Even though Sleigh Bells’ new album Reign of Terror is due out Feb 21, we haven’t heard too much off it. So far we’ve just got “Born to Lose” and now this one. Here’s “Comeback Kid,” which seems ready-made for a spot in a film for teenage audiences.

Sleigh Bells: “Comeback Kid”

Stereogum just premiered this new video for Loney Dear’s song “Loney Blues.” It’s a slow, melancholy track that gets a loney video to match.

Cults did a great cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows” Friday in Philadelphia. The fact that I still haven’t seen this band live yet nags at me every time I post on them live. It’s great footage like that that makes me realize how much I’ve missed out. Fingers crossed that I can improve upon this situation in 2012.

via Cover Me

The New Yorker ran a poem by Leonard Cohen today. Unsurprisingly that poem is also a song on his new album Old Ideas. Here’s the stream of “Going Home” thanks to the New Yorker.

Cohen’s new album Old Ideas is out Jan 31.

I promise I won’t write about the new Bishop Allen offshoot The Last Names every week of their cover-a-week project, but this one was too great of a choice not to mention.

MP3: The Last Names – Everybody’s Happy Nowadays (Buzzcocks)

You can find more of their covers at their Tumblr

Here’s the first band I’ve discovered thanks to my Soundcloud dropbox. If you’re interested in having me post about your music, there’s no quicker way to get me to hear it.

MP3: 835 – Bread of the Poor
This one was a slight grower for me. But after three or four plays, I was in love with 835′s early-Ratatat-by-way-of-Trailbazer guitar-driven feel. It’s impressive that a song this fundamentally simple can keep surprising me after half a dozen listens.

One step beyond Bonnaroo’s frequent attendees are Bonnaroo’s really devoted fans. If you’re in that group, you’ll no doubt be aware that the festival puts out yearly clues as to their upcoming lineup. These Roo Clues are a fun way to tease fans with little bits of information.

Bonnaroo’s twitter account has begun posting these recently. The clues will eventually get more frequent, but for now we have three to puzzle over. The people at the InfoRoo message board have some long discussions and debates over what are the most likely answers. If you’re deep into Bonnaroo, you’ll want to check it out. I’ll be doing my best to keep track of all the clues on this page, but here’s what we’ve got so far.

Roo Clue #1: Good or evil? Canton-bound. Ascension linked to versions of the Sabbath
Probable solution: Mogwai [Cantonese for "devil." First hit was a cover of Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf"]

Roo Clue #2: A name amongst the Titans. What’s your favorite flavor?
Probable solution: Battles ["Atlas" and "Ice Cream"]

Roo Clue #3: “The original simpleton, mispell the mini-liar”
Probable solution: ???

On last year’s opening slot on the Foo Fighters tour, Cage the Elephant’s drummer had to miss some shows for a medical emergency. Always the professional, Dave Grohl stepped up to the kit and filled in on drums. Here’s a great video of Cage the Grohl performing “Aberdeen” … which is also the city that gave birth to the other 2/3 of Nirvana. Crazy how it comes full circle.

I’ve mentioned before that I’m wildly excited for Miniature Tigers’ upcoming record Mia Pharaoh. Their lead single “Boomerang” is incredible. Now we’ve got our second listen, the video for “Female Doctors.”

Watch Miniature Tigers’ video for “Female Doctors” at Spin