A new year brings new music, new bands, and new opportunities. Here are some of the bands that I've recently discovered and enjoyed.
The album is a mixed bag but this song is catchy as hell. Really, I can listen to this one over and over again.
MP4: These New Puritans - "Elvis"
I wasn't much of a fan of DFA1979 but I have yet to hear a Sebastien Grainger song that I don't love. I can't wait for his album.
MP3: Sebastien Grainger and Les Montagnes - "American Names"
Appears to be the next great hype in the U.K. Dev Hynes is ex-Test Icicles but this music couldn't be further removed from his former band. I'm on board.
MP4: Lightspeed Champion - "I Could Have Done This Myself"
Perhaps an up-and-coming band in the U.K. I don't know much about them but I like every song I've heard thus far.
MP4: Fanfarlo - "Fire Escape"
First single from their upcoming album, What Doesn't Kill Us.
MP4: What Made Milwaukee Famous - "Resistance St."
An unsigned band out of Edinburgh. Similar to Fanfarlo in that I've liked all of the songs they've released thus far.
MP4: Broken Records - "If You News Makes You Sad Don't Watch It"
One of my favorite female-fronted rock bands. Their new release, Neptune, far exceeds their debut.
MP3: The Duke Spirit - "The Step and The Walk"
They're from Mississippi and they share a label with Dinosaur Jr. Enough said.
MP3: Colour Revolt - "Naked and Red"
Friday, January 25, 2008
8 Track: Something New
Monday, July 30, 2007
3 Round Burst
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The new Yeah Yeah Yeahs EP Is Is is full of old songs that never made it to albums for whatever reason. And it's excellent. I still haven't tracked down their performance from Letterman, but I heard they played "Down Boy". Pitchfork has a great review of Is Is and a continuing onslaught of videos from the EP.
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Sebastien Grainger continues to work on his solo album which appears to be slated for 2008. Everything I am hearing from his MySpace page rocks. Life after Death From Above 1979 isn't perfect, but solo work is better than nothing.
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The new Ataxia album is suberb. John Frusciante continues to blow my mind. Another solo slbum of his (dubbed Solo X by fans) is slated for release towards the end of this year. Production quality is expected to lean towards the polished, synthed-out stylings of Shadows Collide With People. We can also expect a sequel to A Sphere In the Heart of Silence.
MP3: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Down Boy"
MP3: Ataxia - "Hands"
MP3: John Frusciante - "Penetrate Time (Lou Bergs)"
MP3: Sebastien Grainger & Les Montagnes - "Are There Ways to Come Home?"
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Life From Below 2007
[Sebastien Grainger: MySpace]
Yeah, its not Death From Above 1979, but its the brainchild of a man that was 50% of that epic and sorely missed bass and drums noise-rock outfit. If this track is any indication of the things to follow from Sebastian then I am along for the ride. MSTRKRFT is great, but this is a little more my speed. No album date yet. Just a split 7". But, he's helping out Bloc Party on a couple of their dates, so I'm sure that more goodies will be explored at those shows. I won't be there. Salt on my fucking wounds. Oh, and uh, sweet shirts, guy.
Bloc Party Dates w. Sebastien Grainger support:
23.03.07 Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
24.03.07 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Theatre
25.03.07 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
27.03.07 Montreal, Ontario - Metropolis
28.03.07 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
30.03.07 New York, NY - United Palace Theatre
31.03.07 New York, NY - United Palace Theatre
MP3: Sebastien Grainger - "When You Go Out"
