Guardian Music — British rapper DELS gets a makeover courtesy of TV On the Radio main man on this genre-splicing Guardian exclusiveBritish rapper DELS, aka Kieren Dickins, is connected. His last two singles – Shapeshift and Trumpalump – were collaborations with J... more info

Altsounds — Austin based quintet The Octopus Project has announced a West Coast tour including dates with iconic new wave group, Devo, and surf rock outfit Man...or Astro-man? In October, The Octopus Project was honored to join the line-up at Moogfest 2010 with ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — You’re a fool if you don’t love Hot Chip’s “And I Was A Boy From School” That song’s nearing classic status. Goddamn Electric Bill (what a name) seem to agree with me. They recorded an instrumental cover of it, and it rules. The renamed s... more info

Stereogum — The excellent 11-minute “Glass Jar” sets the stage for longtime New York worldbeat experimentalists Gang Gang Dance’s Eye Contact. A decade later, it may very well be their strongest collection to date. Listen: Eye Contact is out 5/9 in the UK... more info

XLR8R — Late last year we shared with you a collaborative remix by Joe Goddard of Hot Chip and burgeoning UK MC Ghostpoet of "Trumpalump," originally by another newcomer to the MC game, Kieren Dickins (a.k.a. Dels). Now, months and months after that first ta... more info

Guardian Music — For so long the Taedong Diplo – Pyongyang's only nightclub – owned just one CD. Then DJ Ian Steadman turned up with a box full of Hot Chip and Talking Heads records and things got messyI've written before about Pyongyang's only nightclub, the Tae... more info

Nialler9 — As you may have heard, Win Win is a new musical project from XXXChange, Devlin and video artist Ghostdad. They have an LP coming out on Vice Records in North America next week which will feature guest appearances from Spank Rock, Andrew WK, Blaqstarr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Win Win - Releaserpm ft. Lizzie Bougatsos of Gang Gang Dance (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Win Win - Interleave ft. Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor (MP3) Win Win Win Win, a new crew featuring Devlin, XXXChange, and Ghostdad, have a self-titled LP... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner is guest editing New Band of the Day this week. And for his first choice he's picked these French disco existentialistsHometown: Reims, France.The lineup: Guillaume and Benalways.The background: The Shoes are one of the best bands we've ... more info

Guardian Music — James Murphy to retire dance-punk band with farewell show at New York's Madison Square Garden in AprilA year after promising to say a slow goodbye, LCD Soundsystem have announced their final concert. James Murphy's dance-punk band is "retiring from t... more info