Love Lost
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Sweet Disposition
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Fader
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Thanks to @rsoule for the recommendation!

Mew’s new album (slightly annoying, but they are forgiven), No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away, has to be in the top three of the year for me. It’s absolutely astoundingly vunderful.

I shall let the album speak for itself – yes, on occasion I’ll put an entire album on here. This album must be heard. But please go buy it! They deserve it, and so do you. The album begins with a crazy bit of electronic blend, then moves into an off-beat song that makes you question what you’re hearing. The whole album tells a story, which is why I included all songs.

Mew – No More Stories… – New Terrain
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Mew – No More Stories… – Introducing Palace Players
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Mew – No More Stories… – Beach
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Mew – No More Stories… – Repeaterbeater
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Mew – No More Stories… – Intermezzo 1
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Mew – No More Stories… – Silas the Magic Car
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Mew – No More Stories… – Cartoons and Macrame
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Mew – No More Stories… – Hawaii Dream
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Mew – No More Stories… – Hawaii
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Mew – No More Stories… – Vaccine
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Mew – No More Stories… – Tricks of the Trade
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Mew – No More Stories… – Intermezzo 2
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Mew – No More Stories… – Sometimes Life Isn’t Empty
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Mew – No More Stories… – Reprise
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• Follow Mew on Twitter.
• Buy No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away

First, the details. Muse, The Resistance, will arrive September 15. So far, from what I can tell – the lyrics are full of piss and vinegar towards the banks, and the general establishment. Very Muse. The tracking listing is as follows.

1. Uprising
2. Resistance
3. Undisclosed Desires
4. United States Of Eurasia(+Collateral Damage)
5. Guiding Light
6. Unnatural Selection
7. MK Ultra
8. I Belong To You (+Mon Coeur S’Ouvre A Ta Voix)
9. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
10. Exogenesis: Symphony Part II (Cross Pollination)
11. Exogenesis Part III (Redemption)

Now then, if you pre-order The Resistance on Amazon, they will guarantee you their cheapest price if it changes between now and then. Or, you could order from Muse.mu and start receiving exclusive weekly downloads.

And, on to the music:

Muse – The Resistance – Uprising

Muse – The Resistance – United States Of Eurasia(+Collateral Damage) (I think Queen got back together…)

Don’t forget to follow the band on Twitter @musewire.

Just listen to it. You’ll love it. The whole album is here for your betterment.

Check out their video for Zero, and below are a few of my favorite tracks. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are going to change the world, I’m sure of it.

Heads Will Roll – awesome upbeat track that demands (bad, in my case) dancing.

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Skeleton – super chill song with an amazing build. Must be listened to very, very loud.

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Hysteric – also, must be listened to loud. Really melodic.

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You must buy it!

Absence,

I recently saw them with Copeland at the Rock ‘n Roll Hotel here in DC, and they stole the show. Their music is already pretty big on album; live it was huge. I was impressed perhaps most impressed with the vocalists. There are two front vocalists, and they sounded on key and put together some pretty rich harmonies.

There biggest hit will most likely be Carousel, a fairly melodic track with a rad little guitar riff driving the song. There are a few others that stick out to me as well including Be Healed , Gutter, Last Time, and Are We All Forgotten — a track which just earned Top 5 Editor’s Choice in Rolling Stone. I’ve added those tracks to the music is for lovers mixtape, but the whole album is really worth the purchase.

Check them out:

• Paper Route on YouTube
• Paper Route on Twitter
• Paper Route on Facebook
• Buy Absence

And what would a post be without a video? Here is the official music video for Carousel:

Previously named “Something Like Silas”, the band was signed and decided to rebirth under the name “Future of Forestry” after a C.S. Lewis poem entitled “The Future of Forestry.” Twilight (buy it) marked their first full length album, and it was absolutely excellent making my Top Albums of 2008 (even though it was released in 2006).

Hailing from San Diego, CA, they’re automatically cooler than most of us. But unlike many So Cal bands, their music has substance, soul, and depth. Lyrically provocative, filled with rich harmonies, and a displaying a damn good use of digital delay, it’s just really good stuff.

