Finnish rock band The Rasmus releases their first single from upcoming Black Roses album. I love Lauri Ylönen's voice, he's got a god-given voice, something like both sweet and wild. Piano, fin rock and voice of Lauri, love the first single, and i'll be listening the new album.

The Rasmus - Livin' In A World Without You

They've also a very new website:
www.therasmus.com

Singles

1. Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die
The White Stripes produce and Alicia keys sings!

2. Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss a Beat

3. Travis - Something Anything

4. Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams

5. Kanye West - Love Lockdown

Flashback

Song:
Asian Dud Foundation - 1000 Mirrors (2003)
One of favorite Sinead O'Connor collabrations, featuring ADF and also Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.

Album:
Kings of Convenience - Riot on an Empty Street
Misread, Know How (Feist) and I'd Rather Dance With You. These songs are not easy to ignore. This record sounds very good when it's spring time. Highly Recommended.

'It’s cool to know nothin'!!! Are Kaiser Chiefs really serious? The debut Employment was a career defining record for Leeds based rock band. However, they get worse each day and everyday i love them less and less.

They mean that we've lots of kids born to be stupid these days by 'It’s cool to know nothin', and they're right. The lyrics are so meaningful serve well to the generation. They get back to The Jam, The Stranglers and maybe Blur basics. Hey kids! Stop watching Television, go to school and learn something!

Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss a Beat

I always love to get a great new song and discover an awesome band at the same time. I received two pre-released singles from their upcoming album 'Not Animal!', and I really enjoyed them both. It was the first I'd ever heard of Margot and the Nuclear So and So's (what a mouthful!), but I know it won't be the last. 'Tall as Cliffs' was my favorite, though 'The Children's Crusade on Acid' is really growing on me, and it is in fact a more beautiful song than the title might imply. These songs are a must for any indie rock fan, and I can't wait to check out the whole album when it comes out.

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's- As Tall As Cliffs.mp3

I was checking new Franz Ferdinand song, and just downloaded this leaked Lucid Dreams from somewhere. It's kinda another Franz Ferdinand song to make us dance, dance, dance to the song. However, Bee Gees kinda vocal tricks are quite frustrating, but The hook is nice.

I like some attractive songs on my mp3 player, from bands like Of Montreal, The Shins, Franz Ferdinand, Sam Sparro etc. The single goes well when you walk around despite its same old same indie style.

Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams

Don't know where to start, what to write about this amazing Ep. Something Anything is released today, and i don't want to miss the release date to write something about these great hooky songs. Yeah, i'm a Travis fan, they get better each day. This band simply haven't released any bad songs, of course these are my own opinions. Title song opens the Ep, Tail Of The Tiger and Used To Belong support the sad, rainly sound. Lola, as you know originally by the Kinks, makes the ambiance in extremely British way. Something Anything is short and sweet. Yes, it does rain on us again.
Travis - Something Anything

Hey everyone. Silver Pencilled here. I’m the newest Modern Music blog member and I’m going to be writing reviews from here on out. I’m pretty excited to get a chance like this to share my thoughts on all the great (and maybe not so great) new music out there. I’ve been listening to Jenny Lewis’ new album, ‘Acid Tongue’, and so my first ever music review shall be about it.


Honestly, I knew very little about Jenny Lewis before I started. Since then I’ve sought out more of her stuff, and have heard most of her previous release ‘Rabbit Fur Coat’. It’s pretty clear that ‘Acid Tongue’ has her same sugary sweet voice, but the new songs are often more rough than melodic and also more country than the last. It makes ‘Rabbit Fur Coat’ seem almost like pop. It’s also a pretty bitter album lyrics-wise, but isn’t bittersweet one of those complex flavors everyone loves in a good piece of dark chocolate? All of her hallmarks are here, the beautiful voice, the chilling songs about hard times, and the style that’s always flirting with gospel, country, indie rock, and more.

