New Tunesday - 02.24.09
Every Tuesday, Hypeful teams up with Salad Days Music to pick and preview the week’s best new album releases. Bend an ear to this week’s choicest selections after the jump!
New Phoenix - “1901″
French popsters Phoenix are returning this summer with a new album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (May 25th). The first single, “1901,” sounds like it’s custom-made for your warm weather playlists. So, break out the flip-flops and sunscreen, kids - summer’s arrived early!
MP3:
Phoenix - “1901″
New The City and Horses - “I Love The Girls”
The City and Horses‘ idiosyncratic lo-fi pop is the work of Brooklyn songwriter Marc Cantone. The opening of “I Love The Girls” has the kind of innocent and offbeat charm that would fit nicely into a Wes Anderson soundtrack and “I Am Such A Drag” is anything but a Debbie Downer. Just listen for yourself. Both songs can be found on The City and Horses’ recent debut LP, I Don’t Want To Dream.
MP3s:
The City and Horses - “I Love The Girls”
The City and Horses - “I Am Such A Drag”
White Stripes & John Mayer Bid Adieu to Conan O’Brien
After a 16-year run, Conan O’Brien bid farewell to his gig as Late Night host on Friday with the help of John Mayer, Will Ferrell, Andy Richter and the first performance by the White Stripes since 2007! While Mayer performed a funny self-deprecating dedication entitled “L.A.’s Gonna Eat You Alive,” Jack and Meg dusted off the classic Stripes song “We’re Going To Be Friends.” Check out the songs below and videos after the jump!
MP3s:
John Mayer - “L.A.’s Gonna Eat You Alive”
The White Stripes - “We’re Going to Be Friends” (Conan’s Last Show 2-20-09)
The White Stripes - “We’re Going to Be Friends” (original version)
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New Pomegranates - “Corriander”
“Corriander” is the first single off Pomegranates‘ upcoming sophomore album, Everybody, Come Outside! (April 14th), and it’s a shimmering blend of pop rock, quirk, and charm. The group’s sophomore effort is a conceptual album of 11 tracks that interweave into a mysterious tale of a man who is abducted by a time traveler. Between LOST and Pomegranates, time travel is so hot in 2009!