It can be hard to know what to make of the latest solo sideline project from Julian Casablancas of the Strokes. In what must be viewed as a bold move by some, the gravel-throated frontman has opted for a futuristic apocalyptic vision as the platform for his solo adventure. Recorded in New York, Nebraska and Los Angeles, “Phrazes for the Young” was recorded over an 8-month period, with production provided by Jason Lader and Bright…
The girls just announced via their twitter that one of their new songs, “When I’m Gone,” is available for free download down at RCRD-LBL. You can stream the song bellow. Off Vivian Girls’ new, upcoming album Everything Goes Wrong. [big thanks to Chris from GvsB for blogging about it]
Photo by Amanda M Hatfield Here’s another incredible concert I missed out this year. Monday night, Wilco simply electrified the whole Coney Island’s Keyspan Park stage with their dazzling performance, going from hit to hit. Jeff Tweedy was simply amazing, particularly, laying some of the finest and cleanest vocals/guitar solos I’ve seen in a live show (thank God for YouTube) all year long. What made the night even more memorable though were the guest appearances…
Photo courtesy of THEfunkyman. For those of you unfamiliar with Jack Penate imagine a male version of Kate Nash. If you’re unaware of who Kate Nash is consider yourself very lucky. Catchy indie pop without much substance or depth was the state of play for Penate’s 2007 debut album “Matinee”. This seems to all have changed however and in the two years since his popular, but rather slated debut was released, Penate has done some…
… except for the genre break through act Modest Mouse, that is. More than 15 years ago, Isaack Brock’s gang was playing music so original, so unidentifiable, so hard to mimic, that it was almost impossible to categorize into a genre, nowadays plainly called indie rock. Modest Mouse’s last studio effort, their fifth, titled “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank,” was really amazing and uplifting, like much of the rest of their catalog,…
Beth Ditto really never ceases to amaze me with her apparent ever replenishing energy. Be it in the studio, on the stage or in a music video, she’s literally everywhere. As it’s the case with most of The Gossip’s video productions, there’s not really much to talk about the music video for the band’s latest single “Heavy Cross,” simply because it’s a tad difficult to understand it. Beth changes like 5 outfits, while the band…
The Concretes don’t need a long introduction, since they have been making music for us, for the past ten years – they are active, as a band, since 1995. The indie pop band comes from Stockholm (Sweden). They began as a three-piece band – Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, and Lisa Milberg – but have had as many as eight members at once. Presently, the band members are as follow: – Lisa Milberg (vocals, drums, etc),…
Pictured above is the ACTUAL cover art for “Rain Machine”, the upcoming debut by Kyp Malone, TV on the Radio’s vocals/guitar/keys/beard man. The childish-like, crayon rendition will undoubtedly stir up some sweet memories from one’s grade school days. Yup, those were the days. No worries, no stress, just play, rainbows and naked chicks on lions. Oh, and you guessed it – Kyp drew this one with his very hand. Rain Machine gets out September 22…
This name should ring a bell by now. They’re from the UK and have already released three 7″ singles and two albums – “The Best Party Ever” in 2005 and “The Law of the Playground” earlier this year (march 9th in the UK and april 14th in the USA). The band is actually just two members: Peter Hobbs and Jof Owen. Jof writes all of the lyrics and is the voice you hear in their…
Album title: Bitte orca Artist name: Dirty Projectors Genre: Experimental Rock/Indie Released: 9 June 2009 Label: Domino Records ZME Rating: 10/10 Website: http://www.westernvinyl.com/dirty_projectors What’s possibly one of the most weirdest, yet at the same time ridiculously catchy indie acts of the past couple of years, Dirty Projectors never ceases to amaze us. Be it Dave Longstreth’s uncanny attempt to recreate Black Flag’s iconic Damaged after not listening to it for over 15 years (see the…
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