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admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:31:00 +0000

M.I.A. GUESTS ON “RAIN DANCE”
M.I.A. has been an enigmatic figure as of late. First off there’s the mystery of her retirement – has she truly discontinued making music after her meteoric rise to the top with two blazingly original now classic LPs? Also, her single “Paper Planes” continues to climb the pop charts since it was used in the film Pineapple Express. Some of us of course realized the power of “Paper Planes” and Kala way back when it was released last year, but given today’s political climate and her increased popularity, we’re all hoping for an M.I.A. comeback soon! That’s what makes today’s released of “Rain Dance”, a collaboration between Radioclit and Esau Mwamwaya featuring our favorite Sri Lankan rapper so exciting. Check the video below care of GvsB:

What’s more, here’s another track from Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit’s upcoming collab featuring not only M.I.A. but Santogold as well. Check it:

Esau Mwamwaya – “Get It Up”

Here’s hoping M.I.A. pops up in even more substantial roles in the near future!
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JENNY LEWIS REVEALS “THE LAST MESSIAH”
Continuing on her string of awkward YouTube’s featuring an equally awkward Ben Gibbard, Jenny Lewis has revealed a new tune called “The Next Messiah” off her sophomore LP Acid Tongue and you can hear it below.

Jenny Lewis – “Acid Tongue”
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ANNUALS REVEAL ALBUM ARTWORK
Check out that bad boy! Looks pretty killer if we do say so ourselves, combining the grandeur of Annuals‘ sweeping pop sound with the kitschy playfulness of their rock antics. But maybe it’s just a mountain and we’re reading too far into this. Either way, here’s an Annuals track to tide you over for the weekend.

Annuals – “Confessor”

See everyone next week!

Touch Me Intimately

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:38:00 +0000

BLOC PARTY GET INTIMATE
In an announcement that dropped jaws and got hips shaking worldwide, London’s own Bloc Party has revealed that their third LP, entitled Intimacy, will drop digitally this very Thursday and be available physically as soon as October. This move, reminiscent of the rush-to-the-streets strategies of the likes of Gnarls Barkley, Radiohead, and the Raconteurs, comes as a supposed result of the ridiculously early leak of the band’s last LP A Weekend in the City (which we hear at Cannibal Cheerleader had at least six months in advance). Here’s the tracklist:

01.Ares
02.Mercury
03.Halo
04.Biko
05.Trojan Horse
06.Signs
07.One Month Off
08.Zephyrus
09.Better Than Heaven
10.Ion Square

Of course we’ve all heard the inimitable “Mercury” and it’s Manchester-scene, vocoder heavy riffing, but in a separate announcement the band placed the as-of-yet unheard “Trojan Horse” on their Myspace today. Care to give a listen? We think it sounds like a more experimental “Prayer”, what do you think?

Bloc Party – “Trojan Horse”
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NEW MY MORNING JACKET VIDEO
We here at Cannibal Cheerleader are waiting with bated breath for the August 24th My Morning Jacket here in Austin at Stubb’s, but until then, we’ll be satisfied with a new MMJ video for Evil Urges standout “Touch Me I’m Going To Scream, Pt. 2″. Check it below and stay tuned for pictures and a show review for what promises to be one of the top shows of the year next Sunday!
My Morning Jacket – “White Rabbit”
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ANNUALS DROP NEW SINGLE
Unsure about all this Sunfold side-project business? Just wish Annuals would get back to the bombast and rapture that characterized their wild, folk-tinged earlier work? Look no further young ones, as the band has revealed their new album Such Fun and it comes out Oct. 7th. Take a listen to first single “Confessor” and tell us the band isn’t back in fine, whimsical, volcanic form. Check it.

Annuals – “Confessor”

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A Certain Something

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:05:00 +0000

TRYOUTS – BODIES OF WATER’s A CERTAIN FEELING

We’re introducing a new feature here at Cannibal Cheerleader called ‘Tryouts’ where we get an album before its released and pre-evaluate it to see if the LP ‘makes the team’. Today we’ve got a trio of new entries so let’s start with LA’s Bodies of Water, a much-blogged about four-piece of much-lauded instrumentation and modernist leanings. Let me just say, if you buy one album of nature poetry and bizarre string parts let it be A Certain Feeling, because everything that might have annoyed you about the band’s earlier works have been thankfully wiped aside on this new release. The vocals are crisper, the music is more rock-oriented, and the band overall has finally come into their Arcade Fire-y own, complete with sing-a-long choruses and distorted guitars enough to give even the most jaded of record reviewers the urge to nod their heads to the beat. For all the pseudo-religious, hippie-collective vibes you get from Bodies of Water, there’s still no criticism you can mount against an excellent crunchy guitar solo. This one definitely makes the team! Check out the first track from the album below.

Bodies of Water – “Gold, Tan, Peach, and Grey”

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TRYOUTS – SUNFOLD’s TOY TUGBOATS

So, when other bands change lead singers on different songs they still retain the same name, even when the whole musical style of the band seems to change (Doherty’s introspective croon to Barat’s rockstar rage anyone?). Regardless, when North Carolina’s Annuals change lead singer the band they feel the need to rename the band for the time being to Sunfold. A strange move maybe but the music on the band’s debut LP Toy Tugboats doesn’t seem to suffer any for it – the music may be a little more rocky a little less folky, and Kenny Florence sings a lot like Circa Survive’s Anthony Green, but the band still seems to bounce along like some indie-rock dream come true. Sunfold is yet another one of those bands where you can imagine some lucky kid in Nowhere, Texas downloading a track and having his life changed forever (for me that band was Death Cab, go figure). What Sunfold lacks in the bombast of Annuals’ big sweeping choruses it makes up for in intricate string parts and country-tinged authenticity. Basically if you liked Annuals you’ll like this, and if you like indie-rock you’ve of course already fallen in love with Annuals. Enough said, makes the team. Here’s the first track from Sunfold’s Toy Tugboats.

Sunfold – “Oregon”

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TRYOUTS – TILLY AND THE WALL’s O

Damn you Tilly and the Wall. Damn you for crafting such poised and perfect indie-rock, familiar but different every time with that same lost romantic tinge that appeals to us lonely rocker boys so freaking much. Yes, Tilly and co’s new LP O (named after the blank circle that will decorate the album’s cover and is meant to be filled with the buyer’s own artwork) brings back the none-too outworn cute-rock formula, combining lilting female vocals, tap-dancer’s shoes instead of proper percussion, and this go around an extra helping of distorted guitarwork and some definite angst-ridden attitude. The youthful naivete CC has so lauded in favorites like Be Your Own Pet is definitely present on Tilly and the Wall’s O and the sound is better and braver for it, matching youthful rage with the bizarre combination of foot-stomps, guitar warbles, piano keys, and the odd horn section here and there. If you’re interested in being happy at some point in your indie-rock appreciation, I invite you to get into Tilly and the Wall. Makes the team and is sure to win the popularity contest. Check out the first track from O below.

Tilly and the Wall – “Tall Tall Grass”