I don't know about where you are, but we are having a very mild winter. Not so mild that I should have been eating at outdoor burger joint Shake Shack last night, but I was and is where I snapped the picture that is now this week's cover art. There's lots of good new music on here, including the returns of a few favorite bands. Dig in: DOWNLOAD WINTRY MIX 2.03.2012 Tracklist: 1. Burning Hearts - Into the Wilderness [...]
It used to be a long-standing tradition for WWWTM to produce a quality end-of-month playlist of juicy mp3s that were gracing the iPod of our founding father, Lord Jal of the Shire. This short list of what's been doing the rounds on the Schönberg turntable over the last month is by no means a replacement for the classic WWWTM playlist, just wanted to log what I've been listening to. Enjoy (or otherwise)! Field Music - A New Town Friends - Friend Crush Allo Darlin' - Capricornia Standard Fare [...]
Neil Thomas Douglas As I understand it, yesterday was Robbie Burns Day and while I may have missed out on my annual tradition of posting something suitably Scottish to mark the day - a tradition I've marked exactly zero times in the past forever years - I'm going to make up for it a little bit by leading with some Scots-related content. Firstly, We Were Promised Jetpacks have finally scheduled a second North American tour in support of last year's In The Pit Of The Stomach [...]
Better late than never.....Mr B's chill selection on a Monday. Widowspeak, Wicked Game Download here (Right Click, Save As). Thom Yorke, Stuck Together Download here (Right Click, Save As). Wagawaga, PhoolChatti - Lulu Rouge Edit Download here (Right Click, Save As). Francoise Hardy, Only Friends Download here (Right Click, Save As). Spejderrobot, Mener Du Dub [...]
Allo Darlin' - Capricornia by Slumberland Records Sadly, last time the adorable UK pop band Allo Darlin' toured the US, visa problems prevented them from making it to the West Coast in time for SF Popfest. I was lucky enough to catch them in NYC that summer by chance, and at that show was thoroughly convinced that no one should be denied the pleasure of seeing Allo Darlin' live. They return on a full tour this spring with fellow UK citizens The Wave Pictures , and [...]
It's the new single from Allo Darlin'! Allo Darlin' - Capricornia First heard this last night on Gideon Coe's 6 Music show and didn't immediately place it as being an Allo Darlin' song, despite the fact that we go back years . But you know those rare occasions when something jumps out of the radio at you (not literally) the moment you hear it? That's exactly what happened to me with this song. And you can imagine what a pranny I felt [...]
Big Hassle Both Wales' The Joy Formidable and New York's A Place To Bury Strangers know a thing or two about the merits of turning one's amplifiers up as far as they'll go, destroying their instruments, and making their audience wish that it were possible to wear more than one pair of earplugs at a time. So with the announcement yesterday that the two acts were teaming up for a trans-Atlantic summit on (inflicting) hearing loss, those who like it loud responded with excitement. And fear. A Place [...]
Allo Darlin' / photo by David Greenwald Without using the word "best," here are eight bands, all new (or maybe new to you?), worth keeping an eye on this year. Mostly indie-pop, because that's mostly what I like. Release dates if they exist. What are you excited about this year? Let me know in the comments or @daverawkblog . Michael Kiwanuka: The UK singer's getting an inordinate amount of hype for sounding like a Platonic ideal Starbucks CD rack option, but if people [...]
Last year Bjork put out easily her most ambitious project and dynamic to date, with the release of the Biophilia . The album, who's title refers to a love of all living things, is a multimedia project that integrates nature, music, and technology, and offers a companion iPad app, that features "games, music, and editorial content-allowing listeners to explore more deeply the concepts and sounds of each of Biophilia 's 13 songs." After debuting an elaborate stage show for the project in England, Bjork has announced that she will bring it to North America [...]
