The Fratellis

Glasgow's the Fratellis feature Jon Fratelli (vocals/guitar), Mince Fratelli (drums/vocals), and Barry Fratelli (bass). The witty indie rock trio, who formed in early 2005, maintain that their moniker is merely an homage to Barry's original surname, however other rumors suggest that the Fratellis borrowed it from the nemesis featured in Steven Spielberg film, The Goonies. Such trivia only added to the Fratellis growing appeal upon their performance debut in March 2005. Their limited-edition self-titled EP arrived a month later and sold out quickly thanks to "Creepin Up the Backstairs." The acoustic-driven tune, which is a little T. Rex, landed in regular rotation on Zane Lowe's Radio One program, and appearances on Later with Jools Holland and Top of the Pops followed in early summer. Second single "Henrietta" earned the Fratellis their first U.K. Top 20 hit. Third single "Chelsea Dagger" was burning up the U.K. Top 40 by August. In September 2006, the Fratellis have released their debut album "Costello Music". Recommended for all fans of The Strokes, The Libertines, etc.

The Fratellis - Creepin' Up The Backstairs
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
The Fratellis @ MySpace

Bonus:
Indie Albums: !!!, Dykehouse, Jessica Bailiff, Broadcast, Laibach, Air Formation, Skinny Puppy, Morcheeba, Wumpscut, Coldcut, British Sea Power, The Church, Einstürzende Neubauten, Seekonk, Joy Division, Rasputina, Solvent, Soma Sonic, Labradford, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yzfxrb
The Brother Kite - Waiting For The Time To Be Right (2006) !!!
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife !!!
The Wrens - Meadowlands !!!
Broken Social Scene - Live In Los Angeles 2005-11-08 (Acoustic) !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/o74t4
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
+ James Brown, Michael Jackson, Makka B, Eek-A-Mouse
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yhzrva
The Blood Brothers - Burn Piano Island, Burn !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yjb6nc
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ydjhwm
Tool - 10000 Days
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yfbtoo
CKY - An Answer Can Be Found
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yzxecr
Arctic Monkeys - Whtever People Say That I'm, That's What I'm Not
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations
The Killers - Sam'S Town
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yg82kp
VA - The Squid And The Whale OST (Bert Jancsh, The Cars, The Feelies, Lou Reed, etc.)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ym7y27
INXS - Switch
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yhq4m2

Elf Power

The Athens, GA-based Elf Power emerged as part of the second wave of bands linked to the Elephant 6 Recording Company collective, a coterie of like-minded, lo-fi indie groups -- including the Apples (In Stereo), Neutral Milk Hotel, and the Olivia Tremor Control -- who shared musicians, ideas, and sensibilities. Formed by singers/multi-instrumentalists Andrew Rieger and Laura Carter, Elf Power debuted in 1995 with the self-released Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs, followed a year later by the Winter Hawk EP, which heralded the additions of bassist Bryan Helium and drummer Aaron Wegelin. The excellent When the Red King Comes appeared in late 1997, and two years later the group returned with A Dream in Sound; also in the spring of 1999, a series of live dates with the Olivia Tremor Control yielded the tour-exclusive EP Come On. Winter Is Coming followed a year later. In 2002, the group released the conceptual record Creatures (which saw the amicable departure of bassist Bryan Helium) and Nothing's Going to Happen, a collection of covers ranging from Gary Numan to the Misfits. Two years later, the group returned with Walking with the Beggar Boys, a decidedly more straightforward offering that included new members Eric Harris (formerly of the Olivia Tremor Control) and Craig McQuiston (formerly of the Glands). After switching to Rykodisc, Elf Power issued their eighth album, Back to the Web, in 2006.

Elf Power - Temporary Arm
Elf Power - Daytrotter Sessions
Elf Power - Live In Ann Arbor, MI, 2001
Elf Power @ MySpace

Bonus:
Peel Sessions: The 90 Day Men, Belle & Sebastian, New Order, Sonic Youth, Joy Division, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ymlfev
Beck - The Information (2006)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ydx8yh
VA - Taste Of Christmas (Funeral For A Friend, Plain White T's, The Used, etc)
The Panic Division - Versus
Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yhe4em
Jet - Shine On
The Killers - Sam's Town
Less Than Jake - In With The Out Crowd
Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Love Their Country
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yc425g
The Killers - Sam's Town
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ym2nxx
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Placebo - Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yn5q5c
Matisyahu - Youth + Live At Stubbs
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yd7hp9

Pinto

Pinto is a four piece indie pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band members are Andreas Magnusson, Hannah Tengelin, Lars Johnsson, Dick Ivarsson. Pinto is a relatively new band, still trying to find it's place on the indie music scene. The music of Pinto is influenced by similar to Evan Dando, Nick Drake and Belle & Sebastian. With their catchy, easy recognizable tunes, the Pinto dreamy pop sound is very enjoyable to listen. Pinto released a number of singles that are available for free download via their internet site. The latest released song is called "Iron and Rust" and it shows the best the full potential of Pinto. Check Pinto, I hope you'll like it!

