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…
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…
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)
Coma Cinema is a very eery South Carolina collective project led by local scene figure, the talented Mat Cothran. The band just recently released their debut album, a free demo compilation of 14 songs recorded from 2005 to 2009, titled “Baby Prayers”, on their web site where it’s available for free download. There’s a certain vibe of nostalgia and dreamy atmosphere that revolves around their music, something I can’t really put into words. Heck, must…
Next week will see Beach House release one of our most anticipated releases of 2010, their third studio album, “Teen Dream”, via Sub-Pop. It’s an album I’ve been bugging everyone with for the past few weeks (seriously, I’ve been mistaken with the band’s PR on some occasions), with every chance I get. Today, it’s the duo’s latest video for Silver Soul, twhich was directed by the band’s frontwomen Victoria Legrand herself and features abstract lighting,…
Ever noticed how every town, big or small, has one of those lunatic false prophets that preach about the end of the world? You know, ZZ Top-like beard, a maniacal stare, a billboard/sign relating how terrorist monkeys killed his family and so on. Yeah, I’ve got one of those, too, but you gotta admit, they’re really fun. I mean, there’s something about prophecies of impending doom coming our way that really strikes a funny bone…
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…
We’ve all seen some weird as fuck videos for some equally fucked up songs by Dan Deacon, but this one… Boy, all I can say is I don’t know what the music video producers for “Woof Woof” were on, but what I do know is I don’t want any of it. It’s a cute video and all, it’s just that most of it all is complete rubrish, with no disrespect meant for the Baltimore collective…
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