TV on the Radio - "Caffeinated Consciousness" Free Download

"Caffeinated Consciousness", the 2nd song to be released from TV on the Radio's new record Nine Types of Light, is now available for free download.

Check it out here.

Nine Types of Light drops April 12.

Toro Y Moi - "Blessa" Video

This is hardly new. It's the video for the very first song off Toro Y Moi's first record, Causers of This. Meanwhile, his (awesome) sophomore record Underneath the Pine just dropped.

I'm just way into Toro Y Moi right now, and this is new to me. And it's a great video.

MGMT - Congratulations Remix EP

I've been very vocal about the fact that I absolutely love MGMT's sophomore record Congratulations from last year, and was frankly baffled by the fact that a lot of people hated it.

And so, despite the fact that I'm not too thrilled with the concept of 'remixes' in general, I'm excited to hear that MGMT are releasing an EP with 3 remixes from their latest record.

It's called Congratulations Remix EP, which is as self-explanatory as it gets. Drops March 15.

Tracklisting:

1) Congratulations (Erol Alkan Rework)
2) Siberian Breaks (Ed Banger All Stars Remix)
3) Brian Eno (Cornelius Mix)

of Montreal - thecontrollersphere

of Montreal have sneak attack released their latest work, an EP called thecontrollersphere.

Here's the official word on the EP:

"A mini-album of sorts, thecontrollersphere is a folk album only in the way of Montreal could envision a folk album.

Clocking in at 23 minutes, thecontrollersphere includes the long-awaited studio version of live favorite "Black Lion Massacre" -- a pulsing sonic freakout that is the darkest and noisiest song Barnes has ever written and serves as thecontrollersphere's mission statement."

A mini-album of sorts, eh? Well I actually love the EP as a format of music, so I'm not complaining. Sometimes you don't have a full 40 minutes to an hour to listen to a full album, and then an EP can be perfect.

You can purchase thecontrollersphere from Polyvinyl Records here.

Physical release date is April 26, but you can download the 320kbps MP3s right now. Available in black or limited edition blue vinyl.

Finally, here's the tracklisting:

1) Black Lion Massacre
2) Flunkt Sass vs the Root Plume
3) Holiday Call
4) L'age D'or
5) Slave Translator

Starfucker - "Quality Time" Video

Starfucker /// Quality Time from Liberum Pictures on Vimeo.

Thanks to Pretty Much Amazing for the heads up.

The Strokes - "Under Cover of Darkness" Video

Kurt Vile - Stream 'Smoke Ring for My Halo'

Kurt Vile's new record Smoke Ring for My Halo drops next Tuesday, March 8.

NPR has the record available for streaming in its entirety. Check it out here.

Broken Bells - Meyrin Fields EP

One has to wonder if The Shins are ever coming back, at this point.  Their third and most recent LP Wincing the Night Away dropped a little over 4 years ago. There was news of changes in the band's lineup. And now Shins frontman James Mercer has formed a new project with producer Danger Mouse in Broken Bells.

Broken Bells released their self-titled debut last year, and now they have a new EP. It's called Meyrin Fields EP, and contains 4 tracks.

Here's the tracklisting:

1) Meyrin Fields
2) Windows
3) An Easy Life
4) Heartless Empire

Meyrin Fields EP drops March 29.

Broken Bells