Ever wondered what happened to Elite Gymnastics?  Yea, us too.  Well apparently the man behind EG, James Brooks, has a new project titled default genders–very-recently-formerly-known-as dead girlfriends–and it is good.  As of now there is only a 4-song EP entitled stop pretending, but that is plenty to secure default genders as an act to look out for in 2013.  Most of my enthusiasm stems from the dramatic and morally-weighty closer “on fraternity”.  Brooks explains his dissatisfaction with the male gender on the track that is essentially a practice in restraint, which makes the lyrics even weightier as he pulls the noise out from under you like a carpet landing you in an uncomfortable and revealing silence.  Listen below and download stop pretending HERE.

For the third year running Cartoon Networks lovably creepy sibling network Adult Swim has put together a collection of songs from some of their favorite artists.  The Singles Program features 13 tracks from 13 artists over 13 weeks all for free download and paired with some strange yet entertaining artwork.  Check out our favorites with Wye Oak, The Field, Flying Lotus, Com Truise, Elite Gymnastics, and Liars below.  Other artists involved were Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Hives, Absu, Gauntlet Hair, Wavves, and Yamantaka//Sonic Titan.  Head HERE to listen and download all of them.

Adult Swim Singles Program 2012 Highlights