I’ve been waiting, like, days to post this video, because it’s phenomenal, you see, and I have to reserve such phenomenal videos for Saturday. I guess. First iteration of PVS is right here. This week we have a performance of Radiohead‘s “How to Disappear Completely,” a favorite of mine, performed live by Thom Yorke, Johnny… Continue reading Phenomenal video Saturday: Radiohead, ondes Martenot edition
Author: Jon
The Library is oh so nice
First off: how can you beat free music? The answer is you can’t beat free music, at all, ever, under any circumstances. And, hey, what’s that? Brooklyn’s The Library is giving away its album, The Life and Times of Rosa Lee, for free? Sign me up! Free music is not always quality music, though, and… Continue reading The Library is oh so nice
Mew’s newest is monotonous and thrilling all at once
You won’t blame me for starting off the review with this, right? Thanks dudes. So, then, here’s the title of Mew‘s newest album: No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories The World Is Grey I’m Tired Let’s Wash Away *Wipes sweat beads from brow* Phew. Okay, onward, then.… Continue reading Mew’s newest is monotonous and thrilling all at once
Phenomenal video Saturday: Joanna Newsom
I’ve been watching this video about once every two days for the past two weeks, and I’m absolutely enchanted. It’s rather old (2007, which was, like, before Merriweather Post Pavilion even came out), but it’s gorgeous all the same. It’s a performance on Later…with Jools Holland by my fiancée, Joanna Newsom, of “Clam, Crab, Cockle,… Continue reading Phenomenal video Saturday: Joanna Newsom
The Antlers release video for “Two.” Where are his eyes?
Your guess is as good as mine. The Antlers have put out an animated video for their awesome song “Two,” off of their album Hospice, which was re-released yesterday. Check it out below. And seriously, where the hell are his eyes? It sort of reminds me of a dream I had. I was in the… Continue reading The Antlers release video for “Two.” Where are his eyes?
[MP3] SUNBEARS! – “I’m Alive”
Trivia time! On a scale from one to twee, how twee is this band’s name? The answer, if you were wondering, is ” 🙂 🙂 :).” But screw it, these guys are pretty good. I saw them without knowing who they were last April opening for Black Kids and Mates of State, and although they… Continue reading [MP3] SUNBEARS! – “I’m Alive”
Dirty Projectors to release EP; fans to wet themselves repeatedly
Looks like another hotly anticipated release for September has been announced, and I don’t know if I can handle all this coolness. On the 28th of that month, Dirty Projectors will release the four song Temecula Sunrise EP. It will include two songs from this year’s Bitte Orca, and two as-of-yet unheard B-sides (“Ascending Melody”… Continue reading Dirty Projectors to release EP; fans to wet themselves repeatedly
Anything and everything by Antony and the Johnsons is newsworthy
Seriously. Now, although I may have posted about this when it first happened (basically, a little while ago, Antony covered Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” live and it was gorgeous), I’m posting about it again because I’m all sorts of obsessed with everything from camp Antony. So here we have a video for the song, via… Continue reading Anything and everything by Antony and the Johnsons is newsworthy
There Will be Fireworks is intense, epic, Scottish
When I first heard of There Will Be Fireworks, they were described to me as “The Twilight Sad meets Explosions in the Sky.” Now that sounds ridiculous, so naturally I was all “yeah right, stupid” and the guy was like “give it a try, you’ll like it” and I was like “stop pressuring me, dick!”… Continue reading There Will be Fireworks is intense, epic, Scottish
Sufjan Stevens is active again…
…And hallelujah for that. It’s been four (four!) years since Illinoise, and the possibility of Sufjan Stevens tackling all fifty states ain’t looking too good: in the past four years, we still haven’t seen a proper full length from him. But of course news surfaced not long ago that the songwriter will be releasing a… Continue reading Sufjan Stevens is active again…