“Free Energy” and its liberal use of cowbell and good-time guitar hooks opens the Philly group’s official James Murphy-produced debut Stuck On Nothing. You may also recognize the previously released “Dark Trance” and any number of songs from their live shows (see “Bang Pop,” for instance), but unfortunately, the band’s best song “Something In Common” remains a B-Side. As far as something new, clap along to “Hope Child” and feast your eyes on the sticky album illustration Make sure pay especial attention to the guitar sound, because, as Murphy notes: “I loved making that record. It was so good to record guitars again. I kind of forgot that I used to be really good at that — recording guitars.”

• Free Energy – “Hope Child”Download

The tracklist:

01 “Free Energy”
02 “Dream City”
03 “Bang Pop”
04 “All I Know”
05 “Bad Stuff”
06 “Dark Trance”
07 “Young Hearts”
08 “Light Love”
09 “Hope Child”
10 “Wild Winds”

Stuck On Nothing is out 3/9 via DFA/Astralwerks. They’re playing that previously mentioned MySpace show with Hot Chip in NYC tonight. Otherwise:

02/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
02/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
02/24 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Shop *
02/25 – San Francisco, CA @ Popscene
02/26 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
02/28 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey *
03/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
03/04 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency *
03/05 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
03/06 – Bloomington, IN @ Video Saloon *
03/08 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern *
03/09 – Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo *
03/10 – Buffalo, NY @ Big Orbit’s Soundlab *
03/11 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge *
03/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory *
03/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Marathon Lounge *
03/14 – Washington, DC @ DC9 *

* w/ Foreign Born