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Shout Out Out Out Out dropped a new album this week featuring the single, (really, four ‘Outs’? Maybe just ‘Shout Outs?’), Never The Same Way Twice,” which is a decent song. “Lost In A Lullaby” – The Drowning Men from All The Unknown on Borstal Beat Records Chances are if you dig this track, you’ll want to get your hands on the band’s new album, All The Unknown.
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This mini-block playlist-within-a-playlist kicks off with the new single from The Drowning Men, “Lost In A Lullaby,” a catchy, flourishing summer-soundtrack type of song that reminds us of Arcade Fire, but which is also unique enough that it’s not some half-assed rip-off of AF’s signature sound – driving, almost frenzied rhythms, larger-than-life choruses, and the inclusion of woods and strings along with the cornerstone elements of pop rock – guitar, drums and bass. New Singles and Albums from The Drowning Men, Shout Outs4, The Very Best, Frank Ocean and More II, coming up in just about an hour from now. Note: Look for more tracks from the past week’s new releases in Vol. Soundcloud: “Mystic Portal II” – Jeff The Brotherhood from Hypnotic Knights on Infinity Cat Recordings/Warner “Sixpack” – Jeff The Brotherhood from Hypnotic Nights on Infinity Cat Recordings/Warner And this is probably one element wherein the Warner influence prevailed because they’re aiming for a wider audience now, where songs tend to be produced to be more “radio-friendly.” It would have been an even better track if the band had extended it a little longer to include a mid-song, all-out jam. Hypnotic Nights has a number of memorable tracks, including the unmistakable summer kicker, “Sixpack,” the first lead single release from the album. The All Music Guide remarked: “if isn’t able to kick off your summer, nothing will” while Rolling Stone wrote: “it’s got a good-natured sense of slacker irony.” The album was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, and it’s possible to hear Auerbach’s influence for anyone who is a Black Keys’ fan. For example, the new album has received good reviews from a variety of popular mainstream music outlets and blogs, but not raving reviews. Whether it’s a good move for the band over the long term remains to be seen. The deal with Warner has been pitched by their PR people as a way to give the band a wider distribution while JTB is assured “substantial creative control.” What exactly that means is unknown, but “substantial” is less than “total” or “full.” Some die-hard fans have accused the band of selling out by signing with a major label. This is the band’s second album (the first was last fall’s We Are The Champions) with Warner Brothers, who they signed with in 2011, while retaining their long-relationship with Infinity Cat Recordings. So, there you go.The Album of the Week goes to Jeff The Brotherhood‘s Hypnotic Nights, the band’s seventh studio album. UPDATE: Allegedly, John Mayer plays the guitar solo on “Pyramids,” which probably explains why he was in the studio with Frank a while back. It’s a funky, blown-out pop opus with multiple parts, a song that showcases Ocean’s brilliant, idiosyncratic vision. Hours after a new album announcement, Frank Ocean took to his Tumblr to post the nine-minute “Pyramids,” a slice of which we heard in the initial teaser.