I just got duped BIG TIME!

I got an email from Vampire Weekend with the subject line "Discover LP" -- which I thought was announcing a new record -- and was so excited. Being the worst information skimmer in the world, I didn't realize it was announcing a new record, just not by Vampire Weekend, who I found out are working on their new record, but had sent out the email to their listserv announcing the recent release of Discovery's new record entitled LP. Very tricky.

Discovery it turns out are Rostam and Wes from Ra Ra Riot, who have spent years working together as Discovery and after all those years have finally released their first record, LP, this past week. Congrats.

I've heard the name Ra Ra Riot lots, but haven't heard any of their music. To learn more about them, check out their Wiki, their official site, and their MySpace. I love how they're from Syracuse. That's hot.

Back to Discovery. Turns out Rostam is in Vampire Weekend -- he's the keyboardist -- which now explains the email. Discovery is a side project for Vampire Weekend keyboardist and producer Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot lead singer Wes Miles. Their first album is titled LP and is due July 7th on XL Recordings. The band's music takes from the duo's original outfits and adds a more synthy electro pop feel to their sound. Three songs have been passed around the internet, "Orange Shirt", "Osaka Loop Line" and "So Insane", and have received mostly positive reviews from musical critics.

Check out Discovery's site to test drive songs from LP and for links to buy it on iTunes and Amazon. I'm in love with the graphic on the homepage. It's 75% of the reason I took the time to figure out what they're all about.