New Gardens & Villa - Bullet Train

For their forthcoming album Dunes, Santa Barbara, CA natives Gardens & Villa hit up the Mid-West alongside DFA collaborative producer Tim Goldsworthy for an unruly winter of recording. During the band's time, the five members stayed locked in (only leaving the studio a reported five times), keying in on an expanding array of influences for sophomore release.

Eventually, as you can see in the trailer, the band embarked into the wilds of Michigan. What came of those tempered moments in the unfamiliar wild are distinctly contrasting vibes for the LP (Mid-West native Prince and Depeche Mode comparisons are tossed around, just to give you an idea). Listen to the LP's first single; the jumpy, new wave-friendly "Bullet Train" below for a first taste.

Dunes is set for release February 4 on Secretly Canadian.

Holy Ghost! - It's Okay

After releasing a few teaser tracks from the upcoming album Dynamics, New York electro-pop outfit Holy Ghost! debuted the brand new "It's Okay." The dance-esque features more prevalent on the previous "Teenagers In Heat" dials back a bit for a slower climb, but ultimately ends up right where you expect Holy Ghost! Check it out below.

Dynamics is out September 10 on DFA.

Download: Larry Gus - The Blue Flowers (Between Blue and Blue); Madlib beats

Mad genius producer Madlib, perhaps more so than any relevant artist today, has enough produced material to last him several lifetimes already. From side-project efforts, to solo work, and co-oped material, the West coast icon seemingly never runs out of material. And the best part of that for fans is that his catalog seems constantly new, even if its stored in archives or lost in DJ sets. In DFA alum Larry Gus' new "The Blue Flowers (Between Blue and Blue)" mix, the producer travels through 54 minutes of Madlib's material, much of which will still be new to most listeners.

See for yourself below.

New Holy Ghost! - Teenagers In Heat

Emerging from the brilliant Brooklyn goldmine that is DFA Records is the brand new "Teenagers In Heat" (just in time) from future dance goths Holy Ghost! The track, co-produced by none other than DFA beacon of hope James Murphy, will be featured on the duo's forthcoming Dynamics, which is slated for a September 10 release. Stream and/or download the new, cheery hit below for now.

The Juan Maclean - You Are My Destiny (ft. Nancy Whang)

Generally, I trust everything that comes out of DFA. The can-do-no-wrong New York standout has been pumping glorious off-kilter dance inspired production since its 2001 inception, so at this point its hard to ever ignore it.

The newest DFA material comes from The Juan Maclean, who's been a little quiet since his 2009 LP The Future Will Come. The latest comes with some help from former LCD Soundsystem (a tear shall be shed anytime the demise of LCD is mentioned) member Nancy Whang.

Included in the 12", which will be released April 9, will be a Nic Fanciulli remix. Limited edition White Label's are available now.

Check out the edited version below, along with a video of the full cut.

The Juan Maclean "You Are My Destiny" from DFA Records on Vimeo.

Factory Floor - Fall Back

Patched in nearly five years of hype, electro trio Factory Floor are finally set for their DFA debut. The group released their inspiring first single "Two Different Ways" back in November, but the hype is actually starting to climb with "Fall Back." A chugging electro beat with pixelated echoes streaming through, it's the perfect template for a DFA single.

Check both tracks out below and grab the group's debut January 14.

New Holy Ghost! - It Gets Dark

DFA electro duo Holy Ghost! have released their first original material in over a year with this dance-noir heavy track "It Gets Dark." There's no word on new material on the way, but could be a likely indicator of something big. Check it out below.

The Rapture - Children (Darkstarr Remix)

In terms of remixes, DFA Records usually surpasses the competition to laughable degrees. The New York label, founded by oft-mentioned James Murphy, recently premiered this Darkstarr remix of fellow labelmates The Rapture. The "Children" remix comes from the group's 2011 output In The Grace Of Your Love and is available in an exclusive 12" version here.

Check out the track over at SPIN.

Wednesday Bears: New Rapture video - In the Grace of Your Love

The Rapture premiered their newest video from last year's In The Grace of Your Love, with the album's title track. The slow-moving, dance hall beat to Luke Jenner's familiar wails play with the discotheque lighting, in what we all should know is a really religious song, but still a good one. Watch the video via The Dream End, and grab the album now via DFA Records.

Thursday-er-Friday Bears: New LCD Soundsystem Video - Bye Bye Bayou

Well, this would have been up yesterday had my computer not assed-out.

Two days after the release of their super-damn-good album This is Happening, LCD Soundsystem (more specifically James Murphy and LCD drummer Pat Mahoney) have released the video for their cover of Alan Vega's  "Bye Bye Bayou."

The cover was released as a single a couple months ago, but isn't one of the nine tracks on the aforementioned album. And even though the group is in the middle of the summer-long season of touring, Murphy and Mahoney seemed to find the time to create the seven minute-plus video. Realistically, it doesn't look like it took that long to  make, though.

This is Happening is out now via Virgin and DFA Records.

LCD Soundsystem - Bye Bye Bayou

Tuesday Bears: LCD Soundsystem gets "Drunk"

I admit I've been talking an awful lot about LCD Soundsystem lately. Be it the pre-release of This is Happening, their upcoming and brutally fantastic follow up to 2007's Sound of Silver, or getting a full taste of the album for free at the band's website, James Murphy and Co. have been making a lot of noise in the blogosphere.

Yesterday, the group released the first video from the upcoming album for "Drunk Girls." The single, in typical fashion of the fun-romps "Daft Punk is Playing at My House" and "North American Scum," stands out as This is Happening's most danceable, funny and accessible song.

The video, directed by Spike Jonze, features guerrilla furries making a, well, drunken mess of the band. The final product ends up being hands-down one of the year's finest music videos.

This is Happening is scheduled for release May 18 in the U.S. via DFA and Virgin Records. You can pre order the album here.

LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls

Wednesday Bears: Stream LCD Soundsystem's new album

Only a few days after "Dance Yrself Clean" and "I Can Change" made their way onto the blogosphere, James Murphy and the rest of LCD Soundsystem decided to lets fans stream their new album This is Happening on the band's Web site for free, nearly a month before its scheduled release date.

The news comes a day after Murphy, during a secret show in Brooklyn, NY, pleaded to fans to not leak This is Happening, but apparently to no avail. You can listen to all nine tracks for free off the new album at the band's Web site.

This is Happening is scheduled for official release May 18 in the U.S., via DFA and Virgin Records. You can pre-order the album now on iTunes.

Monday Bears: First Listen - Two new songs from LCD Soundsystem

A new batch of songs from LCD Soundsystem's upcoming May release of This is Happening have been released.

The two songs, "I Can Change," in higher quality, and "Dance Yourself Clean," in a low quality radio-rip, are slightly Knife-ish sounding six-minute-plus tracks that feel a bit more at home and personal than their collectively fun romp "Drunk Girls," that found it's way online a week or so ago.

You can download the songs songs directly from We All Want Someone to Shout For. This is Happening, James Murphy's first full-studio album since 2007's spectacular Sound of Silver, is due out in the U.S. May 18 via DFA and Virgin Records.