The Dandy Warhols celebrated Cinco De Mayo yesterday with a CD release party in San Francisco; Deerhunter's lead singer Bradford Cox has released a free EP under the moniker Altas Sound; Culture Reject's debut album has hit the airwaves; the Gentlemen Auction Houses released an EP and is set to release a full feature album; and LA's duo project No Age has released their Subpop debut album.

Portland's indie trailer blazers The Dandy Warhols are back with a new album Earth to The Dandy Warhols (MySpace) which was launched yesterday at a listening party in a San Francisco art gallery.

MP3: The Dandy Warhols - "The World The People Together (Come On)" from the upcoming release Earth to the Dandy Warhols (via Stereogum) - Self Released

Michael O'Connell, the man behind the Toronto indie project, Culture Reject, has released his first official solo debut record. Read the Culture Reject review from the popular indie blog SixEyes.

MP3: Culture Reject - "Inside The Cinema" from self-titled debut on White Whale Records


Deerhunter singer Bradford Cox, known for his prolific song writing and on-stage antics, has released a new EP titled Things I'll Miss and is offering for free via his blog, containing five songs - three instrumentals and two full songs.

MP3: Atlas Sound - "My Car" from Things I'll Miss EP (via Stereogum)

Gentlemen Auction Houses' The Book of Matches EP is out today, May 6, and features two songs from the upcoming full album release, Alphabet Graveyard, via the band's new label, Columbia, Missouri's Emergency Umbrella Records.

MP3: Gentlemen Auction Houses - "The Book of Matches" from Alphabet Graveyard (Emergency Umbrella Records)


After garnering praise from The Los Angeles Times for a variety of indie releases last year, the L.A. duo No Age has completed its official debut release with Subpop Records.

MP3: No Age - "Eraser" from Nouns (Subpop Records)

Labels: 2008 Indie Songs, New Tracks Tuesday

The best indie, alternative, rock and pop new CD and MP3 releases of 2008 are pouring in at a dizzlingly pace. This week's New Tracks Tuesday features Tokyo Police Club, Tapes N Tapes, Elf Power, Sleeper Car, Sarandon and The Flight of the Conchords.

Ontario, Canada's quirky quartet Tokyo Police Club mix straight away garage rock with poeticism and post-punk overtures, accompanied by catchy guitar hooks, energy-drenched drumming and infectious melodic bass lines, in their new full-length CD, "Elephant Shell."



MP3: Tokyo Police Club - "In A Cave" from Elephant Shell
Stream: Elephant Shell from MTVU.com


Minneapolis' lo-fi, jamming indie rock outfit Tapes N' Tapes has released their first new album since 2006's widely-acclaimed "The Loon". The CD is full of spirited rock mixed with dark keyboards, experimentation and the band's signature shaky vocals.

MP3: Tapes N’ Tapes – “Hang Them All” from Walk It Off
Stream: Walk It Off from MTVU.com

Athens, Georgia's psychedelic indie pop band Elf Power has returned from sabbatical with a new album In A Cave. The album is a collaborative effort featuring Olivia Tremor Control hero Eric Harris, the Instruments Heather McIntosh and former Of Montreal music man Derek Almstead.
MP3: Elf Power - "Paralyzed" from In A Cave

The El Paso band Sleepercar mixes Americana jingle-laden pop with swirls of alternative folk on their debut album West Texas. Jim Ward, a musician well-heeled in the indie music world for his work with At The Drive-In or Sparta, spent six years working on this album. "Even if you are a bit wary about the whole “Americana” tag, this album is worthy of your attention and may even help expand your musical horizons" says music writer Rich Duncan.

MP3: Sleepercar - "Stumble In" from West Texas

More new or upcoming releases:

MP3: Sarandon - "Welcome" from Kill Twee Pop!

MP3: The Conchords - "Ladies of the World" from Flight of the Conchords
Stream: The Flight of the Conchords

Labels: 2008 Indie Songs, New Tracks Tuesday

Each Tuesday, IRC features a half-dozen new indie tracks from alternative musicians and groups. This week's featured tracks include songs from Australia's indie electronic band Cut, Copy; Prague's new indie buzz band Airfare; Seattle's newest hot indie popsters Throw Me The Statue; Oxford, England's electronic pop group Foals; Missouri's oddly named Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and Louisiana's own The Breeders.

Labels: 2008 Indie Releases, 2008 Indie Songs, New Tracks Tuesday

This week's New Tracks Tuesday features The Annuals, Beach House, Sufjan Stevens, Kevin Drew of BSS, Matmos and Ladytron.

Labels: 2008 Indie Songs, Kevin Drew, New Tracks Tuesday, Sufjan Stevens