The songs ranged from rollicking foot stompers, like ‘See Fernando’, to soulful, as in Tryin’ My Best to Love You’, which was like light shining through a stained glass window; mournful, quiet, but lovely. Everyone has been making a big deal about Elvis Costello’s contribution to ‘Carpetbaggers’, but I found his voice to be a poor compliment to hers. It was too thick and heavy compared to the sparkly jewel that is Jenny Lewis. ‘The Next Messiah’, which I have heard called a ‘mini-rock opera’ was pretty entertaining. It makes you want to slide on your sunglasses and ride west in an open convertible. It felt like cool, old-fashioned rock bred with soul. But at over eight minutes long, I don’t know that I’ll be putting it on any of my mix playlists even if it’s a great song, as it’s a bit of a commitment to listen to.

‘Acid Tongue’, the widely released title track, is one of the stand-out tracks and is great single material, probably because it’s easily accessible to a general audience. Especially when compared to a track like ‘Jack Killed Mom’ which quickly turns into a dark ballad about an Oedipus complex and a murder, and finishes with some pretty crazed wailing. I didn’t like this song as much as others, but you gotta love the wild gospel shout-outs in the last minutes. My overall favorite was ‘Sing a Song for Them’. It was like a perfect orange, sour and sweet, with juicy, contemplative lyrics about “little girls with carousel eyes” and “boulevard freaks”. Maybe it was just the cold night air, but it gave me chills. A perfect album ending song.

I’m a sucker for pretty, I guess, but also the toughness of the album, and I do love the old fashioned country styles stirred in. I don’t care as much for the few songs that just felt slow and dull with a lot less passion in them (Black Sand, Pretty Bird). The whole album is certainly worth a thorough listen.

I give it a 8.5/10

Jenny Lewis- Acid Tongue

Track List
Black Sand
Pretty Bird
The Next Messiah
Bad Man’s WorldAcid Tongue
See Fernando
Godspeed
Carpetbaggers
Tryin’ My Best to Love You
Jack Killed Mom
Sing a Song for Them
(Pelican Bay- bonus track on iTunes)

8/10
Deerhoof are here to drive us mad once again. Tell me a band which is both stupid and cool, yes Deerhoof is one of a kind. Friend Opportunity is the most playful previous Deerhoof record, and their best match, with its colorful artwork. I was feeling myself like a little Japanese girl when i started to listen this record. However, Offend Maggie sounds straighter and darker than Friend Opportunity.

Most music blogs posted about Offend Maggie, they're all positive. Because, you don't have much choice if the name of the band is Deerhoof. Offend Maggie sounds like Robert Wyatt's (his Sea Song is my all time favorite) indie rock version for the most part, and lyrics are unusual here. Songs like Eaguru Guru seems to take its roots from progressive rock era. Thanks Deerhoof, it's been a nice album, it flows like those amazing Japanese horror movies.

Deerhoof - Offend Maggie

Highlights: Chandelier Searchlight, My Purple Past, Jagged Fruit

Good records from good artists keep coming like a meteor shower. Under the Skin was something that i expected to hear. Gift of Screws is another heavy ball, if you like Fleedwood Mac and following Lindsey Buckingham records. Soft rock roots give you a gentle beating, because there are contributors Mick Fleetwood and John McVie from Fleedwood Mac! On some songs such as Time Precious Time, Lindsey follows his queer way singing again. However Did You Miss Me is something very successful both commercial, hooky and melodic. Overally, i like Gift of Screws!
Lindsey Buckingham - Did You Miss Me

Sexy Boy is sure one of the best singles of 90's music, an electronic masterpiece, this song is also hard to forget once you give it a listen. You have a last chance to discover the song, it's not new, and Sexy Boy was the first single of critically winner Moon Safari (1998) by French electronic duo Air.

