MP3: Freelance Whales - Generator ^ First Floor

What starts off with a mysterious hum soon becomes interrupted with banjos, xylophones and happiness. I'm talking of newcomers Freelance Whales and their song "Generator ^ First Floor" from their up and coming debut LP Weathervanes. Sounds like they took a road trip from Queens, NY [where they're from] to pick up Sufjan Stevens in Michigan and ended up in Canada to visit Broken Social Scene. I'm sure they won't be offended by the similarities.

MP3 :: Freelance Whales - Generator ^ First Floor

Oct 11 @ Mercury Lounge - New York, NY *
Oct 16 @ Trash Bar - Brooklyn, NY
Oct 20 @ Cake Shop - New York, NY
Oct 21 @ Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
Oct 22 @ The Bell House - Brooklyn, New York
Oct 24 @ The Delancey - New York, New York
Oct 29 @ Great Scott - Cambridge, Massachusetts %

* w/ Le Loup
% w/ The Temper Trap

Grab a hold of Weathervanes on iTunes and make Freelance Whales your full time music employee.

VIDEO: Sunny Day Real Estate @ Fallon 9/29/09

Seems like Fallon is on a roll with musical guests. Too bad I can't say the same for his comedy. OUCH. Somehow, he got one of my fave's last night. I tried to stay up to watch it but I fell asleep like 5 minutes before they went on. And this is why I love the internet.



The tour continues:
09-30 Washington, D.C. - 930 Club
10-01 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
10-03 Atlanta, GA - CW Center Stage
10-05 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
10-06 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live - Ballroom
10-07 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
10-09 Tempe, AZ - Marquee
10-10 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
10-11 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
10-13 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10-15 Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
10-16 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater

MP3: Little Dragon - Blinking Pigs

I don't know what it is, but I tend to have an affinity for european music as of late. It's this strange attraction of hushed vocals, lush blankets of sound and flowing thoughts that go well with the overcast of an impending autumn. Today, my email held this little gem from Gothenburg, Sweden.

Little Dragon are about to release their sophomore LP entitled Machine Dreams on Oct 20th via Peacefrog. This is the first single entitled "Blinking Pigs"

MP3 :: Little Dragon - Blinking Pigs

Pre-order Machine Dreams now!

Fall 2009 TOUR:
10/30: Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
10/31: Los Angeles, CA @ Park Plaza
11/02: Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
11/03: Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho
11/04: San Francisco, CA @ Independent
11/05: Fresno, CA @ Audie’s Olympic
11/06: Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
11/08: Portland, OR @ Holocene
11/10: Seattle, WA @ Nectar
11/14: Chicago, IL @ Double Door
11/17: Detroit, MI @ Cliff Bells
11/19: Montreal, PQ @ Il Motore
11/21: New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
11/22: Washington, DC @ Liv
11/23: Charlottesville, VA @ Is Venue
11/25: Atlanta, GA @ Apache Cafe
11/29: Dallas, TX @ HOB Cambridge
11/30: Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr.
12/02: Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
12/03: San Diego, CA @ Casbah
12/04: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey

VIDEO: Dirty Projectors @ Fallon - When The World Comes To An End

Dirty Projectors made another round on their late night circuit last night with Jimmy Fallon. They played a brand new song "When The World Comes To An End." It's so neat to hear that the girls can actually harmonize like they do without any recording magic. Fallon thinks so too: "How'd you do that?"



Earlier yesterday I saw a tweet by The Roots ?uestlove saying "Man. Dirty Projectors came into our room and demonstrated their awesomeness. How cool is it for them to do this?" which then linked to a twitvid of them playing the song acousticly. ?uestlove tells them that he'd "follow ya'll till the end of the earth." Adorable

MP3: Gospel Gossip - Sippy Cup

Fuzzy/spacey Minnesota bred shoegazers, Gospel Gossip, are at it again with a west coast tour kicking off this Thursday and a new EP [title in the works] that will be out November 28th. The new song from the upcoming EP "Sippy Cup" is loaded with such guitar reverb that will cover your precious ears in a sound and intensity they have never felt before. It's good to see the gang push on and make the buzz. Hopefully 2010 will be their shining year if they decide to release an LP.

