Back in December of last year, 'The Flaming Lips' were confirmed as the headliners for the 'Green Man Festival 2010' and now, a host more names have been revealed for this years incarnation. Beirut, Field Music, Billy Bragg, Alasdair Roberts, Mathew And The Atlas and Cass McCombs make up half of the ten new names that will all play their part at the Welsh Festival on the weekend of August 20th - 22nd at Glanusk Park.
I honestly never thought I'd see the day where I'd be recommending a gig in Easterhouse, I know I sound like such a snob in saying that so please excuse my middle-class leanings as this a belter of a line up. Platform are launching their new season of music at the The Bridge on Saturday the 27th of February with an excellent line up, boasting James Yorkston and the Athletes, the Alisdair Roberts Trio, The Phantom Band and Remember Remember, all for the bargain price of £5. I am way that weekend, so I'm already a bit gutted [...]
January is nearly over, thank god!As I guess most of you are in a fairly similar boat to my good self, you've been counting down the days until pay day, whilst avoiding checking your bank balance. Or perhaps that's just me. Next weekend should prove to be a relief to most of you, finally you're going to be able actually afford to do something fun with your weekend. Thankfully next weekend sees an abundance of events taking place for you to go and sample some fine music whilst enjoying a couple of shandies (you've earned it). [...]
Ofsted prowls with murderous intent on the doorstep of our beleaguered establishment, causing adults who probably should know better to careen hysterically about the place. It's all a bit hairy really – I hope they come soon… Alasdair Roberts Am currently very keen on this album from Scottish folk singer, Alasdair Roberts. Clearly a kindred spirit with Will Oldham, he manages to fill out some classic (or classic-sounding) old songs with [...]
the guardian schrieb, dass sich die aktuelle folkszene in guter verfassung befinde, dank solcher acts wie jackie oates . andere blätter überschlugen sich anders, aber in die selbe richtung. mittlerweile ist das album "hyperboreans" einige monate auf dem markt und es häufen sich die award nominierungen. was hatte die britin anstellen müssen, dass es so weit kam? zunächst die gut funktionierende gemeinschaft von rachel unthank and the winterset verlassen, zu deren gründungsmitgliedern sie gehörte. schließlich soloalben aufnehmen, aufspielen, regelmäßig kollegen unterstützen, z.b. jim moray, den bruder oder show of hands. nachhaltig blieb die wirkung ihres schaffen, in erinnerung der [...]
bevor ich hier etwas ausführlicher zum aktuellen album jackie oates ' schreiben werde, schon mal vorab den titeltrack live. ich liebe das von alasdair roberts geschriebene stück immer mehr.
Part One: 50. Akron Family - Everyone is Guilty 49. Atlas Sound - Quick Canal 48. Fool's Gold - Nadine 47. Swan Lake - Spanish Gold, 2044 46. Heartless Bastards - The Mountain 45. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead 44. Neko Case - This Tornado Love You 43. Port O'Brien - Oslo Campfire 42. The Veils - Sit Down By The Fire 41. Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros - Carries On Part Two : 40. Andrew Bird - Tenuousness 39. Small Black - Despicable Dogs 38. The XX - Islands 37. Alasdair Roberts [...]
endabrechnung 2009, beste alben top 140, plätze 1 - 20 ***** 1. scott matthew – there is an ocean zhat divides and with my longing i can charge it with a voltage thats so violent that to cross it could mean death ****1/2 2. yo la tengo – popular songs 3. evangelista – prince of truth 4. the felice brothers – yonder is the clock 5. bill callahan - sometimes i wish [...]
meine mir liebsten songs in 2009 sind kaum mehr an fünf händen abzuzählen. aber eine auswahl wollte getroffen sein. nachfolgend also 50, die mir ohne groß nachzudenken untergekommen sind. dass yo la tengo und laura gibson das glück hatten, gleich mit zweien dabei zu sein, hängt nur mit meiner mangelnden gedächtnisleistung zusammen. es gäbe unzählig mehr, aber die zeit ist zu knapp und das neue jahr will fortan besungen sein. ein letzter blick zurück: 1. scott matthew – for dick 2. josephine foster - she sweeps with [...]
1.) julianna barwick – florine ep **** - ****1/2 2.) alasdair roberts – the wyrd meme ep **** 3.) alela diane feat. alina hardin – alela & alina ep **** 4.) sleep whale – little brite **** 5.) bon iver – blood bank ep **** 6.) lewis & clarke – light time ep **** 7.) mountain man – s/t ep ***1/2 - **** 8.) kaki king – mexican teenagers ***1/2 - **** 9.) ronnie fauss – new songs for the old frontier volume 1 ***1/2 - [...]
