Kyp Malone with TV on The Radio performing "Wolf Like Me" on Letterman, 2006
TV on the Radio singer-guitarist Kyp Malone will release his solo debut under the moniker Rain Machine September 22 on Anti- Records and then hit the road with a fall North American tour.

Malone had already released the ramshackle-like song "Give Blood" a few weeks back, and now follows up with the track "Smiling Black Faces," a condemnation of the 2006 shooting of Sean Bell by NYC police officers. Thanks to Pitchfork for this one.

Todd Goldstein, guitarist for Brooklyn’s Harlem Shakes, has a new single, "Kids Aflame," the title track off his debut album with his moonlighting band, ARMS. Apparently, the album developed from a "lo fi bedroom project," and is slated for US release on Gigantic Music (The Walkmen, Harlem Shakes).

Iconic geek pop veterans and jingle-jangle enthusiasts They Might Be Giants are back with a new album Here Comes Science. The new album follows a familiar theme of the band's music in past years - pop music with an academic slant, and particularly aimed at children.

The prolific Welsh band, Los Compesinos!, are back with a new single from a rumored 2010 new album. The new song, "The Sea is a Good Place to Think about the Future," is a story about a pretty but too thin girl who takes pills to drown the sorrow of her late mother's untimely death. The dark sound features Sigur Ros-like guitar licks, and is accompanied by this video.

Canadian indie rockers Two Hours Traffic just released a new album, Territory, from which the title track is featured here. Throw Me The Statue has released a second song from their excellent recent release, Createsque. Johannesburg's indie rock band BLK JKS' (pronounced 'Black Jacks') new single "Molalatladi," and a track off The Dutchess and The Duke new release, are also featured in this playlist.

"Smiling Black Faces" - Rain Machine from Rain Machine (2009)

"Kids Aflame" - ARMS from s/t debut (release unavailable)

"I Am a Paleontologist" - They Might Be Giants from Here Comes Science (2009)

"The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" - Los Campesinos!, released as single (2009)

"Territory" - Two Hours Traffic from Territory (2009)

"Ancestors" - Throw Me The Statue from Creaturesque (2009)

“Molalatladi” - BLK JKS from After Robots (2009)

"Hands" - The Dutchess and The Duke from Here (2009)

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