Have you ever had the urge to spin some disco but were passed a huge spliff at the same moment? I thought so. Let me guess, you weren't sure if you should crank up the tunes or dial it back a bit? Tricky, but a good problem to have. Well, CFCF (aka Montreal's Justin Silver) is here to meet you half way. It's one part Italo-disco, one part French House and one part smooth jazz or, as I like to call it, stoner-disco. Check it out here . The first two tracks on the myspace page should be skipped [...]
Beach House are another band who have announced a 2010 album. But their 2010 album has already leaked to the internet in 2009. I haven't heard it myself, but people are telling me that Teen Dream is their best and most consistent record yet. So it'll be great when it actually does come out properly on January 26th (that's the same date as the Magnetic Fields, below). For those of you sticking on the legal side of things, you can download an mp3 of 'Norway' below. Tracklist: 01. Zebra 02. Silver Soul 03. Norway 04. Walk [...]
Following on from their excellent Distortion , The Magnetic Fields are set to drop Realism in early 2010. It'll come out on January 26th and should be excellent. Nonesuch had this to say about the record: "The follow-up to 2008's Distortion finds Stephin Merritt drawing inspiration from late 1960s / early 70s orchestral and psychedelic folk for an all-acoustic set." Nice! Tracklist: 01 "You Must Be Out of Your Mind" 02 "Interlude" 03 "We Are Having A Hootenanny" 04 "I Don't Know What To Say" 05 "The Dolls' Tea Party" 06 "Everything Is One Big [...]
Sleigh Bells bring chaos. Raw, metallic guitars, blown-out beats and grime vocals combine to make something that on first take seems almost unlistenable. Once you get past the fact that it's supposed to sound like that, you can start to bob your head. Underneath the noize are edgy pop songs that will make the lighthearted on the dance floor seek shelter. It's a Brooklyn-based duo: Derek Miller handles the guitar and beats while Alexis Krauss rips the vocals. It's the kind of music that could make the prez grab his katana and make tigers scale stadiums. It's fresh [...]
It's that time again, the lights are on in Dublin, A Christmas Carol is on in the cinema, Richard Hammond is advertising crap on TV, and Marks and Spencers think we associate a girl in knickers with Christmas. Red and white knickers and a long white beard maybe, but not the one in their ads. It's also time for the Very Most to release their final seasonal EP, Winter . You can stream it entirely at Indiecater Records, and then buy it for 2 euro. 2. Two! Bargain! Also, you can download a [...]
Yet another Jack White project planned for 2010. He already is intending a second Dead Weather album and a new White Stripes record, Jack is also going to produce another album from a legend. He produced Loretta Lynn's stunning Van Lear Rose back in 2004, and will now be producing Wanda Jackson's new album. Here is what Jackson had to say about working with White: "They had a super album, but he didn't have her do anything different. She just did her little Loretta Lynn songs. But he told me he's gonna stretch me some, so [...]
Benyaro is a roots-folk trio from Brooklyn that has paid their dues by playing subway platforms, touring relentlessly, self-releasing their debut album and slowly building a word-of-mouth following. At the core is Ben Musser, an Austin transplant with a unique soulful voice and an acoustic guitar. Musser's sister, Meg Chamberlin, joined the band to lend vocals (think Caitlin Cary ) and some percussion while Bobby McCullough plays upright bass. The band is currently recording their follow-up LP but plays a hometown gig at Southpaw on November 24th. Tickets are $10 at the door. Get a taste [...]
Peter Gabriel always seems to have some sort of project on the go. This time it's a compilation of covers that will be his first proper album in seven years. What makes it special is the fact that everyone Gabriel covers here will be returning the favour and covering one of his tracks on the follow up to Scratch My Back , which is most likely going to be called I'll Scratch Yours . The album is due to be released on January 25th 2010. Composer John Metcalfe tells the BBC that the album will [...]
Falling Down a Mountain will be the eight album from Tindersticks. There's two release dates floating around, one is the US release: February 16th 2010, and the other is the UK one: January 25th. No idea why the gap is - that'll just lead to downloading in my opinion. I was introduced to these guys only last year, and I'm catching up on their back catalogue at the moment. So new material will mean I'll have even more to listen to. Great! You can download an mp3 of the album track 'Black Smoke' below. Tracklist: [...]
Frightened Rabbit have announced details of a new album, set for March 2010. Lead single 'Swim Until You Can't See Land' will be out on Monday, but hopefully they'll play some more of these new songs when they support Modest Mouse at the Academy on the 7th and 8th of December. Those are going to be fantastic gigs. Tracklist: 1. 'Things' 2. 'Swim Until You Can't See Land' 3. 'The Loneliness & The Scream' 4. 'The Wrestle' 5. 'Skip The Youth' 6. 'Nothing Like You' 7. 'Man/ Bag [...]
