Archive for January, 2010
I’m From Barcelona to Release 27 Free Songs
If you’re indie Swedish Sensations, I’m From Barcelona, its safe to say that nothing you do is really shocking. The 27 piece band has decided to release 27 free songs via their website that started Wednesday, January 27th. Titled 27 Songs from Barcelona, The group will release one song daily for download, and if you haven’t caught on yet, each song will feature a member of the band seperately. I’m From Barcelona was inspired to do this from KISS’ solo releases in the late 70s. I guess we have to be grateful not all 27 put out full length records, right? Starting the 27th when the songs were released online, you will also be able to pick up the three vinyl records set of the project. The greatest thing about this project is you get a feel of everyone’s personality in the massive band, to see who exactly makes up I’m From Barcelona. Check out the tracklisting below as well as a short video the band made premiering the release. This surely is going to make for an interesting project.
27 Songs From Barcelona:
Side A
01 Daniel Lindlöf – Lower My Head
02 Anna Fröderberg – But Hey Even Though Your Horses Went Away
03 Tina Gardestrand – Baby Lets go
04 David Ljung – Silence
05 Mathias Alriksson – The Return of the Ape
Side B
06 Johan Mårtensson – What Should I Do
07 Cornelia Norgren – Pet Duet
08 Rikard Ljung – Nothin Like the Mornin
09 Henrik Olofsson – Make Me a Cowboy Again for a Day
Side C
10 Mattias Johansson – Be the Same
11 Marcus Carlholt – Tour de France
12 Emma Öhnell – Hej Hej Ivar
13 Erik Ottosson – Zapatista
14 Johan Aineland – Best Days Are to Come
Side D
15 Frida Öhnell – Morning Again
16 Jonas Tjäder – Göteborg
17 Christofer Olofsson – Alice in Wonderland
18 Olof Gardestrand – My BPM Might Be Off, But My Heart is Running Like a Clock
Side E
19 Kristoffer Ekstrand – UHOH
20 Tobias Granstrand – Troublemaking
21 Micke Larsson – To the Clouds
22 David Ottosson – The Wave
23 Jacob Sollenberg – Sick of Love
Side F
24 Martin Alfredsson – Kosmonaut
25 Emanuel Lundgren – Hang On
26 Jakob Jonsson – Matilda
27 Julie Witwicki Carlsson – Dreaming My Dreams
The Morning Benders Release New Single, Announce Tour
The Morning Benders broke onto the scene with their mid-2008 release, Talking Thru Tin Cans (Plus One), and now are back to show the world they weren’t just a sunny one hit wonder band. The group is set to release their second album Big Echo on their new home, Rough Trade on March 9th, but first they are giving out a little gift to the fans. If you head over to their website you can download their new single from the album titled “Promises” for free. The track picks up where thier debut album ended, but you can see a natural, more mature progression in the band. They still have their catchy hooks and California glow that we have come to know and love. The Morning Benders will also be taking the stage around the country on their first headling tour running from March to April. They are also taking The Miniature Tigers on the road with them so this is certainly going to be a tour not to miss!
Morning Benders Tour Dates
3.10. Philadelphia, PA @ Jonny Brenda’s
3.11. Washington, DC @ The Black Cat
3.12. Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
3.13. Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
3.15. Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
3.23 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room
3.25. Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
3.26. San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
3.27. Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
3.28. Santa Barbara, CA @ Muddy Waters
3.30. San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
4.1. Portland, OR @ Holocene
4.2. Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café
4.3. Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
4.5. Provo, UT @ Club Velour
4.7. Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
4.9. Des Moines, IA @ The Vaudeville Mews
4.10. Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop
4.11. Rock Island, IL @ Huckleberry’s Pizza – Presented by Daytrotter
4.12. Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
4.14. Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
4.15. Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
4.16. Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House
4.17. Boston, MA @ TT The Bear’s
4.22. New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge
Spoon Announce U.S. Tour with Deerhunter
Last week another gigantic buzz album hit stores in the form of Spoon’s Transference (Merge). To celebrate the release of their record, the band is heading out on tour starting this March with friends, Deerhunter. Spoon will travel from Glasglow to California, and are also taking The Strange Boys and Micachu and the Shapes along with them with Deerhunter to take over as openers in the spring. The venues look pretty intimate for the tour, and very classy for the most part. Spoon will be hitting Radio City Music Hall when they come to New York City which is certainly a step up for the band who seems to get bigger and bigger everytime they release a new song. Check out the tour dates below!