Pinto - Iron & Rust
Pinto - Never Leave
Pinto @ MySpace

Bonus:
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury !!!
Girl Talk - Night Ripper !!!
Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye !!!
Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope !!!
+ Iron & Wine, Cat Power, Madvillain, Outkast, Danger Mouse, The Game, Jay-Z, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yxgxda
Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams (2006) !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y28c5c
DeVotchKa - How It Ends !!!
Smoosh - Free To Stay !!!
VA - Monsieur Gainsbourg: Revisited (Franz Ferdinand, The Kills, James Iha, etc.)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/eksfo
Scissor Sisters - Ta-Dah (2006)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/td22q
Royksopp - The Understanding
Frou Frou - Details
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/v5drs
Justin Timberlake - Future Sex Live Sounds
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/svfl9

Silver Jews - Live

Silver Jews (also known as Silver Joos) are an indie rock group, formed in 1989 by writer David Berman along with Pavement's Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. Sometimes regarded as a Pavement side project (Pavement drummer Steve West has also been a member of the band), in fact "The Joos" were formed before Pavement, and 1996's The Natural Bridge featured none of the Pavement musicians, offering listeners a quieter folk album without the inimitable influence of Stephen Malkmus' guitar and vocals. The Silver Jews were always a conduit for David Berman's brand of sardonic, countrified indie rock, and Berman has remained the only constant member. The band has gone on to release several full-length albums, including the latest Tanglewood Numbers, released on October 18, 2005 (Drag City). Berman's sophisticated lyrics have come to dominate the band's music and critical reputation. Berman had long been steadfast in his almost complete refusal to play live, and so surprised the indie world when he announced their first ever tour in the spring of 2006.

Silver Jews - Live 2006-09-12

Bonus:
Indie Albums: Maritime, Brand New, Caribou, Matt Pond PA, Asobi Seksu, Air, Ladytron,
Minus The Bear, Jimmy Eat World, Snowden, Why?, Soul Position, Four Tet, Leya, Stylex,
Arcade Fire, Headlights, The Headphones, Hayden, David Bazan, Lost Generation, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qtwez
Devendra Banhart - Oh No Oh My !!!
Pink Floyd - Relics
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yeeoxj
The Mountain Goats - Get Lonely !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yjoq9p
Bob Tilton - Crescent + The Leading Hotels Of The World !!!
The Gossip - Standig In The Way Of Control
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y9qhtm
The Veronicas - The Secret Life Of
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yhnum3
The Fray - How To Save A Life
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qozad
Silverstein - Discovering The Waterfront
Rufio - Perhaps, I Suppose...
Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree + Take This To Your Grave
Unwritten Law - S/T + Here's To The Mourning
The Lawrence Arms - 3 Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yhp4qv
Punk/Emo/HC Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ye7e9r
RHCP - Stadium Arcadium
System Of A Down - Hypnotize
Backyard Babies - Stockholm Syndrome
Green Day - American Idiot
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ydprsa

News

The Killers have joined this year's race to be Christmas No 1 by releasing a brand new festive track. The Las Vegas band will release A Great Big Sleigh, although it is expected only to be available as a download. Speaking to NME, frontman Brandon Flowers explained exactly what got him in the Christmas spirit. "There are some great Christmas tunes that have been recorded over the years from the likes of George Michael (in Wham!) and John Lennon. "Sometimes you forget. You get so caught up in business and being an adult that you forget to have fun and enjoy things and be nice to people." A Great Big Sleigh is out on December 5 ...

Graham Coxon has revealed he would consider rejoining Blur. The guitarist quit the band in 2002 reports NME.com. Coxon is considering rejoining the group after Alex James said he wanted the band to make one more album as a four-piece. He said: "I haven't been approached about it. I think about it: would it be fun? Would it be a bit too scary? What would the dynamic be in a studio? Would I have to do promotion? Would I tour? You know, it's a lot of thinking. "So I guess I still mull around and think about it every now and then." Coxon insisted he is still friendly with his former bandmates. He added: "Alex will always be my friend. I guess they all will be in some way, but it's somewhat strange." ...

