What a tricky song! You shouldn’t let the first 50 seconds of "Needle" bamboozle you into thinking this is just a good knockoff of the Fleet Foxes. The song begins with a serious folk vibe that is lovingly combined with great vocals, and to my surprise, some very thoughtful lyrics are placed delicately in the mix. As soon as you’re drawn into the voice of Luke Lelond, it evolves into something completely one-of-a-kind because the rest of the band (Mitch DeRosier, Steve Hamelin & Andy Lloyd) joins in solidly. I don’t want it to end, so I play it over [...]
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New music from Del the Funky Homosapien, “DUMB LYRICS 66 Export.” Did this like an hour before murking to the airport...just fun shit, wanted to hear some new shit, the industry put out shit too slow for me hahahahaha
There's Amanda Jo Williams' voice — a playful, birdlike instrument, flitting around her country-fried arrangements like an intrepid hummingbird. And then there's what she's saying; she delivers her lickety-split vignettes and stream-of-consciousness observations as if she expects you to be on the same page, immediately. If you missed her first three albums, it's worth getting there. Last year's "The Bear Eats Me" solidified Williams as an artist playing by her own rules, deservedly championed by L.A. piebald folk scene. Her fourth album, "You're the Father of My Songs" (out this week on Neurotic Yell Records ), offers [...]
Hello, dear readers. You would probably be surprised to hear that my soundtrack to much of the past week was not a whole ton of new music, as it is most weeks. Instead, there was much sniffling, sneezing, hacking and coughing, as I was unfortunately laid up (on two separate occasions) with a stomach bug. It's why I couldn't provide you all with your fix of new stuff last week. This week, however, normal service resumes. I'm back, and have whittled two weeks of submissions down into the usual baker's dozen of songs that you definitely need to [...]
Thanks to all of you, this Kitsuné Club Night Spring tour in America has been a huge success! We hope you had a lot of fun because we sure did! But enough with words : let's give way to pictures. Enjoy ! Mexico City San Francisco Photos courtesy of Riego de Dios Boston Photos courtesy of Jon [...]
Today, for those of you not so acutely tuned into the "aging folker-turned-rocker-turned-wh o-knows-what" scene, happens to be Bob Dylan's 72nd birthday. And, while Hibbing, Minnesota's favorite son is sure to receive plenty of well-deserved accolades over the course of this very special day, it's worth remembering the dark undercurrent to Dylan's songwriting legacy. His impressive catalog has, unfortunately, inspired some of the worst covers in musical history. Hey, they can't all be Hendrix, right? Here, then, is a taste of the hell that Bob hath wrought on us all: XTC - [...]
When "The Simpsons" made their leap to the big screen in 2007, one of their coolest advertising angles was turning 7-11s across the country into temporary Kwik-E-Marts with plenty of Simpsons' loot to go with it. Six years later, another physically realized version of Springfield is coming to life at Universal Studios Florida (proving once again that amusement parks with California origins initiate their most-fun ideas on the east coast for some reason). According to Cinemablend , the park's version of stately-ambiguous Springfield will host a bevy of Simpsons' cuisine offering the chance to eat at a [...]
Went out for some politicking and a little live music. Topics: "The scene", New Orleans, Google Fiber, flip flops, Cyndi Lauper, food trailers, camera. Bands: Versis , Troller , Pure X Head past the break for grabs from big little buddy (the new to me camera) and notes... Playing with new toys is fun, especially when the new toy is so lovingly easy to use. I rarely talk gear here, but I am a Nikon type and when I [...]
Le compilation dei Wind Music Awards nel corso delle precedenti edizioni, ecco tutte le canzoni e i cantanti presenti negli album I Wind Music Awards , insieme all'evento annuale che viene presentato in estate e consegna i premi ai cantanti che hanno maggiormente riscosso il successo del pubblico nei mesi precedenti, prende vita anche grazie ad una compilation che racchiude alcuni dei brani più ascoltati e venduti. Analizziamo insieme le ultime compilation dell'evento, a partire dal 2011. Wind Music Awards 11 è composta da ben tre dischi che comprendono pezzi di artisti di [...]
Invada Records certainly know what they're doing. Every new release has had me as excited as a little kid on Christmas Eve and this latest offering from Wild Smiles is just what I asked for. ' Take Me Away ' is the first single from the bands forthcoming EP, which will be released on the label towards the end of June. Now we all know that surfey-grunge-rock is 'trendy' at the moment, so it's often hard to sift through the influx of releases but thankfully, Wild Smiles are a different kind of breed. Three guys [...]
