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Part of their first TV appearance in a decade, this one’s a web exclusive.

Once every three months I list the best of what I heard in albums/songs/remixes for the quarter. I do this to personally keep up with all the awesome music I hear, as it ultimately helps me at the end of the year when I do my overall listing for the previous twelve months. I also do it to introduce you cool cats to tunes you may have missed independently.

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At long last, Local Natives are back, and with a new album. Early next year, January 29th to be exact, the follow up to the amazing Gorilla Manor will drop. It’s called Hummingbird and here’s the first leaked track from it. And it sounds spectacular. You can bet we’ll be seeing a lot of these guys in the spring, no Austin dates yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised if a few pop up soon.

Hey guys! Remember when I had a blog? Seems like forever ago. School has run me rampant recently, but I’m on somewhat of a fall break for the time being, and that means the oft-delayed Quarterly Review is coming soon, as well as….hopefully….regular posting. In the meantime, here’s a really old track from Purity Ring, a remix of the awesome “Belispeak” featuring my new favorite rapper Danny Brown. It’s only about a week old, but in Internet times that’s like a million years, and, hey it’s new to me! I’ve been super duper busy. Also: Fun Fun Fun Fest in two weeks! Get amped. Danny Brown will be there.

Today Green Day announced they are canceling their next scheduled public appearance, a headlining spot at the Voodoo Festival in New Orleans late this month, as Billie Joe continues to receive treatment for substance abuse. Their next appearance is late November, the beginning of their US tour. Things are pretty iffy right now in the Green Day camp, but in a nice PR move, Mike talked with Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 shortly before the announcement, speaking somewhat candidly about Billie’s health and where the band is right now. On top of that, a new track, the first official taste of Dos!, was leaked. Take a listen, and as far as we know, the next album’s release is still scheduled for November 13th. Below you can listen to Mike’s interview as well.

In case you haven’t heard, Deftones are planning a new release – Koi No Yokan (I assume that’s the album cover above) is dropping November 13th, and we’ve already heard the very-heavy “Leathers.” This one’s a lot more atmospheric. Think Saturday Night Wrist era Deftones. It’s pretty incredible, and if previous interviews are any indication, we can expect more like this on the album.

Don’t know if you guys remember, but Born Gold rules. Their last album Bodysongs was one of my favorites of 2011, and they’ve already got another one planned for October 23 – Little Sleepwalker. Listen to the crazy electro-poppy goodness of the first single “Sky Bicycle.” You know….like E.T.

November 26th is the day! Star Slinger releases his new EP Ladies in the Back, and it’s sure to be a banger, like, well, you know, pretty much everything else he’s ever done. Listen to the first single, the title track from the new EP. Crank it.