American Fangs debut, American Fangs, is streaming here and if you like it, pick up a copy. Recommended if you're a fan of bands like letlive. (without the screams), The Sleeping, I Am The Avalanche, The Body Rampant.
You can now stream The Front Bottoms' new album, Talon of The Hawk, over on Noisey. Don't forget, if you like what you hear, go and pre-order the album.
You can listen to a new Druglords of the Avenues song called "MacGowan's Seeth" over here. New Drugs will be released digitally through Red Scare Industries on May 21st.
Spotify is rolling out Total Plays to the Popular Tracks section of each Artist Profile. All Spotify users will have the feature in the coming weeks, though many are seeing the numbers already. Can you see Total Plays? Any numbers surprise you?
Because there are crappy people in the world, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die's upcoming record, Whenever, If Ever, was leaked a full month ahead of release date. But to make the best of a shit situation, Topshelf Records has put the album up for stream early here (you can also stream it in the replies). You can also buy the album for $7 on the band's Bandcamp or pre-order a physical copy (CD or LP) here. I urge any of you who have downloaded or streamed the record to please pick it up, as it's one of the best records you'll hear in 2013.
You can stream a new Lemuria song, "Oahu Hawaii", over at NPR. The band's third LP, titled The Distance Is So Big, comes out June 18 on Bridge Nine Records.
Listen to a new track from Mount Kimbie's forthcoming album titled "You Took Your Time" here. The track features King Krule and is featured Cold Fault Less Youth which is release on May 27th.
Long rumored, now a reality: Google has launched their $9.99 a month on-demand music service.
Google just launched an on-demand subscription music service and Spotify competitor called “Google Play Music All Access”. It’s web and mobile interfaces feature millions of songs you can play instantly, personal recommendations, charts and playlists, and the ability to turn any song into an instant radio station. It launches today on the web and mobile in the US for $9.99 a month, comes with a free trial month, and early adopters get it for $7.99.
Cambridge, featuring Brad Smith formerly of Heroes For Hire, has released their first song, "Catalina Wine Mixer." Stream it in the replies or on the band's facebook.
The 1975's new song "fallingforyou" can be heard here.
In September our full-length album will come out. We just finished recording it. We've been working over the past six months, really. It'll be ready in September. We're very excited about it. It's actually going to be self-titled, because we couldn't really sum up the album with a name, so it's simply going to be called The 1975.
Stream the remixed/remastered version of Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)'s debut EP, When the Sea Became a Giant, here. It's coming to vinyl via Count Your Lucky Stars Records; pre-order here.
