Wow! with that band name and album title, i wouldnt be surprised if they got a 100% rating on Preachfork.com or Jesusfreak.com. Yes, The Rapture is going to happen next month and it's in the form of an awesome new album. Stream the entirety of the Rapture's glorious new LP In The Grace Of Your Love below and you will believe that the prophecy is true after all.
One week before its official release, The Horrors put up this special streaming of their new album Skying. I've enjoyed their past three albums and this one is not an exception. Their dark, goth feel sounds even darker with all the synth elements. Check it out! You can also pre-order Skying on the band's official website.
One day earlier from the original planned release, The King of Limbs by Radiohead surprised the waiting crowd with electronic-driven album as opposed to the rumored organic-sounding one. I have nothing against this avant-garde direction. I actually loved it. Some say that it could pass as the sequel to their 2007 release In Rainbows and got nothing fresh to offer. Well we've expected a lot from them but The King of Limbs is not their worst record (meron ba?).
After looping the whole album for so many hours, I've decided that it will stay in that state I dont know til when. Codex and Give Up the Ghost are the stand out tracks for me. These are probably the less electronic songs from the album and it's good to hear real instruments from this band coz they are better with that. You can download the whole album on the official website of Radiohead or you can just stream it here.
Here's the lead single from The King of Limbs. (Watch Thom York dancing like a stupid hasbeen)
Imago is one of the local bands that I look up to. I've been a big fan since their Probably Not But Most Definitely days which inspired me to play violin (up until now, I still cant play any note BTW).
I was fortunate to attend the presscon for their new album Effect Desired None earlier today. I was one of the most quiet on the round table coz well, not that I am bragging, I know a lot of things about Imago already (ehem). Going back to their new album Effect Desired None, it is less sugary than its predecessor Blush but it has that right amount of rock vibes from Take 2, their sophomore album. It's like a combination of both albums. Most of the songs are feel good and Aia's brilliant lyrics scream positivity.
I was excited to hear Yahoo coz I love watching Aia performing it with her infectious dance moves. But what really stood out in this album is Sa Ngalan Mo, for me at least. It's a sure hit if they release it as a single and everyone will relate to the song. Call me cheesy but I guess this song just came in the right timing. The lyrics are painfully beautiful. Aia knows how to make people cry and I don't blame her. Like I said before, i Hate describing songs just take a listen.
Sa Ngalan Mo
Effect Desired None is now available in your suking record bar under Universal Records. You might wanna check Imago's official Facebook fanpage for gig info.
Check out this new band that I discovered through Twitter called The Technicolors (thanks Greg Bennet for following, BTW). I wasn't able to get enough info about them but their Facebook page contains some of the tracks from their debut album Who Are You that's already out on iTunes. The first song that I heard from The Technicolors is To Love which instantly became a fave. They don't sound like the usual cool buzz bands that are popping out from somewhere. Listen to these two tracks that I got and you'll know what I mean.
To Love
City Where You Sleep (live) Dont forget to download legally their album here
Here's the whole album streaming of Röyksopp's new album Senior. It's moodier than last year's upbeat and heavy synth-laden predecessor Junior. Don't expect any vocal parts on this one just dreamy instrumentals that will darken the lightness in your being but in a good way. Senior will be available September 13. You can pre-order here.
Tweee!! I have three teaser tracks from Belle & Sebastian's upcoming album Write About Love that is due on October 12. As a bonus, you can download the title track of the album for free by just signing up your email below! Gaaahhh! I really get excited whenever I hear new tracks from my favorite bands/artists. Cant wait to hear the rest! Oh oh and Carey Mulligan(the An Education actress, if you don't know here) sings in the Write About Love track. How cute is that?!
Here's the cover art of the new Belle & Sebastian album Write About Love. This is their follow up from 2006's The Life Pursuit. Love the cover! They always have the best cover arts for album and they never fail a single one. Oh wait, I hated the Storytelling album. Write About Love doesnt have a release date yet so keep on reading. :)
It seems like yesterday when Stars released their In Our Bedroom After The War and it was like 2007. But I didn't actually missed this band because almost everyday, I would loop Midnight Coward and Calendar Girl at least 5 times...each.
The Five Ghosts is Star's 5th studio album to be released at the end of June and you can hear the first track out of that album below entitled Fixed. This feel-good first single has Amy Millan's naive vocals over the layers of synth that add up to that -get-up-and-go mood of the song. You can also download Fixed for free below.
It's official! After listening to these new tracks from Broken Social Scene, their upcoming album Forgiveness Rock Record is my most-awaited album of the year.
I don't have to explain further why, just go ahead and listen to it.