Air - Sexy Boy

Last year The Drones was my favorite, with their great rock record Gala Mill. The New record is titled Havilah which is entirely exotic, dark and melancholic. It sounds more powerful than Gala Mill. Havilah is something very dark indie and garage rock music. I'm sure my best of 2008 list includes this album.

mp3: The Drones - The Minotaur

1. Nail It Down
2. The Minotaur
3. The Drifting Housewife
4. I Am The Supercargo
5. Careful As You Go
6. Oh My
7. Cold And Sober
8. Luck In Odd Numbers
9. Penumbra
10. Your Acting's Like The End Of The World

1. Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
I've just seen that new King of Leon single on The Official Uk Charts at 1 place. It's been an amazing song, sexy, hooky, black and hot. Congrats! Watch

2. Antony & the Johnsons - Another World
Attony team are ready to release another big thing, and we see that the next record will shake the world again. This is the first Ep since 2005, and it's called Another world ep.
Bjork's new video for "Dull Flame of Desire" with Antony on guest vocals can be seen here.

3. Late of the Pier - Space and the Woods
Gary Numans' Cars and Human League's bit*hy sound come together here.

4. Dears - Meltdown in a Major
From what i read, The Dears come close to disband. I'm very sorry to hear that, every good
band disappears. The new record is called Missiles, and it soon appears around. Meltdown in A Major really sounds like an end. Murray Lightburn, you're still a great singer.

5. Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne - Swagga Like Us

6. Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care

7. The Feeling – Join With Us
Five jerks with black suits and hats turn to common village guy. A song for fun.

8. Cold War Kids - Something Is Not Right With Me| Listen
This time, they sound overforced.

9. Taylor Swift - Love Story

10. Cliff Richard - Thank you for a Lifetime

Flashback

Song
The Stranglers - Walk On By
A long anthemic and nostalgic cover by English rock icons The Stranglers.

Album
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis (1969)
Influential vocals of Dusty Springfield in amazing record with all-perfect romantic songs.

Love Lenny Kravitz, he's got flawless songs such as my long time favorite I Belong to You. Nice for him his embarrassing style has gone, because it was like gay version of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers. It's great to see his hairs short again. Songs like Where are We Running, California, American Woman were big garbage. Last four Lenny records are terrible to ignore him for a while, Circus, Lenny, 5, and Baptism. I'm loving the new single, he backs to old cool Lenny!

Lenny Kravitz - I'll be waiting

These are the best of 2008 so far. Key tracks are also listed below.

Electronic
Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair
song: Blind

Rock
Metallica - Death Magnetic
song: The Day That Never Comes

Dance
Robyn - Robyn
song: With Every Heartbeat

Candy Pop
Katy Perry - One of the Boys
song: I Kissed A Girl

Rap
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III

Slow Pop
Tindersticks - The Hungry Saw
song: Boobar

Nostalgia Pop
Duffy - Rockferry
Song: Stepping Stone

Alternative
Sigur Rós - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust

Indie
Beach House - Devotion
Hard to pick, there are also Vampire Weekend, aluminum group and Glasvegas. I don't know how to pick.

Editors' Pick
Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married
song: Bleeding All Over

Britpop
Glasvegas - Glasvegas

Country
The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride

That's all. I hope we listen better records at the end of this year. The list looks good, i listen all the records listed here. However, previous years' list was better.
Check:
Top 50 Records of 2007
Top 20 2008 March

A weird playlist where some amazing voices, artists, instruments echoes around you. This is not some most downloaded or hyped bands, and i know these songs are treasure. I trust my playlist when voices are around to make this blog strong!

Tindersticks - Boobar from Hungry Saw (2008)
John Vanderslice - White Dove from Emerald City (2007)
Ilya - Soleil Soleil from They Died for Beauty (2004)
Elliott Smith - No Name 6 from Division Day single (2000)
Shed Seven - Immobilise from A Maximum High (1996)
The Prunes - Voice Over from Dana (1989)

Listening to (recently)

The Dears - Missiles (2008)
Anticipated new record of Canadian indie rock band shines through my ears!

Anathema - Hindsight (2008)
This time English metal band sound soft as indie pop.

The Shins - Wincing The Night Away (2007)
Despite my low rating, Australia, Girl Sailor and Phantom Limbs are strong picks in Wincing The Night.

Gwen Stefani - The Singles Collection (2007)
No need to mention about its commercial bang! I like Gwen's first single What You Waiting For which completaly sounds ambitious.

