CROCODILES are about to rock your summer

Very indie cool Crocodiles are back! A little more polished this time it seems after listening to the new album "infomercial" and first single "Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)". They've been compared to cult classic bands Jesus & The Mary Chains, Suicide and The Raveonettes!!!
Yes, they are pretty awesome. Definetly, the type of band I'd love to open for!

Personally, I would have went for a less campy approach then the not-so-funny "infomercial" to promote the upcoming album considering their dark fuzzy underground style. Still, I'm definetly intrigued by the upcoming song titles!
"Endless Flowers" out on June 4th.





One of my favorite song taken from previous release "Sleep Forever"...

A talented YOUNG MAN's fate

Colin Caulfield's haunting vocals slide over his rythmic guitar before taking us down for a dramatic ending in new intricate song "Fate". His Chicago-based one man project is called Young Man.
With already 3 EPs out on Itunes and this brand new exciting single, many are expecting a great first full-lenght for Young Man on May 22nd. The awaited release will be titled VOL.1.
Some similar excellent acts to look into: Beach House, Patrick Wolf, Wild Nothing and Lower Dens.    

MAGIC WANDS are burning up for Madonna

While Madonna is busy copying herself and her wannabes, Magic Wands delivers an excellent version of "Burning up"...and its a free download too. Burn it up!

New LADYHAWKE rrrocks!

Thanks to my good friend, I've been listening to Ladyhawke's upcoming album "Anxiety" for a week already. Being a sucker for her self-titled debut, I was anticipating her upcoming release until I heard the first single "Black, white & blue" which came out a few weeks ago. Let's say it is far from being one of my favorite song of hers (that is why it took me sooo long to share it with you here). It's not bad at all but I find it kind of "light". I also think that the video doesn't help the song...so, I'll let you look for it. lol
Now, I am happily surprised with the rest of the album! Wish I could already post much hotter & grittier numbers like "The quick & the dead", "Gone, gone, gone", "Sunday drive", "Cellophane", "Anxiety" and "Vaccine" on here!!! :-P
The record surfs on a happy & fun summer rock vibe. It is the perfect addition to your Joan Jett vs Bowie vs Garbage vs The Kills playlist. That's very good!!! Yeah!
My only critic would be that the overuse of distortion and catchy hooks can make the album a bit saturated when you listen it from beginning to end. But really, nowadays, who cares about that!
Out on May 25th.

Oh good, you'll see exactly what I mean...just found these two "album teasers" which features some excellent tracks...




Now with that in mind, you will probably enjoy the song "Black, white & blue" much more than I did when I first heard it. ;)

My beautiful SINEAD is still bold like a lion!

One of the most beautiful voice I've heard in my life is back! Sinead O'Connor just released her critically acclaimed 9th album "How about I be me (and you be you)?" in late February 2012.
Not only the woman can still sing her heart out, she speaks her mind through her songs like rare artists do these days.
Although the album sounds in parts a bit too "adult contemporary" for me to scream "genius!!!", it contains some excellent reminders of why I fell in love with Sinead in the first place; "Reason with me" is stunning in a soft-spoken, sensitive and touching way while her John Grant's cover of "Queen of Danemark" is strong, bold and enraged. "Take off your shoes" features Sinead's full emotionnal range and brilliance while the excellent closing number, "V.I.P.", is a blunt critic of our fame-hungry society and it's superficial values.
Oh...and after listening to the album a few times, I'm really enjoying "Back where you belong" for its modern Patsy Cline quality. Beautiful song and definetly one of my new favorites as well.

Now for all of you still unfamiliar with her earlier repertoire, make sure to look into her first 4 albums as well as her collaboration with Massive Attack on their album "100th window". Classics!

"Wasn't it in history 
The artists always spoke their people's needs 
Now we're gorged upon what devils feed 
In the shallow form of MTV 
Telling the youth to worship futile dreams 
And along for bling and for material things..."
Taken from the song "V.I.P."

New SIGUR ROS on the way

Frontman's Jónsi Birgisson falsetto vocal style, atmospheric elements of classical music, an unknown mysterious language; Sigur Ros have been creating "out of this world" ethereal music for over a decade already. Their repertoire shows evidence that dramatic music ain't always loud and heavy.
The band is describing their upcoming electronic based full-lenght "Valtari" as the sound of "an avalanche in slow motion" (out on May 28th). For now, we get an atmospheric number with a "black & white 1930's" quality to it; pure mind-blowing beauty as always!
So many interesting artists releasing a new album in May! Start preparing your budget consequently my friends...

MOUNT EERIE's monastic & haunting new sound

Washington-based Mount Eerie will be releasing not one but two albums this year. The first, Clear Moon, presents songs about “a quiet life in and around a small northwest town, usually buried in fog, and the unexpected moments of clarity that briefly flash through.” Full album out on May 22nd on his label P.W. Elverum.
The second will come out later this year and has been already titled "Ocean's Roar". Both recorded in an old church recently turned into his homestudio.
It's all very inspiring!...mostly after listening to the excellent "House shape" in a loop this morning.

DOT ALLISON's great album remembered

Not many people I know own a copy of Dot's excellent album "We are science" which came out in 2002 (10 years ago already!). Yet, it remains a classic in my electro/indie library. Some tracks like "Strung out" still sound incredible and totally relevant today...look her up if you missed her back then!
Dot Allison - Strung Out on MUZU.TV.

Now THAT'S a video! LANA DEL REY's Blue Jeans...

FULL SCREEN it! ;-)

LOWER DENS delivers an instant classic

Something reminds me slightly of the band "Beach House" here, although "Lower Dens" are clearly under no identity crisis! It must be the atmospheric music and the androgynous sounding (and looking!) frontwoman. That said, the music is way too fantastic to be the pale copy of anything. It stands on its own. I must admit I have only heard this new song "Brains" so far...but oh, it's good!!! Had to share it right away, but I'll definetly look them up and keep an eye open for the upcoming album...
Nootropics will be the second album from Lower Dens and it is produced by Drew Brown [whose engineering credits include Radiohead, Sandro Perri, Beck, and Blonde Redhead] and completed in Baltimore, MD. Release date: May 1st.
For now, listen, watch and surrender! 

Oh...and if you are fast enough, this great song is offered as a FREE DOWNLOAD HERE! :)