MP3 :: Gospel Gossip - Sippy Cup

TOUR:
10-1 Fargo, ND – Aquarium
10-2 Bozeman, MT - Filling Station
10-4 Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
10-5 Portland, OR – Valentine's
10-6 San Francisco, CA – Kimo’s
10-8 LA – Synchronicity
10-10 Santa Barbara, CA – Biko Garage
10-11 San Diego, CA – The Ruby Room
10-13 El Paso, TX – SoHo Lounge
10-14 Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
10-15 Denver, CO – Lion’s Lair
10-17 Ames, IA – Ames Progressive
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10-22 Minneapolis, MN - Hexagon Bar
11-6 Minneapolis, MN - 501 Club
11-28 - Sauce (EP RELEASE SHOW)

BUY some Gospel Gossip now

STREAM SESH: Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack

As mentioned before, Karen O [and co.] created this wonderful soundtrack for the upcoming film. I, personally, cannot wait to see my childhood memories come to life.

Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack

PS: the soundtrack has leaked. no hints. go find it

MP3: Small Black - Pleasant Experience

Sometimes you just gotta take the dive to find good music. Put on your swim trucks and latex diving cap and jump right into the mysterious waters. Let the currents of sound mold around your joints. Maybe then you will find that strange creature that what you've been searching for. And it will be a pleasant experience.


MP3: Small Black - Pleasant Experience

Small Black is from Brooklyn, NY. They have a blog. Debut EP will be out next month [PRE-ORDER NOW!]

SHOWS:
Sept 12: Glasslands
Sept 18: SHOWPAPER BENEFIT - Monster Island Basement
Sep 26: Gowanus Studios Party
Oct 20: CMJ - Cake Shop - Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Party
Oct 21: CMJ - Santo's Party House - Oh My Rockness Party
Oct 22: CMJ - Bell House -Gothamist Party

SATURDAY IN VIDEOS: Sufjan Stevens // Throw Me The Statue // St Vincent // Thom Yorke

Sufjan and co performing a new 7 minute trombone epic performed at one of his many "intimate" shows in Itchaca, NY.

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Throw Me The Statues new video for their song "Hi-Fi Goon" shows the guys going on a wild elephant chase though town [after they played Jumangi?] and end up catching sasquatch - wait no, it's a pretty girl in a white fur coat. I guess they gave up and decided to play poolside. hm

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I know I'm pretty late on posting this video, but I don't really care because I'm just as tranced as the people that are in it. At least it's not as hard to watch as her last one was - [it was actually a really really good video]

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Thom Yorke recently performed an acoustic version of Reckoner for the premier of the movie Age Of Stupid via satellite. I have nothing clever and witty to say about this, sorry

VIDEO: Efterklang - Cutting Ice To Snow [from Performing Parades DVD]

After seeing them live, Efterklang is easily my favorite show of 2009. Hands down. It's hard to top the huge emotion and sound they bring to the stage [especially a small stage in a church]. Luckily for you, they recorded a live DVD in Copenhagen with The National Danish Chamber Orchestra. Check out Efterklang performing their ever hopeful track "Cutting Ice To Snow" from the upcoming Performing Parades DVD out Oct 19th.

Efterklang & The Danish National Chamber Orchestra - Cutting Ice To Snow (live) from Leaf Label on Vimeo.

side note :: I love how happy they are :)

If you don't have Parades yet, do yourself a favor and go to insound dot com and get ittttt

want more news? http://www.efterklang.net/home/

VIDEO: Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel

Last year, Fool's Gold released a video for the same song which featured them just playing at least 3 different shows. Bland for a video if you ask me. I guess they figured that they should probably step it up. And oh, did they ever! Funny old guys walking and dancing with dogs, babes kissing a lizard in the pool and a sexy bikini clad saxophone player gettin down. Wish I were invited to this party!

[previously :: MP3: Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel]

VIDEO THROWBACK THURSDAYS: Fugees - Killing Me Softly

I can't believe that this came out more than 10 years ago. I don't feel like it's really been that long.

Sing along now:

DEBUT LP: Real Estate - "Real Estate"

Summer is officially over yeah, but does that mean that summer jams have to end? No way Mr. Jose. Real Estate [from NJ] came into my iTunes life earlier this year via the Underwater Peoples sampler. Even before that, they've released an annoying amount of EP's. On November 17th, their first official real-deal self-titled LP will be released onto the world in all it's summery chill glory via Woodsist. Beginning in October, they will be hitting the road with  many familiar names. Be sure to check em out!

