Land of Talk - "May You Never" ; For a second there I thought Liz Powell took more then a little away from her time singing with Broken Social Scene. If that opening piano bit had drifted a little further I would have really worried, but luckily the song explodes into the dreamy rock we've come to expect from Land of Talk. This is the first tune off a new EP which we're now pretty excited for. Grade : B Junk Culture - "West Coast" [...]
No need to beg, you can have a week's worth of free and legal MP3s right here, right now, no strings attached, swear. As always, some are EAR FARM favorites, some might be more your bag than ours, all are free (and legal) for you to enjoy... just click the band name for the band's site and the song name for the MP3. Free music....yes, you can haz MP3s Bebel Gilberto : "Chica Chica Boom Chic" D.M. [...]
Gleich noch mal Retromusik, die nun sogar in den 70ern wildert – LAKE , eine Band aus Olympia (Washington), von der ich bis zur Promomail ihrer Plattenfirma noch nie etwas gehört habe. Was schade ist, denn «Don’t give up» , der kostenlose Vorbote ihres neuen Albums «Build a roof» ist echt nett und erinnert, ja, an Fleetwood Mac, gesanglich vielleicht auch an die Carpenters. Das ist zwar nicht unbedingt der Stil, bei dem ich sofort „hurra“ schreie, doch dieser Song spricht mich sehr an. Keine Ahnung, wie der Rest des Albums so klingt, aber falls das [...]
Αρκετούς μήνες περιμένει υπομονετικά η Λίμνη των New Ruins από το Illinois στα ψηφιακά πατάρια της Χειμερινής Ακαδημίας, και απόψε ήρθε επιτέλους η ώρα της. Μελωδικό indie rock με πανταχού παρούσες τις κιθάρες, που συνοδεύονται ιδανικά από τη στιβαρή φωνή του Caleb Means · αν υπάρχει ένα συγκρότημα που θα έπρεπε να αναφέρω για να σας βάλω στο νόημα χωρίς πολλά πολλά λόγια αυτό θα ήταν σαφέστατα οι Interpol [κυρίως στο δεύτερο τραγούδι που παρουσιάζουμε, το As Far As We Know , έτσι.. ως αποζημίωση για την αναμονή..]. Το φετινό, [...]
Coming across like a long-forgotten 60's/ 70's-based treasure one discovers when curiously rummaging through their parents' vinyl collection, Olympia, Washington-birthed act LAKE have spent the past four years slowly winning over fans with an addicting brew of gorgeously constructed unisex vocal interchanges and a hazed-over and charmingly child-like lo-fi twee-pop sound that, when leaving the speakers, seems to instantly dissipate into an air-sweetening mist. And going by the two early leaked previews of their forthcoming third full length Let's Build A Roof , the follow-up to last year's much-acclaimed K [...]
It seems that LAKE may be skipping New York City on their upcoming tour with Karl Blau. Maybe the dates just haven't been scheduled yet (there seems to be a perfect hole right after they play Syracuse to swing by the City). Everything else about the tour makes sense. Blau produced LAKE's Let's Build A Roof , their new album which is out via K Records on October 6. Check out the full list of LAKE and Karl Blau dates after the jump. LAKE tour dates: Dates marked * w/ Karl [...]
Sep 11, 2009, 10:48am
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LAKE - "Don't Give Up" From the forthcoming Let's Build A Roof , out 10/6 on K .
[ download ] K Records act LAKE turned a few heads last fall with the release of their debut album, Oh, The Places We'll Go . A full year will not have elapsed before their second LP, Let's Build A Roof , hits stores on October 6th. This expediency probably has nothing to do with commercial ambition and everything to do with the fact that LAKE is a group of friends who clearly derive a lot of satisfaction from the collaborative and creative processes of making music. [...]
Peddling Across The Lake Land It's been an interesting 3 weeks being out of Chicago. Much has been accomplished, but we miss the city. We love to be down here at the Lake though and riding bike out in the...
by kevin diamond As the heat burns us and boils our insides, we need a run through the sprinklers, or a bucket of ice water over the head to remind us that we're human and we're attached to this earth. The hype filter this week is designed to be that ice cold bath you are looking for. We start with Nude Beach's self-titled single, a slow burn of drum machine bass and snare, and reverb-laden vocals, with a singular guitar line fleshing out the [...]
Either I'm not doing a good job of scheduling my summer or I’m just entirely too busy. For this week’s Radio Dick, you once again find me far away from where I really want to be. James is currently sitting at Lolla watching band after band throw down amazing sets. From what I hear, the rainy Friday night has now subsided and things are back on track for the annual Chicago festival. His incoherent texts that Kings of Leon put on a good set were slightly laughable, but nonetheless, I know he’s out there having a good time. Last we [...]
