Stars Like Fleas will be releasing their third record, The Ken Burns Effect , June 3rd on the excellent Hometapes label. Björk producer/collaborator Valgeir Sigurðsson enjoyed the early recordings from The Ken Burns Effect so much he invited the band to Iceland to finish the record with him. Stars Like Fleas features (ex) members/contributors of TV on the Radio, Scarlett Johansson's band, The Fiery Furnaces, Beirut, Tall Firs, Celebration, Mercury Rev, The Silent League and additional contributions by Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Sean Lennon, Fantomas). audio: I Was Only Dancing.mp3 [...]

I know what you're thinking, GAWD WHY DON'T YOU JUST BLOG ABOUT SOME MUSIC DUDE!? Ok, Lucky for you I was just about to do exactly that. So raise your hand if you're a fan of Sufjan Stevens. Ok, how about Cat Stevens? Hmmm... Ugly Cassanova? If you have a soft spot for these records like I do or just can't get enough of that Grizzly Bear sound, check Stars Like Fleas out. They're not without resume either, they have all been in or contributed to: TV on the Radio, The Scarlett [...]

Ubi est mea anaticula cumminosa? While I won’t bother going into what the specific tracks sound like, its mostly an ambient sounding half hour mix that moves back and forth between sparse and overwhelming songs. The list was assembled around 3 o clock in the morning after one of those insomniac nights I'm constantly having lately, so today I just might switch to sleeping pills instead of listening to drifting music... I hope I wake up tomorrow. The Wind- up bird - [...]