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New MGMT “Flash Delirium”

Luis Tovar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:51:54 PST

MGMT, one of the most beloved psychedelic indie-pop acts of the late 00s, have “returned” with the first free sample from their forthcoming sophomore effort, Congratulations. The song, “Flash Delirium” favors “Weekend Warriors” and “The Handshake” from MGMT’s 2007/2008 debut, over trailblazing hits like “Kids” and “Time To Pretend“. Don’t let that retract from your excitement though; “Flash Delirium” is still a mind-bending ride worthy of that ridiculous album art work (above). As I’ve said before, MGMT is giving the MP3 for “Flash Delirium” away. So go ahead and download it:

MGMT’s forthcoming Congratulations is out April 13th. Pre-order the album now.

Tags: MGMT

New She & Him “In The Sun” Music Video

Luis Tovar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:50:03 PST

Cute overload from Zooey Deschanel in this High School Musical themed music video. And the too cool for school M. Ward reminds me of a certain True Blood villain in this. Download “In The Sun” for free here.

Tags: M. Ward, She & Him, Zooey Deschanel

New Yeasayer “O.N.E.” Music Video

Luis Tovar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:54:23 PST

The incredibly awesome “O.N.E.” might possibly be my favorite song of 2010 (so far) and we finally have some visuals to accompany the brilliant pop tunage (that’s a thing right?). Watch the video below (via Popjustice):

By the way, if you haven’t done so already, download “O.N.E.” for free here. Also check out our review of Yeasayer’s Odd Blood, which, as you will find out, will implore you to purchase the album ASAP (not directly, of course).

Tags: Yeasayer

New LCD Soundsystem “Oh You (Christmas Blues)”

Luis Tovar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:57:46 PST

Noah Baumbach’s (The Squid and the Whale) upcoming Ben Stiller-starring film, Greenberg will be accompanied by an indie-rock centric soundtrack — one that gets to boast “new music from LCD Soundsystem” in the trailer. The first sample of new LCD Soundsystem music to come from the Greenburg soundtrack (or their upcoming LP, even), is “Oh You (Christmas Blues)”. The track premiered on NME Radio a few hours ago and his consequently hit the web.

“Oh You” sounds like an expansion to “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down”, only this new song finds James Murphy noticeably frustrated, which, judging by the trailer, parallels Greenberg’s persona. The Oscars happened last weekend, so is it too soon to start talking about next year’s possible candidate for Best Original Song?

Make sure you pre-order the Greenburg OST, which is filled with new LCD Soundsystem. Listen to “Oh You (Christmas Blues)” below:

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Tags: LCD Soundsystem

Top Downloaded MP3s of February 2010

Luis Tovar — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:48:45 PST

February brought us an impressive amount of free mp3s from big names (Broken Social Scene, Kid Cudi, Kate Nash, Erykah Badu) and also exciting newbies (The Pass, Rox, Chiddy Bang, 1,2,3). These were the 15 most downloaded mp3s of February 2010.

1. Gorillaz “Stylo” (Chiddy Bang Remix)
2. The Very Best “Ambling Alp” (Yeasayer Overdub)
3. Broken Social Scene “World Sick”
4. Kid Cudi “Highs N Lows”
5. 1,2,3 “Confetti”
6. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings “I Learned The Hard Way”
7. Vampire Weekend “Ruby Soho” (Rancid Cover)
8. Major Lazer “Halo” (Beyonce Cover)
9. Kate Nash “I Just Love You More”
10. The Morning Benders “Excuses”
11. The Pass “Colors”
12. Rox “My Baby Left Me”
13. Birdman & Drake “Money To Blow” (Xaphoon Jones Remix)
14. Chiddy Bang “Opposite of Adults”
15. Erykah Badu “Window Seat”

No ZIP this time. With the Top MP3s of January, I noticed that most people preferred clicking on the links of the tracks they didn’t already have over downloading the whole set again. Let me know if the zip is terribly missed.

In other news, check out this 100% FREE day-party PMA is involved with during the SXSW jubilation in Austin later this month. Full deets later. Check out the poster. Follow Strangers In Stereo on Twitter.

Tags: Top

Pantha Du Prince x Panda Bear x Four Tet “Stick To My Side”

Luis Tovar — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:40:51 PST

Your brain just blew up.

