More from the Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire have released two new tracks from their upcoming album The Suburbs. UK single "We Used To Wait" and North American single ‘Ready to Start’ made their surprise debuts yesterday. Upon repeated listens, these two tracks are a little bit more what we might expect from the Arcade Fire. "Ready to Start" is a murkier bass driven track whereas "We Used to Wait" has a bit more of a forward driven pop feel to it. Listening to these tracks puts previously released tracks, "Month or May" and "The Suburbs" into a bit more context and makes them immediately more enjoyable.

Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait


Arcade Fire - Ready to Start

On Melancholy Hill

Stuck on Repeat

Not sure how I have come to like Japandroids so much, especially since I have never been into the loud fuzzy angsty guitar rock. Perhaps its because they are two local guys who came together on the campus of UVic or perhaps it because their fuzzy guitar rock comes packaged with infectious riffs and nostalgic lyrics. "Younger Us" is the Japandroids second offering from their 7" series.

For the first time since 2007's Wincing the Night Away, The Shins are out with new music, albeit a one off cover track. "Goodbye Girl" sounds Shinsy enough and would fit seemlessly alongside the rest of their catalogue. With its pop-choppy guitar riff and its nostalgic lyrics, its a perfect sounding song for summer.

Japandroids - Younger Us


The Shins - Goodbye Girl

Smooth Sounding Summer Mix

Felix Cartal - Summer Mixtape 2010

The Ghost Inside