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Iggy Pop releases album online...Ariel Pink talks about new record...Bonde Do Role coming out with new LP, share video...Roxy Music and more...

So, let's talk about Iggy Pop. The punk priest has released his newest album, Apres, online due to disagreements with major record labels. Speaking to the Telegraph, Iggy said that Virgin EMI didn't want to release his record because they didn't feel they would make any money off of it, going on to say that it was "very sensible attitudes for a sensible sort of person - but that's a different sort of person than I am." The record showcases Pop singing French covers from the likes of Edith Piaf and Serge Gainsbourg. His album is out now and can be bought online.

Ariel Pink is one of those musicians who rose from the lo-fi psychedelic/garage underground a few years back with his musical project, Haunted Graffiti. I first came into contact with their music when an old friend went through a momentary obsession with Pink, playing albums The Doldrums and Haunted House. Most of my listening with Ariel Pink was in passing, but I always dug his sound, and I always liked that he had recorded everything himself, using a 4-track, which is an idea I've been toying with. Getting to the point, Ariel Pink is coming out with a new album in August, which he says will retain his old aesthetics, but with a much cleaner, less lo-fi sound because, let's face it, now he's got the funds to make something snazzier. Though, he says the new album will be "sonically linked" to his older stuff. So, be on the lookout for that one. You can hear "West Coast Calamities" off of House Arrest below:



Moving along...Bonde Do Role is one of those groups (or duo) that came about my first year of college, living away from home. Introduced to them by two crazy Colombian sisters, we partied to their first record, With Lazers almost every weekend. It was sinister, it was catchy, and it had the urban zeal that gave it more credit than it maybe deserved, but who the fuck am I to judge? It was fun album. Now, they are planning a follow-up, titled Tropicalbacanal, and it's set to come out on June 26. They've already released their first single, and video, which features producer/extraordinaire Diplo. You can view the video for "Kilo" below (and note the Wanda Jackson sample, nice touch!):



LISTENING: I've spent the better part of this morning listening to Roxy Music's Manifesto. The album was recorded in 1979, and it carries traces of the dying legacy of disco, and the emergence of early-80s new wave. The record itself is interesting to say the least. I feel that after more listens, I'll be able to grasp it better, but album-opener and title track, Manifesto is a great way to start the album, giving the listener a clear sample as to what they're getting into. "Angel Eyes" is also a stand-out track, and from my research, it was the album's leading single, granting it some Billboard spots. So far, good buy, maybe after three more full listens, that'll upgrade to "great" buy. You can hear another stand-out track, "My Little Girl" below:



That's all. PEACE.