Music Under Fire

If you're looking to be a hip indie rocker this Labor Day Weekend, perhaps its time you get reacquainted with our half work-related Labor Day theme and half just plain ol' good music. This list isn't too far over the edge when it comes to getting to know who's been around, left the scene or lingering and possibly coming back for more.

Nevertheless, this crowd is a prime list when it comes to just you and the just music. We don't recommend this for a cookout, but possibly for that period where you're just marinating the chicken or deciding how many veggie burgers may be required to appease your guests. So grab your mango mojito and rip it up, we hope we could help close your summer out in style.

MP3: Jimmy Eat World - Work (buy)
MP3: The Rumble Strips - Clouds (buy)
MP3: Kaiser Chiefs - Hard Times Send Me (live)
MP3: Butcher The Bar - Get Away (buy)
MP3: The Decemberists - Summersong (buy)
MP3: Tokyo Police Club - If It Works (buy)
MP3: The Bravery - Swollen Summer (buy)
MP3: Bat For Lashes - A Forrest (buy)
MP3: The Octopus Project - The Adjustor (buy)
MP3: Daft Punk - Around The World (buy)
MP3: Mason Proper - Rest Up (buy)
MP3: The Magic Numbers - Love Me Like You (buy)
MP3: Wolf Parade - Language City (buy)
MP3: The Shore - Hard Road (buy)
MP3: Built To Spill - Goin' Against Your Mind (buy)
MP3: Brightblack Morning Light - Everybody Daylight (buy)

The Mesa, Arizona band, Jimmy Eat World will be releasing a new single from their upcoming B-sides this next Monday, "Always Be". This will be their first next from their 2007 release of Chase This Light this past October. There is not yet a release date for their B-sides album.

You can pre-order the single on CD and 7" vinyl here. Also, a digital bundle featuring both the CD and 7" bsides will be available on Monday. Exciting news Indeed!

Also, if you're not too late, the below was announced on Concert Live:

"We're extremely pleased to announce that we'll be on the road with them during their UK tour recording 3 very special gigs and producing unique Special Edition Live CD Bundles.

As always it's all limited edition, first come, first served with only 1,000 of each gig being made. As part of the Special Edition Live CD Bundles the band will be hand signing 600 of the posters that come with the package and we'll be randomly distributing them in orders taken online and at the gigs! Get involved now and bag yourself a bundle before they're all gone!!"