Midlake 's stellar new album The Courage of Others is out now via Bella Union, and is receiving critical praise from around the globe. The Denton, TX music collective's latest effort finds the band in a darker mood than their last album, 2006's The Trial of Van Occupanter , and continues to receive worldwide praise, earning 5 star reviews and recommendations from outlets such as Paste, The Onion AV Club, Time Out, NME , and many more. Watch [...]
After a wait of nearly four years since their breakthrough full-length, "The Trials of Van Occupanther", Midlake returned with last Tuesday's arrival of their third album, "The Courage of Others". Criticism has been wide-ranging, from unqualified raves (see the AVClub) to flat-out dismissals (from you know who), and while I fall somewhere in the middle, I'm definitely heading in the direction of
I wrote about Midlake here at Waved Rumor two years ago, when I heard the song Branches off the band's CD Trials of Van Occupanther . Well, the Denton, Texas band is back with new music on a collection called ' The Courage of Others ' and it's is fine fine fine. This title track below is laid back, as is their style, but in the right mood, Midlake hits nicely. From Midlake's blog : "We are pleased to announce our forthcoming album, "THE COURAGE OF OTHERS" will [...]
Midlake is the undisputed leader of Renaissance Fair-inspired indie rock today. Admittedly, it's a sound that's going put some people off but I think this new album, The Courage of Others , may actually best 2006's The Trials of Van Occupanther. They don't sound like they're from Texas. Acts Of Man - Midlake
Label: Bella Union Released: 1st February 2010 Buy: Rough Trade Website: http://www.midlake.net/ Buy: Amazon Whilst there are quite a few bands who have made the 'summer vibe' their own, far fewer really plump for the pissing rain and howling gales of winter do they? Especially not many bands hailing from Texas... In 'Courage of Others' , Midlake [...]
Remember back in October, when we were all like, "Hey, what the what is Jason Lee (of Mallrats and My Name is Earl) fame doing in Denton?" and then we realized that, oh, he was just in town helpi... Continue reading "Anticipation Continues To Mount For Midlake's The Courage of Others..." >
We've been anxious to for the next collection of Midlake songs since The Trials of Van Occupanther sprung on us in 2006. In one week Midlake is releasing The Courage of Others , an album that took them close to two years to write and record. We were thrilled with their acoustic EP that followed The Trials of Van Occupanter , and The Courage of Others heads in its direction. In November of 2008 [...]
Denton, TX raised indie rockers Midlake's latest album, The Courage of Others , doesn't release until February 2, but to tide fans over, the band have been featured in a short film directed by My Name is Earl star Jason Lee. The follow-up to 2006's stellar The Trials of Van Occupanther , the new album features 11 new tracks, including new single "Acts of Man." The film will be available as a DVD with deluxe edition of The Courage of Others, along with a double LP, 45 rpm version of the record, and a 32 page [...]
Out next week, The Courage Of Others is Midlake's third album, and another addition to their lexicon of story-told conceptualized records that deals with autumnal or wintry vibes of frontiers and terrain, loss and that ilk of emotive folky rock...
Denton, TX band Midlake's new album, The Courage of Others , will be out on February 2. The short film above was directed by Jason Lee. http://www.midlake.net/
The Great Inbox Clearance is my way of getting through the overwhelming number of emails we received after taking a week off. Check out this post for the details behind the project. That post will also explain why lemurs are involved. When Midlake's 2006 album - The Trials Of Van Occupanther - was released, the good press it received persuaded me to snag a copy. At around the same time, I was going through a period of incredibly bad luck which resulted in me [...]
For what it's worth this is one of my most anticipated albums of 2010. If it's half as good as The Trials of Van Occupanther it will be more than outstanding. Denton, TX raised indie rockers Midlake's latest album, The Courage of Others, doesn't release until February 2, but to tide fans over, the band have been featured in a short film directed by My Name is Earl star Jason Lee. The follow-up to 2006's stellar The Trials of Van Occupanther , the new album features 11 new tracks, [...]
The highly anticipated release from Midlake The Courage of Others doesn't become official until Feb 2nd, but any little bit fans can get their hands on at this point is needed. With the upcoming release, there will be a deluxe edition available packaged with a double LP, 45 rpm version of the record, a 32 page book, a live CD, and a short film DVD directed by Jason Lee. The trailer for the film follows: A list of tour dates one being the recently released NX35 festival gig taking place in the [...]
I will always remember him from his characters from the Kevin Smith movies. Kind of jacked-up how NBC canceled "My Name is Earl". "THE COURAGE" OF OTHERS OUT FEBRUARY 2 VIA BELLA UNION Midlake Tour Dates March 1 Tucson, AZ - Plush 2 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern 3 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre 4 San Francisco, CA - The Great American Music Hall 5 Arcata, CA - The Van Duzer Theatre 6 Portland, OR - [...]
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