02-14 Glasgow, Scotland – King Tut’s
02-15 Manchester, England – Academy 3
02-16 London, England – Electric Ballroom
02-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
02-19 Cologne, Germany – Luxor
02-20 Berlin, Germany – Frannz Club
03-17 Austin, TX – Stubbs (NPR SXSW showcase) %
03-18 New Orleans, LA – Republic %@
03-19 Birmingham, AL – Workplay Soundstage %@
03-20 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle %@
03-22 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club %@
03-23 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club %@
03-24 Richmond, VA – The National %@
03-26 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall %@
03-27 Boston, MA – House of Blues %@
03-29 Toronto, Ontario – Sound Academy %@
03-30 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater %@
04-01 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom %^
04-02 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue %^
04-03 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue %^
04-05 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater %^
04-06 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater %^
04-07 Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue %^
04-09 Seattle, WA – Moore Theater %^
04-10 Seattle, WA – Moore Theater %^
04-11 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theater %^
04-13 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater %^
% with Deerhunter
@ with the Strange Boys
^ with Micachu and the Shapes
Pavement’s Greatest Hits Gets a Tracklisting
The contest and wait is finally over. Matador Records has just released the winner of the Pavement’s greatest hit’s contest, and have revealed the tracklist. The winner who was announced early this week is Flavio Seixlack of São Paolo. He managed to get 17 out of the 23 tracks correct, and won a nice trip to New York City to see Pavement play in Central Park. Quarantine the Past will be out March 9th, with a limited edition vinyl release out on April 17th for Record Store Day. Check out the tracklisting below as well as ALL of the Pavement reunion dates. It’s going to be a long summer, babe.
01 “Gold Soundz” (CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN)
02 “Frontwards” (WATERY, DOMESTIC EP)
03 “Mellow Jazz Docent” (PERFECT SOUND FOREVER EP)
04 “Stereo” (BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS)
05 “In The Mouth A Desert” (SLANTED & ENCHANTED)
06 “Two States” (SLANTED & ENCHANTED)
07 “Cut Your Hair” (CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN)
08 “Shady Lane” / “J Vs. S” (BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS)
09 “Here” (SLANTED & ENCHANTED)
10 “Unfair” (CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN)
11 “Grounded” (WOWEE ZOWEE)
12 “Summer Babe (Winter Version)” (SLANTED & ENCHANTED)
13 “Range Life” (CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN)
14 “Date w/ IKEA” (BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS)
15 “Debris Slide” (PERFECT SOUND FOREVER EP)
16 “Shoot The Singer (1 Sick Verse)” (WATERY, DOMESTIC EP)
17 “Spit On A Stranger” (TERROR TWILIGHT)
18 “Heaven Is a Truck” (CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN)
19 “Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17″ (SLANTED & ENCHANTED)
20 “Embassy Row” (BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS)
21 “Box Elder” (SLAY TRACKS 1933-1969 EP)
22 “Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence” (NO ALTERNATIVE COMP)
23 “Fight This Generation” (WOWEE ZOWEE)
PAVEMENT TOUR DATES
03/01 Auckland, New Zealand @ Town Hall
03/04 Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre
03/05 Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre
03/06 Meredith, Australia @ Supernatural Amphitheatre (Golden Plains Festival)
03/07 Adelaide, Australia @ Thebarton Theatre
03/08 Perth, Australia @ Metro City
03/10 Brisbane, Australia @ Tivoli
03/12 Melbourne, Australia @ Palace Theatre
03/14 Melbourne, Australia @ Palace Theatre
04/07 Tokyo, Japan @ Studio Coast
04/08 Tokyo, Japan @ Studio Coast
04/10 Osaka, Japan @ Zepp Osaka
04/12 Nagoya, Japan @ Zepp Nagoya
04/18 Indio, CA (Coachella)
05/04 Dublin, Ireland @ Tripod
05/05 Glasgow, Scotland @ Barrowland
05/07 Paris, France @ Le Zénith
05/08 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
05/10 London, England @ Brixton Academy
05/11 London, England @ Brixton Academy
05/12 London, England @ Brixton Academy
05/13 London, England @ Brixton Academy
05/15 Minehead, England @ All Tomorrow’s Parties
05/18 Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
05/19 Berlin, Germany @ Astra
05/20 Prague, Czech Republic @ Palac Akropolis
05/21 Vienna, Austria @ Arena
05/22 Munich, Germany @ Muffathalle
05/24 Rome, Italy @ Atlantico Live
05/25 Bologna, Italy @ Estragon
05/27 Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Festival
05/29-31 Quincy, Washington @ Sasquatch! Festival
06/25 Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theater (Just added! On sale Thurs. Thanks for the tip, Kyle.)
