Archive for November, 2009

BOOMBOX

While browsing through the lovely video site Vimeo, I ran across a hilarious video that I felt needed to be posted up on Indie Anthems. The video was done by a graduate student named Ely Kim. It consists of him dancing to 100 songs in 100 days in 100 locations. The music selection consists of [...]

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Oct 23

Listen: Massive Attack

Massive Attack is releasing their new album, “Heligoland”, February 8th, 2010. Many guest vocalist have contributed to this album, including Damon Albarn, Guy Garvey and Hope Sandoval. The track listing is as follows:
1. Pray For Rain
2. Babel
3. Splitting The Atom
4. Girl I Love You
5. Psyche
6. Flat Of The Blade
7. Paradise Circus
8. Rush Minute
9. Saturday Come [...]

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Oct 23

Band Uncovered: Afternoon Naps

Today I was browsing around the internet in search of some new music to add to my library. Lo and behold I came upon Afternoon Naps. As a siesta or as a band, it could only mean one thing: good stuff. I looked into it and arrived at the conclusion that this band is fantastic [...]

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Oct 23

Listen: Harry Partch by Beck

Harry Partch was the longest surviving WW1 veteran.
Harry Partch was a musician who invented the 43-tone scale.
Radiohead wrote “Harry Partch” about the veteran but it was mistook to be about the musician.
A member from the Fiery Furnaces insulted Radiohead’s “Harry Partch”, but they didn’t respond.
Beck decided to retaliate and wrote his own “Harry Partch” that [...]

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Oct 23

Video: “Cousins” by Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend has released a music video for their new single “Cousins”. This tune is at a much faster pace, compared to their previous single “Horchata”. I am getting really pumped for their new album, released in January 2010.

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Oct 23

Band Uncovered: Clues

The Montreal-based band Clues has been out playing in small venues since 2007, but released their self titled debut album just this year. Band members Alden Penner, ex-Unicorns member, and Brended Reed, ex-Arcade Fire member, along with Ben Borden, Lisa Gamble, and Nick Scribner work together to make a post-punk/experimental feel to their music. [...]

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Oct 23