Music Under Fire

Kind of crazy to think about this, but this week is much more than music. With Daft Punk's Electroma video/film coming out, some cinematic adventure is in store for us, too. On their myspace they say,

Beginning July 21 at midnight, through 9am EST on July 22, Electroma will be available for 9-hours of free viewing on Lycos Cinema before its U.S.release on DVD. After 9am on July 22, fans of Electroma can continue to access the film in Lycos Cinema's featured rental releases.

We are then asked to head to this page for more info. Quite a bit out of your ordinary new music Tuesday.

Now back to the reason you came to this page- new releases.

Black Kids are dropping their 'crunk' indie sound live today at 7 p.m. for anyone who buys their Partie Traumatic CD at Virgin Records in Union Square.

The Brazilian fivesome of CSS bring their follow-up to their breakthrough Cansei De Ser Sexy, with Donkey. Not as much Portuguese sass in this title but certainly an album to check out.

I personally recommend the following up to ¡Forward, Russia!'s Breaking Standing EP, Life Processes. Pretty good stuff.

Other notable artists dropping their sound this week include: Brooklyn's own High Places, the U.K.'s early-indie sound of Paul Weller and something by Rage Against the Machines' Zach De La Rocha.

MP3: CSS - Rat is Dead (Rage) (buy)
MP3: ¡Forward, Russia! - Breaking Standing (buy)
MP3: Dr. Dog - Worst Trip (buy)
MP3: Bodies of Water - These are the Eyes (buy)

The Avett Brothers - The Second Gleam EP (Official) (MySpace)
Azeda Booth - In Flesh Tones (Official) (MySpace)
Bayside - The Walking Wounded: Gold Edition (MySpace)
Black Diamond Heavies - A Touch of Someone Else's Class (Official) (MySpace)
Black Kids - Partie Traumatic (Official) (MySpace)
Bodies of Water - A Certain Feeling (Official) (MySpace)
Brian Jonestown Massacre - Just Like Kicking Jesus EP (Official) (MySpace)
Brendan Canning - Something For All of Us (MySpace)
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep (Official) (MySpace)
Candlebox - Into the Sun (Official) (MySpace)
The Classic Crime - The Silver Cord (Official) (MySpace)
CSS - Donkey (Official) (MySpace)
Daft Punk - Electroma (Official) (MySpace)
Dr. Dog - Fate (Official) (MySpace)
Faun Fables - A Table Forgotten EP (Official) (MySpace)
¡Forward, Russia! - Life Processes (Official) (MySpace)
High Places - 03/07 - 09/07 (Official) (MySpace)
I Am Alaska - A Day In A Life (Official) (MySpace)
Individuals - Fields/Aquamarine (Official) (MySpace)
Jay Reatard/ Deerhunter - Split 7"
Julie Doiron - Loneliest in the Morning (Official) (MySpace)
Lackthereof - Your Anchor (Official) (MySpace)
Landmines - Landmines (Official) (MySpace)
Loved - Everything, Anything, Nothing (Official)
Mechanical Hands Electric Heart - Mechanical Hands Electric Heart (MySpace)
Menahan Street Band - LP (Official) (MySpace)
Misery Signals - Controller (Official) (MySpace)
Mutlu - Livin' It (Official) (MySpace)
My Favorite Highway - How to Call a Bluff (LP) (Official) (MySpace)
One Day As A Lion - One Day As A Lion EP (Official) (MySpace)
Pas/Cal - I Was Raised on Mathew, Mark, Luke & Laura (Official) (MySpace)
Paul Weller - 22 Dreams (Official) (MySpace)
Rosematter - Rosematter (MySpace)
Samantha Crain - Confiscation (Official) (MySpace)
The Scenic - Find Yourself Here (MySpace)
The Shorelines - Day at the Beach (Official) (MySpace)
Sky Eats Airplane - Sky Eats Airplane (Official) (MySpace)
Sonic's Rendezvous Band - Live (Official) (MySpace)
Timmy Curran - Word Of Mouth (Official) (MySpace)
Zack De La Rocha - Zack De La Rocha EP (Official) (MySpace)