The Supergroup Strikes Again!

Broken Bells. Heard of ’em? You actually probably have, even if unknowingly. The Shins’ James Mercer and Danger Mouse are joining forces for the highly-anticipated March 9 release of Broken Bells, their self-titled debut album. Although most fans downloaded the leaked album months ago, the release is gaining huge amounts of buzz being recognized as a fusion between the signature Danger Mouse funk and mellow Shins sound. In the fashion of Them Crooked Vultures and Audioslave, the term ‘supergroup’ lives on.

The Fall of the Fall of Troy

The Fall of Troy have announced that they will be breaking up at the end of their current tour.  Despite this devastating news we can expect them to pursue new projects.  Thomas Erak assures us he will continue to make music.  This does not have to be a tragedy, this could lead to brand new incredible sounds as they pursue different paths.  As for the Fall of Troy, their legacy will live on with their five full length albums.  Please do yourself a favor and check out TFoT on this last tour, you will not receive another opportunity.

Circa Survive's New Album "Blue Sky Noise" Announced

News Directly From the Circa Survive website:
“We’d like to proudly announce that as of today, our 3rd full length album is officially complete. “Blue Sky Noise” will be released on 4/20/10. Once again we’ve teamed up with our visual soulmate Esao Andrews and he’s created yet another beautiful album cover (above) for us. As if all that wasn’t exciting enough we want to share a track off of it with all of you today! The song is called “Get Out” and it’s streaming at our website, MySpace, Purevolume, Facebook, etc. Go check it out.”

Vampire Weekend Knows a Jonas Brother? And Lil Jon?

The band’s latest music video release, “Giving Up the Gun,” features cameos from Joe Jonas, Jake Gylenhaal, and Lil Jon. Yeah, you heard us right.

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