Fans of reverb and psychedelics rejoice! Louisville, Kentucky’s own My Morning Jacket have announced the title of their sinister new LP…henceforth known as Evil Urges.
Source: Pitchfork

My expectations are growing by the day as the gap between 2005′s spectacular Z has only been filled by the excellent-but-still-old-material live album/DVD release Okonokos.

Z still holds my personal title for best sequence of opening tracks on an album in the past decade…maybe more. Here’s hoping frontman Jim James delivers plenty of spectral caterwauls to sate the hungry, teeming masses.

The Arcade Fire just released the new video for Black Mirror, in the vein of interactive vids from the original neonbible.com features.

Arcade Fire – Black Mirror Official Music Video

Source: http://www.rorrimkcalb.com/arcadefire.html

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