1 Broadcast & The Focus Group - Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age 2 Oneohtrix Point Never - Rifts 3 Bill Orcutt - A New Way To Pay Old Debts 4 Alasdair Roberts - Spoils 5 Sunn 0))) - Monoliths & Dimensions 6 David Sylvian - Manafon 7 Group Doueh - Treeg Salaam 8 Jim O'Rourke - The Visitor 9 Ben Frost - By The Throat 10 King Midas Sound - Waiting For You 11 Harappian Night Recordings - Glorious Gongs of Hainuwele 12 Dirty Projectors - Bitte [...]
Part One 50-41: 50. Akron Family - Everyone is Guilty 49. Atlas Sound - Quick Canal 48. Fool's Gold - Nadine 47. Swan Lake - Spanish Gold, 2044 46. Heartless Bastards - The Mountain 45. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead 44. Neko Case - This Tornado Love You 43. Port O'Brien - Oslo Campfire 42. The Veils - Sit Down By The Fire 41. Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros - Carries On Part Two 40-31 : 40. Andrew Bird - Tenuousness 39. Small Black - Despicable Dogs 38. The XX - Islands 37. [...]
So here we are at Day 2 of the "Best of 20093 Blogger Crew and today is a monster post from E. over at Das Klienicum . It's a monster because he is posting on his top 50 albums of the year and he even has ratings broken out by number of stars (ranked out of 5 as best)....ummm, top 50 people!! There isn't gushing, there isn't microscopic dissection of each album in order to create some sort of reasoning, there is simply that feeling when you just know that this album is good and [...]
Part One 50-41: 50. Akron Family - Everyone is Guilty 49. Atlas Sound - Quick Canal 48. Fool's Gold - Nadine 47. Swan Lake - Spanish Gold, 2044 46. Heartless Bastards - The Mountain 45. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead 44. Neko Case - This Tornado Love You 43. Port O'Brien - Oslo Campfire 42. The Veils - Sit Down By The Fire 41. Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros - Carries On Part Two 40-31 : 40. Andrew Bird - Tenuousness 39. Small Black - Despicable Dogs 38. The XX - Islands 37. [...]
40. Andrew Bird - Tenuousness . Andrew Bird's music has the same strengths and weaknesses as Wes Anderson's movies. Bird is a craftsman who obsesses over every precious detail. When he's at his best you can appreciate all of the nuance and craftsmanship in his songs, and at his worst it can all feel a little airless and claustrophobic - both sides of the coin are at play in this clip, as well as his enormous talent. 39. Small Black - Despicable Dogs Self consciously shitty production was [...]
50. Max Richter – Waltz With Bashir OST 49. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II 48. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid 47. Bruce Springsteen – Working On a Dream 46. The Black Crowes – Before the Frost… 45. Cate Le Bon – Me Oh My 44. Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Inspiration Informaton 43. Dead Man's Bones – Dead Man's Bones 42. Doug [...]
MOJO Magazine - Top 50 Albums of 2009 50. Max Richter - Waltz With Bashir OST 49. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt II 48. Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid 47. Bruce Springsteen - Working On a Dream 46. The Black Crowes - Before the Frost... 45. Cate Le Bon - Me Oh My 44. Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - Inspiration Informaton 43. Dead Man's Bones - Dead Man's Bones 42. Doug Paisley - Doug Paisley 41. Mos Def - The Ecstatic [...]
It´s no big step from Joanna Newsom to Alasdair Roberts. They´re labelmates on Drag City, pals with and championed by Bonnie Will Oldham and they both operate in what some people call the freakfolk genre. The former Appendix Out vocalist is a lot less freaky than Newsom though, preferring a much more traditional approach to folk. And that´s cool, too. On my fave album of his for instance, the Scotsman shows a lot of reverence for ye olde ballads he takes on. Following in the footsteps of Shirley Collins, Planxty and Nic ´Penguin Eggs´ [...]
50 Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy 49 Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3 48 Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It 47 Alasdair Roberts – Spoils 46 Broadcast & The Focus Group - …Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age 45 Richmond Fontaine – We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River 44 Reigning Sound – Love And Curses 43 Bruce Springsteen – Working On A Dream [...]
Here is UK music tome Mojo Magazine 's best fifty albums of 2009. It's a strange list, with a mixture, of well, everything. Read on... 50. Max Richter - Waltz With Bashir OST 49. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt II 48. Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid 47. Bruce Springsteen - Working On a Dream 46. The Black Crowes - Before the Frost... 45. Cate Le Bon - Me Oh My 44. Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - Inspiration Informaton 43. Dead Man's Bones - Dead Man's Bones 42. Doug Paisley - [...]
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