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Ariana Delawari 's psychedelic folk is epic. Her voluble wail is filled with power and vibrato that's rarely matched. The only voice that comes close to possessing the strength of Delawari's is perhaps that of Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond). There's a lot of passion behind "San Francisco" that keeps the song unquestionably fresh, and it's a sound that populates her debut LP, Lion of Panjshir . Delawari's mark was made between Los Angeles and Kabul, Afghanistan. Ariana mixes a common sound - consistent vocal [...]
MUSIC NEWS - As previously noted, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim have paired up for Here Lies Love , a 22 track song cycle about the life of former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos and her childhood servant, Estrella Cumpas. The release now has a revised, but confirmed dates of April 6, out via Todomundo/Nonesuch Records, the album will includes a 100-page book detailing the project and a DVD. In addition to Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love also features performances by Santigold, Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine), [...]
About Big Ears Fest : BIG EARS debuted in February 2009 in Knoxville, Tennessee with a line up that included Philip Glass & Wendy Sutter, Antony & the Johnsons, Jon Hassell, the Necks, Fennesz, Pauline Oliveros, Negativland, Michael Gira, Sparklehorse, Ned Rothenberg, Dan Deacon, Neil Hamburger, and others. The mission of BIG EARS is to offer an exciting and dynamic platform of musical and artistic discovery by artists possessed of singular and unique visions that stand apart from the mainstream. Response to the first BIG EARS was phenomenal [...]
"Here Lies Love" is the scene-setting title track from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's post-BPA Imelda Marcos concept album . As we've mentioned, each track on the 2-CD collection features a different guest vocalist -- basically a number of accomplished female vocalists and Steve Earle. (That, and Byrne plays the "American Troglodyte," duets with My Brightest Diamond, etc.) Our last taste of Here Lies Love came via Santigold putting her distinctive stamp on " Please Don't ." This time Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine gives it a buoyant go with the dramatic, upbeat opener. [...]
With the new National record coming out, don't forget there's also a new Clogs record , The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton , out March 2nd on Brassland (cover art above). On that record, the band, headed by Padma Newsome and The National's Bryce Dessner, will be joined by vocalists Shara Worden , Matt Berninger and Sufjan Stevens (who is also a confirmed guest on the new National). Clogs just put out a [...]
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ARTIST: My Brightest Diamond - [Live] show date 1.22.01 VENUE: The Bowery Ballroom DATE: 02-02-10 REVIEW BY: Steven Carey PHOTO: Ryan Kobane I saw My Brightest Diamond a year ago in the Hotel Café with a crowd of about fifty people, which turned out to be a very nice and decidedly indie-urban-outfitters-flannel -shirt-wearing kind of night. This was kind of the same thing except with more like seven hundred people dressed like that. <p style="margin-bottom: [view more]
[player] matt elliott - gone ( failing songs ) [player] my brightest diamond - gone away ( bring me the workhorse ) [player] tom waits - and no one knows i'm gone (alice demos)
One of my weekend heavy rotators was "Bright Orange Air" from Inlets' forthcoming album, Inter Arbiter , out on 4/20 (twosyllable) and featuring, among others, Angel from the Dirty Projectors and Zach from Beirut. Inlets' main man Sebastian Krueger has collaborated with My Brightest Diamond and DM Stith. Please loosen your proverbial belts and listen to Bright Orange Air . http://www.myspace.com/inlets http://www.inletsmusic.com/
Salut, Ce n'est pas avec une nouveauté que nous allons ouvrir la playlist de la semaine. Pas une nouveauté puisqu'il s'agit d'un extrait de Vespertine , album de Björk parut en 2001où les deux geekos de Matmos étaient au manettes. Unison, ou probablement en ce qui me concerne un des plus beaux morceaux que Björk n'ai jamais écrit... [...]
WXPN's World Cafe features a live performance by Ted Leo . At the New Yorker , author Dave Eggers remembers J.D. Salinger, and the Guardian Music Blog explains how Salinger created the original rock star. The Scotsman profiles the indie record label Chemikal Underground. For Braithwaite, there is no Chemikal sound, but there is a feeling. "They're a very Scottish label, and very Scottish people. The music has [...]
