I Guess I'm Floating — I'm not a big fan of Jens Lekman or the XX, but somewhere in the outer spheres of pop beyond those two musical acts is a dark and frigid void where clearly something should exist but, inexplicably, doesn't. Or I should say "didn't" before LA's Kisses... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — London's Primary 1 has been on our radar lately -- mostly thanks to a recent Memory Tapes remix and a nice collection of free demos -- and we were just sent this track from his forthcoming full-length, which is due sometime in the Fall. We're told t... more info

Let There Be Night — You know what's gonna be weird? To see Phoenix fade away this year as other acts take their place, like happened to Cut Copy after their massive 2008. They'll make sporadic appearances every now and then, such as this cover of Bob Dylan's "Sad-Eyed L... more info

!tashed — Launch me into space. Launch me into space. Launch me into space. They say you should never try to repaint the Mona Lisa, but when a friend asks it’s hard to say no. Cut Copy with a remarkable effort, and its said this track was in memory of Jerry ... more info

the fakeRICH weblog!!! — This one is just too good not to put up They say you should never try to repaint the Mona Lisa, but when a friend asks it’s hard to say no. The Cut Copy boys had a bit of fun with this on a plane from Jakarta a few months back, and we thought you m... more info

Pasta Primavera — Passion Pit, Wallpaper., Cut Copy, etc. These are the bands that Cali’s Butterfly Bones remind me of… But not exactly like any of them… There’s no east coast heavy tension cloud brewing inside these electro pop vibes.  Rather a sunny cruis... more info

Pasta Primavera — When Cut Copy hand picks a band out of a sea of demos to come on tour with them for some select east coast shows…it helps you get noticed.  This is the case for New York’s Kordan aka Arthur Eisle.  His demos were featured on NY’s East Vil... more info

Culture Bully — With Love Comes Close, Cold Cave mixes in elements of noisy rock and dance music on an extremely strong album. The dancier portions of the album never venture into, say, Cut Copy territory, but still pack loads of melodies into an array of scuzzy arr... more info

Guardian Music — With the offspring of the new romantic stars forming their own rival bands, we may soon witness a rematch of the 80s pop rumblePrepare yourselves, retro-pop fans, for Battlestar New Romantica: The Next Generation. Whispers from the A&R frontline sugg... more info

My Old Kentucky — New video, for PLAYAS, from new Asthmatic Kitty signee Helado Negro...MP3 : Helado Negro - Deja--------------------------------------------------------------------New music from Hesta Prynn, the one-time member of Northern State...MP3 : Hesta Prynn -... more info