Blog: Indiescreet

Check out this LightsoverLA remix of 'Real Love' I posted a few weeks back. Soundcloud | MySpace

My love of Gayngs, the collective consisting of some recognisable names hailing from the US Midwest, is pretty well known by now if you follow me on Twitter. Their latest video takes a similar vein to previous effort 'The Gaudy Side Of Town' in the fact that it's a live performance and white clothing seems to be the order of the day once again. 'The Last Prom On Earth' is soulfully tinged with a real 802s kitsch throwback, as cheesy as that may sound it makes for a truly heart warming sound [...]

Darwin Deez returns with another quirky video, this time taking a suave yet serious look at life itself. Darwin Deez's self titled debut album is available now. Official Website | MySpace

'Too Much' is the second piece of previewed material taken from Sufjan Stevens' impending new album The Age Of Adz . Contrasting Sufjan's soft vocal delivery with an array of electronic blips and bleeps 'Too Much' blends together perfectly, ensuring that between this and the previously featured 'I Walked' anticipation is pretty damn high. You can go ahead and preview the track below as well as download it in the format of your choice if you so wish. Too Much by Sufjan Stevens [...]

Taken from their debut album Astro Coast 'Floating Vibes' now has a comical video to suit the tracks laid back appeal. Here's an interview Taylor conducted with John Paul Pitts of Surfer Blood back in March. Astro Coast is out now. Last.FM | MySpace

Gold Panda's Lucky Shiner is now available to stream in it's entirety over a month before it's physical release. Having taken a number of listens already I'm loving the progression of the LP, which features already previewed track 'You' and 'Snow & Taxis'. The album feels consistent and cohesive, flowing from one track to the next effortlessly. You can preview the album now below or head over the Lucky Shiner to purchase or sign up to Gold Panda's mailing list. [...]

Fancy seeing some great British live acts at the brand new XOYO in London? Well courtesy of Red Stripe we've got a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner to join Rockefeedback and some very special guests to celebrate their 10th birthday next weekend. With British Sea Power , Future Of The Left , Anna Calvi and Three Trapped Tigers all performing live sets plus an as yet unannounced special guest the night is sure to go with a band. On [...]

After going from bookies favourites to being pushed aside by Paul Weller in the odds race The xx have tonight (September 7th) taken home the Mercury Prize for their debut album xx . Released over a year ago now the album became a sleeper hit and took a while to break into the mainstream but once it did there was no looking back. Upon collection their award Oliver Sim had this to say, "Wow! We've had the most incredible year. It's like we've woken up every day [...]

Somewhat ashamedly Black Mountain are new on my radar. The Canadian 5-some offer up a combination of psych-rock and blues-rock in their latest track 'The Hair Song'. Taking a listen to some of their back-catalogue it seems these guys like to get heavy sometimes with some real metal influences evident on their 2008 album In The Future , 'The Hair Song' seems a more accessible track with a joyous feel to it. 'The Hair Song' is taken from the band's upcoming album Wilderness Heart which [...]

Villagers share with us the video to accompany 'That Day' from the Mercury Prize nominated Becoming a Jackal . The single will be released October 4th via Domino . Last.FM | MySpace

Progressing from Spring to Winter The Morning Benders head through all the seasons in their latest video to accompany 'All Day Day Light' The Morning Benders' latest album Big Echo is out now. Official Website | MySpace

Featuring Kyle Falconer from The View and Spank Rock 'The Bike Song' will be the second single taken from Ronson's impending Record Collection and now has a video accompaniment for its release. Following on from the end of the 'Bang Bang Bang' video the now platinum blonde Ronson takes to the streets on his bicycle alongside Falconer and Spank Rock to serenade their way through a track which has grown on me greatly since I first heard it. The video can only be viewed over [...]

'Post Acid' was released back in June on Green Label Sound as the first preview of new material from the bands now released album King Of The Beach . There's now a video to accompany the track, a video which doesn't take itself too seriously and mirrors the fun factor of the track itself. Nathan and co. basically come across a skateboarding alien who becomes the new frontman of the band for the night before returning home. Sadly the video isn't available to embed, to watch it you need to [...]

Ernest Green, better known as Washed Out, has had quite a year, a year where he's gone from a bedroom producer making music for a hobby to become one of the forefront musicians in the 'Chillwave' scene. The video to accompany 'Hold Out' shows Greene on tour with his band. Directed by John Lipari the video shares the mixed highs and lows of touring, from the the love-in stage invasions to the solemn empty hallways, Greene's life is captured perfectly in the three and a half minute video. [...]

On the back of the release of their much anticipated new album Klaxons have announced a set of tour dates across the UK and Ireland through November. The dates are as follows, Manchester Academy (November 11th) Norwich UEA (12th) Bournemouth O2 Academy (13th) Nottingham Rock City (14th) London HMV Forum (16th) Birmingham HMV Institute (20th) Glasgow Barrowlands (21st) Leeds O2 Academy (22nd) Dublin Tripod (23rd) Tickets are set to go on sale September 3rd with pre-sale tickets available to anyone on the [...]

The much anticipated debut album from Manchester genre hoppers Everything Everything is now up on their MySpace to stream in it's entirety. Man Alive features already previewed (and loved) tracks such as 'MY KZ, UR BF.', 'Schoolin", 'Photoshop Handsome' and 'Suffragette Suffragette' and has already received praise from the likes of The BBC , Strangers In Stereo and This Is Fake DIY . You can stream the album now, a week before it's August 30th release date, here . Official [...]

A video using footage from live shows, it's not exactly revolutionary but for Arcade Fire there's no need to detract away from the music. The black and white, slow-mo'd video to accompany 'Ready To Start' shows what a great live show Win Butler and co. put on for their fans, cementing their place as one of the biggest rock acts in the world today. Check out Taylor's recent review of Arcade Fire in Philadelphia , which pretty much puts into writing what the video portrays. [...]

Looking back through the archives I can't believe I've never written about Real Estate here on Indiescreet. The Brooklyn based bands self titled debut album has been amongst my most played since it's release last year. 'Out Of Tune', as Stereogum reports, was previewed by the band during their Daytrotter session a couple of weeks back but was left untitled. The studio version of the track feels mellow and sunkissed, conjuring up visions of a peaceful summers day. Real Estate - 'Out Of Tune' 'Out [...]

'Follow' and 'Swallow' are two brand new track from Crystal Fighters which display the bands genre-blurring credentials at their best yet. 'Follow' steadily builds up from it's acoustic beginnings to quickly grow into a bass-beat laden track which manages to balance the mix of laid back and upbeat impeccably. 'Swallow' really caught me by surprise; at around a minute the beat begins to build before a rather heavy handed dubstep drop takes effect. It wasn't at all what I was expecting and I'm not sure it totally works but the sheer audacity [...]

LightsoverLA's résumé of work includes remixes of Two Door Cinema Club, Hurts, Crystal Castles and Miike Snow amongst many, the latest remix of Delorean's 'Real Love' continues a rich vein of form from the upcoming DJ. Working dubstep undertones into the equation the remix adds another dimension to the original without pushing too far away from the original. Keep an eye out for a LightsoverLA EP in October. ( via ) Soundcloud | MySpace