I got a lot of homework to do listening-wise. Like listening to The Men’s latest LP Tomorrow’s Hits, which has already been out for a few weeks? Months? See … I’ve lost track of time; total nightmare. But back to the topic at hand: ‘Member I posted The Men’s track “Different Days” a while back in anticipation for the record? I liked it so much that I thought I’d go ahead and share their recent video of said track with y’all. You can watch it below. Cheers!Kim Deal’s latest 7-inch hit the online markets on April 1, and there’s a review by yours truly in the current edition of the Alibi. But Deal recently did an interview with Stereogum about the 7-inch releases (which, if you haven’t heard them, are fantastic), working on new material with the Last Splash lineup of The Breeders after their extensive 20 year anniversary tour and much more. Why would you want to read this interview, you might ask. Because it’s Kim fucking Deal. And she’s always hilarious, humble and just plain cool in her interviews … and well, in life, I guess.Is there some kind of rule that says you’re supposed to change band names every few years? If that’s the case, then Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala are right on time with their new band Antemasque. First there was At The Drive-In, then there was The Mars Volta, and now we have Antemasque. And judging from the two in-studio videos the band has already put out (as well as debut single “4AM”), it sounds like this could be something good. Head over to Consequence of Sound to read more about the project and the studio vids, and listen to their new track below. Oh and Flea (from Red Hot Chili Peppers) is also in the band.Not only is “Shameless” one of the most daring shows on television, it’s one of the most compelling. Though it’s based off a British television series of the same name, the American version is way better (in my honest opinion). Watching the lives of the Gallaghers unfold as alcoholic family patriarch Frank hustles, does drugs and pretty much becomes the most awful human being imaginable is a roller coaster ride in and of itself. Now the music of the show (which stars William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum) is finally getting the soundtrack treatment … after only four seasons. You can read more about the indie-centric soundtrack at Billboard.I mentioned some time back that Brody Dalle (formerly of The Distillers and Spinnerette) was coming out with a solo album (Diploid Love, out April 29). Now Ms. Dalle has graced listeners with another snippet from that forthcoming record. The track (“Blood In Gutters”) has somewhat of a grunge feel, already making me like it more than her first solo track (“Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy”). Here’s hoping the rest of the album has this same sinister intensity. You can hear the track below.Not sure if I mentioned this before … but oh well … Bikini Kill have been broken up for what? 17 years? But the band is preparing to come out with some unreleased material in the form of their Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah reissue. And they’ve posted an unreleased tune from the release (out next week). The track is called “Girl Soldier.” So listen over at Soundcloud, and feast on some Riot Grrrl goodness.Don’t you just love when musicians up and surprise you with new music? Former Burqueño Willis Earl Beal recently released a surprise album online a few months ago, and to top it off, he’s just released another surprise album, titled Curious Cool. Don’t know where the songs came from (probably just demos he cut during his downtime), but when there’s new material, you don’t question it. You listen. So have at it.Talk about jumping the gun … ‘member how last week I wrote about the mid-’90s lineup of Hole reuniting. Well, apparently the band wasn’t too happy with Love making those comments. So in a new interview with The Telegraph, Courtney states “It’s very frail, nothing might happen, and now the band are all flipping out with me.” Looks like we’ll just have to wait and see.Most of America knows The Roots as Jimmy Fallon’s house band on “The Tonight Show.” But these guys have been making hip-hop tunes since the ’80s. And now they’re gearing up to release a new record, titled …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin. In anticipation for the album (out May 13), the group has graced us with a song from the forthcoming release. You can hear “When the People Cheer” below.I always like pop songs that have some sense of theater to them. You know … those bombastic, dramatic ones. That’s probably why I like Lykke Li’s “No Rest For the Wicked” so much. I posted the track a week or two ago, but now LL has come out with a video for the track. The ditty comes off her upcoming record I Never Learn, which hits the music-sphere on May 6. You can watch the video below.
Rooster Roundabout: This Week’s Music Highlights
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