Explosions in the Sky will break a four-year silence early next year. The act's All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone hits stores Feb. 20. To help give indie retailers a boost, the band's set to release a deluxe edition that comes with a bonus remix disc, with the likes of Jesu and The Paper Chase reworking the album tracks. To whip up the return after such a long absence, Explosions in the Sky teamed with producer John Congleton (Mountain Goats) at Minnesota's Pachyderm studios ...

Eisley's set to get a little help from outside the family on its next album. The band, which calls on a slew of sisters, brothers and cousins from the DuPree family (it's made up of guitarist Chauntelle, singer/guitarist Sherri, keyboardist/singer Stacy, drummer Weston and bassist Garron), taps former Oingo Boingo keyboardist and producer Richard Gibbs for a bit of non-bloodline input for its next dreampop effort. The outfit's battened down in Gibbs' The Woodshed studio to work on its second effort for Reprise Records. A title or release date hasn't been settled upon yet ...

The former Husker Du singer/guitarist, Bob Mould, is well on his way to finishing off another solo album, according to Billboard. Mould joined with producer Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Lois Maffeo) to work on the still-untitled follow-up to last year's Body of Song (Yep Roc). He's yet to settle on the label to release the record ...

LCD Soundsystem will bring its second full-length into stores in March. The band, the project of the DFA's James Murphy, will drop Sound of Silver March 20 from Capitol Records. The nine-song set follows up its 2005 self-titled debut (EMI) ...

Bonus:
Indie/Alternative/Folk Albums - Aimee Mann, Wheatus, The Lemonheads, The Stone Temple Pilots, Keane,
Snow Patrol, Sheryl Crow, The Killers, Tori Amos, Dave Matthews Band, Silverstein, Beck, Blue October,
Dixie Chicks, Angels & Airwaves, The Early November, Frou Frou, Freedy Johnston, Jet, Johnny Cash, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yyzvz3
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - Ole! Tarantula (2006) !!!
Joanna Newsom - Ys (2006) !!!
http://tinyurl.com/j4few
Lali Puna - Faking The Books !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/tnfne
Tv On The Radio - Desperate Youth, Bloody Thirsty Babes + Return To Cookie Mountain !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y2me4t
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ucbsn
Metric - Grow Up And Blow Away + Live It Out + Old World Underground
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ocbxg
Epica - The Phantom Agony
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yyq88s
The Police - The Very Best Of
+ Juanes, Shakira
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y34xjd
Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist (2006)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y4tcbf
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y8e2sj

Ghosty

Ghosty was born in a music venue in Lawrence, Kansas where guitarist / vocalist / songwriter Andrew Connor met drummer / guitarist / songwriter Richard Gintowt while they were both attending a concert. They forged a bond chatting about music (surprise!) and started practicing and performing as a duo in the fall 1999. As they collaborated more and more, their path started to transform from a "dueling acoustic singer / songwriters" sound to the context of a rock band. Gintowt found himself on full time drum duty while Connor supplied the vocals and guitar, and both searched for a bassist to provide a connecting balance. By the summer of 2000, still no bassist had stepped in, so Connor trekked back home to South Dakota and recorded his debut EP, Nineteen Now, Always while Gintowt recorded parts of what was to become his album Self Help Songs released under the pseudonym OK Jones. When they reconvened at the University of Kansas in the fall of 2000, Connor and Gintowt wrangled in the talents of Mark Hurst for the bassist vacancy, but Hurst only lasted until December of that year forcing the band back to square one. Ghosty didn't return as a full-on rock unit until April of 2001 when they enlisted guitarist Jacob Baum to fill the low-end void. Baum purchased a bass and left behind the world of treble for a slot in the rhythm section and, in the fall of 2001, the trio went on to record The Five Short Minutes EP with Baum acting as the engineer. After The Five Short Minutes EP was released in 2002, Ghosty continued to grow together, wrote more songs, and the decision was made to put together another EP, this time recorded with Mike Mogis, a producer and engineer who's worked with the likes of Bright Eyes and Lullaby For the Working Class. Ghosty invited along their pals from Son, Ambulance for some musical support and in a weekend they cut Three Pop Songs. Son, Ambulance subsequently invited Ghosty out on the road for a quick jaunt through the midwest and Connor and Gintowt returned the favor by offering their services in the Son, Ambulance line up. In November of 2002, just after coming home from the tour, Ghosty expanded their sonic textures by bringing aboard keyboardist David Wetzel. In 2005, the band recorded the full-length Grow Up Or Sleep In. 2006 welcomes a new release from Ghosty. The album will be titled Nothing Is and is about to be released until the end of the year. Recommended!

