Listen: Frank Ocean - "Voodoo"

Frank Ocean, the "black sheep" of hip-hop group Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, has released what appears to be a snippet of a track entitled "Voodoo" via his Tumblr. The R&B sensation will hopefully see an eventful 2012 with the upcoming OFWGKTA mix tape and perhaps a solo album to follow up his debut in Nostalgia, Ultra. Listen to "Voodoo" here.

Listen: Wild Nothing: "Nowhere"

Virginia-native indie-pop band Wild Nothing will release a follow up to 2010's acclaimed Golden Haze EP with Nowhere. The 7" single will be released February 21st with B-side track entitled "Wait". The band's follow up to Gemini, their debut full-length LP, is currently in the works and plans to be released this year. In the meantime, hear "Nowhere" below, featuring guest vocalist Andrea Estella from Twin Sister.

MP3:Wild Nothing // "Nowhere"

Music Video: Cloud Nothings - "No Future/No Past"

Cloud Nothings newest record Attack On Memory is officially released tomorrow, January 24th, via Carpark. In anticipation, you can view the bizarre music video for album opener "No Future/No Past" above.

Stream: Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory (LP)

Cloud Nothings have streamed their newest release in Attack On Memory ahead of the scheduled January 24th release. Hear the Steve Albini-produced album in its entirety below and be sure to pick up a copy upon the official release (via Carpark).

Stream: Anthony Green - Beautiful Things

Circa Survive frontman Anthony Green has streamed his second project as a solo artist via his website. Beautiful Things is Green's follow up to 2008's Avalon and 2010's Circa Survive-released Blue Sky Noise. Beautiful Things will officially be released January 17th, but you can stream the album in its entirety below:

Stream: Anthony Green // Beautiful Things

Listen: The War On Drugs - "Don't Fear The Ghost"

The War On Drugs will release the "Come To The City" 7" on January 24th. "Come To The City" is the highlight track on one of the finest albums of 2011, Slave Ambient. Stream the subdued B-side track "Don't Fear The Ghost" below:

Listen: The Shins - "Simple Song"

The Shins have streamed their newest track, "Simple Song", via their website. This is the first new track from The Shins since 2007's Wincing Away The Night. Expect to hear this track on their upcoming album Port Of Marrow, which is due out March 20th of this year. Until then, hear the song below, which will be available as a single January 10th:

Listen: MellowHype - "45"

Odd Future members Hodgy Beats and Left Brain leaked a new track via Tumblr in anticipation of their upcoming 2012 album, Numbers. Under subgroup Mellowhype, Hodgy works his way through the menacingly produced Left Brain beat. Regarding Numbers' completion and release, the duo has assured us "it's coming soon". 45 is not currently scheduled to be featured on the album. Hear the track below:

Source: HYPEBEAST

Listen: Frankie Rose - "Know Me"

Frankie Rose has released the first single off of Insterstellar, the follow-up to 2010's Frankie Rose And The Outs. Interstellar is due out February 21st on Slumberland (the "Know Me" 7" will be available 1/17/12). Hear the seemingly 80's throwback track below:

SimpleDiggs: Albums Of 2011

This past year featured a slew of impressive releases, some from seasoned veterans and many more from the newcomers. While 2011 held LPs released by Radiohead, Tom Waits, and many other staple artists, multiple debut releases repeatedly appear on year end lists. If this year is any indication, the future of music appears to be in good hands. Compiled below is SimpleDiggs' ranking of releases this year. Being slightly more difficult to put together than previous years, the degree of difficulty in creating this list only serves as a testament to the quality of music heard in 2011. Check out the full list after the jump.