The Head And The Heart - Library Magic

A: The Head And The Heart
S: Library Magic

Everybody's favorite Seattle band is back with a new single, taken from their third album out September 9. Sign Of Light will feature songs that "are a snapshot of where we have been, where we are now, and where we are going to take people".

... there will always be better days.

My Chemical Romance - I Don't Love You

A: My Chemical Romance
S: I Don't Love You

Hello lovers of chemical substances. For the 10th anniversary of their smash hit album The Black Parade, the band is plotting a big jubilee edition. Fun fact for you: Welcome To The Black Parade was the first song ever on this blog.

... like I did, yesterday.

Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oooh)

A: Lumidee
S: Never Leave You (Uh Oooh)

They say that two is company, three is a party. All my life I've been using that expression wrong, always assuming a party is better than company. So in this tradition of misunderstanding, here's the third and final naughties smash hit.

... make me shine brighter than the sun.

Aaliyah - Rock The Boat

A: Aaliyah
S: Rock The Boat

Let's stay in the early 2000s for one more, for this gem of pure perfection. One might think 15 years ago was a time of careless bliss, but let me remind you that having a Bush in the White House wasn't all that comforting either.

... boy you know you make me float.

Tweet Feat. Missy Elliott - Oops (Oh My)

A: Tweet Feat. Missy Elliott
S: Oops (Oh My)

Oh my, you guys. I've been having a total 2002 and 2003 nostalgic flashback trip down memory lane bordering on a complete meltdown. I mean Tweet, Missy Elliot, Aaliyah, Lumidee ... you name it I play it!

... there goes my skirt dropin' to my feet.

Sleigh Bells - Hyper Dark

A: Sleigh Bells
S: Hyper Dark

The Brooklyn duo continues to tease the follow-up to 2013 Bitter Rivals and share their second single after said album. Judging by their latest output, the next album will likely be an assorted affair.

... I think we have a problem.

Bear's Den - Gabriel

A: Bear's Den
S: Gabriel

Meet Bear's Den, a British alternative rock band from London who have just released their second studio album Red Earth & Pouring Rain, which might as well end up in my personal top five list for this summer's soundtrack.

... in the dark the two of us combine.

Katy Perry - Rise

A: Katy Perry
S: Rise

Probably the only good thing coming out of the Olympics in Rio is this beautifully slow anthem by Miss Perry. If this is the new direction of pop, I think I like where we are going after suffering through years of BPM overload.

... victory is in your veins.

Bruce Springsteen - Dream Baby Dream

A: Bruce Springsteen
S: Dream Baby Dream

If you ever get the chance to attend a Springsteen concert, I strongly recommend you do. Never have I seen such a diverse crowd sharing such intense emotions together. In times like these, especially, it will remind you that at the core of everything, we all feel the same.

... we gotta keep the light burning.

Yello - Limbo

A: Yello
S: Limbo

After a seven year break, these absurd Swiss pop pioneers are back with a song that could not sound more Yello if they tried. Album Toy will be released on September 30, have your dancing shoes ready in three, two, one, go.

... why don't you leave me alone?

Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life

A: Third Eye Blind
S: Semi-Charmed Life

Thumbs up to the nineties and to Third Eye Blind who, on Tuesday night surprised guests at the Republican National Convention with messages of gay rights and science and serenading them with some of the band’s more obscure songs, while withholding their most popular songs.

... it's like a drug for you.

Bright Eyes - Jejune Stars

A: Bright Eyes
S: Jejune Stars

Ready or not, here comes one hell of an amazing box set, limited to 5000 pieces worldwide, including all 2000-2011 Bright Eyes records and some bonus extra shizzle. Get ready to support your local dealer, or the Saddle Creek online store: http://saddle-creek.com/store/719

... how'd I get so lost? I'm amazed.

Peking Duk Feat. Nicole Millar - High

A: Peking Duk Feat. Nicole Millar
S: High

Straight outta Australia comes an electro pop duo called Peking Duk, and just in case you were wondering: Peking Duk not only tastes good, but it sounds even better. Put this on your summer playlist, won't you.

... I'm fine cause I let you go.

Wild Beasts - Big Cat

A: Wild Beasts
S: Big Cat

Back in May, Wild Beasts announced a new album called Boy King. It's out August 5 via Domino. Now, the band shared a new video for the album's opener, Big Cat.

... you can look but don't touch.

Britney Spears feat. G-Eazy - Make Me

A: Britney Spears feat. G-Eazy
S: Make Me

Good morning pop lovers. Here for you to start this new week is Britney’s new tune and the realization that the days of frantic BPM are truly over. And it's not just La Spears, Katy Perry's Rise is beats its drum to a more mellow drum, too.

... no shame in the game.

The Naked And Famous - Higher

A: The Naked And Famous
S: Higher

Ready, steady, famous. New Zealand's favourite pop piece is back with a lead single as catchy as only they can make it and an album release date for their thrid record on October 14, which goes someting like Simple Forms.

... put these battered bones to rest.

