Having toured extensively in 2009 and 2010 alongside Cat Power and Grizzly Bear in support of their latest album, the hypnotic “Teen Dream” released earlier this year, the dream pop duo of Beach House have proven gig after gig they’re just as remarkable and out worldly live as in the studio. Yesterday, the band released a brand new live EP called the iTunes Session EP recorded as a three piece which shows some solid reworks…
[tag]Beck[/tag] and his upcoming new album, “Modern Guilt,” is just a few weeks days away from its release date, and of course the teasers and leaks couldn’t stop either. This time, after Beck previously previewed the first single from the new album, the psychedelic “Chemtrails”, the ’60s revivalist artist, much to the delight of his dedicated fans, has just streamed another two tracks from Modern Guilt. First the electro-gaze infused, Beach Boys harmony packed “Orphans,”…
Yesterday night “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” had none other the Chan Cat Power Marshall as its performing guest. The she sang a more then honorable rendition of Frank Sinatra’s classic “New York, New York,” song also present in her Jukebox covers album.
The already humongous lineup for this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has been updated with the addition of a few more artists, such as Chromeo, Cat Power, Zappa Plays Zappa, The Disco Biscuits and MSTRKRFT. As usual, the festival will take place between June 12-15 in Manchester, TN. Tickets can be pro-bought from here.
Artist name: Cat Power Album name: Jukebox Label: Matador Gender: Indie Release date: January 22, 2008 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: www.catpowerthegreatest.com It’s a pretty well known fact Chan Marshall, aka [tag]Cat Power[/tag], is a bit eccentric in nature, to say the least, fact that can be attested by her live show attendants. But this exact eccentricity, combined with her signature weary, smoky vocals made Chan who she is today, one of the most well sought indie…
This is definitely one of those indie dominating weeks, with new releases from the likes of [tag]Cat Power[/tag], [tag]Dengue Fever[/tag], [tag]The Whigs[/tag] or [tag]Get Set Go[/tag]. Some highlights include Charlyn Marshall’s (Cat Power) “Jukebox,” her second cover album, filled with great renditions of such classics as James Brows, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan or Lee Clayton, as well as Athens, Georgia garage rock trio [tag]The Whigs[/tag] and their sophomore release Mission Control. This latest album from…
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