Make A Connection To The Connection

Lilys “A Diana’s Diana” – The signifiers of funk and disco are present in this track, but it’s not quite appropriate for actual dancing so much as a perfect song for zoning out on public transportation. As your mind and body settle into numbing routine, your thoughts can cut loose and bounce around to a groove that sounds as though it submerged in a tub of gelatin backlit with strobe lights. (Click here to pre-order it from Amazon.)

The Shorebirds “Born Undefeated” – Maxi Geil & Playcolt guitarist Mark “Hiatt Regency” Ephraim steps into the spotlight with a remarkable confidence, delivering a cryptic rock sermon name-checking M.I.A., Smog, and Maxi Geil like a strung-out hip priest in a cathedral made of surf guitar licks and reverb. (Click here for the Shorebirds’ MySpace page.)

Elsewhere: Stephen Malkmus fans ought to check out the complete Jicks BBC session from last year on Rbally. The session includes a new Jicks song as well as a rather obscure cover.