New Shout Out Louds album released February 23rd! It’s called Work, and the singles “Walls” and “Fall Hard” were released earlier this year. While they kept their signature cute background melodies, this new album has gone a step further. Although their previous album, Our Ill Wills, has distinct tempo changes and a profound message about traveling away from home, Work has allowed the band to come back home with a more simple and upbeat outcome. When I listened through the album, there was hardly a song that I didn’t put on my ipod playlist.

Get “Walls” and “Fall Hard” (Passion Pit Remix) here. (Song above is regular version of “Fall Hard”)

Also, an actual The Morning Benders album will be released on March 9th. I first heard of them when they opened for The Kooks a couple of years ago, but they only had EPs being released then. The Morning Benders’ new album is called Big Echo, and they have certainly grown as a band since I heard them last. The lead singer’s voice is something I have never quite heard before. The only way I can describe this band is if The Shins had a distant cousin…. Anyway, the only single that is available is “Excuses,” and by golly is it great. There are also other songs from their previous album/EP. Download it all here.

enjoy, millbillies

For some reason a lot of bands from Australia have continued to come into my world for the past couple of years: Empire of the Sun, Silverchair, Wolfmother, The Vines, etc. Well now it’s THE TEMPER TRAP; an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Their sound, as I can best classify it, is big energy, almost like Mute Math’s, with their grand guitars, atmospheric interludes, and sweet background voice lines. “Science of Fear” is one of their more well-known songs, but one of my favourites are called “Love Lost,” “Rest,” and “Sweet Disposition.” Another one I like is called “Down River,” almost because it sounds a little like Shout Out Louds, a band from Stockholm. The ending to that song is intensely awesome. The song I posted is a Mistabishi Remix version of “Science of Fear,” but the actual song is awesome by itself. It’s from their debut album Conditions, which came out in June of 2009. If anyone wants to get their music (FO FREE), it’s on my Mojo, or if you want to listen to it on myspace, do so here.