Porcelain Raft – Put Me to Sleep [mp3] Porcelain Raft – Unless You Speak from Your Heart [mp3] (each from Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekend , out Jan 24 on Secretly Canadian Records ) An eagerly anticipated debut album of elegant electo-pop from Italian Mauro Remiddi. Bursting with snyth, drums, and [...]
Lee Ranaldo "Off the Wall" It's sorta funny that the two guitarists in Sonic Youth spent years pushing at the limits of stylized noise in rock music, but both ended up embracing folk pop when left to their own devices. "Off the Wall," the first track released from Lee Ranaldo's first-ever solo songwriter album - something I have been waiting for since 1995 or so! - is gorgeous, jangly and unambiguously pop, and has a more striking resemblance to the music of, say, the Gin Blossoms, than pretty much anything in the Sonic Youth canon. Well, [...]

El 2012 recién comienza y las buenas noticias también. Una de ellas es la octava edición de el pequeño gran festival, Indie-O Fest . Festival que desde el 2005 reúne a lo mejor de la música independiente, y queda muy claro que este año no es la excepción. Dicen los organizadores: "En esta ocasión, se trata de una curaduría más ecléctica y mutifacética, llena de coloridos musicales provenientes de emocionantes rincones de la escena independiente". Destaca la participación de 2 ex integrantes de Sonic Youth , [...]
Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads.... Cloud Nothings - No Sentiment Cheerleader - Do What You Want Butterflies on Strings - What did John Stuart Mill say again? Blood Ceremony - Children of the Future Church Of Misery - Megalomania (Herbert Mullin) / I, Motherfucker (Ted Bundy) Wavves – Hybrid Moments (Misfits cover) This Is The Now - I Wish I Was A Banker / Famous For Nothing Lee Ranaldo – Off The Wall Ezra Furman – Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Now, [...]

Matador Records anunció hace un par de semanas que el 20 de Marzo publicarán el nuevo disco de Lee Ranaldo; 'Between The Times & The Tides' y ahora han liberado el track de nombre "Off The Wall" que puede ser descargado desde el Matablog.

For the occasion of Monday, which is typically no occasion at all, Lee Ranaldo offers up "Off The Wall" . This is the first song from the upcoming album Between The Times And The Tides , set for release on March 20 and available for pre-order .

Ya les habíamos contado que Lee Ranaldo, guitarrista de Sonic Youth, se encuentra preparando Between the times and the tides , trabajo solista que verá la luz vía Matador Records el 20 de marzo. Ranaldo alista su debut en solitario que cuenta con la participación del también Sonic Youth Steve Shelley, Jim O'Rourke y Nels Cline de Wilco, entre otros. Mientras, ha compartido con el mundo el primer adelanto del disco, la recientemente estrenada "Off the wall", que puedes escuchar a continuación y descargar desde el sitio de Matador . [...]
Como habitual, fica por cá o resumo do que de mais importante se passou na minha página alternativa do Facebook. A semana começou por apresentar um novo single dos Fanfarlo, "Shiny Things", seguido de um novo tema, "Simple Song", que marca o avanço do novo e tão aguardado álbum dos The Shins, 'Port of Morrow' (ver texto). Outro momento alto da semana foi patrocinado pelos Bear In Heaven

Download the first single from the Sonic Youth co-founder's upcoming Between the Times & the Tides .
First taste from Lee Ranaldo's upcoming solo full-length, Between The Times And Tides, out March 2oth via Matador Records. More Ranaldo news/etc over on his the Sonic Youth page (keep an eye out for 2012 tour dates). MP3: Lee Ranaldo :: Off The Wall

While the future of Sonic Youth still remains uncertain, its members seem determined to stay active with other projects. Leader Thurston Moore released Demolished Thoughts last year and now Lee Ranaldo, who is known for playing second string (or maybe even third string) in Sonic Youth will release a solo album this March. Although by no means his first, Between The Times and the Tides could be the one that shows Lee as a truly talented songwriter in his own right if "Off The Wall" is anything to go by. The song sounds like Sonic [...]

