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Delays release "Hooray" video; new album out in May

Is it just me or can Delays do no wrong? This video for upcoming single "Hooray" reminds me once again that they're definitely one of my favorite bands of the decade. Not only is this a great song, but it also has a video which worth watching all the way thru. Now that's a combo that rarely ever occurs anymore! The key to the video is the cheerleaders making great use of their giant cube props. Watch and enjoy.

"Hooray" will be released as a single in the UK on April 28th, and the band's third album, Everything's The Rush, will be released in the UK on May 5th. No word on a U.S. release, so save up those pennies to buy the import!

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BTW: I'm still really enjoying the tracks from Diego Garcia (of Elefant) that are on his myspace. Definitely check them out if you haven't already.

Out in the UK on Monday

Here's the notable stuff that was released in the UK on Mon March 17th...

Singles:

Boy Kill Boy - "Promises" [Vid above. Good 2nd single from their 2nd album.]

The Enemy - "This Song Is About You" [Vid. Another single from their debut album.]

Guillemots - "Get Over It" [Vid. Crap 1st single from their 2nd album.]

Supergrass - "Bad Blood" [Vid. Crap 1st single from their 6th album.]

Lowline - "Monitors" [Vid. Debut from Manchester 4-piece.]

Albums:

Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid [A 4th quality album from the Manchester 5-piece.]

The Alps - Something I Might Regret [Debut from London 4-piece.]

UK Chart Report

Here's the good stuff that entered the UK charts on Sun March 16th...

Singles:

• #19 Elbow - "Grounds For Divorce" [Vid. 1st single from their 4th album.]
• #34 Mystery Jets - "Young Love" [Vid. 1st single from their 2nd album.]
• #35 Hard-Fi - "I Shall Overcome" [Vid. 3rd single from their 2nd album.]
• #43 Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong - "Lonely Buoy" [Vid. Their debut album is out in May.]

Indie-label singles chart:

• nothing of interest

Albums:

• #12 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular [Debut from NY duo.]
• #28 Young Knives - Superabundance [2nd album from English trio.]
  

Indie-label album chart:

• nothing of interest
  

my sxsw recap

Here's a recap of who I checked out at SXSW along with a few crappy cell-phone pix!

• The Red Romance @ Volume

• The Republic Tigers @ Cedar Courtyard

• Low vs Diamond @ Cedar Courtyard

• Tacks, The Boy Disaster @ Whisky Bar

• The Duke Spirit @ The Current broadcast

• The Rascals @ The Current broadcast

• South @ Maggie Mae's

• Film School @ Red Eyed Fly tent

• Longwave @ Beauty Bar Tent

• Nada Surf @ Beauty Bar Tent

• Castledoor @ Cedar Courtyard

• The Thirst @ Latitude (so full of energy!)

My top 6 bands of the week were:

• The Red Romance @ Volume
• The Republic Tigers @ Cedar Courtyard
• Castledoor @ Cedar Courtyard
• Nada Surf @ Beauty Bar tent
• MGMT @ Rio Grande Restaurant
• Cut Copy @ Karma Lounge

Other bands I saw:

• The Little Ones @ Cedar Door (bring on the debut album!)
• The Hourly Radio @ Dirty Dog Bar (the new songs sound great)
• Headlights @ Habana Patio (such a fun band to watch)
• Duffy @ Fader tent (a little too adult-contemporary for me)
• The Stills @ Fader tent (the new songs are even worse)
• I Was A Cub Scout @ Rio (surprisingly crap)
• Aloha @ Habana Patio (stoners seem to love this band)
  
• The Helio Sequence @ Flamingo Cantina (please get a backing-band)
• Ed Harcourt @ Smokin Music (always good)
• Fanfarlo @ Emo's Annex Tent
• The Voom Blooms @ Latitude
• The Law @ Smokin Music
• Look See Proof @ Maggie Mae's Rooftop
• The Dykeenies @ Wave Rooftop
• The Answering Machine  @ Lucky Lounge
• Noah and the Whale @ Friends
• Tim Williams @ Jackalope

Here are the bands I didn't get to check out:

• Lightspeed Champion (London, UK)
• Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong (London, UK)
• The People's Revolutionary Choir (London, UK)
• The Wombats (Liverpool, UK)
• The Pigeon Detectives (Leeds, UK)
• Frightened Rabbit (Glasgow, UK)
• Deluka (Birmingham, UK)
• Our Lunar Activities (Stornoway, UK)
• Los Campesinos (Cardiff, Wales)
• Delorentos (Dublin, Ireland)
• Wolfkin (Copenhagen, Denmark)
• Dead Confederate (Athens, GA)
• Via Audio (Brooklyn, NY)
• Plushgun (Brooklyn, NY)
• Eagle Seagull (Lincoln, NE)
• Kate Tucker and The Sons Of Sweden (Ballard, WA)
• Buddy (Los Angeles, CA)
• Goldspot (Los Angeles, CA)
• She and Him (Los Angeles, CA)

This was my 9th year to attend SXSW and for my tastes it was by far the weakest lineup ever. There were just far too many generic post-Libertines bands: The Law, Look See Proof, The Dykeenies, The Answering Machine, The Voom Blooms.

Which is a bummer since there are countless "new" UK bands who should have been there: Ghosts, The Twang, Air Traffic, The Hours, Lucky Soul, GoodBooks, Candie Payne, Tiny Dancers, The Rumble Strips, The Enemy, Apartment, Polytechnic, Reverend & The Makers etc.