Four Tet remixed Pantha Du Prince and Panda Bear’s collaboration for the upcoming “Stick To My Side” single release, which is out on 12″ vinyl on March 23rd via Rough Trade.

Tags: Four Tet, Panda Bear, Pantha Du Prince

New Drake “Over”

Luis Tovar — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:58:54 PST

His mixtape, So Far Gone, spawned two top 20 singles and brought on two GRAMMY nominations. The spin-off EP, debuted in the top ten and sold over 386,000 copies. Drake hit the top 10 again with “Forever”, a track written for the LeBron James documentary, performed with hip-hop royalty Lil Wanye, Kanye West and Eminem. All this before even announcing the release date of his proper debut album.

We know now, of course, that his album is tentatively called Thank Me Later and that it will be released sometime in 2010. Confirmed tracks for the album include “Afrika Boombatta” with Lil Wayne, and “Light Up” with Jay-Z. Drake has also expressed interest in working with Kanye West, André 3000, Kid Cudi, T.I., Kings of Leon, Sade, and Eminem on the album. And at this point, I have no reason to believe that he won’t get everything he wants.

Before people started pulling their hair out, Drake has posted up what Pitchfork is calling Thank Me Later’s first single, on his bog. Unsurprisingly, the song is a jam. Massive in almost every aspect, a quality that’s almost idiosyncratic when it comes to Drake. How does it size up, compared to No. 1 hits “Best I’ve Ever Had” and “Forever”? Drake’s onslaught on modern hip-hop is nowhere near “Over”, but its predecessors are noticeably superior.

To my surprise, Drizzy is offering “Over” as a no-strings free download to all his fans. Isn’t that nice? Listen to and download the track here:

Tags: Drake

Remastered Elliott Smith “Last Call” & “Twilight”

Luis Tovar — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:08:46 PST

From A Basement On A Hill and Roman Candle, two albums by the late, great Elliott Smith, will be remastered by Larry Crane and reissued by Kill Rock Stars on April 6th. The label has graciously offered up two more tracks emanating from the remastered works to be downloaded for free. You can download remastered versions of “Last Call” (from Roman Candle) and “Twilight (from From Basement on a Hill, and hopefully hundreds of miles away from the eminent Eclipse soundtrack), for free below:

Pre-order the remastered From A Basement On A Hill and Roman Candle at Amazon.

Tags: Elliott Smith

GIVEAWAY: Broken Bells @ Music Hall of Wburg + LP/Concert Poster

Luis Tovar — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:48:46 PST

Broken Bells, the musical love child of Gnarls Barkley’s Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton) and The Shins’ James Mercer, will be going on a short US tour to promote the release of their self-titled debut album. They will be stopping by New York’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on March 10th. We will be giving away a pair of tickets to a lucky reader, and a copy of the duo’s debut record on vinyl and the nifty Shins concert poster you see on your left to another reader. This 13″ x 26″ poster is from the Shins’ May 22, 2004 show in Portland with The Fiery Furnaces and Elf Power. It is signed and numbered and designed by Mike King.

To Enter leave a comment with your name and email address (in the appropriate fields) and your favorite Shins song. Also, make sure you let us know what you’re entering for (tickets, poster/LP, both).

This contest ends Wednesday, March 10th at NOON EST.

Download Broken Bells’ first single “The High Road” for free below:

Broken Bells’ debut album is out Tuesday, March 9th. Pre-order it at Insound.

Tags: Broken Bells, Gnarls Barkley, The Shins

New LCD Soundsystem Album: Tracklist & Release Date

Luis Tovar — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:22:33 PST

We may not know the title of LCD Soundsystem’s Sound of Silver follow-up, but we now know that it’ll be released on May 18th on DFA, just a bit over two months from now, which means that we should be getting our hands on the first single within the upcoming weeks.

The single is also the center of much speculation. James Murphy has said so himself, that the label and the band are deciding between two tracks called “Change” and “Drunk Girls” to be the lead single. According to Murphy, the album will span nine tracks and sixty-five minutes. The tracklist is as follows:

Dance Yrself Clean
Drunk Girls
One Touch
All I Want
Change
Hit
Pow Pow
Somebody’s Calling Me
What You Need

Excited yet?

Tags: James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem