Happy EP Day

I try not to post individual songs on here for a number of reasons, chief among them is that I don't want to overhype a new band based on one song. Today I'm posting two new EPs that are of the "must-listen" variety. First is a band called Foster the People whose first single "Pumped Up Kicks" is one of the catchiest tunes I've heard in a while - and the best song about Reebok Pump shoes of all time (are there any others?). Recently, Foster the People released their self-titled EP that includes two other tracks, both of them excellent, "Houdini" and "Helena Beat". Which you can download here.

The other EP is somehow even more impressive. The band is called Awolnation and their sound is something like a cross between LCD Soundsystem and Peter Gabriel. I like it, especially the songs "Guilty Filthy Soul" and "MF". Their song "Sail"has been getting the most airplay and is undoubtedly a solid track though it misses some of the energy that the others have. "Burn it Down" is also solid but certainly less refined, although I love the remix that they included on the EP because it brings the WOMP, dubstep styles. Download their EP "Back from Earth" here.

Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes

This incredibly hyped-up album leaked over the weekend, although it will officially be released next week you might as well get a head start on it now. I have only listened to it once, so I'll reserve judgment on it for now but I would love to hear what you guys think of it! It's been long-awaited, and here it is.

Alexander

Remember Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros? Well there is no one named Edward Sharpe in that band, in fact Edward Sharpe is the "alter-ego" of Alexander Ebert, whose new solo effort is upcoming. That's the cover art up there ^^^ The first track to find it's way to the interwebs was the incredibly catchy "Truth", and in the last few weeks, three more tracks have been released to various blogs. Download this zip file to get all 4 tracks. I can't say that I'm a huge fan of "Glimpses" but the other two new ones "A Million Years" and "In the Twilight" are absolutely outstanding, with one of my friends commenting that it's "Bob Dylan meets Belle & Sebastian." I can't disagree. Listen. Love.