"POP PSYCHOLOGY" : THE THIRD STUDIO ALBUM BY 'NEON TREES'

‘Pop Psychology‘ is the upcoming third studio album by American alternative-pop band Neon Trees.
The album is scheduled to be released on digital retailers on April 22, 2014 via The Island Def Jam Music Group. It comes preceded by the lead single ‘Sleeping With a Friend‘, released on January 11. The second single is the track ‘I Love You (But I Hate Your Friend)‘ released alongside the pre-order of the album on iTunes on March 25, 2014.





The band premiered a promotional music video for the track ‘Voices In the Halls‘ on April 1st.

Tracklist: 
‘Love In the 21st Century’
‘Text Me In the Morning’
‘Sleeping With a Friend’
‘Teenager In Love’
‘I Love You (But I Hate Your Friends)’
‘Unavoidable’ ‘Voices In the Halls’
‘Foolish Behavior’
‘Living In Another World’
‘First Things First’
‘American Zero’

"MONSTER FOREST" : THE NEW VIDEO FROM BERNDSEN

Berndsen is an Icelandic pop icon in the making.
His instantly- recognizable signature vocals float over an elaborate 80's electronic soundscape, courtesy of mysterious super-producer, Hermigervill.

His earnest but danceable songs, elaborate videos, and last but not least his batshit-crazy live performances have earned him a dedicated following worldwide. Berndsen's debut album "Lover in the Dark" has been signed to labels in Iceland, Germany, the Netherlands and Japan, and a fresh new album "Planet Earth" is out now.

This is the new video from "Planet Earth", "Monster Forest".

LISTEN : "CUT COPY" NEW SONG "IN THESE ARMS OF LOVE"

As previously reported, Australia’s Cut Copy will follow up last year’s Free Your Mind with a new 10-inch due out for Record Store Day (April 19th).

Already we’ve heard the sensuous A-side “In These Arms of Love”, and today the band has unveiled its B-side, “Like Any Other Day”. Jettisoning the intimate confines of a ballad, the band now head into the psychedelic stratosphere. Once there, Cut Copy forges a potent mix of Pink Floyd-inspired guitar deluges, surges of hazy atmospherics, and vocals that alternate between hushed whispers and intense wails. Equal parts exhilarating and foreboding, the song builds with the grace and power of a rocket ship spiraling into deep, deep space.

ROYKSOPP & ROBYN TOGETHER FOR "DO IT AGAIN" MINI ALBUM

Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp and Swedish pop singer Robyn will release a five-track mini album to coincide with their joint tour. The “Do It Again” mini album will be released via Cherrytree Records/Interscope on May 26th, 2014, and will be spearheaded by the title track, which will be released April 28th digitally via digital download stores and streaming via subscription services.

“This 5 track mini-album is the accumulation and embodiment of the synergy between Robyn and ourselves,” Röyksopp reveal. “We’ve intended this to be a diverse yet cohesive and thought through musical venture; it’s meant to be an expression where pop & art reign side by side.”

The highly anticipated “Do It Again” tour with Röyksopp and Robyn kicks off this summer in Spain at the Sonar Festival on June 13th and hits the US with stops including The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 29th and at Pier 97 in NYC on August 20th. Robyn and Röyksopp have a long history of working and performing together. They collaborated on 2009’s “The Girl and The Robot,” (from Röyksopp’s album Junior) and again on 2010’s “None of Dem” (from Robyn’s album Body Talk).

NEW ELECTRO DUO : BOW TO EACH OTHER

Bow To Each Other is a new Norwegian-Canadian indie pop duo. Their debut album “The Urge Drum” is produced by none other than Susanne Sundfør and the first taste from the album, the single Darkness, was immediately playlisted on Norwegian state-owned radio station NRK P3. The album has now gotten fantastic reviews in Norway, so be sure to check it out. Bow To Each Other consists of Gunhild Ramsay Kristoffersen from Karmøy, Norway, and Megan Kovacs from Toronto, Canada, both based in Oslo. Megan is a songwriter, keyboardist and vocalist, while Gunhild is an arranger, programmer, keyboardist and vocalist. The band was formed when the two moved to Norway in 2010 after having lived in Liverpool for several years, where they both studied at LIPA. “The Urge Drums” consists of 10 tracks, all written by the band themselves.
Bow To Each Other’s music explores soundscapes inspired by electronic, hip-hop, sacramental choral singing and 90s pop music. The lyrics are inspired by major upheavals in life, like moving to a new country with all the changes it entails, foreign language and new impulses.
Times when you start doubting something you’ve always considered to be true. The lyrics’ themes are mostly based around religion and sexuality. Megan and Gunhild are a married couple, they have both grown up in religious families, and experienced blessings and curses of coming out as gay.

“The Urge Drums” is Susanne Sundfør’s debut as a producer. Lars Horntveth (Jaga Jazzist) plays various wind instruments, and Gard Nilssen (Bushmans Revenge) plays the drums. Jørgen Træen did the mixing of the album. It is recorded in Susanne Sundfør’s own studio, Lady Lazarus, in addition to Lars Horntveth’s studio, Pooka Studio.

Tracklisting: 
I don’t hear all the noise
Bigger and stronger
Feathery smoke
Oh England, you’re a bull
Darling
Side B
Norway
Darkness
That chair
Into your love
The lull

 

THOMAS AZIER: THE DEBUT ALBUM OUT MARCH 10th

Hailing from Berlin with an uncompromising, dark and broody electronic pop sound, Thomas Azier is set on making his own impression on the music world. In 2012, he released two EP’s, Hylas 001 and Hylas 002, on his own label Hylas Records / BMG, which, amongst other things, led to a tour with Woodkid and Stromae, and a worldwide record deal with Universal Music France (Island France / Mercury Music) Azier planned to release an EP trilogy, but Hylas 003 grew into a proper album. This debut – simply titled Hylas – will be released next March 10th and comprises all of the meticulous work he’s done to develop himself musically over the last five years

ROISIN MURPHY TALKS NEW ALBUM, A MOLOKO REUNION AND MORE IN NEW INTERVIEW

A new interview with Disco-Dance diva, Róisín Murphy has recently surfaced. The interview took place back in January of this year by Irish radio presenter, Rory Hall. In the interview, the divine Ms. Murphy discusses an Italian language project, a new album, a House EP and a possible Moloko reunion.

Róisín Murphy:
“I have been incredibly productive of late actually. I’ve got a finished project which is called (…) Mi Senti, an Italian language project, where I sing in Italian. That will come out in May. And I’m working on an album, a Roisin Murphy album, which is going really well. I’ve got a single coming out on Eskimo records soon called Leviathan, which is a collaboration with Freeform Five. I’m doing another house music EP. I’ve been lazy for a long time, I’ve had two children, but it’s all starting to converge at one time, it’s like buses.”

A very surprising and fun fact to emerge from the interview is that Murphy is a fan of Alt-Rock-Punk bands Stones Roses, Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth!

As you know, we haven’t had a proper Róisín Murphy record since the incredible, ‘Overpowered’ back in 2007. But that’s not to say that Murphy hasn’t been busy releasing new material. Since 2007, there have been plenty of singles and collaborations (Hot Natured, Toddla T, Crookers, Etc.) that collectively, could make an amazing RóMu record.

Róisín Murphy – iTunes