It's unlikely that I will get to see any bands play live in January, so to compensate for this I'm already booked to see three gigs in February. Next month will see Field Music play at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, Grouplove play the Leadmill in Sheffield and this lot (Allo Darlin') play a little-known venue in Sheffield by the name of The Shakespeare. I'd never encountered Allo Darlin' before, I decided on a ticket after finding out that the support would be provided by Sheffield favourites Standard Fare and Leeds new-comers This Many [...]
>> Noise pop continues to thrive in Richmond, and scene stand-outs White Laces seem poised for a break-out 2012. The quartet has an ambitious slate of releases in the offing, the first of which is a cracking split single with sometimes-tourmates Arches , who operate out of our beloved Philadelphia. Richmond-based label Worthless Junk is taking orders now for "Dissolve Into Color" b/w "Late Last Night" right here . While the official release date is Jan. 24 (a certain blogger's birthday...), you can hear White Laces ' A-side via the Soundcloud embed below and watch [...]
Allo Darlin' have announced a tour of the UK for next month. Tickets are on sale now. Their new single 'Capricornia' (stream it below) will be out on the 1st of February on Fortuna Pop, with a new album on its way soon. Monday 20th February 2012 - Glasgow Captain's Rest Tuesday 21st February 2012 - Edinburgh Sneaky Pete's Wednesday 22nd February 2012 - Newcastle Star and Shadow Cinema Thursday 23rd February 2012 - Manchester Deaf Institute [...]
A mediados de noviembre, les contamos sobre la llegada del nuevo disco de los adorables escoceses Allo Darlin' . Capricornia es el nombre de su nueva canción, que formará parte de su segundo disco de estudio, Europe . El segundo LP de la banda será editado el próximo 17 de abril a través de Slumberland Records . Para paliar un poco la espera, nos contentamos con Capricornia , [...]
Allo Darlin' have released the single, "Capricornia", as a prelude to their upcoming sophomore release, Europe , being released April 17th through Slumberland Records. "Capricornia", in addition to appearing on Europe , will be released on a 7" through Slumberland Records on March 6th. Check out the new single after the jump. Read more » http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping
Allo Darlin and The Wave Pictures are joining forces for a 2012 US tour starting at New York's Mercury Lounge on April 24th. The tour comes in support of new releases from both bands: Allo Darlin's latest LP Europe drops April 17th while The Wave Pictures are set to release Long Black Cars in March. Allo Darlin is currently touring the UK and have just released their latest single 'Capricornia,' a lush surf rock ditty with tambourine jangles and sparks of sweet vocal harmony. Check out 'Capricornia' here: [...]
by Bill Pearis Allo Darlin' An exciting double bill for indiepop fans in coming this spring: UK groups Allo Darlin' and The Wave Pictures are going on a US tour which kicks off at Mercury Lounge on April 24 . Tickets for the NYC show go on sale this Friday (1/6) at noon . The tour which winds across North America and back through May (currently ending [...]
I promise to be better at this blogging thing this year. It only seems fitting to start the year with Allo Darlin', without a doubt my favourite band of the last couple of years. Watching them come up from tiny indiepop shows to headlining a packed out Scala has been a lovely thing to watch. The band will release their second album, Europe , in May of this year, and above you'll find one of the songs from it. Tallulah is a reasonably old song, previously released on a Hangover Lounge EP, but [...]
Allo, Darlin' - Will You Please Spend New Year's With Me? Allo, Darlin' - I Wanna Be Sedated (The Ramones Cover) Tweet
Paul Rains One of the criteria - really, the main one - for my year-end list was basically, "how many times did I listen to this record?". Which I think is reasonable. If we were to take out the "must have been released in 20113 stipulation, however, the list would have been rather different - at least to the extent that Allo Darlin's 2010 self-titled debut would have surely made the list. And if I'd assembled a supplementary list of favourite 73 singles of the year, their "Darren"/"Wu-Tang [...]
Allo Darlin' have announced their sophomore album Europe will be released in 2012. Before the album drops, the band will release a 7" of the first single from the album, "Capricornia" through Slumberland Records on April 3rd. Read more » http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping
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