Their new album, Travel, is actually the first in a four part album series. Sort of like that time your parents decided to give you four small gifts instead of one big one…hopefully this works out better…

Travel will be released on May 5th (yes, Cinco de Mayo) and will contain 6 tracks. Until then, Future of Forestry will be releasing a new track each week on their MySpace page. At the time of writing, there are three tracks up (Traveler’s Song, Colors in Array and This Hour) on their page. Leading up to the album release, you can also download Traveler’s Song from Future of Forestry’s store. Check it out, it’s a rad song:

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And check them out on Twitter.

Fantasies has a very interesting story behind it — a story of real honesty and brokenness, and yet it’s also a story of hope and joy. In the words Metric:

Haines had an epiphany during [a] Phoenix show — she didn’t want to be sad anymore. And she didn’t want to play those songs. So, about 40 minutes into the show, she stopped “Dr. Blind” mid-verse and said just that: “I don’t want to play these songs anymore.”

This album is anything but sad. It can be a bit dark, but never sad. Haines was so sick of the hipster indie scene, that she decided to head to Buenos Aires, and the band later decided to hang out and play in the woods to escape it all.

The video below is a bit of Haines from Buenos Aires discussing Fantasies and why she left North America to get it done. If this video sparks your interest, then you’ll love their bio. As always, a few of my favorite tracks are below, and you can listen to the whole album on the site! And it’s only $7.99 on Amazon, so go buy Fantasies!

Metric – Fantasies – Help I’m Alive
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Metric – Fantasies – Sick Muse
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Metric – Fantasies – Gimme Sympathy
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If you care to, you can read a bit more about Day & Age by The Killers at Wikipedia. It’s pretty rad that this album was internationally produced, and received life from el internet:

Work on the album was conducted on an international basis; demos that were made in Las Vegas were sent to producer Price in London over the Internet, who would then call back to discuss the recordings.

Good stuff, hey? I have to say, my favorite song is a toss up between “Human” in which Flowers asks the incredibly weird, and totally cracked out, question of “Are we human? Or are we Dancer?” and “This is Your Life” in which the song starts with what could be mistaken for tribal mating calls.

Check out the video for “Human” and listen to a few more track below. I don’t know where they are in this video, but “I want to go to there.”

If you like this, do the artist a favor — and do me a favor by buying it from Amazon mp3: Day & Age

The Killers – Day & Age – Spaceman:
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The Killers – Day & Age – This is Your Life
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The Killers – Day & Age – Human
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The Killers – Day & Age – Dustland Fairytale (Wait for this one to get going…really good)
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The Killers – Day & Age – I Can’t Stay (Love the Harmony’s on this track)
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Don’t forget — if you like this, do the artist a favor — and do me a favor by buying it from Amazon mp3: Day & Age

1) They are being produced by Neal Avron (Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, New Found Glory). All of those bands I don’t like, and none of them really fit with Anberlin’s sound, in my opinion. That doesn’t mean they’ll suddenly sound pop-punk; but I’m interested to see how the new album sounds.

2) They left Tooth & Nail for Universal Republic. I love seeing bands grow, and if that’s what it takes; then kudos to them. However, in my opinion, Anberlin’s first album was still their best — and I would argue that album had the strongest “Tooth & Nail” sound of all three albums.

Nevertheless, I’m sure the new album will be rad, and I really do hope they get even more famous. Their music is full of hope, and I would love more people to be exposed to that in the music industry.

The move to the new label also explains why they’re re-releasing  the song “Feel Good Drag” from “Never Take Friendship Personally” as their first single on “New Surrender.”

I would let you listen to the original “Feel Good Drag” but I mistakenly bought it on iTunes, so I can’t do anything but stare at it–another reason to never buy music on iTunes and use the Amazon mp3 store instead.

Instead, check out the epic track, “*Fin” off “Cities” (also on the mixtape):

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Check out another new track entitled “Disappear” on Anberlin’s Purevolume page.

And, check out their (hilariously bad) video blog from lead singer Stephen Christian on YouTube and a few more on AbsolutePunk.com.

Check it out at Bloc Party’s site.