+++ Jimmy Tamborello aka Figurin aka Strictly Ballroom aka The Postal Service aka Dntel has just outed himself as a huge Enya fan by releasing a free 9-track mini-album of Enya remixes online. You can stream the album on self-titled and download it on dublab +++
+++ On June 27th YACHT (see above) will release their new record “Shangri-La” on DFA. Here’s a new song called “Dystopia” to stream + download (via Fader):
+++ Kool Thing have send me a really nice danceable remix of their song “The Sign” from their self-titled debut EP (available via Bandcamp). You can stream and download it here:
+++ Barbara Panther is going to release a new album called “Moonlight People” on June 3rd via City Slang / Universal. The record will include three tracks of her awesome “Empire EP” released last year + seven new tracks and will like the EP be produced by Matthew Herbert. You can watch the video to her new single “Moonlight People” here (via Expatriach) +++
+++ As already announced, Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart and Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg have recorded a record together under the name Blue Water White Death. The self-titled debut album of the duo is due October 12. Here’s the folky album track “Song for the Greater Jihad” (via Pitchfork):
+++ ”Ballad of the Lights”, a collaboration between Arthur Russell and Allen Ginsberg from 1977 will be released via Press Pop (10″ vinyl) and Audika (digital version) on October 19th. The cover you can see on top is designed by Sea and Cake’s Archer Prewitt. More information about the release on Pitchfork.
+++ Owen Pallett is releasing his new E.P. “A Swedish Love Story” on September 28th via Domino. Here’s one of the new songs of the E.P. called “A Man With No Ankles” (via Stereogum)
+++ Barbara Panther is going to release her “Empire E.P.” on September 10th. The record was produced by Matthew Herbert. You can stream it here, it’s pretty exciting stuff I think +++
+++ This is Fever Ray‘s cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Mercy Street” (unfortunately no longer downloadable). Click here if the Soundcloud doesn’t appear in the post on your blog reader.
+++ I’ve recently fallen in love with “Congo Cut Cut”, a completely crazy track produced by Young Cream (picture on top), a side project of Salem‘s Jeff. Here it is: