Interpol have released a new single entitled 'Barricade', from their forthcoming self titled album which is due for release on September 3rd. You can also download the video for previous track 'Lights' from myspace.com/interpol. Listen to 'Barricade' below.
Janelle Monae, the latest sensation in R&B and oldschool soul, is offering her single 'Tightrope', featuring Big Boi of Outkast, as a free download from iTunes all this week. The song is taken from Janelle's intriguing full length debut 'The Archandroid (Suites II & III)' which was released in Ireland on Friday. Before you rush over to iTunes for your free copy of the track, you can watch the video below.
Owen Pallett, formerly Final Fantasy, has unveiled a new video for the song 'Lewis Takes Off His Shirt', taken from his latest album 'Heartland'. The track itself has been available as a free download since before the album's release, and you can now get it as part of a new EP which features remixes of the song by Dan Deacon, Benoît Pioulard, CFCF, Simon Bookish as well as a remix of 'Keep The Dog Quiet' by Simon Bookish and one of 'Midnight Directives' by Max Tundra. You can download the whole lot for free from www.dominorecordco.com.
Elsewhere, Manchester musician Jim Noir has made a new four track EP called 'Melody Junction' available as a free download from his website jimnoir.com. 'Melody Junction' precedes another EP, 'Zooper Dooper', which will be released only on vinyl.
Finally, check out the new video from Swedish House Mafia.