*Post por: Eduardo Araújo , Ana Clara e Soraia Alves Apesar do cunho religioso arraigado ao Natal, hoje ele é comemorado por muitos não-cristãos, sendo considerado um feriado antes mesmo do “marco ortodoxo-cristão”. Crenças a parte, a concepção moderna natalina adotou o dia 25 de dezembro como um momento de trocar cartões e presentes, reunir a família e realizar um jantar especial e o principal para nós, o lançamento de músicas natalinas. Selecionamos 5 singles que singles natalinos para preencher vocês com esse espírito “hohoho”. Tracey [...]
"It’s enthusiasm and occasional innovate are worthy but it’s just doesn’t quite pull it all off..." Sufjan Steven | Silver & Gold Sufjan Stevens is an odd presence in the contemporary American music scene. Characterized by his exceptionally complex and layered arrangements in a wide variety of styles, from the lush almost orchestral arrangements of ‘llinois’ to the beat driven faux electronica of The Age of Adz. He is widely regarded as one of the more thoughtful and gifted songwriters in the current musical landscape with an eclectic (if sometimes patchy) back catalogue. [...]
The Pro Letarians have a new track today that was featured on Sufjan Stevens new X-mas themed mixtape Chopped & Scrooged. The track "Dream Catcher" showcases a very versatile Pro Leterians, with a dope piano sample involved as well. The project features Kitty Pryde, Nicky Da B, and Busdriver, with production by John Dieterich of Deerhoof, Fol Chen, Son Lux, and more. Stream it here. Peep our First Look with The Pro Letarians & stream "Dream Catcher" below. Shouts to Pitchfork.
Stereogum Sufjan channels his inner Paul Rudd for this suggestive Silver & Gold infomercial, a riff on the Time Life infomercials of yore . It's the first of a series of seven (including a Between Two Ferns homage called "Betwixt Two Furs") and you can watch them all below. Read More... [...]
Sufjan channels his inner Paul Rudd for this suggestive Silver & Gold infomercial, a riff on the Time Life infomercials of yore . It's the first of a series of seven (including a Between Two Ferns homage called "Betwixt Two Furs") and you can watch them all below. Read More...
Much like in the fashion of his first Christmas collection Songs For Christmas Vol 1-5, Sufjan Stevens has a enthralling way of taking the traditional Holiday carol and turning it on it’s head through breaking apart lyrics, adding kitschy instrumentation, and infusing tragic imagery. What you’re left with is both an ode and rebellion of Christmas all together. read more
So, last Monday (not LAST Monday, the LAST last Monday...the Monday when....it was October 29th) Sandy was hitting the east coast and my sister and I were bored. So we decided to make a podcast over the phone. I think it went pretty well. We had a very eclectic mix of songs and had a fun time talking about lots of different things related and unrelated to music! Off the Charts #6: Sister/Rain ***Featuring*** Beach House The Beatles Gogol Bordello No Use For a Name P.O.S Panda Bear Smashing Pumpkins Sufjan Stevens [...]
On their debut album, Hundred Waters execute varied arrangements that place them somewhere between Sufjan Stevens ’ instrumental menagerie and a more subdued version of tUnE-yArDs ’ knack for bewildering, sometimes hidden, choruses. Though this is Hundred Waters ’ debut, the group sounds wildly established and determined to exhibit the complete range of their musical abilities. Most noticeably, Hundred Waters are talented musicians who have a clear idea of what they want from each track. “Me & Anodyne” [...]
Presented by the non-profit Weathervane Music , Shaking Through is a documentary series with a simple, albeit daunting premise: indie acts are given two days to record one song. The series features 10 acts per year, with past contributors including Sharon Van Etten , Reading Rainbow , Twin Sister , Dreamers of the Ghetto , and more. For the fourth episode of volume three, Brooklyn songstress Cat Martino teamed up with Sufjan Stevens and Man Man’s Chris Powell for the dark, electro-tinged [...]
Paris-born Pauline de Lassus (credit-spotters: yes, she sings back-up on The National's Boxer-album ) performs under the stage name Mina Tindle . She's of Spanish heritage, lived in the USA for a while and was part of the bands Toy Fight and The Lime (couldn't find a link). Last year, her first EP was released and we (yours truly and co-FS-conspirator FransS) saw her perform in Bruxelles, as a support-act to Coeur de Pirate. Highly charming, I even got my EP signed by the beautiful singer afterwards. Her debut-album is out now, and it's [...]
If you were thinking about Googling the new collaboration between Sufjan Stevens , Son Lux , and Serengeti , well, you're shit out of luck. It's called s / s / s . Hell, Son Lux isn't even sure how to say it. So good luck with figuring out how to search it. Luckily, you don't need to search. You can stream the track "Museum Day," from the forthcoming Beak and Claw EP, right [...]
In the spirit of the winter season, whether your celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa or any other holiday I may have forgotten about, chances are that over the past month you’ve heard your fair share of traditional Christmas music. While some people might eat that stuff up as they prepare for the holidays, we here at the TBT find it hard to cope with sometimes in the wake of all good music holiday alternatives that do exist, but seem to go unnoticed in mainstream media. That being said, it is my honor to bring you our [...]
BAM WRITES: Beyond This Place Part of BAM 150 Directed by Kaleo La Belle Music composition by Raymond Raposa and Sufjan Stevens Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 7:30pm As part of BAM's 150th anniversary celebrations, filmmaker Kaleo La Belle --joined by childhood friend Sufjan Steven s (The BQE, 2007 Next Wave; TAKEOVER 2008) and singer-songwriter Raymond Raposa --comes to the opera house for a screening of his award-winning documentary Beyond This Place . [...]
Sometimes you're just a little down and you don't know why. I believe a suitable word is "melancholy"... not too much of anything really, but enough to note it. That's me today. This dreamy duo is made up of Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. They're still a band but many of you may know some [...]
He says, "What would Beyonce do?" I want bracelets.
photo Denny Renshaw Hear Sufjan perform "Heirloom" off the All Delighted People Ep at 1:00, "Pleasure Principal" from The Age of Adz at 10:50, and "Futile Devices" off the same at 16:50. Interview takes place between performances. [ via ] EDIT: Fast forward all the way through the first player and it will reload and play the bit with Sufjan (although the first segment [...]
Sufjan’s “Get Real Get Right” Video In which Sufjan Stevens directs and animates the second stop-motion official clip from his beautifully cathartic The Age of Adz , featuring original artwork from the LP’s inspiration: Royal Robertson .
You don't often see bands releasing trailers for gigs, but Sufjan Stevens' pair of upcoming Brooklyn shows are special. On August 2 and 3, Soof and "his Astral Masters of Song and Dance" head to the Prospect Park Bandshell to perform The Age Of Adz for the final time. RIYL DayGlo... Read More...
Robyn's "Call Your Girlfriend" video premier on Vevo! Click HERE to watch! (Sorry embedding not working at the moment) This video embodies my dream dance party... add Sufjan and there's nothing more I could ask for.
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