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!

MP3: Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel [Micachu Remix]

Previously this year, both Micachu & The Shapes and Fool's Gold delivered some great tunes. Micachu's album Jewellery took some time to grow on me, but it's becoming a solid contender for the end of year's Best Of list. On the other side, Fool's Gold gave us one of the most enjoyable summer jams with the song Surprise Hotel. Now, we get the best of both worlds with Micachu's remix of that Fool's Gold song. Although it only clocks in @ 3:31 [half the time of the original jam], it's still pretty solid. The only thing that throws me off is how the song comes to an abrupt stop.

MP3 :: Fool's Gold - Surprise Hotel [Micachu & The Shapes Remix]

[via Stereogum]

[Fool's Gold previously on DigiDreams: MP3: Fool's Gold Surprise Hotel]

The Weekend Fundown [Fun Edition]

While most of ya'll are probably heading over to Pitchfork Fest this weekend [which was my first fest of choice this year...I chose Lolla instead], there are still some pretty happening shows in Philadelphia that are totally worth checking out. Here's a nice little list of the local goods/tour stops in the city of brotherly love for this weekend:

FRIDAY:
Greg Laswell @ The M Room
*Micachu & The Shapes @ Wolrd Cafe Live
*Drink Up Buttercup + The Armchairs @ Danger Danger Gallery [5013 Baltimore Ave]
Audrye Sessions @ Kungfu Necktie

SATURDAY:
*Gemini Wolf [record release party!!! go listen to 'em on their Myspace page] + Pink Skull @ JB's

SUNDAY:
Armalite @ The Church
*Dinosaur Feathers @ The M Room [presented to you by The World In A Paper Cup and Bag Of Songs]

MONDAY:
*Tortoise @ The Church Sanctuary

* = highly recommended aka get your butts over there

MP3 :: Greg Laswell - The One I Love
MP3 :: Micachu and The Shapes - Calculator
MP3 :: Drink Up Buttercup - Gods & Gentlemen

[Video] Micachu And The Shapes - Golden Phone

I just recently got into Micachu & The Shapes. At first listen I only liked a select few tracks off of her debut album Jewellery but it turns out that it just ones of those albums that takes a little bit to get used to. Here's a new video she and the gang [the shapes] did for the song "Golden Phone" - one of my favorite tracks.

It matches the song perfectly with its quirkiness/cuteness and its finger-snapping fun.

Be sure to catch them on the road this summer:
06/05 - London, UK @ Cable (Kwesachu Mixtape Launch)
06/19 - Barcelona, Spain (Sonar Festival)
06/28 - Glastonbury, UK (Glastonbury Festival)
07/04 - Roskilde, Denmark (Roskilde Festival)
07/13 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
07/14 - Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo
07/15 - Montreal, QC @ il Motore
07/16 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
07/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe
07/18 - Brooklyn, NY (Siren Festival)
07/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
07/22 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Shop
07/23 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
07/24 - Seattle, WA (Capitol Hill Block Party)
07/26 - Dorset, UK (Camp Bestival)
08/01 - London, UK (Field Day Festival)
08/02 - Herfordshire, UK (Standon Calling Festival)
08/07 - Myslowice, Poland (Off Festival)
08/08 - Berlin, Germany (Berlin Festival)
08/16 - Leicester, UK (Summer Sundae)
09/03 - Dublin, Ireland (Electric Picnic)
09/12 - Isle Of Wight, UK (Bestival)
10/15 - London, UK @ The Scala