David Byrne & St. Vincent will be the musical guests on "Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS, 10:35pm CST) tonight, playing music from their collaborative album, Love This Giant . The duo were previously scheduled for Letterman on October 30, 2012, the night after Superstorm Sandy hit the east coast. Melissa McCarthy and David Morrissey will also be guests on the show.
By now, most of you have had a chance to ingest the bleh lineup from the good folks over at Goldenvoice. I believe that we're too spoiled and expect the moon every year, that when marginal acts, i.e. Phoenix are put into headlining roles, we tend to kind of freak out. The reason being is that Phoenix belongs on the second line of the bill, not top. At least not yet. They've had ONE really good album, and some aight albums along the way. If they could've put together the Smiths, Rolling Stones, or even a [...]
J Mascis , frontman de Dinosaur Jr . y Dirty Projectors aparecerán este viernes en un nuevo episodio de la tercera temporada de Portlandia , la serie estadounidense protagonizada por Fred Armisen y Carrie Brownstein. Los músicos se suman a la lista de participaciones anteriores que incluye a Eddie Vedder , St. Vincent y Jack White . En esta oportunidad, el sketch [...]
BY JORDAN MAINZER A true Renaissance man. Music video director Hiro Murai has worked with the likes of St. Vincent, Earl Sweatshirt, and David Guetta (yes, David Guetta, making his FP debut). Recently, I spoke with Murai over the phone about his creative process, his inspirations, and why he has a case of musician envy. (This interview originally appeared on my art and design blog, DRA .) Frontier Psychiatrist: Describe your process. To what extent does the artist collaborate with you or have a vision for the [...]
All of the big year end lists are in, but I've decided to take my own whack at the best songs of 2012! I won't bore you with a huge introduction this week. You know what these lists are about. I'm counting down my favorite songs of 2012. It was a strange [...]
Good morning! Hope your week has improved as much as mine has. We have three stellar tracks to share today from St Tropez, Blind Architect, and the new Josh Mease project, Lapland. St Tropez - "In Pictures" Single out now on Bandcamp This San Francisco-based quartet just released my new 'jam'. On their best single to date, St Tropez's "In Pictures" moves from listless melancholy to jubilant explosion. [...]
El pasado 30 de septiembre de 2013, la increíble dupla de músicos que conforman David Byrne y St. Vincent, ofrecieron un concierto en Maryland para NPR, el cual fue grabado para compartir 9 canciones del mismo. Sin duda una de las grandes revelaciones y menciones honoríficas se las llevaron por su disco Love This Giant, [...]
Artwork by Francesca Bonifacio Yesterday, we unveiled your picks for our 2012 Reader's Poll , and today we're continuing our year-end coverage by revealing our Honorable Mentions. 2012 was a great year for music, and it was tough to only choose 31 albums, so we made sure to include some picks that we enjoyed but didn't quite make it on our list . Be sure to come back to the site everyday for the rest of the week to see our Best EPs and Best Songs of 2012, along with our personal picks [...]
Head over to 4AD’s website & download some of their favorite 2012 tracks from artists of their current roster. The sampler includes 10 songs featuring Twin Shadow, SpaceGhostPurrp, Indians, Mark Lanegan Band, Ariel Pink, inc., Efterklang, Daughter, Purity Ring, David Byrne + St. Vincent, & Grimes.
A few weeks ago, some believed that the Mayan Long Count Calendar would represent an end to the human race, with large beastly demigods destroying the planet Earth and its inhabitants. Thankfully, not true. However, what if the end was nigh? Would you have been pleased that the songs of 2012 made you dance with joy before being eaten by Quetzalcoatl? Would you kick rocks and wait impatiently for doom knowing that you would never-ever have to listen to Mumford and Sons one more time? Or would you moon over the albums that you would miss in 2013 as the [...]
St. Vincent @ Chicago's Vic Theatre in May ( more by James Richards IV ) Annie Clark may not have released a St. Vincent record this year, but she did tour quite a bit in support of 2011's Strange Mercy . The one record Annie DID welcome this year was a collaboration with David Byrne , titled Love This Giant . She also toured a bunch [...]
Clif's top ten list for 2012 with twenty others receiving honorable mention: 10. Cat Meat – Cat Meat We previewed Cat Meat’s self-titled debut as a Friday Free Feature on November 9, and it’s been in constant rotation between my iPod and car stereo. A complex, experimental alt. country/folk album that claims influences such as Wilco, Sparklehorse and Califone; the classic psychedelic experimenalist, Captain Beefheart; and the legendary bluesmen Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Willie McTell. When you listen, they’re all there in subtle drips, drabs and dollops. [...]
2012 was a great year for collaborations, and an even better year for surprises. The rising stars of rap, pop, and indie all worked together as we might have expected, but some of the best pairings took place in the form of odd couples. We saw some things we never would have expected, and the year was better off for it. Here are some of our favorite unholy unions of the year. no lie i just finished something with @ psy_oppa and @ 2chainz the mayan calendar predicted this — dıpןo (@diplo) December 4, 2012 [...]
2012...what a year of music. We got new releases from favorites such as Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear and heard new favorites in Father John Misty, Nude Beach, Tanlines, and more. Last year Earbuddy celebrated one year of existence with the best 50 albums of 2011 . However, we've grown since [...]
A couple of weeks back, we took a look at the best books that various Flavorpill staffers had read over the course of the year, and today we're repeating the exercise with albums — we've surveyed our highly trained staff and asked them what the best record they heard in 2012 was. The results, we hope you'll agree, are rather interesting, encompassing everything from Ke$ha and Swans to a hitherto undiscovered fondness for obscure country reissues. Do feel free, of course, to add your voice to the discussion in the comments section! [...]
#35: The Head and the Heart @ Forecastle [Original Post] I'd heard a song or two by Head and the Heart going into their show at Forecastle, but I'll admit that I was really just seeing them because there wasn't a lot of competition for their time slot at Forecastle. But just like what happens [...]
As I looked over my playlists from the year 2012, I have tried to only add the songs that either charge me up or songs that seem to find a way to my heart and soul. Here are my favorites for 2012. I couldn’t possibly rank them, so they are simply listed in the order that they were released. Editor's Note: The majority of the songs are in a playlist at the bottom of the post page. Cloud Nothings - "Stay Useless" This song reminds me of that awkward wonky [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive Amazon Just like our picks for the 50 Best Albums of 2012 , the editors of Spinner and AOL Music put our minds together, tallied our votes, demanded recounts and came up with this list of the best songs of the year. Have a listen to them all below! 50. Lianna La Havas, "Is Your Love Big Enough?" 2012 was [...]
We debated, we disagreed, we came up with our collective best 50 albums of 2012.
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Cause=Time
indieHearts
Kick Kick Snare
Frontier Psychiatrist
Earbuddy
The Dadada
RockandRadio
Listen Before You Buy
Welikeit.indie
Thee Mightee Kittens
BrooklynVegan
Pigeons and Planes
Flavorwire
You Aint No Picasso
1146 miles
Spinner.com
The Owl Mag
MP3: Daft Punk – “Horizons” (RAM Japanese Bonus Track)
Listen to Daft Punk’s “Horizon”, the Japanese bonus track for Random Access Memories
