ALBUM DU JOUR

WHITE RABBITS - It's Frightening

Last night I had a dream that I was being taught to speak French by learning the lyrics to the song Charles Barkley sings in the Taco Bell commercial, and singing it over and over in French. ("le box, le box rochers balancent la cinq boîte de dollar") It was genuinely awful.


So today I needed a great album to get the awful ditty out of my head for good, and It's Frightening did just that.  Thank you White Rabbits!  If you haven't heard these Brooklyn transplants (via Columbia, Missouri), I suggest starting here with their second album, released in May of last year.  The album was produced by Britt Daniel, so fans of Spoon will familiarize with the pounding pianos and drums in the forefront of several songs.  Their are also shades of solo Thom Yorke and quieter, spooky Radiohead on tracks like "Lionesse" and "Rudie Fails".  Check out the albums opening track "Percussion Gun" below, or quit messing about and go grab the whole album.  You'll thank me later.  Screw you, Barkley.

Thom Yorke's Atoms For Peace

Thom Yorke has named his new side project and announced a string of US dates.  Rejoice, people!  Atoms for Peace will hit both coasts for 8 shows in the lead up to Coachella.  The group consists of Yorke, Flea (presumably wearing clothes), percussionist Mauro Refosco, drummer Joey Waronker (Beck/REM) and long time Radiohead production wizard Nigel Godrich.  Should be a good time, indeed.


Yorke also debuted several new tunes at a Green Party show in Cambridge a few nights back. Check out some videos of the performance below these tasty tour dates.


Atoms For Peace
(Flying Lotus Supports New York Through Oakland)
04.05 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
04.06 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
04.08 Boston, MA Citi Wang Theatre*
04.10 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
04.11 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
04.14 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
04.15 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
04.17 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
04.18 Indio, CA Coachella*

* See you there???

 "Give Up the Ghost"



"The Daily Mail"


"Mouse Dog Bird"

Liars Get Remixed

Liars will release their fifth album, Sisterworld, on March 9 via Mute. As well, the trio will be releasing an alternate version of the album featuring a bonus disc filled with "remixes and reinterpretations" from meganames like Thom Yorke, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, and Bradford Cox from Deerhunter.  Remixes from the Melvins, Suicide's Alan Vega, and Blonde Redhead will also feature. Hear the space shattering new Liars' track "Scissor" here.