Ghosty - A Good Customer
Ghosty - I Know What Is Best
Ghosty - Songs @ lawrence.com
Ghosty @ MySpace

Bonus:
Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters + Ta-Dah (2006) !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yam8t2
Khonnor - Handwriting !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yfwb58
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Andrew Bird - Live At Bonnaroo 2006
My Morning Jacket - Live 2006-06-16
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/mqav5
Indie Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ymk5ow
Aimee Mann - Lost In Space !!!
Electric Light Orchestra - Zoom + All Over The World (Best Of) !!!
Keane - Hopes And Fears
Manu Chao - Radio Bemba Sound System
Jason Mraz - Mr. A-Z
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yelzrn
Crustation with Bronagh Slevin - Bloom !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ygdujp

Mogwai - Live

The cosmic post-rock band Mogwai was formed in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1996 by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist Dominic Aitchison, and drummer Martin Bulloch, longtime friends with the goal of creating "serious guitar music." Toward that end they added another guitarist, John Cummings, before debuting in March 1996 with the single "Tuner," a rarity in the Mogwai discography for its prominent vocals; the follow-up, a split single with Dweeb titled "Angels vs. Aliens," landed in the Top Ten on the British indie charts. Following appearances on a series of compilations, Mogwai returned later in the year with the 7" "Summer"; after another early 1997 single, "New Paths to Helicon," they issued Ten Rapid, a collection of their earliest material.

Around the time of recording the superb 1997 EP 4 Satin, former Teenage Fanclub and Telstar Ponies member Brendan O'Hare joined the lineup in time to record Mogwai's debut studio LP, Mogwai Young Team, exiting a short time later to return to his primary projects, Macrocosmica and Fiend. Again a quartet, Mogwai next issued 1998's Kicking a Dead Pig, a two-disc remix collection; the No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew) EP appeared a few months later. In 1999, they released Come On Die Young. Rock Action arrived in early 2001. Late that year, Mogwai released the My Father, My King EP; two years later, they issued the ironically titled Happy Songs for Happy People. Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2004 arrived early in 2005. Mr. Beast, which was released in 2006, found the band going in a softer, more reflective direction. In 2006, Mogwai recorded the soundtrack for the documentary Zidane A 21st Century Portrait.

Mogwai - Live at The Depot, Salt Lake City

Bonus:
Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist (2006)
Tool - 10000 Days
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y42tv5
Indie/Alternative Albums: Youth Pictures Of Florence Anderson, Mogwai, Kasabian,
Pearl Jam, Minus The Bear, Oceansize, Travis, The Music, PJ Harvey, Radiohead,
Four Tet, Mono, Zwan, Tool, The Strokes, Moby, Muse, Red Sparowes, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y2rsth
Covenant - OST
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y84v5n

Under Byen

Denmark's Under Byen (pronounced Oh'nah-Boon) features Henriette Sennenvaldt (vocals), Stine Sørensen (drums), Sara Saxild (bass), Nils Grøndahl (violin), Morten Larsen (drums), Anders Stochholm (kalimba), Morten Svenstrup (cello), and Thorbjørn Krogshede (piano). The experimental electronic collective came together in 1995 and spent the next few years shaping a hypnotic sound that's similar to Sigur Rós and Björk. It wasn't long until Under Byen took their homeland by storm, and in 1998 they became the first act signed to the Danish indie imprint have a cigar. Their stunning debut album, Kyst, was warmly received and earned several Danish music awards, including best Danish band. Their 2002 sophomore release, Det Er Mig Der Holder Træerne Sammen, made its way overseas; both Rolling Stone's David Fricke and the BBC's John Peel praised Under Byen for their unique, mesmerizing compositions. Stateside music fans were reintroduced to Under Byen upon the release of their third album, Samme Stof Som Stof. European tour dates coincided with the Paper Bag album release in fall 2006.

Under Byen - Af Samme Stof Som Stof
Under Byen - Den Her Sang Handler Om At Få Det Bedste Ud Af Det
Under Byen - Plantage
Under Byen - Hjertebarn

Bonus:
His Name Is Alive - Detrola !!!
Jarvis - Jarvis
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yh4hr6
Modest Mouse - Albums
Transplants - Haunted Cities
+ Mindless Self Indulgence, NoFX, TSOL, Sublime, Vandals, Rancid, Offspring, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ykevkz
KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope
Jacks Mannequin - Everything In Transit
Duncan Sheik - Humming
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yb5jco
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans + Transatlanticism
Oasis - Familiar To Millions
Thom Yorke - Eraser
Underworld - Back To Mine
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ymol3y
Empyrium - Albums
Joseph McManners - In Dreams
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ybfkcd
The Klaxons - Sampler
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yz3ew4
Under Byen - Sampler
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yh3ko7
Eminem - White America Mixtape
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yzlmph

!Forward, Russia!

