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Viva Las White Stripes!
The latest MP3s to hit the blogs.
1. The White Stripes, “Icky Thumpâ€
The Stripes deliver 2007’s first great prog-rock tribute to United States immigration policy. [Your Head’s Not Right]
2. The Flaming Lips, “The Supreme Being Teaches Spider-Man How to Be in Loveâ€
Wayne Coyne has clearly not seen the new Spider-Man movie — which won’t stop him from writing this song about it. [Stereogum]
3. Bob Dylan, “Huck’s Tuneâ€
This ballad from the upcoming Lucky You soundtrack wasn’t crotchety or cantankerous enough to warrant inclusion on one of Dylan’s own albums, but it’s still fairly excellent. [Idolator]
4. John Cale, “All My Friends†(LCD Soundsystem cover)
On Wednesday, Alex Kapranos and Co. made this Sounds of Silver track sound like a Franz Ferdinand song. Here, John Cale makes it sound like Joy Division. [MySpace]
5. The Killers, “Shadowplay†(Joy Division cover)
… And on this ill-advised cover, the Killers manage to make a Joy Division song sound like She Wants Revenge. That’ll show those clowns from the Bravery! [The Music Slut] — Lane Brown