Have You Heard: Primal Scream - '2013'

Primal Scream are back with the first taste of their upcoming "more rock" new album More Light.  The fittingly titled '2013' features the guitar stylings of My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields.  '2013' will be available on February 25th as a digital single with the full album arriving on May 6th.  

Check out the somewhat disturbing video for '2013' below.

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Who The F#%k Are: Wild Belle

I've been on a Songza kick lately.  It's a great service.  Sometimes I know exactly what I want to listen to, other times, not so much.  That's when I defer to the Songza music concierge.  Tonight, I was looking for something a little downtempo, to unwind and read a bit.  Boom!  Into my lap falls a great band from Chicago, Wild Belle.  Needless to say, I didn't end up reading at all (hence what you're reading).

This brother-and-sister due have a sound that's a mix of Specials and English Beat grooves and Santigold meets Lana Del Rey vocals.  And how about that sax? Killer!  The fact that they're from Chicago was a complete but pleasant surprise.  They only have two songs released at the moment, but a debut album, Isles, is slated for release on March 12th.  So get on your best pork-pie hat and braces on and check out Wild Belle.

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Suede Are Back In A Big Way

Yesterday saw the release of the first official single from Suede's upcoming Bloodsports album.  After an eleven year hiatus, 'It Starts and Ends With You' is a return to form for the Britpop veterans.  The video goes for the age old standby of soundstage performance, but at this point, I'm just happy to have new Suede music that doesn't sound like anything on A New Morning.    While this is the first "official" release from the record, we've already been treated to the album track 'Barriers'.  

Bloodsports is released on March 18th in the UK and March 19th in North America.

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