Vampire Weekend did a really fun cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere” for an Australian radio station. Lucky for we non-Aussies, someone ripped it and Pretty Much Amazing has the MP3.

I Guest I’m Floating just posted a good bootleg of Arms, which made me wonder what he sounds like on record. Turns out that he sounds pretty darn good on record.

MP3: Arms - The Frozen Lake
I’m going to do something that I usually try to avoid: suggest Arms to people who are fans of Neutral Milk Hotel. It’s not that he sounds like Beirut or anything, but it’s just that the things I like about Arms are the same things that made me fall for Neutral Milk Hotel. He’s keeps it melodic at the heart of the song, but lets the rest of it run on the verge of chaos.

Arms on Myspace

Photo of the Magnetic Fields at Noise Pop by Ryan Muir

Big thanks to Boxing Duck for this recording of The Magnetic Fields in London earlier this month. The recording’s a litle quiet, but on the plus side that means you can hear every instrument quite well!

The Magnetic Fields in London 7.9.08
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Introdution 1
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - When I’m Out of Town
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Come Back From San Francisco
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Xavier Says
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Walking My Gargoyle
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - No River
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Too Drunk to Dream
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Courtesans
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Crows
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Water Torture
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Introduction 2
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Lovers from the Moon
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - I Wish I Had an Evil Twin
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Give Me Back My Dreams
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Grand Canyon
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Papa Was a Rodeo
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Drive On, Driver
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - The Nun’s Litany
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - The Tiny Goat
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Smoke and Mirrors
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Zombie Boy
MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Three Way

This just in! Radiohead guitarist Johnny Greenwood likes the band they picked to open for them on tour!

Just kidding. Seriously though, I thought this was a pretty nice shout-out from Radiohead’s traditionally silent member. Even Thom must’ve been impressed with the fact that Johnny felt moved enough to approach a mic, as he follows Johnny’s comment with “He speaks!”

Oh yeah, and there’s a good version of one of my favorite new Radiohead songs after the comment.

And if you were let down by this post, head here to hear some audio of what could possibly maybe kind of be Radiohead soundchecking a new song.

The Cool Kids have debuted a new song over at Green Label Sound. “Delivery Man” is them being as cheeky and funny as ever (check the “yeah boi!” Flav reference) without abandoning their minimal production values. Love it.

Thanks to Stereogum for pointing me towards this video. I love David Vandervelde and Okkervil River’s new album The Stand-Ins, so you can imagine that I was quite pleased to see this video. Even more so, actually, since “Singer Songwriter” is one of my favorite tracks on that very fantastic record.

Check below for A.C. Newman and Will Sheff doing “Lost Coastlines” together.

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New York songstress Ivana XL recorded an EP earlier this year, releasing it online not too long ago. Now she’s finally got it ready for some physical distribution, so that’s cause for celebration in my book. She must agree, too, because she’s playing a record release party today in New York.

MP3: Ivana XL - Sweetie Pie

Ivana XL is playing with Soft Black, She Keeps Bees and Creaky Boards at Public Assembly on 70 North 6th St tomorrow, August 21st, at 8pm. It’s only $5, so hit it up on my behalf!

As for Ivana’s EP, you can order it digitally on Amazon, iTunes or snag it physically from her Myspace

Via Stereogum

Here’s the new video for Sigur Ros’ song “Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur.” It’s the studio version set to live footage of the band playing.

Go here to see lots of photos and my review of their Bonnaroo set.