Making their way onto the scene in 2008 from London, Graffiti6 have a fun, melodic sound, with unique vocals courtesy of their singer Jamie Scott. Their new album “Colours” is now available on iTunes in the US now. Here’s their single “Free” off of the album.

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The Shins, an indie rock group from Portland Oregon, are perhaps best known for the role of their 2001 single “New Slang” in the independent film Garden State. The quintet will be releasing their fourth studio album, Port of Morrow, on March 20, 2012. The new single is the first song released by the band since their third LP in 2007. Have a listen to “Simple Song” below:

M.I.A. has just dropped a (kind of) new track. “Bad Girls”, a demo version of which appeared on M.I.A.’s Vicki Leekx mixtape, is the first single from her fourth full-length, which is rumored to be released this summer.

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Water Knot is an unsigned alternative/pop/rock band that followed me on Twitter, so I checked out their Facebook and downloaded their free new track, Big Brother. Something about them reminded me of Muse, which is a good thing in my opinion. Give the song a listen and check them out!

- Rachel Chlebowski, Website Staff

Take a look at Xiu Xiu’s video for their latest single “Hi”. They’re set to release a new album, Always on February 24th.