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Rock Talk, Vol. IX
Some of today's brightest new acts are releasing albums today.
MGMT’s major label debut, Oracular Spectacular, is out in stores today after being available on iTunes since last year. The title of this album kind of speaks for itself; the young duo concocts some of the dreamiest, glammiest rock sounds your ears will ever come across.
-Read an album review in Pitchfork
-Watch the interactive music video for the song, “Electric Feel”
-The Wall Street Journal recently profiled the band
-Watch an interview with the band at Filter Magazine
-Hey, did you see MGMT last Sunday at Walter's?
-Buy Oracular Spectacular
We were floored when we first heard Times New Viking last year. Their loud and distorted guitars sounded as if a young Stephen Malkmus suddenly found himself in the new millennium. The band releases its first label effort, Rip it Off, today.
-Read an album review at Spin.com
-Download some songs at the band's label, Matador Records
-The Columbus Dispatch recently profiled the band
-Buy Rip it Off
The Whigs, America’s former “best unsigned band,” release their formal label debut, Mission Control, today. These guys have a knack for penning excellent rock songs that display a maturity way beyond their years.
-Stream the entire album at Rhapsody
-Download a free MP3 at Spinner.com
-The New York Daily News recently caught up with the Whigs
-Buy Mission Control
So Jukebox is Cat Power’s long awaited second covers album, an ambitious ode to some of music’s most revered standards. We’ve heard the preliminary results in concert, and to be honest, we weren’t that impressed. But we still find this enigmatic artist’s interpretation of greats like Dylan and Hank Williams intriguing enough to give it another try.
-Read an album review by Rolling Stone
-Watch “Cat Power in the Studio” on Youtube
-Buy Jukebox
Jack Johnson’s label mate, Matt Costa, returns with his second album, Unfamiliar Faces. Costa’s mellow breezy acoustic is most likely a byproduct of his California roots.
-Read an album review at EW.com
-Watch the music video for album single, “Mr. Pitiful” on Youtube
-Matt Costa was named Spin Artist of the Day the other day
-Buy Unfamiliar Faces
Welsh rockers Super Furry Animals have been around the block, but their latest album, Hey Venus!, further proves that their inventive psychedelic style never gets old.
-Read an album review by Pitchfork
-Pitchfork also interviewed the band last year
-Super Furry singer Gruff Rhys recently made a feature film
-And the Super Furries are on tour (sorry, no Houston)
-Buy Hey Venus!
Black Mountain has once again fashioned some good ol’ rock and roll on their latest album that is paradoxically titled, In the Future.
-Read an album review and download a free song at Spin.com
-Catch Black Mountain when they appear on the Conan O’Brien show on February 21
-Buy In the Future
After firing up the charts in the UK, Natasha Bedingfield’s new CD, Pocketful of Sunshine, is being released in the U.S. today. It’s basically more of the wholesome, cutesy pop thing that Bedingfield does so well.
-Watch the music video for “Love Like This” on Youtube
-Stream the entire album at MTV’s The Leak
-Buy Pocketful of Sunshine
Brighter than Creation’s Dark, is Drive-By Truckers latest album, filled with the group's now trademark country-tinged rock, and wry and provocative lyrics.
-Read an album review in the LA Times
-Check out a Drive-By concert from 2006 over at NPR
-Austin 360 went ahead and compiled a list of best Drive-By songs for you
-Buy Brighter than Creation’s Dark
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