Noir Désir called it quits, due to "emotional, human and musical differences". You could see this coming from a few miles, after leadsinger Bertrand Cantat was released from prison after his conviction for murder. Heated debates in France after Cantat and his compadres left off where they were forced to quit six years before. Which leaves us with a lot of very good albums, Des visages des figures being the most succesful outside of France. There are quite a few ND-covers ( this one, f.i.), but I'm posting only the Le vent nous portera-versions here, mostly done by [...]
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What the hell is that accent? And that singing style-something between Nick Cave creepy and cabaret . . . Oh, no wonder. Jesca Hoop was a nanny for Tom Waits. It is safe to say that Jesca Hoop's sophomore album is unusual in the extreme-a little Petra Haden, a little Bjork and Kate Bush, a sprinkle of Suzanne Vega, a tad Joni and Tori . . . But also unique. Most definitely unique. Jesca's songs, which she writes herself, are rootsy and folksy and quirky, and incredibly interesting. On The Kingdom, [...]
Covers of (deep breath): Madonna, The Beatles, Jim Carroll, Kings of Leon, Phil Collins, Polaris, Björk, The Smiths, Bruce Springseen, The Dream, Talking Heads, Santo & Johnny, the Allman Brothers, and Eurythmics.
Happy year 5771! Well, for some people at least. And happy almost 2011 for some others! Not only do we have a bunch of new singles, covers, and songs that might become future favorites, but we have a new logo for the Friday Mixtape! We think it's pretty great, just like these tunes. As always, below you'll find a mix of this week's best new singles, remixes, and covers (brought to you by Cover Me ) along with mp3s from some up and comers you just might want to check out. In all, there's over 40 songs [...]
Filles Sourires
Jumble Pusher
Berkeley Place
Cover Me
Consequence Of Sound
Azealia Banks - '1991' [Listen]
THE MASTERSONS — BIRDS FLY SOUTH
