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Feels a little ridiculous calling Nicolas Jaar's The Prism one of our favorite releases of 2012 so far, as the tracks come housed in a tiny, fragile (ours already broke), very cool looking $40 aluminum cube that most people won't be able to hear until Jaar decides to release all of these tracks digitally...

Chromatics cover a Neil Young classic. Their version of "Into the Black" is the second single from the group's forthcoming Kill For Love, which allegedly drops on Valentine's Day. Video by Alberto Rossini: mp3: __________

Tennis just posted up this simple, characteristically charming/sweet cover of Broadcast's gorgeous "Tears in the Typing Pool." Pick up the Denver duo's new Origins blue vinyl 7" single from Forest Fam: Tennis :: Tears in the Typing Pool

New music from Denver's Tennis: here's their dreamy, lovingly faithful cover of one of the best songs from one of the best bands, the Zombies' 1965 hit "Tell Her No." In other Tennis news, keep your eyes peeled for their beautiful new Origins 7" single, produced by Patrick Carney of the Black Keys...

HEALTH keeps that glorious Fleetwood Mac sample mostly intact on this rad cover of Pictureplane's "Goth Star": mp3: __________ previously: mp3:

It's been far too long since we heard from Paris' Mina Tindle, but she makes a welcome return with this somewhat unexpected, completely enchanting Tropicália throwback. Her lovely cover of Caetano Veloso's "Os Argonautas" is just a demo, but highly recommended for fans of Gal, Feist, Françoise, and the like...

Lemonade covers Shai's 1994 Beverly Hills Cop III megajam "The Place Where You Belong." The band says: “I always loved Shai because unlike the Boyz or some of the other groups it felt like they weren’t just wailing in agony but also reaching higher, like they were transcending through their broken hearts...

Austin's White Denim rips a blistering cover of Hard Stuff's 1972 jammer "Jay Time." The band's new album D is out May 24 on Downtown. mp3: