I just came across this wonderful gem today, and I thought you guys might enjoy it as much as I have. For some reason the B-side to Spoon’s 2001 released “Anything You Want”, the Yo La Tengo cover “Decora”, escaped me, but let me tell you I’m more than psyched I finally got round to listen sample it. Two top bands of the decade, one covering the other – always a treat! Props to chromewaves…
The lo-fi improvisational electronica band Holy Fuck released “LP”, their 2007 debut record, to stunning reviews. This year, Holy Fuck’s unique blend of euphoric synth lines and sturdy drum beats will once again grace ears with new material. The Canadians’ new album “Latin” drops on the 11th of May via XL, less than two months from now. As a sweet appetizer, you can check out one of the stand out tracks off the new record,…
One of the most exiting releases of the season, The Dum Dum Girls’ “I Will Be”, is this week’s personal favorite out of the whole, rather modest, selection of records. Other recommends include Erykah Badu’s “New Amerykah, Part II: Return Of The Ankh”, Wooden Shjips’ “Vol. 2”, Angus & Julia Stone’s “Down The Way”, and Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs’ “Medicine County”. [MP3] Dum Dum Girls – ‘Jail La La’ [MP3] Wooden Shjips – ‘Motorbike’…
Official cover art for “Heaven is Whenever” Another highly anticipated LP this year is the allegedly ‘less anthemic’ “Heaven Is Whenever”, Hold Steady’s follow-up to the band’s previous incredible effort, the 2008 “Stay Positive”. ‘Less anthemic’ as Craig Finn puts it, though, since if I were to judge the new album by its first single, “Hurricane J”, which calls back to a recurring character named Jessie, I’d say it’s a pretty big understatement. Just hit…
The year of 2009 will remain one to remember for Phoenix and their fans, one that finally marked the band’s transcendence to worldwide success. Seeing how it was such a kind year for the French band, Phoenix have decided to give away a live album recorded during one of their performances in Sydnay from last month. Live In Sydney can be downloaded here.
Massive Attack’s new video for “Saturday Come Slow” featuring Damon Albarn premiered last week on Feeder, but I wasn’t until recently that I found the time to post it. It’s actually more of a moving short-film documentary, telling the story of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ruhal Ahmed and his experience with torture through music – such a despicable way of instrumenting pain. [via feeder] This short film by renowned photographers Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin…
“My Propeller”, the 3rd single off Arctic Monkeys’ latest album, the 2009 released “Humbug”, will get released next Tuesday. Until then though, I came across the B-side for the single, a brand new AM song titled “The Afternoon’s Hat”. I really like the somewhat nouvelle direction the band have taken with their new album, embracing a more confident and mature sound. Thank you very much, Josh Homme! [mp3 props to We All Want Someone to…
After two incredible albums, “Strawberry Jam” and “Merriweather Post Pavilion”, a lot of touring in between and beyond, and even the full length motion picture ODDSAC released at the beginning of this year, it seems Animal Collective has begun to show signs of growing weary. “There was just so much touring for us,” Panda Bear (aka Noah Lennox) told BBC 6 Music. “We’re not really road dogs. We were really happy with the record, so…
Beach House dropped by La Blogoteque’s latest live sessions outlet, the relatively newly added “Les Soirées de Poche,” where the band played the first five songs off their latest stellar album, “Teen Dream.” The elegantly performed set can be viewed bellow. You can shuffle through the songs by clicking the white dots in the player. Enjoy!
We’re just three months into the new year and already there are talks about the first major plagiarism scandal of the year, following last year’s now infamous feud between Coldplay and Joe Satriani. This time around the protagonists are Gorillaz and 80’s raggae sensation Eddy Grant, the later claiming Damon Albarn blatantly used significant portions of his song “Time Warp” to write the latest Gorillaz single “Stylo,” all without giving any credit. “My song sits…
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