The other day I was trolling around looking for songs for the next edition of the podcast (coming soon) and eventually ended up listening to some Duraluxe – a band I’d been familiar with for some time thanks to Janet but had never been able to drum up their 2002 album The Suitcase, nor was I ever able to decipher any information about a new album. So I did the unthinkable, I just asked the band.

Turns out that Duraluxe has been laying low for some time but they’re about to gear back up into action. And there’s no better way to do that than with an album. Enter, Duraluxe III. The full-length (and previous releases) is available on Bandcamp for free and is a quality dose of rock with smart pop sensibilities. If you manage to not like “Turn The Dial” you might as well not like happiness.

Hopefully this is just the tip of the iceberg for new Duraluxe news.. I’d love to see how all this holds up live because I can foresee the albums being in a heavy rotation for some time to come.

Tonight’s the inaugural voyage of the We Own This Town Tuesdays series at the Mercy Lounge. We kick things off with a free show featuring The Comfies, Codaphonic and This Modern Station. We endorse, support and enjoy these bands a great deal and know you will too. We also happen to think that the three of them playing on the same night should make for an enjoyable dose of pop music. You should come out. You should also tell your friends to come with you. Tonight!

There seems to be a growing trend with new bands putting their records out to the masses for free. I can’t think of a single reason this is a bad idea. Such is the case with Paper Navy and their full-length All Grown Up. You can grab a physical copy (for a limited time) for free at Grimeys and The Groove or just head over to their Bandcamp page and grab the whole thing for free in digital format.

I know I’ve stumbled across this tumblog before but The Damage is Done just recently stuck with me as one helluva intense archive of music from The Features. I’m sure it’s not exactly sanctioned by the band but it does nothing but good things for them to be writing such pleasant things about their immense archive of works – a whole lot of which has never been officially released. Be sure to check it out and keep in mind that the first post says there is potential for 415 days worth of posts; that’s alotta Features music!