MP3 :: Real Estate - Beach Comber

If you want to hear a remastered version of Beach Comber from the debut, head over to their myspace page NOW

TOUR DATES:
10-14 Brooklyn, NY - Monster Island Basement ^
10-15 Charlottesville, VA - The Southern @
10-16 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone
10-17 Atlanta, GA - 529 *
10-18 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
10-19 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel * #
10-20 Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary * #
10-21 New York, NY - Pianos (Force Field PR CMJ Day Party)
10-21 New York, NY - Santos Party House (Oh My Rockness CMJ party)
10-22 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands *
10-23 New York, NY - The Delancey (Underwater Peoples Showcase)
10-24 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg (Mexican Summer Showcase)
10-25 New York, NY - The Living Room #
10-30 Storrs, CT - University of Connecticut $
11-02 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's %
11-03 Washington, DC - Black Cat %
11-04 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie %
11-06 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom %
11-07 Boston, MA - Great Scott %
11-09 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore %
11-10 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo %
11-12 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle %

^ with Big Troubles
@ with Andrew Cedermark
* with Japandroids
# with Neon Indian
$ with Vivian Girls
% with Girls

VIDEO: Monsters Of Folk @ Conan + Pee Wee Herman @ Leno

I said please and it happened. Monsters Of Folk bought their creative collaboration to Conan O'Brien last night. M. Ward is too good for a chair and Connor Oberst is that guy who wears sunglasses inside. Hold out your hand.



[previously :: MP3: Monsters Of Folk - Say Please]

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In other late night news, Jay Leno invited the wonderful/creepy/nostalgic Pee Wee Herman to talk about his new stage show The Pee Wee Herman Show.



LOLed at "i didn't get married, it's my abstinence ring!." Oh man

oh yea and follow @peeweeherman on twitter

TRACKLIST + MP3: New Moon Soundtrack - Death Cab For Cutie

I never got into the whole Twilight thing. After looking at this tracklist for the upcoming movie New Moon, I feel kind of happy but awkward. Do I embrace the fact that indie rock is having it's day and let it ride or feel strange that teeny-bopper-superfans will become huge fans of Grizzly Bear? It'll probably be the first. I highly doubt the latter. and to tell you the truth, this tracklist kind of reminds me of this charity album that dropped earlier this year...

1. Death Cab for Cutie: "Meet Me on the Equinox"
2. Band of Skulls: "Friends"
3. Thom Yorke: "Hearing Damage"
4. Lykke Li: "Possibility"
5. The Killers: "A White Demon Love Song"
6. Anya Marina: "Satellite Heart"
7. Muse: "I Belong to You (New Moon Remix)"
8. Bon Iver and St. Vincent: "Rosyln"
9. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: "Done All Wrong"
10. Hurricane Bells: "Monsters"
11. Sea Wolf: "The Violet Hour"
12. OK Go: "Shooting the Moon"
13. Grizzly Bear: "Slow Life"
14. Editors: "No Sound But the Wind"
15. Alexandre Desplat: "New Moon (The Meadow)"

MP3 :: Death Cab For Cutie - Meet Me On The Equinox

New Moon Soundtrack is out 10/13

MP3: Port O'Brien - My Will Is Good [Bodega Girls Remix]

[Port O'Brien]

I would've never thought that Port O'Brien's campfire friendly indie/folk sing-along songs would make for a good electronic remix. I am proven wrong by the Bodega Girls with their take on the song "My Will Is Good" from Port O'Brien's new album Threadbare. It's like the dance-floor took a trip to Alaska to go sailing and hit an iceberg of creativity. or vice-versa.

MP3 :: Port O'Brien - My Will Is Good [Bodega Girls Remix]

compare/contrast:
MP3 :: Port O'Brien - My Will Is Good

Threadbare hits stores Oct 6th!

