Teníamos pendiente hacer un post con listas de los mejores discos del 2011 para algunas de las bandas que aparecen en nuestro Top 10, tarea que no ha resultado fácil ya que en muchos casos ha sido imposible contactar con los protagonistas y obtener una respuesta por su parte, algo que sin embargo Treefight For Sunlight , The Demos y Smile si nos han proporcionado con gran amabilidad y se podría decir que en exclusiva para. este blog, algo que agradecemos enormemente. Es además bastante intersante, al tratarse de grupos con estilos diferentes, ver [...]
Words // Scott Pingeton New Years Resolution: Be better about reading emails + listening to artist submissions Somewhere along the way, reading through the blog's email started to feel like a chore...most likely because I get more emails about dub-step remixes and wanna-be pop stars than stuff that I might actually listen to. As a result of all this riff-raff, some worthwhile emails fall through the [...]
Just when you thought the best of 2011 lists were over, we went ahead and did it. I now hate lists and hate myself for posting this. But it must be done. This is a starting point, so leave your favorites in the comments and I'll keep adding mine as a run across 'em. Woody and I threw this list together over IM one day, so I"m sure plenty of good tracks are missing, but here were some of our favorite songs last year. Hands down, my favorite track of last year is "Boeing 737." I [...]
Image edited by Ben Kramer We at Rollo & Grady are excited to announce our 3rd annual feature in which we ask some of our favorite artists to list their top 10 albums of 2011. Be on the lookout tomorrow for our "Top 10 List" featuring selections from music bloggers, music supervisors, journalists, DJs, and other music industry professionals. JOHN DWYER - THEE OH SEES total control - henge [...]
As I wrote just over a year ago in a 2-part feature on How To Be A Coverblogger [ Pt. 1 / Pt. 2 ], keeping a coverblog requires a touch of obsession, an itch to live the writing life, and a willingness to keep a keen eye on a select handful of trusted sources. But though we watch the other coverbloggers carefully throughout the year, we are folkies first and foremost here at Cover Lay Down. And - as we noted atop our year's end mix - some of the [...]
So our look back in the year in music brings us to September. Another month with a bunch to choose from, here are some of our favorites.This is 2011 Our Year In Sound; September. Tammar; Yung Jun Dive; Sometime The Morning Clouds; A Walk Home The Brian Jonestown Massacre; Hide & Seek Diehard; Diehard [...]
The NBC Tuesday night drama follows the ups and downs of the Braverman family. It's all-star cast features Peter Krause (Six Feet Under), Monica Potter, Lauren Graham and Craig T. Nelson as the crotchety, vietnam-era, hippie dad. It's a good solid show with some good storylines, but the best part of the hour each week is the music. The show is giving stellar unknown artists like Slaid Cleaves, James Blake ("A Case for You," a Joni Mitchell is one of the most interesting vocals ever), The Lennings (who deliver a slow, folky version of "You're the One That I Want" from Grease), Civil Wars, Fink, and [...]
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Here are the best albums of 2011 as chosen by our panel of experts (Woody, Shirk and I). I'm not a huge fan of ranking albums because my personal rankings are fluid and change depending on the time of year, my mood of the moment, and the album's propensity to get played again and again over time. Because we collaborated on the list, we each had to leave off some of our personal top 502s. In the end, man-to-man mud wrestling prevailed and we compromised. The unanimous top album among all of us was Tamer Animals [...]
Well here is our obligatory Best Albums Of '11 list. There were so many albums we loved this year and it is a shame we can't list them all, but here are our top 25. AA Bondy; Believers AA Bondy; Surfer King Amen Dunes; Through Monkey Jaw Amen Dunes; Christopher Arctic Monkeys; Suck It And See [...]
AA Bondy has made a new album, and the good news is it's not completely built from old, re-hashed styles. This time round the singer/songwriter digs deeper, letting his soul guide the music rather than his overt influences. His days of emulating Dylan and the great American folk textbook, which were admittedly still pretty good, are left on the roadside. Much here is like a late-night stroll through nostalgia, unwinding with a warm production and wayward delivery that somehow finds its way home. Opening with the almost hypnotic The Heart is Willing is a statement of intent, the [...]
