Here's what's on our radar from this week's batch of new releases; The Album Leaf; Foward/Return The Album Leaf; Descent Allah-Las; S/T Allah-Las; Busman's Holliday Dinosaur Jr.; Bet On Sky Dinosaur Jr.; Watch The Corners Fine Times; S/T [...]
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A few of my favorite new releases this week, including new stuff from Dinosaur Jr. , Grizzly Bear , Menomena , The Sea and Cake , and more. As always, be sure to check out Largehearted Boy for the rest of this week's new releases. Allah-Las// Allah-Las [...]
Today, Portland experimental pop act Menomena released it's fifth album - and its first since the departure of founding member Brent Knopf. Moms is catchy and uptempo, with snappy drum loops, wistful electronic textures and an overall more playful tone than we heard on their last offering, 20102s Mines. You can listen to the new ... Continue reading
This week finally sees the U.S. release of An Awesome Wave , the awesome debut of Alt-J . We've been playing the U.K. band regularly on KEXP for months, but today you can pick up a copy for yourself. Also topping this week's list of new releases - not quite as long as last week's but still pretty dang long - is the anticipated new album by Grizzly Bear . Our Music Director, Don Yates, calls the Brooklyn band’s fourth album "a little more raw and aggressive than previous releases, giving their latest batch of complex, shape-shifting [...]
Seim and Harris have bounced back from their loss to create Moms, a mature sounding album indicative of where they are now, musically.
Enjoy your Grizzly Bear, Band of Horses, Dinosaur Jr. and all the other stuff you probably already illegally downloaded! The Album Leaf: Forward / Return Allah-Las: Allah-Las Alt-J: An Awesome Wave Aphex Twin: …I Care Because You Do (reissue) [vinyl] Aphex Twin: Richard D. James Album (reissue) [vinyl] The Avett Brothers: The Carpenter [vinyl] Ben Folds Five: [...]
Maybe not the most heralded band in indie rock, Menomena has been one of the most consistently good...and they have a kick ass name too. Barsuk Records, 2012 8.4 / 10.0 It is odd to think of Portland's Menomena as elder statesmen of indie rock. It seems [...]
Thank God It’s Freeloader Friday! Yes, we are still here. No reason for us to leave you, you dear Freeloaders. Now let's see, what do have this week... Why, some great music of course! Did you know that Cymbals Eat Guitars (true story!), that The Raveonettes is (not) your enemy, ...
Menomena downsizes to a two-piece band, but maintains, and in some ways heightens, everything that made them great. Heavy_Is_As_Heavy_Does.mp3 [...]
Despite almost no escape from hot venues and high heat, Portland showed their love for live shows at MusicfestNW.
[A few new cool tunes from upcoming albums...] El Perro del Mar , "Walk On By" — No, it's not a Burt Bacharach/Dionne Warwick, but it's just as smooth with a sensual filter. Swedish pop-songwriter Sarah Assbring, aka El Perro del Mar, will finally release a follow-up to 2009’s “Love Is Not Pop,” and "Walk On By" off of the forthcoming "Pale Fire" (due out Nov. 13 via the Control Group) sure makes all recent teases worth it. [...]
R&B artist Steven A. Clark today releases his awesomely-titled sophomore LP, Fornication Under the Consent of the King , via L&E Media Co./BloodyGround USA. Building on his 2010 debut Stripes , the 11-track effort digs deeper into the crooner's own personal affliction and features a soundtrack drenched in synth. “F.U.C.K. means a lot as far as saying f*ck a lot of things I don’t agree with. But for the most part, it’s f*ck love, f*ck relationships, f*ck some of these girls. It’s a lot of sh*t,” bemoans Clark. “I just got out [...]
Yesterday, Portland's MusicFestNW wrapped up five days of concerts at over a dozen venues throughout the city. Among the acts who performed were Passion Pit, Beirut, Girl Talk, Dinosaur Jr., Flying Lotus, Swans, Fucked Up, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Wild Nothing, Purity Ring, and DIIV. Autumn Andel was on hand to capture the annual fest in photos for us; check out her gallery above.
A lot has happened to Menomena since they released Mines back in 2010. Last year they lost member Brent Knopf amid a flurry of stories about just how much the band members couldn't seem to stand each other (stories they have shot down, by the way) and opted to carry on as a duo. Later this month the band - composed of founding members Justin Harris and Danny Seim - will release Moms , which is not only their most focused effort but also their most deeply personal. I called them up to talk about the genesis [...]
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"I'm nothing if I'm nothing but a Yes man" After a big falling out and the ultimate departure of the band's third member, Menomena is about to release their 5th album supremely titled Moms. Although its subject matter is quite depressing, Pique is a beautiful and intricately layered song. It seems as though the band's remaining members are getting along just fine alone. Be sure to purchase Moms when it is released on September 18th.
BEIRUT, MENOMENA, GARDENS AND VILLA (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th) Read our article on Menomena. MR. JONATHAN TOUBIN, DJ BEYONDADOUBT, DJ COOKY PARKER (Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison) Read our article on Mr. Jonathan Toubin. FUCKED UP, POISON IDEA, SONS OF HUNS, BISON BISON (Dante's, 1 SW 3rd) Toronto punks Fucked Up [...]
all photos by Morgen Schuler ( view set ) Indie-rock veterans Menomena (pronounced like the Sesame Street song ) kicked off our second day of live broadcasts from the Doug Fir Lounge at this year's MFNW . The Portland band originated as Justin Harris, Danny Seim, and Brent Knopf, although Knopf recently left the group to work on his Ramona Falls project. Over the last decade or so, these guys have been rocking drum heavy indie rock grooves with quirky and occasionally ingenius [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. M enomena released a stream of their new song "Pique," off their upcoming album Moms . It's the third released song off the album and anticipation is definitely building. Check out "Pique," another fantastic example of the band's creativity. Menomena Tour Dates: 9/6 - McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR # 9/7 - Musicfest NW - Portland, OR + 9/25 - Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA % 9/26 - Bimbo's 365 Club - [...]
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