Port O'Brien Tour Dates:
09.23 Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
09.25 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
09.26 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
09.28 Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown
09.29 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
09.30 Milwaukee, WI @ Mad Planet
10.01 Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
10.02 St. Louis, MO @ The Billiken Club
10.03 Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio
10.04 Cincinnati, OH @ Southgate House
10.05 Rock Island, IL @ Barn Show “Daytrotter Presents”
10.07 Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center for the Arts
10.08 Pontiac, MI @ Verner’s Room at the Crofoot
10.09 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s
10.10 Montreal, PQ @ Il Motore
10.12 Northampton, MA @ Ironhorse
10.13 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10.14 New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge
10.16 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
10.17 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
10.18 Baltimore, MD @ The Talking Head Club
10.19 Washington, DC @ DC 9
10.21 Chapel Hill, NC @ Nightlight Bar & Club
10.22 Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
10.23 Atlanta, GA @ Criminal Record Instore
10.23 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10.24 Nashville, TN @ Exit In
10.26 Houston, TX @ Rudyards
10.27 Dallas, TX @ The Cavern
10.28 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr.
10.30 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified Arts
11.02 La Jolla, CA @ The Loft @ UCSD
11.04 Santa Barbara, CA @ Muddy Waters
11.02 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
11.06 Sacramento, CA @ Luigi’s
11.07 Santa Cruz Mountains, CA @ Folk Yeah Presents @ Brookdale Lodge
11.24 London, ENG @ Scala

VIDEO: Yo La Tengo @ La Blogotheque

Yo La tengo - A Take Away Show - Part 1 from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

[via La Blogotheque]

SATURDAY IN VIDEOS: Muse // Vivian Girls // Kid Cudi // Beer In Hell Trailer

I usually wait until Saturday to make the video post. But for some reason I posted a lot of videos this week. My bad. Here are 4 that I missed out on:



Muse is victorious, teddy bears are not so cute and faces will melt.

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Simple is good. Now I'm blind

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Last Friday Kid Cudi showed up @ Letterman. Great hand gestures, singing about getting stoned, Ratatat using Slash's signature guitar pose and Dave being genuinely funny.

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This is going to be hilarious. So glad they have the hotel poop scene.

MP3: Bear In Heaven - Lovesick Teenagers

This week has been nuts considering how relaxing and lazy my summer was. School is back in full throttle/study-my-ass-off-so-i-can-get-the-hell-out-of-here mode and I finally have a weekend of nothing to do except unwind. I took tonight [friday] to be a loser and snoop around various websites of my liking. I ended up coming across the Grizzly Bear website and listening to their new favorite song by a band named Bear In Heaven. I guess bands from Brooklyn really like bears? I don't know, but check out their song Lovesick Teenagers

MP3 :: Bear In Heaven - Lovesick Teenagers

Their sophomore album Beast Rest Forth Mouth will be out Oct 13th via Hometapes. Get your pre-order on right now!

MP3s: João Orecchia - Midnight Serenade + Play Pretend

Johannesburg's João Orecchia doesn't create Paul Simonesque or Vampire Weekendish South African influenced pop music [nothing wrong with them at all - just saying]. No, he eloquently mixes melody with electronics and lets his glitch pop inspiration take the reigns of the collaboration.

MP3 :: João Orecchia - Midnight Serenade
MP3 :: João Orecchia - Play Pretend [ft Spoek Mathambo]

João Orecchia's new album Hands and Feet will be released by on November 10, 2009 by Other Electricities and features contributions from members of BLK JKS (Secretly Canadian), Serengeti (Anticon, Audio 8) and Spoek Mathambo (of Sweat.X and Playdoe).

VIDEO THROWBACK THURS: Digital Underground - Humpty Dance

As you may or may not know, Thursdays usually mean Throwback Thursdays. A playlist post of mp3's from certain time periods or genres. Today, I'm going to try something a little different and post a Throwback Video. One every Thursday that will surely bring back some memories of better days.

Let's kick it off with an instant classic: The Humpty Dance by Digital Underground.



"people say you look lke mc hammer on crack humpty!"

VIDEO: The Flaming Lips @ Colbert

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
The Flaming Lips - Convinced of the Hex
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Protests

Last night, The Flaming Lips bought some maracas, a new tune [Convinced of the Hex], and embryonic fluid [not really] to The Colbert Report. Stephen also interviewed Wayne Coyne and announced that when the episode ended, the new album will be streaming until next Monday [9/21/09] @ midnight on ColbertNation.com. Check it out now!

