New Release Filter: Aprilish

It's hard to keep up with all of the great releases coming out right now, so here's a couple from the past few weeks that you should not skip:

Jónsi - Do

Preposterously beautiful music from Sigur Rós's falsetto-laden singer Jónsi Birgisson (please don't discount him for the hilariously flamboyant cover art).

Jónsi - "Go Do"

MGMT - Congratulations

If you like David Bowie, T. Rex and the occasional hit of acid, this is an extremely fun record—just don't expect any dance numbers, unless your idea of dancing is the arm-flailing hippie sort.

The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt

Swedish Robert Zimmerman enthusiast Kristian Matsson returns with another collection of beautifully rambling acoustic songs.

The Tallest Man On Earth - "Burden of Tomorrow"

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way

The world's nicest soulstress returns with her retro funk-blaring Dap-Kings for another timeless tour of all that is groovy and good for the soul.

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - "I Learned The Hard Way"

Julian Casablancas - "11th Dimension"

Even the Strokes' Julian Casablancas is getting hip to the current wave of electro-pop that's been taking pop music by storm (see: Cut Copy, Passion Pit, MGMT). Casablancas' solo debut, Phrazes For The Young, is due out October 20th Stateside via Cult/RCA. The album's first single, "11th Dimension," is a potently catchy and synth-friendly dance number that owes as much to Daft Punk as it does to the Strokes. Watch a preview for the record here.

Julian Casablancas - "11th Dimension" (from Phrazes For The Young)

Video: MGMT - "Kids"

Nothing makes me happier than seeing people dress up in monster costumes. In MGMT's new video for "Kids" off last year's breakout debut Oracular Spectacular, the band unleashes plenty. Unfortunately for the four-year-old child in the video, the monsters predominantly appear at his expense. At least he gets to wear an MGMT headband.

It's also worth mentioning that the quote from the opening sequence is not Mark Twain. It's Friedrich Nietzsche from his Beyond Good and Evil, which either makes it a mistake or some sort of far out commentary. I'm guessing mistake.

MGMT - "Kids" (from Oracular Spectacular)