Yes, this is a little late, but it doesn't really matter anymore. I've made some very slight changes to the list - some songs I lost interest in after a while, some I moved around, but the top thirty have remained the same. 2009 has been a good year for music, perhaps better than its predecessor, but these songs take some beating. I think the best thing to do is to stream the tracks while reading. Or just download them all, whatever's good for you. All the rather lovely artwork for this list is by Anika , who also [...]
Vincent Moon, (real name Mathieu Saura) independent film maker from Paris (Take Away Shows from La Blogotheque, Various artists videos including Bon Iver, Yeasayer,R.E.M., Arcade Fire, Sigur Rós, The National, The Shins, Andrew Bird, Okkervil River, and Beirut has created what we feel here at YATM is the best "acoustic video" and by far the most creative and captivating series of songs on any music video we have seen this year and perhaps ever. This film was the product of various bands who gathered at the SXSW 2009 Festival to perform independently for the label Tapes at [...]
There were a few songs that started out with just Trela, the other 9 members staring dreamily at points on stage and occasionally mouthing along to a line. But just when you started to wonder "Wait, what are these other guys doing here?" you'd hear a tsk tsk tsk on the cymbal or a delicate whine from the violin, and you knew this was about to turn into something big. Then all the sounds would ball up tighter and tighter until they'd explode into a 10-piece sonic rush that made your hair blow back a little bit from your face.
The Physics Of Meaning - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side' can be found on The Queen Is Dead. Visit The Physics Of Meaning on MySpace. Their fabulous sophomore LP is out now. The Physics Of Meaning recently chatted with KEXP. Learn everything that there is to know about TMS [...]
This past Saturday, The Physics of Meaning added a second date to their tour through New York, playing a special, intimate performance at Rockwood Music Hall. We love Rockwood Music Hall, we really do, but Jesus Mary and Joseph, it was hot in there. Standing nearly stock still we were pouring sweat. Despite the hallucinating [...]
I'm fairly overwhelmed by The Antlers' performance at Union Hall last night. It was the release show for their new album Hospice . Luckily for you, the band is allowing free streaming of the entire album here . You should definitely give it a listen (NPR recently said that it's their number one album of 2009 so far). They played Hospice in full last night, and it's a truly stunning effort. The band could easily have gotten weighed down in self-indulgent keyboard/guitar noisescapes. Instead, they balance perfectly between just the [...]
The Physics Of Meaning never cease to amaze me. After last night's gig, I've officially lost count of the grand total number of times I've witnessed the North Carolina based act's highly impressive live show. Fronted by vocalist & violinist, Daniel Hart, The Physics Of Meaning positively soared throughout their forty minute set. The band's [...]
Monday: Maps and Atlases + Pattern Is Movement @ Mercury Lounge 7pm $10 A pairing this sweet normally doesn't happen on a Monday, but today it is and it kicks off a pretty great week of live music here in New York as bands pass through on their way to Austin. Both bands have received a shit ton of press so you should know all about them and their music, and their live shows only go to back all that press up. Maps and Atlases - "Witch" Pattern Is Movement - [...]
by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: The Physics of Meaning - "Why Can't We Fall in Love Forever? (Anything is Possible) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Physics of Meaning - "Aeroplanes and Hurricanes (MP3) The Physics of Meaning will visit Brooklyn's Union Hall on March 5th as part of a winter tour that started in the band's hometown of Chapel Hill, NC, exactly a month before. Also on [...]
So, it's that time of year again. Journalists are booking flights and begging for passes, bands are scrambling for funding and writing modest biographies, and thousands of people go to see some of their favourite bands, and try their hardest to find a new one. I've picked some favourites to see (apart from the obvious bands - I'm assuming nobody needs telling to get to Grizzly Bear's show), including some Irish bands making the trip, like Fight Like Apes - pictured above getting messy at a phenomenal gig from a little over a year ago. Other [...]
Boy, this week was wild! Between Coachella, The Boss, and everything else that has made our lives a bit chaotic, alright, a living hell over the last five days, we bid you a farewell with the latest edition of our Friday Mixtape. Ok, so it's one day late, but can you blame us considering the aforementioned? As always, below you'll find a mix of the week's best new singles, remixes, and covers, along with some mp3s from a few artists who you just might want to check out. NEW Singles: "My Love" [...]
Put aside the fact that the rhythms are the spit of this and that the vibe is a doppelganger for them outta Montreal and you'll really enjoy this epic from Daniel Hart. And what a well-travelled man he turns out to be because as well as propelling the Physics of Meaning Hart also plays a big part in St. Vincent and John Vanderslice's band. Remember to stop tuning out of 'Aeroplanes and
All dates are as follows: 2-5 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight 2-6 Greensboro, NC - Green Bean 2-7 Easley, SC - Steddy's 2-8 Athens, GA - Farm 255 2-9 Tuscaloosa, AL - Egan's 2-10 Baton Rouge, LA - Red Star 2-11 New Orleans, LA - Circle Bar 2-12 Austin, TX - Hole In The Wall 2-13 McAllen, TX - The Incubator 2-14 Dallas, TX - [...]
2008 was a fine year for music. Now that it's over, it's time for ye olde annual top-ten favorite albums list. As in the past, however, I make no claims that any of these albums are "the best." They're just my favorites. That said, I have to say that I listened to things differently this year. I paid much more attention to albums as a whole. I think I expected more out of them. And so the top five picks were easy, much easier than in past years. The second five were not! [...]
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman. ~ Ludwig van Beethoven ~ What is the essence of adept or good music? Is it the mere ability to catch people's attention or has it had to do with the virtuoso style of creating the songs which somehow makes it unique from other pieces? +/- I couldn't answer that. In some ways, music has its own relativity. For almost 500 posts here in Play which 6 months later [...]
Let's face it, Chapel Hill's the Physics of Meaning is pretty radical. Their leader (Daniel Hart) is in John Vanderslice's band, St. Vincent, and contributes to the Polyphonic Spree. He plays classical violin and has quite the talent for arranging. He knows how to rock and also how to roll. He's got approachable indie rock down to a science (I hear the Grays, Deathcab, Aloha, Some by Sea), but between engaging uptempo songs he's quick to remind you and I of the beautiful sounds that come from strings and horns when played in unison. This 12-song LP is [...]
The contrast podcast is starting a new series: the human body. First up for consideration is "the heart" and it's a very good opening subject, I think. Go here to listen and/or download the episode. I found it to be a pretty easy theme, at least at first, as I had 61 songs to choose from after a cursory look through my music library. I narrowed it down to 21 songs pretty quickly, although from there it got [...]
Wilco recently unveiled two new tracks during their performance at the Bridge School Benefit [link] in Mountain View, California. Follow the link to sample the songs [Muzzle of Bees] Captain Obvious...
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