Guys, Banksy is hitting up New Orleans. Figures he’d go there less than a year after my trip there. Oh well, I can always make due with the photos.

YANP-fav Oh No! Oh My! has just announced that not only have they finished up their next EP, they’re going to be releasing it sooner than you might think. Though its official release will be sometime in October, the band say that they’ll be giving it away to several hundred of their fans before then. This might have something to do with Last.fm plays — bad news for big ON!OM! fans who don’t have Last.fm… like myself.

Oh No! Oh My! EP Tracklist
1. Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman
2. The Boy With An Anchor
3. Be A Star
4. Go To Work
5. I Painted Your House

The EP will be online-only for the time being, but a physical release might not be too far off. But until it gets into our hands, we’ll all just have to wonder if “Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman” is some Bowie tribute or not.

It’s called ‘Nowhere Boy’.

Matt Greenhalgh, the guy who wrote the Ian Curtis bio Control, will be writing it.

Intelligence will be releasing a new covers 7-inch through Plastic Idol Records. The A-side will be a cover of the Magnetic Fields’ “Fido Your Leash Is Too Long,” with a cover of the Splits’ “Shitty World” as the B-side. Sounds crazy? It is. Here’s their wacky take on Stephin Merritt’s already wacky tune:

MP3: Intelligence - Fido Your Leash Is Too Long (Magnetic Fields)

Additionally, Intelligence will be putting out a split with Thee Ohsees. Intelligence will contribute unreleased songs and a cover of the Vulvetts’ “Sunny Backyard” with Thee Ohsees adding two songs of their own. That’ll be out on mt. st. mtn.

Intelligence on Myspace

And they’re going out on tour right now, so be sure to check the tour dates below!

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OK guys, it’s time for the big one. Tomorrow, Friday August 29, I’ll be picking the last winner of a free pass to the Monolith Festival in Colorado. They’ve got a great lineup of everybody from Justice and TV on the Radio to Band of Horses and Vampire Weekend. So head over here and throw in your entry to win a ticket.

To enter, just comment on that post with your favorite festival memory and leave your email. I’ll contact you late tomorrow if you’re the lucky winner!

See you guys there!

Here’s another great new band. I guess this is God’s way of paying me back for the crappy weather we had yesterday. I’m OK with some misty rain, but on the first day of class? Really?? Oh, right. Music. Anyway, here’s a new good one from Young Sensation.

MP3: Young Sensation - Kitty Magic
At first I was disappointed that Young Sensation sent me “Kitty Magic.” I checked out their Myspace before listening to this track and fell in love with another song of theirs (”Beautiful Noise”). Then I hit play on this little tune. It’s kind of like Win Butler of the Arcade Fire fronting the Favourite Sons. It’s such a weird combination to explain, but it sounds so natural on record.

Young Sensations on Myspace

My new love interest, Ponytail, just had a concert of theirs posted online. I only got about halfway through it tonight, but it’s a really good recording.

Watch Ponytail’s performance at Baeble Music

Here’s your second (legal) look at Of Montreal’s new Skeletal Lamping. This comes to us from Rolling Stone, of all places.

MP3: Of Montreal - Nonpareil Of Favor
Back in June when I did my interview with Kevin, he said that “Nonpareil of Favor” was originally going to be the last track on the album; then, at the urging of his friends, he moved it to the front. Gotta say that I agree here. The song is a fast paced, swirling leap into the world of Skeletal Lamping.

Previously on YANP…
An Interview With Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes