Midlake – Acts Of Man

:: This is what good music is supposed to sound like!

Album Cover:

Artist: Midlake
Title of Album: The Courage Of Others
Release Date: Januar 29, 2010
Label: Cooperative Music (Universal)

Tracklist:
01 Acts Of Man
02 Winter Dies
03 Small Mountain
04 Core Of Nature
05 Fortune
06 Rulers, Ruling All Things
07 Children Of The Grounds
08 Bring Down
09 The Horn
10 The Courage Of Others
11 In The Ground

Follow ‘Midlake’ on:
Official homepage at: http://midlake.net/
Twitter at: https://twitter.com/#!/midlakeband
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/midlake

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Sep 14 − Roscoe

Tula – Stitch by Stitch [Live on Berlin Sessions #37]

:: Great young talent ‘Tula’ from the Berlin Sessions!

Artist: Tula
Song: Stitch by Stitch
Location: The Apartment, Buelowstrasse 90, Berlin-Schoeneberg

Berlin Sessions #37 // December 15, 2011

Follow ‘Tula’ on:
Official homepage at: http://tula.nu/

Follow ‘Berlin Sessions’ on:
Official homepage at: http://berlinsessions.tv/
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/berlinsessions 

New Tracks: The National – I Need My Girl / Rylan [Live on Q TV]

:: Very nice first taste of what’s to come in 2012 by The National!

I Need My Girl

Rylan

These two previously unreleased tracks are the first taste of the new album The National are currently working on. They first performed both tracks at Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada on December 08, 2011 on CBC’s (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio Q TV.

‘The National’ Picture:

Follow ‘The National’ on:
Official homepage at: http://www.americanmary.com/
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/thenationalofficial
Twitter at: http://twitter.com/The_National

New Track: Memoryhouse – The Kids Were Wrong [Official Video]

:: nice and soft sound…

This is the first taste of the upcoming full-length debut of Memoryhouse, entitled “The Slideshow Effect” and to be released February 28, 2012 on Sub Pop Records. Download the track for free on the Memoryhouse homepage.

Post Update: The video is directed by Shawn Brackbill and was published on February 26, 2012.

Cover Art:

This is ‘Walk With Me’, th second single taken from “The Slideshow Effect”.

Tracklist:
01. Little Expressionless Animals
02. The Kids Were Wrong
03. All Our Wonder
04. Punctum
05. Heirloom
06. Bonfire
07. Pale Blue
08. Walk With Me
09. Kind Of Light
10. Old Haunts

Follow ‘Memoryhouse’ at:
Official homepage at: http://www.memoryhou.se/
Bandcamp at: http://memoryhouse.bandcamp.com/
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/memoryhouse
Twitter at: http://twitter.com/inmemoryhouse/

Yoav – 6/8 Dream

:: B-B-BAG IT!

Album Cover:

Artist: Yoav
Title Of Album: A Foolproof Escape Plan
Release Date: September 20, 2010
Label: You Are Here

Follow ‘Yoav’ on:
Official homepage at: http://www.yoavmusic.com/
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Yoavmusic
Twitter at: https://twitter.com/#!/yoavmusic
Myspace at: http://www.myspace.com/yoavmusic
You Tube at: http://www.youtube.com/yoavmusic

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Aug 23 − Easy Chair

Ben Williams – Drunken Gun [Official Video]

:: Makes me melancholic in a nice way… i´ve had to much to drink…

Video: Drunken Gun [Official Video]

Stream: What I Want – NEW EP TEASER

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Album Cover:

Artist: Ben Williams
Title of Album: Twenty Houses
Label: Record Union

Follow ‘Ben Williams’ on:
Official homepage at: http://www.benwilliamsmusic.co.uk
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/BenWilliamsMusicPage
Twitter at: https://twitter.com/#!/ben_williams_m
Soundcloud at: http://soundcloud.com/benwilliamsmusic/tracks
You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/benwilliamsm

The Chemical Brothers – Hanna’s Theme (Vocal Version)

:: This one’s flyin’ me away…

 

This amazing track is to be found on The Original Soundtrack of “Hanna”, done by The Chemical Brothers and released July 01, 2011 on Sony Classical (Sony Music).

Album Cover:

Album Tracklist:
01. Hanna’s Theme
02. Escape 700
03. Chalice 1
04. The Devil Is In The Details
05. Mapsounds Chalice 2
06. The Forest
07. Quayside Sythesis
08. The Sandman
09. Marissa Flashback
10. Bahnhof Rumble
11. The Devil Is In The Beats
12. Car Chase (Arp Worship)
13. Interrogation Lonesome Subway Grimms House
14. Hanna vs. Marissa
15. Sun Collapse
16. Special Ops
17. Escape Wavefold
18. Isolated Howl
19. Container Park
20. Hanna’s Theme Vocal Version

Follow ‘The Chemical Brothers’ on:
Official homepage at: http://www.thechemicalbrothers.com
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ChemicalBros
Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ChemBros
Myspace at: http://www.myspace.com/thechemicalbrothers

Read more:
Consequence of Sound – Album Review: The Chemical Brothers – Hanna OST

Debut Single: The Cast of Cheers – Family [Official Video]

:: Woohooo! This one’s a pretty big dance attack!

