Today's Mix/Cover/Live includes The Album Leaf, Murder By Death & Little Boots. The Album Leaf - On A Plain (Nirvana cover) Murder by Death - White Noise (Live)
Spoiler Alert: The chorus of "You vs. Everything" comes back, and when it does it's the greatest moment of the greatest song of the greatest album of the year. In a just world, the song would roll under the credits of dozens of feature-length teen dramedies by the middle of the decade. Or soundtrack montages of the young and the jilted, ditching soul-killing jobs, driving too fast in cars, smashing mailboxes, dreaming big dreams and proceeding with the business of Getting Over It And Getting On With It. In fact, the entirety of Johnny Foreigner 's captivating third LP [...]
Listen to mewithoutYou cover 'In Blood,' Murder By Death cover 'Lounge Act,' and the Album Leaf cover 'On a Plain' off a new Nirvana tribute album.
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Explosions in the Sky, The Album Leaf "M83 - OK Pal" What's so good? M83 produced another colossally epic album, folks. But really, what else could we expect from Anthony Gonzalez, synth-pop guru/brains behind M83? I'll tell you what you can expect: an explosively imaginative 22-song double album that will blow your freakin' mind. [...]
Those crazy kids in The Album Leaf and Sister Crayon have remixed each other. Grab downloads of the remixed tracks for each after the jump. Read more » http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ ping
Hey, who said festival season was over? A certain All Tomorrow's Parties event, the inaugural U.S. I'll Be Your Mirror , just took Asbury Park, New Jersey by storm (sort of literally, but that's okay because it was inside!) and it surely qualifies as a festival. That's right, while every other festival is in its 10th year and booking the same 250 acts as the festival preceding it, ATP just swoops in with an unglamorous but effective idea and declares itself a contender for U.S. festival of the year! At least as far as the [...]
As my musical taste has expanded, I've been trying to hit up some of the slightly more off the beaten path festivals that are out there, having been to many of the mega festivals already. So this year, a few of us decided we were going to head to the Jersey shore, more specifically Asbury Park, to check out one of the much lauded festivals thrown by All Tomorrow's Parties. This would be the inaugural US version of the I'll Be Your Mirror festival and this time it was curated by none other than Portishead and it had [...]
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Though the location has changed , the community feel of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival experience is still intact on New Jersey's Asbury Park boardwalk. Though nothing can match the vibe and quarters of Kutsher's - it was like the set of a B-movie horror flick where all festival attendees and participants boarded together - the US debut of ATP: I'll Be Your Mirror definitely has a lot of things going for it. The main venues, the Convention Center and the Paramount Theatre, showcased a couple of special experiences last night, and it certainly doesn't hurt that the rooms [...]
The Album Leaf is a solo project founded by Jimmy LaValle, whose musical style emulates many of its Sub Pop counterparts. The California-based post-rock band's latest album, 20102s A Chorus Of Storytellers , is a mellow affair that thrives on synth, ambient noise, and occasional acoustic guitar. Each song has a decently long build up and instrumental layering that should intrigue any fan of the post-rock genre; the lyrics, on the other hand, are rarely complicated (lines such as "One day we began/To fly again/And now we start/To fly and then" are pretty much par for the [...]
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Photo credit: Cara Robbins This week of concerts here in New York City is pretty spectacular. Foster The People , Radiohead , The Head and the Heart , Oh Land , and Gardens and Villa are are playing, but unfortunately, the majority of these shows are already sold out. As always, I added a link to a pre-filled out Craigslist search in case there's a steal or two up there. The asking price for both nights of Radiohead are absolutely [...]
As musicians and the media gear up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking Nevermind , Reimagine Music has announced a new tribute album featuring each of the 12 songs from Nevermind plus "About a Girl" from Bleach . Artists performing the covers include Anthony Raneri (of Bayside ), Hawthorne Heights , Maps and Atlases , mewithoutYou , Murder By Death , Story Of The Year and The Album [...]
LOW, BACHELORETTE ( Aladdin Theater , 3017 SE Milwaukie) For the past 18 years Low has provided us with intimate and personal soundtracks to everything from heartbreak to Christmas. The widely influential trio is currently touring in support of C'mon —full-length number nine for the Duluth, Minnesota band—and they are bringing along the lovely, '60s-inspired sounds of Bachelorette . EAC THE ALBUM LEAF, SISTER CRAYON ( Doug Fir , 830 E Burnside) There are very few [...]
Thursday things, and there are plenty: ► Robbers on High Street — the New Yorkers' new album "Hey There Golden Hair" will simply hit you in your pop place — headline the Roxy, with L.A.'s the Allah-Las and the Street & Babe Shadow opening. (Your friendly neighborhood Buzz Bands LA blogger will be DJing the evening.) ► The Horrors rock the El Rey Theatre behind their new album "Skying." The Stepkids [see Monday's post ] open. That's the Horrors' video [...]
We previously posted the schedule for the Midpoint Music Festival , but we cannot yell loud enough about our excitement for this Fest. It is always one of the best of the year and the line-up is, again, amazing!! Just to name a few of our favorites... We can look forward to (in order of appearance): We Are Hex, The Pass, Those Darlins, The Joy Formidable, The Watson Twins, Mates of State, The Seedy Seeds, Xiu Xiu, Okkervil River, Deerhoof, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Starfucker, Toro y [...]
Berlin, Germany is home to the duo Freakish Atlantic. I say that they sound like Ben Gibbard or Oasis, mixed with The Album Leaf and The Shins. They use catchy riffs, awesome xylophone, synths, and smooth introspective vocals, that all come together to form something exciting. On their recently released EP, Siren Songs, they switch [...]
9/28 @ Le Poisson Rouge. Wanna attend with a guest? If so, then leave a comment! A winner (18+) will be randomly chosen on 9/25 @ NOON. Buy tix here. Follow The Album Leaf on Twitter. Purchase The Album Leaf items via Insound. MP3: The Album Leaf - Shine
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Click image to download track Sounds like: Washed Out, The Album Leaf, The Radio Dept., Explosions in the Sky "M83 - Midnight City" What's so good? How did I let a week go without posting this song? "Midnight City" is the first track from M83's forthcoming album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming , which drops October 18 (yes, I know, such a frustratingly long way [...]
The Album Leaf est le projet personnel de Jimmy LaValle dans lequel il compose des musiques tranquilles et belles, empruntes de diverses influences, entre slowcore, post-rock et électronica douce. Après deux albums : "An Orchestrated Rise to Fall" et "One Day I'll Be on Time", le garçon[...]
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M.I.A. - Bad Girls (Official Video)
Give Me All Your Luvin' (Feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj)
Miike Snow - Paddling Out
The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
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