Category Archives: Indie
Hermes Release Two New Singles in April
Hermes, a group of young English chaps from the small town of Cirencester are fresh on the scene with a double A side, “Anyone Who Cares / More Love In Death” available on April 25.
“Anyone Who Cares” shares upbeat instrumentation with self conscious lyrics like “I wouldn’t know the truth if it hit me/ Wouldn’t know love until it bit me.” The synth line sparkles, the buildup to the chorus is adrenalin charging and everything culminates once the chorus sets in. The echoing backup vocals compliment the lead’s in this well rounded track.
“More Love in Death” features steady, perfectly subtle drums that is the driving beat throughout the song. The liberating message of this song, emphasized by the repeating lyric “You can let go,” is blanketed under a softer, more forlorn feeling evoked from the music and vocal style. “Anyone Who Cares” and “More Love in Death” are two distinct and significantly different tracks, when juxtaposed balance each other and show the range of capabilities from this young band.
Judging from these new singles, Hermes sounds like they’d out on an awesome live show, so let’s hope they tour the US in the near future.
tUnE-yArDs unveil “Bizness” video, start Japan benefit facepaint contest
tUnE-yArDs are hot on the heels of recording w h o k i l l , coming out April 19th on 4AD, and the band has released a video for single “Bizness.” In the video, school children playfully run amok, a collage of face-painted adults rotate, reconfigure, and recombine as organic, geometric shapes, and Merrill Garbus fleshes out an envisioning of her primal wail.
In related news, the band have started a contest encouraging fans to “submit photos of themselves – or any other objects they see fit – adorned in coloured face paint. To enter, fans should upload photos via a dedicated Flickr account here. For every photo submitted, Merrill will dedicate $1 to the Japan relief effort. The photo judged to be the most creative will win a boombox decorated by tUnE-yArDs in the colours of the w h o k i l l album artwork.” Get an idea of what they’re looking for here.
My Morning Jacket Announce New Shows
In case you haven’t heard, My Morning Jacket is debuting a new album (Circuital) sometime this summer.
To celebrate and celebrate with fans, the band has picked a handful of shows across North America to showcase the album’s new material. If your city isn’t on the list, don’t fret. The band promises more tour dates to be revealed shortly.
Another thing to keep an eye on is the band’s “T5 Coutndown” to Circuital. This coundown releases a live track from each of their Terminal 5 shows performed in October. Head here to get the lowdown, and you can see My Morning Jacket here:
6/17 – Auditorium Theatre (Chicago, IL)
6/22 – Pantages Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
6/24 – Fox Theater (Oakland, CA)
6/26 – Paramount Theatre (Seattle, WA)
6/28 – Edgefield (Portland, OR)
6/29 – Orpheum (Vancouver, BC)
7/11 – Kool Haus (Toronto, ON)
7/12 – Metropolis (Montreal, QC)
8/04 – Red Rocks (Morrison, CO)
Gold Panda Release EP Compilation
Before releasing his acclaimed debut Lucky Shiner, Gold Panda assembled a series of EP’s on Make Mine Records (UK), Avex Records (Japan) and his own Notorious Records.
Now these rare EP’s have been assembled into one package, called Companion. The album came out this week on Ghostly International Records. You can get it wherever records can be found.
What’s more, Gold Panda was recently the subject of a brief documentary by film-maker Shai Levy. In it, the artist opens up about touring and the lonely road. Speaking of touring, Gold Panda has a new North American Tour. You can catch the dates right below the video.
03.31 Philadelphia, PA @ THE ARCH
04.01 Washington, DC @ RED PALACE
04.02 Brooklyn, NY @ GLASSLANDS
Datarock Releases EP In Advance of Full Album
Datarock has suddenly released an EP, California, in anticipation of their opus, Datarock – The Musical. All tracks on the California EP will be on the full-length album, due out later this year. You can hear the entire EP streaming right here: http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/spinner#/1. Enjoy!
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