It’s weird how after you first notice an artist, they seem to be everywhere. For example, a couple weeks back we caught Shigeto live at Low End Theory, and now I feel like I see a Shigeto story on the internet on a daily basis. Probably a good sign, right? The latest sighting comes courtesy of The Fader and is a remix of Sufjan Stevens’ “Futile Devices.” You can download the tune below.
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The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach recently teamed with emerging artist Michael Kiwanuka to record a one-off track at Ray Davies’ studio in England. The result is now available to stream below, titled “Lasan.” Check it out.
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“The Shakedown” is the second song to be given away from Yellow Ostich’s upcoming album Strange Land, following the peppy “Marathon Runner.” “The Shakedown” is guitar-driven, like all of Strange Land, but it’s even more pulverizing than usual and it could be the loudest song the band have done. Check it out below courtesy of Rolling Stone.
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About 6 weeks ago we heard “The Reflection of You,” the first single from Bear in Heaven’s upcoming album I Love You, It’s Cool. The album version of the song was already pretty synth-heavy, but they were urgent synths that added some desperation to Jon Philbot’s vocals. Now we get the CFCF remix which adds synths in a different way, and plays with the vocal that completely transforms the song from urgent to relaxed. Like the best remixes, it’s a complete overhaul of the song without losing touch with the original. Check it out below.
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We now know that Spiritualized’s upcoming album Sweet Heart, Sweet Light has been pushed back by almost a month to April 17th. Now with 8 weeks still to wait we get our first taste of the album with “Hey Jane,” which is a pretty generous offering from Spiritualized since the song is nearly 9 minutes long, and although it seems to start out as a straightforward rock song, things change up quite a lot over the course of its running time.

Listen to “Hey Jane” below. And yes, that apparently is the Sweet Heart, Sweet Light album cover above.
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Can’t wait until tomorrow when Converse gives away the MP3 of the new Gorillaz/Andre 3000/James Murphy track “DoYaThing”? Well, a radio rip has surfaced, so you can listen to the tune today. And yeah, it’s pretty damn fun. Check it out below.

UPDATE: The official converse site for the Gorillaz track and Gorillaz-designed shoes has now officially opened up. As such, we now have below the full studio version of “DoYaThing.” The extra detail allowed by this version allows you to fully appreciate all the little subtleties in the song. Enjoy.

UPDATE 2: The 13-minute version of the song, which Damon and James have told Pitchfork all about, has now leaked. Grab it below.
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Photo by Philip Cosores

Fresh from his recently released free EP, Here, and fresh from the streets of New Orleans where the Mardi Gras took place a couple a of days ago, is a joint video of the tracks “What Da Fuck?” and “#Cruiselife”. The CJ Wallis directed video does a good in getting the honest feel of the Mardi Gras (albeit with a different soundtrack than you might hear if you were actually there), so check it out below.
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Cats, cats, cats and…murder. These are the main things that make up the video for “It All Means Nothing” by Jersey outfit Screaming Females. The track is take from their forthcoming album Ugly, which is engineered by none other than Steve Albini, and is set to hit shelves on the 4/3 via Don Giovanni. And because murder so often is a messy thing, i’m inclined to tag this video as NSFW, especially if you’re working at a vet’s and have plenty of sick cats around you.
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A Place To Bury Bells? School Of Seven Strangers? The possibilities are endless when A Place To Bury Strangers and School Of Seven Bells get together, and though both have long-winded and particularly dark names, musically the two groups have little in common. But, that is what makes this remix all the more appealing, as if it is like watching two very different world’s collide. Check out School Of Seven Bells’ take on A Place To Bury Strangers’ “So Far Away” below.
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If you had asked us to guess what The-Dream does in his spare time we probably would have said quite a few of the following: hang out with beautiful women, party, barbecue, play ski-ball… Well, that’s exactly what he does in the video for “ROC.” Check it out below.
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