tour dates alongside Animal Collective tonight in Boston, the Baltimore native premiered the curiously frenetic new video for "Crash Jam." The America cut was spliced together by fellow Baltimore artist Ben O'Brien, you sped up P90x videos for the collided effect.

Check it below and grab America today via Domino Records.

New Phoenix video - Entertainment

Back when we first heard "Entertainment," the lead single from Phoenix's upcoming studio LP Bankrupt!, it wasn't hard to pick up on the classical Asian vibe. Indeed, the song was compared to Siouxsie and The Banshees' "Hong Kong Garden" for the similar, unmistakable lead aesthetic, of which director Patrick Daughters utilizes.

The video features a narrative of love-drawn actors spliced across different eras, which gets very soap opera-y at one point. Check it out below and grab Bankrupt! April 23 via Loyaute and Glassnote Records.

New CHVRCHES video - Recover

In a description I probably never thought I'd say, check out the brand new sci-fi adventure fantasy video for CHVRCHES excellent single "Recover." I'll let the grand whatever of the video speak for itself, but don't forget to grab the Recover EP March 25 in the UK and 26 in the U.S. Pre-orders are available here.

Album Stream: Deptford Goth - Life After Defo

Streaming over at Pitchfork is British singer-producer Daniel Woolhouse's (aka Deptford Goth) new LP Life After Defo. Judging from the name and his and his 2011 Youth II EP, the subtle textures and enriching bedroom harmonies on Life After Defo are a more than pleasant surprise.

Check out the whole LP here, and head off to iTunes for grab the MP3 version of it via Merok Records. For a little preview, check out "UNION" below.

Seatraffic - Superficial Heart (YR SKULL Remix)

A few days back, San Francisco producer YR SKULL debuted his remix of Seatraffic's warming "Superficial Heart" over at Fader. The single is the first of many from Seatraffic, which is planning a few more singles in the coming weeks.

In the wake of the original release, Seatraffic has released an EP and performed alongside acts like How To Dress Well, Beacon, and Ruby Suns around in the duo's native San Francisco.

Check out the original version and the remix below, courtesy of Seatraffic's Bandcamp and catch the band at SXSW next week.

Party Supplies - Rhythm Roulette (Mass Appeal)

Thanks to the fellows over at Mass Appeal, which is just a damn good site in its own right, we have Party Supplies giving a little inside look at his beat-making process. In the video, Party Supplies (Justin Nealis) is blindfolded and grabs three random LPs from a record store's Soul section in hopes to curate a beat out of the surprise elements for the site's new series Rhythm Roulette.

The three LPs aren't terribly familiar (O'Connor's Come Alive, Tender Aggression's Fly Disco Fly, and Instant Funk's Instant Funk V), but Justin turns them into something more palatable for Blue Chips fans.

Check it out below.

Here Is Your Temple video - So High

Laced in frozen electro shoegaze is the brand new video from Sweden's Here Is Your Temple for "So High." Featured on the group's So High EP, which is available to stream via Here Is Your Temple's Soundcloud, the video premiered over at CLASH yesterday.

Fitting the Nordic vibe, "So High" features a lot of fur, snow, and a wolf to make the imagery come full circle. Check it out below and grab the EP via Bolero Recordings and Publishing April 15.

New Surfer Blood - Demon Dance

Following a fairly offensive summer, it would have made complete sense if Surfer Blood were lost in shamed obscurity. Despite the overwhelmingly negative press, the band is back and seems to finding its form again.

Earlier today, Surfer Blood debuted its newest single "Demon Dance" over at NPR, and its an undeniable smash. Checkered history aside, the band continues to shill out catchy, captivating garage pop.

Check the track out below and catch the band on its super length tour this summer with special dates alongside Foals (dates listed here). Head over to Warner Music for pre-orders of the band's new LP Pythons, out June 11.

Halasan Bazar - Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Sad

Little-known Copenhagen pysch-rock outfit Halasan Bazar, who are a few weeks from releasing its Space Junk LP, have debuted the swirling "Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Sad."

The track, which is available to stream and/or download below, floats freely through Americana-inspired garage folk. That attribution makes a little more sense when you find out that the band's new LP - with members from Denmark, Australia, and Northern Europe - is being produced by San Francisco label Crash Symbols.

Grab Space Junk April 2 as both a 12" LP and digital download.

New Goldroom - Only You Can Show Me (ft. Mereki)

Before he heads on over to SXSW (March 13 at Lipstick 24 and 16 at The Brew Exchange), Goldroom premiered his brand new cut "Only You Can Show Me" with vocals from Los Angeles artist Mereki. The single is available now over at Beatport, and is available to stream below.

New Rustie - Slasherr

Nearly two years after the release of his breakout LP Glass Swords, Glasgow producer Rustie has released the crystallized banger "Slasherr." The track, which premiered last weekend on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 Show, is out digitally today and will be featured on Rustie's upcoming March 18 EP Triadzz, via Numbers. Check it out below.

New J. Period - Hold On (Kanye West and Consequence)

Although the compilation is current available in the U.S. (for whatever reason), J. Period's brand new G.O.O.D. Music: Remixed & Unreleased features this Kanye West and Consequence cut, "Hold On." It's a short track, so there's nothing extraordinarily huge here, but it's Kanye and good production so you should be on board.

Clipping - This Song Is a Drug Deal (Foot Village Remix)

Combining two unhinged forces - Los Angeles chaos-rap outfit Clipping and the drum apocalypse that is Foot Village - and we have a more blistering version of "This Song Is A Drug Deal." The pace is pushed to absolute extremes, which fits the Clipping angle fairly well.

Speaking of, the group will be performing at  SXSW soon at The Terroreyes/The Needle Drop show, March 14 alongside BADBABNOTGOOD, Anamanaguchi, Antwon, and others. Check out the promo here and email RSVP@terroreyes.tv for a spot.