* Charles Trees - Exodus [more from this artist]
* TV On The Radio - Red Dress (The Glitch Mob remix)
* Pretty Lights - I Can See It In Your Face [download the free EP]
* Bon Iver - Re:Stacks (Tomas Barfod remix) [via Forkast]
* The Phenomenal Handclap Band - You'll Disappear (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) [buy the album]
* Worst Friends - Pillows Of Wind [buy the EP]

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Doctors & Dealers - My Mother Was A Dancer
Xela - An Abandoned Robot
The Rapture - Whoo! Alright - Yeah... Uh Huh

Eric Copeland - Fun Dink Death

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Pepe Deluxe - Three Times A Player
Rena Jones - Sea Of Bubbles
Cryo & Checkpoint Charlie - Resources (Psilodump Remix)

From start to finish, the self-titled sophomore release from art funk band Rubblebucket (formerly known as Rubblebucket Orchestra) is an uptempo treat, careening wildly all over the musical map while holding down a steady groove.

Rubblebucket - November
Rubblebucket - Bikes

Recently on Comfort Radio:
The Kleptones - Incandescence
Juliette Commagere - Overcome
Alpinestars - Keep It Coming

RJD2 - Let There Be Horns
from the album The Colossus

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Barbara Morgenstern - Ein paar Sekunden
Gorillaz - Sound Check (Gravity)
Dub Tractor - i woke up

Singer-songwriter Holly Miranda just released her epic, mesmerizing debut, The Magician's Private Library, and you should run not walk to pick this record up. Produced by TV On The Radio's guitarist Dave Sitek, the album is surreal and otherworldly, a swirling miasma of ethereal vocals and unexpected horns. Can't wait for more.

Holly Miranda - Forest Green Oh Forest Green
Holly Miranda - Joints

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Erik Sumo - My Rocky Mountains
Bracken - Music For Adverts
Gigaboy - Xu-Xu

* Th.e n.d - Brahmans Son [learn more]
* New Young Pony Club - Chaos (Rory Phillips Mix) [via Topman CTRL]
* Club 8 - Western Hospitality [album out 5/18]
* David Byrne & Fatboy Slim - Please Don't (feat. Santigold) [preorder the album]
* Junior Boys - Work (Prins Thomas remix)
* Younnat - Welcome To The Land Of Cookies! [download the free EP]

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Tori Amos - Pandora's Aquarium
Cut Chemist meets Shortkut - Tiny Bells
The Helio Sequence - Fall And Winter / Necktie Noose

The Raveonettes - Heart of Stone
from the album In And Out Of Control

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Miracle Fortress - Little Trees
The Cat Empire - The Wine Song
Earl Zinger - Battle Of The Mic

The 2009 release No More Heroes by hip hop ensemble Solilaquists of Sound is a diverse musical affair - indeed, they describe themselves as fusing "hip hop, dubstep, prog-rock, afrobeat, folk music, and epic movie scores." All right then! I was actually reminded of UNKLE - not in the sense that they sound particularly similar to UNKLE, but in terms of how successfully they integrate a range of influences into a single signature. Rappers/vocalists Swamburger and Alexandrah have found a nice home in this act after working with an older favorite of mine, the All Good Funk Alliance.

Solilaquists of Sound - Marvel
Solilaquists of Sound - Gotham City Chase Scene

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Jupiter One - It Takes a Monster
Cypress Hill - Latin Thugs (Reggaeton Mix Feat. Tego Calderon)
13 & God - Tin Strong

* Choir of Young Believers - Claustrophobia (Peter Antlers Remix) [single out 3/9]
* Efterklang - Modern Drift [buy the album]
* Pattern Is Movement - Light Of The World [learn more]
* Caribou - Odessa [album out 4/20]
* Kabanjak feat. The Jungle Brothers - Brain In Dub (Protassov Remix) [buy the EP]
* Hot Chip - Take It In [buy the album]

Recently on Comfort Radio:
i:cube - Adore
MF Doom - Hyssop
Grisbi - Writer's block

Ghosty - I Won't Be Stopped
from the album Answers

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Charles Webster - Fox Soup
Martin Fuss - Samba dal Mugello
Jason Forrest - Spectacle To Refute All Judgments

The xx are purveyors of sparse, delicate indie pop. Their self-titled debut, released last year, is a shimmering exercise in creating a lush emotional atmosphere with as few elements as possible.

The xx - Crystalised
The xx - Infinity

Recently on Comfort Radio:
James Figurine - Apologies
A Tribe Called Quest - God Lives Through
Busdriver - Blank Space

Liars - Scissor [via Flavorwire]
from the album Sisterworld (release date Mar 8)

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Man Or Astro Man? - Curious Constructs
One Self - Vision Of Visions (Fear The Re-Vocal)
Jaymz Bee & The Royal Jelly Orchestra - You Oughta Know

Finnish trio Regina make a strange and lovely kind of indie pop on their 2009 release, Puutarhatrilogia. The sound is lushly instrumented, gorgeously arranged, filled with surprising melodic turns.

Regina - Tapaa Minut Aamulla
Regina - Saanko Jäädä Yöksi?

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Beck - Black Tambourine (South Rakkas Crew Remix)
Innerstance.Beatbox - This Is The Power
Madlib The Beat Konducta - Stax (Strings)

Sorry for the slow week - I became suddenly sick last Sunday and it lasted all week, leaving me with little desire to audition music or do any blogging. But I'm back on my feet for the most part, thank you for asking, and here are some tracks to send you off into your weekend.

* Sara Lov - A Thousand Bees [buy the album]
* The Locust - I Become Overwhelmed [buy the album]
* The Slew - 100% [buy the album]
* Miles Fisher - This Must Be The Place [download the free EP]
* Gooseflesh - Still Wild [buy the single]
* Mistress Stephanie & Her Melodic Cat - I Hate Cabaret [buy the album]

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Jazzida Grande - Reason To Believe
Fantastic Plastic Machine - Dear Mr. Salesman
I Am Robot and Proud - Song for Two Wheels

Ghostly International just fired off a nice treat for its fans: a free nine-track compilation called Ghostly Essentials: Rarities One, featuring the likes of Michna, Matthew Dear, Mobius Band remixed by Junior Boys, Audion, and one of my favorite ex-bands, Midwest Product. Please to enjoy:

Ghostly Essentials: Rarities One

Recently on Comfort Radio:
Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities - Hay W' Happns?
Ojos De Brujo - Feedback (Nitin Sawhney Remix)
DJ Shadow - Right Thing (Tokio Ghetto Tech Remix)