It's Monday and we have a mish mash of streams, mp3 links, and videos from Andrew Bird, Dana Falconberry, The Eversons, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Miike Snow, Beth Orton, Pack a.d., and Sigur Ros. Andrew Bird - "Three White Horses" from Hands of Glory out October 30 on Mom + Pop Hands of Glory is a musical companion to [...]
Pretty sweet that the Hard Festival in Los Angeles was where they shot the video for Miike Snow's "Pretender." It was filmed during their performance and finds their friend Jean Noel experiencing his first EDM culture festival and learning all about the culture that surrounds. Directed by Vern Moen, this is the 4th in a series of videos featuring Jean Noel, a character created by video director Andreas Nilsson who also directed the first three videos for singles (" The Wave ," " Rabbit " and " Paddling Out ") from the band's latest album, Happy To [...]
Jean Noel hits Hard Festival.
A person's first festival can be an overwhelming experience, something Jean Noel learns firsthand in Miike Snow' s music video for "Pretender". Noel (the same large-nosed character who appears in the group's previous three videos ) wanders around Los Angeles' HARD Summer Fest. Along the way, he's harassed by random concertgoers, dances his face off, and encounters an all-too-brief brush with stardom. Relive your own festival de-virginization (which hopefully didn't involve leather pants in 90 degree weather) when you click play below. Miike Snow's latest, Happy to You [...]
Connected and educated at the esteemed Berklee College of Music, Jackson, Kevin and Tyler have quite a reputation to live up to. Luckily Carousel prove their natural skills through their ambient electronic music that hooks instantly. Their newest track, "Let's Go Home," features throbbing synths and clapping keys with a combination of melody and lyrics [...]
Details are still scant here, but the confirmed list of artists involved in Smile points to a rising Swedish indie-electronic powerhouse. Smile is the newly formed group of Björn Yttling, from Peter Bjorn and John, ... read more
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you can hear them banging on the tin but my love wont be sane Ya'll know I LOVE Miike Snow. The Wave is Gold. Paddling Out too. But rest of album I have to agree more with AV Club & Pitchfork . Lacking. [Quickies are mini-reviews that can fit into a 140 character tweet. They are of albums that people already know of but perhaps are curious about our take on it. What did you think of the disc?] [...]
Remix of Miike Snow's "Paddling Out" off of the Happy to You album released March 26, 2012.
Words By Samir S. For a relatively small country, Sweden seems to disproportionately produce quality musical acts that manage to find the right balance of creativity and accessibility. From Robyn [...]
Miike Snow's new video for "The Wave" is available now. Their new album Happy To You is now available on iTunes, and will be available everywhere on March 27th. The latest video from Miike Snow is real interesting, once again them putting out videos that are different and provoke thought in us, usually asking the question, [...]
What: Where Miike Snow's "Paddling Out" video left off , "The Wave" picks up. Directed by Swedish artist and director Andreas Nilsson, the clip finds a pack of shirtless, large-nosed aliens wrecking havoc on planet Earth, specially on the police's waistlines. The group's new LP, Happy To You , hits stores on March 27th via Downtown Records/Universal Republic.
Miike Snow 's much-anticipated sophomore album Happy To You is finally available for digital download (exclusively) on iTunes ! Happy To You will be released to all other outlets next Tuesday, March 20th and to celebrate the occasion the trio have announced an intimate record release show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg here in New York with special guest Jacques Lu Cont! Tickets are on sale today at noon, however if you purchased tickets for one of the band's three sold out shows at Terminal 5 you get first [...]
Miike Snow reveals the visual interperation of their new song “The Wave”. The track is taken from their latest album effort Happy to You , which dropped yesterday. If you haven’t gotten hold of a copy yet do it right away, the album is sick.
Second official video for their forthcoming sophomore LP .
And the magical adventure begins... Did I mention that this song gets me waaay more excited for Happy To You (on March 26th).
In this edition: We review Whistle Peak's "Half Asleep Upon Echo Falls"; check out singles from Milano Sun, Guy Capecelatro III, and I'm In You; and an excellent bunch of videos in this week's Ramblings. Review: Whistle Peak - "Half Asleep Upon Echo Falls" On February 14, Whistle Peak is set to release their second studio album, Half Asleep Upon Echo Falls . The Louisville-based quintet cleverly mixes a blend of southern blues, folk and rock to [...]
Shabazz Palaces - "Are You ... Can You ... Were You? (Felt) Directed by Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes. M.I.A. - "Bad Girls" Directed by Romain Gavras. Miike Snow - "Paddling Out" Directed by Andreas Nilsson. We Have Band - "Where Are Your People?" Directed by Alex Turvey. Epic Ditch - "Unexploded Ordnance" Directed by Elvis Wilson. Imperial Teen - "Runaway" Directed by Andrew G. Mueller. Nada Surf - [...]
A great Friday of video releases crushes on, with Miike Snow offering their input for the weekend-friendly sing-along "Paddling Out". Enjoy the weirdness from the indie-pop Swedish trio.
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