“Welcome to the magical world of Daytrotter! This is Beach House.” This how Victoria Legrand of Baltimore’s equally magical duo introduced the band’s Daytrotter set, in which they played Walk In The Park, Zebra, Take Care, Used To Be, all off Beach House’s recently released new album “Teen Dream.” You can download and stream the whole set bellow or, alternatively, on the Daytrotter website, where you’ll also be able to read a very well articulated…
It’s only the 1st of February, but we’ve already caught word of what’s likely the best news of the month. Earlier this afternoon Pitchfork unveiled a very insightful chat with Broken Social Scene frontman Kevin Drew about the band’s upcoming new album, but more importantly key details regarding it, including a fixed release date. That’s right, after years and years of waiting and speculating, one of the most anticipated albums of 2010 will be upon…
Brooklynites lo-fi rockers the Vivian Girls will release their latest 7″ titled “My Love Will Follow Me” next month, and as a token of appreciation shown to the band’s fans, the flip side “He’s Gone”, a beautifully well delivered cover of The Chantels’ 1957 classic, has been released for free on their website. The single will be out next month on Wild World Records. [via MBV] [MP3] Vivian Girls – ‘He’s Gone’ (The Chantels cover)
Last year the legendary former Genesis lead-vocalist, Peter Gabriel, released a very interesting cover album titled “Scratch My Back”, recorded at Air Lyndhurst and Real World Studios during the same year, consisting of Gabriel covering twelve songs by various artists, using orchestra and voice rather than normal rock instruments. The album will get released on February 15 via Virgin and will feature Peter Gabriel sing his version of songs by artists like Arcade Fire, Radiohead,…
Today I’d like to introduce you a lovely brother/sister power pop act I just recently stumbled upon, namely the very talented siblings Sarah Parthemore Snavely and Jacob Donald Snavely who together form Dag för Dag. Originally from Missoula, Montana the two have been on their move all their lives, moving between Wisconsin, Honolulu, London, San Franscisco, before ultimately settling for the dream pop capitol of the world, Stockholm. The band first debuted last year when…
Phoenix, who delivered one of the best albums of 2009 once once with “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”, recently played an acoustic set for the German magazine Musikexpress, where, among other gems, they also played a really faithful cover of Bob Dylan’s “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” off his 1966 classic “Blond on Blond”. Great performance! [MP3] Phoenix – ‘Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands’ (Bob Dylan cover)
Coma Cinema is a very eery South Carolina collective project led by local scene figure, the talented Mat Cothran. The band just recently released their debut album, a free demo compilation of 14 songs recorded from 2005 to 2009, titled “Baby Prayers”, on their web site where it’s available for free download. There’s a certain vibe of nostalgia and dreamy atmosphere that revolves around their music, something I can’t really put into words. Heck, must…
I’m not really into the whole pop rock scene, but every once in a while you come across somebody fresh and quite talented that’s really worth it; it’s this case with Alex Calise. The guitarist/singer/songwriter doesn’t have complicated songs, just urban edgy in your face pop rock. So, we’re gonna do an interview with her, and if you want to ask her something, just add the question(s) in a comment, and we’ll be sure to…
Next week will see Beach House release one of our most anticipated releases of 2010, their third studio album, “Teen Dream”, via Sub-Pop. It’s an album I’ve been bugging everyone with for the past few weeks (seriously, I’ve been mistaken with the band’s PR on some occasions), with every chance I get. Today, it’s the duo’s latest video for Silver Soul, twhich was directed by the band’s frontwomen Victoria Legrand herself and features abstract lighting,…
We’re really keen on partying hard once again in 2010 with our favorite optimism-filled rocker Andrew W.K., soundtracked by his old as heck/brand new album, “Close Calls With Brick Walls”. Back in 2006, Andrew released his third full length studio album “Close Calls With Brick Walls” exclusively in Japan and Koreea, an album that featured less screaming and more singing, as well as a lot more tighter arrangements (who would’ve thought A.W.K. had a prog…
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