Glasgow’s favorite post-punk revivalists, Franz Ferdinand, have a new album in stored for us, with recordings well underway since 2007, with an expected released out of January 2009. A bit of a long wait, but I’m confident it will end up alright, after all you don’t rush greatness *cough. Anyway, Franz have released a new song recently, which they put out for streaming down at their website. The song, titled “Lucid Dreams,” is on the…
Finally some Death Cab For Cutie live action. The band is set to concert a bit of what’s left of the summer through Asia, then they’re set to go on a small autumn trek in North America.
Some would say that love and music, when mixed together, form the most beautiful eclectic expression possible. Brooklyn based duo Courtney Kaiser and Benjamin Cartel, together known as KaiserCartel, can be considered living proof of this. The two met each other in a show, down at the Knitting Factory, where both were scheduled to play on the same bill. Each missed the other’s show, but chatted briefly after. They eventually remained in contact, and after…
Natasha Khan, more known after moniker Bat for Lashes, seems to have a thing for covers, as she’s just released a cover of The Cure’s classic “Forrest,” after she dangled a bit with Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire.” I don’t think the cover could be considered as suitable material for this The Cure compilation EP, but I think Natasha’s done a terrific job! The song still carries the original’s moody, gloomy air, but with some…
Artist name: Beck Album name: Modern Guilt Label: Interscope/XL Recordings Genre: Alternative Rock Release date: July 8, 2008 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: www.beck.com Oh, my! It’s just incredible how Beck Hansen has changed, evolving (or regressing when he’s going old school loco) in sound, as each record gets out. And here he is, at his 10th studio album, Modern Guilt, an album detailing an experience, an album that tackles a lot of Beck’s inner, unresolved issues…
Ah, the kings are back. No, not Elvis impersonators (the ’80s are long gone, thank God!), but fellow Tennesse southern rockers [tag]Kings of Leon[/tag], with a new album eaching to see the light of day, and a new single to match it too. “Crawl” is the name of the first song released by KoL (as a free MP3 actually, on their website) off the upcoming album, Only by the Night, built in the manner of…
Yesterday brought some sad news, folks. Our favorite post punkers, the Nashville quartet Be Your Own Pet just announced through a press release on their MySpace blog, that the band will officially disband soon. “To all of our fans, we are sad to bring you the news that our upcoming shows in the UK are going to be our last as a band. We thank you for all your love and support these past few…
I wasn’t quite fond of [tag]Bloc Party[/tag]’s recent, sophomore release A Weekend In The City, not to say it was bad or anything, but I just believe the more experimental direction the band is heading to, isn’t to my liking. It seems like the third album, scheduled sometime at the end of this year (nothing has been announced, but you can expect it to be sometime later this year), will follow in its footsteps in…
The LA quartet, Bodies of Water, have steadily grown into a memorable act of the indie scene in the last few years, especially around the Ca. zone. They first sparked a few waves with their self-titled EP from 2005, which got a lot of positive critical receptions from well known publications, which, subsequently, eventually helped them sign a deal with a label. Now, the band is prepping the release of their sophomore album “A Certain…
So far, I’m really digging Beck’s new Danger Mouse produced album, “Modern Guilt”, already well passing the 8th or 9th listen (who’s keeping track, eh?). Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised when I checked my inbox today, to find an e-mail from Beck’s official, notifying me of his latest video, for the first single off Modern Guilt, “Gamma Ray.” When made a synopsis of the song, when we first talked about it, along with “Orphans,” another…
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