Fairytales from the Island is the new album from Montreal band Intensive Care. The album, produced by Jace Lasek (Stars, Besnard Lakes, Sunset Rubdown), is the kind of atmospheric indie pop you'd expect to hear coming out of that city. The band is working it's way across southern Ontario this week, spreading the joy and culminating in a big Toronto show. Check them out on one of these dates:
Photo: Leighton Roberts Subo hacia el segundo piso y me doy cuenta de que la tiniebla está untada a las paredes, carne de los muros, como si éstas fueran ella misma y yo pudiera transponerlo, como se horada la neblina y, de esa forma, atravesar todos los edificios del Centro, mirando sus vergüenzas y sus orgullos, sus amores y sus melancolias, sus crimenes y sus nacimientos. Necesidad imperiosa de que la tiniebla anciana explique, diga, cuenta cada historia, que resuenen en este silencio los estallidos y las voces poderosas, que se escuche el llanto de [...]
Few rooms offer what Bowery does in terms of acoustics; dial your levels right onstage and the Ballroom's soundsystem and resonant effects will do the rest. With Cass McCombs's fourth LP, the endlessly repeatable Catacombs , the traveling troubadour has never been quite so forthright with his lyrical content: he's singing about what's on his mind, and what's on his mind is mostly what's in his heart. So Bowery was the right room for this late-support show of his latest LP, where the bed of Korg keys and gently swelling pedal steel guitars could color, but never color over, [...]
Mew Beach The vocals and even some of the guitar work are immediately reminiscent of Built to Spill, but nope, this is Mew , a prog-tinged band from Copenhagen, Denmark that flew under my radar until I, by chance, accidentally downloaded it. Now I'm sure that Olga and Jace of the Besnard Lakes either love or loathe this band and have already done the requisite apostle/apostate work on 'em, but sadly, my musical knowledge can be [...]
Thoughts of penmanship tire me (yup, too many drinks last night), thus I will seize this warm, bright afternoon, defy my lazy inclinations, and break out for a short hike. My soundtrack: Land of Talk's 2008 album, Some Are Lakes , plus their new EP, Fun and Laughter. Yep, it's all in happy preparation for Land of Talk's performance tomorrow night in San Francisco. I discovered the band after witnessing the band's vocalist/guitarist, Elizabeth Powell, perform with Broken Social Scene [...]
Thoughts of penmanship tire me (yup, too many drinks last night), thus I will seize this warm, bright afternoon, defy my lazy inclinations, and break out for a short hike. My soundtrack: Land of Talk's 2008 album, Some Are Lakes , plus their new EP, Fun and Laughter. Yep, it's all in happy preparation for Land of Talk's performance tomorrow night in San Francisco. I discovered the band after witnessing the band's vocalist/guitarist, Elizabeth Powell, perform with Broken Social Scene [...]
I'd like to think that I'm on top of my album release schedule, especially when a group like Young Galaxy drops its sophomore album. Well, Invisible Republic came out in August via Fontana North and I didn't get the memo . If you want the album then be ready to pay the hefty import price. But if you liked anything about their debut then it's worth every cent. "Oh Sister" expands upon the dreamy pop material with stronger arrangements [...]
The Besnard Lakes rolled into the Mercury Lounge on a warm October night and seemed like they were on a mission. Down to a four piece band, with the addition of two laptops (a subject of a few jokes Jace Lasek made - "excuse me while I check my emails," etc.) they stormed through an epic, swirling, and utterly captivating set. Two guitars, a huge array of effect pedals, bass, flute, and the aforementioned computers on stage created a dizzyingly layered bed of sound for the back-and-forth vocals of the husband and wife team Jace Lasek and [...]
Teenage Jesus & The Jerks @ Knitting Factory in June ( more by Lori Baily ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * 50 Cent @ Governors Island * NY Burlesque Fest @ BB King's * Lucinda Williams @ Irving Plaza * Bootleg w/ Lady Gaga @ Santos Party House * The Do @ Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel * Micachu & [...]
Those of us who turned out to see The Besnard Lakes last night at TT the Bear's Place in Boston got some cool surprises: the debut of some new material, plus a few tantalizing details about the long-awaited follow-up to their 2007 stunner The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse . Featuring a stripped-down four-person lineup—and, sadly, minus their usual smoke machine—the Besnards seemed a little tentative at first, with bassist/vocalist Olga Goreas confessing: "We haven't done this in a while." Even so, it didn't take long for the band to showcase gorgeous blended vocals, shoegazing guitars, [...]
