The Download

Barnum & Bailey lay claim to the greatest show on Earth, but anyone who’s ever seen the Dirtbombs in action knows otherwise. The Motor City outfit unveils its latest batch of punk-and-soul-fueled garage rock next month on We Have You Surrounded. For a preview, head to Pitchfork to download “Sherlock Holmes” from the upcoming album. This cover of a 1984 Sparks song is a bit slower than the usual double-drums-and-bass circus that fans are used to from the Dirtbombs, but the three original album cuts streaming on the band’s Web site affirm that the Dirtbombs are still Detroit’s main attraction.

Pitchforkmedia.com (search: Dirtbombs), TheDirtbombs.net