Porcelain Raft’s debut Strange Weekend won me over instantly with its Atlas Sound meets Suede warmth and dreaminess. Alas, the record did not include the gorgeous “Something In Between,” which has been relegated to b-side status on the forthcoming Unless You Speak From Your Heart 7”, out next week on Secretly Canadian.

In the meantime, we have the video. Mauro Remiddi had this to say about the inspiration:

A few months ago I filmed the billboard you see at the beginning of the video. I forgot about those images I took until a week ago, while driving back after filming the video for ‘Unless You Speak From You Heart’, we saw the same exact billboard collapsed on the BQE, very close to where I live. That structure consisted of two different billboards that don’t face each other but are connected somehow. ‘Something In Between’ feels like the right title for that.

In the Dark

Here’s another sultry, soulful taste of Nite Jewel’s forthcoming sophomore album One Second of Love, out March 3 on Secretly Canadian:

Unless You Speak From Your Heart

Porcelain Raft’s Strange Weekend is already shaping up to be my favorites of the year, or if that’s too soon for you, the season. In anticipation of its pending release, he’s unveiled another new song for all to listen to. It possesses the same timeless ragtime bounce that made Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks” an instant classic, with added theremin and reverb thrown in for maximum woozy grandeur. Enjoy below. The rest of the record is still on track to drop January 25 on Secretly Canadian.

Put Me to Sleep

As I continue to get back into blogging again, I find myself quite taken with this new song from Porcelain Raft’s forthcoming full-length debut. Strange Weekend drops January 25 on Secretly Canadian. First single “Put Me to Sleep” does anything but, though it is plenty dreamy. Take a listen below.

Put Me To Sleep by Porcelain Raft

She’s Always Watching You

Los Angeles hypnopoppers Nite Jewel have just signed to Secretly Canadian, where they will release their sophomore album in 2012. In the meantime, Ramona Gonzalez and company have unveiled a smooth teaser single which you can stream below.

She sounds a bit Beth Ditto, yes? This single will be available as a 7” on December 6 through Love Letters Ink, a boutique label run by yourstru.ly.