The coming apocalypse

The Presets - This Boy's In Love (Lifelike Remix)

Boom!

If you're a regular reader, you know that MFR and Modular have been buddies for a while now. That is because we are fans first - I myself have been a big fan of the label's releases since the Avalanches (where on earth is that second album?) and Cut Copy waded ashore in the early 00s - and blog-nerds second.

Well, one of Modular's biggest acts, the Presets, have returned with their second album, the cleverly titled Apocalypso. Their first album, Beams, while a great introduction to the band, at times felt too dark, too jarring, and perhaps just too industrial-sounding for my taste. Having seen them perform live multiple times, their sound seemed to lose something in translation to that record. With Apocalypso, I'd say that has changed - the new album feels more full of life and energy, and more light and fun(!), all of which seemed just a little bit lacking before, and all of which are a huge part of the band's live sound. Don't get me wrong, this new record still bangs pretty hard, but there is a little something in there that was missing before. If you're already a fan of their sound, you will almost certainly love the new record, and if not you should definitely check them out - they're the darker, Depechce Mode-esque foil to Cut Copy's ELO-esque magic.

If you've been following along with the Modular site you already know they've been giving away songs and such, but since Modular told us we could give away this awesome Lifelike remix of "This Boy's In Love" I was all over it in a second - check out the video for the original version of the song here.

Apocalypso is out now exclusively on iTunes, and comes out in regular stores this next Tuesday. Highly recommended.

Also they're on a national tour in May and June (with our pals Walter Meego!), so hit their Myspace page for details and dates.