A pretty big release week. No idea why. Metallica is putting their new one out... on Friday. Whatever floats their boat. And the posthumous release from Mitch Hedburg will be awesome. I'll definitely be checking out stuff from Calexico , Fujiya and Miyagi , Woven Hand , Mogwai and Jesu too. And probably Brian Welch album for a good laugh. :: A Static Lullaby , Rattlesnake! (Fearless) :: Aids Wolf [...]
The Donkeys hail from San Diego and walk the musical line between The Byrds & Gram Parsons, Beachwood Sparks & Pavement. They're neo-traditionalists whose debut album Living On The Other Side is out next week on Dead Oceans. Sunny skies, sweet harmonies mixed with elements of classic rock and psychedelia are always groovy with me. Walk Through A Cloud - The Donkeys Nice Train - The Donkeys
So I have recently been introduced to " The Donkeys " who hail from San Diego, California by a good friend in Rosenheim, Germany…figures I have to hear about some good alt-country from some German! All kidding aside, thanks Pip for keeping your eye on the ball! This is not your father's Donkeys from the 60's/70's, but the new breed – wow, that sounds awkward…breeds of donkeys… Well, let's just get back to the music, shall we? The Donkeys bring both the slowed down Americana alongside some mid tempo alt-country. For the un-initiated this may sound [...]
Me and brent will both be out of town this weekend, so there probably won't be many posts. But here is this month's mix for you to enjoy over the weekend. Some of the songs we have posted on already but are just too good to keep off the mix, others are brand spankin' new. As always, if you like what you hear buy the album/EP/etc. Enjoy. DOWNLOAD ENTIRE MIX (.zip) Tracklist and individual MP3 downloads after the jump… [...]
The Donkeys hail from San Diego and walk the musical line between The Byrds & Gram Parsons, Beachwood Sparks & Pavement. They're neo-traditionalists whose debut album Living On The Other Side is out next week on Dead Oceans . Sunny skies, sweet harmonies mixed with elements of classic rock and psychedelia are always groovy with me. Walk Through A Cloud - The Donkeys [...]
Move è il terzo singolo estratto da Donkey l'ultimo album del combo brasiliano che si muove sotto il nome CSS . Io il disco l'ho sentito in questo ultimo periodo, anzi a dir la verità è stato uno degli ascolti più ripetuti in queste ormai finite vacanze, e devo riformulare un po' i giudizi che avevo espresso dopo i primi singoli Rat is Dead e Left Behind . E' vero questo disco è un po' piattino, rispetto soprattutto a Cansei de Ser Sexy uscito due anni fa, ma è un buon disco. Meno synth [...]
Llámenme conservador o cualquier cosa pero para mi Move es la mejor canción de Donkey , el segundo álbum de los brasileños CSS . Este es de los pocos temas que siguieron la misma tendencia electropop de su álbum debut y, no es que me haya quedado estancado con su anterior sonido, pero siento que les salió mal el intento de sonar más punk al estilo The Donnas. De cualquier manera, es de admirarse que trataron de proponer nuevas cosas. Dirigido por Keith Schofield, el videoclip muestra a los integrantes de CSS viajando [...]
T om and Will are back with another dose of new music ( Shoes Are For Work Podcast Episode 4 ) from the last month and a few that we'll see soon! DEATH VESSEL -Block My Eye JEFF HANSON - If Only I Knew JENNIFER O'CONNOR - Here With Me RA RA RIOT - Dying Is Fine LYKKE LI - I'm Good, I'm Gone STEREOLAB - Three Women WALKMEN - In The New Year UGLYSUIT - [...]
SomaCow Media is proud to present SomaCow , brought to you this week by MoveOn.org where you can get free stuff! In this hour, we discussed politics... Which puts me in a bad mood, so I will sing a song to try and get happy once more. Douchebags from Detroit with axes to grind; Slightly hot milfs with right-leaning minds; Old broke-down white men, calling the shots; This is the crap that's pissing me off. [...]