Embryonic will be out 10/13/09

VIDEO: Slaraffenland @ Blogotheque - Take Away Show

Check out Blogotheque's latest Take Away Show featuring Denmark's Slaraffenland. Huge drums, brass and chants in the song "Open Your Eyes" from the newest album We're On Your Side. Take Away Shows may make you want to be there in that moment, but Vincent Moon has a way of taking you there from 10,000+ miles away.

Slaraffenland - A Take Away Show - Part 1 from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

We're On Your Side hit the US yesterday. Get it NOW

MP3: Real Ones - Every Dog Has His Day

...and mine is today.

I don't know much about Norway's Real Ones, but I do like what I've heard. Check out the first single from their upcoming US debut All For The Neighbourhood called "Every Dog Has His Day" - a happy little diddly full of banjos, violins and life lessons about luck and karma. 

MP3 :: Real Ones - Every Dog Has His Day

You can stream a couple songs on their official website right now

MP3: Micah P Hinson - In The Pines [Leadbelly Cover]

When you hear the name Micah P Hinson, it brings to mind songs of loneliness, darkness, defeat and heartbreak. But somewhere beneath [the rose - see what i did there?], you can find love and hope. It came to my surprise that this Texan born phenom will be releasing an album of covers that showcases his take on some his favorite timeless classics. All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers is out Sept 21st via Full Time Hobby. Check out his intense cover of Leadbelly's "In The Pines" down below.

MP3 :: Micah P Hinson - In The Pines [Leadbelly Cover]

TRACK LIST: [via micahphinson.com]
vol. 1:
1. "slow and steady wins the race" by pedro the lion
2. "this old guitar" by john denver
3. "kiss me mother, kiss your darlin'" which is an old American folk song
4. "not forever now" by centromatic
5. "the times are a-changin'" by bob dylan
6. "suzanne" by leonard cohen
7. "we almost had a baby" by emmy the great
8. "my way" by frank sinatra

vol. 2
1. "sleepwalk" by santo and johnny
2. "running scared" by roy orbison
3. "stop the world (and let me off)" by patsy cline
4. " are you lonesome tonight?" by elvis presley
5. "in the pines" by leadbelly
6. "you didn't have to be so nice" by the luvin' spoonful
7. "listen to me" by buddy holly
8. "while my guitar gently weeps" by george harrison

SATURDAY IN VIDEOS: Micachu & The Shapes // Grizzly Bear // Sufjan Stevens // White Lies // Empire Of The Sun

This was premiered on a few days ago on bjork.com. When interviewed for NPR, Bjork had these kind words to say:

"I saw her in London, in June, a year ago and I was really excited about her. I thought it was that sort of 'do it yourself' approach, with all these little guitars and her attitude was really fresh… think it's really, really fun. (She)is a bit of a prankster really, isn't she?"

Aw, Bjork. Well anyway, here's the DIY-ish tree/photobooth video for "Turn Me Well" which is off of her debut album Jewellery. 

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What do fencing, stop watches and a red ball have to do with Grizzly Bear? I have no clue. But Sean Pecknold [brother of that Fleet Foxes dude] who directed this vid probably does. Or doesn't. Who knows.

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Interlude I—Dream Sequence in Subi Circumnavigation from Asthmatic Kitty on Vimeo.

Hulla Hoops the BQE and cars stuck in traffic. Which one doesn't belong? Well, none according to Sufjan Stevens new film The BQE [out Oct 20th via Asthmatic Kitty]. Read all about this new project here.

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I'm not a fan of late night unless it's either Conan or Colbert. So naturally, I didn't watch Kimmel until White Lies came on. It's safe to say that they pretty rocked the shit out of it.

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Statues, make-up, a horse, oh my!

