As I’m sure most have you have, but for those who haven’t… Listen to Grizzly Bear! They are incredible and I’m pretty sure that “While You Wait For Others” is a masterpiece.
Jay Z attended a recent show of theirs in Brooklyn and said that he was more excited to see what’s going on in the indie rock scene then he was about the hip hop scene. He also said that Grizzly Bear was amazing live and were creating something new and vibrant. — Welp, I couldn’t agree more!!
For your entertainment check out some videos after the jump.
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This entry was written by , posted on September 22, 2009 at 10:44 pm, filed under Music and tagged Grizzly Bear, Jay-Z. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Fanfarlo has released their debut record Resevoir and it is spectacular. If you are a fan of Arcade Fire you should most definitely check them out. They are offering their entire album plus 4 additional bonus tracks for only $1. Trust me there isn’t a bad track on this record and it is something you should definitely have. The promotion is only valid until July 4th so hurry and buy it! After that they will release a vinyl and special edition CD. Each song is perfectly crafted and carry some great melodies and some orchestral backings that strike a balance between Sigur Ros style build ups and Arcade Fire style break downs. In other words the sound is impressive, refreshing, refined and damn good.
Here’s what Sigur Ros had to say:
It’s got Sigurrós and her cousin Disa on the front cover in a pic by Jónsi’s other sister Lilja (true).
They made the record in Connecticut with a guy called Peter Katis and, as the more vigilant of you may have noticed, Jónsi liked it so much that he has started work on his own solo record with the same dude.
Check out some videos and a preview of the album here:
This entry was written by , posted on June 9, 2009 at 9:38 pm, filed under Music and tagged Fanfarlo, Sigur Ros. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have a new video for their song “Young Adult Friction” check it out below and enjoy the free song while you’re at it.
Free MP3 Click HERE.
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
Apr 28 2009 Lee’s Palace Toronto, Ontario %
Apr 29 2009 The Pike Room at Crofoot Pontiac, Michigan %
Apr 30 2009 Beachland Tavern - All Ages Cleveland, Ohio %
May 1 2009 The Summit Columbus, Ohio %
May 2 2009 The End Nashville, Tennessee %
May 3 2009 The Earl Atlanta, Georgia %
May 4 2009 Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina %
May 5 2009 Talking Head Club Baltimore, Maryland %
May 6 2009 The Barbary (Early Show) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania%
May 7 2009 Champion Ship Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
May 12 2009 Bowery Ballroom New York, New York %
Jun 18 2009 Cake Shop New York, New York #
July 10 2009 South Street Seaport New York, New York % (FREE)
July 18 2009 Pitchfork Fest Chicago, Illinois
July 20 2009 The Echo Los Angeles, California *
July 21 2009 The Rickshaw Stop San Fransisco, California *
July 23 2009 Backspace Portland, Oregon *
July 24 2009 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, BC *
July 25 2009 Capital Hill Block Party Seattle, Washington
% = w/ Zaza
# = w/ Crystal Stilts
* = w/ Girls
This entry was written by , posted on April 28, 2009 at 11:24 pm, filed under Music and tagged Free Mp3, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Young Adult Friction. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Robby Moncrieff formed What’s Up in early 2008. The current line-up (accompanied by Brian Marshall and Teddy Briggs) focuses on a short period of inspiration in their hometown of Sacramento, California, which is captured on their debut record Content Imagination.
Free MP3 What’s Up? Harper This song is really fun sounding. Can’t wait for the rest.
Recorded above the “Witch Dome”, an artist’s community space and venue, Content Imagination was inspired by the positive changing of seasons in the band’s hometown. What’s Up’s long-term goal spans beyond boundaries typically associated with a rock and roll music group. An interest in remixing and rewriting, as well as recording (and rerecording), has forced What’s Up to become multi-faceted, serving not only as the title of the ‘rock group,’ but as a production entity. Nothing is permanent in the aesthetic world of What’s Up as they perpetually scrounge up ways to create music that is equal parts complex, bizarre, beautiful, and moving. The band currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
What’s Up
Content Imagination
(Obey Your Brain)
Street date: May 19, 2009
1. Yes
2. Seasoning’s Greeting
3. Fool’s Gold
4. A Longing Expression
5. Content Imagination
6. Harper
7. The French Song
This entry was written by , posted on April 24, 2009 at 5:20 pm, filed under Music and tagged Content Imagination, What's Up?. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Papercuts
You Can Have What You Want
(Gnomonsong)
Street date: April 14, 2009
Our rating: 8.0
FREE MP3 “You Can Have What You Want” (single)
FREE MP3 “Future Primitive (Ruby Suns Remix)”
A little catching up: Papercuts’ You Can Have What You Want is the newest phase in Jason Quever’s ongoing pop investigations. The relatively earthbound happy-sad pop of Mockingbird & Can’t Go Back is now launched into the vault of the skies. Here Quever delves further into epic, hazy pop using mostly vintage organs, pulsing bass & Kraut-via-Ringo-inspired drum rhythms. Intact from those earlier efforts are Quever’s sense of arrangement and drama, as well as his soaring vocals, draped in reverb gauze.
The Review: This record was a hard sell, slightly irritating in the beginning but it definitely leads you on an adventure. The record first time through left a sense of heaviness as the vintage tones do take a toll on your brain but it does lead you to a second listen. The second time through, though, the drone turns into beauty and you start to hear the great sounds found deep in the mix. There is a trippy undertone and definite smarts when it comes to mixing the singing in. Jason Quever has a high light and thin voice which provides just the right contrast to the music. His voice sometimes resembles that of Josh Klingoffer on some of John Frusciante’s solo records. The record deserves a good sitting down, closing of the eyes, and total immersion. This type of 60s organ and deep trip pop is something Jason Quever is definitely aware of and makes good use of on this record. The drums have that type of 70s roll off at musically important junctures and overrall are just as clever as the rest of the record.
