Andrew Bird has crafted fifteen brand new tracks, and while they may not be for an LP, they are a gorgeous collection of backdrops to the new film Norman . The entire soundtrack went up for stream on Facebook , and you can pre-order the album for its release early in 2012. Bird also mentioned an upcoming tour in the works for next year, and he's been asking his fans on Facebook for advice on where to go. So if you want to see the man, let him know! Until then, [...]
Sauntering out of North London and into our ears is Elena Tonra , otherwise known by her music alias Daughter . Her The Wild Youth EP is coming out November 21 in the U.K., but readers stateside still get a listen at her delicious single, "Home." Stream it below and check out the track list as well, which as previously released single " Love ." Daughter - 'Home' (Taken from 'The Wild Youth' EP) by ohDaughter The Wild Youth [...]
Remember that Bon Iver show we shared with you last week ? Well you can hear part of Justin Vernon's performance with his twelve-piece band now that his cover of Bob Dylan's "With God On Our Side" is circulating the ether. Our very own Alex Lewis had this to say about the Portland performance, with reference to the cover you hear at Twenty Four Bit : They played every song from the new album, half of the first record, and squeezed in a cover of Bob [...]
In the annals of rock history, few bands are more misunderstood than Steely Dan . Their lyrics are strange and complicated, and their chord progressions are closer to Miles Davis than they are to anyone else in the Rock and Hall of Fame. Perhaps this is best illustrated by the fact that the "Steely Dan Chord" is common terminology in jazz circles. Their fusion of rock, jazz, blues and funk has led to a legion of both hard-core fans and critics, and a wider audience of casual listeners most familiar with their handful of radio hits. The band – [...]
Using tilt-shift photography to miniaturize their world, Kids These Days guide you through the smooth, jazzy jam of "Clear Eyes." It's intense how they look small enough to live in a dollhouse world.
The best way to strip the magic and intimacy from a musical experience is to share it with a room full of aggro electronica fans. It could have been that they weren't mad or bored... no, they were definitely mad, but their intermittent euphoria could have been mistaken for boredom (see photos). Of all the permutations-crowd reflecting band's energy, crowd reflecting band's anger, crowd reflecting band's detachment, crowd reflecting the opposite of whatever the band is expressing, and on and on-the fans perfectly reflected Ladytron 's stoicism. This makes for a remarkably unmoving concert [...]
Wilco's The Whole Love is already out and ready to be owned, but in case you got the deluxe edition you probably haven't heard "Speak Into The Rose." Completely instrumental, the quality is a little thin, but you get a great idea of the jamming between members in the YouTube stream below. Plus, Nick Lowe jumped onstage during Wilco's gig in Atlanta to help them out with "I Love My Label" and "36 Inches High." Check out the live performance below! [...]
Laura Marling debuted another new song on WYNC, "Pray For Me." Watch her belt her heart out at the radio station's studio. With already three other new songs exposed, her next album could be well on its way.
If there is only one video you watch out of this backlog, it should be Deer Tick's cover of ZZ Top's "Cheap Sunglasses." GO DO IT. Ty Segall's NSFW "Goodbye Bread" Fucked Up's "Do You Feed?" Adele's "Someone Like You" Okkervil River's "Your Past Life As A Blast" Your Past Life As A Blast from Okkervil River on Vimeo . [...]
Thanks to the folks at You Ain't No Picasso , the new track debuted by tUnE-yArDs last night is now available for download. Stream all eight minutes above and through the video, and start thinking up names for the fresh tune! (via YANP )
Thanks to the folks at You Ain't No Picasso , the new track debuted by tUnE-yArDs last night is now available for download. Stream all eight minutes above and through the video, and start thinking up names for the fresh tune! (via YANP )
For some this will be a guilty pleasure, but for many, I Fight Dragons will become an anthem to their nerdiness. Peppering pop punk melodies with chiptunes, "Save World Get Girl" is our first listen of their upcoming album, Kaboom! Dig in to the visualizations of 8-bit wonder while you listen and check out the album's track list below. Own it all October 24. Kaboom! Track List: 01. Fanfare 02. KABOOM! 03. Save World Get Girl 04. cRaZie$ 05. Gloria [...]
Japandroids better watch out with debuting new songs live, because pretty soon here we're going to start badgering them for a new album. Here's another fresh one, "Fire's Highway," from their show at Pop Montreal. They use a similar chord progression as they did in Post-Nothing's material, except this time around they got some killer sing-along potential. Watch it below: Also check out their debut of "Adrenaline Nightshift" from their show in Dallas: (via Stereogum )
Mixing a gothic look with skateboards and soft focus makes for a jarring juxtaposition in the premiere of Anomie Belle's video for "Machine." However, that juxtaposition perfectly mirrors the contrast between Anomie and Mr. Lif's voices!
Radiation City is just what the first three letters of their name spell: RAD. Where have these guys been hiding? Oh yeah, Portland! Why does Portland keep spawning such brilliance from its musical loins? Oh right, because it's also RAD. Of the Tender Loving Empire family, Radiation City is supported by an onslaught of tender loving friends – most of which were in happy attendance for this show. Their new album, called The Hands That Take You , is full of smart, dreamy pop laced with doo-wop and buh-buh-bum s. They started their set with [...]
Sigur Rós recorded a concert in 2008 at Alexandra Palace that has now become the subject of their concert film and double live album, Inni . The visual and aural materials will be released as a box set for about 80 bucks, and it has been announced that included in your purchase will be a portion of the costumes worn by the band onstage. Plus, the piece of fabric has been pressed, but never washed. Mmmmm, musician sweat. Anyway, while you super fans drool over that morsel of information, also listen to [...]
Anthony Gonzalez is no longer afraid of his own voice or power. Each minute shift in pitch or tone – every outburst in lyricism – tilts the world off its axis and dizzies the equilibrium of everyone around it. Even when you think he's winding down he charges up again, unrelenting, gorgeous, free. Reminds us of : A cathartic aural tidal wave | Delorean | Mount Kimbie Rating : 9.4 M83 : myspace | facebook | website
Paired with not a single instrument and visuals of a man preparing breakfast for his wife, Ian Kamau demonstrates a powerful cover of City & Colour's "The Girl." Because you know, he just happened to realize that he memorized it by heart.
Writing about the music Justin Vernon makes as Bon Iver feels more and more like trying to write about Robert E. Lee or the Pythagorean theorem. It's a subject where the rules have been defined and lines drawn in the sand. That is, everyone, it seems, already knows where they stand and why. The divergence in sentiments about this music are not so black and white as you like it or you don't . Instead, they are better understood by differentiating between those who still feel like they're out there in that secluded cabin and those who [...]
It was something special to have a packed Paradise Rock Club singing and dancing to The Shins --an intimate setting to relive college and high school memories of when indie music first mattered to a wide audience. Sure the band is still capable of filling larger, arena-approaching venues, but placed within a club setting, there was a stronger communion between artist and audience. Perhaps that's what James Mercer needs right now. I've been scratching my head about The Shins since Wincing the Night Away , and four years is a [...]
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Avicii – Two Million
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Beck – I Just Started Hating Some People Today
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