Quick Hits & Clips: Anarbor, Living Things, Fever Ray, MC Lars, Alesana, Burn Halo

• Phoenix's Anarbor have announced the release of their upcoming EP, Free Your Mind. The seven-track EP will be released on March 10th and is currently available for pre-order online and on tour. Crafted in Los Angeles by producer Mike Green (Paramore, Good Charlotte) over a four-week span in Los Angeles, Free Your Mind's formation came from a desire to break out from the "fad band" chokehold and delve into what was real."The distinctive sound we are reaching for is rock and roll. We don't record any instruments in our songs that we don't play live, we are going for a very raw and real sound for this record," Kitlas said. Anarbor is currently on the 2009 Sub City Take Action Tour, Presented by FYE.
• Living Things have been named Microsoft's Zune Ignition artist of the month. As part of the Ignition program, Living Things will be releasing a series of special features exclusive to Zune Marketplace, Zune.net, MSN entertainment properties and the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace surrounding the release of their latest album Habeas Corpus. These special features include a Guestlist featuring and eclectic mix of songs curated by the band, a track-by-track editorial commentary of their latest album, and finally an exclusive download of the track "Hellfire Waltz," available for one week beginning February 24. Living Things are also featuring an behind-the-scenes video entitled "Musings on Habeas Corpus" on the Xbox Live and through MSN Music.
• Check out Fever Ray's new video for "When I Go Up." Director Martin de Thurah explains the concept: "That initial idea was something about something coming out of water -- something which was about to take form - a state turning into something new. And a double headed creature not deciding which way to turn. But the idea had to take a simpler form, to let the song grow by itself. I remembered a photo I took in Croatia two years ago, a swimming pool with its shining blue color in a grey foggy autumn landscape." Fever Ray is the solo debut of The Knife's Karin Dreijer Andersson. The album's in stores on March 24th.
• Check out MC Lars on SPIN.com's Book Club discussing his favorite read, The Future of Music: Manifesto for the Digital Music Revolution--plus, a free download of the Hamlet-inspired song "Hey There, Ophelia!"
• Check out the new behind the scenes video featuring Alesana recording their cover of "What Goes Around..." by Justin Timberlake for Punk Goes Pop 2, hitting stores March 10th.
• Burn Halo has moved the release date of their self-titled debut album to March 31st on Rawkhead Records (through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group).

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