E and Eels are back in January with a new album. End Times will be out on the 19th of January. You can stream 'Little Bird' on Spinner, below. Mark Oliver Everett ('E') has written and performed 'Little Bird' entirely himself. There's not much more info, because 'E' doesn't want to give anything away. Tracklist: 01 THE BEGINNING 02 GONE MAN 03 IN MY YOUNGER DAYS 04 MANSIONS OF LOS FELIZ 05 A LINE IN THE DIRT 06 END TIMES 07 APPLE TREES 08 PARADISE BLUES 09 NOWADAYS 10 UNHINGED 11 HIGH AND LONESOME 12 I [...]
Lily Allen (she's in Neighbours today on RTE2!) will be rereleasing her splendid second album It's Not Me, It's You on November 16th (the 13th in Ireland) with a bunch of extra tunes as well as a bonus live disc. The second disc, which is a DVD of her Shepherd's Bush concert includes the excellent 'LDN/Dance Wiv Me' mix, and there will also be a cover of 'Womanizer' by Britney Spears. It's good that for once there's a re-release actually worth buying. disc 1 [...]
Hot Chip will be releasing their fourth album in February. It's called One Life Stand . It was recorded in Lanark Studios in London and will be released on February 8th in the UK. No idea of a tracklist just yet, but it's sure to be great. 'Take it In' is the first single from the album, and you can have a listen to it below. Stream 'Take it In'
The Bravery's new album Stir the Blood will be out on December 1st. You may have already heard lead single 'Slow Poison' on the radio. 'Spectator', the second single, comes out tomorrow. It also appears on the Vampire Diaries soundtrack, which is sure to please teenage girls waiting for their New Moon fix! On another note, I just found out that Sam Endicott (The Bravery's lead singer) wrote Shakira's 'She Wolf'. Not bad. Tracklist (not in order): - Slow Poison - Hatefuck - Red Hands & White Knuckles - She's So Bendable [...]
Vampire Weekend will be releasing their second album Contra on XL Recordings on the 12th of January 2010. It's produced by Rostam Batmanglij, the band's keyboard player. Tracklist: 01 "Horchata" 02 "White Sky" 03 "Holiday" 04 "California English" 05 "Taxi Cab" 06 "Run" 07 "Cousins" 08 "Giving Up the Gun" 09 "Diplomat's Son" 10 "I Think Ur A Contra" Stream 'Horchata':
Spoon will be releasing their seventh album Transference on January 26th, 2010. It's coming out on Merge in the US, and Anti over here. The band produced the album themselves, and it features recent single 'Got Nuffin'. Anyone going to their New Year's Eve show with Jay Reatard in Milwaukee (none of us here so) can expect the live debuts of a few of these tunes. Tracklist: 01 Before Destruction 02 Is Love Forever? 03 The Mystery Zone 04 Who Makes Your Money 05 Written in Reverse 06 I Saw the Light 07 Trouble Comes Running [...]
Yeasayer will be releasing their new album Odd Blood on the 9th of February 2010. Although it's not 2010 yet, you can download lead single 'Ambling Alp' as a free mp3. Tracklist: 01 The Children 02 Ambling Alp 03 Madder Red 04 I Remember 05 ONE 06 Love Me Girl 07 Rome 08 Strange Reunions 09 Mondegreen Download: [...]
New Spoon LP, titled Transferrence, is due to come out January 26, 2010. Tracklist after the jump. Before Destruction Is Love Forever? The Mystery Zone Who Makes Your Money Written in Reverse I Saw the Light Trouble Comes Running Goodnight Laura Out Go the Lights Got Nuffin Nobody Gets Me But You Related posts: This is the Intro! - How to Start an Album
Them Crooked Vultures will be releasing their self-titled debut album on November 17th this year. That's the day that loads of records are released. Kind of the last day of proper albums before all the compilations hit the shelves for Christmas. In case you haven't heard, Them Crooked Vultures is the new collaboration between Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, and John Paul Jones. It could be, well, MEGA! Tracklist: 1. No One Loves Me & Neither Do I 2. Mind Eraser, No Chaser 3. New Fang 4. Dead End Friends 5. Elephants 6. Scumbag Blues 7. Bandoliers 8. Reptiles [...]
If you got your Macca tickets yesterday for December 20th's O2 show (like me), then you'll be brushing off your Beatles and Wings back catalogues in anticipation. The Dublin show is part of the European leg of the Good Evening tour, and on November 23rd, Sir Paul McCartney will be releasing a Double CD and live DVD of his New York performance. So you kind of get an inkling from the tracklist what he might play. I cannot wait. Disc 1 "Drive My Car" "Jet" "Only Mama Knows" "Flaming Pie" "Got to Get You Into My Life" "Let [...]
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