Tokyo Police Club's just-released Elephant Shell joins the ranks of highly anticipated release dates marred by early leaks, so Saddle Creek Records decided to up the ante. If you order the Canadian four-piece's debut full-length directly from Saddle Creek, you'll get instant access to the MP3s, and the label will mail you the limited-edition version of the album, including an additional disc of remixes from indie acts such as the Good Life and Field Music. Or, if you just feel like window shopping, shuffle off to www.saddle-creek.com and click the "Downloads" tab on the band's label page to pick up "In a Cave" and "Juno," on the house.
A year after its release, the Rosebuds' third LP is getting an overhaul. Sweet Beats, Troubled Sleep (Night of the Furies Remixed) includes revisions from the likes of Bon Iver, Portastatic and Roger O'Donnell, keyboardist for the Cure and the Psychedelic Furs). "The remix of 'I'd Better Run' really reminded me that I love the Cure," Rosebud Kelly Crisp says. "It's clear now that it was his contributions that made Disintegration what it was to me, and so it's really strange to hear myself rebuilt in a Roger O'Donnell world." Download the ten-track album for free from www.mergerecords.com.
Björk is taking her latest single into another dimension. Along with a few gratuitous remixes, the limited-edition Wanderlust LP-CD includes a 3-D version of the astonishing video, migraine-inducing glasses included. Order it online at www.onelittleshop.com, the One Little Indian Records store. Or, if you're on a budget, check out the regular version at http://stereogum.com (search "Bjork wanderlust"). While you're there, help yourself to Enjoyed: A Tribute to Bjork's Post, a track-for-track collection re-creating her 1995 album. Among the contributors are indie heavyweights Liars, Final Fantasy, Xiu Xiu and the Dirty Projectors.
Finally, the lineup for this year's Austin City Limits Festival, which takes place the weekend of September 26, was announced last week (check it out at ACLFestival.com/lineup). Among the performers listed is Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst, playing with his new Mystic Valley Band, which also includes Rilo Kiley drummer Jason Boesels and Oberst's Team Love label artist Nik Freitas. He premiered the new project this past winter at Minneapolis's 400 Bar. Hit up the concerts page at www.hypeful.com to download the entire show (with a few Bright Eyes tunes thrown in), and look for the Conor Oberst LP to hit stores August 5 via Merge Records.