Tom Woodhead (vocals/synth), Rob Canning (bass), Katie Nicholls (drums), and Whiskas (guitar) create the angst-ridden post-punk-inspired sound of ¡Forward, Russia! Formerly of Black Helicopters, Canning and Woodhead joined siblings Nicholls and Whiskas in their native Leeds, England, in 2004 to form the indie rock quartet and their own label, Dance to the Radio. ¡Forward, Russia! toured the U.K. incessantly during their first year together while also issuing their debut, a split single with This Et Al, in spring 2005. "Nine" sold out in just one week and BBC Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq immediately hyped ¡Forward, Russia!'s frantic energy on his 6 Music station. "Thirteen/Fourteen" followed in August and did equally well, but ¡Forward, Russia! landed in the U.K. Top 40 with "Twelve" and the "Nine" reissue in early 2006. That spring, ¡Forward, Russia! joined the Automatic, the Long Blondes, Howling Bells, and Boy Kill Boy for the NME New Music Tour. Give Me a Wall marked their LP debut in May; its stateside release for Mute followed in September.

!Forward, Russia! delivers pretty amazing sound loaded with an incredible amount of energy. It's Highly Recommended!

!Forward, Russia! - Four
!Forward, Russia! - Nine (Napoleon IIIrd Remix)
!Forward, Russia! - Eighteen (Video)
!Forward, Russia! @ MySpace

Bonus:
20 Minute Loop - Yawn + House = Explosion !!!
Nellie McKay - Pretty Little Head !!!
The Streets - The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
Belle & Sebastian - If You Are Feeling Sinister + Dear Catastrophy Waitress
Jack Johnson - On & On + Brushfire Fairtales
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y9sdun
Global Communication - 76:14
Prozzak - Hot Show + Saturday People
Kelis - Tasty
Kenna - New Sacred Cow
Snake River Conspiracy - Sonic Jihad
The Dissociatives - The Dissociatives
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ykfzg2
Of Montreal - Satanic Panic In The Attic
The Shins - Chutes To Narrow
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/kmezd
Micheal Andrews - Me And You And Everyone We Know (OST)
VA - Beatles Regrooved
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ycgvzq
From Monument To Masses, God Speed You Black Emperor, Cat Power, Kasabian, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/hujur

News

The Decemberists have a live EP ready for downloaders. The act rounded up four live recordings for a digital EP for Sony Connect. The EP draws primarily on material from the act's latest, this year's The Crane Wife (Capitol), though tosses in a holiday tune yanked out of John Denver's songbook. The live tracks offered include: O! Valencia, The Perfect Crime #2, The Crane Wife 1 and 2 and Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) ...

Tegan and Sara have started work on their next album. Tegan Quinn revealed that her and her twin Sara are at work on the follow-up to 2004's So Jealous (Vapor/Sanctuary). The duo imported Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla to Montreal to man the boards as the album comes together. No title or release date for the album has been revealed ...

A brand new Franz Ferdinand song will feature in an upcoming Scottish film. Franz Ferdinand's contributed an unnamed song to the soundtrack for Hallam Foe. The band's contribution will surface on the Domino Records released soundtrack, alongside songs by other Domino artists such as Sons and Daughters, Psaap and Four Tet. No release date for the soundtrack has been revealed. The film Hallam Foe is scheduled for a Feb. 9 release in the United Kingdom. No American release has been scheduled ...

The Brakes' sophomore album hit stores in the United Kingdom this week. The band's Beatific Visions hit stores Monday (Nov. 6) from Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom. The 11-track effort was recorded by Stuart Sykes at Nashville's House of David Studios, and follows up the band's 2005 debut, Give Blood (Rough Trade) (read Aversion's review). No American release date's been set yet ...

The Ataris will return to action early next year on their own record label to be ran by Sanctuary Records. The band's Welcome the Night is set for a February release from Isola Recordings, an imprint that will be overseen by Sanctuary. The Ataris searched for a new record company since June, when they publicly parted ways with Columbia Records ...

The Figgs will have a new album in stores by the end of the month. The power-pop outfit's Follow Jean Through the Sea is set to hit stores Nov. 28 -- bumped back from its originally scheduled release (Oct. 14) -- from Gern Blandsten. The 10-track effort helps the band mark its 20th year together, and follows up 2004's Palais (Sodapop) ...

