First mp3 from the upcoming (and much-anticipated by me) Kelley Stoltz record, Circular Sounds:

::: Kelley Stoltz - Your Reverie :::

Go make fun of this new Vampire Weekend video (”A-Punk”) in front of your friends, then go home and secretly, self-loathingly, rock out to your pirated download of their full-length like you always do.

Stream the new Xiu Xiu album in its entirety, assuming that bug-ridden, fucked-up Myspace player doesn’t konk out. Or just download the first track:

::: Xiu Xiu - I Do What I Want, When I Want :::

I’m digging that Times New Viking stuff more and more every day.

::: Times New Viking - Drop Out :::

Their new one on Matador, Rip It Off, is out in just a few weeks.

Very interesting Techcrunch summary of a “future of music” presentation recently given by Yahoo Music’s Ian Rogers (though I can’t decide if I should award him points or deduct them, when he says “Yngwie Malmsteen = Quality“).

The 001 Collective, a new and totally free music distro- er, uh, “music blog / BitTorrent index / record label / authentic freak folk / new twee / 8 bit scene.” 3.5 Gigs of artists who are giving it away. [via FMU]