Coming at you live from New York, the first concert post of my new “local” area! Kings of Leon, who made for themselves a memorable 2008, will be playing (with The Whigs) at Madison Square Garden on Jan 29th. I’ll take a guess and say this is probably the biggest venue they have ever played,… Continue reading Kings of Leon playing at Madison Square Garden
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New Of Montreal video: “An Eluardian Instance”
It’s a few days old now, but I can’t get over how much I love the new Of Montreal video for “An Eluardian Instance.” I watch it and sigh, wishing I could live my life full of beaches, kites and ridiculous sunglasses. If you don’t have the song yet, go out and buy their latest… Continue reading New Of Montreal video: “An Eluardian Instance”
Peter Bjorn and John release details on new album, “Living Thing”
PB&J just released the details for their new album, Living Thing, as well as the tracklist. Wichita has apparently given the record a listen, and says it’s a HUGE “fuck you” to their previous pop album (sorry guys, no more “Young Folks”). Apparently the band is actually crazy experimental, and has only pretended to be a… Continue reading Peter Bjorn and John release details on new album, “Living Thing”
New Alela Diane video: “White As Diamonds”
Folksy artist Alela Diane released “White As Diamonds,” the single from her forthcoming album, To Be Still (out Feb. 17 on Rough Trade), last month, and now we have a great visual to go along with the beautiful song. The video is all cool and touching and deep and stuff. (BTW, I totally called the whole… Continue reading New Alela Diane video: “White As Diamonds”
Early Release of Coconut Records’ New Album, Davy!
We received exciting news from the folks over at Amie Street. They just announced the early release of the new Coconut Records album, Davy, a week before its broader release! Check it out, and go get yourself a copy. Here’s the press release from Amie Street: “New York, NY, January 13, 2009 – AmieStreet.com announced… Continue reading Early Release of Coconut Records’ New Album, Davy!
Bon Iver releases QUALITY “Blood Bank” mp3
A few weeks ago people were abuzz with an mp3 of Bon Iver‘s new track “Blood Bank” off his forthcoming Blood Bank EP. That mp3 was awful. I had to turn up the volume each time just for that song and ended up just skipping it. Which is a shame, because it’s um like you… Continue reading Bon Iver releases QUALITY “Blood Bank” mp3
Plastic Reverie is all kinds of talented
Up in Boston is a dark quartet, Plastic Reverie, who you know what, just makes good music. They play a genre I don’t typically go for, but what does it for me here is the quality and the musicianship. The lineup is pretty typical rock fare: drums, guitar, keys. A mandolin and synthesizer are thrown… Continue reading Plastic Reverie is all kinds of talented
iTunes Mixery
So I’m gonna play a little game with you (I got the idea from a friend over at Silly Pipe Dreams, who now writes for the FX comedy “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”). This is what happens: I press play on iTunes, and then tell you which 5 songs show up and provide a little… Continue reading iTunes Mixery
Wintermitts
Up in Vancouver, B.C. is a band called Wintermitts that is oh so cute and oh so impressive. Their specialty is using different types of instruments and subtly working them into songs in a very natural way. Their latest album, Heirloom, shows off their talents as well as their ability to speak French (yay bilingual… Continue reading Wintermitts
Dayliner: A band with a plan. Free mp3s every month!
Dayliner is a trio from Nova Scotia (specifically Bridgetown), Canada, who have literally just started making music – they have all of two songs recorded. But that won’t stop us from talking them up because those two songs show quite a beacon of hope for the crew. Dayliner has no interest in selling their music.… Continue reading Dayliner: A band with a plan. Free mp3s every month!