Neon Indian on Jimmy Fallon

Neon Indian performing "Terminally Chill/Ephemeral Artery" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Feb. 11, 2010.

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Yeasayer on Jimmy Fallon

Here is Yeasayer performing "Ambling Alp" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Feb. 10, 2010. Neon Indian is going to be on tonight, so I'll post that tomorrow assuming I don't forget.

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Fikaked! Tracks: Jay-Z, Imogen Heap, Megafaun, jj, Delorean, & Neon Indian

Another new track from the upcoming Blueprint 3, this one featuring Rihanna & Kanye. "Run This Town":

"Canvas" and "First Train Home" are two of the first tracks from Imogen's new album Ellipse to be released/leaked. The entire album comes out in late August:

"Canvas":

"First Train Home":

"Guns" comes from Gather, Form, and Fly, the second album released by Megafaun, which is comprised of several guys that used to play with Justin Vernon (also known as Bon Iver). Good stuff:

"Masterplan" comes from jj's first lp, jj n° 2. Not much is known about these guys, except they're Swedish, and they make pop music sorta reminiscent of old school The Knife:

First of all, Delorean is an great name. Second of all, their new ep, Ayrton Senna, is full of awesome synthy new-wave pop. "Seasun" is the first track off that album:

Pitchfork really said it best about Neon Indians "Deadbeat Summer". It's swervy, cheesy, bedroom lap-pop that sounds like it's being listened to on an unraveling tape. I'm not one for gimmicks, but this song, like the rest of the tracks from the Psychic Chasms ep, is too catchy to ignore:

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