Brooklyn duo The Hundred in the Hands have premiered a video for new track ‘Tom Tom’ (directed by Ben Crook) today at the Fader, as well as giving away the track “Ghosts” (the first song the duo ever wrote together as The Hundred in the Hands) at their website. Both tracks are taken from their EP This Desert, released last week. The band follow the EP with a slew of worldwide tour dates and festival slots, kick-starting things with a US tour in June supporting Golden Filter before moving through Europe and the UK towards the release of their debut album in the Autumn.

Indie heartthrob lovers were swooning Tuesday night at The Depreciation Guild‘s release party for their new album "Spirit Youth" which came out on May 18th on Brooklyn Label Kanine Records. The crowd was full of post-pubescent hipsters rocking out to the sounds of The Depreciation’s new record which was played in it’s entirety that night. The band debuted a new 4th member on bass/keys who managed to squeeze in some modest stage presence looming over their 8-bit Nintendo’s flashing power LED on and off throughout the night. The Famicon bleeped emo electronics throughout their set blending with the soft guitar sounds. As their onstage excitement escalated on to the night’s end, the crowd responded eagerly with bouncing heads bobs and wailing fist pumps to round out a night of innocent fun for the Brooklyn youth scene. – Simon Heggie

New York’s Penguin Prison is far from waddling and awkward. In fact, Chris Glover (vocals, instruments, production), who operates under the alias "Penguin Prison," has developed a smooth, gliding, and sleek sound with the company of notable electronic/pop artists, including members of Holy Ghost and Longpigs. Together they fashion electro-pop dance tracks that would suit club scenes from the underground to the chic, by melding synthesizer loops, computerized blips and bleeps, and disco levity. The bubblegum EP title track, "The Worse It Gets," dreamy techno-beats and falsetto-vocals of "Something I’m Not," and singles, a playful and sing-song-y "Animal Animal," and an infectiously bouncy "A Funny Thing", demonstrate Penguin Prison’s natural instincts for effervescent, danceable compositions. As a re-mixer for other artists’ tunes, such as Marina and the Diamonds’ "I Am Not a Robot" and Goldfrapp’s "Rocket," Penguin Prison adds an airy groove to select tracks and transforms them to complement a party atmosphere. – Read Meijin Bruttomesso’s interview with Chris Glover here.

Jacques Detergent is the band that wrote the soundtrack to the imaginary lo-fi, indie version of the James Bond film series – unless you think the "Pink Panther" series filled that gap. The Brooklyn based quartet, who played at Cameo during The Deli’s Best of NYC Fest, has a knack for suspenseful quirky instrumental tunes. Read Simon Heggie’s interview with the band here.