They're so underrated and this is really a great indie rock album. I loved the whole record,
title-track "The Great Escape" has every great indie rock hooks like any famous band in the world. The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys, now here they come The Rifles. 8.5/10
Highlights: The Great Escape, Fool To Sorrow, History, The General

The Rifles - The Great Escape
The Rifles - The Great Escape Music Video

This EP is weighted with melancholy, desperation, and God. Each song throbs and pulses with angels and buzzing guitars. The live tracks are unplugged and restive, but no less tingling with dark and light. ‘Badges and Badges’ feels like a private concert on an autumn porch, ‘I Can Feel A Hot One’ was born a gorgeous hit and I feel the EP is worth it just for this song. It combines the best of beauty, sadness and spirit in a very memorable package. ‘Sleeper 1972’ is a song to lull one into numbness or to rest. Later in the song Andy Hull bellows out his passion, all stirring softness and quiet rebellion. ‘I Was A Lid’ was my second favorite, with rolling guitar thunder and ripping, roaring vocals. The acoustic version of ‘Wolves at Night’ is just a great listen, and it impresses me more and more with each play through.

The DVD is an interesting peek into the band’s life on the road. It’s fun to see what good friends they are, and I was impressed that they move all of their own gear and really put blood, tears and sweat (literally, a lot of sweat!) into their music. They also give their all at each and every live show they play. It includes Many live performances as well as music videos as special features.

There’s not a line in any of these songs that isn’t worth listening to. I rarely bother to look up lyrics to music. Either I can hear them or I can’t, and they tend to get shrugged off if they don’t feel insistent enough to make me need to know. But with tracks as epic as these, tracks obviously loaded with story, tracks sung with such passion…. I had to go looking. Fully understanding the words only made me sink deeper into their meaning. This band’s music is contemplative as well as rocking, a worthy mix of fuel and flame that I know will only make them shine brighter and brighter in years to come.

The limited EP/DVD Let My Pride Be What’s Left Behind is out through independent stores only. See thinkindie.com for a list of places to get your hands on it.

Spring 2009 will see the release of Manchester Orchestra’s sophomore album, Mean Everything To Nothing.

Listen to some of these songs here at their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/manchesterorchestra

1. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses

2. Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis - Just Dance

3. The Killers - Human
They're still on my list, because i think their new song is great!

4. Oasis - I'm Outta Time

5. Cat Power - Dark End Of The Street

6. Radiohead - 15 Step| Myspace Video

7. Kings of Leon - Use Somebody

8. Beyonce - If I Were a Boy

9. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive | Myspace Video

10. Kanye West - Love Lockdown

Flashback
Silver Penciled (The End Has No End) have already mentioned about how cool The Strokes are. I want to share a song from their masterpiece Is This It:
The Strokes - Trying Your Luck

I've been listening to Arctic Monkeys' Favourite Worst Nightmare a lot recently. My previous review was pure fun, i read again and again, it's so funny. And i noticed my bad point on this album and i need to correct that.

The Last Shadow Puppets is one of my favorite in the year, and Arctic Monkeys' Favourite Worst Nightmare was actually very good! It needs some spin, then you're addicted to their guitar chords and lyrics. I felt that i had to correct this mistake and tell this is a great record. 8/10

Arctic Monkeys - Do Me A Favor

Also:
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
The Last Shadow Puppets - Standing Next to Me

The collection of Cat Power's latest cover songs is Dark End of the Street due digitally and on a limited edition double 10" in a gatefold sleeve December 9 from Matador. She sings songs from the Pogues, James Carr, Sandy Denny, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Otis Redding, and Aretha Franklin. Great covers from R&B, folk and soul artists.

mp3: Cat Power - Dark End Of The Street

Tracklist:
1. "Auld Triangle (The Pogues)
2. "Dark End of the Street (James Carr)
3. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes (Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention)
4. "Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
5. "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (Otis Redding)
6. "It Ain't Fair (Aretha Franklin)

I just discovered this new band while surfing around looking at new releases, and their minimalist sound and enchanted, hypnotic, mantra-like music snagged my attention immediately. The band's write-up about their music on MySpace is a little... out there. Okay, a lot out there. To quote only a small portion, they say "It’s a cactus trance of ancient metronomes, ESP murmurs and pomegranate flavoured candy canes". I have only one thing to say.

This song is chilly.

It's the kind of thing you'd expect to form a glaze of ice on your speakers, and I would not be surprised to hear it show up in a movie about serial killers. Scratchy, off-tune strings stalk through the whole song whilst the twinkles of stars (or bells or knives?) in the night dance in the foreground, as the vocals lurk beyond in the cold.

Judging by the songs I've heard thus far, St. Just Vigilantes new album Pastor of Oaks, Sheppherd of Stones promises to be a mostly meditative (AKA quiet, trace-inducingly dull) experience. This song may well be the standout in an otherwise flat CD.

St. Just Vigilantes- Rose Grenades

Ben Kweller releases 'Changing Horses' on February 3rd (2009). And we reveal joyful the first song "Fight" which is can be streamable on Kweller's myspace. Ballad Of Wendy Baker is also very great song that i've recently discovered. Changing Horses combines classical American style songwriting and rock roots. Indie rock singer songwriter Ben Kweller tells his music gets darker on this fifth studio album. Love Changing Horses.

Tracklist:
1. "Gypsy Rose"
2. "Old Hat"
3. "Fight"
4. "Hurtin' You"
5. "Ballad of Wendy Baker"
6. "Sawdust Man"
7. "Wantin' Her Again"
8. "Things I Like to Do"
9. "On Her Down"
10. "Homeward Bound"

This is the opening track to Franz Ferdinand's new album "Tonight". The track is made up of the stems from the remix competition for 'Ulysses'. Franz Ferdinand have announced details of their comeback single, "Ulysses". I know that we are all Franz Ferdinand fans! Such a great fun, come on lets get high! I'm loving Ulysses and third upcoming album "Tonight" will shake and rock your world. You can stream the song on official Myspace too.

Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses