Even though Christmas is looming and the deluge of end-of-year best of lists are starting to appear on the horizon, November still gave us plenty of cracking new tunes to enjoy. Here are our pick of the best of the downloads from November's posts, together with a few newbies to tickle the earbuds too. Dive in. Download Crushed Out – Push Down & Twist mp3 (from Want To Give) Primal surf-garage rock'n'roll. Download Split Screens – Born mp3 (from Split Screens EP) Subtle psychedelia with an expansive feel, dense layers [...]
Jason Lytle is on tour with Band of Horses and prior to setting out, Ben Bridwell sent him a " vocal, drum, guitar " demo that he'd recorded in a hotel in Milan asking if he wanted to " add some whatever ". Jason says he proceeded to " slather sonic goo and build and mix upon it until he suspected the ghost of Townes Van Zandt was starting to get annoyed "… He goes on to say, " its a beautiful song chosen and sung by Ben and I had a great time [...]
I have to start this review by saying that this album came out of nowhere; I had heard of Macklemore back when he was a XXL Freshman , but other than that, my exposure was pretty limited. With the aforementioned being said, this is the perfect album for an introduction into the world of Macklemore. Let's face it, we've all heard the story about overcoming addiction and life obstacles to become a champion; however, no one has done it quite like this. Backed by the prodigal production of Ryan Lewis , Macklemore has created [...]
It was starting to feel like Band of Horses may never actually make it back to Phoenix. Last year, they were scheduled to open for Kings of Leon at Ashley Home Store Pavilion, but that got axed. Then this year, they were scheduled to play downtown Tempe as part of the second installment of the Railroad Revival Tour with Willie Nelson, Jamey Johnson, and actor/musician John C. Reilly, but that fell apart a few weeks prior to the October 26th date. Luckily, Band of Horses wasted no time and promptly booked gigs in the cancelled tour [...]
For those of you who read my post last week about Macklemore, you’ll know that his album The Heist was about to drop. It finally did, and it’s a stellar effort, easily overshadowing a similar attempt by MGK. It sailed to #1 on iTunes album downloads, passing both Mumford & Sons and Jay-Z. Oh, and did I mention he’s independent? In fact, the song “Jimmy Iovine” is all about his decision to not sign with a big label, ending with the line “Rather be a starving artist than succeed at getting fucked”. But instead of making you [...]
There is only one word to describe Macklemore , Real. The man spits from his soul. He owns every word that comes out of his mouth and is truly a non-conformist. Not like a South Park Non-Conformist, who conforms by not conforming. Chew on that for a second.. aand were back. This time he brings in the vocal support of Ben Bridwell of Band Of Horses . This turns out to be the perfect complement. Macklemore has a way of talking about shitty life events and makes them uplifting and inspirational. Then Ben comes [...]
O Band Of Horses surgiu com o lançamento de dois álbuns muito parecidos, Everything All The Time e Cease To Begin (2006 e 2007), e conseguiu emplacar o hit The Funeral . Contudo, a banda se consolidou em 2010, quando pelo selo Columbia Records alcançou o 7 o lugar nas paradas americanas com o álbum Infinite Arms . Para a produção de Mirage Rock , foi escolhido o lendário produtor Glyn Johns (Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Who...) e pela primeira vez um álbum da banda [...]
Mirage Rock cuts out Band of Horses’ expansive reverb and burrows into Ben Bridwell’s southern roots.
Band of Horses -- "A ramshackle crew has something to prove" sings Ben Bridwell in "Knock Knock", the lead track (with telling lyrics) from the eagerly anticipated fourth studio album from Band of Horses and successor to 2010's groundbreaking Infinite Arms ...legendary studio vet Glyn Johns (Eric Clapton, The Who, Led Zeppelin) produced the mostly live-in-the-studio project with minimal overdubs // Release : Mirage Rock (September 18, Columbia) // Sounds like : a veritable hodgepodge of styles and moods that sounds perfectly natural, from speaker-rattling rock n' roll [...]