Bonus:
Joanna Newsom - Ys (2006) !!!
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? !!!
Math And Physics Club - Math And Physics Club + EPs
Land Of Talk - Applause Cheer Boo Hiss
+ Ether Aura, Sonic Youth, Freezpop, Cocteau Twins, Camera Obscura, The Bicycles,
Ms John Soda, Ozma, Archie Bronson Outfit, Ladytron, Tycho, Voxtrot, Ratatat,
New Order, Architecture In Helsinki, The Decemberists, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y6oo8h
Jolie Holland - Catalpa
Joanna Newsom - Milk-Eyed Mender
Gillian Welch - Soul Journey
Mamadou Diabate - Tunga
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yyelwb
Nada Surf - The Weight Is A Gift
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y7ku4z

The Low Frequency In Stereo

The Low Frequency in Stereo, from Haugesund , Norway , are called the band with one foot in Pompeii and one in Space.

The music are based on groovy drums, heavy organic bass, an old living-room organ, Fender Rhodes and a knife-sharp guitar which is all together making timeless music which can remind the listener from everything between Can, Stereolab, The Jesus And Mary Chain and The Doors. Low Frequency in Stereo are making music that sounds fresh, inspired and focused. Some call it Lo-Fi Post-Rock some just talks about the unique Low Frequency in Stereo sound.

After several European tours and big festivals, the band are looking forward to conquer more fans in 2006. The band has just released the EP Astro-Kopp to great reviews and have just recorded their 3 rd album called The Last Temptation Of... The Low Frequency in Stereo which is an album recorded on analogue equipment to get the classic room sound and mixed down on digital sound to keep the natural sounds on the mood and instruments. It is released in the US on the October 31th. The band say it`s the best album they have recorded and the rumours says that this album is going to be the major break through for the band. The band has recorded the album with Anders Møller “Euroboys” in his Crystal Canyon Studio in Oslo, Norway. Recommended!

The Low Frequency In Stereo - Big City Life
The Low Frequency In Stereo - Axes
The Low Frequency In Stereo @ MySpace

Bonus:
65 Days Of Static - One Time For All Time (2006) !!!
Nada Surf - The Weight Is A Gift (+ Bonus CD) !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yd8utv
M.Ward - Post War !!!
Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye + Last Exit !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ykbbv6
PJ Harvey - Uh Huh Her
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yhmra3
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yl7hr7
Suzanne Vega - 99.9 FA
Cake - Fashion Nugget + Prolonging The Magic
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yjf625
The Strokes - Room On Fire
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ymsb4e
Beck - The Information (2006) !!!
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - Fear Is On Our Side
Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary
Imogen Heap - Speak For Yourself
+ Garbage, Foo Fighters, Erroll Garner, Donald Fagen, Mc Hawking
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yf6hmj
Jars Of Clay - Good Monsters (2006)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yhvnmz

Memphis

Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont create the mesmerizing experimental sounds of Memphis. Dumont, a North Carolina native, met Campbell while working in New York City in the early '90s. Both had formed a band with fellow Canucks Chris Seligman, James Shaw, and Adam Marvy. The stint was short-lived, for Seligman and Campbell went on to form Stars while Shaw connected with Emily Haines for the synth pop outfit Metric. In summer 2002, while vacationing in Campbell's hometown of Vancouver, Dumont and his longtime friend finally put their creative ideas to paper; thus, the intricate jazz-influenced tinkerings of Memphis were born. The A Good Day Sailing EP marked the Canadian-American duo's debut that same year. Two years later, the lush pop illustrations of I Dreamed We Fell Apart arrived on the Toronto-based imprint Paper Bag. For 2006's A Little Place in the Wilderness, Memphis showcased a more relaxed, acoustic guitar-based sound; it marked their first release for Good Fences and featured additional instrumentation from Shaw (bass/trumpet), Erik Hove (saxophone), and Jon Hyde (pedal steel guitar).

A Little Place In The Wilderness was recorded in a Vancouver hotel room and at Studio Plateau in Montreal in the depths of winter – which may explain its many references to snow. The album’s first track ‘I Dreamed We Fell Apart,’ is ghostly and hypnotic with its references to winding country roads, dreams and time’s velocity. The song is also an appropriate introduction to a record about ghosts, dreams and the wilderness of the heart. With gentle horns and strings that swell in almost every track, A Little Place In The Wilderness is evocative of innocence and the sprawling daydreams of childhood. Dreamy and foreboding, it is an intricate record from a South-meets-North duo that is the ideal soundtrack to finding a peaceful place amid chaos. Recommended!

