Fol Chen's a weird one. Ignoring the faceless promo shots and lack of an informative bio , the Asthmatic Kitty signees achieve an undeniably pop sound by dropping a strangely cohesive cataclysm of sound. The mystery surrounding the online emergence of the L.A. outfit has since been dispelled following a number of live appearances this year, but I still find myself oddly intrigued by the band's work. Their latest single, "C/U", sounds like Discovery-gone-organic with the fuzz turned down and the soul turned way up. The song is matched with an equally quirky video dripping with [...]
Miike Snow: show bancado pelos fãs acontece dia 20 no Circo Mesmo com toda questão da produção cultural carioca em discussão nos blogs, a agenda dos cariocas vai estar bem tumultuada durante o mês de setembro, incluindo uma boa e diversa seleção de artistas nacionais e, sim, três atrações internacionais. O “calendário” na verdade começou no fim de semana passado, quando a Luísa Maita fez o lançamento do seu primeiro álbum “Lero-Lero” no palco do Teatro Rival, dentro da nova festa do Ronca Ronca. E é também no Teatro Rival [...]
Talvez Tulipa Ruiz não saiba (deve saber), mas dentre os significados da palavra "efêmero", há um, especificamente para os estudos botânicos, em que é chamada efêmera a flor que abre e fenece no mesmo dia. Efêmera também é o nome do primeiro álbum de Tulipa , e talvez haja (deve haver) uma referência no nome do disco à miríade de cantoras na atual cena musical brasileira. São tantas e tantas cantoras surgindo que a música, em geral já bem descartável nesse início de década, fica ainda mais difícil de se manter por [...]
brazilian fusion // urban // bossa At Aurgasm we love warm Brazilian saudade quality in our music (and our drink). Seeing Brazilian CéU live in Seattle a couple of weeks ago only came as reaffirmation. CéU, along Bossa princess Bebel Gilberto and the funkier Cibelle , is a fine contemporary Brazilian artist. We featured CéU back in 2007 with her stunning take on Fela Kuti - Africa meets South America. Since then, the Brazilian songstress released a few EP's, was featured in Starbucks' Hear Music [...]
São sete os novos nomes a anunciados pela organização do FMM de Sines, todos oriundos do continente americano. A saber: La 33; 34 Puñaladas; Céu; Novalima; Las Rubias del Norte; Grupo Fantasma e Forro in the Dark. O “programa latino” do FMM 2010 começa ainda em Porto Covo, no dia 24 de Julho, com a actuação de La 33 (Colômbia), uma das mais interessantes orquestras de salsa da actualidade. Formada em 2002, em Bogotá, La 33 grava o primeiro disco, homónimo, em 2005, tornando-se a sua versão salsa do tema da Pantera Cor-de-Rosa, de Henry Mancini, um êxito [...]
I'm pretty sure a lot of people have caught onto this show. It's probably one of the perfect examples of life here in NYC. It's been tough for everyone in this country ever since the recession. Everyone is trying their best to chase after that buck. Anyway, these are a couple of the standout tracks in my opinion that were featured on the show. With the theme song being the most symbolic of life in this concrete jungle. "I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need, hey hey!" [...]
Sambassadeur - " Stranded " (mp3) on Labrador Céu - " Grains de Beaute " (mp3) Wild Palms - " Human Behaviour (Bjork Cover) " (mp3) Beaters - " Fishage " (mp3) from Fishage b/w Obamanation 73 on ( Single Screen Records ) Strait Laces - " Where the Wolf Roam from Belfast Music
Valentine season is coming up, and now thanks to Starbucks, the type of listener who actually purchases CD's from Starbucks has the ideal sort-of-hip soundtrack to mark the occasion. The third edition of Hear Music 's Sweetheart series is out today, and features indie covers of love songs ranging from ZZ Top to Kylie Minogue (via Pitchfork ). Some notables: Folk singer/songwriter Jose Gonzalez kicks off the album with a cover of Minogue's "Hand on Your Heart", Mates of State tackle Tom Waits' "Long Way Home", and James Mercer (The Shins fame) and brother [...]
Foto: Caroline Bittencourt Segunda edição do Studio RJ (agora no Teatro Odisséia), retorno da Céu ao Circo Voador e Humaitá Pra Peixe em versão reduzida (também no Circo) sonorizam os bem-mais-que-quarenta-graus dessa meiuca de verão no Rio de Janeiro. Agenda completa, depois do pulo. Studio RJ no Teatro Odiesséia O que: mini-festival chega a sua segunda edição tentando trazer para terras cariocas um pouco do clima da emblemática casa de shows paulista. Quando: [...]
50) "Lungs", Florence And The Machine 49) "Fool's Gold", Fool's Gold 48) "Declaration Of Dependence", Kings Of Convenience 47) "Forest Fortress", Inverness 46) "The Crying Light", Antony & The Johnsons 45) "Years Of Refusal", Morrissey 44) "Wilco (The Album)", Wilco 43) "A Vontade Superstar", Bruno Morais 42) "Begone Dull Care", Junior Boys 41) "In And Out Of Control", The Raveonettes 40) "Seek Magic", Memory Tapes 39) "Sem Nostalgia", Lucas Santtana 38) "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II", Raekwon [...]
50) "Dominos" , The Big Pink 49) "Keep It Goin' Louder" , Major Lazer feat. Nina Sky & Ricky Blaze 48) "Idiot Heart" , Sunset Rubdown 47) "Ecstasy" , jj 46) "Sem Cais" , Caetano Veloso 45) "French Navy" , Camera [...]
Here are 10 of my favorite songs of the year that don’t hail from my favorite albums list. Here’s to a great 2009 and a Happy New 2010! In no particular order: Frog Holler ∞ Control Freak (I Know, I Know) Jenni Muldaur ∞ Dearest Darlin’ Los Straightjackets ∞ Cal-Speed Lewis & Clarke ∞ Petrified Forest Céu ∞ Cangote James Maddock ∞ When The Suns [...]
The bearded wiseman is here! The author of everything pop-culture will be at the Glenn Miller Ballroom on the CU campus tonight to lecture on his new book, " Eating the Dinosaur " (available for purchase here ), and to sign copies to those brave souls that endure the elements this evening.(via Boulder Daily Camera ) If you go What: Chuck Klosterman reading [...]
There was no Late Nite Lounge (LNL) last weekend, so this one is to make up for it. The music of this LNL installment comes entirely from CéU’s second solo album, Vagarosa, which stays true to what we have come to expect from one of Brazil’s hottest contemporary artists. A downtempo ambiance, her exquisite voice, and jazzy arrangements throughout. It’s made for the late nights and drips with sensuality. I included my three favorite songs from Vagarosa. The first one is Cangote, a reggae-influenced track that might remind you a bit of Vanessa da Mata’s Brazilian reggae, though CéU’s fare [...]
Just look at her. Sexy, cool, in control. She took the world by storm in 2007 with her electrifying mix of jazz, electronica, pop, and contemporary Brazilian music. Here in the States her debut album played in Starbucks all across the country, getting her an instant legion of fans. That memorable first album of hers, featuring the cover photo of her peeking at us coyly from behind her bare shoulder, earned her several Grammy nominations, including Best Contemporary World Music Album and a Latin Grammy Nomination for Best New Artist. In between her self-titled debut and her sophomore [...]
The kids up at CU have much to be happy with these days. Their football team has rid themselves of the dwarfed midget aka as CoHawk in favor of the more talented and less vertically challenged, Tyler Hansen. Maybe the Buffs can get a win for their Homecoming concert being played by Tapes 'N Tapes and the Knew. Tapes 'N Tapes-Insistor [mp3] The Knew-Salvazar [mp3] Program Council Presents Tapes 'N Tapes w/ The Knew [...]
♫ CéU - Bubuia As if you didn't already know that Brazilian girls are all kinds of seductive, let me present CéU. The first 1o seconds of "Bubuia" always make me envision a dimly lit room with beaded curtain parting to reveal CéU. As the song continues it totally feels like she is mesmerizing me like Sir Hiss in Robin Hood. The song has that kind of feel, right? Anyway, CéU (pronounced sew ) apparently means "sky" and "heaven" in Portuguese and is in fact one of her middle names. [...]
Ivete Sangalo, Claudia Leitte e Sandy foram algumas das “divas” que cantaram Roberto Carlos (para ele e, ao final, com ele) em recente show tributo aos 50 anos da carreira do Rei. Mais sorte teve Erasmo, que na madrugada de sábado para domingo, no programa Altas Horas, teve ao seu lado a cantora Céu em “ É preciso dar um jeito meu amigo ”, música escrita em parceria com Roberto, que está no ótimo "Carlos, Erasmo", de 1971.
V agarosa. O título do novo trabalho de CéU parece funcionar como uma palavra-chave que descreve não só o tempo que a cantora demorou para lançar seu aguardadíssimo segundo álbum – cerca de 4 anos – mas também o próprio clima e fluência das canções. Dizer, porém, que "Vagarosa" (Six Degrees/Universal) é um disco arrastado, preguiçoso, ou, ao contrário, um disco que transparece um demasiado esforço e cálculo, seria fazer uma injustiça à artista. Aliás, de preguiçosa Céu não tem nada. Além do nascimento de sua primeira filha, nesses quatro anos constam no seu currículo [...]
Brazilian chanteuse Céu recently released her sophomore full-length, Vagarosa, here in the US, but the album was actually recorded in her native São Paulo with the cadre of talented musicians make it their home. The sessions were videotaped, which allowed for some really great behind-the-scenes footage. YOu can check out the making-of the lovely "Cordão [...]
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