Everyone who subscribes to Air’s email spam newsletter and who resides in the UK had the chance yesterday to get a sampler mp3 from the French Duo’s upcoming album Love 2, containing clips of about 4-5 or so songs – two which we’ve already heard before, admittedly. Considering the duo most likely has fans outside the UK, time to spread the Love (2). While nothing certain can be said about whether the songs measure up to heavy listening in the future, one thing’s for sure – they’re hell-bent on trying to resurrect the vibe of the gorgeous debut Moon Safari. Whether they’re successful… we’ll see.

In other Air news, the band held an online ‘listening party’ of the new album last night and thus you can probably find some hastily recorded mp3s of the songs online if you want to be a naughty leak-searcher who doesn’t mind lower quality. Then there’s also the trippy video for the ridiculously cute first single “Sing Sang Sung” which you can view here but which can’t be fancily embedded.

More bands should preview their new albums like this, I’ve always liked medleys…

MP3: Love 2 sampler

It’s a little late, but I’m finally happy to present the Indie Paws Mixtape: Volume 2! The art for this month’s mixtape was created by the marvelous Mag. It’s a vinyl-inspired work of pure genius. It’s artwork within artwork… clever huh? It’s again very pink and also kind of flowery. The theme remains the same as last month’s mixtape, which is ’songs we’re currently obsessed with’.

Next month’s theme will be Autumn songs, and I have a little competition of sorts for you readers (or listeners). Try your hand at designing some Autumn themed artwork, send it in and we’ll select the winner and feature it as the artwork for Volume 3. Entries must be a minimum of 500 by 500 pixels. The final date is September 30th. Send your entries to magrcon[at]gmail.com with the subject ‘Mixtape Competition‘ or something like that. Have fun!

1. +/- – Leap Year ♥
2. Manic Street Preachers – Ready for Drowning ♥
3. Air – Universal Traveler ♥
4. Youthmovies – The Naughtiest Girl Is a Monitor ♥
5. Les Cowboys Fringants – Hannah ♥
6. Bell Orchestre – Throw It On a Fire ♥
7. Laura Marling – The Captain and the Hourglass ♥
8. Elbow – Scattered Black and Whites ♥
9. Final Fantasy – The Butcher ♥
10. The Spring Standards – Goodbye Midnight ♥
11. Fink – Blueberry Pancakes ♥
12. Viola – Outsider Code ♥
13. Simon Bookish – Metal Horse ♥

Key:
Mag’s tracks = ♥
Javs’ tracks = ♥
Flint’s tracks = ♥

Download!