07/01-04 Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
09/21 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
09/22 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
09/23 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
09/24 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
Secondhand Sunday: The Elected “Not Going Home”
This Secondhand Sunday is perfect for a rainy afternoon in New York. Riding off the coattails of Rilo Kiley, former “Salute Your Shorts” member Blake Sennett, went for a new approach a few years ago with his new band, The Elected. It’s always nice to see Blake move to the front of the microphone and take charge. The most successful song on the album Sun Sun Sun was a haunting track called “Not Going Home.” Watch out for the owl costume. You may want to steal it.
The Elected “Not Going Home”
Getting Crafty with Dan Werb of Woodhands
This week, I caught up with Dan Werb of the Canadian duo, Woodhands. Don’t try to pigeonhold these guy’s sound. Drawing their influences from everywhere imaginable, they prove not to be a one trick electro indie group. Only a few weeks away from releasing their third album, Remorsecapade(Paper Bag), Werb is more excited than anything. And he has reason to be. This is truly a brilliant record filled with tunes that will have your ass out of the seat in no time. Here’s what Werb had to say:
MM: How did you come up with the name for the new record, Remorsecapade? Is there any specific meaning behind it?
WERB: For us, Paul and I, when you’re a band of two pieces, you do things to pass the time. We like to make portmanteaus which is putting together two words to form one. I like ‘Disastery,’ which I came up with when we were eating unwieldy tacos at the same time. We’re really excited about them. We wanted the new album title to be hilarious. I like to think of it as a remorsing ice capade or a strange ride you’d take at a shitty theme park. It can also be heartbreaking, serious and somber, that also links to the record.
The two of you met in Henry Faberge and the Adorables. What made you decide to start a collaboration on your own?
We met in that band, but we were both into our solo stuff. We passed each other on stage and just mutually expressed our admiration for each other as musicians. Then we started jamming, and we didn’t really know each other. It was like the first day jitters the first time.
What is the main inspiration of the songs on the new album?
Obviously relationships. You know break up, get back together, break up again. We tend to write music first and then fill in the blanks with lyrics and melodies. With lyrics, I’m inspired by the way the song sounds. We’re going for a darker and lush sound on the record, more provocative lyrics. Evoke a certain mood. It’s a very specific feeling you get in a place about relationships kind of. That feeling, that’s on the sidelines of a main event. It could be you having an amazing night, with a small moment, and then you’re alone. It’s fascinating.
When it comes to songwriting, do you write together, or bring in different ideas?For this album, songs started as kernels from things on the road. Piano songs, soft, slow ballads, and then turning into bangers. A lot of songs were jams tested on the audience live….the heart of the song live. If you can mix up how you write songs, you get all different sounds.
Does it bother you when people refer to you as an Indietronica band? Do you think you can be defined in one genre?
YEAH! Paul and I have totally diverse musical interests. We’re not part of a genre, we’re a genre of band. Like we engage with our crowds, get a ton of sound to get people moving. We move far away from electro. Our influences differ. I love hip hop and how MCs can own a room, hip hop producers….we take pianos, composers, etc. into our little empire.
