Not ready to commit to buying a few new albums yet? The Orchard and AOL Spinner are bringing you four full-length album streams from some of our favorite artists including Yes, Cut Off Your Hands, Locksley and Grooms. We love ‘em all, but don’t take our word for it. Head over to AOL Spinner to try before you buy:
Cut Off Your Hands Hollow out July 19th on Frenchkiss Records
Grooms Prom out July 12th on Kanine Records
Locksley Locksley out July 26th on Feature Records
Yes Fly From Here out July 12th on Frontiers Records
Pittsburgh duo 1,2,3 released their debut album of catchy, cantankerous rock, New Heaven, on June 21st via Frenchkiss Records, and it’s currently streaming in full on AOL Spinner. In addition, 1,2,3 recently recorded a Daytrotter Session which includes New Heaven standouts “Work,” “Heat Lightnin,’” “20,000 Blades…” and “Scared But Not That Scared.” Listen to/download the session over at Daytrotter.
1,2,3 premiered their beautifully shot video for the single “Work” earlier this month on VEVO. Watch the Drew Norton-directed clip here.
Since Pepper Rabbit‘s debut album Beauregard was released last fall, the band has been touring nonstop, with the likes of Passion Pit, Freelance Whales, Miniature Tigers, and Ra Ra Riot. The duo made up of Xander Singh and Luc Laurent is now pleased to announce the release of their new album Red Velvet Snow Ball this summer, along with upcoming tour dates with Givers.
On tour, Pepper Rabbit will continue to showcase stand out tracks from Beauregard, like “Older Brother”, as well as tracks from the new sophomore album.
Red Velvet Snow Ball will be released on August 9th, 2011 on Kanine Records. The Los Angeles duo continues to be inspired by the band’s birthplace of New Orleans, highlighting their ability to incorporate 11 instruments into their songs and include influences that span generations – from Portishead to David Bowie, Supertramp to Jamie Lidell – creating their own brand of psychedelic pop music.
Download and Share Pepper Rabbit’s “Rose Mary Stretch” from Red Velvet Snow Ball [Kanine Records] here.
A second lo-fi OFF! video premiered yesterday, this one a live rendition of the track “Darkness”. Check it out on AOL Spinner and feel free to re-post.
Thrasher Magazine premiered the first of these videos to be shared from OFF! – the Vice punk band featuring Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides), Mario Rubalcaba (Earthless/Hot Snakes/Rocket From the Crypt) and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross) – last week. Check out “Upside Down” and stay tuned for the remaining two clips from OFF!’s 1st EP, which hits stores 10/12 only as a vinyl 7”. 1st EP comes with a limited edition Raymond Pettibon print, while OFF!’s first long player, titled First Four EPs, offers original Pettibon sleeve art on each of the four 7 inches. First Four EPs comes out digitally and physically on November 23rd.
Austin psych-rock quintet The Black Angels released their long-awaited third LP, Phosphene Dream, today via Blue Horizon, and the album is currently streaming in full all over the internet. Any fans who didn’t get a chance to listen to Phosphene Dream on MySpace this past weekend can now check it out on AOL Spinner, MSN’s Listening Booth or The Black Angels’ own website.
The band also just premiered the creepy new video for single “Telephone” yesterday on IFC.com. The story behind the “telephone game”-esque clip is inspired by a WWI legend about a message for reinforcements being sent down the line which was misheard, resulting in no troops being sent. You can guess what might have happened next in the cautionary tale.
