Wahoo!!! Radiohead just announced the surprising/awesome details of their new album, In Rainbows! It is currently available for preorder exclusively on the band’s official website and will be available for digital download on October 10. Even better? Radiohead is letting fans decide their own purchase price for the digital version of In Rainbows! In addition to the donation-based digital product, fans can buy a £40 made-to order discbox filled with In Rainbows goodness that will ship in December.
The final tracklisting for In Rainbows is as follows:
15 Step
Bodysnatchers
Nude
Weird Fishes / Arpeggi
All I Need
Faust Arp
Reckoner
House Of Cards
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Videotape
Hotel Chevalier, the thirteen-minute short film that acts as a prologue to Wes Anderson’s upcoming feature The Darjeeling Limited, is being offered as a free download from iTunes! This is great because Chevalier will tragically not, according to trade reports, be shown in theatres along with Darjeeling as it was originally intended. It’s strange to see modern technology like iPods and flatscreen TVs in Anderson’s normally timeless world, but the short is unmistakably his fine auteurist work - the yellow hotel room with a great view, a naked/bruised Natalie Portman, Peter Sarstedt’s “Where Do You Go To My Lovely?”, and dialogue that is deadpan and distinct (”Barbara in the lobby.”). The video download link is below along with a repost of Sarstedt’s song (which you’ll certainly want on your iPod after watching Chevalier).
VIDEO: Hotel Chevalier
MP3: Peter Sarstedt - “Where Do You Go to My Lovely”
A long delay taking the stage might have been the first indicator that not all was right in the world of Bloc Party on Saturday night. However, it wasn’t until midway through their set that it became fully apparent that something was off. Which isn’t to say Bloc Party’s show was bad. In fact, I begin my review with this as a testament to the band’s perseverance over difficulties to deliver a solid show.
After releasing their debut LP I Am Haunted, I Am Alive in 2005, Cheyenne quickly began gathering attention from their home base in Norman, Oklahoma. However, the following year brought big changes to the band: a relocation to Brooklyn, a solidified lineup, and naturally, a new group of songs. Building on their debut album (and the subsequent The Land Rush EP), Cheyenne is out to use past difficulties – relocation, lineup changes, freak weather delaying cross-country recording – as fuel for their brand new album The Whale due out December 8.
Having listened to a solid chunk of The Whale, it’s safe to say Cheyenne has raised the bar for themselves and crafted a collection of solid pop rock songs. Their rolling tunes are filled with down home harmonies and tinged by upbeat accents like handclaps(!), prancing piano, and shimmery sleigh bells. It’s difficult to believe that this band is currently unsigned - The Whale is a very positive indicator of Cheyenne’s talents and promising future.
“Atom,” the first leak from British Sea Power’s forthcoming “Krankenhaus?” EP, hit the internets today. BSP’s Yan had the following to say about the song:
“Atom is both a vague and precise song concerned with the confusion of modern living, where over analysis can lead to more questions than answers, whether its relationships or quantum theory. i heard on the radio only the other night that something which seperates humans from other mammals is the ability to ask why. but is this ability a blessing or a curse? and what kind of meaningless over inteligent black hole can this leave you in. personally i dont get it.”
Luckily, no background in quantum theory is needed to actually enjoy the song.
This is the first new Tuesday of Autumn and there are lots of great new releases dropping today. From the return of a classic folkster (Joni Mitchell’s first album of new material in nine years) to nouveau freak folkster (Devendra Banhart is back), there should be lots of good tunes to help you welcome in the cooler months…
Athlete - Beyond the Neighbourhood
MP3: Athlete - “In Between 2 States”
Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
STREAM: Full CD
MP3: Devendra Banhart - “So Long Old Bean”
The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs
STREAM: Full CD
MP3: The Cave Singers - “Elephant Clouds”
Matt Pond, PA - Last Light
STREAM: Full CD
MP3: Matt Pond PA - “It’s Not So Bad At All”
Joni Mitchell - Shine
STREAM: Full CD
Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature
STREAM: Full CD
Iron & Wine - Shepherd’s Dog
MP3: Iron & Wine - “Boy With A Coin”
mum - Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy
MP3: mum - “Dancing Behind My Eyelids”
Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
STREAM: Full CD
MP3: Stars - “The Night Starts Here”
The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
MP3: The Weakerthans - “Night Windows”
There is one very important rule to owning a WristStrong bracelet - to give it to someone more famous than yourself. Following this rule of Stephen Colbert’s “Wrist Awareness” campaign, a fan who recently went to a Wilco concert armed with her bracelet and a sign got Jeff Tweedy in on the action. Tweedy revealed himself as a Colbert fan and raised his general awesomeness. Check out the fan’s story over at the No Fact Zone.
Starbucks has teamed up with iTunes to give away 1.5 million free songs every day starting October 2. Customers will get a free “song of the day” card throughout the promotion which will include tracks by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Band Of Horses amongst others. With the number of free songs set to reach 50 million by November 7, Starbucks is hoping to use the effort to draw attention to its nifty new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. If there’s one thing that may be better than the coffee chain’s Pumpkin Spice Latte, it’s free music…
If you loved The Simpsons Movie as much as I did but missed last night’s season 19 premiere (”He Loves to Fly and He D’ohs”), you missed out on a terrific and clever opening couch bit. Upon leaving school after his usual routine, Bart rides his skateboard home through a Springfield still reeling from the aftereffects of the town’s dome ordeal. As it was at the end of the film, the city is being rebuilt (by Mr. Burns, no less) and features cameos from several characters found in the film - including America’s favorite non-webslinging swine, Plopper!
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Looks like Jay-Z is about as close to joining the AARP as Dakota Fanning with the recent announcement that he’s dropping his second album since his “retirement” from the rap game. The new record, American Gangster, is said to be inspired by the upcoming film and the first single, “Blue Magic,” has leaked onto the internets. Check it below and the album drops November 6. (via Stereogum)
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