Archive for July, 2009
Devandra Banhart’s new label
Earlier this summer, Devandra Banhart left his label XL. Word came out today that he has now signed with Warner/Reprise, and will be releasing his new album in October. The album’s name is oddly spaced, for reasons that we still don’t know. It will be called
What
Will We
Be
This title is not the only area in which [...]
YACHT’s new album released
YACHT’s new album, “See Mystery Lights,” was released today through DFA Records. It is available through both iTunes and in stores. A word of warning, if you are epileptic or seizure-prone, you would be much better off buying the album through iTunes, as the cover art uses what is called “holographic foil.” For an example [...]
New songs from Weezer
Recently, while playing in South Korea at the Jisan Valley Rock Festival, Weezer performed two new songs, the first entitled “I’m Your Daddy,” and “The Girl Got Hot” as the second. If these two songs are any indication of the style of Weezer’s seventh album, it will be largely popular with the late-teen age group, [...]
Review: The Opposite Side of the Sea by Oren Lavie
Oren Lavie’s debut album, “The Opposite Side of the Sea” is an overall good album. It first hit shelves in early 2007 in several European countries. American fans were finally able to buy his album through Itunes in early 2008, the physical album was released in the US several months ago. Oren comes from Tel [...]
New Arctic Monkeys – ‘Crying Lightning’
Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys have been working on a follow up to Favourite Worst Nightmare along with lead QOTSA Josh Homme.
Review: LP by Discovery
Discovery is a new side project between Vampire Weekend’s keyboardist and producer Rostam Batmanglij and the lead-singer of Ra Ra Riot – Wes Miles
Single: Ignore The Ignorant by The Cribs
Yorkshire (UK) quad The Cribs are readying their new album after announcing the title ‘Ignore The Ignorant’. Tracks include their new single ‘We Were Aborted’ which is currently available by download for free at the band’s website
Single: One More Chance by Bloc Party
‘One More Chance’ feels like a move in a different direction for Bloc Party. I imagine this will be a one off, inbetween albums or whatever you want to call it. With quite a emotional yet quirky video and the goofy feel that of We Are Scientists.
The art of Mash-Ups : with a twist of Indie Rock
We’ve all heard or come across the sheer ingenuity of mixtapes, mashups, bootlegs and mixings that all potentially render our minds to fathom the fact that, “Oh no, he did not just do that?!” Well, it’s safe to say that most mash-ups, if not all, have a majority of their influence directed towards hip-hop [...]
Phoenix Tour Dates (2009)
July
17 Angoulème, France – Garden Nef Party Festival
18 Germany – Melt! Festival
19 Southwold, UK – Latitude Festival
24 Cambridgeshire, UK – Secret Garden Festival
25 Dorset, UK – Camp Bestival
August
01 Jakarta, Indonesia – Bengkel Night Park
03 Melbourne, Australia – The Palace [SOLD OUT]
04 Melbourne, Australia – The Palace [SOLD OUT]
05 Sydney, Australia – Enmore Theatre [SOLD OUT]
07 [...]
Music Video: Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear
Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear…
Do you like that chilling piano? How about the application of Daniel Rossen’s scintillating voice? These are only but some of the aspects that complement the haunting music video for their debut single from the new album, Veckatimest. It’s a great song, but this music video just further [...]
Single: Long Summer by Bryce Dessner
Bryce Dessner, guitarist for The National and Clogs, just released the Abraham Lincoln inspired, Long Summer. It’s a track that basically snags your attention by the mere premise and takes you from there. In other words, if you fancy feeling summery while listening to what good ol’ Honest Abe was into, than this is [...]
Tyler Clarke in Television Personalities covers Killers
Isaac Gonzalez in OLIWA
Taylor Lewis in Television Personalities covers Killers