Michael, Dorian and Quentin are from France. Michael, Dorian and Quentin write catchy little electro-pop songs. Michael, Dorian and Quentin have finished their debut LP, Reality Check . Michael, Dorian and Quentin are embarking on their first U.S. tour. Michael, Dorian and Quentin are vulgar, foul-mouthed and perverted. Michael, Dorian and Quentin are The Teenagers . Your mother would not approve of Michael, Dorian and Quentin. You will love them. Reality Check [Early '08] Track Listing: [...]
File this under: It's About Bloody Time. It was back in November 2006 that indie popsters/new wave revivalists The Long Blondes released their confident debut, Someone to Drive You Home [ buy ] . The album's singles, Once and Never Again and Weekend Without Makeup made The Long Blondes 21st Century glam-punk stars. The stylish five piece from Sheffield, England have finally completed their latest [...]
R.E.M.: Silver Bells mp3 Fiona Apple: Frosty The Snowman mp3 The Raveonettes: The Christmas Song mp3 Belle & Sebastian: O, Come, O, Emmanuel mp3 The Polyphonic Spree: Carol the Bells mp3 Bright Eyes: Little Drummer Boy [...]
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Everyone's favorite British/Sri Lankan, dancehall/reggae/hip-hopper M.I.A. is no stranger to adversity. First it was the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka that forced her and her family to leave the war-torn nation of her childhood. Then it was visa issues with the United States Department of Homeland Security . Now, the feisty and outspoken M.I.A. takes on... MTV?!?!?!?! The most recent furor is over the video for her latest ( and my favorite ) single, Paper Planes [ [...]
Perhaps one of the best albums omitted from a lot of year-end lists of 2007 ( probably because it was released all the way back in January ) was Friend & Foe , [ buy ] from Portland indie rockers Menomena . The album has a number of great tracks; Wet and Rusting [ mp3 ] and [...]
Golden [ buy ] is the fantastic debut EP from Bear Hands , Brooklyn's newest indie/alt rockers. The title track features some stylish alt-rock guitar ( think Johnny Marr/Stephen Malkmus ) that, along with lead singer Dylan Rau 's desperate vocals, drives the song from start to finish. The other standout track is Bad Blood , an obvious and boisterous ode to Modest Mouse . The tracks are aggressive and infectious. Expect to hear more from these guys. Golden [...]
Of all the old, cardboard boxes of vinyl that my mother had tucked away in the basement as I was growing up, I vividly remember going back over and over again to the same one: a dusty collection of British Invasion/Merseybeat albums from the mid 60's. I would sit and stare at the record player for hours, watching names like The Zombies , The Animals , The Hollies and, of course, The Beatles swirl under the needle as I devoured every crackling, swooshing melody. The bittersweet and delicate sounds of those Brit-pop godfathers have [...]
Bon Iver a.k.a Justin Vernon a.k.a One of my favorite new bands of 2007 has just added some live dates for early 2008. The much anticipated debut (which has been making the rounds for a few months already), For Emma, Forever Ago , is set to be released 2.19.08 on Jagjaguwar . Bon Iver. Tour Dates: Jan 17 2008 @ TURF CLUB [...]
Early in 2007, Los Angeles electro/alt duo, The Bird and the Bee , released their largely unremarkable, self-titled, debut full-length on Blue Note Records . The highlight of that album was the laid back F*cking Boyfriend [mp3 here ] , a track that could have easily been recorded by either Massive Attack or Frou Frou . Their follow-up EP, "Please Clap Your Hands" contains Polite Dance Song [...]
The Teenagers are bringing their brand of dirty and danceable, French electro-pop to the United States. Check them out @ Mercury Lounge [ buy tix ] [1.30.08], Hiro Ballroom [1.31.08] & Studio B [2.2.08]. Here's the video for Starlett Johansson [ mp3 here ] to hold you over until then.
This is simply a gratuitous addendum to My "Best of" List Strikes Again. 2007 Edition . Here are some more albums that I think deserve a mention as 2007 grinds to a halt. LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver (Capitol) 1970's=Kraftwerk 1980's=New Order 1990's=Depeche Mode 2000's=LCD Soundsystem. [All My Friends mp3 here ] Shout Out Louds: Our Ill Wills ( Merge [...]
This really isn't a "Best of" list as much as it's simply a highly subjective grouping of my favorite and therefore most played albums of 2007 in no particular order. The Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse [ Jagjaguwar ] Fuzzed out, space rock via Quebec. A lavishly produced, psychedelic rock opus with influences as varied as Pink Floyd and The Beach Boys. [ Disaster mp3 ] [...]
Artist: Bodies of Water Album: Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink Label: Secretly Canadian Bodies of Water would probably have been big stars during the West Coast folk-rock psychedelic movement of the 1960's. They probably would've shared the bill with artists like The Byrds , Love and Jefferson Airplane . In 2007, Bodies of Water understandably draw comparisons to The Polyphonic Spree , Arcade Fire [...]
Artist: The Raveonettes Album: Lust, Lust, Lust Label: Vice Records The Raveonettes are hyper-retro, noise pop at it's most beautifully distorted. The Danish duo's third album, Lust, Lust, Lust [U.S. release date: 2.19.08], is intense, aggressive and super sexy. Front to back, this album is kick-ass. Play it loud. For fans of My Bloody Valentine , Sonic Youth , Pixies . Standout tracks: Aly, Walk With Me [...]
I've been listening to Bon Iver a lot ever since the Brooklyn Vegan CMJ Showcase @ Bowery Ballroom (10.16.07). Bon Iver is Justin Vernon, Wisconsinite. The biographical data on Vernon is sparse; so is the music. Sometimes the tracks just speak for themselves. Debut LP For Emma, Forever Ago due "early 2008" on Jagjaguwar Records . For fans of Iron & Wine , Grizzly Bear , Miracle Fortress . "For Emma" [mp3] [...]
Talking Heads. Psycho Killer. Live. '78
It was a cold and nasty night. Fog hid the buildings and mist surrounded me as I waited on line to enter the Speigelworld tent down at the Seaport . And I couldn't have cared less. I was once again about to see Jose Gonzalez . That was until I entered the tent. There are NO restrooms in this thing. No porto-johns/porto-sans/porto-p otties/ whatever you call them. Nothing. You have to walk all the way out back onto Pier 17 and [...]
Artist: Eagle Seagull Track: I'm Sorry But I'm Beginning to Hate Your Face Album: The Year of the How-To Book Label: Paper Garden Records There's been alot of hype about Nebraska band, Eagle Seagull around the old interweb. Some references to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ( OK, whatever ) and some to Arcade Fire ( you've gotta hit me [...]
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Beastie Boys @ McCarren Park Pool [Brklyn] 8.9.07 [Photo Credit: alexistheo ] I'm actually kind of embarrassed to say this but I'd never seen the Beastie Boys live before Thursday night. I know every word of License to Ill [ buy ] and still think that Paul's Boutique [ buy ] is The Great American Rap Album but I still somehow managed to never [...]
Sonic Youth Performs Daydream Nation @ McCarren Park Pool [Brklyn] 7.28.07 (Photo Credit: TomVu) I decided to go to McCarren Pool to see Sonic Youth at the very last minute on Saturday night. [...]
My Big Mouth Strikes Again
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
