May 18th: NEW BLACK KEYS, LCD, BAND of HORSES

Nonesuch will release Brothers on May 18th, the fifth album form the Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney's genius duo The Black Keys.  With the recent projects from both men, one can only expect their most recent collaboration to shine.

On the same day, Band of Horses will release Infinite Arms, though the label is unknown at the moment. Looks like SubPop missed out on this gem, but catch BoH on the road all this year, headlining and suporting from coast to coast in some fantastic venues.

LCD Soundsystem button-pusher James Murphy will throw the after party for the aforementioned album releases, as the follow up to his 2007 enlightener Sound of Silver will knight our waiting ears at the end of the day.  "Drunk Girls" and "Change" lead the candidates for the single but, at just over an hour of music, the album is sure to follow in Murphy's own giant footsteps.

Tracklist for new LCD
Dance Yrself Clean
Drunk Girls
One Touch
All I Want
Change
Hit
Pow Pow
Somebody's Calling Me
What You Need

Sounds like a doctor visit... I can't wait.

Officially Excited for BLACKROC Project

BlackRoc, the Black Keys new hip-hop project, hits stores on Black Friday aka the day after Thanksgiving, and even though rushing to the record store will fall a distant fourth to leftovers and football and booze, I'm still very excited for this album's release.  Guests on the project include Raekwon, Jim Jones, Pharoahe Monch (below), RZA, Q-Tip, Curren$y, and of course, Mos Def.  There is also a continuous series of vids on YouTube documenting the recording sessions of the album.  Nice, and hilarious, to see Akron, Ohio's finest toasting Hennessy with some rap giants.  Check those out here.

Watch and hear Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) featuring Mos Def & Jim Jones

Hear Raekwon's collabo "Stay Off the Fuckin' Flowers"