today a track from one of my favorite duos of the year, handsome furs , and features another pretty uncommon chick name. this time, its evangeline. the only person i can think of with this name is evangeline lilly . and she makes me think of another chick name....damn gina! the husband and wife duo just has such a simple method that produces such a great sound. and after seeing them perform live, i can tell that they would be awesome to party with, always a plus. [...]
Here's the Humpday edition of my favorite albums of the decade. Check back Thursday and Friday for the final two installments. Hope you're enjoying it so far. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------- 30. Fleet Foxes / Sun Giant EP (2008) Fleet Foxes' stunning Sub Pop debut does a fairly common thing - it mixes traditional folk sounds with heavenly vocal harmonies and douses them in reverb. But while the method may not be unique, the results are - the album [...]
Afghan Raiders will be performing a special guest DJ set alongside live performances from No Age and Handsome Furs for the Toyota ANTICS / SEMA Kick-off Party on Tuesday, November 3rd, from 9pm-2am, at the Beauty Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada. It's OPEN BAR and FREE w/ RSVP. RSVP HERE: http://uptheantics.com/semapar ty
some inspiring, lighthearted odds and ends here to help get you through yet another jejune tuesday-i-wish-it-were-friday- already. Former Ghosts - Us and Now Handsome Furs - Sing! Captain His Clancyness - Ottawa Backfired Soon (Early) Pygmy Lush - Proud King of the Doomed
Cover Art from Craftin' Outlaws, of course.. Well, unless you are the kinda "reader" who doesn't read the site, who just comes to get the songs and leave then you may not have notice the banner under our title banner for Craftin' Outlaws for the past month or so -- but then again, you aren't reading this part here either, so I could literally say anything right now and you wouldn't even know it, would you! *snicker* Poopyhead! [...]
some montreal electro-rock, a more button-down number from newcomers a second of june, and finally an ironically-poppy fuzz-rocker by one of my favourite acts of '09, crocodiles . We Are Wolves - Dreams Handsome Furs - Radio Kaliningrad A Second of June - Shy Ink Crocodiles - I Wanna Kill
Jonathan Taggart Saying I was a bit award-ed out following last week's Polaris Prize gala would be something of an understatement, so the ceremonies for the Verge XM Awards the following night were largely ignored around these parts. But that doesn't mean the results weren't of interest - okay, Alexisonfire winning album of the year was of zero interest, but the declaration of Vancouver's Dan Mangan as artist of the year certainly drew a double-take. This response had nothing to do with Mangan or [...]
The week ahead, instead of bringing fall weather to southern California, brings a return of scorching temperatures. Yesterday I looked longingly at the beautiful winter squashes that are now appearing at the farmer's market. No way could I turn on the oven for an hour to bake them to melting deliciousness, not even at night. Another week of salads and whatever I can find to cook outside on the barbeque. Maybe these songs will appease the Sun God. Hopefully, I will see It Might Get Loud this weekend. [...]
Facebook There's a good run of albums, there's career consistency and then there's Yo La Tengo . The New Jersey outfit has been turning out full-length gems for almost a quarter-century now, and while some are held in higher regard than others, their consistently high standard has been nothing short of astonishing. And this isn't a case of a band finding a style they excel in and working on variations of that theme, at least not unless you consider "restless creativity and experimentation in the realms of pop music" to be a single theme. [...]
Beach House erken 2010'da yeni kaydını sub pop'tan yayımlayacak. Yapılan yazılı açıklama ise ÅŸöyle In July the band took a break from touring to head to upstate New York to record with Chris Coady at Dreamland Studios in Woodstock. They spent a solid month in solitude writing and recording in the church-converted-to-studio compound. What they emerged with is their greatest work to date! Beach House's third album will be released on Sub Pop (and on Bella Union overseas) in early 2010... MP3: Beach House - [...]
MP3: Cat Power - The Greatest MP3: Grizzly Bear - Knife/Heartbeats [Grizzly Bear vs. The Knife by PARRKA] MP3 : Camera Obscura – French Navy MP3: The RadÄ°o Dept - David MP3: The Mary Onettes - Puzzles [...]
I admit that it's been a while between gigs but what a way to get straight back into it. Montreal's Handsome Furs greeted Sydney last night and what a powerful duo they are. Opening with "Legal Tender", the husband/wife duo of Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry showed no reserve and got straight to business. In between tunes, light banter provided joy for the many in attendance. What was present last night were two equal bodies sharing the one stage and making for one explosive and powerful (nearly intimidating) set. The [...]
Filed under: Exclusive , Between the Notes , Canada Spinner Canada is running an in-depth series on the Canadian indie music scene that's taken the world by storm in recent years. Part I explored the foundation laid in the '80s and '90s while Part II examined this decade's scenes in Toronto and Montreal . Now, Part III looks towards the future. The success of Broken Social Scene , Feist and Arcade Fire may [...]
We were standing in the center of the occupation Caught between the ground and the gray gray sky... Talking Hotel Arbat Blues - Handsome Furs ...and with those seven huge and addictive beats, so begins my favorite track on the newest album from the Handsome Furs - one of my favorite albums of the year. Face Control is unrelenting in its danceability and brilliant in its rock and roll hope, replete with sloppy ragged guitar [...]
We know, we know: this record's been out for almost six months, and we're just so behind in just getting into it now. Well, tell you what kids: here at HAD we transcend that shit. Real music was made to last, and if you stumble on it six months late, guess what? Still good for consumption. As such, we're more than excited to have us some Handsome Furs . We actually first got a taste of the band after The OCMD mentioned the awesomeness of the [...]
On occasion, there is welcomed music news that comes up in my inbox, becomes flagged and all of a sudden, spreading the word about it in a non-invasive, chain mail becomes priority. So when a little email with the subject line " Handsome Furs - Australian Tour Announced" popped up, I almost fell off my chair. Photo: Liam Maloney Long ago when I just finished school and the number of Australian music blogs was less than 6, I stumbled across a little Canadian band [...]
And now for the rest of the list of the top 50 albums of the decade. Click here for numbers 1 - 20 . 21. The National - Alligator (2005) Download The National - "Lit Up".mp3 . [...]
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
Friday Five: Surf Songs
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
The Beach House Theory of 2k10.