Photo by Kristianna SmithSebastian Kreuger has some high profile ins - he has played with My Brightest Diamond and appeared with Feist on Saturday Night Live - but the music he performs as Inlets is low profile, breezing from under the covers. Mellow, shifting, and coated in a layers of warm instrumentation, Kreuger beams emotion from a masterfully subtle approach to complex orchestration and
Sebastian Krueger might not be a household name just yet, but you've probably heard his work. He's been hanging in the background working with artists like My Brightest Diamond and Feist, playing banjo during her SNL performace. His own Inlets project has been quietly bubbling beneath the surface, with a 2006 EP entitled Vestibule , and now his full length, Inter Arbiter , due in April on Two Syllables. The first single, "Bright Orange Air," was featured on Stereogum this past week, a low-key affair perfectly suited for [...]
Clogs will release their 5th album The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton on March 2. The band features Australian composer Padma Newsome, who wrote the songs, and Bryce Dessner (The National). Guests on the album are Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, Sufjan Stevens and The National's singer Matt Berninger. I'm very excited for the album! We Are Here - Clogs (feat. Sufjan Stevens and Shara Worden) click click ... Myspace | Home | Buy [...]
Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn. was looking like one hell of an annual fest. Strange lineup, unique character, big heart, good times. Then I saw the lineup for this year, which includes Vampire Weekend , Gang Gang Dance , The XX and a few other bloghaus snorecore acts. Not so encouragingg. However, the negative is at least partially being offset by folks like Andrew W.K. , My Brightest Diamond , Clogs , the Bang on a Can All-Stars and Doveman among others. So while [...]
Inhabitants of the grand ol' state of Tennessee, consider yourselves forewarned. And by forewarned, I mean get ready for an incredible weekend of music. KNOXVILLE, TN. The BIG EARS FESTIVAL is proud to announce its initial schedule for the weekend of March 26, 27, and 28 in Knoxville, Tennessee. On Friday, January 29th at 10:00 a.m. EST, a limited number of individual show tickets will go on sale for Vampire Weekend, the Dirty Projectors + Bang on a Can All-Stars, Joanna Newsom + special guests, St. Vincent + special guests, [...]
The BIG EARS FESTIVAL is proud to announce its initial schedule for the weekend of March 26, 27, and 28 in Knoxville, Tennessee. On Friday, January 29th at 10:00 a.m. EST, a limited number of individual show tickets will go on sale for Vampire Weekend, the Dirty Projectors + Bang on a Can All-Stars, Joanna Newsom + special guests, St. Vincent + special guests, The National, Andrew WK performing with the Calder Quartet, Clogs with very special guests + My Brightest Diamond, Terry Riley performing solo and with his quartet, The xx + jj + Nosaj [...]
1. The Mynabirds - "Numbers Don't Lie" (Exciting new solo project from Laura Burhenn of Georgie James with production and instrumental assistance from Richard Swift!) http://www.themynabirds.com/ Download: http://www.saddle-creek.com/so unds/TheMynabirds_NumbersDontL ie.mp3 2. Inlets - "Bright Orange Air" (Inlets is Sebastian Krueger who has collaborated with My Brightest Diamond and Feist. Ethereal and interesting arrangements with a lilting Rufus Wainwright-like vocal.) www.myspace.com/inlets Download: http://forcefieldpr.com/inlets bright.mp3 [...]
See why we fell in love with My Brightest Diamond at the Bowery Ballroom.
Inlets, photo by Kristianna Smith A long time ago, in 2006, Sebastian Krueger released a free ep under the name Inlets , and I have been waiting for more music from him ever since. In 2010, my waiting is at an end, - Inlets will release his debut " Inter Arbiter " on the 20th April. When I said "..more music from..." in the above sentence, that's actually not very precise. Krueger has delivered music through all these years, but mostly as a musician for other artists, [...]
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