Passion Pit - "Little Secrets"

*MP3: Passion Pit - "Little Secrets"

The new Passion Pit album will be out on May 19 via Frenchkiss Records. This new single is great.

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(Ian Anderson)

Passion Pit - "The Reeling"

*MP3: Passion Pit - "The Reeling"

Passion Pit have released their first single, "The Reeling," from the forthcoming "Manners," which will be out on May 19 via Frenchkiss Records. I love it and I love them.

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(Ian Anderson)

New Music From The Dodos - "Jodi"

Download: The Dodos - "Fools" (from Vister)
Download: The Dodos - "Men" (from Beware Of The Maniacs

On 2006's Beware Of The Maniacs, it was a girl named "Lily" who confounded Meric Long (who along with drummer Logan Kroeber make up San Franciscan folk-lectic duo The Dodos). It may be possibly to write lyrics more conflicted than "I've been duped/you're a bitch/you're a whore/I will love you forevermore", but I doubt they've been written yet.

This time around, though, it's a woman named Jody who's causing heartbreak and sadness, or, more accurately, is the inspiration for a song filled with those regretful emotions. Like many old-timey traveling bluesmen before, the narrator in "Jody" has to leave his loved one behind and he's naturally none too happy about it.

Opening with guitar arpeggios as graceful as a waterfall and continuing with delirious polyrhythms and Long's trademark sing-songy delivery, "Jody" should fan the flames of anticipation for Visiter even higher.

Listen to "Jody" over at the band's MySpace Page. MFR will be praying to the gods of music that "Jody" will be released as an embeddable MP3, because, as you'll shortly find out, it's an absolutely fantastic song.

The Dodos MySpace Page.

(Jonathan Graef)

Call Me Lightning - Soft Skeletons

Call Me Lightning
Soft Skeletons
Grade: A-

Call Me Lightning - "Billion Eyes"

Call Me Lightning is the best release from Frenchkiss Records in years. Dynamic, creative and totally freaking sweet, I've been hooked on their Fugazi+Q and Not U+Les Savy Fav sound. So much in fact, that I've been listening to Soft Skeletons, released Feb. 20, and not the Arcade Fire - it's true.

This Milwaukee three-piece pushes the envelope with angular ass-kicking, which is downright infectious.

Here is "Billion Eyes," so far my favorite track off of the record. They were just in town at the Turf Club a few weeks back, I will be bringing these guys up again once they come through town in the future.

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(Ian Anderson)