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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

Hanging Gardens, the debut LP from Classixx, has only been out a week, but various tracks from the fantastic release have slowly been infiltrating our various mixes for parties and outdoor get-togethers, lately. The album serves as the perfect compliment to any and all things summer. To build on the momentum of the release, the Los Angeles pair dropped the new and non-LP cut “Valley Vacation.” It is a mesmerizing, synthed-out instrumental. Stream it below.

Total Control @ FFF Fest 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro)

Chain & the Gang @ Secret Project Robot 2011 (more by Harriet Roberts)

today in NYC
* Anciients, Family @ Saint Vitus
* Sua, Advaeta @ Cameo Gallery
* Will McEvoy's Mutsam @ Barbes
* Joshua Radin @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Amaan & Ayaan Ali Khan @ Joe's Pub
* The Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes
* The Westerlies Play Horvitz @ The Stone
* Lydia Ainsworth, Solar Year @ Cake Shop
* Brother Tiger, pacificUV @ The Rock Shop
* Big Terrific Comedy Show @ Cameo Gallery
* So So Glos, Pedico @ The Studio at Webster Hall
* Stalley, Riff Raff, Smoke DZA, DJ Getlive @ Coco 66
* Korn, Device, Love and Death @ The Wellmont Theatre
* Rotten Sound, Hellshock, Kromosom, Nomad @ Acheron
* yMusic, Amanda Holley, Dan Mills @ Rockwood Music Hall
* Of Montreal, The Wild Moccasins @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Royal Bangs, We Are The Wilderness, Blue & Red @ Glasslands
* Grand Resort, BOYTOY, Orca Orca, HOUNDSds @ Shea Stadium
* Eat Skull, PC Worship, Vaz, Call Of The Wild, LODRO @ 285 Kent
* Total Control, Pop. 1280. Night Sins, Sleepies @ Mercury Lounge
* Lindsey Luff, Mariko, Natural Stranger, DJ Nick Louis @ Spike Hill
* Big Ups, Low Fat Getting High, Radical Dads, Miniboone @ Big Snow
* The Johns, Turner Cody, Prewar Yardsale, Little Cobweb @ Muchmore's
* Phone Ho...

Don’t exhale you guys, because the ’90s resurgence isn’t over yet. While on tour in Chicago yesterday supporting her debut album, True Romance, (or as I like to call it, “Thank god, a new collection of sex jams”) Charli XCX performed a cover of the Backstreet Boys’ I Want It That Way during a show at Borderline Music. If you’re keeping score (or making some sort of elaborate conspiracy theory chart on your bedroom walls) One Direction did the same cover about two weeks ago.

Someone should ask Nick Carter his thoughts on this, because I have a feeling it’ll be like how Bob Dylan said Jimi Hendrix’s version of All Along the Watchtower was how Dylan wanted his own to sound. Charli XCX’s I Want It That Way is more sultry and less rigidly structured (meaning no five-boy harmonies) than the original. The video is below, but before you hit play, take a second to consider: it’s gonna be stuck in your head all day.

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While I have never really been able to get into the HBO show True Blood, their latest soundtrack for the series is something to get behind. Scheduled for release on May 28th via ATO Records, it features the likes of My Morning Jacket, Deep Valley, The Flaming Lips, and Warpaint to name a few. Additionally, everyone’s favorite down home mamajamas Alabama Shakes are contributing a new one titled “Pocket Change.” It is a simple little throwback ditty that would be perfect to throw on for your next backyard BBQ. Stream it below.