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Today we heard a track from Arts & Crafts' collaborations album, X, in the form of the Hidden Cameras' team-up with Snowblink. Now, here's another, as Broken Social Scene and Years' "Day of the Kid" has hit the web. ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 16:36:27 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

The Japanese edition of Ghost B.C.'s new album, Infestissumam, includes a cover of Depeche Mode's "Waiting for the Night," and now that song has hit the web. ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 15:59:00 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

Rick Ross may currently be plotting out his Mastermind LP, but the prolific MMG head is diverting his attention momentarily to drop a reasonably ancient set of unreleased tracks he did with Birdman. Titled The H: The Lost Album Vol. 1, the freelease went up for download today (May 23). ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 15:49:18 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Better late than never, Iggy Azalea and Angel Haze are plotting a coup to kick Kanye West and Jay-Z off the throne by tackling "Otis." The pair apparently played the song live in London earlier this month, but you can check out a rehearsal recording of the track now. ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:21 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Finally it's here: our first proper taste of Boards of Canada's Tomorrow's Harvest. After much lead-up, you can now listen to the album's "Reach for the Dead." ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 15:11:49 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Brock Thiessen)

While UK duo Disclosure have their debut LP Settle dropping June 3 through PMR Records, the house-minded pair are teasing the set early with a stream of the set's "When a Fire Starts to Burn." ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40:28 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

UK singer Charli XCX has unveiled yet another visual to support her debut LP, True Romance, this time for the party-starting pop track "Take My Hand." ...Watch Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 14:19:16 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

You may know singer Coco O. from the star-studded soundtrack to The Great Gatsby, and now she and her band Quadron (also featuring Robin Hannibal from Rhye) are prepping their album Avalanche. It includes a guest spot from rap sensation Kendrick Lamar, who adds a verse to "Better Off." ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 14:01:07 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

Toronto-based violinist Eugene Draw has been juxtaposing his classical playing style with electronic and experimental elements as frontman of music collective Dr. Draw for almost a decade now. We met up with Draw at his art space, the Theatre of Human Health, to record one of his tracks. ...Watch Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 13:48:10 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Matt Bobkin)

Earlier this morning (May 23), Toronto garage pop crew Hooded Fang let us in on a few secrets behind their new LP, Gravez, and now the band are premiering the busy video clip for the set's "Ode to Subterrania." ...Watch Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 13:41:12 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Earl Sweatshirt's upcoming solo album Doris may not have yielded a due date just yet, but we may have a taste of what's to come now via the newly premiered single, "Guild." ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 13:20:27 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down's comedic video series in support of this year's We the Common showed off songwriter Thao Nguyen's funny side, and now we've got a quirky clip for the album track "Holy Roller." ...Watch Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:04 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

Last week, prolific Halifax beatmaker Ryan Hemsworth shared a new track and promised that it would be followed by a digital EP called Still Awake. Sure enough, the seven-song set has now hit the web. ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 12:35:16 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

As Arts & Crafts goes about celebrating its 10th anniversary, the indie label has assembled some of the acts on its roster for a collaborative album called X. For a taste of what the previously announced collection has to offer, the Hidden Cameras' team-up with Snowblink on a version of Duran Duran's "The Chauffeur" has now hit the web. ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:00 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

Horror score haven the Death Waltz Recording Company has reissues lined up for John Carpenter's The Fog and Walter Rizzati's score for House By the Cemetery, but you can sample some other ooky sounds right now via a mix the label whipped up for cinema gore mag Fangoria. ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 11:50:54 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

While we're used to more countrified sounds out of Neko Case, a recent live cover of Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast" suggests she might want to raise those horns high on her next LP. ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 11:48:40 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Metallica's long-awaited 3D film Through the Never is finally set to be released this fall. Now, they've shared a trailer for the film. ...Watch Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:06 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Josiah Hughes)

Earlier this week, Gucci Mane planned to release his new album Trap House 3 on iTunes. For reasons unknown to him, its yet to appear on there. It is, however, available to stream on Bandcamp. ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 10:42:39 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Josiah Hughes)

