Merchandise - Little Killer [VIDEO]

Merchandise are back with their newest evolution: After the End is out August 26th via their new label 4AD. And they sound like the Merchandise version of a 4AD band too - it's great. Give it a look.

FUCK YEAH: Human Eye - Gettin' Mean [VIDEO/MP3]

MP3: Human Eye - Gettin' Mean

If you're at work and in need a contact high, check out this goddamn amazing video from the always reliable Human Eye. You'll love it. I mean, c'mon - have you been in the outside today? It's the nicest day ever.

HOT TRAXXX: BANKS - Brain [VIDEO]

A very solid new video for BANKS' broodingly evil track "Brain". I'm glad to see her visual sense is on equal ground with her musical talent and I'll continue looking forward to her debut LP coming this spring.

HOT TRAXXX: Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks - Little Fang [VIDEO/MP3]

MP3: Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks - Little Fang

Spoiler alert: Enter the Slasher House, the debut album from Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, isn't very good. If you're like me then that is a total bummer because their first single, "Little Fang", was quite strong. Seriously, this song sounds fanfuckingtastic and it makes me feel so goddamned good inside. Oh, here's a full disclosure though: I don't like Animal Collective, however I enjoy Panda Bear - so y'know proceed with caution.

Here's the video for that killer jam, but the visuals are completely skippable. Just listen to the musssssiiiccccccc, man.

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Lykke Li - Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone [VIDEO]

It's fitting that my return to the blog should be a Lykke Li post, an artist who has made many memorable appearances all throughout my twenties (oh yeah, I'm going to be 30 this year, so that kind of shit is probably going to be coming up far too much in future posts).

If this song had come along in the Springtime or even on a far sunnier day, it may have been a snooze but my reality is that it's unforgivingly cold out there and this sounds like a fucking home run. You hear those melodies? So good.
It's either the timing of "Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone" or that Lykke Li is someone whose recorded output I enjoy very much. And it's not that her boat ever really had any barnacles, but a career scrub down is never a bad idea in theory. After 2 solid records, there's no reason to distrust Lykke Li at this point.

You'd have to be a talented individual to pull off such an effectively vulnerable ballad in this century, as the past is a trash heap chock full of that shit. But maybe this is the time to mellow out? Those last Sun Kil Moon and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy albums were sounding pretty good (though they always do) - is THIS the time? Or is this what we do in the afternoons before we rock and roll? Maybe it's for after rock and roll, post-rock if you will. That's when you're kissing girls, and as we all have known since Youth Novels, listening to Lykke Li makes girls want to kiss you.

I Never Learn hits the shelves in the US on May 6th and the illegal blogs a month and a half before that.

Warm Soda - Jeanie Loves Pop [VIDEO/MP3]

MP3: Warm Soda - Jeanie Loves Pop

Goddamn, this Warm Soda record still rips. Here's a new clip of Someone for You's standout hit "Jeanie Loves Pop".

I'd also like to say that I really appreciate that these dudes are actually trying with their music videos, everyone else lately seems to want only to coast on "coolness". Whatever.

Summer Twins - Forget Me [VIDEO/STREAM]

Forget Me is a new 7 inch from the always great Summer Twins, and it comes out tomorrow on Burger.

Check out the video for the title track and don't miss the very lovely b-side "I'm No Good".

Cool Ghouls - Natural Life [VIDEO/MP3]

MP3: Cool Ghouls - Natural Life

I don't know about your weather report today, but where I am it's completely perfect. Check out this great Cool Ghouls jam "Natural Life" - it sounds like audible sunshine. Oh and their self titled record was produced by The Fresh & Only's Tim Cohen, so you know it's a slam dunk.

Burnt Ones - Web [VIDEO]

You'll Never Walk Alone, the new garage-glam-whatever masterpiece from San Francisco's Burnt Ones is out next week on Burger. You can stream the record via Ad Hoc and then cop yourself a tape or LP.

If you need a little more salt & pepper for your meal, check out their VHS filmed video for "Web". Enjoy.

DIANA - Born Again [VIDEO]

Whoa this video for DIANA's brilliant smooth 'n pop "Born Again" is like looking through the world with bizzaro sunglasses. It's a great song with some wayyy trippy visuals; lots of colors and flashes AKA that shit we all love. Their self-titled debut is on the way, out August 20th from Jagjaguwar.

Essential viewing:

FUCK YEAH: Zig Zags - Runaway [VIDEO/STREAM]

New Zig Zags video for "Runaway", which appears on their split with The Shrine (who are most excellent). Get yourself a copy!

Liars - The Exact Colour of Doubt [VIDEO/MP3]

MP3: Liars - The Exact Colour of Doubt

Chill vibes in this new Liars video for "The Exact Colour of Doubt", from last year's criminally underrated album WIXIW.

Charli XCX - What I Like [VIDEO]

This video begins with Charli XCX dancing in her underwear before morphing into a 90's slumber party.

I can get down with that.

Bleached - Next Stop [VIDEO]

Here's a video for "Next Stop", Bleached's first single from April 2nd's Ride Your Heart. It's chock full of the girls hanging around being Bleached, in glorious black and white.

DIIV - Wait [VIDEO/MP3]

MP3: DIIV - Wait

Sandy Kim knows what everyone likes: good tunes, tits and Sky Ferreira. She brings all of that in her clip for DIIV's "Wait", from their still great debut Oshin (still out now on Captured Tracks).

Veronica Falls - Teenage [VIDEO/MP3]

MP3: Veronica Falls - Teenage

Great song from Veronica Falls' sophomore album Waiting for Something to Happen. I think this band is fanfuckingtastic; I dug the hell out of their last one and I am really into this new effort. No pressure to you, dear reader. Just sayin'.

;)

The Go - Dirty Room [STREAM]

Hallelujah! The Go are back with Fiesta, coming in piping hot on 2 LPs from Burger Records. Stream "Dirty Room" above and check out the trailer below. You just know this one is going to be all hits!

Toro Y Moi - So Many Details [VIDEO/MP3]

MP3: Toro Y Moi - So Many Details

The evolution of Toro Y Moi has been fascinating to listen to. His newest, January's Anything in Return, is another giant leap forward - it's a real fun/inviting/crazysexycool pop record.

It leaked today (that's why I'm bringing all of this up) and there's a million tracks I'd like to post from it, but I'm going to just give you the one we had all heard before because it's a great single and there is this quite recent (and quite classy) video for it as well.

If you don't have this yet, get on google and do it already!

GO TEAM: D. GOOKIN - Prey on the Prize [STREAM/VIDEO/MP3]

MP3: D. GOOKIN - Ganja Farmer

Been meaning to spotlight this one earlier, but I only recently paid for it from Bandcamp. Prey on the Prize is a cool record if you like fun, vibin' in your heart and feeling like you wanna kiss someone pretty.