Cut Copy: "Free Your Mind"

Continuing on the success streak set by their last record Zonoscope (and of course In Ghost Colors before that) Cut Copy's "Free Your Mind" is again keys heavy, overlaid with organic hand drums, and the classic synth/club drum rhythms that are their signature. You can pre-order Free Your Mind today release, Nov 5

New Hot Chip - "Night And Day"

Dig the new single "Night And Day" from Hot Chip's upcoming record, In Our Heads out June 4th.

Lazy Blogging: New Weezer Single

"(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"

Whatever, you decide.

via Stereogum

New Radiohead Single, Support the Royal British Legion

Harry Patch, from LA Times.

So, yeah, there is a new Radiohead single available for download here on their website, titled "Harry Patch (In Memory of)" for one British pound. Patch was 111 years-of-age when he passed and served in WWI. Quite a cool dude. All proceeds go toward support of the Royal British Legion, in which Patch was a member. You can pay that, not sure of the exchange rate, $1.75, and be a hero or you can just keep clicking play on the streaming player to continually hear 30 seconds of the song at a time and be an asshole. The song is well, nice -- that's the best way to describe it. It's a classical piece with Thom Yorke crooning over strings, but a bit one dimensional. Hear for yourself.

New Manchester Orchestra Single - "I've Got Friends"

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Manchester Orchestra: "I've Got Friends"

We've been riding Manchester Orchestra hard since I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child hit back in '06, and have been anxiously anticipating the follow-up while catching the band live several times in the meantime. Today we get our first taste of the Atlanta quintet's new album, Mean Everything to Nothing courtesy of Spinner. Download "I've Got Friends," the first single from the LP due April 21st via Canvasback above. We're calling it right now: this song is going to be HUGE, and the band are gonna find themselves propelled into the mainstream the same way Modest Mouse did when "Float On" broke. You just wait. Oh yeah... Want. Album. Now.

Hey Sexy Boots, U2 Has A New Single

Okay, this place has been kind of boots central today, but bear with us. You can now hear U2's new single, "Get On Your Boots" on their Web site (wait for the audio to load.) It's from the forthcoming No Line On The Horizon, out March 17, which certainly sounds like a title epic and important enough to suggest the goodwill boys are at it again.

But after listening to the single, we can't help but wonder if somewhere along the last decade, Bono and company slowly became parodies of themselves. There's the whole affirmative chanting that reeks of "Vertigo," and the obvious politico jabs just seem tired. The production is shoddy, which is disappointing considering that Brian Eno did it, and there are so many dissenting parts and layers going on that by the time the song finishes, we're left trying to remember if there was any kind of memorable hook that stands out. There isn't.

Overall, this falls somewhere in between "meh" and "epic fail." But, the LP's artwork is kind of awesome. Check it out after the jump.