New Music and Videos From Neil Young, Kanye West

Neil Young: "Angry World" Video
Watch Neil Young's new video for his Le Noise track "Angry World," shot by Adam CK Vollick in producer Daniel Lanois' house, above. For more on Le Noise, due out September 28th, read Rolling Stone's interview with Lanois here. [Stereogum]

Kanye West featuring Pusha-T: "Runaway"
This is the studio version of "Runaway," the new album track that Kanye West debuted at the MTV Video Music Awards. A mini-movie for "Runaway" that West recently filmed in Prague is reportedly on the way. [In Flex We Trust]

Smashing Pumpkins: "Spangled"
The harpsichord-heavy "Spangled," the sixth song in Billy Corgan's planned 44-song Teargarden By Kaleidyscope, was released today as a free download through the Sweet Relief charity site. The song will be available through the Smashing Pumpkins' own site starting tomorrow. [Sweet Relief]

The Drums: 'The Drums'
Hear Rolling Stone's exclusive stream of The Drums, coming out on CD today. In our review of the Brooklyn indie band's album, Jon Dolan asks, "What if after Ian Curtis' suicide New Order moved to California to surf and write Beach Boys songs?" For the answer, listen below.

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Song Stories

“I'm Yours”

Jason Mraz | 2008

Jason Mraz re-emerged after his disappointing second album with this lead single, a Jack Johnson-esque ditty about giving yourself fully to someone else. The success of the reggae-tinged song (it earned two Grammy nods and a spot on the Billboard singles chart for well over a year) was something the folk-pop singer never predicted when he wrote it in 15 minutes at home. "I played a happy-hippie chord progression that would probably work without 50 different Bob Marley songs," he told Rolling Stone. "I thought, 'It's too novelty. This is a nursery rhyme,'" concluding that "you can never guess what's gonna be a hit."

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