While some festivals may be obsessed with netting big names like Arcade Fire and Kanye West, the End of the Road Festival has tapped a beloved indie act who has been on a "hiatus" since early 2009: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah . When we last heard from the Brooklyn-based outfit, they had announced a "long break," only to return three months later to perform a new song on Jimmy Fallon. But that was in 2009, and the band's frontman, Alec Ounsworth, announced a solo project shortly thereafter. [...]
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Hopefully by now you've heard Smother , the third album from Wild Beasts. As with all their records, it feels like it comes out of nowhere. And as always, I have trouble finding reference points to give people when recommending them (Antony? Talking Heads?). That's why I asked the band to talk about some of the albums and songs they listened to while writing and recording it, as well as some of the bands that inspired them when they started. Bassist/vocalist Tom Fleming created this list on behalf of Wild Beasts, though it includes some [...]
Joanna Newsom Have One On Me Released February 23, 2010 (Drag City) Short Notes: The big indie star neither of us get. Lin: C- There is so much hubris on display here that I don't know if I should respect it more or less. First, the inevitable: a triple-disc? Over two hours worth of music? Of all the albums our preliminary 'To Review' list, this was the one I was dreading the most. I do not like [...]
Click Image To Go To The Forums Click To Go To Featured Topic I'ma keep going with the production thang I think, see if I can entice more of you in to the forum through it. So after askin for how people flips sample s, seeing how you personally flip samples (if you do at all) and favourite beats and producers , it only follows naturally that the question ' what's your favourite sample'? is posed and 602Diggler's beaten me too [...]
Here's why I decided to reclaim my glorious WordPress: I was just starting to get good at it when I stopped blogging. Another thing: Upon perusing my iPod, which has a different music selection from my external hard drive, I came across the song "Sharks" by Bear Colony, and it hit my belly in an entirely nostalgic way. I remembered the way that this blog tracked my growth from adolescence to adulthood. Although I am still rather immature, you readers have watched me grow up, have grown up with me, given me support, and I want to give something [...]
MP3: Fleet Foxes - "Grown Ocean" MP3: Fleet Foxes - "Helplessness Blues" MP3: Cave Singers - "Swim Club" MP3: Cave Singers - "Black Leaf" On May 3, Fleet Foxes released their sophomore effort, Helplessness Blues. It's a rich, layered labor of love that finds the band shelving some of its crutches in favor of a [...] Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.
Joanna Newsom has announced a headline date @ the Park this summer. James Vincent McMorrow is among the support acts.
The latest announcement in a series of shows by @The Park is Joanna Newsom , Bert Jansch & James Vincent McMorrow to play under the canvas on Sunday, July 31st. Tickets are priced at €39.20 for standing with limited tiered seating available at €44.20 - they go on sale on Thursday 12th May at 9am from Ticketmaster . @ The Park is a new series of unique summer concerts bringing various exceptional musical line ups to Marlay Park catering for all fans. Each show will take place [...]
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After watching the recently unearthed footage of Arcade Fire playing a house party in 1992 and a 17-year-old Robin Pecknold covering Radiohead and Simon & Garfunkel, I thought it would be fun to collect more early videos of our favorite bands from before we ever heard them. Well, fun for us, maybe not so much for them... Read More...
After watching the recently unearthed footage of Arcade Fire playing a house party in 2002 and a 17-year-old Robin Pecknold covering Radiohead and Simon & Garfunkel, I thought it would be fun to collect more early videos of our favorite bands from before we ever heard them. Well, fun for us, maybe not so much for them... Read More...
Monday Music's the weekly post where SOIWT drops its London-only rule, and goes global: Jamie Woon - Lady Luck (Hudson Mohawke's Schmink Wolf Re-Fix) Whatever your thoughts on Jamie Woon ("James Blake goes to Poundstretcher" / "Woonderful" are the two main tribes. "S'alright" is also popular, as is "Who?"), there's surely no denying that this remake - sorry, re-fix - by Hudson M is shit-hot. It gets you shaking body parts you never knew you had, and generally results in a money-looking sweatpatch. (Sidenote: have you ever seen a Soundcloud [...]
A familiar name on the blogworld is Alex Winston . Not around these parts though, we've not written about this US singer/songwriter before (and not because we were confusing her with Alex Kingston, the curly haired lady from ER, Moll Flanders and most recently, Dr Who). However, we recently fell in love (after a brief courtship/downloading) with the Star Slinger remix of her track 'Sister Wife'. To us it sounds like a Lykke Li track if we found Lykke Li tolerable while a friend described it as 'like The Neptunes remixing Joanna Newsom'. Both descriptions [...]
Nice way to wake up. Here's Joanna Newsom doing a studio cover of the Starlight Girls' song "Gossip." I love her own songs, but this is really delightful. Don't skip this one. MP3: Joanna Newsom - Gossip (Starlight Girls cover) Hear the original and watch its video after the break. Starlight Girls: "Gossip"
The Family Jams es el nombre del nuevo documental del director y músico estadounidense Kevin Barker , cuyo centro es la gira de 2004 Devendra Banhart junto a la cantante Joanna Newsom y a la banda del compositor Andy Cabic , Vetiver . En este sentido, el filme -cuyo título proviene de una frase de 2005 en boca de Banhart- también cuenta con las apariciones de artistas de la talla de: [...]
Every day, MUF offers five (5) daily downloads of free and legal MP3s. We chose these songs for you to discover, download and explore more about the artists behind them. Check back with us daily for fresh mp3s or follow us on Twitter and Facebook or use our RSS feed . (For more information on what our Daily Download is and what they mean to you go here ) Today's Free MP3s For Your Listening Pleasure: 1. The [...]
Joanna Newsom - Go Long Last night, again, you were in my dreams several expendable limbs were at stake you were a prince, spinning rims all sentiments Indian-given and half-baked I was brought in on a palanquin made of the many bodies of beautiful women brought to this place to be examined, swaying on an elephant: a princess of India. We both want the very same thing. We are praying I am the one to save you But you [...]
Folk fans rejoice! End of the Road is back for its sixth year from 2 - 4th September 2011 in the delightful North Dorset. END OF THE ROAD // 2 - 4th September 2011 www.endoftheroadfestival.com Adult weekend (incl. camping): £145 NME proclaims the festival "a throwback to when the music took centre stage rather than merely providing... Read more..
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Some Of It Was True!
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Music Under Fire
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