Arcade Fire | Suburbs

August 2nd on Merge Records

Listen to the first single on their site now.

New Arcade Fire Singles

Here are two new songs from Arcade Fire, originally slated for a June 1st release, now lost to oblivion. These are a great taste of whatever they plan to release. They are pleasantly producing some good stuff here, it is still their distinct sound but an awesome variation. Mind, these are radio rips, not full quality.

Arcade Fire - "Suburbs"

Arcade Fire - "Month of May"

The Month of May in the Suburbs

Arcade Fire Send Digital Greetings From Montréal

The Arcade Fire have posted this digital postcard on their website. Addressed to 'the Internet' the Canadians have confirmed what everyone has been looking forward to in 2010, new material. Over at Amazon a June 1st release date is scheduled for a 12" titled "Suburbs/Month of May."

Weekly Q-Tips Week Ending 5/9/10

outside of the oil spill, music news 

• Jay Electronica, Pitchfork's newest rap baby, sounds off on his bball game. Of course he mentions one of the most controversial players as his models for his play. Lets see him against Ron Artest. However, his latest song featuring Diddy is quite good, a reason Pitchfork has shown their support.

• Sharon Jones & her awesome Dap Kings have been circulating on KISS FM, a sentiment to how good their new record is, a traditional music revival on KISS FM [finally], a tainted stain on their revered name.

• On a much more depressing note, in Somalia Islamic militia have banned music from being played on the radio. What does that leave? Annoying DJs who have a hard time carrying a conversation for 2 minutes between songs, talking 24/7.

• Probably the biggest news of the week, Kelly Clarkson's new song "Naked Eye" is a popped-up/ripped-off version of  Arcade Fire's "Rebellion [Lies]. Yes, indie is influencing the mainstream, how awesome is this, SUE HER. 
• Hear "Naked Eye" here. 
• Hear "Rebellion [Lies]" here.
• Check out these upcoming Tuesday's releases [May 11th, 2010]. These are recommendations and decent releases for this week. You should be able to figure out which ones I recommend and which ones I am not.
• The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards
• Foals – Total Life Forever [Digital] [Sub Pop]
• GAYANGS – Relayted [Jagjaguwar]
• Japandroids – No Singles [Polyvinyl]
• Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts [Sub Pop]
• The National – High Violet [4AD]
• Phosphorescent – Pride [Dead Oceans]
• Sleigh Bells – Treats [Digital] [NEET]
• Woods – At Echo Lake [Woodist]