Emblazoned upon the artwork of Laura Veirs' new album Tumble Bee is a worrying phrase: 'Laura Veirs sings folk songs for children'. But don't let that put you off. This is an album to be enjoyed by adults too. And teenagers. And those lucky older ones eligible for a free bus pass. Actually, some teenagers may deem it not 'cool' enough for their recherché tastes, but that's pure denial - they'll soon think otherwise. (I should know, being only a few years out of teenagedom myself.) No, it is not the exclusive fare of those mad li... Read more..
If American old-time music is about taking earlier, simpler ways of life and music-making as one's model, Abigail Washburn has proven herself to be a bracing revelation to that tradition. She—a singing, songwriting, Illinois-born, Nashville-based clawhammer banjo player—is every bit as interested in the present and the future as she is in the past, and every bit as attuned to the global as she is to the local. She pairs venerable folk elements with far-flung sounds, and the results feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anybody's ever heard before. To put it another way, she changes what seems possible. [...]
My Morning Jacket - Eagerly anticipated sixth studio album from the veteran Kentucky band was recorded in Louisville and Nashville with producer Tucker Martine (Decemberists)...basic recording was done in a church gym and recorded almost completely live to create a more spontaneous creative environment for the band // Release : Circuital (May 31) // Quote : "I feel like this record was a lot looser for us — I tried to give us less fully formed songs to work with, so we could all really flesh out the songs together and everyone could [...]
City of Refuge is not only the title of the fine new album due January 4 from acclaimed singer/songwriter and clawhammer banjo player Abigail Washburn , it could also sum up her new musical mindset. Working wi th noted indie producer Tucker Martine (The Decemberists , Tift Merritt) and Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist and songsmith Kai Welch, Washburn explores themes of dislocation and self-exploration in her new songs -- all things that could also be said of her more style-blurring attitude. "This [...]
Hace poco les estuve comentando que el guitarrista de My Morning Jacket, Carl Broemel , estaría presentando su segundo disco solista . Eso no significa que algo haya parado a su principal grupo, porque ahora el frontman de la banda, Jim James , reveló que el grupo está actualmente grabando lo que será el sucesor del exitoso Evil Urges , que fue lanzado en el 2008. James comentó que ya tienen algunas canciones terminadas y que estuvieron trabajando en ellas las últimas semanas y que lo seguirán haciendo durante [...]
Black Prairie is a new acoustic band from Portland OR comprised of three members of the NW art-pop indie darlings The Decemberists -- Chris Funk (guitar/ dobro ), Nate Query (bass) and Jenny Conlee ( accordian ) -- and joined by local musicians Annalisa Tornfelt (violin) and Jon Neufeld (guitar). Originally formed by Funk and Query in the midst of a Decemberists tour, the quintet release their heavily Americana/bluegrass debut Feast of the Hunters Moon on April [...]
Kill Rock Stars is pleased to announce that Thao with The Get Down Stay Down will be releasing their second full-length album, Know Better Learn Faster , on October 13, 2009. "The album is named Know Better Learn Faster because you can't. By the time you realize you should, it's too late. And I enjoy the predicament and the totally devastating, unfunny humor of that." - Thao Nguyen , front woman Thao and the ever-versatile Get Down Stay Down ( Adam Thompson on bass, [...]
E' ufficiale: i R.E.M. stanno già lavorando al successore di " Accelerate ". A poco più di un anno dalla release dell'ultimo disco, la band di Michael Stipe ha rimesso piede in uno studio di Portland, Oregon, per concretizzare le prime idee e lasciare che il processo creativo faccia il suo corso. A rivelarlo è il chitarrista del sodalizio Peter Buck, in una lunga chiacchierata con i ragazzi di Pitchfork.com che potete leggere per intero -in inglese- cliccando qui . Buck afferma che assieme a Mike Mills (il bassista, [...]
dl: LAURA GIBSON - Postures Bent ( alt ) ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------- ------- Laura Gibson 's latest offering is the perfect album for citizens of snowglobes. Beasts of Seasons, produced by Tucker Martine ( Sufjan Stevens , The Decemberists ), finds Gibson prancing through an acoustic and ethereal landscape like a less jarring, slightly less majestic Joanna Newsom. Everyone needs that one album to listen to while curled up in blankets, and you'd be damn [...]
The Decemberists have revealed a few details about their forthcoming album, ' The Hazards Of Love '. The album, which was produced by Tucker Martine , is set for release March 24. The 17-track album is the follow-up to 2006's ' The Crane Wife '. A track from the forthcoming album, ' The Rake's Song ', has been made available as a free download on the band's website, decemberists.com . Decemberists [...]
Los chicos de The Decemberists han revelado algunos detalles de su nueva producción, la muy esperada The Hazards of Love que será lanzada el próximo 24 de marzo. El disco contendrá 17 temas y fue producido por Tucker Martine . Además, en la placa también colaboraron Becky Stark de Lavender Diamond, Shara Worden de My Brightest Diamond y Jim James de My Morning Jacket . Por si fuera poco, el grupo también está regalando la descarga de "The Rake's Song" , [...]
Decemberists are set to release their new full-length studio album later next spring. ' Hazards of Love ' is due out March 24 via Capitol Records . The forthcoming album has been described as a "rock opera" and will feature 17-tracks which all tie together. The story-driven album was produced by Tucker Martine and features guest appearances by Robyn Hitchcock , My Morning Jacket 's Jim James , My Brightest Diamond 's Shara Worden and many more. 'Hazards of Love' is the [...]
For her 2005 Marathon CD, Bethany paid tribute to the segmented eyeball set. Here's how she described it back then: "A collection of sonic emissions from the insect kingdom and the humans who imitate them. Highlight include hypnotic cicada choruses, cacophonous swarms of bees, the peculiar similarities between crickets and electronics and a thrilling (but tragic) sonic tour of a day in the life of a fly. 800,000 species can't be wrong!" Audio Artists - markfogcricketsalice | Solitary Bee - Untitled [...]
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