New PRESETS Video "If I Know You"

Harkening back to the days of pop/new wave, The Presets present an awesome new video for the track "If I Know You". The clip was directed by Eva Husson, known for her recent video for M83's "Kim and Jessie". Apocalypso was released last year via Modular.

Wish I Lived in Australia

Modular Records, the home to luminaries such as Avalanches, The Presets, Cut Copy. New Young Pony Club, Klaxons, Van She, Ladyhawke and more, turns 10! This is going to be amazing. I kind of really do wish I lived in Australia. The event plays Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth in December. Tickets are almost sold out, so Australians get with it and get your tix now!

"NEVEREVERLAND is the musical wet dream Australia this December to celebrate Modular notching up double digits and turning ten. With The mighty, mighty Presets, the neo-awesome knights Klaxons, latte legends Cut Copy, DFA darlings Hercules And Love Affair and the rest of the completely bonkers line-up, NEVEREVERLAND will whisk you to a place beyond your brain’s limits, where the inescapable aural ecstasy is unimaginable."

A New LP From THE AVALANCHES?

According to Pedestrian.tv, The Avalanches are putting the finishing touches on their long awaited follow-up to 2001's Since I Left You, an album that contained approximately 3500 samples, most impressive of which was the first ever legally licensed Madonna sample. Largely the reason Modular Records is on the map today, The Avalanches made one of the best dance albums of this decade and the anticipation for the sophomore LP is of magnum proportions.

The Melbourne, Australia-based electronic collective released a statement in early 2007 about the new album - "It's so fuckin' party you will die, much more hip-hop than you might expect, and while there is still no accurate estimated time of arrival, we're sure you're gonna love it when it arrives ... It's ended up sounding like the next logical step to "Since", we just had to go around in a big circle to get back to where we belong. And one day when you least expect it you'll wake up and the sample fairy will have left it under your pillow."

The unconfirmed, tentative title of the new disc is Inactivity, and it may hit shelves in early 2009. Cross your fingers!

The Avalanches - Since I Left You (music video)


The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist (music video)

VAN SHE - V

It seems like forever ago when Van She released their self-titled EP, which featured "Kelly", the feel-good song of its time. We were left eagerly awaiting a full length album and then...a lot of time passed. Now, three years later, we finally get V, the debut LP from the Australian band who have a decidedly fun electro/80's new romantic sound.

Don't ask me what's going on with that album cover, but it appears that it is the final artwork. Clever or ridiculous? Hmm.

Check out a pair of videos from the new album below. Stream "Changes" here. Pre-order V over here.

Van She - Changes (music video)


Van She - Strangers (music video)

CUT COPY, THE PRESETS Invade the States

Cut Copy will release their 2nd album In Ghost Colours on April 8, with an iTunes pre-release two weeks earlier on March 25. If you happen to be in Austin this week for SXSW, don't miss tomorrow night's Modular showcase. Cut Copy will headline, with support from The Tough Alliance and The Black Ghosts. The Bang Gang Deejays and DJ Remy Mac will also be on hand for the party. Wish I was there!!

Cut Copy will also be playing a pair of dates here in NYC starting this weekend - Studio B (Sat) & Mercury Lounge (Mon). Both dates are sold out, but limited tickets will be available at the door for the Studio B show.

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THE PRESETS are also set to release their 2nd album on Modular. Apocalypso comes out May 13. The first single "My People" is available now. The Aussie duo will kick off a US tour in May...all dates below.

CUT COPY - 'Lights & Music'

Cut Copy have announced the release of 'Lights & Music', the first official single from their second album "In Ghost Colours". Only problem is they don't say how or when the single will be released. In their own words, Cut Copy describe the single as "a trans-galactic voyage featuring epic synth breakdowns and more than a sprinkling of Goldsworthy magic". Tim Goldsworthy of DFA that is.

"In Ghost Colours" is due from Modular Records in March.

STREAM - Cut Copy - Lights & Music

THE PRESETS - 'My People' Music Video

The music video has arrived for the new single from The Presets, 'My People'. I'm not sure why, but the video really lifts the song for me. It's very simple, yet quite effective. The new album is expected early 2008.

The Presets - My People (music video)

VAN SHE - 'Cat & the Eye'

After an immensely popular EP, Australian synth-rock sensations Van She have spent the last year hard at work on their full-fledged debut LP. And now the first glimpse of the forthcoming album has been let loose.

The new single 'Cat & the Eye' attempts to recapture the dizzying contagiousness of their previous hit 'Kelly'. Though milder than its predecessor, the track grows on you in that sort-of perfect pop kind of way. Judge for yourself. Check out the new video here.

The debut album should see a release via Modular early next year.

Van She - Cat & the Eye (music video)

CMJ Music Marathon - NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB - 'Get Lucky', MUSCLES - "Guns Babes Lemonade"

The CMJ Music Marathon kicks off today in NYC and I will be catching a few shows - Deerhunter, Dan Deacon, White Williams, No Age, M.I.A., Justice, Midnight Juggernauts - and hopefully some of the day time and late night showcases. One show I will sadly not be going to is the Thursday night Modular party at Studio B with Muscles, The Cool Kids and New Young Pony Club. I'm sure it will be insane, but I opted for M.I.A. instead.

New Young Pony Club has a new video for 'Get Lucky'. Their album is available now on Modular.

New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky (music video)


Muscles' long-awaited debut "Guns Babes Lemonade" hits stores on October 23 via Modular. His recent single 'Ice Cream' was declared the 2007 summer jam of the year by Gorilla vs. Bear. The new video for the album's opening track 'Sweaty' is below.

Muscles - Sweaty (music video)

Modular Monthly - NYC

It's time for another Modular Monthly party and this time it's getting all elegant on us, being held at the Tribeca Grand Hotel this Friday night. With an open bar from 10-12 and a special DJ set from Tim of CUT COPY, I can't think of a better place to go after the HOT CHIP show at Webster Hall. The party will also feature a live set from APACHE BEAT and DJ sets from KASPER BJORKE and other Modular DJ's.

MODULAR Happenings

February 13
SOFTLIGHTES album release - Say No! To Being Cool - Say Yes! To Being Happy



February 22 @ Galapagos - Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Modular Monthly NYC
DROP THE LIME
DANDI WIND
TROUBLE AND BASS
& other Modular DJ's