Okay, we admit it. Towards the end of last year we started to lose a little faith as My Morning Jacket played similar sets at most shows. However, the Spontaneous Curation series in which fans help choose this year's setlists has paid major dividends - and special guests don't hurt either. Last night at Red Rocks MMJ delivered a monster performance that was seen by many of those at home thanks to a AXS.tv broadcast. By the time the marathon three and a half hour show was over, the Louisville based band had welcomed Band of Horses' front [...]
Ben Bridwell and his South Carolina-based group Band of Horses have released their first offering, "Knock Knock." This track and video is off of Band of Horses’ forthcoming album “Mirage Rock,” due out on Sept. 18. The sped up clip below is directed by Christopher Wilson. You can pre-order, "Mirage Rock," here . If you do you get an instant download of "Knock Knock" + a pre-order exclusive track "Ego Nightmare"
Video: Band of Horses on Conan - “Infinite Arms” After what should’ve been a triumphant moment for Band of Horses over the summer — opening up for Kings of Leon at huge venues across the country — fell through , Ben Bridwell and friends have pushed forward in support of their most recent album, Infinite Arms , booking gigs clear through the fall and performing a tour-tested live rendition of the title track on Conan last night. You can watch the take [...]
J Mascis - “Is It Done” (Official Video) While Chad VanGaalen’s abstract animation for J Mascis’ “Not Enough” video was a fine representation of the Dinosaur Jr. frontman’s colorful imagination, Clambake Animation’s new official clip for the Ben Bridwell-featuring Several Shades of Why single “Is It Done” beautifully bridges the gap between Mascis’ enigmatic off-stage persona with his lyrically direct, heartfelt, near-twee tunes. Check out the excellent new video above. Previously: Watch Mascis Cover Edie Brickell
J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr has released his first solo studio record. The record is almost entirely acoustic and is beautifully designed. To me, it's the album that had been kept inside since 1994's "Feel the Pain." It's more raw sharing, but this time, in a bit of peace and quiet. Or if you never realized how much pain and heartache was in all those Dino albums, this one can retrospectively shine a light for you. Several Shades of Why is a collection of ten fragile, contemplative tracks that serve as [...]
Acoustic singer/songwriters are a dime a dozen these days. But how many can also claim to have headed one of the foremost bands of the American grunge movement? The king of guitar noise, J Mascis, has traded in his fuzz pedal for finger picking on a new solo album, “Several Shades of Why,” released in [...]
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J Mascis’ “Not Enough” Video (Directed by Chad VanGaalen) Fellow Sub Pop roster member Chad VanGaalen sends an animated J Mascis on a number of colorful, abstract adventures in the new official video for Several Shades of Why single “Not Enough,” which co-stars Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell on backing vocals. Mascis can do no wrong to me lately, be it the above song/video, the full LP streaming here , or this Edie Brickell cover he’s been playing live.
If you've witnessed recent press shots of Dinosaur Jr. man J. Mascis , his argent locks breezing about a look of sheer content, his first solo stab on Sub Pop isn't the altogether buoyant affair perhaps forecast, as preconceived distortion is hacked back to reveal a delicate voice that cracks and crumbles on the LP's eponymous track. While Mascis may temporarily go it alone, he's far from lonesome as a slew of indie architects feature, from Band of Horses' Ben Bridwell to Matador pioneer Kurt Vile and baroque-popstrels Broken Social Scene's head honcho Kevin Drew, all of whom come [...]
Enjoy thoroughly. Best when back-to-back with last week's tunes . Arcade Fire "Ready To Start" (Acoustic) Live on KROC Studio R Generationals "Greenleaf" from Actor-Caster The Strokes "Under Cover of Darkness" from Under Cover of Darkness The Raveonettes "Forget That You're Young" from Raven In The Grave J Mascis "Is It Done" (feat. Band of Horses' Ben [...]
It's that special time in life where lots of friends are getting married. We could be jaded about that, or we could be happy for these folks - and for the purpose of this week's mix, we'll be effing PUMPED. Katie went to undergrad with Dani and Josh (and roomed with Dani their first year) - now the couple is engaged and planning a sweet wedding (Dani's got an equally sweet blog with Minneapolis/St. Paul Mag where you can read all about it). Here's a mix to help them through the nuts and bolts of making things awesome [...]
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