Desktop of the Pops

Desktop of the Pops

Links to some of the best new/nearly new music that clutters my Windows Desktop.

Of Montreal - Disconnect the Dots
New Wave plus Vocal Pop plus Kevin Barnes Style Psychedelia - sounds like a train wreck but works as well or better than anything to come out of the Athens twee scene in years. From the forthcoming Satanic Panic in the Attic

TV on the Radio - Dreams
Unbelivably heavy and gloriously uplifting at the same time, TV on the Radio is the flying buttress of the indie rock world. From Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

Out Hud - Dad,There's A Little Phrase Called Too Much Information
How could you possibly dance to this? From last year's S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.

The Decemberists - Shiny
This straight forward country/folk single from The Decemberists proves that they can write good songs that don't involve pirates. From The Tain.

Xiu Xiu - Clowne Towne
Far closer to art than entertainment, Xiu Xiu are destined to dominate the mix tapes of stuck up collectors for years to come. From Fabulous Muscles

Kanye West - Through the Wire
At first, rapping through a broken jaw seems like an obnoxious gimmick, but West's nimble lyrics and solid flow turn it into a inventive disruption of an increasingly predictable genre. From The College Dropout.