It Runs Like A Cheetah, Jerk

Kelley Polar “My Beauty In The Moon” – This track achieves an amazing balance that I don’t believe I’ve ever encountered before – stunning, immaculate beauty mixed with a distinct feeling of anxiety and discomfort. It feels so wonderfully alien and enigmatic, as though it’s a gorgeous sound that we were never meant to hear. It’s romantic and soothing, but also sort of terrifying. (Click here to pre-order it from Environ Records.)

Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster “The Jock Squad” – In this recent Best Show On WFMU instant classic, Tom deals with Horse, a representative of Radio Hut’s new in-house computer repair specialist center who has called in to let him know that his computer has been washed out and is ready to be picked up at the store. Unfortunately for Tom, Horse and the Jock Squad combine all the arrogance of a tech geek with the raw aggression of a jock on a steroid rampage. (Click here for the Best Show On WFMU Archives, here for Friends Of Tom, and here for Stereolaffs.)

Also: Au Revoir Simone fans in the UK should take note – they are playing their first set of shows in Great Britain this week, starting off with a gig at the Dublin Castle in London tomorrow evening. Information about specific performances can be found on their site, along with two mp3s which have both been featured on Fluxblog in the past. If you live in Scotland or Sweden, keep your eyes open because there is a strong chance that they will play a show on short notice in your area while they are in Europe.

Elsewhere: PopText relaunched yesterday with a brand new look and a track from The Veronicas.