How did you end up having Maylee Todd helping out with vocals, “Dissembler”?We both were in (Henry Faberge and) the Adorables. She also appeared on Iour last album, Heartattack, and is a good friend of ours.
What is your favorite song on the record and why?I really like that one with Maylee. It’s great. It’s a really personal song to me. I think we effectively achieved that song.
What do you like most about being in the recording process?
I love it all. I love being in studio with a million synths and drum machines. I’ll hear something and think “That’s amazing!” I don’t care if it’s of time. It’s an exploration for us. It’s exciting not knowing. I know what it took to make it, what it felt like, and when it’s done, I get to rediscover it.
What do you like most about playing in front of a live audience?
For us, we’re really about creating an immediate connection to an audience. They give us support. It doesn’t fucking matter what happens or is going to happen. If my voice gets destroyed or Paul breaks a snare drum, it doesn’t matter. It’s a shared beautiful experience in a room of vibes like that. It’s fucking incredible. It’s amazing.
Are you more nervous or excited about releasing the new album?
Excited! Definitely. Nerves, well we’re releasing our baby to the world. We’ve had a break since December, which really isn’t long. We’re excited about how this is going to do. We have a new live setup with lasers too. We’re crazy for lasers!
Vampire Weekend @ United Palace Theater, NYC- January 17, 2010
I have something I’d like to admit. I’ve never seen Vampire Weekend live before. For some reason their shows have passed me by many times in New York City, and yet I never had the urge to attend one. Then came Contra which I still cannot stop listening to. Getting a ticket to Vampire Weekend in New York is like cramming six people into a standard cab. It’s just really hard to do and not likely it’s going to happen. Somehow with one ticket to see the band play the United Palace Theater, in the Bronx no less, my journey to Vampire Weekend was on it’s way.
The United Palace Theater is really decieving from the outside. Used as a church on the weekend, the place looks pretty dark and scary from the outside. The moment you walk in the door though, it’s one of the most beautiful places you’ll ever seen. The walls are gold and ornate with carvings and statues directly on it. The red carpet makes you feel nearly like royalty. Even the seats were comfy!
Titus Andronicus took the stage at promptly 8pm. Sadly this set was overtaken by people trying to find their seats and standing in the way of the audience. This made it hard to enjoy the band at all, but through what y0u could hear was amazing. Playing new tracks of the yet to be released album The Monitor, the band poured their heart out to anyone who was listening.
It was obvious though that everyone was there for the main attraction and it showed. Eager fans in a mixed aged crowd (we’re talking 5 to 65 here), couldn’t wait for Vampire Weekend to hit the stage. Out rolls the giant banner with the Contracover on it as the band walks out at around 9:15. Immediately launching into the set, the audience was up on their feet. This was really nice to see as everyone usually sits when seats are available. You couldn’t help but get up and dance to the music. Tonight was truly a special night as singer Ezra Koenig stated repeatedly that it was “their longest show ever.” And I can see that as it clocked in at about an hour and a half.
Basically, no song was left off the setlist and this very intimate show. There were plenty of song highlights that night including new Contra favorites such as “Horchata,” “Cousins,” “Diplomat’s Son,” and “Giving Up the Gun,” and “White Sky.” The guest string section came out for such songs as “Run,” which was one of the highlights of the night. You could see that the band was amazed they were here at this moment in time, with their career exploding even more before their eyes. It nearly gave me chills that I was experiencing something so great. Vampire Weekend also managed to play most of their debut album from the foot stomping “A-Punk” to “Oxford Comma,” and fans were delighted to hear some of the old tracks that made them fall in love a mere two years ago. Closing out the night was “Ottoman” from Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist which was one of my favorites of the night, and “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa.” This was the perfect ending to a stellar night, that almost felt like a dream. It was almost too good to be true. Most of their upcoming tour is sold out, and trust me, you’ll get your money’s worth.
