Frank Ocean's new album available one week early on iTunes - 07.09.2012


Frank Ocean's Channel Orange is slated for release through all retail outlets July 17, via Def Jam. However, Frank gave fans an early gift by releasing it to iTunes a week early. It's available right now.

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Stream the new Fang Island album - 07.09.2012


On July 24, indie rockers Fang Island release their new album Major, via Sargent House. But today you can stream the entire thing, courtesy of NPR.

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Listen: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - "Only In My Dreams" - 07.09.2012


Mature Themes, the follow-up to Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti's 2010 album Before Today, is out Aug. 21 via 4AD. Today, the band has released a new song, "Only In My Dreams," which you can stream via the widget below.

Video: Zola Jesus - "Seekir" - 07.09.2012
Zola Jesus' new clip for "Seekir," from 2011's Conatus, is a suitably stylized and mysterious clip. There's a lot of cool visual effects, and even some unexpected pop choreography. Watch the Jacqueline Castel-directed video below.

The Mountain Goats announce new album - 07.09.2012


The Mountain Goats have just announced that Transcendental Youth, their follow-up to 2011's All Eternals Deck, will be released Oct. 2 via Merge Records. According to a press release written by John Hodgman (yes, that John Hodgman), the album will contain a full horn section and is a "very joyful noise." Sounds like it'll be a hoot!

Tracklist:

1. Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1
2. Lakeside View Apartments Suite
3. Cry For Judas
4. Harlem Roulette
5. White Cedar
6. Until I Am Whole
7. Night Light
8. The Diaz Brothers
9. Counterfeit Florida Plates
10. In Memory of Satan
11. Spent Gladiator 2
12. Transcendental Youth

Stream the new Baroness album - 07.09.2012


Next week, Baroness release their 75-minute psych-rock opus Yellow & Green, a stunning and surprising progression away from the more explicitly metal sounds of their earlier records. And you can stream the whole thing over at NPR.

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Grizzly Bear reveal album cover, title - 07.09.2012


Grizzly Bear is set to release a follow-up to their 2009 album Veckatimest this fall, and now there's artwork and a title to go with that album. The album is called Shields, the wobbly spade/club image above is its cover, and it will be out Sept. 18 via Warp. Listen to new track "Sleeping Ute" below.