Memphis - I'll Do Whatever You Want
Memphis @ MySpace

Bonus:
Built To Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love !!!
The Decemberists - The Tain + Her Majesty The Decemberists !!!
Guster - Goldfly + Lost And Gone Forever !!!
Gym Class Heroes - The Papercut Chronicles
+ Ben Folds, Oceansize, They Might Be Giants, Dan Gibson, Beach Boys, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y2948o
Lucie Silvas - Breath In
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/l5azt
Daniel Powter - Daniel Powter
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/u4hhc
Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions
Ok Go - Ok Go + Oh No
Senses Fail - Still Searching
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/t8blb

The Subjects

The Subjects are a band comprised of two teachers and two former students from a Manhattan high school. After forming to play a school carnival in 2004 they realized a common goal of making music. They quickly got their act together and played shows around New York. The Subjects recorded the EP after a tour spanning from Michigan to Boston. The EP was recorded on a four-track cassette machine in a weekend. It is self-released. The follow-up release LP is in production and is slated for a winter release. The forthcoming album is named 'With The Ease, Grace, Precision, and Cleverness of Human Beings' and is expected to be released in February 2007.

The album exhibits just the type of mature songcraft and naïve exuberance that a student-teacher pairing would suggest. “Hounds of War” showcases the band's ability to combine strong melodies with shifting dynamics and undertones of longing and emotional depth. “Best of Us” shows the band going beyond guitar-bass-drum arrangements, with its dense combination of horns, organs and layered percussion. “Icicles” is built off of a powerful riff and finds the band in a more spontaneous mode, with call-and-response interplay between the instruments. What emerges is a record that moves from well-crafted, high-energy moments to quiet expressions of subtle eloquence. Reckless and insightful, with the ease grace precision and cleverness of human beings is a delicate combination of youth's wide-eyed optimism and the experience of age.

The Subjects - The Hounds Of War
The Subjects - Daytrotter Sessions


Bonus:
Donavon Frankenreiter - S/T + Move By Yourself !!!
Five For Fighting - The Battle For Everything !!!
Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel As School Children (2006)
Akon - Konvicted (2006)
The Game - Doctor's Advocate (2006)
+ Valencia, Ok Go, Augustana, Acceptance, Academy Is, AFI, Anberlin, Eleventyseven, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yh3999
Gym Class Heroes - The Papercut Chronicles
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ymdbzf
Panic! At The Disco - The Fever You Can't Sweat Out
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yn9heg
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ybzu9b
Coheed And Cambria - Good Apollo I'm A Burning Star Vol. 4
The All American Rejects - Move Along
T-Pain - I'm Sprung
+ Chris Brown, Pussycat Dolls, Akon, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ycxgns
Indie Hip Hop
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yz6ot2
Snakes On A Plane, Queens Of The Stone Age, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yged4x

News

Oasis have been named best act in the world today at this year's Q Awards. The band's Noel Gallagher also collected the classic songwriter award at the London ceremony. The Arctic Monkeys won the best album and the people's choice awards. U2 picked up the prize for innovation reports the BBC. They also received the special one-off band of bands accolade. Smokey Robinson was honoured with his first ever UK award for his outstanding contribution to music. Boy George collected the classic song award for Karma Chameleon. Other winners were Muse for best live act, The Who received the prestigious Q legend award, Primal Scream won the Q groundbreaker award and Take That took home the Idol Award. Director Tim Burton presented the best video award to The Killers for When You Were Young. The Manic Street Preachers picked up the Q merit award which they dedicated to their late manager Philip Hall and band member Richey Edwards, who disappeared in 1995. Other winners included Corinne Bailey Rae, for best new act, Gnarls Barkley's Crazy, for best track, and Moby picked up a lifetime achievement award ...

Jennifer O'Connor will release an online-only EP next week. To mark her appearance at the Bob Dylan tribute concert Thursday (Nov. 9) at New York's Linconl Center, O'Connor's readied a digital-only EP. Although O'Connor's set to sing alongside Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Patti Smith in a version of "Knockin' on Heavens Door," the EP, Another Side of Jennifer O'Connor takes on a slightly less iconoclastic Dylan song, opening with "Two Ramona." Three other originals surface on the EP as well. The Another Side of Jennifer O'Connor EP exclusively surfaces on EMusic from Matador Records Nov. 7, and follows up this year's Over the Mountain, Across the Valley and Back to the Stars (Matador) ...

My Chemical Romance say they might turn their album, The Black Parade, into a musical. Frontman, Gerard Way told NME: "I think (The Black Parade) needs to be something. "If not a play then a musical. It's such a visual thing. I think it would make a great animated film, something experimental would really work for this." He also added: "It'd also be really interesting to rewrite the script so when you make it into a movie it should be something almost totally different. "It would be cool to maybe play with the notions of what you're making than just simply tell the story." The Black Parade is currently at No 2 in the UK album chart, behind Robbie Williams' Rudebox ...

