New Keane Album, Strangeland, Due May 8th

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I seem to be in the midst of an internal musical revolution of some kind.  While I'm still very much drawn towards pop and electronica, I find myself listening to a lot of alternative rock these days.  I haven't really been into alt rock since my high school days (as I mentioned in my Cranberries post). I have a feeling that this internal shift has something to do with my situation right now, maybe a bit to do with my mood as well.  When it comes to alt rock, Keane is the best of the best and their brand new single, "Silenced By The Night"  is no exception.

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Garbage Set to Release First Album in Six Years on May 15th, First Single and Video Out Now

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First The Cranberries come back, now Garbage? It just keeps getting better!  "Blood For Poppies" is the first new single from Garbage since the band went on "indefinite hiatus" six years ago and I couldn't be happier that Shirley Manson and the crew are back doing what they do best - creating dark, moody rocktronica music.

Written and produced by Garbage, "Blood For Poppies" was released as a free download on Garbage.com March 15th.  The single was added to Alternative Rock Radio and Triple-A Radio in the U.S. March 20th, followed by the singles official release as a digital single March 26th - March 28th (depending on where you live).  The song went on to peak at #24 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart and at #41 on Billboard's Rock Songs chart. The single will see a physical release on CD single April 16th, followed by a 7" vinyl release April 21st which just so happens to be Record Store Day (check out the 7" vinyl artwork for the single above).  If you have your heart set on the vinyl pressing, you better act fast because only 2,500 units were made, 1,900 of those for U.S. distribution.  The vinyl features the single plus an exclusive 'Heads Down Here We Come' remix.

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Hot Video Alert: The Cranberries - Tomorrow

When I reflect back on my constantly shifting musical taste through the years, The Cranberries were definitely a part of my vastly growing CD collection, so when I learned that the Irish rock band was getting back together for the first time in 10 years, I was pretty excited.  Released on February 27th, Roses is the sixth studio album by The Cranberries and their first album in 10 years. It's AMAZING to me that it's been that long.  Produced by Stephen Street (The Cranberries, The Smiths, Blur), Roses serves as the follow up to 2001's Wake Up and Smell The Coffee.  After a six year hiatus, which included a two album solo run by lead singer Dolores O'Riordan, the band is back to their old Irish rockin' ways.  

Back in January The Cranberries released a video for their first official single, "Tomorrow."  In a recent interview with Billboard, O'Riordan described what the song is all about;

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