Video: The Big Pink - "Velvet" Live On French TV

Between Syracuse's dominating victory over Gonzaga and Obama's utter posterization of the Republican Party, I gotta say it's been a pretty satisfying weekend. And today's band will not take away from that... The Big Pink Who they are: A British duo of which one of whom seems to have misplaced his pants. Now, never having heard of these guys before now, and with a name like that, my hopes were not high... but a funny thing happened on the way [...]

• The Big Pink - Frisk

Here are the Big Pink, live, on something called "French TV", with two from their latest, A Brief History of Love.

Britain's latest Brit-pop kings the Big Pink recently dropped some knowledge on French TV, playing their massive single "Velvet" and "Too Young to Love." These songs lose nothing in a live performance setting. "Velvet" is above, and "Too Young" is below. The Big Pink's A Brief History of Love is out now. [ Pitchfork ]

The Big Pink stopped by French TV for a live session. Don't forget that they'll be in town next month.(via 4AD ) The Big Pink-Dominoes [mp3] US TOUR 1-13 Seattle, WA – Neumos 11-14 Portland, OR – Doug Fir 11-15 Vancouver, British Columbia – Venue 11-17 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall 11-18 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey 11-20 Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar 11-21 San Diego, CA [...]

• The Big Pink - Dominos

I like how the description of this live video of The Big Pink simply states "French TV". Does "French TV" have exclusive access to The Big Pink in a live setting? This live performance of "Velvet" is pretty solid, admittedly not as catchy as the epic " Dominos ", but just as memorable. Also, it's pretty hard to take your eyes off of the group's drummer. She's the exact opposite of 'the girl next door' that your mom always raved about. Just a hunch. [...]