WATCH OUR VIDEO FOR “HORCHATA”
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Julian Casablancas @ Terminal 5, NYC- January 14, 2009
I had mixed feelings going into the Julian Casablancas show on Thursday night. His solo album, Phrazes for the Young, which is pretty incredible, would probably come off well, but would it be the same Casablancas I fell in love with when Is This It came out? Would it be awkward not seeing the rest of The Strokes with him? Could these songs possibly come off like sort of a lounge act on stage? I was probably more nervous than him, who was performing in New York City for the first time in years.
Getting to Terminal 5 super early, the line was already down the street for the sold out show. The crowd is still the hippiest group you’ll ever see. Folks, Strokes fans invented hipsters. The line rushed in as soon as the doors opened. A majority of people hit the merch table immediatly, something you rarely see these days. Sneaking up to the front of the crowd, I knew something special was about to happen tonight.
First taking the stage was Tanlines, a eletronic duo that managed to keep my attention. Telepathe took the stage next, which honestly I could do without. Every song sounded the same, and I possibly dozed off during one part. If the opener was just Tanlines than I would have been happy. Maybe it was because I was dying to see Casablancas, someone I haven’t seen on stage since the last time The Strokes played in New York 3 or 4 years ago.
Hitting the stage immediatly after, Casablancas came out like he was never gone. Launching into “Ludlow Street,” an homage to being back in NYC, the fans embraced him right off the bat. Singing along to every word from the start. It felt good to have him back, and he loved the attention. An audience favorite of the night was certainly “11th Dimension,” as the crowd sang along and danced. Casablancas seemed ecstatic to be playing in his hometown again and his energy was just incredible. Though he still manages to hold on to his microphone stand for dear life, he was not exempt from getting right in the crowd’s face, literally, as he hopped off the stage several times that night. “What a good lookin’ crowd. You’re still the best,” commented Casablancas to the screaming fans.
The 6 piece band behind him were extremely tight, but somehow you just couldn’t take your eyes off of the man himself. The night was filled with tracks off his solo record, and ones like “Out of the Blue,” riled up the crowd like no other. Though you would assume that with only one album under his belt, that he would have lack of material to play on stage. This was not the case. Blazing through nearly every track, he also whipped out a few surprises when he wasn’t talking about how upset he was with Alicia Key’s songs. He shocked us by playing a slow cover of the old Kings of Leon tune, “Velvet Snow,” which was beautiful to say the least. Leaving the stage after “Left & Right In the Dark,” he ran off, literally. The band wasn’t gone for more than 10 seconds before the crowd started to chant for them to come back.
Casablancas came back on stage with the guitarist and said “This is a cover of an old Strokes b-side.” Of course, fans went crazy for this as he performed “I’ll Try Anything Once.” Everyone was singing along, and Julian had the biggest smile on his face. Performing “4 Chords of the Apocalypse” with such spunk, Casablancas got right into the crowd and the security guards had to keep a hold onto him. And with that, he was gone again. But the fans were still hungry. An impromptu second encore then took place as he closed with “Tourist,” Casablancas left the stage by slapping 5 with people in the crowd only to come back instructing his drummer to play a beat for him to sing over “Let’s hear it for New York, these streets will make you feel brand new, big lights will inspire you,” and he was out like a flash of light. Julian we missed you, and from the looks of it, you missed us too.
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January 18, 2010 at 10:24 pm Melissa Nastasi Leave a comment
On the Lookout in 2010
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The new year of 2010 has finally embraced us all. I’m not one to celebrate a new year in a giddy fashion like many others. I cannot stand those mass texts of, “Happy New Years!! 
” from people I only talk to during holidays. So, as I hosted a little first-day-of-the-new-year and watched as everyone got heavily drunk, I realized, holy fuck, it’s 2010. Do you know what this means? Do you? 2010 is going to be a great, great year of releases. I only say that based on the fact that some of my most admirable artists are releasing their upcoming albums within the next few months of 2010. I’ll segment this into pieces. Each piece will contain 6 artists and their upcoming album(s) for the year 2010. -Krista De La Rosa
She & Him: Volume 2
Now, my obsession with She & Him is stronger than my obsession with Robert Downey Jr. It could be for two reasons: I am head over heels with M. Ward. As awkward as a character he may be, he has swooned me over many times. I’ve seen him live many times and I’ve only fallen more in love with his salty black hair, deep brown eyes, and facial structure. Now, of course, the other reason sums of 150% to why I love She & Him so much: My love for Zooey Deschanel is stronger than any other. I have never fallen in love with an actress/singer as much as I have with her. You don’t understand. I really cannot stress how much I am in love with her. So, when you put the two together, holy God, how can one NOT be completely in love with their sound?
