Vampire Weekend performed a brand new track, “Unbelievers”, on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (they also performed “Oxford Comma” as a web exclusive). Though they’ve been laying low for the last year or so, it looks like some new stuff is in the works. According to Ezra Koening, “We’ve been working like maniacs for a long time. The time is not so far away, we promise.”
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With every new track I hear, i’m getting more and more excited for Crystal Castles’ third LP, and “Affection” is exception. I can’t wait to hear this album as a whole. III will be available in the US on Nov. 12th, pre-order here.
[UPDATE] You can now stream the entire album on Spotify.
A few of my favorite new releases this week, including the latest from Andrew Bird, Lulu Gainsbourg, and a slew of holiday albums, including Holidays Rule, which features tracks by Paul McCartney, Eleanor Friedberger, The Shins, The Civil Wars, and more. As always, be sure to visit Largehearted Boy for the rest of the week’s new releases.
What are your favorite new releases this wee?
Andrew Bird//Hands of Glory
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Chad Valley//Young Hunger
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Cody ChesnuTT//Landing on a Hundred
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Lulu Gainsbourg//From Gainsbourg to Lulu
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The Soft Moon//Zeros
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Various Artists//Holidays Rule
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Various Artists//The Perks of Being a Wallflower (soundtrack)
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A few more worth a listen:
Cee-Lo Green//Cee-Lo’s Magic Moment
Hidden Hospitals//EP 002
James Taylor//James Taylor at Christmas
Matthew Friedberger//Matricidal Sons of Bitches
Neil Young & Crazy Horse//Psychedelic Pill
Tracey Thorn//Tinsel and Lights
Wazu//Robobo
Back in July, I was quite sad to hear that Christopher Owens was leaving San Francisco indie outfit Girls. Though I wish Girls was simply on a break, I’m very much looking forward to Owens’ debut solo album, Lysandre. Described by Owens as “a coming of age story, a road trip story, a love story,” the record was was written, recorded, and sequenced as a complete narrative, inspired by the events of Girls’ first ever tour in the summer of 2008. Below, you can stream the album’s first two tracks — “Lysandre’s Theme” and “Here We Go”. Lysandre will be available Jan 15th on Fat Possum Records.
Tracklist:
1. Lysandre’s Theme
2. Here We Go
3. New York City
4. A Broken Heart
5. Here We Go Again
6. Riviera Rock
7. Love Is In The Ear Of The Listener
8. Lysandre
9. Everywhere You Knew
10. Closing Theme
11. Part Of Me (Lysandre’s Epilogue)
This February, UK rockers Foals will follow up 2010’s Total Life Forever with their third LP Holy Fire. Though a US release date has yet to be locked down, the album will be available in the UK on Feb. 11th. The lead single, “Inhaler”, will see light on Nov 5th.