In this episode we are really excited to bring you brand new tunes from the upcoming albums of both Vampire Weekend and Phoenix. And sandwiched in between those tracks are another 14 great songs from our usual variety of artists. Pay special attention to the Flaming Lips track, it’s really pretty great.


Also make sure to enter our first giveaway! A FREE MONTH OF SPOTIFY PREMIUM. All you need to do to enter is re-blog Ep 42 on tumblr before midnight on April 2. Wish you could enter the contest more than once? Once you re-blog us go ahead and follow us on tumblr for a 2nd entry. The winner will be chosen via random.org.


So on with the show and once you are done listening don’t forget to enter our contest for a free month of spotify premium.

01. Vampire Weekend - “Diane Young”

02. Stereolab - “Wow and Flutter”

03. Bastille - “Pompeii”

04. Icona Pop - “I Love It”

05. Matt & Kim - “It’s Alright”

06. Passion Pit - “It’s Not My Fault, I’m Happy”

07. Royal Teeth - “Wild”

08. Regina Spektor - “Don’t Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)”

09. Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - “We the Common (For Valerie Bolden)”

10. Chaos Chaos - “Winner”

11. The Flaming Lips - “Borderline”

12. The New Pornographers - “The Bleeding Heart Show”

13. Django Django - “Default”

14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - “Zero”

15. The Mowgli’s - “San Francisco”

16. Phoenix - “Entertainment”

For more music don’t forget to follow us on Tumblr or visit us at www.halfhourmusichour.com. You can find out the latest news and updates over at @HalfHrMusicHr.