Bjork once said that eveyone is bisexual and Antony were part of one of the gayest albums of all time (I am a Bird Now 2005). Now, this collaboration seems to be a great idea to me! Both are crazy and queer (i know they had collaborated before, Volta). Mp3 is originally found on Le touch.

Bjork - The Dull Flame of Desire (feat. Antony Hegarty)

The song is just glorious but long. I could play video games with the tune. Oh World of Warcraft, Gothic and any other great rpg games. I need more time to back to old days.

Favorite Favorite Favorite
Once you check the first single Space and the Woods, you think that this is another copy paste work. Because the song definitely sounds the same some Gary Numan pieces such as well-known hit "Cars". Fantasy Black Channel is actually not into one music style. Quite early to tell this record is best, but i like it. Some songs brought my favorite artists to my mind, Todd Rundgren, T.rex, Gary Numan, Roxy Music, even Gang of Four and a lot of great names. I'm sure this becomes my favorite record after more spin. It's no joke, this record sounds amazing! Revolution!

Late of the Pier - Space and the Woods

please check their page and buy some tunes: www.lateofthepier.com

1. Estelle – Pretty Please (youtube)
I love Estelle's all collaborations which are always so mellow, choice and favorite. Some youtube comments suck but 'Estelle rocks!'.

2. The Rosebuds - Life Like
Forthcoming The Rosebuds album, it's first great single. Promising! Written on Mergerecords page 'The fourth full-length from this Raleigh, NC band is a return to more organic territory, barely a year after releasing the synth-heavy dance pop of 2007's Night Of The Furies.' You can stream the album from Mergerecords, and i'll remove the mp3 in a couple of days.

3. TV on the Radio - Dancing Choose

4. Will Young - Changes (video)
He's talented singer, and he can sing. I've listened his cover songs before, they sound good.
Changes is the brand new single. Lovely!

5. Saint Etienne - Burnt Out Car
Italo disco forever. From their Very Best Of collection, ‘Burnt Out Car’ is the brand new single from Saint Etienne.

6. The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed
I forget the song after every listen i had.

7. The Sea and Cake - Weekend

8. Bon Iver – For Emma

9. Jason Mraz - Make It Mine

10. Steve Mac - Paddy's Revenge
Oh my God! What a dumb song and video.

Flashback Corner

Song

Air - Sexy Boy ( Moon Safari 1998)
A masterpiece, creativeness and timeless Air song which is their still best moment. One of the best written electronic single.

Album
Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
I nearly listened this Soft Cell record hundred times. It has a lot great moments, and
of the best 80s record.

5/10
Everything is Borrowed fourth album from The Streets, and it's independent on its genre. It's very hard to describe sound of the tracks too. Why do i hate white rap so much? No, it's only honest me. The Streets use gospel choros too (The Escapist). Dull, some enjoyable, some moody and the others are common.

Alas! I forgot the songs i've listened to. Last note to go, Alleged Legends recalls Let’s Push Things Forward on the spot.

Heaven For The Weather, Title track, The Way Of The Dodo are streaming at
www.myspace.com/thestreets

Highlights: Everything Is Borrowed, I Love You More, Alleged Legends

The Streets - I Love You More (Than You Like Me)

5/10
This Ep needs to be patient. Because almost all remixes are some kind of awkward, some kind of strange! The Only One, a Remix version by 30 Seconds To Mars sounds a bit good. Second track makes a The Cure dance floor, techno, electronic, dance, and Robert Smith singing 'this is a freakshow'. With more than twenty-one playing length, Exploding Head Syndrome makes you quite jaded. I almost felt like to never listen to The Cure remixes again.

Despite some clumsy songs of the Ep, this is nice not to listen same old same The Cure sound. This makes a little bit difference, a little bit.