THROWBACK THURSDAYS: 60s Revolution Clasix Part 1

Growing up, my father introduced me to vinyl - the detailed crackling and authenticity of that spinning black circle of wonder. I think one of the first records he put on for me was Simon & Garfunkel's "Bookends." We would sit and we would listen to his collection. To this day, he still talks about how great the 60s were as we shuffle those black plastic circles from sleeve to needle, needle to sleeve. Memories of Woodstock, protesting, Joan Baez, Greatful Dead, Bobby Dylan [etc, etc] stream from his conscious like they happened just the other day. I'm in awe

MP3 :: The Beatles - Penny Lane
MP3 :: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner
MP3 :: The Youngbloods - Get Together
MP3 :: Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair
MP3 :: Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
MP3 :: Pink Floyd - Flaming
MP3 :: Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
MP3 :: Richie Havens - Freedom [live from Woodstock]
MP3 :: Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends [live from Woodstock]

MP3: The Very Best - Warm Heart Of Africa [Alan Wilkis Remix]

If you thought The Very Best's "Warm Heart Of Africa" was as upbeat and danceable as it could be, then you haven't listened to Alan Wilkis' remix. It's like they went back in time, found their souls in the 80's and joined Passion Pit in taking over the world. Well done

MP3 :: The Very Best - Warm Heart Of Africa [Alan Wilkis Remix]

Check out Alan's blog and/or Myspace for more remixes and "mindless tweets."

MP3: Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Higher Than The Stars [St. Etienne REMIX]

Last month I posted a new song from Pains Of Being Pure At Heart [POBPAH for short] entitled "Higher Than The Stars" from their upcoming EP of the same name. Recently, I got word that Saint Etienne [of 90s UK pop fame] remixed the shoe-gazing pop song and made it a little more accessible for dance floors across the nation.

Check it

MP3 :: POBPAH - Higher Than The Stars [Saint Etienne Remix]

Higher Than The Stars comes out 9/22 via Slumberland

MP3: Kurt Vile - Hunchback

Hope everyone had a killer Labor Day weekend. I know I did [hence, the lack of posts]. 

This morning, Matador Records posted a new Kurt Vile mp3 from his upcoming album Childish Prodigy [Oct 6th]. "Hunchback" opens the new album with a darkness that we didn't see a few months ago with "Overnight Religion" - a lighter/airy-er jam. Both are shrouded in mystery and lots of reverb.

MP3 :: Kurt Vile - Hunchback
MP3 :: Kurt Vile - Overnight Religion

This Philly native will kick off his tour quite appropriately:
October:
Saturday 03 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie
Wednesday 07 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Thursday 08 Poughkeepsie, NY Vassar College w/Indian Jewelry
Saturday 10 Oberlin, OH The ‘Sco (Dionysus Disco) at Oberlin College
Sunday 11 Lexington, KY Al’s Bar
Monday 12 Bloomington, IN Video Saloon
Tuesday 13 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Wednesday 14 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Friday 16 Missoula, MT The Palace
Saturday 17 Seattle, WA High Dive w/Crystal Stilts
Sunday 18 Portland, OR Holocene w/Crystal Stilts
Tuesday 20 Arcata, CA Jambalaya
Wednesday 21 San Francisco, CA Hemlock Tavern
Thursday 22 San Diego, CA Crepe Place
Friday 23 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
Sunday 25 San Diego, CA Casbah
Tuesday 27 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts
Thursday 29 Lubbock, TX Bash Riprocks
Friday 30 Austin, TX Mohawk
Saturday 31 Dallas, TX Lounge on Elm Street

November:
Monday 02 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone Cafe w/Lovvers
Tuesday 03 Dallas, TX The Loft
Thursday 05 Washington, DC Black Cat

Pre-order Childish Prodigy NOW @ Matador Records. You'll get a free 7". What more can you ask for??

SATURDAY IN VIDEOS: HEALTH//Holiday Shores//Wild Beasts//Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

HEALTH- Die Slow

HEALTH has been at the top of my playlist lately. I can't get enough of them. If I had to describe this video using only three words, I would have to say "Dancing, people-face, murder-orgy."

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Holiday Shores- Bradley Bear (Acoustic[Live])

There are really no funny one-liners that I can spurt for this video. This is just a raw (and very well-done) acoustic live performance of one of my favorite songs by Holiday Shores. It's off of their album Columbus'd The Whim. Go get it. Now.

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Wild Beasts- All The King's Men

Spectacular band. Spectacular sophomore album. Spectacular song. Band dressed like monks. Pretty women fire cult. Done.

