The day is brighter than the last few and the sun is just biding its time behind a cloud. It's expected a bit later. It's a long sleeve day which I found out when I investigated Gracie's intruder bark. She was standing on the rail by the deck stairs, and the hair on her back was raised from her neck to her tail, never a good sign. I looked but saw nothing. It must have been the rabbit which just stands and stares at the dog. While Gracie was standing on the rail, I noticed the border along the side [...]
The Cast of Cheers – 'Animals' (from Family , out June 18 th on Rough Trade ) Intricate and bouncy indie pop from Dublin. This track vibes with an insouciant take on the meaning of life & love – if the forthcoming album has more gems like this, it could easily make some indie rock critics' top 20 lists. Yards – '1' Expansive and evolving instrumental post-rock built on dreamy piano riff – side project [...]
Washington DC - I have nothing but positive things to say about Tune Yards ' show on October 8, 2011 at the Black Cat. Her asymmetrical mullet: awesome. Her back-up saxophonists: stars. Her face paint: great. Her banter: hilarious. Her songs: phenomenal. The show started with Pat Jordache , a nice band, but not a show-stopper. Honestly, the most intriguing part of their act was the drummer's apparel: a wife beater and a pair of uber short boxer shorts. Whatever does it for you, Dude. Don't get dressed for us. [...]
I've never seen tUnE-YarDs live, but many people speak highly of her performance. Most being entranced by how she builds her unique sound through a series of delay pedals/samplers, etc (take a... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Of all the wonderful songs on Tune-Yards' sophomore album w h o k i l l, "Gangsta" might be the most chaotic. From Merrill Garbus' siren-like vocal beginning to all the ragged saxophone playing and crazy-abrupt tempo shifts, the song is a study in how to aurally assault a listener in a totally awesome way. [...]
Watch Merrill Garbus (tuneyards) in the second video from "w h o k i l l". She is heading down under for an Aussie Tour after her fall tour in the US.
Adam Horovitz has created a remix of Tune-Yards' "Gangsta" -- a song from the artist's 2011 album w h o k i l l -- for a remix EP released yesterday. The EP, which includes a remix by Cut Chemist, is available as a digital download at the iTunes store . Tracklist 1. Gangsta 2. Gangsta (Ad Rock Remix) 3. Gangsta (Cut Chemist Remix) 4. Gangsta (Instrumental) 5. Gangsta (Acapella) Listen: [...]
Grande annata per i ritorni al femminile il 2011 – anche se a ben vedere il personaggio in questione non ha poi molto del gentil sesso, sia vocalmente che per quanto concerne il campo estetico. Se non altro non corre il rischio di distrarre il pubblico dall'ascolto della sua musica. Che poi diciamocelo, Merrill Garbus è uno di quei personaggi che non ha proprio bisogno di un corpo mozzafiato o di un viso angelico. Se ne sbatte altamente, dimenando i suoi mustacchi al ritmo ipnotico di "W H O K I L L", seconda opera solista [...]
Here's some great footage from a fan at last weekend's Splendour in the Grass festival from up top the hill overlooking the main stage where headliner Kanye West performed on Saturday night, Day 2 of 3 of the Australian winter music event. Stayed tuned for more from Kanye and Jay-Z from their upcoming Watch the Throne out this month
tUnE-YarDs have announced that they will be heading out on a new tour, and have also scheduled their return to Los Angeles in support of their second album "w h o k i l l". You can see them locally when they take over The Music Box on Wednesday, November 2nd along with Pat Jordache . The entire tour schedule can be seen after the jump below. Tickets to see tUnE-YarDs live at The Music Box will go on sale Saturday, July 23rd at 10am through Ticketmaster for $20 [...]
Well hello there. Busy lil bee-ston lately here in the land of the Sheena. But in we pop to let you know that the main man, Todd Terje , threw down a wicked outdoor set at the Gowanus Grove (c'mon, it's really still The Yard, right?) for the Mister Sunday party. He played a crazy, and expectedly, rad set which included the below song that I have not been able to get out of my [...]
From beat one, the face painted, feather clad Merrill Garbus co-opted the crowd at New York's Pier 54 last night, forming a sort of afro-urban tribe moving wildly below a fat full moon. Sticking largely to tracks from her March release w h o k i l l , Garbus made it apparent that she's far more than one of the many tourists dabbling in the current afro-pop trend. If you only read her bio, it'd be easy to mistake tUnE-yArDs for another quick burning Pitchfork [...]
Merrill Garbus doesn't just wear her heart on her sleeve, as the cliche goes. She holds it in her hand, arm extended, for all the world to be hypnotized by its beating beauty. A gruesome image, to be sure. But one can't help but feel every bit of raw, seething emotion when listening to her [...]
Can you believe we're already half way through 2011? Nope, neither can we. The good thing about hitting this landmark is that we can now make a list of our favourite albums released in the first 6 months of the year, and as you probably already know, we love a good list here at The 405. Below you'll find 25 albums (in no particular order) that we love and highly recommend. It's worth noting that a lot of really great albums (The Horrors, Fair Ohs etc) just missed the cut off point for this selection, as [...]
Here is Merrill Garbus' tUnE-yArDs live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic performing her song "Bizness" from the new album W H O K I L L . Check out the album version below. "Bizness" by tUnE-yArDs from W H O K I L L Related posts: tUnE-yArDs - Live In Studio Session on KEXP tUnE-yArDs - W H O K I L L Little Dragon - [...]
Before I got The Wounded Jukebox rolling, I used to make my own lists of favorite songs and albums from every year. Since TWJ didn't exist, what usually ended up happening is that I made mixes for friends with each of my top songs on it, sometimes in different orders just for fun. In those [...]
Greetings from Laurel Canyon! Here in LA we experience something we call "June Gloom." It's a weather pattern actually caused by cool ocean air colliding with with the warm desert sky. The result is foggy June mornings here in the canyon. In reality, many friends here in LA have been "under the weather." There have been ear aches, tonsils taken, hernias removed, car crashes, and fender benders. We've had to say farewell to departed friends, my old friend Mike even lost his dog of many years. Shit that hurts! On Tuesday Spring left us [...]
Keep the Coffee Coming
The Dadada
A Volta
The Panic Manual
Pasta Primavera
The Wounded Jukebox
From Go to Whoa
Nicky Digital {smile}
Mic to Mic
Indie For BUNNIES
Downtown Lobby
Sheena Beaston
Stark Online
The 405
DBF Music
The Vinyl District
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Mr Fogg - Eleven
Crocodiles - Endless Flowers
