Here is my highly-subjective, personal list of favorite albums of 2011. Wild Flag – Wild Flag | CD Vinyl MP3 Download "Romance" (mp3) Rarely do supergroups like this one meet their expectations. But the members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium, and The...
This list is a long time coming and a little later than I would have liked it to be, but I do not take lists lightly so I didn't want to rush it. For me 2011 was a great year in music. I have opened myself up and listened to a lot of stuff that I don't think I would have given a chance a couple of years ago. I also saw a fair amount of shows in 2011. Alexi Murdoch, The Decemberists, The Kills, James Vincent McMorrow and these are all albums I consider to have made up a [...]
Malajube – La CaverneDownload "Synesthésie" Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Mirror TrafficDownload "Senator" Maritime – Human HeartsDownload "Paraphernalia" Laura Marling – A Creature I Don't Know Mars Classroom – The New Theory of Everything Milk Maid – YuccaDownload "Such...
The trouble with acoustic covers of popular songs is that some earnest singer armed with a guitar will slow down Jingle Bells and whisper the lyrics as if they have a deep meaning. I have no principles that compel me to disallow the notion of whispering songstresses, but on this Christmas mix I've tried to keep them to a respectful minimum. Still, we have the doses of yuletide angst which the acoustic genre prescribes to go with the upbeat welcome of the merry season. Don't be alarmed by the inclusion of three tracks called Christmas Song: they are [...]
Alexi Murdoch is in an interesting position. If you've been a follower of popular culture in the last decade or so you've probably heard him. You just may not have heard of him. You see, almost every track of his 2006 debut album Time Without Consequence was plastered across US teen dramas and feature films, usually in one of two moments: the weepy bits or when a key character comes to (or spends time coming to) an important, life changing decision. He toured infrequently and took five years to make his follow-up, giving him [...]
Alexi tells the person to his right that "of course he'll be in the photo". Alexi Murdoch is one of those musicians whose music makes me stop in my tracks. Even if I'm sitting down. Right now I'm listening to the title track from his new album Towards the Sun , and I can barely type. I just want to melt into a soft blanket or a cloud. Maybe that's just 'cause it's Saturday and I want to go back to sleep.You can listen to [...]
At this point in time I don't need to explain to you why I love Daytrotter or Alexi Murdoch as I've done that whole song and dance before. All you have to know is that the combination of the two is something worthy of any music lover's time and energy. The recordings themselves, along with the magnificently kind words of Daytrotter's Sean Moeller will be sure to have you yearning for Murdoch's music. So do yourself a favour and check out Some Day Soon and [...]
Folkster Alexi Murdoch has announced three UK live dates for November. Tickets are on sale now. When Murdoch played the London Borderline this past spring, our writer Marc had a chat with him that you can read here. Thursday 24th November 2011 - Brighton Haunt Friday 25th November 2011 - London Union Chapel Saturday 26th November 2011 - Glasgow Captain's Rest
City Slang, one of my favorite music labels ever, is offering a compilation for free. Every single track is a little diamond, that you have to have, so go ahead and download it! Dear Reader, Waters, Love Inks, Wye Oak, Norman Palm, Tu Fawning, Barbara Panther, Alexi Murdoch, Dave Depper, O'Death and Herman Dune are guarantying [...]
I don't know about you, but I love a nice poetic story about the creation of an equally poetic band. Something that makes the music they present sound all the more home-grown and full of bold character. Oh Ruin, which is taken from the surname of the band's creator Eoin O'Ruainigh, are a pleasure to [...]
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Alexi Murdoch mi ricorderà per sempre due cose: Nick Drake e "Away We Go", il dolcissimo film di Sam Mendes scritto da Dave Eggers e Vendela Vida . Due cose a cui tengo molto e che in quelche modo accompagnano il mio immaginario malinconico, abbigliandolo come un sorriso appena accennato di primo mattino. Alla resa dei conti è poco più di una voce con una chitarra, la forma scheletrica perfetta per i pensieri da "specchietto retrovisore", quelli che ti lasciano in sospeso tra mancanze del passato e timide dolcezze del presente. Quei [...]
Alexi Murdoch 's stark acoustic music begs for intimacy. And for the live video for "The Light (Her Hands Were Leaves)" we get up close and personal, just Murdoch and his guitar at a small gathering for the German Hauskonzerte video series. "Light" comes from the album Towards the Sun , released this past March. More DC here .
Here we are... I am thirty years old. A few days after the fact but still celebrating. I can't really believe it, where did the last 15 years go? I remember learning how to drive, my dad taking me to the CSULB empty parking lot. When I hit a parking space line he would say, "You just hit a car!" I would laugh. I think these life milestones can really fuck with one's head. I NEVER thought I would still be finishing school, unmarried, no kids and in career I never took any college classes for, [...]
Alexi Murdoch is an unlikely superstar, but just a few years ago he was knocking on the door of stardom like a shy child asking next door for his ball back.
There are few who escape Los Angeles alive. This is considerably truer when the lucky few we speak of are folk-rock troubadours. In Alexi Murdoch 's case, it seems fitting that the concrete jungle was a place of enchantment for his extravagant musical beginnings, yet simultaneously placed him on a comfortable path towards worldwide stardom. It's 7.15 PM. As the doors open to Leicester Square's Borderline, the rows of fans swoop down the steep flight of stairs to the lighted stage. However, at the very back of the small London venue resides the [...]
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Love these In The Open sessions. Here's their latest, Alexi Murdoch performing solo on what looks to be the warmer side of this window. Check out "Crinan Wood". In the Open: Alexi Murdoch - Crinan Wood from In the Open on Vimeo .
Label: City Slang Records Release Date: 04/04/11 Link: Official Site Buy: Amazon Born in London and raised in a plethora of nations, including Scotland, Greece and France, Alexi Murdoch's nomadic upbringing has certainly shaped his life as an artist. Hiding away across the pond in America, Alexi's first two releases, Four Songs EP and Time Without Consequence LP , developed the significant fan base that led to his tracks [...]
The Wheel's Still In Spin
Untitled Records
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
When The Gramophone Rings
Cerulean's Love of Music
ThisBonusTrack.com
There Goes the Fear
LOCAL SUICIDE
Obscure Sound
*HIP/STER/EO
Indie For BUNNIES
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Addict Music
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Indie Music Filter
The 405
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
CHROMATICS "INTO THE BLACK"
Crystalfilm
Childish Gambino - Heartbeat
Chiddy Bang - "By Your Side"
Comfortcomes.com
A-Trak - "Round of Applause" / "Where My Money At" (MP3 Download)
Diplo - "Climax" (MP3 Stream)
Gotye – Somebody I Used To Know (Jakob Liedholm Remix) : Must Hear House / Indie Remix [TSIS PREMIERE]
Out This Week 2/14
Skrillex Uses Satanic and Homosexual Influence to Win Grammys
