I saw this beautiful a cappella version sometime last year, when Bon Iver was in Paris to record for Vincent Moon’s La Blogoteque session, and remember that at the time I was completely shocked by its spontaneous beauty. The pure joy of people singing out of the random, the completely silenced crowd outside a Paris condominium or simply a happy dog, turned the song into a really special experience. For some reason or another, I…
Album name: Survival Strategies in a Modern World Artist name: Liechtenstein Genre: Indie Pop Released: May 26th 2009 Label: Fraction Discs, Slumberland ZME Rating: 9,5/10 Website: http://www.myspace.com/liechtensteinia Liechtenstein is a Swedish indie pop band from Göteborg. They are quite new on the indie music scene, as they will only release their very first album later this month, on the 26th. The band is a perfect trio: Naemi takes care of the bassline, Renée is the…
U2’s new video for Magnificent is staged in a Moroccan square, featuring the band playing, while various scenes of the beautiful, sunny Moroccan countryside are shown. Some interesting sheet slides, too. The video was directed by Alex Courtes, who also was behind the terrible Get On Your Boots video, and was filmed in the city of Pez where also the No Line On The Horizon album was recorded.
A blog called Contradefacto on Blast just recently released an awesome goody bag filled with Chromatics songs. No studio album stuff, though, as the compilation only includes songs from various tours, EPs, remixes or demos gathered across many, many years. Definitely a great opportunity how the band has greatly evolved along the years. I take my hat off to you, sir! Excellent work. The compilation is about 250 MB in size, but trust me, it’s…
To keep it short, folks, Vekatimes is one of those superb album that comes by every once in a while and makes our lives a bit sweeter . Definitely one of the best I’ve heard in a very, very long time. More on it in an upcoming review of Grizzly Bear’s latest release, which I hope to publish sometime next week. Until then, check out this awesome live rendition of one of Vekatimes’ many highlights,…
Artist Name: Springhouse Album Name: From Now To OK Genre: Rock/Pop Released: 18 November 2008 Label: Independent Project Records ZME Rating: 8/10 (10/10 – if you’re a pop fan, that is) Website: www.springhousemusic.net Springhouse has a sound originally perfected decades ago by the likes of The Beach Boys, The Raspberries and Burt Bacharach. In the 80’s-early 90’s bands like Red Kross, XTC, The Posies and Jellyfish returned to the sound of powerpop that they grew…
Ben E. King’s classic song “Stand By Me” will forever remain a classic. It’s uplifting and heart warming vibe it brings when played is incomparable, and along the years Stand By Me has seen thousands and thousands of covers, remixes and rehashes, but I don’t think one comes even closer to this collective artists rendition. Tears may fall… The song starts with a beautiful, bluesy guitar and vocal line by Roger Ridley, a well known…
St. Vincent is releasing her sophomore album, “Actor,” this week and, from the looks of it, it already announces itself as being one of 09’s best. One of the most prolific singer/songwriters of our time, Cat Stevens, is releasing a new album this week as well, under his muslim name Yusuf Islam, dubbed “Roadsinger.” Another really sweet release is “White Lies for Dark Times” by Ben Harper & Restless 7. Let’s not forget about the…
1901 is maybe the most catchiest songs of the year. It’s fun, upbeat and has a really steady flow of rhythm – can’t go wrong, right? Anyway, we’ve got two awesome remixes for you today of Phoenix’s single. First, the one by The Tremulance in which 1901’s upbeat chorus is taken to the max with a tempo increase on the beat and a few extra, lovely synths added for effect. Then there’s the one in…
Kanye ‘Gay Fish’ West, Jared ‘Jesus’ Leto and Brandon ‘Swarovski’ Flowers – the hippest bunch ’round this side of the Internet. As if news of Creed and Limp Bizkit getting back together wasn’t enough for any sane man to bear, here’s another kick in the nuts – Kanye West and Jared Leto’s emo outfit 30 Seconds to Mars are set to work together on a new song, that will most probably get featured on the…
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