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Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013
by PopMatters Staff
Perth's Pond specialize in a very British take on pysch pop with a sound that would have felt very much a piece with the Britpop bands of the '90s.

On “Xanman”, Pond goes for crunchy Oasis rhythm and chords blended with hard rock beats, swirling textures and fuzzy vocals. It’s a pretty great single and is, indeed, the first single from the band’s upcoming fourth album, Hobo Rocket, releasing 5/6 August via Modular.


Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013
According to the sicario, many unrecovered bodies are buried in safe houses, backyards and city buildings, places he can't recall or never knew. He may be lying. And he may not.

“The job of a sicario is to do away with the victim immediately, either with a bullet, a knife or a blow.” As he speaks, the hooded subject of El Sicario—Room 164 writes in a notebook, a numbered list of the weapons he names. “Quick and lean,” he continues, “So that the victim feels nothing more.” In answer to his own question, “How?”, he begins to draw a childlike outline of a car and to explain the difference between a professional sicario and an imitation sicario. Where the pretender fires dozens of bullets at a car—here he stabs at the page, bullet-dots all over the car he’s drawn—the real thing takes aim, needing only one shot to get the job done.


Monday, Jun 17, 2013
by PopMatters Staff
British-Japanese producer Maya Jane Coles has a new album, 'Comfort', dropping July 2nd.

“Everything” is the record’s second tune and here Breach and Last Magpie remix the Coles original. Also, check out the original song in this set.



Monday, Jun 17, 2013
by PopMatters Staff
M.I.A. is streaming her new tune “Bring the Noize" on her website ahead of the single's official release tomorrow. The song will appear on the singer''s fourth album, 'Matangi', releasing this fall.


Monday, Jun 17, 2013
by PopMatters Staff
One of the UK's best young bands, Foals have been racking up the critical acclaim all year long, as well as thrilling festival audiences around the world.

Following the band’s weekend appearance at Bonnaroo, they release the Nabil Elderkin-directed video for their latest single “Bad Habit”.



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