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