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Below, we’ve posted two new tracks from Kele Okereke’s new album The Boxer. You may already be familiar with Kele from his work as Bloc Party’s frontman.

The Boxer hits US stores on June 22.
Walk Tall by keleokereke
Rise by keleokereke

Sage Francis‘ new album Li(f)e is currently available for stream on MySpace.

Li(f)e pairs open, honest lyrics with an atmospheric to rock musical backings. Francis worked with a variety of artists such as Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla, Calexico and DeVotchKa to help bring about Li(f)e.

Li(f)e hits stores May 11, 2010 on Anti- Records.

PodWreck returns this week with a feature on Seattle prog-rockers Minus the Bear.

Minus the Bear is preparing the release of their highly-anticipated new album: Omni.

PodWreckers Melissa Cowan & Casey Osburn caught up with lead guitarist Dave Knudson to talk about the May 4 release.

Stream the podcast to hear the interview and the latest single, “My Time.”

Canadian indie rockers Tokyo Police Club is preparing its forthcoming release Champ.

While fans are waiting for Champ to hit store shelves on June 8, the band was kind enough to satiate musical appetites with an early stream of their tune “Wait Up (Boots of Danger).”

They’ll be hitting up Bonnaroo and touring with Passion Pit after the album’s release. Full dates are below.

Tour Dates:
Apr 27, 2010 Mr. Small’s Theater – Millvale, PA
Jun 9, 2010 The Tabernacle (with Passion Pit) – Atlanta, GA
Jun 11, 2010 Bonnaroo – Manchester, TN
Jun 12, 2010 Club at Firestone (with Passion Pit) – Orlando, FL
Jun 13, 2010 The FIllmore (with Passion Pit) – Miami Beach, FL
Jun 14, 2010 The Ritz Ybor (with Passion Pit) – Tampa, FL
Jun 16, 2010 House of Blues (with Passion Pit) – New Orleans, LA
Jun 17, 2010 Warehouse Live (with Passion Pit) – Houston, TX
Jun 18, 2010 Stubb’s (with Passion Pit) – Austin, TX
Jun 19, 2010 Stubb’s (with Passion Pit) – Austin, TX
Jun 21, 2010 Palladium Ballroom (with Passion Pit) – Dallas, TX
Jun 23, 2010 The Pageant (with Passion Pit) – St. Louis, MO
Jun 25, 2010 Royal Oak Music Theater (with Passion Pit) – Royal Oak, MI
Jun 27, 2010 Mann Center (with Passion Pit) – Philadelphia, PA
Jun 29, 2010 Prospect Park Bandshell (with Passion Pit) – Brooklyn, NY
Jun 30, 2010 Governor’s Island (with Passion Pit) – New York, NY

This past march, Alaska’s Portugal. the Man added American Ghetto to their growing list of albums.

Perhaps, you remember our glowing review of the Zeppelin-esque release, but if not you can check it out here.

We also encourage you to check out the album on your own. It’s streaming in its entirety below:

Perhaps you noticed it on a torrent site or you learned the news on MGMT’s own Web site, but Congratulations has officially leaked.

Considering who MGMT is and what they’re all about (or not about), the band said the following:

“Hey everybody, the album leaked, and we wanted you to be able to hear it from us. We wanted to offer it as a free download but that didn’t make sense to anyone but us.”

So as a compromise, the band is instead streaming Congratulations on its entirety on their Web site. If you like what you hear, then you can pre-order the April 13 release here.

Oh, and for those that are confused by the lack of stand out single material and the oddness that is “Flash Delirium” on your radio, here’s an apology from the band told to Spinner:

“When we first wrote that song, we were laughing so hard. Andrew [VanWyngarden] just reminded me of that — that we thought it was the funniest thing we’d ever heard. And then we got used to it, it started to sound more normal. It’s not a single, but we thought it was a good way to entice people to listen to the whole record. I’m sure there are plenty of people who think it’s completely weird and not what they were expecting. I’m sorry.” -MGMT’s Ben Goldwasser

Tracklisting:
01. Knock It Out Da’ Park – Yung Joc
02. Flyaway – Raiyn and Talib Kweli
03. Beam Me Up – Tay Dizm, T-Pain and Rick Ross
04. Still Hurts – Macy Gray and Marsha Ambrosius
05. The Big Screen – G.L.C. (Gangsta L. Crisis) and Kanye West
06. These Past Days – Sam Chris and Big Boi of OutKast
07. Pretty Girl – Jarvis and Ludacris
08. Make Your Way To The Dance Floor – Ziggy Nina and Chingy
09. Sweetest Taboo – Mikkey Halsted and Klass
10. If I Told U – Porta Prince and Ray J
11. The Bigg League – The Hustle Boyz and Snoop Dogg
12. Ghetto Love – Mario
13. Don’t Know How 2 Act – DJ Pharris, Shawna, Paul Wall and Lil Scrappy
14. I Don’t Wanna – Brandon Hines

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