After self-releasing their actual first album last year on Bandcamp (with quite a success), this one will be the official debut single, and the first taste of the new album set for release in early 2012. Wach out for more!

‘Family’ will be out as single on February 20, 2012 via School Boy Error / Cooperative Music.

‘The Cast of Cheers’ picture:

Follow ‘The Cast of Cheers’ on:
Official homepage at: http://www.thecastofcheers.com/
Bandcamp at: http://thecastofcheers.bandcamp.com/
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/thecastofcheers
Twitter at: http://twitter.com/thecastofcheers
Myspace at: http://www.myspace.com/thecastofcheers
Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/thecastofcheers

Read more:
Rote Raupe - The Cast of Cheers // Family

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Discovered on Rote Raupe

Ifan Dafydd – No Good

:: Shit, this is great!

EP Cover:

EP Tracklist:
01. No Good
02. Miranda

Artist: Ifan Dafydd
Title Of Album: No Good / Miranda
Release Date: August, 2011
Label: PUSH & RUN

Follow ‘Ifan Dafydd’ on:
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/IfanDafydd
Twitter at: https://twitter.com/#!/ifandafydd

Stubborn Heart – Need Someone

:: Brilliant tune and timeless beauty! I am excited to hear more.

EP Cover:

 

Artist: Stubborn Heart
Title Of EP: Need Someone / Two Times A Maybe 12″ (2011)
Release Date: May, 2011

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Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stubborn-Heart/267742889918898 

James Blake – At Birth / “Love What Happened Here” EP

:: Three tracks, and one better than the other!!!

This track was digitally released December 08, 2011 on R&S Records. The physical release of James Blake’s new three-track EP “Love What Happened Here” is to follow on January 11, 2012 on vinyl (R&S Records).

EP Cover:

EP Tracklist:
01. Love What Happened Here
02. At Birth
03. Curbside

Follow ‘James Blake’ on:
Official homepage at: http://jamesblakemusic.com/
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/jamesblakemusic
Myspace at: http://www.myspace.com/jamesblakeproduction
You Tube at: http://www.youtube.com/jamesblakeproduction

Read more:
Pitchfork − James Blake – “Love What Happened Here”

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Dec 21 − James Blake - A Case of You [Official Video]
Nov 03 - James Blake – Measurements
Aug 25  - James Blake & Bon Iver – Fall Creek Boys Choir
Aug 14 - James Blake: Live in Germany November 2011

New Track: Cloud Nothings – Stay Useless

:: By the way, the guy you’re currently listening to is from Cleveland, Ohio, and he’s nineteen!

This powerful indie rock track is the first taste of the new album of Cloud Nothings, entitled “Attack on Memory” and to be released on January 24, 2012 on Carpark Records.

Download the track for free on Rolling Stone Magazine.

Album Cover:

Album Tracklist:
01. No Future/No Past
02. Wasted Days
03. Fall In
04. Stay Useless
05. Separation
06. No Sentiment
07. Our Plans
08. Cut You

Follow ‘Cloud Nothings’ on:
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/cloudnothings

The Drums – Money

:: Extremely catchy!

Album Cover:

Artist: The Drums
Title Of Album: Portamento
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Label: Cooperative Music

Follow ‘The Drums’ on:
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/wearethedrums
Twitter at: https://twitter.com/#!/thedrumsforever
Myspace at: http://www.myspace.com/thedrumsforever
Official homepage at: www.thedrums.com

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Oct 29 – The Drums – How It Ended (Official Video)

FAMY – DOGG DOGG

:: Can’t.Stop.Listening.

Debut EP Cover:

Artist: FAMY
Release Date: December 12, 2011

2-Track Stream: DOGG DOGG / Mother Benita

Follow ‘FAMY’ on:
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/FAMY/148719931815786
Bandcamp at: http://family.bandcamp.com/album/12

New Demo Track: The xx – Open Eyes / New Album in 2012

:: Can’t wait, can’t wait, can’t wait….

Here’s a little glimpse of The xx’s in 2012 upcoming new album. The band started recording the new album by last month and has launched a blog to accompany the recording process for us with “pictures +  inspirations + favoutite songs”. Check it out here. You can download the demo version of “Open Eyes” for free on Rolling Stone.

‘The xx’ picture:

Follow ‘The xx’ on:
Official homepage at: http://thexx.info/
Blog at: http://xx-xx.co.uk/
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-xx/10429446003
Myspace at: www.myspace.com/thexx

Read more:
Musikexpress. – The XX: Neues Album und The XX-Blog
NME – The xx start work on their second studio album
Rolling Stone – The xx: Neuer Song “Open Eyes” im Stream und als Download

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