Lightspeed Champion – Devil In Disguise

Because – obviously – it’s the most important day in all of music history, Lightspeed Champion’s gone and done a cover of Elvis’ “Devil In Disguise”, to mark what would have been his 75th birthday earlier this month. I prefer Jarvis’ comment on the whole affair – “he’d have been on his second hip replacement by now” – but everyone’s got their own relationship with The King, right?

Maps – Die Happy, Die Smiling

There was an original version of this up a few months ago, but now there’s a new fuller-length version in which you will still die happy, and you will still die smiling, so no change there.

Adam Green – Give Them A Token

The third in the four-part mini-soap opera of Adam Green kitchen-sink music videos. In this exciting episode, Adam takes his painting for a walk.

Julian Casablancas – The 11th Dimension

Despite the fact that (as of right now, after four days) Rough Trade have uploaded a music video with no sound, this is actually worth watching. I’ve never watched a music video with the sound off, and fuck me – they’re ridiculous. Seriously, Julian Casablanccas weilding a tricorner hat? Er.

Adam Green – Buddy Bradley

It’s been a while since Adam Green popped up with an album proper, way back in March of 2008. So if your anti-folk tastebuds haven’t been whetted enough by Jeff Lewis during 2009, Green’s back with two videos from the new album, that’s due out next Mon 11th Jan, and to accompany the whole hipster shindig, here’s one of four videos that have been done for it (two released so far), for “Buddy Bradley”. It’s one part rollick, one part lackadaisic, and the video’s suitably non-directed. Tatty shoes, far-off gaze, tight jeans, acerbic lyrics all over your face… you know the score by now.

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – The Sound

I really like this guy, despite myself. I think it’s the earnest rock thing going on the background, only just drowned out by the Brooklyn cool, the puppy enthusiasm and the swagger that only youth can bring to this sort of tune. I really like his voice though, all Bowie and Neil Young all at the same time. Not going to get his name tattooed on my arm or anything – my arms aren’t that long for one thing – but you can tick me off as a bit of a fan, I reckon.

The Rural Alberta Advantage – Drain The Blood

I’ll happily confess my ignorance on this Canadian outfit, but since they’re signed to the usually-reliable Saddle Creek, and this video’s a little gem, I’ll be exploring these hills for the next little while, I reckon. It’s a bit ragged, a bit upset but a bit hacked off, and all sorts of glorious, really. One of those bands you’ll be happy you crossed paths with. Unless of course, you already have, and I’m the last one to do so, which is fairly likely. In which case, you’ve all made fine choices. Well done.

Blood Red Shoes – Colours Fade

Blimey, BRS seem to be developing musical muscles in all sorts of places, and this (also available as a free mp3, folks), bodes well for the upcoming long-player that’s due out this year. For the elderly amongst you, in parts they sound to me uncannily like my old Edinburgh faves Annie Christian.

Tindersticks – Falling Down A Mountain (Trailer)

Can’t find a full version of this anywhere, with this instead being a short and unnervingly Guy Ritchie-esque trailer for the tune and the new album, due later this month.

Turbo Fruits – Naked With You

Turbo Fruits are playing SXSW this year, and as part of SXSW’s ongoing plan of shouting about bands they like ahead of the event, this week sees the dirty, groovy, Redd-Kross-vs-Dinosaur-Jr fuzzpop of “Naked With You” get another airing, as it plainly deserves. It might be possible that I’ll be at this show in March. Possibly.