By Keir Bristol

Today’s Music Insider blog comes to you in three (short) parts!

Part I: The Coolest Party You Never Knew About-
For the past four summers, the Pool Parties have been holding free concert/pool parties in New York. This year is no different. The first show is this Sunday, July 11th at East River State Park, featuring Deer Hoof, Xiu Xiu, Why? Fang Island, and PicturePlane. Gates open at 2 p.m.

The Pool Parties – Summer 2010 Lineup

Part II: Trent Reznor Co-Writes Score for Upcoming Facebook Movie
Yes, you read that right. Trent Reznor (you know, Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor) and Atticus Ross, wrote the score for David Finchers’s upcoming film “The Social Network” about the founding of Facebook. The film is scheduled to open on October 1 in the United States and stars Justin Timberlake, Jesse Eisenberg, and more.

Reznor also plans to release a new album a couple of weeks before the movie comes out.

Watch the trailer for “The Social Network” here.

Part III: LOLWUT?!
And now, it’s time for the scariest single cover of 2010.

Grinderman – Heathen Child

I have no words. Read more about this terrifying single art here.

By Lee Levin

I’ve written about Color of Clouds aplenty on Knox Road and once here on CMag, so it’s with much excitement to provide you with this information. The Brooklyn trio who specialize in sweet, subdued electronic pop are set to digitally release their debut full-length, Satellite of Love, on April 6 along with a record release show at Pianos in NYC on April 8. Check out “Brother”, which was on their EP The Look, but has been remastered for Satellite of Love, below.

Color of Clouds – “Brother” [MP3]

Color of Clouds on MySpace

Satellite of Love Tracklisting:
1. Brother
2. Wonder
3. Satellite of Love
4. Left You
5. Lullysome
6. The Look
7. I Want You
8. Haunts Me
9. Let Go
10. Cinderella
11. Come Back to Me

[Photo courtesy of Color of Clouds' MySpace]

Lee is an author and co-founder of the popular music blog, Knox Road. You can find more of his work at http://www.knoxroad.com/. This post is syndicated and slightly modified from the original content here.

Lee Levin

Brooklyn’s ArpLine (formerly The Kiss Off) are destined for great things. Having finished recording a full-length with producer Chris Coady (Grizzly Bear, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blonde Redhead) the five-piece crew are ready to release the album later this year and I have the first single for you in “Fold Up Like A Piece of Paper.”

This isn’t a typical “Lee” song, but I’m trying to expand my horizons a bit, so bear with me, eh? The song combines synth elements with energetic, frantic (but not hectic) vocals. The guitars are slathered in distortion and the beat is supremely catchy. Sure to hit dance clubs in the near future, “Fold Up Like A Piece of Paper,” is a techno superstar, with pop rock elements to boot. We also find the second half of “Fold Up…” getting all experimental on us, showing off the band’s talent (or maybe Coady’s…who knows.) We’ll check back in on these guys’ progress in the coming months.

ArpLine – “Fold Up Like A Piece of Paper” [MP3]

ArpLine on MySpace

Lee is an author and co-founder of the popular music blog, Knox Road. You can find more of his work at http://www.knoxroad.com/. This post is syndicated and slightly modified from the original content here.

image courtesy of ArpLine’s MySpace