New Arcade Fire!

I am SO excited by this news. Apparently, on June 1 (11 days from today) there will be new Arcade Fire music available. We all knew the new tunes were on their way, since the band's slated to be at Lollapalooza this year, we just weren't certain when. Well, now details are emerging that look like we'll be able to hear the first new track June 1, and up to 38 more by July! According to Consequence of Sound, 38 tracks were mixed, meaning we may very well hear enough new Arcade Fire music soon to make up for the 2+ years gap since Neon Bible.

FABulous news. :)

I Finally Discovered Shearwater - Better Late Than Never

Austin, TX

I follow the Chicago blog Cream TEAM on twitter, and they just tweeted their encouragement for everyone to get familiar with Shearwater before their next album, "The Golden Archipelago," is released on 2/23. MY GOD am I glad I did!

If you like Akron/Family, Liam Finn and/or Arcade Fire, you'll love Shearwater. I first headed to their website, where they offer a track or two sample from previous albums. I highly recommend you head HERE and listen for yourself! I LOVE them, most especially "Rooks" and "Red Sea, Black Sea."

If you'd like to act now on your newly acquired or recently revived love for Shearwater, you can pre-order their upcoming album directly from Matador, where you'll not only receive 15% off, but you'll also get a CD-sized perfect bound book.

You can hear more of their music HERE. Enjoy!

Recommended Song of the Day

Montreal, Canada

11/25/09: Neighborhood #2 (Laika), by Arcade Fire

Listen to it HERE

Ok, so I LOVE Arcade Fire. The only reason I haven't featured them before is because I couldn't chose which song to feature! I finally just picked one, literally. If you like this song, and for some reason haven't heard of Arcade Fire, I strongly encourage you to listen to their albums Funeral and Neon Bible. LOVE. SO excited for their upcoming album!

Enjoy!

Tracy :)