Toronto MC Frankie Payne is getting set to release his latest LP Clarity on May 31, but you can stream it in advance right now. ...Listen Now]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:40 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy)

Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city spring tour kicked off tonight (May 22), and the current king of Compton celebrated this feat by delivering new bars on another rapper's beat, namely Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O." The remix was premiered in a trailer for the trip, and also contains the rest of Black Hippy. ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:32 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

At this point, we're still left wondering exactly when Washington, D.C. rapper Fat Trel will deliver his long in-the-works mixtape S.D.M.G.. What's worse, the lack of fresh material is being highlighted by the MC's latest video for his four-month-old freestyle on Drake's "Started From the Bottom." ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:24 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Vancouver indie pop trio the Courtneys are gearing up to own our summer with the release of their self-titled debut LP, dropping June 7 via Hockey Dad Records. Now, they've shared the second video from the release. ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:58:50 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Josiah Hughes)

Calgary songwriter Matthew Swann is known in the musical world as Extra Happy Ghost!!!, but lately he's been focusing on his Astral Swans project. It's under this name that he just shared a live video for the song "You Carry a Sickness." ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 15:38:27 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

Esben and the Witch kicked off the year by issuing their goth-y sophomore set Wash the Sins Not Only the Face, but now the UK combo have let loose those songs in altered form via a new remix EP. Within the six-song set, TV on the Radio sonic guru David Sitek revamps "Deathwaltz" as a slow-clanking head trip of spacious piano plunks and moody moans. BEAK>'s Klad Hest, meanwhile, mangles, chops and drops Rachel Davies vocals into a midi-meets-medieval chamber pop re-arrangement of "Despair" before embarking on a hard techno route. The rest of the freelease features remixes from...Listen Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 15:09:47 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes have a self-titled LP on the way this summer, and now they've given us a taste of what's in store with the album opening cut "Better Days." ...Listen Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 14:50:23 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

Despite the on-the-surface song title, the video for Doldrums' "Holographic Sandcastles" seems more concerned with underwater activity than a day at the beach. ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:53 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

As promised, joke rappers the Lonely Island have unveiled another sneak preview to their The Wack Album via their Wack Wednesdays promotion. Titled "Semicolon," it should please the grammar hounds out there. ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 13:22:54 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Ottawa/Gatineau grinders Fuck the Facts recently announced they'll be blasting out an EP called Amer next month, but first the band are hammering us with a new video for the set's "L'enclume et le marteau." ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 13:15:49 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Besnard Lakes singer Jace Lasek has taken on numerous production gigs in recent years, and this includes Montreal pop-rock outfit Human Human (whose members were formerly known as GIRL). Their new Lasek-produced EP is self-titled and will be out on May 28, but it's available to stream ahead of time on Exclaim.ca. ...Listen Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 13:04:23 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

The XX and Jessie Ware are two of Britian's most buzzed-about acts, and they recently teamed up during a Berlin gig to interpolate Stardust's '90s house hit "Music Sounds Better with You" with Modjo's similarly danceable "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)." ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 13:03:41 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

In the latest episode of Exclaim! TV's Aggressive Tendencies series, we feature Arizona metal mainstays Soulfly. ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 12:20:26 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Exclaim! Staff)

Blinker the Star returned last year for We Draw Lines and have since followed it up this year with Songs from Laniakea Beach, and most recently they dropped even more new material in the form of "Future Fires." ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 12:07:22 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

Vancouver's Bear Mountain released their debut album XO independently last year, but the record was re-released yesterday (May 21) thanks to Last Gang Records. To celebrate the release, Exclaim! is sharing one of the tracks. ...Listen Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 11:45:38 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy)

Though Montreal house experimentalists Blue Hawaii wrapped up their tour with Purity Ring earlier this month, a live performance of Untogether track "The Other Day" recently premiered on the late circuit via Last Call with Carson Daly. In case you missed out on the concert tour and the broadcast, you can stream the clip down below. ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:18 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Scottish synthpopsters Chvrches have been steadily gaining buzz over the last year, but today we get a Rage Against the Machine cover courtesy of a previous incarnation of the band. ...Listen Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:45 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy)