K-records ensemble, Lake , recently released a new single in support of their forthcoming album, 'Let's Build A Roof', which is due out October 6th. The track 'Madagascar' is so refreshing, especially because you just don't hear this kind of laid-back smooth jazz these days...unless of course you are diggin around your record crate. Take A Listen To: Madagascar by Lake Download: Madagascar (Right click on link and select “Save Target As” in IE or “Save Link As” in Firefox) Lake - Website
The boys and girls of LAKE are kind of growing up. Worry not. They're still the sort of young, energetic pseudo-hippies that play bombastic and psychedelic pop music, but the sound on Let's Build A Roof, out October 6th, is hoping to expand their idealistic tendencies. The new material was forged by the experiences of traveling on the road and the corresponding life lessons that tend to come along for the ride, as well. Working off those themes, the band promises a sound that is both jingly, transcendental, and childlike, only streamlined like never [...]
Tune in today for My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS XMU ! Channel 26 on SIRIUS & channel 43 on XM. The program starts at 12pm EST, last two hours, and is replayed again at Midnight EST! Devendra Banhart - Cristobal Islands - No You Don't Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Janglin The Builders & The Butchers - Golden And Green [...]
photo: munstermind Πανσέληνος σε λίγο. Στο γνωστό νησί δεν έχει αλλάξει τίποτα. Βρωμάω από την κορυφή ως τα νύχια σιτρονέλα. Φέτος με κυνηγούν οι μέλισσες, οι σφήκες και τα παιδιά της γειτονιάς σου. Πουθενά χωρίς αμμωνία και φενιστίλ. Στην παρέα πληροφορικάριοι μιλάνε για τα generics των φαρμάκων και το αντάρτικο του διαδικτύου. Ή θα κάτσεις να τις φας ή θα κηρύξεις αντάρτικο. Ποιος θα επικρατήσει στο τέλος όλοι ξέρουμε, το θέμα είναι αν θα ζούμε ως τότε. Πνευματικά δικαιώματα my foot. Λέω να το κρατήσω το blog ανοιχτό. Ένας νέος εχθρός-ευεργέτη φαίνεται στον ορίζοντα να μας [...]
Next week, Consequence of Sound will hit Chicago for this year's Lollapalooza. What we have in store is still being finalized, but rest assured you'll want to stay tuned. While we're prepping, here's another fabulously awesome edition of our Friday Mixtape. As always, below you'll find the best new mix of singles, remixes, and covers, along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you might just want to check out. Enjoy... and feel free to say "Thanks," "Hello," or anything else that comes to mind if you see us around Grant Park next week. NEW Singles: [...]
Small Black - "Despicable Dogs" ; Music blogs across the country are debating what to call this whole "new" genre of music and I'm totally staying out of the fray. It's another version of the lo-fi movement just a bit happier and sunnier then shit like Times New Viking. That doesn't merit a new name or much else unless there's something substantial to it. This is not one of those songs. It's light, cute, and summery, but not worthy of a whole new genre of music. At least not one so many people should be paying so much [...]
Every Friday we bring you our weekly batch of uploads. Download all the songs that went up the week of 7/27-7/31 right here, right now. You can download the following mp3s individually OR play them all in a row. Click on the artists at the right under Related Downloads to learn more about each band and see similar music suggestions. [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] Play All [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] [ [...]
I'm not really sure what the above diagram is trying to plot out, but I do know there's some sort of Venn Diagram thing going on there where the sweet spot is nothing but FREE DOWNLOADS. And that's what Free Music Fridays are allllll about. So come on and click through the following selection of songs and compilations that have come our way in the past week with zero guilt - all are free, all are legal, and all are ready to be yours. As always, some are EAR FARM favorites, some might be more your bag than ours, all [...]
Glorious Noise
The latest round of good stuff that Pitchfork has given up recently on their Forkcast...
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted
EAR FARM
Coast Is Clear - der Indie-Pop-Blog
Winter Academy
Mixtape Maestro
The End Of Irony
One Track Mind
Avant/Chicago
Quiet Color
Citizen Dick
MUSiC SNiTCH
Consequence Of Sound
My Old Kentucky Blog
Rocks de Milo
betterPropaganda
Cher’s “Woman’s World” is Now on iTunes, Finally
Deer Tick – “The Rock”
White Lies Stream Track From New Album
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