Nine Inch Nails
Well, they did it. They said "Q1 2013" and, by Christ, they did it.
The full length How to destroy angels_ album,* "Welcome oblivion"** is set for release on Tuesday, March 5th...although I won't believe it until I'm listening to/complaining about its shortcomings on Thursday, February 28th when it leaks onto the internet.***
Also, I was just complaining that I don't have enough seizures...thanks How_to_^destroy$%%^___angels!!@$$#%
How to destroy angels_ - "The loop closes" music video.
Then, on the 31st, they released album covers, track listings and yet another new song and video. The song hasn't had a chance to grown on me yet and the video is what would happen if Gollum was in The Road in your nightmares.
How to destroy angels_ - "How long?" music video.
Oh, also, Nine Inch Nails is going to return to touring some time in 2013 with Adrian Belew as their guitarist.
No biggie.
Eels
Album leaked.
Sounds awesome.
Review soon.
They Might Be Giants
On a personal note: I've had the song "Nanobots"**** stuck in my head since December 29th.
Which is a very good sign.
On a less personal, more awesome note, with little more than a day's notice, TMBG dropped the first three tracks of Nanobots via Amazon and iTunes on Tuesday the 22nd. Along with the excellent and catchy-as-hell "Call Your Mom", fans can now check out "Lost My Mind" (a track I didn't love live but which sounds great on wax) and the Flansburgh helmed "Black Ops", which harkens back to "Spy", "Working Undercover For The Man" and "The Shadow Government", in content if not sound.
Also, the band released a free iPhone/iPad app called, simply, They Might Be Giants. The design is simply and darling and kinda sorta serves as a Dial-A-Song, but not really.
If you have an app-friendly device and are also into TMBG, check it, totally, out RIGHT HERE.
Atoms For Peace released a new track from their new album, Amok, arriving February 25th. While not as enthralling as "Default" was, this new one, "Judge Jury And Executioner" is still very solid.
AND a (secret) new track from the b-side to "Default" called "What The Eyeballs Did" which is superbassed to the MAX. To find it, you have to go to their web site (www.atomsforpeace.info) and click on the Arco Street clock tower.
Very cool stuff.
Hopes still up, anticipation still sizzling.
Check out the super geometric video for "Judge, Jury And Executioner" here.
And, finally, the biggest and most unexpected music news I've ever had the pleasure to share (not that anyone who knows what music is hasn't heard this yet): in a little over a month, we're getting a brand new David Bowie album.
At midnight on Tuesday, January 8th (his 66th birthday), a press release announcing his 30th album (dropping March 12th), titled The Next Day, was posted on the official David Bowie site as well as a link to a video for the first single, "Where Are We Now?" and pre-order options.
I'm not even going to say anything.
2013 can only go down from here.
* Originally slated for Q1 2011.
** Not sure if that's a suggestion, a command or a greeting.
*** Bless you, huge, sloppy, dying record industry!
**** The title track off their new album, also dropping March 5th.
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