Other Limbs

While most of the Internet has been in a tizzy over Radiohead’s latest offering, The King Of Limbs, since last week, The A.V. Club has kept an eye and ear out for the latest tunes being cranked out in our own backyard. So, for folks who just don’t get Radiohead’s new record or are in need of a Limbs palate-cleanser, here are eight new, great tunes from local artists to check out.

1. Instead of “Bloom”: The Dogs—“Dance More” (Self-released)
After a brief instrumental interlude, the real hook of both “Bloom” and The Dogs’ “Dance More” kicks in and takes over. “Dance More,” which dropped Tuesday, is an unabashed pop-rock song that’s sure to inspire people to do just what the title says.

2. Instead of “Morning Mr. Magpie”: The Cool Kids—“Bundle Up” (Green Label Sound)
The Cool Kids know how to make tunes with simple, sick beats, and the drum machine-propelled “Bundle Up” is no exception. The just-released tune should be an excellent replacement for the jittery “Morning Mr. Magpie.”

3. Instead of “Little By Little”: Coping—“Stoopin’” (Topshelf)
Coping’s twinkly “Stoopin’” plays an excellent guitar-based ying to the sparkling, electronically enhanced yang of “Little By Little.” The emo quartet’s hyper, cathartic tune comes off a split 7-inch with Boston’s The Clippers that will be available next month.

4. Instead of “Feral”: Void Pedal—“Looking Glass” (Fieldwerk)
The near-instrumental, looping “Feral” is reminiscent of the funky hip-hop that fills “Looking Glass.” The single is off Void Pedal’s recently released debut, Omni Colour, and it’s the kind of upbeat ditty that gives DJs a reason to go crate digging.

5. Instead of “Lotus Flower”: BBU featuring Das Racist—“Please, No Pictures” (Self-released)
Want a handclap-filled single to rival “Lotus Flower”? Try the new song from local juke artists BBU, who grabbed Brooklyn wordsmiths Das Racist and Chicago mash-up wizards The Hood Internet for an irresistible, meta-filled rhymefest.

6. Instead of “Codex”: Fielded—“White Death” (Sophomore Lounge Records)
This rapturous minimalist jam from Lindsay Powell’s solo project has the same haunting allure of “Codex.” Powell’s voice, much like Yorke’s on “Codex,” is front and center on this great track that comes out on vinyl Tuesday.

7. Instead of “Give Up The Ghost”: Rambos—“Arrows” (Self-released)
Restraint marks “Give Up The Ghost” and Rambos’ “Arrows,” which the group released online yesterday. The garage punk act’s latest is a swashbuckling song that glides along as the band drops little, calculated guitar bursts that signal a great energy beneath the surface.

8. Instead of “Separator”: Milk.Sheet—“Chun-cho Spaghetti” (Self-released)
What’s the connection between the placid “Separator” and Milk.Sheet’s fuzz-addled “Chun-cho Spaghetti?” Well, Milk.Sheet’s tune, off a forthcoming EP, sounds like it was recently discovered in a Seattle-based time capsule from 1991. Grunge blew up in the ’90s, as did Radiohead. Also, both songs rock.