
The new Four Tet LP came out today, its a pretty massive album to come out for a January release which is usually a slow month to put out albums. I tried to describe the opening song to the album as its like an organic cover by The Field of Sally Shapiro if she was fronting a Dream Pop group instead of doing Disco. Here's a preview/leaked single of the upcoming Caribou LP that's coming out in March, Dan Snaith is sounding like Erlend Oye here in sections, [...]
Here's a sweet little video of the two performing the song live above a house terrace in LA. The announcement has been made of a co-headlining tour with El Perro Del Mar and Taken By Trees . Ms. Assbring seems to never tour anywhere remotely close to me, so the list of dates is a bit disappointing. One of these days, though! It shall happen! Tour dates can be seen here . MP3: El Perro Del Mar [...]
Sweden's El Perro Del Mar performs a stripped down version of her 2009 jam "Change of Heart" (one of our favorites of last year), with help on vocals and percussion coming from sometime-collaborator-on-thing s-like-these, the lovely Lykke Li. Shot recently on a rooftop terrace in L.A.: El Perro Del Mar will co-headline a U.S. tour next month with her friend/fellow Swede Taken By Trees. Check... click through for more...
Sweden's El Perro Del Mar performs a stripped down version of her 2009 jam "Change of Heart" (one of our favorites of last year), with help on vocals and percussion coming from sometime-collaborator-on-thing s-like-these, the lovely Lykke Li. Shot recently on a rooftop terrace in L.A.: El Perro Del Mar will co-headline a U.S. tour next month with her friend/fellow Swede Taken By Trees. Check... click through for more...

NOTE: I didn't include singles for 2010 albums like "Cousins" and "Norway" because in my mind they are 2010 songs. So that's why they are not in the list. Also, I considered Local Natives a 2009 release since I was following them since last year and heard their album via the UK release. Similarly, that is why an album like the Rural Alberta Advantage has no songs on here. Because I included them in my list last year! Without further a do, here are my favorite (or the best!) songs of 2009 in my mind! : [...]

NOTE: I didn't include singles for 2010 albums like "Cousins" and "Norway" because in my mind they are 2010 songs. So that's why they are not in the list. Also, I considered Local Natives a 2009 release since I was following them since last year and heard their album via the UK release. Similarly, that is why an album like the Rural Alberta Advantage has no songs on here. Because I included them in my list last year! 100 . John Frusciante – Song To The Siren - The (newly) ex-Red Hot [...]
Please leave a comment to vote! Click here! Veuillez laisser un commentaire pour voter ! Cliquez ici ! Après le meilleur album , la meilleure chanson , le meilleur EP et le meilleur concert , les INIWATA Awards s'achèvent comme d'habitude avec le vote de l'Indie Girl de l'année, le prix spécial du public. Qui vous a fait craqué en 2009 ? Je demande donc à chaque visiteur de jouer le jeu et de voter pour sa préférée en laissant un commentaire ! Le visiteur [...]

DOWNLOAD: Anna Ternheim - You Mean Nothing To Me Anymore (live) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: El Perro Del Mar - Change of Heart (Rakamonie Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Taken By Trees - Watch The Waves (MP3) Anna Ternheim @ Bowery Ballroom in October 2009 ( more by Toby Tenenbaum ) El Perro del Mar will be joined on her previously-announced February dates by fellow Swede and singer Anna [...]

As I said previously in my list of top Seattle albums of the year , my favorite three records came out of Seattle this year. Because of that, this list begins at number four. Judging from the number of contenders I cut from this list, it was a pretty good year for the album. They may not be selling like they use to, but more people are making them than ever before. Here's to a year in which it was truly a task to keep up. [...]

The Bell House Upcoming Shows 2010 Talent buyer Jack McFadden continues to keep up the excellent work at The Bell House and Union Hall as the upcoming concert calendars at both venues look strong as we head into 2010. Recently announced shows at The Bell House include: Beth Orton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Field Music, Atlas Sound, Zee Avi, David Byrne (lecture), Gordon Gano, Vetiver, Tinariwen, Fool's Gold, tUnE-YaRdS and Agnostic Front (just to name a few). Some [...]

