A while ago, I concluded that if 2008 was considered by many a year outshined by band reunions, then 2009 is definitely the year of the super groups. Last year we got to hear some awesome new material by newly formed bands, whose members were super, duper musicians, hence the term super group (doh). There was Monsters of Folk (Conor Oberst, Jim James, Mike Mogis, M. Ward), The Dead Weather (Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita, Jack…
We’ve expressed skepticism in the past concerning the extremely overdo new Strokes album, but it seems we’ve finally gotten solid word from the band itself that things are indeed stirring towards a bright future. If you happen to access the Strokes website at the moment, you’ll be greeted with a neat sign advising visitors that “recording” is indeed in progress. Finally glad to hear the NYC garage rockers aren’t slacking …too much. The new album…
In a recent gig at Beck’s Festival Bar, in Sydney, The Decemberists played a brand new song, called “Springville.” Someone from the audience caught the song on tape being performed live solely by the band’s frontman Colin Meloy and his beautifully strung acoustic guitar. The sound is very folksy and warm, like much of their previous grand effort had to offer, last year’s critically acclaimed “The Hazards of Love”. Worth noting is that the video…
“The tambourine? I might as well play with dolls!” It seems last night’s television broadcast wasn’t entirely a musical fail fest *cough Grammys *cough. After American Dad had My Morning Jacket as guests for a feature episode, The Simpsons brought down Coldplay to the radioactive suburbs of Springfield, albeit for a short cameo. Check out the video bellow which features a short sequence of last night’s Simpsons episode where Coldplay get featured trying to play…
“Welcome to the magical world of Daytrotter! This is Beach House.” This how Victoria Legrand of Baltimore’s equally magical duo introduced the band’s Daytrotter set, in which they played Walk In The Park, Zebra, Take Care, Used To Be, all off Beach House’s recently released new album “Teen Dream.” You can download and stream the whole set bellow or, alternatively, on the Daytrotter website, where you’ll also be able to read a very well articulated…
It’s only the 1st of February, but we’ve already caught word of what’s likely the best news of the month. Earlier this afternoon Pitchfork unveiled a very insightful chat with Broken Social Scene frontman Kevin Drew about the band’s upcoming new album, but more importantly key details regarding it, including a fixed release date. That’s right, after years and years of waiting and speculating, one of the most anticipated albums of 2010 will be upon…
Massive Attack’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Heligoland”, is slated for an official worldwide release next week, and while it is reasonably spaced away, today I’ve found out about a very scrumptious appetizer. Over at facebook, the service is streaming the British duo’s Helligoland Remix EP, a six track compilation featuring rehashes by Gui Boratto, She is Danger, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Yukihiro Takahashi, Breakage and Tim Goldsworthy. In order to stream the songs, you’ll need…
Brooklynites lo-fi rockers the Vivian Girls will release their latest 7″ titled “My Love Will Follow Me” next month, and as a token of appreciation shown to the band’s fans, the flip side “He’s Gone”, a beautifully well delivered cover of The Chantels’ 1957 classic, has been released for free on their website. The single will be out next month on Wild World Records. [via MBV] [MP3] Vivian Girls – ‘He’s Gone’ (The Chantels cover)
Last year the legendary former Genesis lead-vocalist, Peter Gabriel, released a very interesting cover album titled “Scratch My Back”, recorded at Air Lyndhurst and Real World Studios during the same year, consisting of Gabriel covering twelve songs by various artists, using orchestra and voice rather than normal rock instruments. The album will get released on February 15 via Virgin and will feature Peter Gabriel sing his version of songs by artists like Arcade Fire, Radiohead,…
Today I’d like to introduce you a lovely brother/sister power pop act I just recently stumbled upon, namely the very talented siblings Sarah Parthemore Snavely and Jacob Donald Snavely who together form Dag för Dag. Originally from Missoula, Montana the two have been on their move all their lives, moving between Wisconsin, Honolulu, London, San Franscisco, before ultimately settling for the dream pop capitol of the world, Stockholm. The band first debuted last year when…
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