Cool new band: 1984

1984 was a good year. It was an dark distopian vision of the future by George Orwell. It was a breakthrough Van Halen album. It's a really hard to Google name for a new band. But they're well worth searching for.

Blood Red Shoes mentioned in an interview that they produced 1984's album Influenza. Since I love Blood Red Shoes, I decided to check them out. Man, am I glad that I did.

Here's the video for "Maze",

the title track, "Influenza", and

"Complain".

Influenza is out now, and you can check out more of their music at their Soundcloud.

Based on these guys, and another artist they mentioned that will be featured in a future post, I want Blood Red Shoes to be my musical advisors. Wanna write for the blog?

New Little Boots - Motorway

Back in July, I posted the new Little Boots track "Every Night I Say A Prayer" and thought that a new album might be imminent. Now it's late February and we have another Little Boots song. This one's called "Motorway". The new album Nocturnes is coming out May 7.

Enjoy this catchy pop gem! If you like it, head on over to her site for a free download.

New David Bowie: The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

I posted the first song released from David Bowie's forthcoming new album The Next Day when it came out. He's now released another tune. This one steps up the rock a bit. It's called "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)".

The Next Day is out March 12.

New Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Scarilege

Here's the brand new Yeah Yeah Yeahs song "Sacrilege" from their forthcoming album Mosquito. The new album hits the streets/Internets April 15-16.

It's got Karen O's distinctive vocals, noodle-y guitar, gospel choir parts and it will keep blood-sucking insects at bay.

Cool tune by Stellify - The Rebel

Here's Stellify with a great tune called "The Rebel". To me, it sounds like lots of classic rock and blues, mixed with some Oasis influence. The singer's voice reminds me of Stevie Ray Vaughan somehow.

Good, guitar driven rock.

Nice one!

Looking forward to hearing more from these guys.