Preview: Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor'

We're still about two months away from the biggest release of 2013, Arcade Fire's fourth LP Reflektor. But today the band finally debuted something in the way of new music with a 40 second preview of the album. No lyrics, of course, but it does prelude something in the way of a single for next week.

Just a reminder, the James Murphy-produced album will be released October 29 on Merge.

Darkside - Golden Arrow

Two months after Nicolas Jaar debuted his wonderful Daftside project (his remix album of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories), Jaar and collaborator Dave Harrington premiered the first taste of the duo's new Darkside project.

The first 11 minutes, which has an accompanying video of smoke and fire below, is also available now to download over at Jaar's Other People imprint. Those familiar with Jaar's celebrated Space Is Only Noise and the previous Jaar/Harrington effort, 2011's Darkside EP, won't be surprised by what transpires: echoing, dissonant sounds flirting with harmonious continuum, filling spaced nuance with somber vocals and personal touches.