Architecture in Helsinki released the video for “Escapee,” the third single from their new album Moment Bends, earlier this week. The wistful clip, which we’ve embedded below, features a young protagonist breaking out from the confines of suburban life.
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We Are Scientists Among Bands Contributing To Ben Sherman’s V.I.P. Charity for Trekstock
Mod British clothing company, Ben Sherman is about to open up a second round of auctions for their V.I.P. (Very Important Plectrum) charity. As it was the first time around 100% of the proceeds will be kindly contributed to a worthy cause. The focus for this auction is Trekstock, a UK-based foundation that specializes in this kind of thing. Trekstock works with Cancer Research UK, collecting donations and raising awareness for youth with cancer through shows, music and fashion collaboration, and the like.
Participating artists in the auction will offer up their signed plectrums, otherwise known as picks — but think more than just guitars! harpsichords, mandolins, and ukuleles need to be plucked too. To name a few bands involved: We Are Scientists, Anna Calvi, Band Of Horses, Interpol, and Broken Social Scene. Check the poster above to see all participating artists, and go to Ben Sherman’s VIP site or Trekstock’s site to learn more.
Song of the Day: Jump Into the Gospel – “Humvee Mansion”
Cut Off Your Hands To Relase New Album In August
New Zealand band Cut Off Your Hands have announced that they will be releasing the follow up to their 2008 release later this summer. The album entitled Hollow will be a mixture of new sounds and a rediscovered passion for playing music from band front man Nick Johnston. After 2008’s release of You & I, the band embarked on a three year tour and endured many personnel changes within the band, all of which left Johnston feeling a little disillusioned about music and wondering what his future would be.
“Something clicked in the time off between records,” says Johnston. “As I stopped worrying about what we should be doing, I began listening to records out of pure fun again and they ended up really influencing my writing.”
The result is a masterful sound of melancholic guitar riffs and melodies influenced by bands such as Echo & the Bunnymen, the Byrds, Bob Dylan and fellow countrymen the Bats and Bird Nest Roys.
This Week in NYC Shows!
MONDAY
The Kooks, Smoke Signal @ The Bowery Ballroom
Jump Into The Gospel, Your 33 Black Angels, Hospitality (FREE SHOW)
@ The Rock Shop
Golden Animals, Sky Picnic, Twin Killers @ Cameo Gallery
TUESDAY
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players @ Bowery Electric
The Present, People Get Ready, Man Forever (Guitar Quintet) @ Union Pool
WEDNESDAY
Sloan, Hotkid @ Bowery Ballroom
Seefeel @ Brooklyn Bowl CANCELED
Greg Laswell, Elizabeth Ziman (of Elizabeth and The Catapult) @ City Winery
Hussle Club, Jump Into The Gospel, Fort Lean, The Stationary Set (FREE)
@ Pianos
Matt & Kim, The Thermals, Autobot (from Flosstradomus) @ Terminal 5
THURSDAY
Sloan, Hotkid @ Knitting Factory
Sean Bones, New Moods, Keelay, Popular Music @ Cameo Gallery
ArpLine, Bad Girlfriend, Hard Nips, Huntronik @ Coco66
No Age, HEALTH, Cults, Ceremony @ House of Vans
RSVP HERE
I’m Turning Into, Clouder, Quiet Loudly, EULA, Little Racer @ Silent Barn
Josiah Wolf, First Nature, Prussia, ohnomoon @ The Rock Shop
FRIDAY
Ceremony, Veins, Give, Wet Witch @ Death by Audio
Memory Tapes, New Moods @ Mercury Lounge
Dinowalrus, Total Slacker, Soft Black, Life Size Maps
@ Monster Island Basement
Lower Dens, Dirty Beaches @ South Street Seaport
The Thermals, Big Troubles, EULA @ The Bell House
Jack White and Stephen Colbert Release Single
Jack White has apparently been trying to fill his idle time lately, especially since disbanding The White Stripes. For better or for worse, White teamed up with news funny man, Stephen Colbert to record and release a 7″ single. Called “Charlene II (I’m Over You)”, with backing band the Black Belles, it features the b-side “Charlene (I’m Right Behind You).” You can buy the single at itunes or Third Man Records, which White owns. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. Listen below.
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