Posted on 17 March 2010
The trailer for Twin Sister’s upcoming EP promised sounds that stayed close to the gentle folk of previously-posted track “Nectarine.” But that trailer only had one song on it. The first real taste from Color Your Life has the confidence of “Ginger,” though its harmonies are light as air, almost more breathing than singing. The prominent bassline — as well as the thumps and guitar feedback — keeps the whole thing from floating away. Pretty stuff. The Brooklyn quintet have a bunch of shows coming up for SXSW this week (including one possibly happening right now), and they’ll be opening some dates for Xiu Xiu and tUnE-YaRdS in April.
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Posted on 17 March 2010
The reggae singer claims Damon Albarn took parts of his 1981 song “Time Warp” for Gorillaz’s “Stylo” single. Grant is particularly angry because they’re both represented by EMI, and he thinks Albarn had a musicologist evaluate any similarities, to avoid asking permission: “Damon Albarn knows in his heart of hearts.” Read EMI’s “no-comment” comment at The Guardian.
Posted on 16 March 2010
It hasn’t been that long since we premiered Sleepy Sun’s “Red/Black” and “White Dove” videos. But they’re already following up last year’s Embrace LP and Sleepy Son EP with a new full-length this spring. And people say stoners never get anything done. On first listen, Fever doesn’t stray far from Embrace, with the San Fransisco sextet continuing to balance summery folk jams with thunderous sludge. They’re playing a ton of SXSW shows, and will open for Arctic Monkeys for 14 dates around the US and Mexico.
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Posted on 16 March 2010
And no, it wasn’t his home. Coyne helped build a new house for an Oklahoma family. The episode aired Sunday night on ABC. See Coyne in a hard hat at P4K.
Posted on 15 March 2010
Holy Fuck streamed the first single from their upcoming album Latin on Chatroulette late last week. If you went looking for Holy Fuck on Chatroulette, well, you probably found it many, many times. Or maybe your boyfriend found it for you. Either way, “Latin America” now comes in safe-for-work, MP3 form. The Toronto band is down to its four touring members, which seems reflected in this single. Holy Fuck are getting ever closer to sounding as great on record as they do live.
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Posted on 15 March 2010
By the end of CMJ 2009 Brooklyn duo Derek Miller and Alexis Kraus aka Sleigh Bells had a handfull of homemade demos showcasing immediately distinctive and highly combustible distorto-beat razor pop jams, hit the stages with a fully formed live show, and ended the fest with both a BTW stamp and M.I.A. in their pockets. It was a good week. After a quiet couple of months since, their 2010 agenda’s taken shape: opening for Major Lazer and Yeasayer, hitting Coachella and taking featured slots at SXSW parties belonging to everyone from NPR to FADER to Pitchfork, and today announcing their anticipated debut album: Treats, out 5/11 on Mom + Pop Music “in special partnership with M.I.A.’s NEET Recordings.” Maya’s discerning, so that’s a good stamp to bear. Maya’s also returning on her own, with M.I.A. shows in L.A. on July 17th at the Cornfields Of Los Angeles State Historic Park, and a venue to be named in NYC on July 24th (via 24Bit). Good things.
As for Sleigh Bells, they have a lot of dates coming up — if the demos don’t have you convinced, the live show will. Mark ‘em:
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Posted on 15 March 2010
It’s fun anytime Vampire Weekend plays late night TV, if only because we know it means you guys are going to get lively in the comments. And because it’s a band we enjoy playing late night TV. But after last weekend’s killer “Giving Up The Gun” dudes had little to prove by way of late […]
Posted on 15 March 2010
Morrissey is coming off a difficult 2009, a year that made him ask, “What does the future hold? What does the next minute hold?” No word on the former, but for the immediate future he continues to promote last year’s greatest hits collection Swords, despite calling it a “meek disaster.” This song must bring back […]
Posted on 14 March 2010
My favorite song from Incredibad gets a video/SNL digital short. Come along to awesometown, b.y.o.boiledgoose.
Posted on 10 March 2010
Yesterday we brought you Weezer’s buggy performance on Nickelodeon’s kooky-cool children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba. of Montreal will be on today’s show (airing 10:30 ET/PT), but it won’t be their first Yo Gabba Gabba moment — the band turned in a song about dental hygiene a season back. It will be the first time the […]
