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Also, just for fun -- here's Art Brut's live rendition of "Moving To LA" (mp3)

Darker My Love Darker My Love Label: Dangerbird Records In stores: August 22, 2006 With impetuous guitar bombilations, reckless drumming and dreamy vocals, Darker My Love have burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut. The California quartet, which includes former members of The Distillers (drummer Andy Granelli) and The Nerve Agents (Tim Presley), has a new disc coming out later this summer, and they'd like you to give it a spin. Pairing the psych-rock tendencies of Black Rebel Motorcyle Club with ambivalent Jesus and Mary [...]

Be Your Own Pet Be Your Own Pet Label: Umvd Labels Building off the success of their Summer Sensation EP ( album review ), Nashville's Be Your Own Pet released their self-titled debut last week, and it's even more abrasive, contrary and temperamental than the EP. Favorite tracks include joy jumping assault of "Bicycle, Bicycle, You Are My Bicycle" and the less-yelling, more singing approach on "October, First Account." Stream the entire album <a href=" http://boss.streamos.com/wmedi a/url/www.beyourownpetmusic.co m/BeYourOwnPet.asx http://www.beyourownpetmusic.c om/BeYourOwnPet.smil">here [...]