Back in 2009, Lotus Plaza (just one of the many projects of Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt) quietly released The Floodlight Collective , a Kranky records long-player comprised of ten loop-based tracks equal parts bedroom-pop and bliss-out ambient. On February 14 th , in celebration of that project's forthcoming follow-up, Spooky Action at a Distance, Portland based label Audraglint will release a limited 10" featuring two tracks for two separate projects – both Lotus Plaza and Nice Weekend, a project comprised of Pundt and his fiancé Shayda Yavari, are presented – of the musician's exo-Deerhunter material. [...]
Como ya sabemos, Columbia Records está celebrando el lanzamiento del nuevo álbum de Leonard Cohen , Old Ideas , con la serie de videos " Old Ideas With New Friends ". Donde artistas contemporáneos como Cults, Greg Dulli y A.C. Newman hacen covers a sus temas favoritos de Cohen. Ya vimos a Cults con su versión a " Everybody Knows ", a Greg Dulli interpretando " Paper Thin Hotel ", y ahora es turno de Bradford Cox, frontman de la banda Deerhunter. Cox nos presenta una versión acústica (guitarra y voz) del [...]
Lotus Plaza, the side project from Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt, is set to release his follow-up to 20092s The Floodlight Collective . The new lp, titled Spooky Action At A Distance , is due April 2 on Kranky . In advance of the new album, Lotus Plaza will release a split 103 vinyl single with Nice Weekend on the label Audraglint . Lotus Plaza contributes "Come Back", which you can stream below via The Fader .
Just as Bradford Cox is covering Leonard Cohen . And Deerhunter is also releasing a brand new song . And we're certain things in the Deerhunter camp couldn't possibly get any livelier. On Valentine's Day, Audraglint will release a split 103 showcasing the unknown side-project of the lesser spotted Deerhunter, Lockett Pundt. Embarking under the name Lotus Plaza on side one, he's rocking another project called Nice Weekend on side two...a quirky collaboration of romance with his fiancée, Shayda Yavari. Just when you thought Bradford was [...]
Mientras esperamos el nuevo álbum de Lotus Plaza, proyecto paralelo del guitarrista de Deerhunter Lockett Pundt, podemos escuchar el single "Come back", una aventura dream pop de nueve minutos, notoriamente salida de la fábrica creativa de Bradford Cox y sus satélites. "Come back" formará parte de un split de 10 pulgadas que verá la luz vía Audraglint el 14 de febrero, y nos sirve de adelanto para el nuevo largo de Lotus Plaza, previsto para el 2 de abril en el sello Kranky, que sucederá a The floodlight collective , editado en 2009. Escucha más abajo "Come [...]
Lotus Plaza, the solo side project from Deerhunter's Lockett Pundt, has a new split 103 single coming out with Nice Weekend, otherwise known as Pundt's fiancee Shayda Yavari. On the B-side, Pundt collaborates with Yavari on the song "Longest Days." And the A-side, "Come Back," is a dreamy, floaty nine-minute solo track called "Come Back." Stream it below. Read More...
Frank Yang It probably amounts to some sort of Can-rock heresy, but I think I actually like Bry Webb on his own more than I ever did with Constantines . I fully acknowledge why many hold the Cons up as one of the greatest Canadian rock acts of the past however many years/decades/centuries - I've seen them live , I know what they were capable of - but the fact is, his solo debut Provider has captivated me more than any of the [...]
In celebration of the release of Leonard Cohen 's newest LP Old Ideas , Columbia has put together a new video series "Old Ideas With New Friends" in which bands perform in-studio covers of Leonard Cohen songs. Following in the footsteps of Cults and Cold War Kids , Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox took to the studio to perform a cover of Cohen's "Seems So Long Ago, Nancy," which you can watch above.
Photo by Meghan Brosnan As reported, Columbia Records is marking the release of Leonard Cohen's first album in eight years, Old Ideas , with a cover series called "Old Ideas With New Friends". We've already heard reworkings of the legendary songwriter's catalog by Cold War Kids , Cults , and The Afghan Whig's Greg Dulli . Now, Pitchfork brings us Bradford Cox's acoustic take on "Seems So Long Ago, Nancy". Watch it here . In more Bradford Cox news, Deerhunter's contribution to the Japan benefit [...]
