Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more.

Death Cab for Cutie, “I Will Possess Your Heart” [Official]
So this is what major label dollars gets you: a video shot inside a freezing warehouse. Do you think when they pitched this the label was all, “Hey bros, we’re going to shoot your video on the beach in the Bahamas and you’re all going to wear shorts,” and the band was like “Rad!” And then the band showed up on set and the director was like, “Oh no, just kidding, we’re shooting this in an old tin shed without heat. Don’t get hypothermia. Aaaaand, we’re rolling, people!”

Duffy, “Warwick Avenue” [Official]
The fact that Duffy is yet another white female soul singer from Britain might be a lot less aggravating if major labels weren’t becoming so embarrassingly predictable. We guarantee you if Warner had a big hit with a baby chimp singing “Tequila,” there would be 957 A&R guys hanging around the Bronx Zoo with a tape deck, a saxophone, a pound of bananas and a record contract. Also, the opening of this sounds just like “My Girl.”

Jason Mraz, “I’m Yours” [MySpace]
We were trying to find some interesting trivia about Jason Mraz, but all we came up with was that he and his band smoke a lot of pot, and may or may not have taken LSD under the advice of Steve Lilywhite. Which is exactly the kind of story people make up to make themselves seem more dangerous when really their best skill is a frighteningly thorough knowledge of the Robotech universe. Don’t worry, Jason: this song is lovely enough to make us forget that when you said LSD, you meant cherry Pop Tarts.

Soul Messengers, “Our Lord & Savior” [Numero Group Page]
This came out last week, but we could not ignore the latest installment from the mighty Numero Group, “Soul Messages from Dimona,” a compilation of R&B from Israel in the late ’70s. This one sets a traditional Jewish prayer to “Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye,” finally achieving the melding of religion and baseball that whole countries have been chasing for decades.

Old 97s, “Dance With Me” [Official]
The Old 97s have been cranking out charming guitar-pop since forever, but the best reason to visit their website is the black & white band photo at the top. Do you think Rhett Miller was trying to look extra-pretty, just to aggravate the other guys even more?

[Photo: Getty]