New single from Zorch

From SPIN comes some good news for fans of crazy and eccentric sounds. Zorch, an Austin based psychedelic duo, just dropped a new single this week and have signed on to Los Angeles recording label Sargent House.

'We All Die Young' is the first single to drop from the bands upcoming debut album Zzoorrcchh, which is set for a summer release (though no solid date has been announced yet). The song has a very similar vibe to their early unsigned free single Cosmic Gloss/E.M.F. with some very uplifting lyrics despite the song's title. Sargent House is home to other alternative bands such as Hella, Tera Melos, Boris, and Fang Island, and I can't think of a better home for this up and coming duo. If you dig music that goes off the walls, then hit the jump to hear the new song.

Unoriginal Soundtracks #58: Football Manager

Every other Wednesday, I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for relevant terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and uncover hidden gems. Make requests to @USPodcast on Twitter.

Video games are about aspirational fantasy and living new lives. And sometimes those lives are mundane things like an asteroid miner or a manager. The lives of football managers inspire this playlist of spoken word, soul, and punk.

Video: SoundStain by Aprons

Occasionally we get a few e-mails in the Cerebral Pop inbox that catch our eyes. In this case it is the new music video from the duo The Aprons. This dream pop team hails from Tel Aviv, and, according to their bandcamp profile, "met while escaping the great avalanche of 1805. Leaving their families of Siberian wolves behind, they embarked on their musical journey."

The music video comes off their debut album, SoundStain (which you can stream in full right here), and has some very solid production backing it up. The vibe of the video reminds me a lot of the movie Snow White and the Huntsman, but honestly, I prefer re-watching this haunted lullaby than the headache inducing mushroom trip of a fairytale retelling.  The video was directed by Liran Goldberg and took a team of 40 animators to create it. Watch the crystallized video after the jump.

Shuffled #49: Be My Bloody Valentine?

Every other Wednesday either Matt or Alex C-Y share their love of music in an assortment of ways. Shuffled is a podcast whose format is as varied as their tastes in music, so hopefully you won't ever be bored and everyone can find something to enjoy.

Happy Valentine's Day, even though I'm a tad late! What? You mean to say I'm right on time? No no! I'm not referring to the actual lovers holiday (or Singles Awareness Day if you prefer). I'm talking about the first My Bloody Valentine album release in over two decades. Two weeks ago the band dropped the much anticipated album to a lot of buzz and fanfare that their new website couldn't even hold up to all the traffic.

In celebration of their new release, I put together a quick playlist of tracks that are all part of the shoegaze genre. Check it out after the jump!

Desaparecidos release new single and b-side, 'Anonymous' and 'The Left is Right'

Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes and solo-artist fame's rock outfit, Desaparecidos, are putting out two new songs in the form of a seven-inch single. 'Anonymous' -- an ode to the hacker group of the same name -- and 'The Left is Right' -- about the Occupy Movement -- should be available for pre-order on their webstore tomorrow.

This makes four-new songs from the recently-reunited band, following their last single release of MariKKKopa and Backsell. No announcement yet of a proper follow-up to their only full-length, 'Read Music/Speak Spanish, but surely they're building towards that. Right? RIGHT!?

You can listen to both new songs on Rolling Stone's site now, or hit the jump to check out their last two new songs.

Unoriginal Soundtracks #57: Burnout Paradise

Every other Wednesday, I share a playlist of songs tangentially related to a single game or series. Songs about alien sex for Mass Effect, world leaders for Civilization, and so on. Searching for relevant terms on Spotify is a great way to discover new music and uncover hidden gems. Make requests to @USPodcast on Twitter.

DJ Atomika here. I'm playing only the most apropos country, rock, and soul about the driverless vehicles that tear around the eerie ghost town of Paradise City.

News: Unreleased Jimi Hendrix music soon to be released

Just so you're caught up on upcoming releases, in exactly one month there will be new and unheard Jimi Hendrix material unleashed upon the music world. For the first time, this "lost" material of a proposed follow up to Electric Ladyland will be released as a posthumous album entitled People, Hell And Angels. While the album is still slated for a March 5th released date in the U.S., there is still no word on when the record will drop in the U.K. or internationally.

This will be the 12th studio album released since Jimi's death in 1970 at the age of 27, and the 4th release under a deal with Legacy Recordings. What is notable about this upcoming release is the supposed deviation from the music style Jimi practiced over his professional career. Those who have listened to the recording has said that he experimented with other sounds beyond his regular staple of guitar, bass, and percussion. People, Hell And Angles is said to use more horns, keyboards, and extra guitars in some of the tracks, and while it wouldn't be the first time he has used different instruments and sounds, any new Hendrix material is worth a listen.

Source - NME, Rolling Stones

News: Big D and the Kids Table take to Kickstarter to fund two new records

I've often cited Big D as one of the best ska bands around because of the diversity of their sound. So, what are they to do when they've almost splintered their fan base into two, people who prefer their more ska-punk albums and people who'd rather listen to the evolution of their "stroll" records? Well, make an album for both set of fans, of course!

Rather than try to get funding from a label for two very different sounding albums when they already had to call in favors to get their last album, The Damned, The Dumb, and the Delirious, put out, the bands put up a Kickstarter to try to fund the studio payments.

If you wanna donate, click over here, or hit the jump to listen to some examples of their two sounds.

News: Amoeba Music increases online presence by releasing digital versions of rare and out-of-print vinyl music

The music-lover's Mecca, Amoeba Music, have taken to the Internet with a new site launched in October, reportedly costing them $11 million. Now they've unveiled the "Vinyl Vaults" section of that site, which offers up some very rare and likely forgotten vinyl releases for sale digitally.

"What you see now is the lost-between-the-cracks, underappreciated, undervalued (music) from dead labels, (obscure) artists, stuff that we really stand behind. It's mostly in the rock genre, with a lot of jazz, a lot of blues, some country, some spoken word. There are some oddities for sure." says Owner Jim Henderson.

In a few cases they couldn't find any rights holders to the music, so they decided to put it up anyway and set any money from purchases aside in case someone comes along to claim it. It's a pretty bold decision, and one that would get any other young, upstart site in heaps of trouble, but it's obviously being done for the love of the music.

Start perusing their collection here. They claim 10-15 new releases daily, so there should be plenty to check out. Even if you don't recognize any of the artists (which is very likely) I found some good stuff using their genre categories and the 30-90 second clips available for every item.

Source: Variety

News: New video and single from How To Destroy Angels

Surprise! Trent Reznor has been busy! Okay, that shouldn't surprise anyone who's been following the frontman of Nine Inch Nails. Yesterday, the band released a new music video to promote their upcoming full length debut album, Welcome Oblivion.

The video is very dark but interesting take on a dystopian future civilization. Check out the song and video after the jump.

News: Iron & Wine to release new album in April

Iron & Wine announced yesterday that a fifth album has been in the works and will be released this coming April. The album will be called Ghost on Ghost and is produced by long time collaborator Brian Deck.

More information about the album and the first single to drop can be found after the jump.