Another week, another group of artists fall victim of having the world get their hands on a new album before it is released. According to Diditleak’s twitter account we have a list of the albums that have recently leaked, some that aren’t even scheduled to be released until the end of September!

List of albums that have leaked this week:

• Why? | Eskimo Snow | Due out September
• Arctic Monkeys | Humbug | Due out August 24th
• Frankmusik | Complete Me | Due out August 3rd
• Tantric | Mind Control | Due out August 5th
• The Bloody Beetroots | Romborama | Due out August 25th
• Deadmau5 | For Lack of a Better Name (promo) | Due out September 22nd
• Breathe Carolina | Hello Fascination | Due out August 18th
• Slaughterhouse | Slaughterhouse | Due out August 11th

Have you gotten your hands on any of the music yet? What do you think?

We’ve picked out favorite artists of the week. Now it’s your turn to pick yours!

Is your favorite the breezy, jazzy pop trio, Elizabeth and the Catapult (listen here)? Or the soulful folk sounds with classic rock undertones by HumanLab (listen here)? Or the mix of hard core rock and trance that Breathe Carolina does so well (listen here)? Or do you prefer joyful electro-pop sounds of Oh Darling (listen here)?

The number one voted artist will receive a special BeatCrave feature at the end of the month. So support your favorite band and vote for them in our BeatCrave Fav Poll!

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What do you get when you mix Dance/Trance music full of electronic synthesizers with Rock and Hardcore music? Breathe Carolina. Citing their influences as Taking Back Sunday, UnderOath, Panic at the Disco, and Lil’ Wayne, this duo is far from ordinary. Their pop-y music, sung by David Schmitt and laced with screaming harmonization by Kyle Even makes their songs unique and one-of-a-kind. As their current album is titled, “It’s Classy, Not Classic”, further exemplified by the fact that this album was written and produced in their own home studio.

The band’s name is derived from a dream one of the members had, in which he tells a woman named Carolina comforting words to calm her down. Now signed to Fearless Records, the band only has good things to look forward to: a summer at Warped Tour, and a new album titled “Hello Fascination“, set to be released August 18th, 2009.

Check out Breathe Carolina below in our BeatCrave Fav series, and if you like them as much as we do, vote for them in Friday’s poll!

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June 26th, 2009 marked the Vans Warped Tour‘s 15th cross country trek, opening in California’s own Pomona Fairplex. The lineup included legendary bands like Bad Religion and NOFX, indie bands like Meg and Dia, and even newly discovered pop sensations 3OH!3.

Check out the Photo Gallery after the jump for pictures of the event! Pictures include Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Hit The Lights, Escape the Fate, Thrice, Breathe Carolina, 3OH!3, NOFX, Senses Fail, and Meg and Dia.

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*Note: There is a photo gallery at the end of this article.

Wednesday, November 26th, gave me the opportunity to see what it was like to watch up-and-coming bands worthy of playing sold out shows in large arenas play at a small venue like the Troubadour. As someone who is very into mainstream music, it’s always a challenge to want to go to a show when you don’t know the artist very well. How do you know if the artist is good or not?

For Pierce the Veil, Breathe Carolina, Four Letter Lie, Emarosa, and In Fear and Faith, that was no problem. The lines leading to the entrance of the Troubadour were long and extended around the corner. Doors opened a little after 6PM, and the show started around 6:30. In Fear and Faith was up first, followed by Emarosa, then Four Letter Lie. Breathe Carolina and Pierce the Veil closed up the show. Check out the photos after the jump.

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