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Dianna Agron (Quinn from Fox's Glee ) recently shot a video for our friends Thao with the Get Down Stay Down 's song "Body", which debuted exclusively on the Oxfam America website . As Thao explains: "Last winter, Dianna contacted me to see about directing her first music video for my band. I so readily agreed, the internet could not deliver my consent fast enough. We met one day on Skype while I was on tour in Europe and Dianna was on set. "Body" (from the band's latest record Know Better Learn Faster) [...]
Jack White's always reminded me of a pirate character, so it's kind of fitting that our friends at FILTER are throwing a listening party for the new album from The Dead Weather , "Sea Of Cowards" on a Hudson River cruise boat Monday night: RSVP here . Learn how to Tweet to get a free mp3 from the new album here .
I love this double bill! At first they might seem very different, but when you think about it, the echoey trance-like softness of Toro Y Moi and the more earthy, rhythm-driven flourishes of Caribou make a perfect juxtaposition. I saw both bands at the Middle East in Boston the other night and it was a (literally) hot, frenetic, noisy (two drummers for Caribou!), and joyous experience. And there's a lot more of the tour left to come. Check them out on the dates below: May 6th - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East [...]
In advance of the May 18th release date of their new album Infinite Arms , Band of Horses have released this "Making Of" video, which gives a bit on insight into how the new work came together: And get the the album's opener, "Factory" here, gratis:
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their "Bloodletting" album, Concrete Blonde have announced they're reforming and hitting the road with a set list celebrating the album and their career. Released in 1990, Bloodletting spawned the top 20 hit "Joey," as well as alt-radio staples "Tomorrow, Wendy", "Caroline", and "The Sky Is a Poisonous Garden". Lead singer Johnette Napolitano explains how the tour came about: "People started emailing me and calling me up and telling me that it was the twentieth anniversary of Bloodletting, which had "Joey" on it and was a big hit [...]
JJ no.3 actually came out last month, while winter was still lingering here in Boston. But as the sun re-emerges and the air warms with the promise of spring, I find myself listening to the Swedish duo 's third album more or less constantly—right now, their tropical-tinged, sample-inflected hazy pop songs just sound perfectly uplifting. On "Let Go," Elin Kastlander's voice is as gentle as an ocean breeze and as gritty as sand—striking a perfect balance between sweetness and salty melancholy. When she sings, "Let go / let your skin show [...]
Montreal musician/self-titled band Patrick Watson —whose clanking, clattering, crooning, unpredictable Wooden Arms was one of my favorite albums from 2009—are heading out on their first US tour for a long time. Catch Watson and his band at the dates below… but why no Boston, hmm, guys? Don't tell me I'm going to have to go all the way to NYC to get my fix. Patrick Watson - 2010 Tour Dates Apr 21 Rimouski @ Salle Desjardins-Telus Rimouski, Quebec # Apr 22 Sept-Iles @ Salle de Spectacle Jean-Marc Dion Sept-Iles, [...]
The Futureheads ' fourth album, The Chaos, gets a US release on June 1 via Dovecote Records . Here's the first single, a slice of the kind of punky-pop the band is best known for: The Futureheads - "Struck Dumb" mp3 The Futureheads on Myspace The Futureheads Official Website The Futureheads Twitter
I have (and I'm sure you have too) heard Joy Division's "Transmission" covered about a hundred times, but I've never heard it quite like this. Watch Girl In A Coma take on this classic song live at Casbeers in San Antonio, Texas this past January. Girl In A Coma's covers project, "Adventures In Coverland" is out next Tuesday on Joan Jett's Blackheart Records . They're They start a tour with legends The Wedding Present this Sunday night, and continue on the road with Sia through May: [...]
Instead of hunting for eggs or using peeps to recreate 20th-century masterworks , I spent my Easter Sunday at TT the Bear's, having my eardrums vibrated by the fuzz-drenched double bill of Serena-Maneesh and the Depreciation Guild . The latter's forthcoming Spirit Youth has already found a home on my spring playlist, especially songs like "Trace," "My Chariot," and the elated, giddy guitar-swirl of "Dream About Me." Despite a slightly muddy live sound mix that buried Kurt Feldman's soft vocals, the Depreciation Guild played a tight and energetic live set, with [...]
Last night I dreamed about watching the Besnard Lakes perform a live concert in a giant underground cave, stalactites dripping from the ceiling. It's not surprising, I guess, since their towering, cinematic new album The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night has been on repeat in my iPod since its release last month. The album sounds even better (and has a cooler title) than it did when I first heard some of it live last October . Make sure you check out the Besnard Lakes as they embark on an epic tour across [...]
Here's the first video for the first single off Jason Collett's new album, Rat A Tat Tat , which hit stores in March on Arts & Crafts. Collett is in the midst of a six week North American tour with backing band Zeus . "Love Is A Dirty Word" was directed by Peter Lynch, shot in the Rex Hotel in downtown Toronto, and features the guys in Zeus as well as Gentleman Reg , making a guest cameo. Tourdates below. [...]
Less than a year after releasing The Knot , Baltimore's Wye Oak offer My Neighbor / My Creator , a killer 5-track EP. My Neighbor / My Creator is out today via digital download in the Merge store . The EP will be available at all other digital outlets on April 20 and the CD will be in stores on June 8. You can also buy the CD from Wye Oak at their spring tour dates: 03.12.2010 Frederick, MD [...]
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When they stepped onto the stage at Boston's Great Scott last night, Phantogram' s Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter looked remarkably young and fresh-faced, not unlike the college kids who made up the majority of the crowd. For some reason, I expected the duo to be older—maybe just because the assured songs on their debut full-length Eyelid Movies (released just in time for last night's show) seem to reflect the confidence of long experience. Phantogram's sound--which whips together bright, ringing guitars, smooth vocals, and dense, hip-hop-esque beats--sometimes reminds me of vintage Portishead or Bowery [...]
In honor of yesterday's release of the new Beach House album, Teen Dream , thought I'd share the video for my current favorite track, "Silver Soul." Singer Victoria Legrand directed this video, one of several included on a DVD when you buy the album; it features some truly mystical hula hooping in, you guessed it, hues of silver: Download: Beach House - Norway MP3 -- Anna K
Last fall, a friend of mine traveled to Copenhagen with the express purpose of seeing "Tomorrow, in a year," the Knife's opera based on the life of Charles Darwin. (Apparently, it was well worth the journey.) The rest of us fans of the Knife may not be quite as devoted, but we can at least share in the awesomeness on March 1, 2010, when the Knife will release "Tomorrow, in a year" in album form. A collaboration with the artists Mt. Sims and Planningtorock, the opera will also be performed live in select European [...]
The guys in Spoon recently sat down with album-mastering legend Howie Weinberg to chat about the mastering process, and his thoughts on Spoon's new album "Transference". The results are pretty hilarious: Spoon's "Transference" is out January 19th, and can be pre-ordered here . Spoon - "I Turn My Camera On" mp3
OK, so you are sitting around in your post-New Years Eve haze, thinking to yourself, "I love the pop-stylings of Jens Lekman, but I really wish I could hear his songs as played by snotty, loud riff-meisters from Chicago." Well, as fast as you can say "Whoomp there it is", here it is, courtesy of our friends, Team Band : [...]
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