Despite the avalanche of side projects and the disintegrating lineup, Blur still has another album in it. Bassist Alex James told the BBC that the Britpop band will make another album, despite the fact that front man Damon Albarn's spent most of his time with his other bands, The Gorillaz and The Good, the Bad and the Queen. James even speculated that he may be able to get estranged guitarist Graham Coxon back in the band for one final farewell album with the full lineup ...

Kasabian have announced details of their new single. The band already plan to release Shoot The Runner on November 6, but they have now revealed they will released Me Plus One in the new year. The song, released on January 29, will be the third single from their album Empire ...

The Scissor Sisters have announced details of the second single to be taken from their album Ta-Dah. The track, Land Of A Thousand Words, will be released on December 4, according to NME. The Scissors Sisters last single, I Don't Feel Like Dancin', went to number 1 in the UK charts earlier this year ...

Rocky Votolato will head into the studio this month to start work on a new album. Following the conclusion of his tour with Lucero, the singer/songwriter plans to head into an unspecified studio at the end of the month to record a follow-up to this year's Makers (Barsuk). Although a schedule hasn't been developed, he hopes to have a new album ready for next fall's releases ...

Apples In Stereo have a new drummer behind the kit. The act revealed it tapped John Dufilho to hit the skins. Dufilho, who's previously known for fronting The Deathray Davies, replaces longtime Apples drummer Hilarie Sidney, who left the act to concentrate on her own band, the High Water Marks. The band will return in Feburary with New Magnetic Wonder, the debut album for Elijah Wood's Simian Records ...

Bonus:
Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ydtqbw
Röyksopp - The Understanding
Fischerspooner - Odyssey
Mint Royale - See You In The Morning + Dancehall Places
Pendulum - Hold Your Colour
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jyost
The Postal Service - Give Up
Fila Brazilia - AnotherLateNight
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ym9wnp
Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope + Soviet Kitsch
Cocorosie - Noah's Ark
Ben Folds Five - The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner
Vast - April
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/zwjfn
The Killers - Sam's Town
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ym2nxx
Lostprophets - Liberation Transmission (2006)
Offspring - Discography
Muse - Acoustic
Sum 41 - Chuck
Feeder - The Singles
New Found Glory - Oxygen
Odi - Acoustic: We Don't Need To Whisper (Angels & Airwaves Cover) !!!
+ RHCP, The Killers, Jose Gonzalez, Placebo, Paramore, Built To Spill, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ycboam
Blur - Live & Rare
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/yhyokh

Wolf Parade - Live In Montreal

Canadian indie pop combo Wolf Parade formed in 2003 in Montreal, where their first show was opening for the Arcade Fire. From there Dan Boeckner, Spencer Krug, Hadji Bakara, and Arlen Thompson recorded and self-released a four-song EP, and followed that with a six-song recording in 2004. They eventually gained the attention of Isaac Brock, and the Modest Mouse impresario then brought Wolf Parade to Sub Pop. (Brock's band was also a stylistic touchstone.) In July 2005 the quartet issued a self-titled EP on the label by way of introduction; their debut full-length, Apologies to the Queen Mary, followed in September. It was one of that autumn's more anticipated releases, recorded as it was with Brock's help and released amid a critical flurry for Canadian bands like Broken Social Scene, the Most Serene Republic, and Stars.

The presented is a live concert from 2005, that took place in Montreal's Plaza Theatre. Enjoy!

Wolf Parade - Live @ Theatre Plaza Montreal 10-08-05
Wolf Parade @ MySpace


Bonus:
Minotaur Shock - Maritime !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y5rsg3
Bell Orchestre - Recording A Tape In The Colour Of The Light !!!
The Concretes - In Colour
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/u5z7k
Deadelus - Denies The Day's Demise (2006) !!!
London Elektricity - In The Waiting Room
+ indie metal albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qrx6e
Soloplexus - Illusive Avenues Of 6 Intrinsic Musicians
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/wcge6
Groove Armada - Albums
Chicane - Albums
Boards Of Canada - Boc Maxima
Underworld - A Hundred Days Of
+ Sublime, System Of A Down, Junkie XL, Louis Armstrong, Biosphere, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/vgaz5
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea !!!
The Format - Dog Problems + EP !!!
The Push Stars - Opening Time
Elf Power - Back To The Web
Animal Collective - Feels
Gomez - How We Operate
Gin Blossoms - Major Lodge Victory
Better Than Ezra - Before The Robots
+ Bloc Party, Calexico, Iron & Wine, David Mead, Calla & Spoon, Neko Case, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/y44atw