You can call NewVillager a pair of weird dudes but you can't say they don't have an artistic vision. First there was that video for smashing single "Rich Doors" where weird was their five o'clock shadow. Then there was the next installment, an equally creepy and colorful video for "LightHouse" where weird was the scratchy stubble on their jawline. Now they've premiered another video on Hive for new track "ShotBigHorixon" that's catapulted their weird into lumberjack beard category. The video continues the band's obsession with "mythology, game, and game [...]
John Vettese On a breezy hilltop in the Catskill Mountains this weekend, one of The Key’s favorite Philly artists unveiled the next step in its ongoing evolution. Strand of Oaks is no longer solely Timothy Showalter. It’s now a three-piece, rounded out by Joe Lazas on guitar and Deven Craige on bass. Both were recruited from recently-retired electropop / psych outfit Golden Ages, and they brought a loose, lush sensibility to the Oaks live show, occasionally adding ambiance that formerly came from one of Showalter’s samplers, more often doubling up what the man [...]
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Lightspeed Champion’s Dev Hynes takes on wild NewVillager song ‘Lighthouse.’
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 To start, NewVillager is a group. From there, you can call them what you want - a band, an artist collective, a tribe built on mythos. The truth is, despite being quite open about their work and identity, I find this group every bit as mysterious as the NewVillager term itself. What I do know is this - the core duo of this group that are Ben Bromley and Ross Simonini have brought about a creative force to be reckoned with, and surely such ruckus will [...]
Blood Orange’s take on NewVillager's "Lighthouse" proves the old saying that sometimes less is more. Blood Orange's version maintains a ghost of the art collective's highly-orchestrated original, gilding it with a wailing guitar solo and ... read more
Parece que hoy es el día de los covers, ahora toca este que le hace Blood Orange a la gran rola de NewVillager “LightHouse”. Sin duda Blood Orange es uno de los proyectos que han estado haciendo las cosas bien este año. ♩ Blood Orange - LightHouse (NewVillager Cover)
Coast to coast collaboration! NewVillager is a band and art collective from San Francisco and New York founded by Ben Bromley and Ross Simonini. NewVillager makes music, drawings, animations, performances, films, lectures, books and writings. The band uses these various mediums to translate into an experience what they refer to as the NewVillager mythology . Unique sound. Unique idea. I’m really diggin these two tracks. Their debut album is set to release in August. New Villager - “Rich Doors ” New Villager - “LightHouse” [...]
For the past 13 years, the Truck Festival has been the UK’s low-key alternative to conglomerates like Glastonbury, and with the United State’s own festival scene close to reaching over saturation , the American version of Truck seeks to do the same. The second installment of Truck America is being held from September 9-11 at the Big Indian campground just two-and-half-hours north of New York City, and the lineup for this year’s shindig looks quite different from most other major U.S. fests. Headlining the festivities are The [...]
YOU MAD? I don’t know when it officially started happening but remixes of Indie songs have become a “thing” that people “do” and they are all up on the internet. As we have addressed in the past, RAC and Star Slinger are DJs that always shine in their remixes of Indie tunes. The other day I was looking through some playlists I’ve made in the past few months and noticed an abundance of great remixes done by some other DJs that I figured I could share. Within the mini collection of [...]
In an effort to celebrate our wonderful country whilst cleaning out our inbox, we’d like to share some tracks that we either wrongfully neglected or simply forgot to give to you. So to rectify this and simultaneously give you a soundtrack to blow things up with, here’s a small mix for your holiday! For King [...]
This collection of New York, LA, and San Fransiscan musicians known as NewVillager has been tickling my eardrums all day. Truth be told I JUST DISCOVERED THEM, and upon my first listen my reaction was something like this: iPod Settings > Repeat > Album and on my third time through I'm tellin' you... I'm not [...]
Check out my photos of Okkervil River , Titus Andronicus at The Wiltern over at Stereogum .
Okkervil River, who are touring in support of their latest album I Am Very Far , delighted fans at The Wiltern last night. Titus Andronicus sonically were the perfect choice as support while NewVillager mixed in some visual theatrics to their opening set.
[Birthday greetings today to Jason Mraz and KT Tunstall. Now for the daily dose ...] Top picks on the first of many busy Thursdays the rest of the summer: ► One national magazine calls Will Sheff "Dylan for the Facebook generation." Don't know about that, but his band Okkervil River has made another fine album, "I Am Very Far," and the band hits the Wiltern tonight, with Titus Andronicus and NewVillager opening. ► Alison Krauss & Union Station [...]
Around town tonight: ► Panic! at the Disco , Fun and Funeral Party play to a sold-out Wiltern. Love it when pop-punk bands bust out the strings. ► Strong local bill at the Satellite, where Manhattan Murder Mystery is joined by Death to Anders and George Glass . ► Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel, aka Two Gallants , are back together again after two years of working on solo projects; they bring their compelling folk-rock to the Echo. ► Ex-Bitter:Sweet vocalist [...]
If you are in the Los Angeles area tonight, you won't want to miss It's A School Night, tonight at Bardot. Featured will be IAMSOUND art collective, NewVillager , wrapping up their six day art show with a final performance. Joining them will be Leslands and Ximena Sariñana, with DJ sets throughout the night from Franki Chan and DJ Cam. School may be over for many, and the Summer is about to kick it into full swing, so come out and celebrate with us tonight. RSVP . [...]
Fresh from its performance at Make Music Pasadena, SF/NYC's art pop stars NewVillager will continue its rare LA appearances through June 20-23, culminating with a performance at The Wiltern supporting Okkervil River and Titus Andronicus. NewVillager is too big for one city or genre. The project of multi-media artists Ben Bromley and Ross Simonini, NewVillager is an attempt to illustrate and understand the process of change. The duo's mythology is documented within its pop music, symbols, drawings, photographs, film and installations . Read more from the Deli's [...]
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