Released August 10, 2010, Elsinore’s Yes Yes Yes was my introduction to this band from Champlain.  Yes Yes Yes was also my reintroduction to  summer pop-bliss.  This album should have, for all intents and purposes, been released in June so that we could’ve soaked the sunny rays from the handclaps and catchy hooks.  The New Pornographers would be proud.

Really, what I know about Elsinore is what I can gleen from the following two tracks which have worked their magic and crept into my daily thought process.  Good work from the mates from Champlain and I can’t wait until they roll through Denver.
Listen:  Elsinore – “Lines”
Listen:  Elsinore – “Yes Yes Yes”

• Yes Yes Yes is out on Parasol Records
• Elsinore official website
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The first new track from London royalty Blur, “Fool’s Day” was released as a Record Store Day exclusive that was limited to 1,000 copies.  The single is Blur’s first in nearly seven years.

”We want independent record stores to continue — they’re an important part of our musical culture.”

Damon Albarn told the Sun the above, despite the single only being released in London record shops and not in the States.  The band has, however, decided to release the single as a free download for the price of an email address at Blur.co.uk.

The single is pretty mellow and pretty repetitive but I, for one, am excited to hear what follows in the coming months as Blur go back into the studio according to NME.

We’ve already raved about Two Door Cinema Club, the Irish trio with the drum machine backing.  Besides rocking Gravis and being some music/skate junkies, these guys make some white-boy club-stomping music that’s akin to labelmates Phoenix.  The video and singles from Tourist History are great and the band will undoubtedly be this year’s darkhorse, just as Phoenix was last year.

mp3:  Ascending Melody
Listen to Ascending Melody
TrendRobot Rating:  9/10

Good lord I love the Dirty Projectors. After snagging my top spot for albums of 2009, the band releases a 7″ that continues to hone their odd-rock orchestra.

Ascending Melody is a song that definitely embodies what the Projectors are all about. Carefully crafted and improvised at the same time, the song sounds like a family garage jam-session. Guaranteed to brighten the most overcast days, The Dirty Projectors are a band unlike any other.  Head to their official site to download the Ascending Melody 7″ in it’s entirety, for free!

• Dirty Projectors official site
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Tour Dates:  Anyone going to Coachella will be in for a show

TrendRobot Rating:  8/10

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Listen to “Beat The Devil’s Tattoo” from the forthcoming LP, due out March 9, 2010

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club always seem to be just what rock n roll needs.  A gypsy band of guys in leather jackets, doing garage-rocking, jangles with very very lo-fi production.  “Beat The Devil’s Tattoo” takes rock n roll back to it’s dirty, Rolling Stones, roots.

From the forthcoming LP, Beat The Devil’s Tattoo, the title track is an ode to every influence that the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has ever had.  With a touch of southern voodoo and flair, this track is really as much of a party-stomper as it is a preview track.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Site

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