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It is yet another #WACKWEDNESDAY for the Lonely Island and today they’ve released an attempted-grammar lesson called “SEMICOLON” featuring guest vocals from Solange. Utilizing the Drake-popularized lyrical device of hashtag rap (example: “we run the game; umpire”), the four try to explain how the polarizing punctuation mark works. Except they do not at all and their teacher, voiced by Maya Rudolph, makes sure they know it. Come for the punchlines (there’s one about A.L.F.!), but, seriously, do not use this as grammar gospel. Get your laughs below.

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by Bill Pearis

As we've mentioned a few times, Total Control are visiting from Australia, playing two shows in NYC this week: tonight (5/22) at Mercury Lounge with Pop. 1280, Night Sins, and Sleepies (tickets); and 285 Kent on Thursday (5/23) with Raspberry Bulbs, Crazy Spirit, and Survival (tickets). If you haven't checked the band's music out yet -- motorik synth workouts, jittery post-punk and punk stormers -- you can stream both their fantastic 2011 album Henge Beat and their singles compilation below. Go to one (or both) of these shows!

Meanwhile, you may remember that Total Control's Mikey Young, David West and James Vinciguerra formed new electronic side project Lace Curtain. They dropped their debut EP back in March via DFA which I described as an EP that "would make a good soundtrack to a dystopian sci-fi film or, in the case of "Good Intentions," someone's nightmare breakup or withdrawal. (In a good way, of course.)" A couple tracks from that EP are streamable below.

Lace Curtain have already announced their second EP, Falling/Running, which will be out June 11 on Mexican Summer. A little more straightforward than the DFA EP, the four new tracks would make for good late night driving music, or maybe just playing the old Atar...

London newcomer Scarper, debuts the first single, a lush, ambient mix of techno and 90s house off his forthcoming Unfurl EP.

Vintage synths create soft, fluffy melodies that sound like something a less moody Phil Collins or Paul Simon would have dreamed up. The first offering off labelhead, Scarper

The Glasgow partystarters announce another London warehouse party.

After last month’s massive Pleasure Principle weekender, the label/clubnight has announced a London warehouse party; they last hosted one in December.

On June 22 at Peckham’s Bussey Building, Jackmaster and Spencer will be on the decks all night, with a special live show by synth master Legowelt. Tickets are on sale now; the flyer is below.

Earlier this year, FACT spoke with Jackmaster and Spencer about Numbers and the label’s forthcoming releases.

photos by Keith Marlowe, Harriet Roberts

Night Birds @ Grand Victory last month

Night Birds are readying the release of Born to Die in Suburbia, the band's new LP due on July 9 via Grave Mistake. The record, which was recorded at Seaside Lounge this past winter, features guest appearances from Eric Davidson (New Bomb Turks, The Livids) and Miranda Taylor (Hunchback, Black Wine). Check out the album art and the tracklisting below.

The band has a bunch of tour dates to go with the release announcement, including dates toward Chaos in Tejas, Death By Audio on July 12 with Omegas and Chris Gethard, PLUS a weekend with Zero Boys that includes the previously discussed show at Europa on 8/29 (tickets). Full tour schedule is below.

Night Birds played with Tenement on April 11 at Grand Victory, and you can check out some belated pictures from the show below.

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Sombear is the new musical project of Minneapolis

“A comma and a fucking dot; semicolon.”

Comedy rap trio The Lonely Island have recruited Solange for their latest tune, ‘Semicolon’. Schoolhouse Rock! this is not; think grocery bag rap with a chorus by the younger Knowles chanteuse. And yes, the joke is that they’re using the punctuation incorrectly.

The Wack Album on June 11 through Republic and features Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams, Green Day

On July 23rd, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros will release their self-titled third studio album. It’s described by Alex Ebert as a collection of the “rawest, most liberated, most rambunctious stuff we

As he prepares to head to Spain’s Primevera Sound festival, FACT TV premiere the latest video by Montreal musician Doldrums, ‘Holographic Sandcastles’.

Taken from the Canadian producer’s latest album Lesser Evil, it features Sami Nacomi (we’re waiting on video credits). Lesser Evil is out now; Doldrums plays Primavera this Friday, May 24.

In anticipation of their new album The Wack Album, The Lonely Island have launched