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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy- How About Thank You [via Stereogum via Pitchfork]

The solemn tone of this country music inspired song seems too serious to have a video capable of inspiring some laughs, but I was surprised by Will Oldham (using the moniker of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy)in this one. Dance Dance duel. Yep.

VIDEO: St. Vincent @ Jimmy Kimmel 9/2/09

I forgot to watch Kimmel last night to catch St. Vincent's live performance. I guess having to wake up @ 6:00am would do that. Thankfully, the wonders of youtube can recap her and her band of merry brass instruments bringing "Marrow" to the plate. I didn't really think that the song would translate on late night tv as well as it did. It's like an upbeat nightmare that squeaks and squeals underneath the floorboards. and those eyes...



MP3 :: St Vincent - Marrow

MP3: Matt & Kim - Daylight (DJ Troublemaker Remix ft. De La Soul)

DJ Troublemaker has done a shit load of tracks this year. 2009 isn't even over yet. From remixing heavy hitter Mastodon to tackling the indie crazy of the summer of Phoenix's 1901. The man can make a mean mix. This time it's for one of my favorites - Matt & Kim's "Daylight." Spice it up with a nice touch of De La Soul aaannd, done.

MP3 :: Matt & Kim - Daylight (DJ Troublemaker Remix ft. De La Soul)

Check out Troublemaker's website for more downloads and info.

[video] Cage- Depart From Me

Just as I was going to lay back down and finish Season 4 of Lost, I glanced at my twitter page (thank you @digidreams and @indielawyer for the feel betters). While I was on my page, I saw a tweet from one of my favorite hip-hop artists, Cage. He had a link to this video. It's a video that defines his live performances, as well as a little background info on the conception and production of his new album, Depart From Me (released 7/7/09 on Definitive Jux Records). Enjoy!

VIMBY - Cage

[music + art video] Kseniya Simonova - Sand Animation

Hey. I've been really sick lately, hence my lack of any posts. Hopefully I will start feeling better soon, I have many things that I want to share. But, anyway, I just saw this video and I decided that I needed to post it right away. It's a perfect example of how visual art and music can portray a stirring and emotional story. It's a bit of a long video, and it's Ukrainian, but I think you will really enjoy the progression, and how the mood of the music is shown through a live sand animation.

VIDEO: Dirty Projectors @ Letterman 8/31/09

After sitting through Dave's Late Show and listening to Howie Mandel use up most of the time to talk about his OCD, Rumer Willis [daughter of Demi and Bruce] had to give up her spot until another day just to let Dirty Projectors do their thing. Thank you, Ms. Willis. We didn't want to make another indie band angry that they didn't get to play Letterman.

Check out DP performing "Cannibal Resource":

MP3: Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind [ft. Alicia Keys]

If you were on twitter yesterday and you follow music bloggers, you would know that Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 leaked in the afternoon. If you actually read the tweets, you would also know that it isn't that good. As a whole, there are some really amazing tracks and some really terrible/skippable tracks. "Empire State Of Mind" featuring Alicia Keys [not the collab with Empire Of The Sun...don't even...] is the former - a solid beat, not too many studio tricks, tight rhymes and Alicia's soaring vocals make this track a stand-out. The lyrics are a spot on tribute to New York as he shows his love for the big city.

MP3 :: Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind [ft. Alicia Keys]

So yes...let's hear it for New York.

MP3: HEALTH - Before Tigers [CFCF Remix]

HEALTH's experimental noise rock [or whatever] just got a nice remix treatment by CFCF with their new song "Before Tigers." CFCF somehow managed to turn the jumbling Tigers into a laid back subdued kitty cat through the use of synths and summer.

MP3 :: HEALTH - Before Tigers (CFCF Remix)

HEALTH's new album Get Color comes out Sept 8th. Pre-order @ insound dot com

MP3 :: HEALTH - Before Tigers

HEALTH TOUR:
09/05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre #
09/06 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex #
09/09 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
09/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
09/11 - Portland, OR @ The Works (Time-Based Art Festival)
09/12 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
09/13 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater (Monolith Festival)
09/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
09/18 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/19 - Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar
09/20 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
09/21 - Providence, RI @ Club Hell
09/22 - Allston, MA @ Harper's Ferry
09/24 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
09/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
09/26 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
09/27 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat (Circuits Fest)

# w/ Nine Inch Nails