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Broken Social Scene’s World Sick

So awesome pop/indie rock band Broken Social Scene is releasing a new album in the near future, Forgiveness Rock Record, 5 years after their amazing self-titled album dropped. To stir up the buzz, Broken Social Scene gave away a track on their website recently, “World Sick.”

Now I know everyone has already blogged the shit out of this song, so you most likely have already heard it, but… whatever. This track is catchy and it definitely sounds very Broken Social Scene with super clean guitar lines, epic drums and of course, these guys are great at group/mob vocals.

Their sound is slightly updated but it still sounds good ol’ Broken Social Scene. The bass line is very electronic and sounds very ‘watery.’ That being said, I think the song is good but doesn’t evoke the inspiration to get up and start screaming like when I hear songs like “Fire-Eyed Boy,” “Almost Crimes,” and “Major Label Debut!” I’m excited to hear what the rest of the album has in store… will try my best not to hype it up in my mind just because they’re Broken Social Scene…

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Download the track at Broken Social Scene’s website (e-mail required)

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Feel.Love.Thinking.Of

Because I always find out about releases just a bit late, here is an awesome poppy track from Canadian band, Faunts- released almost a year ago. I liked Faunts’ 2005 debut, High Expectations/Low Results, but with heir follow-up album, Feel.Love.Thinking.Of., their sound has matured and their song-writing seems too. This album delivers pop goodness and the title track is fun and super infectious.

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Faunts on MySpace

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Where are the LK hiding out?

Sweden really does always pop out some of the most fun musicians to listen to (Little Dragon, anybody??) The LK (formerly the Lovekevins) is band I came across in 2007 and got (like Lone) for some seriously badass album art. Anyone who has ever been to a party at my former apartments in the past few years has undoubtedly heard me pumping LK jams all over the place. I’m showing these guys some love because in three years I still have not stopped listening to their album entitled VS. The Snow. I don’t seem to know many people that have heard of these guys, either. The album was released originally in Sweden in April of 2007 and then in March of 2008 in the US with an extra track. Album art for both versions: sweet.

How would I describe this duo? For lack of a better word: cute. Their songs are amazing electro-pop morsels. These guys have really mastered their sound and the songs are so catchy it’s ridiculous.

So what the hell happened to these guys? Supposedly they were working on a new album, but their website (formerly located at http://thelkhideout.com) seems to have vanished and activity on their myspace ceased after April of last year. I want more LK! Listening to them now they’re still just as awesome as when I first came across them. Listen below. Album covers from both versions pictured.

Picking appropriate songs to display here was no easy task… honestly – get the whole album. It is infectious. “Tamagochi Freestyle” and “Private Life of a Cat” should give you a pretty good idea of how sweet The LK is. They will have you dancing in no time.

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1. The LK - Tamagochi Freestyle

2. The LK - Private Life of a Cat

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And after a quick youtube search I found the music video for their track ‘Stop Being Perfect.’ This is another great song and a fun video.

Somebody please find out what happened to these guys and report back to me. Keeping my fingers crossed that we see their supposed follow-up album, Periodika, sometime in the near future.

The LK on Myspace

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Efterklang – Modern Drift

I have liked Danish band Efterklang since hearing Tripper released in 2004. That album reminds me a lot of the IDM/glitch sound found in the music of Apparat while leaning on the side of being super cult-y. Efterklang’s 2007 release, Parades, I found to be a pretty dramatic departure, moving towards more real instruments and becoming just a bit more epic. Last year, Efterklang released a live performance of Parades called, Performing Parades, where they enlisted the support of the Danish National Chamber Orchestra.

Their new album, Magic Chairs, appears to be another departure. Slated for release on February 22nd, this upcoming release seems to be more minimal and moving to more of a pop sound. They released this track, “Modern Drift,” from the new album back in November, but I somehow missed it and it is catchy as hell.

Awesome melody, drums, general production – looking forward to the rest of the album!

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Download from Efterklang’s blog!

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Tacks, the Boy Disaster

I stumbled on this one back in 2007 but it’s an addictive and all-too-short of an album and have been listening to it ever since. Tacks, the Boy Disaster’s Oh, Beatrice is well-produced and features some really amazing pop songs. I love bands that utilize corny synth sounds appropriately. Tacks, the Boy Disaster’s pop sensibility reminds me of Jon Brion’s.

I’ve been clinging to the hope that I would hear some whisper that these guys would be dropping another album sometime soon. After doing some googling I found Tacks’ blog, which after a radio silence of 7 months has a note from January 5th stating, “We’re beginning 2010 with a bang: studio time booked next week and we’re planning on doing a residency every Sunday in Februrary.”

Listen to two of my favorite tracks below.

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1. Tacks, the Boy Disaster - Frozen Feet

2. Tacks, the Boy Disaster - Forget-Me-Not

Tacks, the Boy Disaster on MySpace