The wonderful Fire at Pageant from The Felice Brothers is getting released as a 7" through Loose Music on December 5th, the flipside is a new and exclusive track Millionaire - don't miss out THE FELICE BROTHERS - Fire At The Pageant by Loose Music The release of the single coincides with the brothers' European tour (with support from AA Bondy. 29th Nov Munich, DE Freiheiz 30th Nov Frankfurt, DE Batschkapp 1st Dec Koln, DE Gloria 2nd Dec Hamburg, [...]
Recommended Show: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011 M83 @ WEBSTER HALL 125 East 11th St New York, NY 10009 $22, 8PM We expect nothing less than epic from tonight's M83 show at Webster Hall. AA Bondy & Gold Leaves @ Bowery Ballroom Sam Mickens, Nat Baldwin, Little Women, & No Sky God @ Death By Audio Nate Wooley, C. Spencer Yeh, Colin Stetson, & Ryan Sawyer @ Union Pool Four Year Strong, Gallows, Title Fight, The [...]
A four-year whirlwind of solo success has uprooted AA Bondy 's life, but he has stayed true to his bluesy, folk foundation. After his band, Verbena, split in 2003, Bondy started writing songs that would ultimately construct the framework for his 2007 debut album, American Hearts . This album set a folk revival precedent evocative of Bob Dylan (but with much more agreeable vocals). His sweeping, acoustic finger-picking and nature-centric lyrics set a scenic stage that would be best illustrated by creeks, leaves, and mountains. It is easy for any listener to envision a rugged, tormented mountain man with [...]
Caveman shares what they're reading with Fader . Watch Feist's new video for "How Come You Never Go There" at Pitchfork . The track is easily one of my favorite songs of the year. All Things Considered interviews AA Bondy . Real Estate perform a Take Away Show on Paris train tracks.
Austin was fortunate enough to have AA Bondy and Gold Leaves playing their folk-influenced crafts over the speakers at the Parish on Sunday night. Let's face it, the venue has the best sound, and was perfectly fitting for each band's sound. Read on for more, including pics. Opening act Gold Leaves probably came out of the show with the most impact on the Austin audience. I've absolutely fallen in love with The Ornament since it landed over here [...]
I caught AA Bondy last night at the Parish in Austin. Bondy and his band played their new album, Believers in full and followed that with a handful of selections from American Hearts and When The Devil's Loose . Openers Gold Leaves were a nice surprise and would be a welcomed listen to fans of Fleet Foxes and My Morning Jacket. Spin interviews Bradford Cox. Check out the Wild Beasts Take Away Show filmed [...]
Date Sunday, Nov. 13th Location The Parish Doors 800 pm Tickets $15 from Frontgate One of the shows I've been anticipating since it was announced is this show featuring two of my favorite bands, AA Bondy and Gold Leaves . AA Bondy is touring behind his new record [...]
Friday, November 11, 2011 Today's Quick Mention: Get out and see something this weekend! Tonight: the Sounds at La Zona Rosa, Sondre Lerche at the Parish, and Agent Ribbons at Skinny's Ballroom. Tomorrow: the Sour Notes and La Snacks at 29th Street Ballroom, Equals at Beauty Bar, and Eleanor Friedberger at Cactus Cafe. Last but not least, AA Bondy and Gold Leaves are at the Parish on Sunday. And now, some music. Enjoy. : White Denim - No Real Reason [...]
AA Bondy is on the road supporting his fantastic new release, Believers . It's one of the year's best for sure. Bondy and his band tore through the High Noon Saloon last night in Madison and Dan brought back some great looking and sounding video. Above is "Surfer King," my favorite track from the aforementioned new record. Check out all the videos from last night including opening band and new discovery, Gold Leaves . Buy: AA Bondy - Believers
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 216: Generique Stephane / Jean Michel Bernard ++ The Heart Is Willing / AA Bondy ++ The Same Thing / Cass McCombs ++ New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 / [...]
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