Scottish band to watch Glasvegas know how to drone, and they do it well on this new cover of Nirvana's "Come As You Are." If you've ever wanted to hear the Nevermind track on 'ludes, now is your chance: the quartet slow the tempo without sacrificing the song's drama, amping up the reverb without losing their guitars in mush. Check it out here: [Listen]

The Breaking Blog doesn't believe in guilty pleasures — if you like something, you like it, and that's that. (We make no apologizes for our T'Pau love here.) But the folks behind the Guilt by Association album series have found a way to mine the concept for greatness — or at least a few interesting albums. Volume 2 brings together a bunch of artists you may not have heard of yet covering songs you're likely very well acquainted with: RS Breaking artist My Brightest Diamond handles Soft Cell's oft-covered "Tainted Love" (download it below!), the Forms tackle Billy Joel's wordy "We Didn't Start the Fire," Takka Takka take a crack at Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight." On the more contemporary front, Max Vernon covers Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and Matt Pond PA mellow out My Chemical Romance's "I'm Not Okay." (Full track list after the jump).

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Irish rockers Bell X1 will return March 3rd with Blue Lights on the Runway, the follow-up to this year's Flock. Singer-guitarist Paul Noonan said the group started recording the new disc last November in a "big, draughty, stately home called Ballycumber House, under the beady gaze of musty portraits of the Lords and Ladies of the estate from the 15th century. We wanted to make something different, something tight and coherent from start to finish. Where we've landed is a little bit electronic, a little bit Bacharach, a little bit New Orleans Funeral March."

Judge for yourself here, with a free download of a band-new Runway track:

"How Your Heart Is Wired"
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A message from the pint-size British MC upon the release of her glitchy new single:

Hey Hey! Just to let you know i'm alive! Today you can hear the first track "I Got You Dancing" from my new album. I'm giving it away for free at my website and myspace, call it an early Christmas gift! I just finished writing the new album in London, it's going to release on April 7th 2009. The album is the next chapter, it's a massive leap forward for mankind!!! Love, Sov

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The Hold Steady keyboardist Franz Nicolay is best known for his classic boogie piano lines, jubilant backing vocals and sharply curving mustache, but his new solo album Major General looks to catapult him to star status. Click below for an exclusive download of the excellent "World/Inferno Vs The End of Evening."

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Tomorrow Goldfrapp are rereleasing Seventh Tree as a special edition DVD featuring live tracks, videos and concert footage. For an early taste of some of the band's dreamy, atmospheric pop, grab an early (and free) download of "Clowns." If it wasn't for the applause at the end, you'd never know this orchestral tune wasn't perfected in the studio.

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For more Goldfrapp, check out the band chatting about the album here. As Alison Goldfrapp told us of the record's name, "I had a dream about a very large tree. There was beautiful sunshine, and the tree was waving in the wind and said it should be called it the 'Seventh Tree.' And you can't argue with a dream."

The first tune to drop off Michael Nau's (who was once known as Page France and is now making music under the moniker Cotton Jones) January 27, 2009 LP Paranoid Cocoon (Suicide Squeeze) is a Doors-esque Sixties groove with a recession-ready title. Check it out right here:

"Gotta Cheer Up"

Ex-Mellowdrone rocker Camila Grey and The L Word's Leisha Hailey, who cut her alt-rock teeth in '90s band the Murmurs, are the duo behind the thumpy, glittery electro-pop of this year's Common Reaction. Click below to download their lush single "Not a Love Song," and keep reading for the rest of their fall tour dates.

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Ladies and gentlemen, Tom Jones is back. The smooth new tune "If He Should Ever Leave You" is the debut cut from 24 Hours (S-Curve Records), due November 25th and you can hear it right here. The track, produced by Future Cut (Lily Allen, Estelle), will appear alongside a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "The Hitter" on the crooner's first fresh studio set in 15 years.

"If He Should Ever Leave You"