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“Greatest Hits” is the new single from Mystery Jets, off their new album Radlands, out now on iTunes and in stores on June 5. A funky effort that is a very easy song to get hooked onto. A sunny, feel-good sound who will find plenty of time during these hot summer days.

Two Wounded Birds are a band from Margate who have on of the most easy going singles around today with “To Be Young”. We also shared the equally winning single “All We Wanna Do” with you last year. A simple, yet catchy guitar riff leads the way for lovesick vocals that sound right at home with The Drums. Makes sense that The Drums very own Jacob Graham is releasing their debut self-titled album on his own record label, Holiday Friends Recording Company. It’s a new part of Frenchkiss Records. June 4 is the date.

It’s good to be young. Just ask Two Wounded Birds.

[mp3]: Two Wounded Birds – To Be Young

Leading up to the release of new album Seesaw, The Rest have been finding creative ways to promote the album. The band has been revealing a new song up for download each week on bandcamp, making it free until the next song is shared.

The record has been a long journey for The Rest. They lost a friend and a producer, and almost lost the album when a hard-drive glitch deleted the album files. Luckily they were able to recover the album and are able to share it with the world.

5 song are available to stream right now on bandcamp. Below you can watch the band perform “Always On My Mind”, one of the songs already shared. I also embedded the album for your listening pleasure.

We Can’t Enjoy Ourselves new album Never Listen To The Ones You Love is out now via iTunes. If you’re more of a vinyl guy/girl, don’t worry. 4:3 Records will release the album at the end of the night. Last week I shared the album’s lead-off track, “Winsome William”. The album is filled with 8-tracks of equally enjoyable quality.

The Eversons released a video for “Could It Ever Get Better?” the first single off their debut album, Summer Feeling (available to stream here). The video sees the band re-imagined as felt characters. It was made by Trophy Wife Productions using stop motion animation and felt.

Check out the clip below.

Summer Camp are quickly back with a new EP titled, Always. The EP comes just a few months after the November release of their debut album, Welcome To Condale.

“Life” is the first track to be heard from the 5-song EP. It’s a piano-led dance effort with a great vocal performance from the always lovely Elizabeth Sankey. This is a more electronic side of Summer Camp, and they work it well.

The Always EP will be released on July 10 via Apricot Recording Company/Moshi Moshi Records.

California Wives may be from Chicago, but they definitely have a sunny California sound. The band just signed to Vargrant and is working on their debut album. For now here’s the enjoyable “Marianne”.

[mp3]: California Wives – Marianne

Find the album art for Dirty Projectors upcoming album Swing Lo Magellan posted above. Domino is releasing it on July 10.

Check out lead single “Gun Has No Trigger” after the jump if you have yet to hear it.

I’m sure that The Walkmen’s upcoming album Heaven is going to be all kinds of special. However, it must be real damn good if they left off “The House You Made” from the album. The band left it as the extremely mesmerizing b-side to the “Heaven” 7″ single release.

This b-side rivals some of the bands finest moments, and has me left in awe. Hamilton has honed in his vocals to sit at a real magical level that finds him at his best. That croon get me every time man.

Heaven is out May 29 via Fat Possum.

The Tallest Man On Earth is releasing his new album There’s No Leaving Now on June 12th via Dead Oceans. “1904″ is the first single from the album, and it’s another wonderful offering from the man who can do no wrong.

Kristian Matsson’s unmistakable vocals instantly hit home. His easy going guitar strum is as charming as ever. He even adds in little bit of electric guitar. The impact is sparse, but plenty welcome. This song calls for long road trips with the windows down, letting the summer air overtake all of your worries and fears.

Download a mp3 of “1904″ below via Rolling Stone.

[mp3]: The Tallest Man On Earth – 1904

“Henrietta” is a new song from Yeasayer. It appeared online today after the band shipped physical CD’s of the song to fans on their mailing list.

A deep electronic groove settles between ambient noises and some familiar Yeasayer vocals. I got a stream for you guys to check out below. Enjoy.

Anna Ash is a haunting voice located in Oakland California who just released her debut album These Holy Days in April. “Wild” isn’t off the album but it’s a beautiful track that should make your day that much better.

The music video for “Wild” perfectly showcases her talent, as she gracefull plays an autoharp. Watch the video below, and hit the jump to listen to a stream of These Holy Days via bandcamp.

Bonnaroo has announced the schedule for this years festival. In terms of conflicts, there aren’t too many, so they did a pretty good job of spacing everything out. Sunday is a busy day, that’s for sure.

Head to Bonnaroo’s website to scope out the full sched.

Who is going to Bonnaroo this year? This guy is. So if you’re there, let me know, would love to stop and say hi.

HEALTH did the score for the new video game Max Payne 3. They are streaming “TEARS”, a song from the soundtrack.

“TEARS” is a epic jam, as only HEALTH could manifest it. Take a listen:

Passion Pit have revealed the album art for new album Gossamer. The album will be released July 24 via Columbia Records. Find the tracklist after the jump. Listen to lead single “Take A Walk” right here. 1. Take a Walk 2. I’ll Be Alright 3. Carried Away 4. Constant Conversations 5. Mirrored Sea 6. Cry Like a Ghost 7. On My Way 8. Hideaway 9. Two Veils to Hide My Face 10. Love Is Greed 11. Its Not My Fault I’m Happy 12. Where We Belong

“Keep It For Your Own” is the first single from POP ETC’s new album. It’s a great choice for a first single as it combines everything that I love from the Morning Benders as well as the new stylings of POP ETc. The best of both worlds.

Buy the single on iTunes. POP ETC comes out June 12 via Rough Trade.

The Temper Trap are back with “Trembling Hands”, a U2-esque sounding new single. The band hits their ambitious side on the new song which sounds big and bold. It’s off their new self-titled album which will be released on June 5 via Glassnote/Columbia.

This is a strong single, going to have this blasting week long. Stream it below.

Hit the jump to stream the album’s first single, “Need Your Love”. Need Your Love:

4AD is releasing Miami rapper SpaceGhostPurrp’s new album Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp on June 12. It features the slow but steady “The Black God”, which saw it’s music video released a few days ago. It was directed by SGP himself.

Hit the jump to watch the video.

The Vestals music video of “Perfect Pain” is just the band hunched tightly together, banging out an intimate performance of their incredible debut song, “Perfect Pain”. Aside from the image you see posted above, and the music video, a hazy cloud comes between us and the band. They haven’t revealed much about themselves other than what they have decided to share on their facebook, and tumblr. They played some shows in Cardiff, so at least we have some idea of their general location.

They described themselves as an melancholic indie-pop band in their email to me. Don’t think any of us could argue with that. A modern comparison would be Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, but there is something about this band that makes them stand out from the rest of the crowd.

The Vestals come from that special breed of bands that come out of the gate holding their heads higher than the rest. This isn’t your normal debut single. No, this is something very tight, above the rest of the fold. I think these guys are headed towards big things. Don’t sleep on them.

[mp3]: The Vestals – Perfect Pain

Hit the jump to watch the music video for “Perfect Pain”.

Gotta hand it to this young 18-year-old singer named Noah out of North Carolina. His cover of LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know” rules. He made one of my least favorite songs and made it incredibly different and actually awesome. Boy can sing.

Watch his performance of the newly arranged version of the song below.