Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Friday, February 12, 2010

TREATS: Yeasayer @ Fallon + The Very Best remix Ambling Alp

Two days ago, Yeasayer performed Ambling Alp for Jimmy and his Fallon on his Late Night show. The sound couldn't have been much better and the music was solid as a rock. The wardrobes though?...a little eccentric, but that's Yeasayer. Love it or leave it.



[BTW, they'll be coming to Philadelphia on May 5th]

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The Very Best are widely known for their damn good remixes and an even better debut album. Take a listen as they tackle this years most raved about single:

MP3 :: Yeasayer - Ambling Alp [Very Best Mulomo Remix]

NEW TO ME: PIKELET



When you think/eat Outback Steakhouse, you know for sure that it isn't "authentic" cuisine, but rather an Americanized rip off of Australia's great outback wonders. I can say [yes, from experience] that Australia is an amazing place with great cities, wildlife and music trends. And if you really want to drink Foster's in Australia, prepare to get verbally berated.

Meet Pikelet, a one woman psych-pop project fronted by Evelyn Morris from Melbourne and her 2nd studio album entitled Stem. With songs like "Weakest Link" and "Swooping Buzzards", it's easy to see why she has gained a following after touring with such notable acts as Jens Lekman, Beirut, Sufjan and Camera Obscura throughout Aus, Europe and New Zealand. As she employs that smooth/blip/pop style on the new album, it's doesn't take very long to become entranced by her soaring vocals, exciting new sounds and those catchy tribal drums [probably my favorite part of this album].

MP3 :: Pikelet - Weakest Link
MP3 :: Pikelet - Swooping Buzzards

Stem will be out Feb 17th [I think] via Chapter Music.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

SNOW DAY VIDS - JONSI // WILD BEASTS // XIU XIU


While we settle for snowpocalypse part deux, let's imagine the warmth of a future summer, lean back and relax with a nice cup of steaming hot chocolate - 3 marshmallows please. Here are some fresh music videos for your snowed in pleasure.



Jonsi's new Gobbledigook-esque track "Go Do" gets the video treatment featuring fancy makeup, a pretty rad costume, a reliable carrier pigeon and a some damn nice land scape shots.

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I think it would be pretty cool to float in mid air like that. Thoughts?

MP3 :: Wild Beasts - We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues

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Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself from Kill Rock Stars on Vimeo.


Kind of a gnarly video, but it seems like chocolate doesn't make everybody happy...

MP3 :: Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

MP3: Love Connection - I Know You're Real + Trilogy



Melbourne, Australia's Love Connection is a 4-piece kind of chill/kind of pop indie band that kind of sounds like an upbeat Beach House with their harmonizing vocals and dreamy walls of sound.

MP3 :: Love Connection - I Know You're Real
MP3 :: Love Connection - Trilogy

Their debut album was released Jan 30th on Sensory Projects.

MP3: NEW Dr. Dog - Shadow People



Check out a spanking new track off of [Philly's own and proud] Dr. Dog's new album; Shame, Shame entitled 'Shadow People' - a summery pop driven catchy-as-fuck jam.

MP3 :: Dr. Dog - Shadow People

Shame, Shame will be out 4/6 on Anti Records. Just in time for your spring cleaning duties ;)

TOUR DATES:

02/09 - Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Co.
02/10 - Cleveland, OH # @ Case Western University
02/11 - Bloomington, IN @ Video Saloon
02/12 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
02/13 - State College, PA @ State Theatre
04/14 - Toronto, Ont. @ Lee's Place
04/15 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
04/16 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
04/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
04/19 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
04/20 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
04/22 - Boise, ID @ Neuolux
04/23 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
04/24 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
04/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
04/27 - Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda
04/29 - Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Company
04/30 - Dallas, TX @The Loft
05/01 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Outside
05/02 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio
05/03 - Fayetteville, AR @ Majestic
05/05 - Birmingham, AL @ Workplay
05/06 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
05/07 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners
05/11-12 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
05/13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
05/14 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
05/15 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
05/23 - Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
05/24 - Koln, Germany @ Blue Shell
05/25 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
05/26 - London, England @ Tabernacle
05/27 - Paris, France @ Nouveau Casino
05/29 - Barcelona, Spain (Primavera Sound)
06/11-13 Manchester, TN (Bonnaroo)

Saturday, February 6, 2010

MP3: A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Nitetime Rainbows + Video



Philadelphia's own chill/dream-pop group, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, will be releasing a new EP on March 2nd entitled Nitetime Rainbows. You can be awesome and pre-order the limited [to 1,000 copies] 12" clear vinyl right now from insound.

Here's the tracklist:
A1 Nitetime rainbows (new mix)
A2 Daytime rainbows
A3 So bloody, so tight
A4 Piano Lessons

B1 Nitetime rainbows (Buddy System remix)
B2 Nitetime rainbows (Acid wash edit by Benoit Pioulard)
B3 Nitetime rainbows (Ezekiel Honig remix)

Here's Nitetime Rainbows:
MP3 :: A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Nitetime Rainbows

Here's a pretty rad video for So Bloody, So Tight:

MP3: NEW Erykah Badu - Window Seat



Soul/funk singer/powerwoman Erykah Badu will be releasing her 5th studio album this year entitled New Amerykah Part II [Return Of The Ankh] on March 30th. Check out the first single below called Window Seat - a chilled out funk jam perfect for this east coast snowpocalypse.

MP3 :: Erykah Badu - Window Seat