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The second full length album from Chillville artist Fujiya & Miyagi is set to hit the stores real soon. The kind people from F&M’s camp were gracious enough to send us an advance copy. The LP is titled Lightbulbs, and will be introducing a fourth member into the band who will be on percussion. The thing I love most about this band is that they do not take their lyrics seriously by writing about any sort of experience in their life; however, they are musically one of the most talented bands around. Expect to see a tour later this fall to promote the new album – hopefully, we will see them here in the ATX. Click here to listen to an interview I had with the band last fall. Today’s catch is track #3 entitled “Pickpocket”. Enjoy!

Check out the track list.

1. Knickerbocker
2. Uh
3. Pickpocket
4. Goosebumps
5. Rook to Queen’s Pawn Six
6. Sore Thumb
7. Dishwater
8. Pterodactyls
9. Pussyfooting
10. Lightbulbs
11. Hundreds & Thousands

The Submarines are one of the most underrated bands coming out of L.A (originally from Boston). The real life couple of John Dragonetti and Blake Hazzard carry a unique sound that crosses both folk and electronic genres. Their first full length record, Declare a New State!, was an outstanding debut album, and even spawned several remixes by artists like Morgan Page and Styrofoam. Their latest LP entitled Honeysuckle Weeks was released earlier this year, and picks up where they last left off with outstanding songwriting and performances. I met both John and Blake when they were last here at SXSW, and they are the sweetest people I have ever interviewed (they actually have a real interesting story of how they formed a band and fell in love). Currently, they are on tour with Aimee Mann. Today’s catch is the track, “1940″. Enjoy!

So it’s been 16 years since the Stereo MC’s biggest hit “Connected” smashed through the airwaves, but what you may not know is that they have had several full length albums and EP’s in between. Yes, they never went away – they have always been here. However, U.K. media has been a lot more accepting of them than over here in the U.S. (which is always been the case with several other bands across the pond that have a huge U.S. hit and are just written off by American media – for example Blur, Oasis, Primal Scream, and The Stone Roses. This is a completely different topic that I can get into some other time). But I assure you that they music they put out since the 1992’s Connected has not been a step down at all. They have grown over the years with their sound, which brings me to their latest LP entitled Double Bubble. The one thing that stands out on this new album is how much their music has matured. Not only are they still dropping groovy beats and bass-lines, but they have made live instrumentation a big part of their act. This is really apparent on today’s catch, “Changing”. Enjoy!