ZOMG New Music Explosion!!!!11!1

Wow, my internet goes down for a day and look what happens!



Metric have (finally!) announced their new album, entitled Fantasies, their first since 2005's Live It Out, and have also opened up pre-orders at their site. The album will be released digitally on 3/31 and physically on 4/14 and is available in a bunch of different formats, ranging from the $8.99 download to a mighty impressive limited deluxe-edition package. Regardless of the package you choose, you'll get some gorgeous artwork by Buenos Aires graffiti art collective Hollywood in Cambodia, as well as an instant download of the album version of "Help I'm Alive" and two other exclusive tracks, with another track available for only the price of your email address. In case you need any more convincing, you can stream the full album below.

Yeah Yeah Yeah's latest, It's Blitz! is out digitally, like right now (physical release 3/31 US / 4/6 worldwide), and includes a bunch of bonus acoustic tracks. They're pretty amazing, take a listen to one of them (as well as two album tracks) below.



In other YYYs news, their video for Zero is my new favourite thing ever. Karen O looking to dance the night away. Catch it below.





Röyksopp have completely taken over the world (seriously, have you seen the Hype Machine lately?). Given the insane danceability of the tunes on their latest, the forthcoming Junior (out 3/23, now streaming at MySpace), I'm gonna say it's about damn time. Witness their Space Invaders-inspired plan for world domination below.



Finally, LA noise-rockers Silversun Pickups have released the first track from their sophomore effort Swoon, and it's possibly the catchiest, most epic song they've graced us with yet. Stream below, Swoon is out 4/13.