I attempted to hold off on posting some sort of high ranking list of 2009 due to the fact we have read all sorts created over the past couple of weeks covering all we need to some up the year and decade that was, plus the songs I would pile together would just be a repeat of what I have already posted over the past couple of months. But anyway the list I will share with you is something I dragged together from the most played count and also a hand full from various genres that have sprung up this [...]
Taken By Trees - Too Young (TTA remix) Dagens låt blir en fantastisk remix gjord av TTA på Taken By Trees-låten Too Young . Jag misstänker att en del kan ha missat denna!

On my last Monday in London (for the time being), I had a very spiritual experience. I went to see Taken by Trees at the Relentless Garage , and was treated to an absolutely amazing show. Out of Sweden, this is an artist that is highly influenced by Middle Eastern music. There is a very logical reason for this, however. Her most recent album, East of Eden , was recorded in Pakistan, allowing her to experience the harsh realities of life in the Middle East first hand. In [...]
Vuosi 2009 oli musiikin suhteen kaiken kaikkiaan laadukas. Parhaiden tuotosten listaamisessa ei ollut ongelmana sopivien ehdokkaiden löytäminen, vaan pikemminkin maratonikatsauksen välttäminen runsaan tarjonnan vuoksi. Listalle valikoitui lopulta monta loistavaa, miltei täydellistä suoritusta (mm. Animal Collective, Bill Callahan, Dirty Projectors, Fever Ray, Grizzly Bear, St. Vincent) sekä kasapäin tasokkaita julkaisuja, joita voi varauksetta suositella, mikäli niihin ei ole jo perehtynyt. Listalta oli pakko pudottaa monta hyvääkin levyä (mm. Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Careeer, Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Memory Tapes: Seek Magic, Sister Flo: Au), joihin ei syystä tai toisesta tullut riittävästi perehdyttyä tai joista ei ehtinyt muodostunut riittävän tarkkaa [...]
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Best Coast - When I'm With You Beach Fossils - Time WEAVE! - Don't mess with a bitch (when she's trying to get her fix) WEAVE! - (both from a new unreleased album) + (featured artist of the week) Slim Gaillard - F**K Off (Dirty Rooster) Fool's Gold - Surprise Gold Hula Hoop - Call Off Bouncing Souls - Big Eyes Pizza! - Repress Yourself Miike Snow - Animal (Mark Ronson cover) Evan Voytas - I Have A Dream In My [...]

Photo/illustration by David Greenwald Share All due apologies to Animal Collective, Mandy Moore really brought it in the singles department this year. My top 51 pretty young white people playing guitar and singing earnestly after the jump. (Note: Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA" not included.) Download All Songs : ZIP 1. Karen O and the Kids - "Worried Shoes" (Daniel Johnston cover): mp3 A beautifully written song finally gets the performance [...]
Well, well, well. As if the winter blues seemed like they'd begin to grow with each passing hour, Gothenburg, Sweden indie sensation El Perro Del Mar offers a ray of sunshine right in the middle of it. Clicking alive on her mini-album, this year's Love Is Not Pop, and the lead single "Change of Heart." El Perro Del Mar aka Sarah Assbring, offers a temporary winter relief in the result of a 13-date North American tour starting on none other than Valentine's Day in what we dub "the Tens." [...]

Last week we premiered the first tune off the new Dinosaur Feathers album "Vendela Vida", so that pretty much tipped you to what Dinosaur Feathers have spent the last few months working on! Their debut full length, Fantasy Memorial , will be available in March and will probably wind up on a few of these lists next year. The band also released the second best EP of the year in the past 12-months and have spent a good deal of time wowing us around town with their busy live schedule. Amazingly with all [...]