Recommended Show: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2009 CORN MO @ BRUAR FALLS 245 Grand Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 $6, 8PM Corn Mo is listed as a "special guest" on this show. Who knows what that means? To be honest, I'm not exactly sure, but considering Corn Mo has been performing mostly with his band, .357 Lover, these days, it could be a rare solo treat. Oh course, he could just be the MC; however, The Choke are headlining the bill, and that's also something to look forward to. Lonnie Walker @ Pianos [...]
MP3: Acrylics "All Of The Fire" Brooklyn-based quintet Acrylics have revealed the artwork and track listing for their forthcoming 5-song 10" debut EP, All of the Fire , out October 28th through Terrible Records, a new label formed by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and Ethan Silverman. 1. Lil Ivy 2. All of the Fire [ Download ] 3. Avenue I 4. Conselyea 5. Honest Aims Upcoming shows + CMJ Sat 10.03 New York, NY [...]
While exciting, knowing that your album is the second ever release from a record label might not instill complete ease to the nerves of a young band. But knowing you're album is the second release from the label just started by the dude from Grizzly Bear, this Brooklyn quintet might be sleeping a bit better at night. Acrylics All of the Fire EP will be out October 28th on Chris Taylor and Ethan Silverman's Terrible Records, but will also be available for purchase at their CMJ shows. Details of both listed below. [...]
ACRYLICS REVEAL DETAILS OF DEBUT EP WITH TERRIBLE RECORDS, PERFORM SEVERAL DATES AT CMJ OFFER SONG "ALL OF THE FIRE" FOR FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD Brooklyn-based quintet Acrylics have revealed the artwork and track listing for their forthcoming 5-song 103 debut EP, All of the Fire, out Oct. 28th through Terrible Records, a new label formed by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and Ethan Silverman. Acrylics will be the label's second release after the launch of its 7-inch series featuring a new solo effort from Taylor. Acrylics was formed by Jason Klauber and Molly Shea [...]
by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD : The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher Than the Stars (Others in Conversation Mix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Besnard Lakes - And You Lied to Me (MP3) DOWNLOAD : The Cinnamon Band - Buena Vista (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Princeton - Calypso Gold (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Princeton - Sadie and Andy (feat. Meredith Metcalf (MP3) The Besnard Lakes [...]
by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD : Fluffy Lumbers - Cruisers (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Thomas Function - Belly of the Beast (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Cheap Time - Woodland Drive (MP3) Cheap Time As you may have heard, Jay Reatard 's Shattered Tour blows into town tonight (10/1) at Le Poisson Rougue, having seen every band on tonight's bill except [...]
Wow, it's already October. I guess time flies when you're having fun or something like that. On Friday I'm torn about the Dinosaur Jr show at the Middle East for a little Pioneer Valley rock or Jay Retard at Harpers or Jetset and Highland Moore at the Plough, too many choices. Saturday has another good night of music with Ra Ra Riot at the Paradise (I love their Rhumb Line cd but have never seen them live yet), a great local line up at TTs with Sidewalk Driver, The Motion Sick, Aloud and John Powhida's International Airport and yet another [...]
Jarrod Fowler via by Susanna Bolle Monday, September 28 Jarrod Fowler at Weirdo Records (donate, 8:00, all ages) Just... go listen to the samples on his Myspace page . Seriously. He also has a "percussion" CD. I guess. I have no idea what's going on at Weirdo, but it'll probably be awesome. Andrew W. K. via by drivenbyboredom Tuesday, [...]
This is one of those weekends that I've been looking forward to for a long time and if you have too then yay! It's here. On Thursday, there's free ice cream at Coldstone Creamery which is a good start to any weekend. Also on Thursday, there are good choices for music for exotica/tiki music there's Waitiki at Ryles, there's Moby at the House of Blues, there's Poi Dog Pondering at the Regatta Bar, there's Elizabeth and the Catapult at TTs and Three Day Threshold at Toad. The Friday show that I'm really looking forward to is a big one at [...]
3 October, 2009 9:30 pm to 11:59 pm Who: The Besnard Lakes , Acrylics , The Cinnamon Band Where: Mercury Lounge Show Info: 21+, 8:30pm, $14, Buy Tix Here Listen: "And You Lied To Me" by the Besnard Lakes
The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies
k-os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
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Animal Collective - Graze (Fall Be Kind)
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
The Beach House Theory of 2k10.
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