European producer Giorgio Moroder has been getting a lot of attention as of late for his contribution to Daft Punk's just-released Random Access Memories. ...Listen Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:08 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Sarah Murphy)

Prolific Vancouver dance-rock troupe Sex with Strangers are still busy repping last year's Behaviours, and now they've shared a video for the collection's title track. ...Watch Now]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 08:00:55 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

As you may have noticed, Daft Punk have taken the brand new cover of Exclaim! thanks to their stellar Random Access Memories. The album arrives today (May 21) in stores, and as an extra treat, the Japanese bonus track "Horizon" has popped up online. ...Listen Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 16:08:04 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Brock Thiessen)

Chief Keef may have spent last night (May 20) in an Atlanta jail cell for allegedly smoking weed, but the Chicago rapper is already erasing the incident from our memories with his latest video, "Macaroni Time." ...Watch Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28:01 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

If you were thinking that the above artwork for Jacques Greene's On Your Side looks a bit similar to the cover of How to Dress Well's 2012 album Total Loss, then you might not be surprised to learn that the title track features a guest appearance from none other than How to Dress Well main man Tom Krell. ...Watch Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:59 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

Madlib has a new LP called Rock Konducta set to drop later this year, but before the crate-digging beatsmith serves up the effort in full, he'll be issuing a white label 7-inch that's also titled Rock Konducta. The limited-edition release is being pressed in a run of 300 copies by Rappcats, and will be available at Madlib's show at San Francisco's 1015 Folsom on June 7. In case you can't make it, you can stream the slab's "The Mad March" now. ...Listen Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 15:24:14 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Lupe Fiasco will apparently be dropping an LP called Testuo & Youth later in 2013, but first up from the Chi-town spitter is a new barnyard pun-laden cut called "Animal Pharm." ...Listen Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 14:59:07 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Having already dominated our eardrums this year as the vocalist on Daft Punk's indomitable anthem "Get Lucky," Pharrell Williams is hoping he has another big hit this summer with new tune "Happy." The soul-slathered throwback appears in the animated flick Despicable Me 2, and you can hear it now ahead of the soundtrack's June 18 due date. ...Listen Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 14:49:15 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Hip-hop producer Dan the Automator is attached to a host of projects including Pillowfight, Crudo and Deltron 3030, and now he's joined with actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Death Proof) to form Got a Girl. ...Listen Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:14 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

Robin Thicke has yet to peg a proper street date for his impending summer set, Blurred Lines, but the R&B singer is teasing his sixth full-length with yet another single. This time it's a simmering slow jam called "4 the Rest of My Life." ...Listen Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:26 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

In late April, Burlington-based rock outfit Saint Alvia released their fourth full-length album, Static Psalms. In celebration of the release, they stopped by the Exclaim! office to play one of their new songs. ...Watch Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:37 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Matt Bobkin)

Little GIrls main main Josh McIntyre recently delved intro electronic pop by releasing the EP Lapse with his band Prince Innocence, and he and singer Talvi Faustmann have since shared a video for "Golden Hour." ...Watch Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:32 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

Last week, San Diego punks Retox premiered their documentary behind the making of their sophomore set YPLL, and now the act are streaming the chaotic collection in full ahead of its May 28 street date through Epitaph Records. ...Listen Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 13:07:06 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)

Zooey Deschanel is no stranger to celluloid, and now the singer-actress has combined her talents by directing the music video for her band She's & Him's song "I Could've Been Your Girl" from Volume 3. ...Watch Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:33:58 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Alex Hudson)

If you thought Portland trio the Thermals' power-pop arrangement's were punchy, wait until you see bassist Kathy Foster's toss jab and uppercuts like a champ in the video for Desperate Ground's "The Sunset." ...Watch Now]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:28:40 -0400 editorial@exclaim.ca (Gregory Adams)