Rating: 6.5/10
Darla is proud to offer a new record from Japancakes - Athens, GA's incomparable instrumental Pop/Americana quintet. If you asked me to cover a record, My Bloody Valentine's classic effort Loveless would be a perfect choice. Japancakes did smart job, yeah they did it. Because you can find all love within this record except Kevin Shields' voice. Drugy and cloudy opener Only Swallow melts in Japancakes' hands. It's decorated with bitter cello, also end of the song is amazing, it recalls Antony and the Johnsons Hope There's Someone final. Some of them worked like a charm. Some of them didn't work at all. For example, a Sometimes cover will always work, because it's a truly perfect composition of MBV. A cover record won't be perfect, never, anyway it's one of those nice instrumental record you can sleep by its side.

Japancakes - Only Shallow (MM Pick)
Japancakes - Sometimes

Ask Forgiveness is the name of the upcoming 2007 album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. It is a covers album including one new, original song. Review coming soon.

Tracklist:

1. I Came Here to Hear the Music (Mickey Newbury)
2. I've Seen It All (Björk and Thom Yorke)
3. Am I Demon (Danzig (band))
4. My Life (Phil Ochs)
5. I'm Loving the Street (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy original)
6. The Way I Am (Mekons/Merle Haggard/Sonny Throckmorton)
7. Cycles (Frank Sinatra, written by Gayle Caldwell)
8. The World's Greatest (R. Kelly)

New Singles
1. !!! - Yadnus
Video for Chk Chk Chk's 'Yadnus' taken from the latest album 'Myth Takes', out now on Warp Records.

2. The National - Brainy [Alternate]
Among the merchandise at the gigs is the Liberation CD. It's tagged as The National - Extras.

3. Aloha - Boddy Buzz

4. The Killers feat. Lou Reed - Tranquilize

5. My Chemical Romance – Mama
My chemical romance live at the house of blues performing mama (this so good)

6. Beirut - Sunday Smile (new video)

7. The Kissaway Trail - 61 [youtube video]

8. Kylie Minogue – 2 Hearts [youtube video]
Music video of Kylie Minogue's new single '2 Hearts' which is out on the 5th November 2007! Track taken from her new album 'X'.

9. Bloc Party - Flux [youtube video]
This is candy colored and giant featured new official Bloc Party video, enjoy! for the new single "Flux"!

10. Darren Hayes – Me Myself & I [youtube video]
This bird-like voice of Darren Hayes annoys you sometimes!

11. Correcto - Joni [youtube video]
This is the video for their first single 'Joni' to come from forthcoming self-titled album Correcto, due out Feb 2008.

12. Vincent Vincent & The Villains - You're The World To Me

13. Within Temptation - All I Need [youtube video]
Sounds like Evanescence?

14. Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin [youtube video]

15. Wolfmen – Cecilie [youtube video]
Directed by Paul Hills, this is the video for the new single from The Wolfmen, out 17 September 2007. As featured on - and with cameos from - Britain's Next Top Model!

16. Arctic Monkeys - Teddy Picker [youtube video]
Each day the solist looks more and more like Paul Weller.

17. Duran Duran - Falling Down [youtube video]

18. Hard-Fi - Can't Get Along (Without You) [youtube video]
Second Single From Their New Album ''Once Upon A Time''

19. Grace – Stand Still [youtube video]
What a dumb! They started to release such stupid songs. I hate it when a stupid song takes my
precious time. Grace, quit your job!

20. Jill Scott – Hate On Me [youtube video]
Jilly from Philly is back with the heat! Unfortunately this is the worst single of the week! ;)

A live cover song from
Metallica - I'm only happy when it rains (Garbage Cover)

Street Date: December 4
Label: Polyvinyl
MM Rating: 9/10

Ohio's experimental rock quartet Aloha consists of guitarist/vocalist Tony Cavallario, bassist Matthew Gengler, multi-instrumentalist/percussionist Eric Koltnow, and drummer Cale Parks. With thier new EP Light Works , Aloha combines the purest form of post rock music, and this is why they sound both experimental and pop at the same time. Since thier critically acclaimed debut That's Your Fire, they use less complex drumming, complex lyrics, and make the music stronger with limpid vocals of Tony Cavallario. This is the music that i can be fan of, because discovery consists of people's nature. Discovering beauty of educated music is the main goodness why this is my recommended music. These seven songs have indeed been a clear work.

Aloha - Body Buzz
Aloha - The End

MM Picks: Body Buzz, Passengers, The End