The somber tone is rather inviting despite what you may expect out of pop music. Some of the stand out tracks to take a look at are Future Primative and The Void. In all the tracks flow well so it’s a good record to listen to in full.
The Scenario: You Can Have What You Want is perfect for a late summer evening, when the world starts to cool down, and you need a good sound to reflect on. Try it.
Take a listen to the free mp3 and go buy the record on April 14th when it’s released.
Cheers.
This entry was written by , posted on April 13, 2009 at 11:24 pm, filed under Music and tagged Free Mp3, Jason Quever, Papercuts, You Can Have What You Want. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Born On Flag Day is Deer Tick’s highly anticipated second full-length album and follow-up to the band’s 2007 internationally acclaimed debut War Elephant (reissued in 2008 by Partisan Records). This release follows two years of extensive touring across the country and abroad. Unlike War Elephant, this album features the three new members of Deer Tick that principal songwriter John J. McCauley III recruited to become the band’s current incarnation - Andy Tobiassen, Dennis Ryan and Chris Ryan. Born On Flag Day therefore is more developed soundwise to accompany the full band making it a much fuller record. The album is set for a June 23rd street date on Partisan Records.
Deer Tick shares their first single off the new record “Easy” which I heard live at Bowery Ballroom. Sounds great live and is pretty interesting recorded.
DOWNLOAD THE FREE MP3 HERE
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Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band are set to release “One of My Kind” on April 15th, a documentary that will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the band’s journey over the past year and a half. Made by the band’s guitar-tech Phil Schaffart and presented by causecast.org, “One of My Kind” traces the group’s ever-growing bond as friends and collaborators. Footage from Tepoztlan, Mexico, where they recorded their first album, Conor Oberst, their worldwide tour in 2008, and the making of Outer South in El Paso, TX takes viewers on a 60-minute musical journey around the world.
Also available today is an mp3 of “Nikorette” from Outer South. Download it here for free.
The film will be available as a free stream or HD download exclusively on Causecast.org, IFC.com, conoroberst.com, mergerecords.com, and wichita-recordings.com. Additionally, Causecast.org partner sites IFC.com, The Huffington Post and Myspace IMPACT will each feature exclusive outtakes, trailers and live acoustic performances from the film. (www.huffingtonpost.com) (www.myspace.com/impact) Unlike any film release before, Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band are donating the documentary, “One Of My Kind” for FREE, in the hope that viewers will make a donation to one of the many nonprofits or causes on Causecast.
This entry was written by , posted on April 8, 2009 at 1:36 pm, filed under Music and tagged Conor Oberst, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Free Mp3, Nikorette, One of My Kind. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
For all those looking for some new noise-pop that will bring back to the 90s The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are a wonderful find.
Got some great pop sounds in here. Their sound is nostalgic but not in a bad way at all, and is definitely something you want to be listening to on our way into the Spring. They are fun, strong, and have that property that makes you think you are in a movie when you listen to them. Taking cues from old time classics from the 80s and 90s the sound is old and fresh and makes for a great time. The video for their single “Everything With You” has that old 8mm feel and fits perfect with the sound. If there is one song you need it is definitely “Everything With You.”
Download the song by right clicking here: Everything With You
Watch the video:
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
Mar 13 2009 Bell House Brooklyn, New York
Mar 18 2009 4:35pm - Red 7 - Terrorbird/Force Field Austin, Texas
Mar 18 2009 8:30pm - Ms Bea’s - Todd P + NY Noise Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2009 1:00pm - Radio Room - Brooklyn Vegan Party Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2009 3:45pm - Malverde - Iamsound + Sup Magazine Party Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2009 10:00pm - Opal Divine’s - Green Label Sound Showcase Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 2:00pm - Emo’s Main Room - Pitchfork Party Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 3:45pm - Fader Fort Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 6:30pm - South Salina Street - After The Jump Party Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 11:00pm - Emo’s Jr. - Slumberland + Cake Shop Showcase Austin, Texas
Mar 21 2009 1:00pm - Waterloo Records Instore Austin, Texas
Apr 24 2009 American Legion Wallingford, Connecticut
Apr 25 2009 Risley Hall - Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Apr 26 2009 Iron Horse Hall Northampton, Massachusetts
Apr 27 2009 The Bug Jar Rochester, New York
Apr 28 2009 Lee’s Palace Toronto, Ontario
Apr 29 2009 The Pike Room at Crofoot Pontiac, Michigan
Apr 30 2009 Beachland Tavern - All Ages Cleveland, Ohio
May 1 2009 The Summit Columbus, Ohio
May 2 2009 The End Nashville, Tennessee
May 3 2009 The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
May 4 2009 Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
May 5 2009 Talking Head Club Baltimore, Maryland
May 6 2009 The Barbary (Early Show) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 12 2009 Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Jun 18 2009 Cake Shop New York, New York
Cheers.
This entry was written by , posted on March 3, 2009 at 7:43 pm, filed under Music and tagged The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band will release a brand new album on May 5th on Merge Records.
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This entry was written by , posted on February 19, 2009 at 12:50 pm, filed under Music and tagged Conor Oberst, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Merge Records, Outer South. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
John McCauley of Deer Tick playing live last night. Sorry for the bad picture. Took it on my phone.
Deer Tick kicked off their new tour last night at Bowery Ballroom in NYC and their performance was nothing short of spectacular.
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This entry was written by , posted on February 14, 2009 at 3:38 pm, filed under Music and tagged Andy Tobiassen, Deer Tick, John McCauley, Thalia Zedek Band, The Weight. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.