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James Blake 's much anticipated self titled debut album is due out on Monday (February 7th).

Two months without a post is terrible, I can do nothing more than apologies profusely and begin making it up to you right now, starting with this cover of Rihanna's 'What's My Name' performed by Everything Everything for Radio 1 this week. Everything Everything - "What's My Name" (Rihanna Cover) by vinylandvodka ( thanks ) While there they also played Photoshop Handsome, still my favourite track of theirs. Head to the bands official website for plenty more Everything Everything [...]

• Everything Everything - "What's My Name" (Rihanna Cover)

More layered fun from the Brigton based sextet. 'T.O.R.N.A.D.O.' is taken from The Go! Team's upcoming third album Rolling Blackouts , due out in 2011. Official Website | MySpace

Blackbird Blackbird, who I hopefully introduced you guys to here , take on ladies of the hour Warpaint in the remix to 'Undertow'. A fractured delivery throughout the track gives a distinctive sound which offers Blackbird Blackbird's stylings layered with one of the most talked about bands around right now. Warpaint - Undertow (Blackbird Blackbird Remix) by Hypetrak ( via ) Official Website | MySpace

'Moon Crooner' is taken from Egyptian Hip Hop's latest EP Some Reptiles Grew/Developed (meh, I still don't know which one it is seeing as this YouTube video refers to it as grew...) Wings . See our review of said EP here . MySpace | Last.FM

The video to accompany 'Limit To Your Love', James Blake's take on the Feist number, portrays the acoustics of the track perfectly. 'Limit To Your Love' makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up with each and every listen, the minimalist nature of Blake's vocals and piano combined with the pulsing bass which kicks in just before the one minute mark are at opposite ends of the spectrum sonically but compliment each other elegantly. 'Limit To Your Love' will be the first single taken from [...]

'Baptism' is taken from Crystal Castles' second self titled album, Crystal Castles (II) , which is available now. Last.FM | MySpace

After the '2 Trees' video a couple of weeks back Foals are spoiling us now with another new video to welcome in your weekend. 'Blue Blood' will be the latest single taken from Total Life Forever and will be released on November 8th. Official Website | MySpace

Recently signed to Kitsuné, Is Tropical will be releasing 'South Pacific' on November 8th as the first single from their early 2011 slated debut album. The video to accompany the track, directed by Gareth Phillips, sees the mysterious band take to sea on their homemade craft, leaving loved ones behind. Is Tropical are heading on tour with Mystery Jets at the end of the month, see the links below for more details. MySpace | Last.FM

Young & Lost Club, a label I'm a huge fan of, have followed in the footsteps of the likes of Huw Stephens, No Age, Islet and more in curating their own Bento series for Turnstile . The EP features two track and a video, here's what Y&LC had to say about their selections, 1. Planet Earth - "Falling Into Love" This track is taken from their last single, and is the happier side of the vinyl, check out "What More" for a true heartbreaker. The [...]

Mystery Jets' third studio album, Seratonin , is out now. Official Website | MySpace

In the run up to the release of his eponymous debut solo album part-time Libertine and former Dirty Pretty Things frontman Carl Barât has made the record available to stream in its entirety. Also worth checking out is the video to accompany 'Run With The Boys'. The album will be available from October 4th via Barât's own record imprint Arcady Records. Official Website | MySpace

Tame Impala take a rather simple idea and turn it into an art form thanks to director Robert Hales. Here's the blurb on the video, Shot outside the country town of Mildura, 500 odd kilometres from Melbourne, the "Lucidity" video was a leap into the unknown, a series of experiments and blind faith launches into the final frontier, involving cameras being launched into space inside weather balloons, tracking all that went on below, including Tame Impala ripping through "Lucidity". Innerspeaker [...]

Nudity, whether it be male or female, has become the industry standard for the music video director over the past 12 months or so. Continuing this trend El Guincho gives us "Bombay", which actually appears to be an extended advert for Bombay: The Movie . As for the track itself there's a real afrobeat vibe courtesy of the steel drum, it's a real fun-loving, carefree track which could be related to the likes of Animal Collective, Lemonade or Delorean. Be warned kids, this isn't one to show your boss, [...]

British Sea Power return with the sudden announcement of a new EP due for release in a couple of weeks time. The first preview of the EP comes in the form of title track "Zeus", a track which peaks and troughs as musical instruments collide through it's duration, managing to sound grand yet understated all at once. Sign up to the British Sea Power mailing list below to get hold of the track plus updates on the band via email. Zeus is set [...]

Foals follow up the comedic "Miami" video with a more sombre affair in '2 Trees'. Total Life Forever , which features "2 Trees" is out now. Official Website | MySpace

Introducing the loyal fans of Indiescreet to new bands and artists is something I don't do often enough, usually I'll wait until there's some buzz about an act before taking the leap of faith and sharing my finds with you guys. Today I thought I'd make an exception and generally try and counter my reservations by launching Introducing as a new tag an a recurring feature. First up is Mikey Sanders from San Francisco, who records under the moniker Blackbird Blackbird. His music can best be described as dream-pop, shoegaze or perhaps [...]

Crystal Fighters continue their stop motion madness with their latest video to accompany 'Follow'. Continuing the theme of previous video 'In The Summer' and the Star Of Love album cover (above) the video takes you into the depth of director Ian Pons-Jewell's creative mind and spits you out the other side wondering what the hell just happened. Crystal Fighters debut album Star Of Love is due out October 4th. Facebook | MySpace

It’s late on in 2010, but four Mancunian students are making a quick break from the underground electro/indie scene, under the moniker of Egyptian Hip Hop. Some Reptiles Grew Wings is a four track EP released by the quartet who’ve been very much at the helm of the indie radar all over the UK in the last few months. They’ve seen every single small stage and tent at festivals across Europe during the summer, taking with them a growing fanbase to which they now present their debut EP. Opening [...]

Following up from the amazing 'Vultures' video The Pass have now made their debut album available to stream in it's entirety. Entitled Burst the LP has a real buzz about it, sounding fresh from a band who've quickly made quite an impact around the blogosphere. I'll be taking subsequent listens frequently (something you guys should do too) and letting you know my full thoughts in time. Burst is set for release September 21st. ( via ) [...]