The Cure - Freakshow (Wolves At The Gate Remix By Jade Puget)

The Cure - Sleep When I'm Dead
The Cure - The Only One
Scarlett Johansson covers Boys Don't Cry

She did a Tom Waits covers record as i reported lately. And this is the live set of songs from her Anywhere I Lay My Head album. Like her characters on Hollywood movies, this is dark and melancholic music like Mazzy Star, Sinead O'connor.

She sings Falling Down like little moaning horny cats. This is worse than the album version, the orchestra does their job perfect and they recover all defects. As for Green Grass, it's good, i mean yes, yes it's nice! La la la la la la!

Scarlett Johansson - Boys Don't Cry ( The Cure cover)

Pretty different! Cover of the Cure classic “Boys Don’t Cry,” makes whole Live Session.Thousand times better than listening Jessica Simpson's Do You Know.
Highlights: Green Grass, Who Are You

Tracklist:
Anywhere I Lay My Head (Live)
Innocent When You Dream (Live)
Falling Down (Live)
I Wish I Was In New Orleans (Live)
Green Grass (Live)
Who Are You (Live)
Boys Dont Cry (Live)

TOTR have always been interesting since i first discover that it's Brian Molko's (Placebo guy) favorite. I'm sorry to say Dear Science, (yeah with a comma) had bad first impression on me except two or three songs. Third track gets a place in my ipod, it's Dancing Choose, slobby vocals and amusing music. Dancing Choose should be the first single, and i think it's the first single. Maybe i have to listen the album more than twice despite its no end of Bowie hooks.

TV on the Radio - Dancing Choose

My other picks: Stork And Owl, Red Dress

We sometimes need female voice (i shoud be saying 'all the time'?). So, I was listening to Martha Wainwright's I Know You're Married, Duffy's Rockferry and Amy Winehouse's Back to Black all together. And i was thinking that if all the three girls were in same band and singing together, how powerful it would be! It's nonsense, though, all of them have good career and they're both hot female singers. Then, vheck out my delicious track picks.

Amy Winehouse - Rehab
She eats banana sandwiches? Crazy betch!
Duffy - Serious
On her videos, Duffy looks sad all the time . Who is going to make this girl happy?
Martha Wainwright - So Many Friends
Martha, you cool betch!

8.5/10
Glasvegas are Scotish indie rock band composed of James Allan on vocals and songwriting, Rab Allan on lead guitar, Paul Donoghue on bass guitar and Caroline McKay on drums. NME ranked first single "Daddy's Gone" as the second best track of 2007, and it came to my attention. Debut album Glasvegas is some kind of emotion explosion. It was like present-day version of any Jesus and Mary Chain songs, "Some Candy Talking", "Sowing Seeds" especially classic Mary Chains like "Side Walking" and "April Skies". Vocals are absorbing, guitars are gurgling round your ears.

It's very happy to discover a band which is so romantic, theatrical and confident. Glasvegas are new champions of indie rock!

Highlights: Flowers & Football Tops, Lonesome Swan, Polmont On My Mind, Daddy's Gone

Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone

New Songs
1. Metallica - The Day That Never Comes (watch youtube video)
From Death Magnetic (2008), this new Metallica single is the best thing i've listened this week.
2. The Coral – Being Somebody Else
3. Sigur Ros - Innni Mer Syngur Vitleysingur
4. The Cure – Hypnagogic States (EP)[Sat 13th Sep]
5. Jem - Crazy
6. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
7. The Zutons – What’s Your Problem
This song sucks, but i have to fill the list.
8. CSS – Move
9. Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn
Back to 80s.
10. Daniel Powter – Next Plane Home
Fresh midday or morning song.

Flasback
Song
Enon - Cruel
An imposing, brooding track from Believo!(2000). I listen this song from time to time. Think of indie rock version of Tom Waits,

Album
Excel - The Joke's on You
Underrated metal record from underrated rock band Excel. You should check this out.