Last night, Greg Ginn' s incarnation of Black Flag entertained around 700 diehard (and curious) punk veterans at Austin's compact DIY music and arts venue, Infest. Save for a brief 2003 reunion, this would be the outfit's first proper U.S. performance since, maybe , 1986, which of course resulted in combative moshing, spirited chants, and a whiplash of sweat and angst. Earlier footage of the European shows hadn’t been promising. One particular clip of “Rise Above” from a mid-month Milan engagement reveals a stoic crowd and a bored rhythm section. What changed [...]
The word “techno” has certainly taken on its fair share of interpretations in the course of its history. It is undeniably culturally significant not only to devotees of electronic music, but also to understanding the trajectory of the world’s sonic history as we know it. As the new generation of dance music lovers, we owe it to ourselves to understand the place from which we came. When considering techno, the first thing to grasp is just how closely the city of Detroit must be tied to this music’s beginnings and although techno may have rocketed into European sensibilities much more [...]
We were lucky to have PatrickReza fly into Denver to headline a Music Ninja party this past week and took full advantage by sitting down with him to chat a little about his music, his future and also why his music is like a baby giraffe. TMN: On this beautiful sunny Sunday we are so excited to welcome you Patrick to the Mile High City and ecstatic that you are headlining TMN’s party. PR: Thank you thank you. TMN: Tell me, you have been to Denver before right? [...]
This spring, Portland indie-punk trio The Thermals turned ten and released an album that’s got all the fuzzy scuzzy energy and aggression of their 2003 debut More Parts Per Million . Out last month on Saddle Creek, Desperate Ground is a ten-song set of racing, bracing power trio jams: Hutch Harris’ howling literary lyrics, Kathy Foster’s driving bass tones and Westin Glass’ propulsive percussion. When I caught up with Foster on the phone last night at a Cambridge tour stop, she compared the album to Die Hard and Predator – you [...]
Former UK Dubstep king and current Disco extraordinaire - Skream drops off another May Mix just in time for Memorial Day. It's truly a blessing that we're given such amazing mixes everyday by the worlds greatest DJ's and Skream is one of the best. Skream endorses you're holiday fun with his latest "May Mix...One for the car, by the pool or when you're getting ready to go out..." so get out there and enjoy yourselves. Download: Skream - May Mix The post Download: Skream - [...]
As record companies continue to exist behind the times, artists and labels with little capital and lesser reputations are producing some of the most innovative, interesting, and inspiring music. Whether it’s creating a new niche in digital technology or looking to once obsolete formats, Agitated Atmosphere hopes to pull back the curtain on a wealth of sights and sound from luminaries such as Robedoor . Brought back to life more times than Kenny, we stare once again into the evolving abyss that is Robedoor and like the cartoon boy [...]
As the mid-point to 2013 draws in and summer (hopefully) gets into full swing, we always look forward to Field Day as the sort of pre-drinks to the festival season. Always with a strong, varied line up, Victoria Park's annual jolly is a must for all of our great city's citizens, but who are we, the tastemakers, the blog-types, looking forward to catching? Well, we'll tell you... TNGHT Lunice and Hudson Mohawke's joint side project is always a heady promise of fist-in-the-air uber-bombast and total fun. Playing tracks from their self titled [...]
Upon hearing Capital Cities In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery, it is quite shocking to learn that it is their debut full-length release. Although having released two EP’s prior, In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery is their first album and it is pretty kickass. It is rare to hear a debut album by an upcoming artist that is so polished, so effectively commercially structured, and that simply sounds so not like a debut album. Now although there are plenty of fantastic debuts, Capital Cities’ just simply does not sound like it could come from a first [...]
Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros took three years between releasing their debut album, Up From Below, and the 2012 follow-up, Here . They spent that time filling out their sound, reaching back into classic country/western styles to touch up their soulful, energetic tunes. Fans don't have to worry with that kind of wait for the group's third album, however, as the band is releasing a self-titled record later this year. The first taste, "Better Days," continues to marry old southern rhythms with Alex Ebert's shaky, creaky vocals to [...]
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Prince ensaya con “Even Flow” de Pearl Jam
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Listen to Prince really wail on a cover of Pearl Jam’s “Even Flow”