Friday, August 29, 2008 Alright, the wife and I are off to take on the greatest road trip ever. I hope you all have a wonderfully safe and awesome two weeks without me. As a parting gift, I give to you one more snazzy EP, which brings the total of artists shared this week to a whopping 25! Enjoy. BTW, part of our trip includes Bumbershoot, so there's a small chance I may write a tiny review of that. [...]
Don't Miss The Donkeys (San Diego, CA) At The Echo Tonight Remember once upon a time when I actually used to post concert calendars? Yeah what happened to that? Unfortunately due to great demands of my time I decided to discontinue the feature. Still, It's good to know what's going on in your community so I've decided to start a Recommended Show feature. I'll only list the shows worthy of your dollars. For more detailed concert listings I suggest checking out Radio Free Silverlake , Your Set The Scene , [...]
The Donkeys have generously shared yet another MP3 from their forthcoming record Living On The Other Side , out 9/9 on Dead Oceans . The Donkeys - Nice Train ::: Their tour proper kicks off on 9/1 in Oklahoma, and goes for most of the month. They'll be here in NY at Cake Shop on 9/12 (9/11 at Union Pool if you're Brooklynish).
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: David Grubbs : "An Optimist Declines" [mp3] from An Optimist Notes the Dusk (out September 23rd) other David Grubbs posts at Largehearted Boy The Donkeys : "Nice Train" [mp3] from Living on the Other Side (out September 9th) The Donkeys : "Walking Through a Cloud" [mp3] [...]
Reminder- Golden Animals are playing in Los Angeles on Tuesday- and there record will be in stores too. w/ The Donkeys and Victim Vision. Please check club for cost and set times- The Echo Golden Animals on MySapce
Who : The Donkeys from San Diego. What : I was at a wedding last night and even though I was the designated driver, I'm still feeling this morning that we should start things slowly. So sit back, relax and throw on this tune by the Donkeys . A new song from Living On The Other Side (their record soon to be released on Dead Oceans ), enjoy those sweet harmonies reminiscent of The Dead or The Byrds . US tour for [...]
Sunday, August 24, 2008 This week: Holy shit. Times seem like I haven't had a single moment to rest (no, I don't count watching The Wire as rest). Rather than my usual computer-side hibernation with the company of 50 new CD's, I've been buying books for school, starting new jobs, cleaning my home, listening to new music and driving back up to Dallas in a car with no air to get some old pine bookshelves and another load of leftover books (most notably my now archaic but thoroughly extensive Calvin and Hobbes collection). [...]
Where there's a scene, there's usually a band to poke fun at it from the inside. Gallery openings, hipster bars, and cheap fortified wine get the sardonic treatment on the Donkeys ' "Nice Train", from the San Diego quartet's sophomore LP, Living on the Other Side . It's a laid-back track, with haphazardly shuffling cymbals, mellow country-blues guitar leads, and 1950s doo-wop keyboards. Like a hammock-bound Jeffrey Lewis, singer/drummer Sam Sprague narrates with diaristic precision and indie-rock slackness. "We all just need a little time for [...]
Después de que se diera de manera oficial el lanzamiento de Donkey , el nuevo disco de CSS , la banda ya tiene dispuesto el lanzamiento del segundo single, el cual lleva por titulo 'Move' programado para el 8 de septiembre en Reino Unido y el cual contara con remixes de Cut Copy y Frankmusik . Si bien Cut Copy es una banda que tiene un sonido electro-pop muy bien definido ahora les toca remezclar algo de su mismo genero y espero que como en muchos de los casos el [...]
Cover art & photography by Tsuru Inspiration for tea-stain photo by Sunshine Claire Well it's time to say good-bye For the weekend But darling, I promise you this I'll send you all my love, Everyday in a mixtape And seal it with a kiss... Alright my friends... it's time for baby and I to ship out to French-Canuckland a.k.a [...]
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