2/10
Wo! What's about new musicoindustrial garbage? "why you review it, if you don't like it" i'll say fuck of*. Because there is nothing wrong about writing negative reviews. I'm not 12, i know i can't like The Jonas Brothers. However, this is not good teen rock. Check out My Chemical Brothers, Hanson or Pink, they're something better than these three bros. We're talking about terrible vocals here, and selling million records doesn't mean that your music is good. If you demonstrate yourself in the way Chris Crocker did, i swear you'll sell records too. On third song he ends the song in 'whoooaaa' way. He's crying like little girls. I can't believe that Amg gave this record 4/5.

Is this good music? Or, am i going to lose my ears? Holly Shi*, look at that awful guitars, short painful songs and meaningless lyrics...

Are there a lot of people listening to Dungen? Music is obviously universal. Still...How can you last listening to a language which you know about nothing. I've listened four times to 4. I couldn't understand one word of it. Nevertheless, their psychedelic influence of 70s sweden music still sounds great. I think this record would sell if it was written in English. Not all songs have lyrics, but you expect some songs with some lyrics that you understand in full. Listen to Dungen yourself before making a decision.

Dungen - Det Tar Tid
Did you like it or not?

Highlights: Det Tar Tid, Ingenting Ar Sig Likt, Finns Det Nagon Mojlighet, Mina Damer Och Fasaner

7.5/10
I'm impressed by Down To Earth! Previous and debut album as Finally Woken wasn't in my playlist. Maybe sawing artists on Video channel doesn't work you to get the whole record. I decided to listen Down To Earth, then Finally Woken, and i can say this deserves selling over 300,000. Some songs on Down To Earth are highly commercial indeed. "I Always Knew"'s everyday tunes maybe are to similar Destiny Child, Tlc or some radio-friendly r&b names. However Down to Earth is almost full of fresh lyrics, soft electronic beats and pianos, beautiful intros and closings. If you consider listening to soulful, amazing, shining Keep On Walking, you agree with me. This is glamorous pop record.

Highlights: I Want You To, It's Amazing, Keep On Walking, And So I Pray, I Always Knew

Jem - Crazy

Brokenhearted new song “Don’t Believe in Love” by English pop singer Dido from her third album ‘Safe Trip Home‘ , which is scheduled to be released in the UK on 3 November 2008. It sounds great, i loved it! Autumnal songs and albums are always wonderful.

Listen Don't Believe In Love

I agree that Saturnalia was a better record, and cover records are always ready to soak in poor reviews. Duchess (Scott Walker Cover) particulary is the song i loved a lot. We love your damn wicked soul Greg.

The Gutter Twins - Duchess (Scott Walker Cover)

Tracklist:
1. Belles (Vetiver Cover)
2. Down The Line (Jose Gonzales Cover)
3. Deep Hit (Primal Scream Cover)
4. Flow Like a River (Eleven Cover)
5. St. James
6. Duchess (Scott Walker Cover)
7. Spanish Doors
8. We Have Met Before

6.5/10
Wow! Love Canadian bands. Brooding "A Thread Cut With A Carving Knife" is a great Stars song and Ep's best tune. Not all the songs thunderous as it is. They're mostly calm songs and the smooth song Undertow is the other thing i loved with a modern electro beat running its backround. Closer Going, Going, Gone brings back memories of 80s Berlin-like (Best known with the song Take My Breath Away) pop bands (Heart, Debbie Gibson etc.). It's good. Listen buy and others at sadrobots.ca

Stars - A Thread Cut With A Carving Knife

Rating: 6/10
Electric Six took my first attention with the mtv video "Danger (High Voltage)" arriving number two on the British charts. On their fifth album Flashy ,you may think nothing but lesbians, gays, bitches and balls after first four songs. Opener Gay Bar Part 2 more hard rock version of any Gogol Bordello and We Were Witchy Witchy White Women brought to mind Iggy Pop's I wanna Be Your Dog. Their style is various that are garage, disco, punk, new wave, and metal! Flashly also provides weird rock songs such as Making Progress .It's the kind of song that will have you dancing to a song from Billboard Hot 100. To the end, you notice that it was a pleasure to listen the record.

Highlights: Gay Bar Part 2, Graphic Designer, Transatlantic Flight, Making Progress
www.electricsix.com

Electric Six - Forumla 409