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THE JOY FORMIDABLE RELEASE “WHIRRING” SINGLE

In a move that’s sure to attract a whole new legion of fans, London’s the Joy Formidable have chosen album standout “Whirring” from their debut LP A Balloon Called Moaning as their next single, releasing a brand-spanking new video along with a 7″ single. “Whirring” is quite possibly our favorite song of the year so far, so we’re ecstatic to see it get the single treatment. Check out the video below and grab the band’s LP for free on their Myspace right now! Also check out the band’s main site for a banned video of “Austere”. Loving these guys right now.

The Joy Formidable – “Whirring”

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NEW BAND CHEER: RINGFINGER

While surfing the blogosphere may bring up the same results day after day, once in a blue moon one stumbles across something wholly unique and brilliant, as was the case with today’s discovery of the inimitable Ringfinger, a blazingly original solo effort from Tracy Wilson, formerly of Dahlia Seed (just pretend you’re cool enough to remember those guys). With a sound best described as ‘dream-doom’, Ringfinger combines haunting, sometimes droney, sometimes electronic textures with Wilson’s enigmatic whispers, creating a shoegaze-meets-fuzztronica sounds that defies definition except for one: mesmerizing. This is definitely the soundtrack to the most apocalyptic, philosophical horror movie of your most bizarre nightmares, equal parts thoughtful and mystifying while simultaneously blood-soaked and raging, a current of fright and wonder bubbling just below the surface. Featuring guest musicians from Cave In, Isis, Film School, and even Sunn 0))), Ringfinger’s debut Decimal is an album of mind-benders ten years in the making, a monumental undertaking and a powerful album the likes of which indie-rock lovers the world over wish they could stumble upon all the time. Feels like the death of the whole world and the birth of a new one at the same time. Highly recommended, be prepared to catch this act as they head on tour in May for the first time. Wear earplugs.

Ringfinger – “Waving Goodbye”
Ringfinger – “Landing Strip”

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YEAH YEAH YEAHS TO PLAY SNL

Yes (yes yes!), according to all the sources, our favorite NYC art-rockers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be featured as the musical guest on this weekend’s edition of Saturday Night Live. Not that the band needs any further assurance that It’s Blitz! is one of the best releases of the year (other than our Cannibal Cheerleader bloody seal of approval that is), but being on SNL is still a big deal, even years after the show stopped being funny. We’re waiting with bated breath to see the videos this weekend of “Zero” and another single (possibly “Heads Will Roll”? maybe “Hysteric”?) so keep your Firefox window opened to Cannibal Cheerleader for all the latest. In the meantime check out the final edition of the Snakesweat Trilogy as featured on the YYY’s YouTube page below:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Little Shadow (Acoustic)”

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Posted: April 7th, 2009
Categories: a balloon called moaning, cave in, dahlia seed, film school, isis, its blitz, ringfinger, saturday night live, snakesweat, snl, sunn 0, the joy formidable, whirring, yeah yeah yeahs
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YEAH YEAH YEAHS TO RELEASE ALBUM EARLY

In the wake of the leak of their latest masterpiece It’s Blitz, NY art-rockers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have decided to release the digital version of the LP next week on March 10th. Here’s the word from the source:

“The cat’s out of the bag after IT’S BLITZ! escaped from our clutches into the big bad world last week. Why should some have and some have-not?

IT’S BLITZ! OFFICIAL NEW RELEASE DATES:

DIGITAL WORLDWIDE MARCH 9TH , US MARCH 10TH.

IN STORES US MARCH 31ST, WORLDWIDE APRIL 6TH.

YYYs have been brimming with nervous excitement in anticipation of releasing this record to the world! Leaks are NO FUN but it’s out of our hands. Can’t help but ask ourselves, “What would the PHILOSOPHER do in times such as these?” We now present PART II of the SNAKESWEAT TRILOGY, Mr. Brian Chase soothing our troubled souls in THE PHILOSOPHER. LUV YYYs ”

So there you have it folks! Personally, we’re waiting to get our hands on the vinyl, mwaha! Here’s a few more tracks to listen to and Pt. deux of the Snakesweat Trilogy below.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Runaway”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Dragon Queen”

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NEW BAND CHEER: LISSY TRULLIE

First heard about this band in the latest issue of Spin, but leave it to us you Cannibal Cheerleader faithful to reveal the sheer New York circa 2001 awesomeness that is Lissy Trullie, a band snaking outta Brooklyn with a Strokes-ish sound that simply sublime. Seriously, we can’t speak highly enough about this band so I’ll offer an anecdote about Lissy Trullie (lead singer and namesake of the four-piece), whose Casablancas-bored meets Brody Dalle-deep voice causes swoons in mid-20s Southern males.

Growing up in East Texas sucks, especially if you’re an indie rock fan who was never much for Staind. Cue 2001, the Strokes drops Is This It? and you introduce all your friends and everyone you meet to what you think is like the greatest band you’ve ever heard (remember, this is before we were super into Napster, etc, so cut our ignorant little asses some slack and appreciate the kitsch). Suddenly your rolled-up jeans are the fashion-statement of the school, you grow your hair nasty and long and everyone starts to get it, that this barely-held-together brand of garage rock is as killer as anything else on the radio.