SOUND BITES

DIVINE FITS Would That Not Be Nice? From: A Thing Called Divine Fits Released: August 28 As a “supergroup”, even of the indie variety, Divine Fits are a little off-kilter. With their debut being a bit of a scattershot affair that rarely combines the powers of its talented members to form a sum greater than its parts, there's nonetheless some killer tunes to be found. If you're familiar with Britt Daniel's work with Spoon, you know the man can really do no wrong; his strongest contribution to A Thing Called Divine Fits is no exception. Would That Not Be Nice has so much swagger that even the synth struts.

While the month likely belongs to Bloc Party's excellent new album Four , there are a couple more notable releases coming in the next couple of weeks. Thanks to the wonder of the interwebs, we've got streams of those too.

Daniel Britt (of Spoon) and Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade & Handsome Furs) have spent their entire careers perfecting their respective brands of off-kilter pop/rock, so when it was announced that they'd be joining forces you can imagine this writer's excitement. As we gear up for the August 28 release of full-length A Thing Called The Divine Fits , they've started rolling out tracks.  Start with the Boeckner-led, synth-infused My Love Is Real :