BONDE DO ROLE Played the Museum of Natural History

Flavorpill presented what was the first in a new monthly series called "One Step Beyond" at the American Museum of Natural History, with BONDE DO ROLE, KING BRITT and PLASTIC LITTLE. I wasn't actually there, but Amos Mac sent over these photos of Bonde do Role.




-All Photos by Amos Mac.

DIGITALISM - 'Idealistic'

'Idealistic' is the new single from German electro duo DIGITALISM. If you haven't heard the debut album "Idealism", it is one of the best electronic albums of the year, right up there with the 2007 debuts from SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO and JUSTICE. The new single is available September 17 and will feature remixes from WHOMADEWHO, A-TRAK, and HYSTEREO.

Digitalism - Idealistic (music video)

MANHATTAN LOVE SUICIDES - 'Keep It Coming'

Hot on the heels of the recent '"Kick It Back EP", MANHATTAN LOVE SUICIDES are prepping the "Keep It Coming ep" for release on October 5 (UK). And this time, the shoegazer-loving quartet has made a video for the title track. The video, just like all of their music, seems as though it were created in the early 90's, calling to mind late night editions of 120 Minutes circa 1991.

Keep It Coming tracklist:

1. KEEP IT COMING
2. THINKING IS KILLING ME (New 7" Version)
3. HEAD OVER HEELS
4. SITTING TARGET

Manhattan Love Suicides - Keep It Coming (music video)


'Keep It Coming' will be available through Lost Music Records.

ROISIN MURPHY - 'Let Me Know'

ROISIN MURPHY has another new single from the forthcoming album "Overpowered". 'Let Me Know' is a bit dancier than the title track, with a disco-house vibe fully in effect. The album, released in the UK on October 15th, is the follow-up to Murphy's 2005 solo debut "Ruby Blue". For Roisin newbies, it should be said that she was the singer for 90's electronica act MOLOKO.

You can pre-order the album now, or wait like a year or so for it to be released in the US.

Overpowered Tracklist:

1. Overpowered
2. You Know Me Better
3. Checkin' On Me
4. Let Me Know
5. Movie Star
6. Primitive
7. Footprints
8. Dear Miami
9. Cry Baby
10. Tell Everybody
11. Scarlet Ribbons

Preview some of the tracks from "Overpowered" here.

Roisin Murphy - Let Me Know (music video)

CHROMATICS - "Night Drive"

It was just announced today that you can order "IV" (or "Night Drive" - I'm so confused), the new full length from CHROMATICS, directly from the band. At this point the album is not available any other way, though it is supposed to be released by Italians Do It Better in a few weeks. Here is the full announcement from the Chromatics myspace blog:

"HEY EVERYONE,
OUR NEWEST CD "NIGHT DRIVE" IS OUT NOW.
10 SONGS.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME 58:06

1. THE TELEPHONE CALL
2. NIGHT DRIVE
3. I WANT YOUR LOVE
4. RUNNING UP THAT HILL
5. THE KILLING SPREE
6. HEALER
7. MASK
8. TOMORROW IS SO FAR AWAY
9. LET'S MAKE THIS A MOMENT TO REMEMBER
10. TICK OF THE CLOCK

THE "NIGHT DRIVE" CD IS AVAILABLE FOR MAILORDER DIRECTLY FROM THE GROUP. ITALIANS DO IT BETTER WILL HAVE THEIR COPIES IN A FEW WEEKS. "NIGHT DRIVE" IS $8 PPD IN THE STATES, $12 PPD THE REST OF THE WORLD. TO ORDER PAYPAL: METALGURUISITYOU@HOTMAIL.COM, PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS. WE MADE A SPECIAL PRESSING OF 200 GREEN CDS FOR THE WEST COAST TOUR AND HAVE A COUPLE LEFT OVER SO WE'LL BE MAILING OUT THE LIMITED VERSION TO THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO ORDER FROM US. THE CDS ARE PACKED IN THE ITALIANS GATEFOLD SLEEVES LIKE THE "AFTER DARK" COMPILATION. WE FOUND 27 MORE COPIES OF "AFTER DARK" IN THE STUDIO WHEN WE GOT HOME FROM TOUR. WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT COLETTE IN PARIS CLEANED OUT THE REST OF THE ITALIANS MAILORDER, SO THESE WILL BE THE LAST COPIES FOR AWHILE.