She & Him: Volume 2 is set tobe released March 23 on Merge.
Volume Two track list:
01 Thieves
02 In the Sun [ft. Tilly and the Wall]
03 Don’t Look Back
04 Ridin’ in My Car (NRBQ cover)
05 Lingering Still
06 Me and You
07 Gonna Get Along Without You Now (Skeeter Davis cover)
08 Home
09 I’m Gonna Make It Better
10 Sing
11 Over It Over Again
12 Brand New Shoes
13 If You Can’t Sleep
By just reading their track list, butterflies fluttered around my stomach. I already know this album is going to be the soundtrack to my year and life. I mean, COME ON, track numbers 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 are already the soundtrack to my life just by reading the title of their songs. Zooey and M. Ward never cease to amaze me. Lord, I cannot wait till this album comes out. (By the way, their album cover comes out later this Spring. I think I have pictured almost every possible album cover they may have for Volume 2.)
Vampire Weekend: Contra
Vampire Weekend. Vampire Weekend. Ezra Koenig,Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson, Chris Baio. Have you ever seen Ezra and Chris (Tomson)? Ever? I have never even seen them in the flesh, yet just watching videos/pictures of Vampire Weekend makes my heart melt into puddles.
The day they released Horchata, I became the happiest girl in this little world. I mean, that song was on repeat for weeks. I literally listened to nothing BUT Horchata. That’s how awesome it was. And when they recently released Cousins. Holy shit. Their video just amazed me. Like, it left me in awe with how awesome it all was. This song makes me dance. I DON’T DANCE. (Well, okay, I’ve been dancing in a studio since I was 5, but I have no passion for it at all. So, don’t ever remind me that I admitted to the fact that I was a dancer). Regardless, this song makes you dance. And only a song like that is a song worth listening to over and over again. Plus, Ezra and Tomson look SO good in this video.
Vampire Weekend: Contra is set to be released January 11 on XL Recordings.
Contra track list:
01 Horchata
02 White Sky
03 Holiday
04 California English
05 Taxi Cab
06 Run
07 Cousins
08 Giving Up the Gun
09 Diplomat’s Son
10 I Think Ur a Contra
Beach House - Teen Dream
Now, I would like to get a round of applause from every Beach House listener in the world. Why? Because when Teen Dream album leaked in November, I did not indulge in the peer Beach House pressure. Yes, this is all true. I am waiting 24 more days to personally purchase and own a copy of this album. 24 more fucking days.
Beach House was produced and engineered by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear). These past few days, I have been thinking about how awesome it would be to be Coady. Then I scribbled on a piece of paper; “Goal: To be another Chris Coady”. I am going to take over this music world. Really. Maybe. Maybe really.
Beach House: Teen Dream is set to be released January 26 on Sub Pop Records.
Teen Dream track list:
01 Zebra
02 Silver Soul
03 Norway
04 Walk in the Park
05 Used to Be
06 Lover of Mine
07 Better Times
08 10 Mile Stereo
09 Real Love
10 Take Care
Eels: End Times
If you don’t love the Eels, you don’t love life. If you don’t love this depressing, bearded-beauty album cover, you don’t love humanity. There is just something so extra magical about the Eels that keep my heart beating.
Eels: End Times is set to be released January 19 on Vagrant Records.
