It seems bands are getting a nasty habit for canceling gigs, no sudden illness has struck the [tag]Kaiser Chiefs[/tag], but rather urge for new material, at least that’s what they say. Here’s the official press release: “We’d like to apologize to fans in America and Canada, especially those who have already bought tickets, but something had to give. We’ve been extremely busy all year and had no time to focus on the future, we plan…
Canadian quartet Hot Hot Heat released their long awaited fifth record Happiness Ltd. today, but unfortunately picked the wrong day to do it, as they’ll get little to no attention compared to the highly publicized clash between [tag]50 Cent[/tag] and [tag]Kanye West[/tag]. HHH frontman Steve Bays told Spinner later this day, that he doens’t really think he’ll outsale any of the hip-hop artists (really?), but said he would definitely want to join the victor at…
Artist name: Animal Collective Album name: Strawberry Jam Label: Domino Records Gender: Experimental/Indie Rock Release date: September 11, 2007 ZMErating: 10/10 Website: http://www.paw-tracks.com/ Anyone who at least gave a spin to a [tag]Animal Collective[/tag] album should know that their sound is far from commercial, extremely selective and most of the time plain old inaccessible. They’ve been regarded by most music savvy men as a bastion of quality indie music, alongside such acts as [tag]Arcade Fire[/tag],…
I’ve fallen head over heels for Jens Lekman’s extraordinary music from the first song I’ve listened to, a few years back. My CD-player had the honor of spinning his 2005 debut, When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog, countless times and brought a lot of joy and inspiration in a lot of difficult moments in my life. Now his second record Night Falls Over Kortedala is fast approaching and as the fortunate fellow…
Having undergone a label transition from Sub Pop to Brushfire Records, Bay Area indie rockers Rogue Wave will soon release their third record Asleep at Heaven’s Gate. One of album’s stand out track is ‘Lake Michigan’ a song that’s video premiered earlier today on Spinner, featuring the band no where near Lake Michigan, as some of you might thought, but in a quite the opposite environement, just outside Los Angeles. Playing in middle of nowhere,…
Both Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug, the leading men of the Montreal indie sensation [tag]Wolf Parade[/tag] seem to be doing great with their solo projects, but that just means a apron on the WP current hiatus. Dan, together with his wife released a lovely album back in December under the [tag]Handsome Furs[/tag] tag, while Spencer and his band Sunset Rubdown are just weeks away from the release of their first album Random Spirit Lover. Although…
East London indie quartet Boy Kill Boy is set to embark on a short trek across the UK, in which they’ll showcase some new tracks exclusively for their fans. The songs are part of BKB’s still untitled second album, follow-up to their successful debut record Civilian, set to be released by the end of the year or early 2008. The short UK tour will start in late October, right after they’ll release their first single,…
Indie rave trio [tag]Klaxons[/tag] have managed to win the British annual 2007 Mercury Prize, for their revolutionary debut album “Myths of the Near Future”. The competition was far from easy, with such contenders as: [tag]Amy Winehouse[/tag]’s “Back to Black”, [tag]Arctic Monkeys[/tag]’s “Favourite Worst Nightmare”, [tag]Dizzee Rascal[/tag]’s “Maths + English” and loads of other great brit bands. The award came as a complete surprise for the Klaxons, as they were ravished by emotions, bursting in tears,…
Portland based experimental band Menomena are back with a new video about “the bird and the bees”, a tale of love or circle of life documentary, you’ll be the judge of that. The “Evil Bee” video has succeeded in diverging my focus entirely on the video, barely noticing the song at all, and that’s a big thumbs up for director Stefan Nadelman. Glasses of redish liquid are carries across assembly lines, until finally they reach…
Brit pop rockers The Clientele have mapped the dates for their upcoming autumn headline tour, in North America and the UK. Joining them will be [tag]Peter Bjorn and John[/tag], with whom The Clientele will tour throughout September cross the US and Canada. October sees the brits touring their wet homelands in the UK, alongside Broken Family Band and Kurt Wagner. Check out the dates after the jump.
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