Cougar writer Olivia offers his top ten albums for our Top albums of 2012 feature. Frank Ocean - 'Channel ORANGE' Without any doubt Frank Ocean is my artist of year. From releasing the beautiful LP 'Channel ORANGE' to shaking up the conservative and often homophobic world of hip hop by publishing an open letter on his Tumblr which suggested that [...] The post Cougar Microbes Writer Picks 2012: Olivia appeared first on Cougar Microbes .
Cougar writer Nicole offers her top ten albums for our Top albums of 2012 feature. Divine Fits -'A Thing Called Divine Fits' Slick, straight forward rock n' roll with a vaguely new wave vibe. This collaboration between Britt Daniel (Spoon) and Dan Boeckner (Handsome Furs) is too cool for school. Case in point, when delivering [...] The post Cougar Microbes Writers Picks 2012: Nicole appeared first on Cougar Microbes .
First Aid Kit started very young and were only 19 and 17 when they released their first LP. The Swedish siblings have evolved over time and teaming up with producer and Bright Eyes member Mike Mogus has seemingly brought increased focus to 'The Lion's Roar' making it a timeless record. Olivia added 'The Lion's Roar' [...]
First Aid Kit started very young and were only 19 and 17 when they released their first LP. The Swedish siblings have evolved over time and teaming up with producer and Bright Eyes member Mike Mogus has seemingly brought increased focus to 'The Lion's Roar' making it a timeless record. Olivia added 'The Lion's Roar' [...]
Welcome to the fifth consecutive Best Albums of the Year here at Hidden Track. Hopefully, you know by now that we pride ourselves on covering music that spans any genre, any age, any geography and any instrumental makeup. To us, good music is good music. Period. So, you can rest assured of the one thing that will always make our list a cut above the rest: we consider everything. Our submissions include all styles of music from bluegrass to jazz, jam to indie, electronica to rap, as well as everything in between. At the [...]
El día de hoy no vamos a hablar sobre dos bellas mujeres con una bonita voz, que por alguna razón extraña y maquiavélica, han logrado trascender de manera rápida y sencilla en el mundo musical. De lo que se trata esta historia es lo siguiente; Johanna y Klara Söderberg -21 y 19 años respectivamente- andando [...]
Yesterday's good highlighted some of the year's best debuts, which makes today the perfect opportunity to highlight tracks from some of 20122s most impressive sophomore efforts. I can only imagine how difficult it is to follow up a debut album, especially when the sophomore release is in high demand. The bands below most definitely avoided the dreaded "sophomore slump", none better so than The xx. Coexist was my most anticipated release of the year and it exceeding all of expectations. Easily my favorite album of the year. And like yesterday's good, the tracks below are a very small [...]
First Aid Kit is made up of two Swedish sisters (Klara and Johanna Söderberg), who gained recognition after posting a cover of Fleet Foxes’ Tiger Mountain Peasant Song on YouTube in 2008. They’ve released two albums since— The Big Black and the Blue and The Lion’s Roar —and as part of their 2012 North American tour, played Toronto’s the Danforth Music Hall on September 26 th . Opener was Dylan LeBlanc, a folk musician from Louisiana. He was chatty, telling a story that involved both recreational drug use and working at an [...]
The album of today is "The Lion's Roar" by First Aid Kit. I have a shameless weakness for Swedish bands and these flickor (girls in Swedish) are no exception
First Aid Kit “Wolf” The ritualistic burning of humans has never been so hot! But seriously, this song will probably make one of my top lists this year. "Wolf" is directed by Johan Söderberg and is off First Aid Kit's album The Lion's Roar , out now through Wichita . -Alex [...]
First Aid Kit are really starting to amek a name for themselves these days. It seems like just yesterday we wrote about them in our short lived "World Tour" segment and now they're all grown up and on their second album which has received great reviews for the duo's harmonies and folk-influenced songwriting. The new video for "Wolf" definitely has ritualistic undertones for the track that the sisters describe as "...our destruction of the planet. But it’s also about finding the animal within you. Because we know that underneath that polished, civilized exterior there is definitely [...]
Las First Aid Kit presentaron a principios de este año su segundo larga duración The Lion's Roar y la verdad es que el recibimiento no pudo haber sido mejor. El grupo no sólo logró colocarse en los primeros números de los charts en todo el mundo, además lo hizo con un estilo muy propio inmerso en un sonido folk que no necesariamente es de lo más comercial. Esto, claro, no hace más que añadirle puntos a su logro. Para celebrar el éxito de la placa, el dúo de hermanas decidió editar esta semana una [...]
If you're a fan of Swedish sisters First Aid Kit and have seen more than just a couple of their videos you'll already be aware that they're big fans of striking imagery, whether it's their video for "Ghost Town" or "Blue" or anything in between. Today they take that up a level with their video for "Wolf" , which follows the tribalistic nature of the track and offers up sacrifices as they run through a kaleidoscopic forest. [...]
Check out "Wolf" from their latest album, Lion's Roar, above currently touring in North America
My favorite albums of 2012 (so far) continue today with some really exciting releases, including the solo debut from the one and only Jack White , the exciting debut from Kishi Bashi , and the beautiful new release from Lost in the Trees — A Church That Fits Our Need . If you haven't already, be sure to check out Part 1 [...]
Sin duda alguna, esta banda sueca conformada por las dos hermanas Johanna & Klara Söderberg, desde la salida de The Lion's Roar ha sorprendido a propios y extraños por la calidad musical con la que cuentan y con ese estilo tan exquisito que las caracteriza, así mismo creo que los conceptos que crean en sus videos [...]
First Aid Kit have released a new video for their single, "Blue", off their much loved album, The Lion's Roar. "Blue" was directed by Daniel Wirtberg and features the actress Ewa Fröling, unknown to most Americans because she's Swedish. The new First Aid Kit video examines getting older and being [...]
Back in January First Aid Kit released the fantastic The Lion's Rior, an album that we described on which "the sisters manage to so effortlessly create a timeless sound that is vulnerable yet musically mature can only be commended, and thoroughly enjoyed. Transcending the expectations of the listener, The Lion’s Roar has without a doubt become a contender for the most beautiful album of the year." The Lion's Roar has gone on to sell over 150,000 copies worldwide and 'Blue', the third single to be taken from it, has had this little [...]
Johanna and Klara Söderberg aka First Aid Kit have released their video for "Blue," off their album, "The Lion's Roar." Though they appear in the video, it centers around Swedish actress Ewa Froling going through her daily struggles of trying to relive her past. We can't quite grasp the meaning of the ending, but still great visuals from Swedish duo, First Aid Kit . The band will be making several US Festival appearances this Summer, including Newport Folk, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits. Lastly, their recent release, The Lion’s Roar, is [...]
The lovely ladies of First Aid Kit have released a video for single, “Blue”. While there are some underlying sprightly keys, don’t be fooled as this is still as depressing and realistic as just about all FAK songs. Swedish actress Ewa Froling whimpers around in a state of dire lonliness, completely stuck up in her high fashion and self pity. The band will be making several US Festival appearances this Summer, including Newport Folk, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits. Cop the band’s recent release, The Lion’s Roar , here . First [...]
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