End Times track list:
01 The Beginning
02 Gone Man
03 In My Younger Days
04 Mansions of Los Feliz
05 A Line in the Dirt
06 End Times
07 Apple Trees
08 Paradise Blues
09 Nowadays
10 Unhinged
11 High and Lonesome
12 I Need a Mother
13 Little Bird
14 On My Feet
Spoon - Transference
Now, now, now, I love Spoon very much. Even though it’s been 5 months since I have last seen them live, my love for their music continues to grow. So, when I found out about their newest album, my heart dropped. But then, BUT THEN, they released their recent single, “Got Nuffin”. Oh My God. That song, THAT SONG, had to be the greatest thing my ears have ever tuned in to. Also, let me not forget to add that my obsession with Rob Pope (bassist of Spoon/Get Up Kids) skyrockets beyond all others. Charming men playing absolutely mind blowing music is the key to my heart. Spoon has it all.
Spoon: Transference is set to be released January 26 (January 25 in Europe) on Merge.
Transference track list:
01 Before Destruction
02 Is Love Forever?
03 The Mystery Zone
04 Who Makes Your Money
05 Written in Reverse
06 I Saw the Light
07 Trouble Comes Running
08 Goodnight Laura
09 Out Go the Lights
10 Got Nuffin
11 Nobody Gets Me But You
Shout Out Louds: Walk
Okay, Phil Ek produced this album. PHIL EK. If you are not familiar with this man, just know that he also produced The Shins, Fleet Foxes, and Band of Horses albums. So, you know without a doubt that this album will be nothing but glorious sounds. Shout Out Louds have always been a favorite of mine. Even when all The O.C. fans became obsessed with them after hearing one of their songs during an episode (I’m not hating, I am a complete O.C. fan), I still was a devoted fangirl to Shout Out Louds. Words cannot express how excited I am that they are no longer on a “break” and are releasing a new album.
Shout Out Louds: Walk is set to be released February 23 on Merge.
Walk track list:
01 1999
02 Fall Hard
03 Play the Game
04 Walls
05 Candle Burned Out
06 Throwing Stones
07 Four by Four
08 Moon
09 Some Me Something New
10 Too Late, Too Slow
Vampire Weekend Appear on MTV Unplugged
Gone are the days when MTV airs their Unplugged performances on TV. Of course we’re in an indie rock renaissance and as all of our favorites hit the stage the only way we can see them is over at MTV’s website. The most exciting Unplugged of, well maybe ever, is the one that the hottest band around right now, Vampire Weekend just filmed. The band took the stage to perform six songs, new and old with an orchestra and a very intimiate crowd. This is every Vampire Weekend’s fans dream, and hey, even if you’re not into the band, it’s time to start. How they’re able to pull off their songs from “Cousins” to “A-Punk” acoustically, so beautiful, is truly an amazing experience. This gives us a taste of what the band is going to provide on tour this time around, and it looks good to us. Move over Grizzly Bear. Someone is stealing your thunder this year.
Watch the Unplugged video for “A-Punk” below
Watch the entire Unplugged performance HERE
Secondhand Sunday: Vampire Weekend “A Punk”
It’s only a few days until Vampire Weekend releases their second record Contra (XL) and it’s safe to say that people are pretty excited. Alright, extremely excited. The quartet is bound to make an even bigger splash the second time around especially since they managed to out due themselves, which a lot of people thought would never happen. This edition of Secondhand Sunday is Vampire Weekend’s “A Punk.” Yes kids, thats where it all started. Two more days until Contra!
January 11, 2010 at 12:20 am Melissa Nastasi Leave a comment
Fredrik Choose An Album Release Date
Swedish trio Fredrik have announced the release date of their third full-length album, Flora. The album is a continuation of the group’s EP Origami and will be in stores and online March 29th .
The duo of Fredrik Hultin and O. Linderfelt added a third person to the party on Origami, with instrumentalist and singer Anna Moberg joining in.
Flora’s complete track list looks like this:
01 Ylva
02 Vattenfront
03 Chrome Cavities
04 Rites of Spring
05 The North Greatern
06 Caleido Kalahari
07 Inventress of Ill (and Everything)
08 Naruto and the End of the Broken Ear
09 The Shape and Colouor of Things Gone Blind
10 I’m Pretty Sure He Said Killdren
11 Axis
You can listen to the single from Origami called “White on White” right here and look for Fredrik’s latest album March 29th on The Kora Records.
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