A word on naming your songs: Generally speaking, a song title like "Off The Wall" (or "Thriller," for that matter) should be way off-limits for those releasing their first proper "singer-songwriter" album. And generally speaking, those releasing their first proper "singer-songwriter" aren't building off of the Immaculate Credential of a career playing in Sonic Youth! So, dear alt.god Ranaldo, there is space in this world for your "Off The Wall," and a beautiful original called "Like A Rolling Stone" too, if you have one in you. Whatever! Moving forward, if we can distill this into some sort of a formula, [...]

MP3 : Off the Wall Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo has a solo album coming out on March 20 via Matador Records. Tour dates coming soon. Thurston Moore's solo album was my favorite of 2011. Will Lee make it onto my 2012 list? If this first song is any indication of the whole album, the magic Oasis-brand eightball says DEFINITELY MAYBE.

Lee Ranaldo - Off the Wall

Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo will release his first song-based solo album, Between the Times & the Tides , on March 20th via Matador Records. "Off The Wall" is our first taste, and you can stream it below (via Matablog .) For the album, Ranaldo collaborated with current Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, former Sonic Youth drummer Bob Bert, Wilco's Nels Cline, Jim O'Rourke, Irwin Menkin, Alan Licht, and John Medeski. Lee Ranaldo - "Off The Wall"

Se em 2011 foi Thurston Moore que nos impressionou com um excelente disco solo, parece que em 2012 a vez será de outro membro do Sonic Youth , o guitarrista Lee Ranaldo , que lança pela sempre presente Matador Records o álbum Between the times and the tides no dia 20 de março. Já conhecíamos, em versões ao vivo , as faixas Angles e XTina as I Knew Her , e agora, via Matablog , temos a primeira faixa de estúdio retirada do aguardado disco: a adorável Off [...]

On January 14th, Matador Records and its subsidiary True Panther Sounds will release an 11-track vinyl-only sampler entitled Intended Play . Pressed on cherry red vinyl, the collection includes new and unreleased music from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, Perfume Genius, Ceremony, and Tanlines, as well as previously released tracks from Fucked Up, Girls, Cold Cave, and Kurt Vile. As per above, it also comes wrapped in a pretty bad ass cover. Here's the best part though: the thing costs only $1.98. Pre-orders are now ongoing at Matador's web store . Intended [...]

[photo courtesy of Bryan Bruchman and brooklynvegan ] Its the season for giving, and virtually every year Yo La Tengo gives Hanukkah presents to its fans. The eight annual Maxwell's shows are a time for surprise openers, special guests, rare songs, and unique covers. But this year is special for another reason entirely. Following a serious and recent health scare for Ira Kaplan, there was a potential that the shows would need to be cancelled. But Ira vowed to play all eight shows, and after a medical clearance the [...]

Yo La Tengo Hanukkah @ Maxwell's 12/22/2011 (via TheRealYLT ) The Lee Ranaldo Band and comedian Ted Alexandro opened the third night of Hanukkah for Yo La Tengo at Maxwell's. Lee, Steve Shelley , and Alan Licht , who is also in Lee's band, joined Yo La Tengo for a number of songs in the latter half of their set, including a cover of Sonic Youth's "Mote," which Lee sings lead on. In the encore, Yo La Tengo covered John Cale's "Andalucia" and [...]
Esce il 20 marzo 2012 il nono album solista di Lee Ranaldo intitolato " Between The Times & The Tides ". Il chitarrista dei Sonic Youth si avvale di una cerchia di collaboratori d'eccezione quali Nels Cline (Wilco), Alan Licht , John Medeski , il bassista Irwin Menken e il batterista dei SY Steve Shelley . Con il futuro incerto della band in seguito alla separazione di Thruston Moore e Kim Gordon , Ranaldo ha scelto di concentrarsi su questo progetto personale, prodotto dalla Matador Records , [...]