Air have announced that their next album, Love 2 , will be released on October 6th. Click here and register for a free download of a new track titled, “Do the Joy,” on July 6th.

Helvetia

Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Album: The Acrobats (Buy)
Year: 2008
Label: The Static Cult Label
MP3: Helvetia – Old New Bicycle
Notes: New Album ‘Junk Shop’ coming out September 15th

Studio

Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden
Album: West Coast (Buy)
Year: 2007
Label: Information
MP3: Studio – Origin

April 26th, 2008
Coachella Music Festival
Indio, California
Weekend Wars
The Youth
Of Moons, Birds and Monsters
Future Reflections
Pieces of What
The Handshake
Electric Feel
Time To Pretend
Kids

Download:
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular (iTunes)

MP3: The Verve Vs. Jay-Z – Brush Your Bitter Sweet Shoulders Off
MP3: DJ Riko – P-Funk Is Playing At My House

Deerhoof – July 31st @ Echoplex (purchase tickets – $12)

MP3: Deerhoof – Offend Maggie

Download:
Deerhoof – Offend Maggie (iTunes)

The Daily Swarm is running wall to wall coverage of Michael Jackson’s death and legacy. Worth a read.

MP3: Biggie Smalls – Billie Jean (Michael Jackson Remix)

Stream Wilco (The Album) in its entirety over at NPR (click here).

The Black Keys, Flaming Lips, Ween, Janes Addiction, Black Lips and Silversun Pickups are among the roughly 150 acts slated to perform at the 2009 Voodoo Experience in New Orleans over Halloween weekend.

Slated for October 31st – November 1st at New Orleans City Park, Voodoo will be the first concert performance for Eminem this year, which I could care less about. KISS is also on the roster. Does anyone like KISS? I’m confused, maybe it’s because they wear ridiculous costumes on stage. Other notable artists are Widespread Panic, Meat Puppets, Q-Tip and Drive-By Truckers. For more info (click here).

MP3: The Black Keys – Goin’ Down South [RL Burnside Cover]