Mike Skinner’s fourth album, Everything Is Borrowed, will be released in the UK on September 15. Principal Skinner has said that the album with feature “positive peaceful vibes” similar to those on the first album. I thought all of the albums had this vibe, but I wouldn’t mind a return to the dance sound of 2002’s Original Pirate Material and a bit of the R&B from 2004’s A Grand Don’t Come for Free.

The title track will be the first single released later that month. For now, the song “The Escapist” is availabe for free download on The Streets homepage with a music video to accompany it. The song has exactly the vibe promised, so relaxing. Can’t wait to hear the album. Check out the mp3 and video below:

The Streets - The Escapist

Cold War Kids, definitely one of the better bands and band names of recent years, will be releasing their sophomore album Loyalty to Loyalty on September 23. Fans and fans-to-be should definitely check out their website, which is chock full of new videos and music. They’ve made a low quality version of the song “Something Is Not Right With Me” from the new album available for download on their homepage, check it out below:

The low quality version of “Something Is Not Right With Me”

And if you missed the first Cold War, then click on the [more…] link below for some videos from 2006’s Robbers & Cowards.

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