If you’re like, “WTF is an equinox?” here’s a definition for you:

The time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox).

Listen to Death Cab for Cutie – Meet me On the Equinox

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Buy Meet Me On The Equinox

The song is really good, and worth spending some time with. The video…not so much:

Their lyrics are worth listening closely to, Rie’s voice is perfect for the music, Tommy’s voice compliments it well, and I love the somewhat abrupt pronunciations and syllables matching the beat. It’s one of the few albums that sounds seamless from song to song without sound monotonous. I’m never sure where one song starts and another ends, and it really works for them.

Check out a few of my favorite tunes, and connect with the band on Facebook too – they’ve got a decent page.

Oliver the Penguin – Button Pusher – Girls and Boys

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Oliver the Penguin – Button Pusher – Paper Airplane

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Oliver the Penguin – Button Pusher – Do I Leave My Heart Here

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Additionally, you can listen to the entire album on Relevant’s “The Drop”.

Thanks to Rob for the tip!

First, the details. Muse, The Resistance, will arrive September 15. So far, from what I can tell – the lyrics are full of piss and vinegar towards the banks, and the general establishment. Very Muse. The tracking listing is as follows.

1. Uprising
2. Resistance
3. Undisclosed Desires
4. United States Of Eurasia(+Collateral Damage)
5. Guiding Light
6. Unnatural Selection
7. MK Ultra
8. I Belong To You (+Mon Coeur S’Ouvre A Ta Voix)
9. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
10. Exogenesis: Symphony Part II (Cross Pollination)
11. Exogenesis Part III (Redemption)

Now then, if you pre-order The Resistance on Amazon, they will guarantee you their cheapest price if it changes between now and then. Or, you could order from Muse.mu and start receiving exclusive weekly downloads.

And, on to the music:

Muse – The Resistance – Uprising

Muse – The Resistance – United States Of Eurasia(+Collateral Damage) (I think Queen got back together…)

Don’t forget to follow the band on Twitter @musewire.

Go listen to “First Train Home” – and check out her video blog and my previous posts on Imogen.

One of the reasons I love Imogen is because of how much she cares about her fans. Follow her on Twitter and you’ll see her constantly replying to her fans, you’ll find her in chat rooms, and you’ll find her music being remixed for charity, and you’ll find her making one 12 seconds after another.

Can’t wait for the new disc!

The album “LP” will arrive in the US on July 7th, so mark you calendars!

There are strong elements of both bands (you can really hear Rostam’s harmonies coming in strong); but it’s just a unique and chill sound. You can listen to four tracks off the upcoming album “LP” in the player; so sit back, relax, hit play, and enjoy.

Just listen to it. You’ll love it. The whole album is here for your betterment.

Check out their video for Zero, and below are a few of my favorite tracks. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are going to change the world, I’m sure of it.

Heads Will Roll – awesome upbeat track that demands (bad, in my case) dancing.

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Skeleton – super chill song with an amazing build. Must be listened to very, very loud.

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Hysteric – also, must be listened to loud. Really melodic.

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You must buy it!

The new album truly is really, really good. Listen to the whole thing all the way through as it’s a fairly cohesive album. There are a few cheesy moments, but perhaps that’s due to my preconceived notion that they are, in fact, a cheesy band therefore anything remotely lame is immediately flagged. However, it’s been an album I’ve come back to for a few weeks straight which says something.

While I don’t agree with everything said in this review (I clearly enjoy the album more), this is a good summation of Jar’s most recent history.

Here are a few of my favorite tracks:

Jars of Clay – The Long Fall Back to Earth – Heaven

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Jars of Clay – The Long Fall Back to Earth – Headphones

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Jars of Clay – The Long Fall Back to Earth – Boys (Lesson One)

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You can folow Jars of Clay on Twitter also. Check ‘em out. Also, check out their exceptionally well done site (and don’t mind the cheesey heart stopping looks into the camera, or Charlie’s lady hair).

Absence,

I recently saw them with Copeland at the Rock ‘n Roll Hotel here in DC, and they stole the show. Their music is already pretty big on album; live it was huge. I was impressed perhaps most impressed with the vocalists. There are two front vocalists, and they sounded on key and put together some pretty rich harmonies.

There biggest hit will most likely be Carousel, a fairly melodic track with a rad little guitar riff driving the song. There are a few others that stick out to me as well including Be Healed , Gutter, Last Time, and Are We All Forgotten — a track which just earned Top 5 Editor’s Choice in Rolling Stone. I’ve added those tracks to the music is for lovers mixtape, but the whole album is really worth the purchase.

Check them out:

• Paper Route on YouTube
• Paper Route on Twitter
• Paper Route on Facebook
• Buy Absence

And what would a post be without a video? Here is the official music video for Carousel:

Previously named “Something Like Silas”, the band was signed and decided to rebirth under the name “Future of Forestry” after a C.S. Lewis poem entitled “The Future of Forestry.” Twilight (buy it) marked their first full length album, and it was absolutely excellent making my Top Albums of 2008 (even though it was released in 2006).

Hailing from San Diego, CA, they’re automatically cooler than most of us. But unlike many So Cal bands, their music has substance, soul, and depth. Lyrically provocative, filled with rich harmonies, and a displaying a damn good use of digital delay, it’s just really good stuff.

Their new album, Travel, is actually the first in a four part album series. Sort of like that time your parents decided to give you four small gifts instead of one big one…hopefully this works out better…

Travel will be released on May 5th (yes, Cinco de Mayo) and will contain 6 tracks. Until then, Future of Forestry will be releasing a new track each week on their MySpace page. At the time of writing, there are three tracks up (Traveler’s Song, Colors in Array and This Hour) on their page. Leading up to the album release, you can also download Traveler’s Song from Future of Forestry’s store. Check it out, it’s a rad song:

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And check them out on Twitter.

Fantasies has a very interesting story behind it — a story of real honesty and brokenness, and yet it’s also a story of hope and joy. In the words Metric:

Haines had an epiphany during [a] Phoenix show — she didn’t want to be sad anymore. And she didn’t want to play those songs. So, about 40 minutes into the show, she stopped “Dr. Blind” mid-verse and said just that: “I don’t want to play these songs anymore.”

This album is anything but sad. It can be a bit dark, but never sad. Haines was so sick of the hipster indie scene, that she decided to head to Buenos Aires, and the band later decided to hang out and play in the woods to escape it all.

The video below is a bit of Haines from Buenos Aires discussing Fantasies and why she left North America to get it done. If this video sparks your interest, then you’ll love their bio. As always, a few of my favorite tracks are below, and you can listen to the whole album on the site! And it’s only $7.99 on Amazon, so go buy Fantasies!

Metric – Fantasies – Help I’m Alive
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Metric – Fantasies – Sick Muse
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Metric – Fantasies – Gimme Sympathy
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