Video: Holy Fuck "Latin America".

Freshly squeezed from the bands second album Latin, due on the shelves this Friday (May 7th), Holy Fuck return with Latin America as their first hint of what to expect from their new material.
The video to accompany lends a nostalgic note and also becomes some sort of video blog of the bands live shows, mish mashed together with random scenery and general everyday moments.

It works however and it was directed beautifully by Yoonha Park who has previously worked with Holy Fuck and has directed for A Place To Bury Strangers on their track The Falling Sun.

Holy Fuck: Latin America from Yoonha Park on Vimeo.

Vampire Weekend-Cousins Video

Vampire Weekend return with a harder edge to their sound and image with their brand new single Cousins. Gone are the chino's and polo shirts that sit nicely with Oxford Comma and Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, to reveal a slightly less polished sound and image.
The video to accompany Cousins is of the usual high quality you would come to expect in a Vampire Weekend video and this quirky number is directed by Garth Jennings (Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy & Son Of Rambow) who also directed A-Punk.

Cousins is taken from the new Vampire Weekend album Contra out on January 9th

Friendly Fires-Kiss Of Life video

Friendly Fires return with another addictive single called Kiss Of Life out on XL Recordings on August 28th. It certainly has all things summery about it and the wonderfully picturesque video will have you dreaming of the wonderful sunshine we had about a month ago.

It's been a great week for Friendly Fires after receiving their first Mercury Music Prize nominations for their self titled debut, however Kiss Of Life is not included on the album. It should do pretty well as a stand alone single after the fantastic reception it received at Oxegen a couple of weeks back and Ed's dancing would put anyone in a good mood.

Mercury Music Prize shortlist 2009

So here it is, the 2009 Mercury Music Prize shortlist:

Florence and the Machine-Lungs
Kasabian-West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Bat for Lashes-Two Suns
La Roux-La Roux
Glasvegas-Glasvegas
Speech Debelle-Speech Therapy
Friendly Fires-Friendly Fires
The Horrors-Primary Colours
Lisa Hannigan-Sea Sew
The Invisible-The Invisible
Led Bib-Sensible Shoes
Sweet Billy Pilgrim-Twice Born Men

I would like to see Friendly Fires, The Horrors or Bat For Lashes to scoop the prize, three very fantastic and addictive albums.

Peaches- Lose You: Video

The next track to feature as a single from Peaches latest album I feel Cream is Lose You. It's quite bizarre to say the least but with a humorous twist. It's a cracking track and has a bit of a Goldfrapp vibe to it. There are some excellent remixes of Lose You doing the rounds too including one from
Brodinski and Yuksek and another from Drums of Death.
The single is out in July!

Peaches-Talk To Me: Video

So electronic mistress Peaches is back with a new album which is released this Friday called I Feel Cream through XL Recordings. I Feel Cream is Peaches' 5th studio album and her first in 3 three years. On the producing privileges is James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco, who was also responsible for producing The Klaxons debut, Myth's Of The Near Future and the multi talented man also plays drums on the The Last Shadow Puppets excellent debut album, The Age Of The Understatement.

Peaches' preceding single is titled Talk To Me and you can have a look below.


Peaches - Talk To Me (Official Video) on Vimeo.

Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy

I love the Friendly Fires and their new single is Skeleton Boy from their self titled debut.
It has been mixed up a bit with more beats and synths by Paul Epworth and the video is pretty damn deadly too. Check it here....

Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy