Survey says new music

Anderson Council from Ajax, Ontario are set to release their debut album, Under Auditorium on April 3rd off Durham College student-operated label, Backrow Records. You can check them out on MySpace and Facebook.

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Canadian singer Amanda Zelina just finished her debut album, Love Me Till I'm Me Again. If the track below is any indication of the album, we're in for a good treat.
Obsessed by Amanda Zelina from Love Me Till I’m Me Again [deleted mp3]

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New York City's The Ropes just released their EP, Be My Gun on March 10th. Check out the video for the title track below.

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Rock group Outstars from Odessa, Ukraine have tentatively have their first EP coming out in June.
Greed by Outstars [deleted mp3]

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While you're perusing through the vast number of artists on MySpace, you can also check out singer-songwriter Ryan Lafferty from San Francisco, California.
Show Them by Ryan Lafferty [deleted mp3]

In search

Just a quickie. I'll have some new music posted up hopefully tomorrow.
Proof by I Am Kloot from I Am Kloot [deleted mp3]
Girl That Speaks No Words by Infadels from We Are Not The Infadels [deleted mp3]
Specialist by Interpol from Matador At Fifteen [deleted mp3]

image from lomokey's Flickr

Enemy Mine

Swan Lake's second album, Enemy Mine, was released yesterday. So far, it's good. Not great, but still good. I guess I'm one of those that prefer Wolf Parade itself over any of their side projects.
Spanish Gold, 2044 by Swan Lake from Enemy Mine [deleted mp3]
A Hand At Dusk by Swan Lake from Enemy Mine [deleted mp3]

Sigur Rós in Paris

from La Blogothèque

waiting for the heat

Here's to the warmer weather arriving very soon!
I'm Confused by Handsome Furs from Face Control [deleted mp3]
Suburban Knights by Hard-Fi from Once Upon A Time In the West [deleted mp3]
Woody by Hayden from Elk-Lake Serenade[deleted mp3]
Market Girl by Headlights from Some Racing, Some Stopping [deleted mp3]
The Mountain by Heartless Bastards from The Mountain [deleted mp3]
Can't Say No by The Helio Sequence from Keep Your Eyes Ahead [deleted mp3]
Bridge and Tunnel by The Honorary Title from Anything Else But the Truth [deleted mp3]
Curs In the Weeds by Horse Feathers from House With No Home [deleted mp3]
Talk To Me, Dance With Me by Hot Hot Heat from Make Up the Breakdown [deleted mp3]

A little something for everyone

Flowers Of Hell is a 16-piece band based out of Toronto and London. They will be releasing their album, Come Hell Or High Water on April 6th.
Bluemschen by Flowers Of Hell from Come Hell Or High Water [deleted mp3]
White Out by Flowers Of Hell from Come Hell Or High Water [deleted mp3]
Kingsbury from Florida have shared the stage with the likes of Matt Pond PA, The Honorary Title, and French Kicks just to name a few. You can download their latest EP, Lie To Me, for free from their website.
Lie To Me by Kingsbury from Lie To Me EP [deleted mp3]
As I See It by Kingsbury from Lie To Me EP [deleted mp3]
Lemonwilde from Los Angeles have just finished their first EP, Red Room. You can download it for free from MySpace. Band member, Luke Martinez, says that "we’ve grouped together to take music to places that it hasn’t been before..." I'd say that's a tall order to fill, but they're definitely off to a good start.
Just This Ashtray by Lemonwilde from Red Room EP [deleted mp3]
Nondeterministic Automation by Lemonwilde from Red Room EP [deleted mp3]
Alex Ghersi, also known as Nuuro, took a collection of stories he wrote to create his second album, The Reddest Ruby.
Stone Girl by Nurro from The Reddest Ruby [deleted mp3]
Avila by Nurro from The Reddest Ruby [deleted mp3]
The White Noise Supremacists are a DIY band fronted Iféoluwa Babalola from Brooklyn, New York. The first EP, Shadows, was released in 2006 and are currently doing shows around the NYC area (and seeking a bassist, as well). The 6-song EP is a great listen, starting off strong with the first track and continuing all the way through.
Meant To Be by The White Noise Supremacists from Shadows [deleted mp3]
She's Soft Inside by The White Noise Supremacists from Shadows [deleted mp3]

The Hazards of Love

In case you were too busy slurping down the green beer and/or Guinness yesterday, a pre-release download of The Decemberists' new album is available on iTunes.
I haven't had a chance to give it a proper listen all the way through, but so far, I'm definitely liking it. And I'm very much looking forward to seeing them live in May.
The Rake's Song by The Decemberists from The Hazards of Love [deleted mp3]

Block o' new music

Squirrelhouse is an indie rock band out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They released their debut LP, S.P.Q.R. in 2008 and are currently working on another.
The Hunter by Squirrelhouse from S.P.Q.R. [deleted mp3]
Monster (Part 2 by Squirrelhouse [deleted mp3]

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Singer-songwriter Nicholas Stevenson out of Hereford, England has released his first release, Dearest Monstrous for free and can be downloaded as a .zip file here.
Never in New York by Nicholas Stevenson from Dearest Monstrous [deleted mp3]
Tip Toes by Nicholas Stevenson from Dearest Monstrous [deleted mp3]

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The O'Darling from various provinces of Canada currently based in Toronto describe themselves as an alternative-pop orchestra. They released A Nice E.P. in 2008 and are working on their first full length album.
You're Directing by The O'Darling from A Nice E.P. [deleted mp3]
Mooncat by The O'Darling from A Nice E.P. [deleted mp3]

I'll have plenty more great new artists to write about in the next few days/week to come.

Like a bad dream...I are back

I haven't exactly been MIA, just on spring break in St. Louis.
While squished in a middle seat on the plane there and back, I had the iPod out, but chose to watch movies instead of listening to music after reading a few lines in a magazine that reminded me of a movie I really want to see but hasn't been released in the US yet, Der Baader Meinhof Komplex.
It was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars this year, not that that qualifies it to be a good movie. As I'm sure we all know, award ceremonies don't exactly pick the real winners.
The film goes something like this:

Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg.

Martina Gedeck also appeared in the 2006 Oscar-winner, The Lives of Others, one of my all-time favorite films. Another German fave of mine is 2004's Good Bye, Lenin!