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New Music (3/3/08 -)

posted by Matt Klomp at 1:43 am.

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Now that we’re well on our way into ‘08 the new music is starting to pour in. Here’s some of the latest music with which WPGU might tease your ears.

R.E.M. - Supernatural Superserious - I was really surprised when I first heard this song. After the last R.E.M. release, I was expecting something far-reaching and overly political and self-important. It just seemed like the direction the band was heading. Thankfully, I was wrong. This song is great because it’s simple and catchy, basically like a lot of the songs that made R.E.M. R.E. Freaking M. It’s awesome to see the band continue to do what it does best. Tally up another one.

Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor - I’ll be honest. I’ve never been a big fan of Hot Chip. I’ll admit that I haven’t given them much of a chance, but I always thought bands like The Faint or The Postal Service or Daft Punk were a lot more approachable. You can probably tell I’m not terribly up on my dance rock. Anyway, this song makes me want to hear more from this band. It’s a lot different than what I’ve heard from them, and the song moves in lots of cool directions.

The Black Keys - Strange Times - This song rocks. With the White Stripes kind of sucking lately it’s a relief that the Black Keys are taking up some of the new-classic-rock-sound slack. The sound quality has improved quite a bit since the last record, as well. I’d say they’ve moved up from medium-fi to upper-middle-class-fi. The new album comes out in about a month, but I’ve heard tale that it’s already fallen victim to bloodless cyberNazi pirates and been leaked onto the interweb. Remember the days when we had to wait that extra month to hear all of our new music? Me neither.

Matt Klomparens: I'm the Music Director for WPGU and I'll be keeping you posted every week about all of the best new indie and alternative music to tune in for. Please feel free to let us know how you think we're sounding, and thanks for listening!