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Robin Pecknold turns up at BBC6 studios to perform a new Fleet Foxes tune called “Blue Spotted Nail”. Surprisingly he does not sound as content as he is on Fleet Foxes. I heard it on the radio, I couldn’t help but smile. It’s a short acoustic folk tune having far away similarities with the full band’s epic works. Robin is a bit weary I guess. But it’s live, so blame it on the weather.

[mp3] Fleet Foxes "Blue Spotted Nail (Live on BBC6)"

It’s the globe-wide download of the week as P. Diddy updates his Mohammad Ali decorated twitter page with a new song he collaborated with his fellow hip-hop mainstreamers. It’s a tribute to Michael Jackson. The Game, Chris Brown, Polow Da Don, Mario Winans, Usher and Boyz II Men accompany the big Puff. The song desperately fails to reach an MJ-Standard but as an all-star tribute, it’s just fine in a mediocre manner. Michael wouldn’t have been proud if he was alive, but he sure would have been grateful.

[mp3] Various Artists "Better On the Other Side (Tribute to MJ)"

The Armed Forces release their first power-pop single from their album The Rest Is Noise. According to the press, starting July 4, the band's forthcoming full-length, The Rest Is Noise, will be released track-by-track, one song per month, 12 months in a row. Of the release strategy, Brandon Jazz – ARMED FORCES mastermind, musical auteur, and the last person on the planet anyone wants to be stuck with on a long car ride with if he wants to hear himself think – explains: "There's a way things were in the ’60s with 45 rpm singles up until the concept album ruined everything, and it went back to being that way once people were able to download their favorite tracks instead of listening to a whole album, or an album written to fill in the blanks around 1 or 2 singles. Attention spans are increasingly short as it becomes increasingly easy for everyone to express themselves digitally." And in case you forgot what is Rest: the 'Rest' can be viewed as a musical term referring to a beat in which there is no music. The song has its Cure tendencies.

[mp3] The Armed Forces "Savages (Back Out In the Streets)"

p.s. Don’t mistake The Armed Forces with Armed Forces, the 80s metal junk band.