Phoenix, who delivered one of the best albums of 2009 once once with “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”, recently played an acoustic set for the German magazine Musikexpress, where, among other gems, they also played a really faithful cover of Bob Dylan’s “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” off his 1966 classic “Blond on Blond”. Great performance! [MP3] Phoenix – ‘Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands’ (Bob Dylan cover)
The Montreal trio’s previous sophomore release “Parc Avenue” came in like a mouthful of fresh of air, for me, in a time when I was getting just stick and tired of the whole repetitive sound and style that was going up and about. It’s a record of magnificent eclecticism, one that won over thousands of hearts from the Canadian frozen plains, to the sunny California beaches. It’s hard to resist the Plants and Animals, and…
As most of you are probably already aware of, Jimmy Lee “Jay Reatard” Lindsey tragically passed away a few days ago under still undetermined circumstances in his sleep. His shattering death came as an absolute blow to the already shaken scene where his no bullshit approach to music was needed most, but his talent still lives on through his legacy passed on – in his music. Matador, just recently released Jay’s cover of Nirvana’s Frances…
After a marvelous year of 2009, in which Dirty Projectors released one of the best records of the year once with the almost complete Bitte Orca, it seems Dave Longstreth and co. have started the new year on a jovial note, seeing how they’ve just recently offered the brand new “Ascending Melody” 7″ up for free download. Both songs are brand new, Ascending Melody and Emblem of the World (b/w), remnants from the Bitte Orca…
We’ve been waiting for new material from behalf of orchestral experimentalist Owen Pallett, more know by his Final Fantasy moniker, for a very long time, and now, a mere one month away from it’s highly anticipated release, “Heartland” is almost upon us. If you’ve joined him at one of his live gigs from this past summer, you might have been graced enough to listen some of the new tracks off “Heartland”, like this epic performance…
Grizzly Bear just released this very soulful remix of The Notwist’s “Boneless”, off the later’s 2008 highly praised “The Devil, You + Me.” If you’ve been following indie blogs for the last couple of years, you might remember another Boneless remix, which has since become quite famous , namely Panda Bear’s very dramatic take on the song. Actually Panda Bear’s remix, rehashed to such an extent that it became a whole new track, was featured…
Although Beach House’s new record, “Teen Dream”, is slated for a January 25th official release, last week the record leaked all over the web, and guys let me tell you it’s simply brilliant. It’s so deeply warm and sounds so very sincere, that it’s impossible to resist the record’s invitation to roll back and go to a place far, far away from it all. I swear the Baltimore duo is getting better and better with…
Although the Portland six piece, Loch Lomond, have been at it making marvelous music since 2003 now, it wasn’t until last year that I finally caught up with them and their incredible sound – stories of love, ups and downs, reminiscence and some other of life’s leitmotifs told through music. If I were to describe them, I’d go for a soundtrack of life of almost perfect orchestration, filled with a variety of instruments (clarinets, percussion,…
While cycling through myspaces I came across this extraordinary band of such vigor and unprecedented mesmerizing sound the likes you see every couple of years, that simply engulfed me inside the thought that there are so many talented artists out there that wrongfully get little to no coverage. Hailing from Oxford, England, The band is question is called Little Fish and is comprised of vocalist/guitarist/principal songwriter JuJu, “a rail-thin force of nature (think Patti Smith…
Here’s another reason to subscribe to Bradford Cox’s blog, as he just posted the latest installment to his virtual 7″ series, released under the Atlas Sound moniker, that features a great cover of the Five Discs’ late ’50s jam “Doctor” and a brand new song on the flip called “The Screens”. Speaking of which, The Screens is definitely one of the best B-sides I’ve had the chance of sampling as of late. It’s all packed…
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