From Lake Charles, Louis., Research Turtles are bringing their A-game with the first full-length album featuring 11 solid tracks and no fillers.
A great new electronic/indie fusion project from Vampire Weekend's keyboardist/producer Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot's lead singer Wes Miles. Taking an interesting turn from their indie rock bands, Discovery's album cleverly titled "LP" includes all of the modern production, synths, and auto-tuned vocals that you've heard throughout 90's and 00's pop music. Discovery makes awesome beats and adds a unique approach on vocals with this type of music, and that qualifies them for a thorough listening to. They even sample and remake The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" which scores them a throwback + tribute.
Treasure Fingers is a very talented DJ from Atlanta who's music I've been introduced to and have become quite intrigued by. Now signed to Fools Gold Records, he DJ's his funk/disco/house music across the U.S. The first mix I heard from Treasure Fingers was 40 Minutes In The Champagne Room, a mix that takes the listener on a journey that begins by being dropped off outside of a club and entering into the Champagne Room. Hearing these types of mixes is a great way to find great songs that Treasure Fingers has sampled from, remixed, and compiled. "40 Minutes" is full of remixes of recognizable hits and gems from bands you may not have heard of before.
She & Him is an indie pop duo made up of guitarist, singer/songwriter M. Ward and singer/songwriter, indie darling Zooey Deschanel, popularly known as a successful actress. They released their first album, Volume One in 2008 on Merge Records. Although it has been over a year since the album was released, this band is worth listening to and keeping an eye on for new material. Catchy vocal melodies sung by Zooey's loveable, cute voice on top of great guitar and piano riffs and chord progressions. They reflect an array of influences of classic power pop and rock bands and singer/songwriters. Listen to selected track from their album on their myspace. I wish I would have known about this band sooner!
This is the 3rd compilation of George Harrison's original music, but the first to span his entire career. Let It Roll contains 19 digitally remastered tracks, including all of his #1 hits and live versions of songs written for the Beatles.
This will be the sixth greatest hits collection since Faith No More broke up in 1998. The new collection titled The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection was released yesterday to coincide with their reunion tour that begins June 10 in London. There are no U.S. tour dates currently posted. The members on the reunion tour will be the lineup that played on 1997's Album Of The Year. The members have separately been involved in numerous music projects during the past ten years. Now Faith No More is reuniting for the first tour they have performed in many years.
Incubus is releasing a 2-disc greatest hits album June 16, 2009. The compilation will feature 26 songs total including 2 brand new singles. The first single, "Black Heart Inertia" has already been released and you can watch the music video posted below.