Electric President - Safe & Sound

A: Electric President
S: Safe & Sound

To cite one brilliant mind aka Andy Borowitz: Right now I'd like the world to be a little less eventful, please. Delivering not only the perfect song but entire album aka The Violent Blue to that feeling: Electric President.

... but I'll tell you lies if it helps you sleep at night.

Justice - Safe And Sound

A: Justice
S: Safe And Sound

Oh lala! Justice premiered their first single in five years with this lyric video for Safe And Sound. Make sure you grab your oven mitts, because the track isn't just hot af, but you can get it for free on the band's website.

... time's up.

Gener8ion Feat. Gizzle - Da Da Ding

A: Gener8ion Feat. Gizzle
S: Da Da Ding

Good morning you sexy mothereffers. Today I give you a music video that is also an ad, or an ad that is a music video. Either way, it is total fire - as well as an homage to Indian sports women, or any woman, really.

... my only competition is myself.

Metronomy - Night Owl

A: Metronomy
S: Night Owl

Lifted from their brand new album Summer 08 comes this even brander newer video and song from Metronomy, which sounds as perfect as if it felt from the bands über album English Riviera. 

... I think I loved you most when we were in my galaxy.

CHVRCHES Feat. Hayley Williams - Bury It

A. CHVRCHES Feat. Hayley Williams
S: Bury It

Never one to miss anything Chvrches do, here comes the band's homage to Spice Girls' Viva Forever, featuring Hayley Williams from a band called Paramore. The re-edit was released a day after Chvrches and Heyley performed the song at  Bonnaroo festival.

... cover up that you're ruthless.

Freedom Fry - Shaky Ground

A: Freedom Fry
S: Shaky Ground

Put some Fry in your Monday. This French American duo will win your coeur in less than seven minutes, first singing their song in English, before switching to an all bilingual franco-extravangaza experience.

...  everybody's time will come.

Francis and the Lights - If They Don't Come Tomorrow

A: Francis and the Lights
S: If They Don't Come Tomorrow

This might just be one of the most beautiful sad songs ever, like everever. Heaven knows why I didn't know this Francis and his lights before, but now that I do, they will have a special place in my heart, foreverever.

... but they might never come.

Crystal Castles - Concrete

A: Crystal Castles
S: Concrete

New Crystal Castles y'all! The track previews the first album with new singer Edith Frances, which is

rumoured to be called Amnesty (I), with a rumoured release date of August 19, though as rumours go, nothing has been confirmed yet.

... we re concrete.

Francis and the Lights Feat. Bon Iver & Kanye West - Friends

A: Francis and the Lights Feat. Bon Iver & Kanye West
S: Friends

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... cause dead right can go wrong.

KROY - River

A: KROY
S: River

Straight outta Montreal comes KROY aka Camille Poliquin, formerly known as one half of synth-pop duo Milk & Bone. Going solo, KROY visually switched to as goth as goth can, and musically to as cool as emotions go.

... I gave my heart away to live another day.

Jamie xx - Gosh

Jamie XX - Gosh by Romain Gavras from AnyObjections? on Vimeo.

A: Jamie xx
S: Gosh

If you were looking for some eye candy, eye porn or eye extravaganza, you came to the right place. Having this video pop up all over my news feed made me listen to the entire song for the first time, and once you make it through the first half, it really is a matter of oh my gosh.

... keeping the vibe alive!

Molly Nilsson - Think Pink

A: Molly Nilsson
S: Think Pink

Fresh off the moon comes La Nilsson's latest and breezy single. Think Pink in the lead up to a new yet to be named album set for November. Rounding on the elites and their political minions, it comes just a year after the release of the excellent Zenith. 

... don't let them tell you where your mind may roam.

Óðinn Valdimarsson Feat. Ísland - Ég Er Kominn Heim

A: Óðinn Valdimarsson Feat. Ísland
S: Ég Er Kominn Heim

Let me put it this way: You have not lived until you saw this beautiful rendition of half a stadium singing this, I take it their unofficial, national anthem. Pure emotions, not just for football fans. Let's all be more Island!

... allt er bjart fyrir okkur tveim.

Still Corners - Lost Boys

A: Still Corners
S: Lost Boys

Last we heard from synthpoppers Still Corners was back in 2013, when they released Strange Pleasures. The British duo just announced a new LP titled Dead Blue, which is due out in September. Here to tease you is its debut single.

... saints with sins and heroines.

Arcade Fire - Antichrist Television Blues

A: Arcade Fire
S: Antichrist Television Blues

For whatever reason, I never got into Neon Bibel until recently. But I remember walking through a record store at the time, on a date. The other guy got offended that an apparently unkown band was number one. I knew we wouldn't get far because not knowing Arcade Fire after Funeral says more about you than the state of the charts.

... you're gonna have your day in the sun.

New Order - Singularity

A: New Order
S: Singularity

Today five years ago, on a sunny Friday morning much like today, I arrived in a city called Berlin. Time to thank this urban jungle for a ride that, so far, I've never regretted for a single minute. So here's to the next five.

... I can feel you close to me.