Remember that song from the Bonds undies commercial featuring underwear-clad babes in roller-blades, strutting their stuff around a pool to a song with the lyrics “5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40″?

Yes? Well, those guys are the Phenomenal Handclap Band and they’re returning to dancefloors around the globe in 2012 with a new album in-tow, titled Form and Control. From what we’ve heard of it so far, it’s going to be pretty damn awesome.

You may have already heard ‘Following’ – the first addictive disco track to fall from the record which was featured in Friday MixTape #76:

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Here’s the music vid for their next groovy single, ‘The Right One’:

Also from the LP is ‘The Unknown Faces At Father James Park’:

Form and Control is out on February 13. Get your pre-orders in now.

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Symphonic super crew/pseudo-cult The Polyphonic Spree return after a brief hiatus with a brand-new track called ‘What Would You Do’:

They’ve announced that they’ll be embarking on a massive tour this February across their homeland, USA. The shows will boast the entire 21 member ensemble and include a string section, horn section and of course, a choir. Check all the dates over at their website.

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Matthew, Jacob, Aaron and Taylor are Canadian haute-rock crew Young Empires. Today, they’ve unleashed debut EP Wake All My Youth.

Check the whole thing out below – it makes for real good listening:

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Wake All My Youth is available via their website.

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Pop song-smith and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird has announced a new record on the way – the follow-up to 2009′s Noble Beast.

Break It Yourself was recorded in Bird’s Western Illinois barn and is packed to the hilt with musical goodness. He creates unique catchy chamber-pop sounds using his usual selection of instruments such as violin, glockenspiel, guitar and mouth (whistling to be exact). You name it, he uses it.

‘Eyeoneye’ is the first single to fall from the LP:

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Break It Yourself will drop March 6 via Mom + Pop / Bella Union.

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Anyone else a little bit broken today? Some sweet beats will help you through the hangover.

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Track-listing:

1. Mari Posa – Royaume A Stockholm  [Mike Simonetti Remix]
2. SBTRKT – Atomic Peace  [Hannes Fischer Edit]
3. Mock & Toof - Live At Alipali
4. Matt Corby – Brother  [Lancelot Remix]
5. Elizabeth Rose – Ready
6. Justice – On’N'On   [Ruined By Rick Rubin]
7. Pearl Fiction – Painted Wolf
8. Architecture In Helsinki - Desert Island  [YACHT Remix]
9. The Joy Formidable – I Don’t Want To See You Like This  [Grouplove Remix]
10. The Dø - Gonna Be Sick  [Mylo Remix]
11.  Saint Etienne – Tonight  
12. Yukesk - Always On The Run  [Tom Furse Remix]
13. Storm Queen – Look Right Through   [Dimitri From Paris Erodiscomix]
14. Penguin Prison - Don’t Fuck With My Money  [Krush Remix]
15. WhoMadeWho – Inside World  [Digitalism Remix]
16. One Dark Martian - Falling   [Todd Edwards]
17. Die Antwoord - I Fink U Freeky
18. Ghetto Tronic vs Soulja Boy
19. Cubic Zirconia - Take Me High  [Bart B More Remix]
20. Afrojack & Steve Aoki - No Beef  [Ankit's Edit]

If you’ve never heard of a very strange South African hip-hop crew called Die Antwoord (translation: The Answer), then you’re going to be a bit shocked by the below promo vid for latest LP TEN$ION.

Even if you are familliar with them and what front-woman Ninja is all about, we think you will still be a little freaked out by this:

Here’s the full-length version of track ‘I Fink U Freeky’:

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TEN$ION lands on February 7.

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More new sounds from our favourite Swedish trio Miike Snow. This one is dark, atmospheric and frankly, a little bit creepy – vibing quite heavily on Berlin-based muso Planningtorock.

Featuring fellow Swede Lykke Li, here’s Miike Snow’s ‘Black Tin Box’:

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Sophomore LP Happy To You is available on March 26.

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Kiwi singer/songwriter Phillipa Brown AKA Ladyhawke has been hinting at some new material of late. Today, she walked the talk and delivered a new track.

Titled ‘Black, White & Blue,’ it’s the first single from her much anticipated sophomore album Anxiety, recorded during the Summer in the south of France.

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Anxiety drops on March 16 via Modular.

Here’s a tidy promo vid:

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And The Giraffe – ‘Underground Love’:  

Perfume Genius – ‘Hood’:  

Austra – ‘Spellwork’:  

MNDR – ‘#1 In Heaven’:  

Santigold – ‘Big Mouth’:  

Labyrinth Ear – ‘Humble Bones’:  

Jus†ice  - ‘On’n'On’:  

PNAU – ‘Unite Us’: