Fuck Buttons "Tarot Spot" received a 9.0 rating, Atlas Sound "Logos" received a 8.2 rating and Russian Circles "Geneva" received a 7.8 rating. All albums are available at your local record store now.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Pitchfork Really Likes Atlas Sound, Fuck Buttons and Russian Circles
Fuck Buttons "Tarot Spot" received a 9.0 rating, Atlas Sound "Logos" received a 8.2 rating and Russian Circles "Geneva" received a 7.8 rating. All albums are available at your local record store now.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Under the Radar: Fanfarlo
New album "Reservoir" out now on Atlantic Records.
Produced by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol), Resevoir employs an array of instruments to create each lushly arranged track, including saws, clarinets, cellos, mandolins, ukuleles and melocias. First track "I'm a Pilot" looks ot Howard Hughes' slow demise as inspirations. Whether its its the choice of isolation we purposefully devise or the inevitable end to it all, as in the track "The Walls Are Coming Down," Fanfarlo give us no choice but to succumb to the ebbs and flows, reflections and letting go that are conveyed in each metaphor that make this album so instrumentally and intellectually rich. Though a sense of melancholy permeates Resevoire, Simon's heartfelt voice and each band member's uncompromised musicianship invites us to soar above it all and simply let go.
Spin named them one of their "25 Must-Hear Artists from the CMJ Festival". Check out their song ""Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time" here:
http://www.spin.com/gallery/25-must-hear-artists-cmj-festival?page=10#main
Monday, October 12, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Pitchfork Likes Girls, Times New Viking and Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Girls "Album" 9.1 rating. Times New Viking "Born Again Revisited" 8.1 rating. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis "White Lunar" 7.6 rating.
Under the Radar: Girls - Album
Girls’ debut album, Album, was just released last week, but the buzz over the group has been building for some time. It’s easy to hear why: The 44-minute Album is a marvelous mixture of sunny pop and catchy hooks, blended with occasionally heartbreaking (but always heartfelt) lyrics; it seems to demand that you roll the windows down while turning the volume up.
Founded by Christopher Owens and Chet “JR” White in San Francisco, the group has crafted 12 tracks that nod to their home state, with surfy melodies and harmonies; Owens’ emotive, often plaintive voice might bring to mind a young Elvis Costello. Most of the songs are about—surprise!—girls, and clearly, Owens was grappling with a bad breakup, as evidenced on melancholy songs like “Lauren Marie” and “Laura.” But we’re partial to the infectious single “Lust for Life,” which wishes for simple things like a suntan and “a pizza with a bottle of wine,” and points to a hopeful attempt in starting afresh: “Maybe if I really tried with all my heart/ Then I could make a brand new start in love with you.” (courtesy of veryshortlist.com)
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Paul McCartney Live CD/DVD Set Due Out Nov. 17th
What, you thought the Beatles onslaught would end after September 9? Not even close.
In August 1965, the Beatles played a massive concert at New York's Shea Stadium that marked one of the defining moments of their career. Well, Shea Stadium doesn't exist anymore. But in its place, we've got the brand new Citi Field. This past July, Paul McCartney, the Cute Beatle, played three shows at the Mets' new home. Soon, McCartney will release a box set live album/DVD of recordings of those shows.
Good Evening New York City is due November 17 in the U.S. from Hear Music/Concord Music Group. (In the UK, it'll be out November 23 on Mercury.) It's McCartney's second release on Hear Music, Starbucks' record label, following 2007's Memory Almost Full.
You'll be able to buy the album three ways: as a double-CD/DVD package, a deluxe two-CD/two-DVD package, or on vinyl. The bonus DVD in that deluxe package will include video of McCartney's July 15 performance at another Beatles landmark: on top of the marquee at the Ed Sullivan Theater in midtown Manhattan, including songs that didn't air when "Late Night With David Letterman" broadcast the performance.
The album includes McCartney's versions of a whole mess of classic Beatles songs, including "I'm Down", a revival from that 1965 Shea Stadium show. Other Beatles songs on the tracklist include "Drive My Car", "Got to Get You Into My Life", "The Long and Winding Road", "Blackbird", "Eleanor Rigby", "Back in the USSR", "Paperback Writer", "Let It Be", "Helter Skelter", and the obvious stadium singalong jam "Hey Jude". There will also be tributes to fallen Beatles George Harrison (a ukulele-driven version of "Something") and John Lennon (a medley of "A Day in the Life" and "Give Peace a Chance"), as well as songs from Wings ("Band on the Run", "My Love", "Let Me Roll It") and solo McCartney ("Live and Let Die", "Here Today", recent joints "Flaming Pie" and "Dance Tonight"), and a couple of tracks from the album McCartney released as the Fireman last year. All told, the package will include 33 songs and last nearly three hours. (courtesy of Pitchfork.com)
Blakroc Album Out Nov. 27th!
Blakroc is a collaboration between The Black Keys and a host of MCs like Mos Def, Raekwon, RZA, Jim Jones, Pharoae Monch, etc.
More details: www.blakroc.com
More details: www.blakroc.com
Rolling Stones "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out: 40th Anniversary" Details
There will be two deluxe editions released on Nov. 3rd. The first, the deluxe edition, is pictured below and includes 3 CDs, 1 DVD and a Collectors Book ($59.98 list):
The GET YER YA-YA'S OUT: THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT 40TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE BOX SET contains 3 CDs, 1 DVD, a 56-page Collectors Book and a postcard replica of the original Rolling Stones 1969 tour poster by David Byrd. The first CD is a remastered version of the original Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out release. The second CD contains 5 unreleased tracks by The Rolling Stones from the original Madison Square Garden concert. The third CD contains 12 never before released tracks by opening acts B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner. The DVD features performances by The Rolling Stones from the 2 night concert at Madison Square Garden, backstage footage, scenes of Keith Richards in the studio and footage of the Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out album cover shoot, all shot by Albert and David Maysles. The 56-page Collectors Book includes photos and an essay by the acclaimed photographer Ethan Russell, an original article by Lester Bangs from Rolling Stone magazine and remembrances from concert-goers. Each box will also have an insert with a code to download "I'm Free (Live)" for Guitar Hero.
The second, the super deluxe edition, is pictured below and includes everything previously mentioned along with 3 LPs ($99.98 list):
GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT 40TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER DELUXE BOX SET features three 180 gram audiophile quality vinyl LPs (one side of which features an etched replica of the album's key art, with signatures from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor), 3 CDs that mirror the exact content on the LPs, 1 DVD, a 12 X 12/56-page Collector's Book and a 12 X 12 replica of the original 1969 tour book and poster by Grammy Award© winning artist David Byrd, whose works include the commemorative poster from the original Woodstock Festival and the historic Fillmore East posters from 1968 to 1971.
The first LP is a newly remastered version of the original GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! release. The second LP features 5 unreleased tracks by The Rolling Stones culled from the November 27 & 28, 1969 Madison Square Garden concert master tapes. The third LP features 12 never before released tracks by opening acts B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner. The DVD features performances by the Rolling Stones from their 2 night concert at Madison Square Garden, backstage footage, scenes of Keith Richards in the studio and footage of the GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! album cover shoot, all shot by Albert and David Maysles. The 56-page Collector's Book includes photos and an essay by acclaimed photographer Ethan Russell, an original article by Lester Bangs from Rolling Stone magazine and remembrances from concert-goers. A limited number of the Super Deluxe Box Sets will also contain an insert with a code to download "I'm Free (Live)" for Guitar Hero 5.
The GET YER YA-YA'S OUT: THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT 40TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE BOX SET contains 3 CDs, 1 DVD, a 56-page Collectors Book and a postcard replica of the original Rolling Stones 1969 tour poster by David Byrd. The first CD is a remastered version of the original Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out release. The second CD contains 5 unreleased tracks by The Rolling Stones from the original Madison Square Garden concert. The third CD contains 12 never before released tracks by opening acts B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner. The DVD features performances by The Rolling Stones from the 2 night concert at Madison Square Garden, backstage footage, scenes of Keith Richards in the studio and footage of the Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out album cover shoot, all shot by Albert and David Maysles. The 56-page Collectors Book includes photos and an essay by the acclaimed photographer Ethan Russell, an original article by Lester Bangs from Rolling Stone magazine and remembrances from concert-goers. Each box will also have an insert with a code to download "I'm Free (Live)" for Guitar Hero.
The second, the super deluxe edition, is pictured below and includes everything previously mentioned along with 3 LPs ($99.98 list):
GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT 40TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER DELUXE BOX SET features three 180 gram audiophile quality vinyl LPs (one side of which features an etched replica of the album's key art, with signatures from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor), 3 CDs that mirror the exact content on the LPs, 1 DVD, a 12 X 12/56-page Collector's Book and a 12 X 12 replica of the original 1969 tour book and poster by Grammy Award© winning artist David Byrd, whose works include the commemorative poster from the original Woodstock Festival and the historic Fillmore East posters from 1968 to 1971.
The first LP is a newly remastered version of the original GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! release. The second LP features 5 unreleased tracks by The Rolling Stones culled from the November 27 & 28, 1969 Madison Square Garden concert master tapes. The third LP features 12 never before released tracks by opening acts B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner. The DVD features performances by the Rolling Stones from their 2 night concert at Madison Square Garden, backstage footage, scenes of Keith Richards in the studio and footage of the GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! album cover shoot, all shot by Albert and David Maysles. The 56-page Collector's Book includes photos and an essay by acclaimed photographer Ethan Russell, an original article by Lester Bangs from Rolling Stone magazine and remembrances from concert-goers. A limited number of the Super Deluxe Box Sets will also contain an insert with a code to download "I'm Free (Live)" for Guitar Hero 5.
Slayer "World Painted Blood" Album details.
From Slayer.net:
World Painted Blood will initially ship with four special collector's edition CD covers. Each of the four covers will display one-fourth of a continental map illustrated with human skulls and bones; when placed together, the four images form a complete and grisly map of the world.
All four of the initial CD packages will include a special blood-red, see-through top panel with the map displayed beneath it.
The World Painted Blood Deluxe Edition will have its own special layout of the map cover art and will be in a double-digipak housed in a blood-red, see-through plastic sleeve. The Deluxe Edition will include the World Painted Blood CD, the "Playing With Dolls" DVD, a 20-minute animated graphic novel featuring music from the album (including part of a new non-album song), and an expanded booklet.
LP version will also be available. All formats are due out Nov. 3rd.
Cool New Box Set! "Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968"
WHERE THE ACTION IS! 4 CD Box in super cool coffee table book packaging compiles 101 tracks that mix many of the city's brightest stars like The Byrds, Love, The Doors, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, Captain Beefheart, The Mamas & The Papas, Lowell George, Iron Butterfly, with talented artists whose stellar songcraft sadly flew under the radar The Seeds, The Electric Prunes, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, The Everpresent Fullness, The Bobby Fuller Four.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
New Volcano Choir & Twilight Sad Albums Out Now!
Both albums out now on CD & LP. Pitchfork gave the Volcano Choir an 8.3 "Best New Music" rating and Twilight Sad a solid 7.3 rating.
"Yo Gabba Gabba!" Compilation Due Out October 20th Features The Shins, Biz Markie, The Rootes, etc.
Courtesy of Pitchfork:
The kids' music landscape is pretty bleak for the most part, filled with obnoxiously cute dinky folk music and tinkly Casio lullabies and the Wiggles. So the folks behind the Nickelodeon show "Yo Gabba Gabba!" are doing god's work when they bring deliriously technicolor art-school fantasias like this and this into our living rooms.
As a bonus, the show regularly features appearances from musicians who generally don't have anything to do with the whole rugrat circuit, including the Shins, of Montreal, the Roots, Chromeo, Mark Kozelek, Biz Markie, and I'm From Barcelona. All those folks will soon turn up on the compilation Yo Gabba Gabba! Music Is Awesome!, due October 20 from Filter. Check below for that tracklist. There will also be an iTunes deluxe edition with bonus songs.
This fall, "Yo Gabba Gabba!" will go on tour, staging some sort of show in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Hopefully someone will make a video like this out of it in 20 years or so.
Yo Gabba Gabba! Music Is Awesome!:
01 Yo Gabba Gabba! Theme
02 Party in My Tummy
03 The Shins: "It's Okay, Try Again"
04 I Like to Dance
05 Money Mark: "Robo Dancing"
06 Get the Sillies Out
07 Biz Markie: "Biz's Beat of the Day #1"
08 Chromeo: "Nice 'N' Clean"
09 Try It, You'll Like It
10 The Roots: "Lovely, Love My Family"
11 Don't Be Afraid
12 I'm From Barcelona: "Just Because It's Different Doesn't Mean Scary"
13 Bubbles
14 Of Montreal: "Brush Brush Brush"
15 Nice & Easy
16 The Little Ones: "Hey, Won't Somebody Come and Play"
17 Weird Science: "Go Crazy Remix"
18 Yo Dazzlers: "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
19 Mark Kozelek: "Bedtime Lullaby"
20 Goodbye Song
21 Yo Gabba Gabba! Closing Theme
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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