Metric vs Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Metric and Yeah Yeah Yeahs have both released their new albums in April. Metric have released their fourth studio album 'Fantasies' from which the first single "Help Me I'm Alive" was taken, as well as their latest release "Front Row" which was featured on the March 12th episode of Grey's Anatomy.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs came back for their third release. The album was produced by Nick Launay who also produced albums for Nick Cave and Arcade Fire. The first single "Zero" was released on February 24, 2009 is great synth pop anthem to rock and to dance to.

Pet Shop Boys > Rescue Shelter Boys!?

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe met in an electronics shop on Kings Road in Chelsea, London in August 1981 and soon recognized a mutual interest for dance music. Few years later they decided to form a band. Starting out, the two called themselves West End, because of their love of London's West End, but later they came up with the name Pet Shop Boys, which derived from some friends who worked in a pet shop, in Ealing.
24 years after their first hit "West End Girls" they were being asked by PETA to change their name. Their new name should be Rescue Shelter Boys!!! The musician refused but also added that none the less think (it) raises an issue worth thinking about.

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Next Wave: Little Boots

Little Boots is an electro-pop musician known as Victoria Hesketh. She sings, plays synthesizers, Japanese electronic instrument the Tenori-on, piano and the stylophone. She has released three singles, two EPs and she will release her debut album Hands in June. The album will feature a collaboration with non other but Phill Oakey from Human League on a song "Symmetry" as well as her latest single "New in Town" released on May 26, 2009.

www.myspace.com/littlebootsmusic
www.littlebootsmusic.co.uk

Doves- Kingdom of Rust

Doves will release a new album on April 6, 2009. 'Kingdom of Rust' will be their fourth studio album and the follow-up to their album 'Some Cities' which was released four years ago.The album was preceded by first single "Kingdom of Rust" on March 30th. Doves also offered the album's lead track "Jetstream" as a free download on their website, starting from January 28, 2009.

www.doves.net

Retrovision: Silicon Teens- Memphis Tennessee

Instant Hit: Clan of Xymox- Stumble and Fall

'Stumble and Fall' was a third track from Clan of Xymox' s/t debut album which was released in 1985 on 4AD. There was another 4AD release which featured the remix version of the single "A Day" as well as the remix version of the song "Stranger". Wish I premiered it back in the day.