Todd Terje - "Leisure Suit Preben" (sort of official video)

Total Control - "Flesh War"

Here is the first single "Flesh War" off Total Control's upcoming sophmore record Typical System (out June 24):

Doss - "The Way I Feel"

TALA - "Serbia"

Here we have "Serbia" the second track from TALA's upcoming The Duchess 12" which will be released on June 2nd:

Album of the Week (April 7 - April 13): Teebs - 'E S T A R A'

Teebs first full length LP Ardour came out via Brainfeeder almost four years ago.  Between then and now Teebs has released Collections 01 (which could almost be considered an EP) and a collaborative album with Prefuse 73 under the moniker Sons of the Morning.  While those two records were outstanding in their own right, I couldn't help but wish for a new Teebs full-length LP.  My wish has finally come true, and the fact that it has been released at the end of the longest winter in my lifetime seems perfect.  Teebs has released his second proper album E S T A R A, and the album (in my opinion) does not disappoint.  The record still features the trademark beautiful, downtempo sound featured on Ardour, but seems a bit more focused.  It seems a lot of the warping effects used on Ardour have been toned down to create another sonic world, one which is close in relation to that record but one that is entirely its own.  The world E S T A R A creates is hypnotic, and has a certain warmth to it which makes the timing of the release perfect (listen to this thing while walking around on a sunny day, you won't regret it).  There are a few collaborations on the record as well, the first of which is the third track on the record, low-key pop gem "Holiday" which features Jonti.  Other collaborators such as Prefuse 73, Lars Horntveth, & Populous all add to this record as well. E S T A R A is a kaleidoscope of sound and color, a more stripped and focused effort than his previous releases, it is still an excellent release.

Unfortunately, the record is not available on Spotify and NPR has taken down their first listen link, so I am unable to link the record for you.  E S T A R A is available through iTunes, Amazon, Bleep, etc.  Check it out! (for your health)

Little Dragon - "Paris" (Radio Rip)

Last night, Little Dragon debuted another track off their upcoming album Nabuma Rubberband (Out May 13) on the Zane Lowe BBC radio show.  The track is called "Paris" and there is a rip of the track from the show below:

tUnE-yArDs - "Wait For A Minute"

Last month, tUnE-yArDs released the first single ("Water Fountain") off their upcoming record Nikki Nack which is due out May 5th on 4AD.  Today we have another single off the album, we get a taste of R&B from the band with the new track "Wait For A Minute."

Taylor McFerrin - "The Antidote" (Feat. Nai Palm)

Brainfeeders Taylor McFerrin has released a new single off his upcoming debut record Early Riser which is due out June 3rd.  The track features Australian vocalist Nai Palm:

Album of the Week (March 31 - April 6): De La Soul - 'Smell The Da.I.S.Y.

It's been a while since we fans received a proper release from De La Soul (2004's The Grind Date to be exact, there was a one off with Nike in their series of albums that ran roughly 45 minutes and were meant to accompany you on your daily jog, but I would not consider that a proper release), so the announcement of two mixtapes and a studio album in 2014 was pretty great news.  That news became even greater when it was announced that the first of the two mixtapes would feature De La rapping over strictly J Dilla (R.I.P.) beats.  De La had worked with Dilla in the past, Dilla produced the title track from the 1996 album Stakes Is High.  That album was the first De La album that did not feature production from Prince Paul, who had been the main producer on their first three records.  The results polarized fans, but Stakes Is High, while a bit less light-hearted than their first three releases, still sounds great today.  Production from J Dilla would be featured on the next three De La albums (most notably the criminally underrated The Grind Date).  Smell The Da.I.S.Y. (Da Inner Sound of Yancey) sort of acts as a remix album of sorts.  The majority of the lyrics on the mixtape are lyrics from the De La Soul catalog reworked to fit J Dilla's beats.  The re-imagining of the De La catalog works well in my opinion.  It may be a bit jarring to long time fans to hear some of these reworkings, but give it a chance and be on the look out for quite a bit more from De La Soul this year.  Unfortunately the album is unavailable on Spotify, so I cannot directly link it for you, but I did previously link a site where you could actually download the mixtape here.

How To Dress Well - "Repeat Pleasure"

How To Dress Well has announced his third LP which will be titled What Is This Heart?  The album will be out June 24th in the United States and June 23rd Internationally.  Along with the announcement of the new album, HTDW also released the second single from the album "Repeat Pleasure":

Napolian - "DARPA"

Last year, Napolian collaborated with Airbird and released one of my favorite songs of the year, "In The Zone."  This year Napolian is currently working on a solo album, Incursio, which is out May 27th.  Here is the track DARPA taken from the upcoming album:

Tala - The Duchess

Stream Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks - 'Enter the Slasher House' (Visual Full Album ...

Avey Tare, one of the founding members of Animal Collective, has made his band (featuring Deradoorian of Dirty Projectors and Jeremy Hyman former Ponytail drummer) Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks debut record Enter the Slasher House available for streaming with accompanying visuals via youtube ahead of its April 8th release date.  The album is the first non-Animal Collective Work we've received since the dark Down There.  The band will be touring heavily this summer, be on the look out.  Listen below:

Lone - "2 Is 8"

Lone is prepping his next release, Reality Testing, for R&S.  The record is due out June 16.  "2 Is 8" is the first single off the record.  Has a sort of Bibio "Fire Ant" type vibe going on:

Parquet Courts "Sunbathing Animal"

"Sunbathing Animal" is the title track off the upcoming Parquet Courts record.  The record is the follow up to the bands excellent debut Light Up Gold, and is out June 3rd.