Blank Dogs

“Northern Islands”

Blank Dogs have released the first song from their forthcoming Captured Tracks release, Land and Fixed. Due October 12, the album boasts 12 of the best songs I’ve ever heard in my life. (Full disclosure: I have never heard the album.)

• Blank Dogs: http://www.myspace.com/blankdogtime
• Captured Tracks: http://www.capturedtracks.com

Nightlands

“300 Clouds”

Nightlands is a new project by Dave Hartley, best known for his work in The War on Drugs. His debut release, Forget the Mantra, is due November 9 on Katy Perry’s boobs Secretly Canadian.

• Nightlands: http://nightlands.bandcamp.com
• Secretly Canadian: http://www.secretlycanadian.com

The Olivia Tremor Control

“North Term Reality”

We love The Olivia Tremor Control at TMT, and we especially love their new track, “North Term Reality,” their first new song in years. It appears on a compilation of experimental/Eureka-ish music called AUX Vol. 2. Check out our recent interview with OTC’s Will Cullen Hart here, and listen to the new OTC track at our big-breasted sister site: http://pitchfork.com/news/40141-listen-olivia-tremor-control-return

AUX Vol. 2: http://auxfestival.com

Animal Collective

“Bluish”

I was going to make a joke about my love spuds, but fuck it: http://myanimalhome.net

• Animal Collective: http://myanimalhome.net

Dam-Funk

“Hood Pass Intact” [vocal version]

Here’s a video for the vocal version of Dam-Funk’s “Hood Pass Intact.” This is the second video off Toeachizown, a “modern funk album” in five parts, LAtrik, Fly, Life, Hood, and Sky. As Dam-Funk explains it:

LAtrik is more of my ‘electric style’ (hence the title of this volume) which is influenced by, yet never bitin’, such great artist as Juan Atkins (Cybotron) & Prince to name just a few. It also highlights the more Modern sounds of L.A. based Funk right now with instrumentals like ‘Toeachizown’ & vocal tracks like ‘Mirrors’ which, I feel are distinctly my sound, humbly speaking. I hope U dig it, as this was made 4 U! Stay tuned 4 Volumes: 2. 3, 4, & 5.

• Dam Funk: http://www.myspace.com/damfunk
• Stones Throw: http://www.stonesthrow.com

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