To celebrate Leonard Cohen's new record Old Ideas , our Album Of The Week , Columbia is putting together a series of tribute videos featuring contemporary artists covering their favorite Cohen songs. First up is Bradford Cox doing Cohen's " Seems So Long Ago, Nancy " from 19692s Songs From A Room . Head over to Pitchfork to scope the performance.
Atlanta's finest ambient punk four-piece Deerhunter have been all too quiet since the release of their fantastic fourth full-length Halcyon Digest in 2010, but they dropped a new instrumental track today on Blonde Redhead frontwoman Kazu Makino's Japan tsunami relief compilation We Are the Works in Progress , which'll also feature exclusive tracks from Four Tet, Interpol, Liars , and the Knife , among others. Continue reading: New: Deerhunter - "Curve" Read more articles like " New: Deerhunter - "Curve" " on [...]
:: Lemuria released a video for Wise People . The video required " 50 takes of the song , from 5 different camera set ups, all in an arc," says Director Paul Cummings. :: Saves the Day frontman Chris Conley performed two songs for AbsolutePunk's Backstage Sessions. :: PunkNews " reported " that Gaslight Anthem is tweeting about recording. And I just added to the echo chamber. :: An instrumental Deerhunter song, Curve , is streaming [...]
Absorb a new ambient-instrumental of almost Avrocar -esque tranquility by Deerhunter called 'Curve'. Organised by Blonde Redhead, the track will appear on the benefit compilation We Are the Works in Progress , raising money to bring Japan out of the tsunami's shadow. The 14-song compilation attributes tracks from the likes of Interpol, Liars, Pantha du Prince, Terry Riley, David Sylvian/Ryuichi Sakamoto, and many more. You can check out Four Tet's offering 'Moma' below. The comp will be released as a double LP on February 7th [...]
Deerhunter are fast becoming one of the most noteworthy bands in indie music. Their front-man, Bradford Cox, is one of the most prolific artists at work at the moment, seemingly releasing handfuls of tracks every other month from his bedroom sessions or under the Atlas Sound or Deerhunter names at a near-constant rate. With another month comes another track - a minimal instrumental called "Curve." "Curve" is interesting by Deerhunter's standards, as it seems a lot more mellow and tranquil than Microcastle and the bulk of Halcyon Digest . Given its ambient nature, it seems [...]
Deerhunter are fast becoming one of the most noteworthy bands in indie music. Their front-man, Bradford Cox, is one of the most prolific artists at work at the moment, seemingly releasing handfuls of tracks every other month from his bedroom sessions or under the Atlas Sound or Deerhunter names at a near-constant rate. With another month comes another track - a minimal instrumental called "Curve." "Curve" is interesting by Deerhunter's standards, as it seems a lot more mellow and tranquil than Microcastle and the bulk of Halcyon Digest . Given its ambient nature, it seems [...]
Appears on benefit compilation.
We Are the Works in Progress, Blonde Redhead's star-studded compilation to benefit Japan's recovery from the March 2011 tsunami and aftermath, has already brought the goods. Four Tet's contribution to the release, "Moma", debuted in December, and now Deerhunter have revealed their own addition
Deerhunter has a track on the benefit album, We Are the Works in Progress , supporting relief efforts for Japan's 2011 tsunami. Listen to the 6+ minute instrumental track "Curve" below. Read more »
Presente no álbum beneficente We Are the Works in Progress , o Deerhunter disponibilizou a audição da faixa instrumental Curve . O álbum foi organizado pelo Blonde Redhead e trata-se de um trabalho em prol ao Japão, com o objetivo de conseguir fundos para ajudar o país pós-tsunami. Deerhunter - Curve Karin Dreijer Andersson , conhecida como Fever Ray, também participa deste projeto com a música No Face . We Are The Works In Progress [...]
We first brought up Kazu Makino's (Blonde Redhead) benefit compilation We Are The Works In Progress as we discussed Four Tet's contribution, " Moma ," and today a brand new instrumental Deerhunter track from that release hit the web. Stream the song, "Curve," after the jump. Read More...
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