MEANWHILE, THE "IN THE CITY" 12" B/W "IN THE HEADLITES" & "I'M ON FIRE" WILL BE OUT VERY SOON ON ITALIANS DO IT BETTER. MIKE HAD THE PRESSING FACTORY RUN 100 COPIES OF THE TEST PRESS SO WE COULD HAVE SOME FOR OUR FOUR CALIFORNIA SHOWS LAST WEEK. THE RECORDS HAVE HANDWRITTEN WHITE LABELS & ARE PACKAGED IN THE ITALIANS DO IT BETTER 12" COSMIC SINGLE SLEEVES, THEY ARE NOW SOLD OUT.

WE ARE SO HAPPY WITH THE WAY THESE TURNED OUT!
ENJOY.
XOXO
CHROMATICS"

BLACK LIPS - "Good Bad Not Evil"

BLACK LIPS are about to release the new album "Good Bad Not Evil" on Vice Records and it's gonna be huge. Read the very positive review over at Pitchfork Media. Quite simply, these guys rock in the good old fashion raw and rowdy kind of way. The album hits stores this coming Tuesday, September 11. Buy it!!!


Vice Records has a couple free downloads available, including the single 'Cold Hands'.

STREAM - Black Lips - O Katrina

Black Lips - Cold Hands (music video)

THE DUKE SPIRIT - "Ex Voto EP"

THE DUKE SPIRIT will release the new "Ex Voto EP" in October, which will include the four brand new tracks 'Lassoo', Dog Roses', 'MASCA', and 'A Wild Hope'. Three of the tracks were recording at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree with Chris Goss, who also produced their 'Mayday' contribution to UNKLE's recent album "War Stories". The remaining 4th track was produced by Flood. The EP will be released in the UK on October 22nd. A new full length should follow in early 2008.

STREAM - The Duke Spirit - Lassoo

The Duke Spirit - Cuts Across the Land (music video) (from the 2005 release Cuts Across the Land)

KLAXONS Win Mercury Music Prize

My bets were on BAT FOR LASHES, but KLAXONS have officially taken the coveted Nationwide Mercury Music Prize. Past winners have been Arctic Monkeys, Antony and the Johnsons, Franz Ferdinand, Dizee Rascal, Ms. Dynamite, PJ Harvey, Badly Drawn Boy, Talvin Singh, Gomez, Roni Size/Reprazent, Pulp, Portishead, M People, Suede, and Primal Scream.

Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet (music video)

LIARS - "Liars" 80%

LIARS have just released their fourth full length on Mute Records, a self-titled transitionary record that perfectly blends the varying directions of the first three albums to create a solid, dirty psych-rock opus.

The lead-off track (and first single) 'Plaster Casts of Everything' pulls you in right away, a driving horror-show anthem of desperate love. "I wanna run away, I wanna bring you too"...this is like Bonnie & Clyde via David Lynch. 'Houseclouds' comes damn close to sounding like a Beck song with its funky backbeat and high-pitched chorus. 'What Would They Know' is a favorite of mine, calling to mind acid-tinged surf rock of the 60's. 'Cycle Time' is like Led Zeppelin on crack. But the most notable influence comes on the back to back tracks 'Freak Out' and 'Pure Unevil', an unmistakable ode to The Jesus & Mary Chain.

I love the direction Liars are heading in. It's almost like they've been spending a lot of time listening to the Nuggets compilations and watching acid films of the late 60's/early 70's like The Trip or Psych-Out.

Check out the terrifying video for 'Plaster Casts of Everything', featuring Karen O in what could have been a scene from the David Lynch film Lost Highway.

Liars - Plaster Casts of Everything (music video)

CELEBRATION - "The Modern Tribe"

Baltimore's CELEBRATION will release their second LP "The Modern Tribe" via 4AD on October 9th. I'm all about this. If you haven't heard Celebration's debut album, most notably the 2006 single 'War', make it happen. It's easy. Just check out the video below.

The new single, 'Evergreen', explores the band's gentler side - in other words, this could be their breakthrough. Gorilla Vs. Bear goes as far as to say the album track 'Heartbreak' could be Celebration's 'Maps' (Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Wow! I can't wait to hear the rest of the album.

STREAM - Celebration - Evergreen

Celebration - War (music video)