Dark Was The Night tracklist revealed

The tracklist for Dark Was The Night, a Red Hot charity compilation curated by The National's Dessner brothers, has been revealed. The release will be available on double CD and triple vinyl on February 14th.

DISC ONE:

1. "Knotty Pine" - Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
2. "Cello Song" - The Books featuring Joses Gonzalez
3. "Train Song" - Feist and Ben Gibbard
4. "Brackett, WI" - Bon Iver
5. "Deep Blue Sea" - Grizzly Bear
6. "So Far Around The Bend" - The National
7. "Tightrope" - Yeasayer
8. "Feeling Good" - My Brightest Diamond
9. "Dark Was The Night" - Kronos Quartet
10. "I Was Young When I Left Home" - Antony with Bryce Dessner
11. "Big Red Machine" - Justin Vernon + Aaron Dessner
12. "Sleepless" - The Decemberists
13. "Die" - Iron & Wine
14. "Service Bell" - Grizzly Bear + Feist
15. "You Are The Blood" - Sufjan Stevens


DISC TWO:

1. "Well-Alright" - Spoon
2. "Lenin" - Arcade Fire
3. "Mimizan" - Beirut
4. "El Caporal" - My Morning Jacket
5. "Inspiration Information" - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
6. "With A Girl Like You" - Dave Sitek
7. "Blood Pt. 2" - Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
8. "Hey, Snow White" - The New Pornographers
9. "Gentle Hour" - Yo La Tengo
10. "Amazing Grace" - Cat Power
11. "Happiness" - Riceboy Sleeps
12. "Another Saturday" - Stuart Murdoch
13. "The Giant Of Illinois" - Andrew Bird
14. "Lua" - Conor Oberst with Gillian Welch
15. "When The Road Runs Out" - Blonde Redhead & Devastations
16. "Love Vs. Porn" - Kevin Drew

Snowman honoured by Pitchfork

Snowman have capped off a busy year by getting an honourable mention for their sophomore album The Horse, The Rat and The Swan in Pitchfork's Albums of the Year list. Here's a bit of what they said about the album:

"The record is a proud enigma, technologically advanced and primal, referential but utterly unique, a terrifying vision of our Stone Age future."

Snowman released the album in May and following a national tour relocated to London. If you've been wondering what they've been up to, here's a message from Joe:

To those of you who give a damn,

We are sorry for the long silence, our communication methods were disabled. We have been busy building new lives in London. Slowly the empire is growing. We have found a home of some description, in Walthamstow, E17 (where the group East 17 once hailed from, though I doubt we will be channeling any of their magic). Our home is above an Italian cafe on a high street. On our doorstep there are markets. Most mornings I am woken by the sound of a cockney shouting "two for a pound" or "money back guarantee". I fall asleep at night to the sound of a domestic disturbance or a stabbing. There are seven of us living in the flat. We have one toilet. I am sleeping under a stairwell...in a passage way. Today I am locked inside the house as I have not been allocated a key yet. In time these minor issues will be resolved.

We all appear to have jobs now. None of which are worth mentioning other than Ross'. He is a garbage man.

We have played a few shows here in the UK. We played Leeds, Bristol and London with fellow Australian noisemakers PIVOT. They are fine gentlemen and a wonderful band. Dear chum and label sibling Ned Collette played a show with us the other night too.

We are working on some new things. Bits and pieces. Something will rear it's ugly head at some stage.

We hope you are safe and warm.

Love always,

The SNOWMAN Empire

Snowman will be playing at Madame JoJo's (White Heat) in Soho on January 6th with HTRK.

Peter Gabriel and and Hot Chip cover Vampire Weekend

"And it feels so unnatural. Peter Gabriel, too."

With a chorus line like that, how could Peter Gabriel not do a cover of Vampire Weekend track Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa? And with electric keyboard help courtesy of Hot Chip, this is the result:

"It feels so unnatural. Peter Gabriel, too. And it feels so unnatural to sing your own name."

M.I.A. - 'Paper Planes' Slumdog Millionaire remix

Jack Peñate - new single 'Tonight's Today'

Following on from his ridiculously catchy debut album Matinee, released late last year, UK's pop darling Jack Peñate returns with his new single Tonight's Today.

The single just debuted on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show as his 'Hottest Record In The World'. Hear why for yourself:

[mp3] (128kbps)

“Pure out-and-out fun” NME
“This is the kind of pop music that makes me rub my hands together with glee... it's bloody great” Inpress

Tonight's Today is out early 2009 on 12" with a new album due out early/mid 2009.

Torn On The Platform (Live at Melbourne's HiFi Bar, February 2008)
From the album Matinee

Magic Dirt get freaky this weekend

A friendly reminder that Magic Dirt's Freakscene Festival kicks off this Saturday the 20th and runs through to Sunday the 21st.

Together with Victoria Rocks – Arts Victoria and the Lakes Entrance Summer Music Festival, Adalita and the boys have managed to put together a two day festival of music, film and workshops all provided free of charge!

Curated and headlined by Magic Dirt, the line up also includes Tim Rogers, The Nation Blue and Gareth Liddiard of The Drones, just to name a few.

It all happens at the Lakes Entrance Recreation Reserve, just 3.5 – 4 hours drive from Melbourne. Click here for more details.

Snowman's First German Interview

German music blog Auf Touren has featured an interview with Snowman frontman Joe McKee. Joe talks about touring, musical influences and the band's songwriting process, particularly on their latest release The Horse, The Rat And The Swan...

AufTouren: Your brilliant last record, “The Horse, The Rat And The Swan”, takes a lot of time. Once you think you discovered it, you really really love it. I would say, it has got no real singles or instant hits and only works as a whole. How does it feel to release something that takes that much time in terms where people like to listen to silly ringtones?

Joe: Well, it took a long time to write. We spent hundreds of hours dedicated to the writing process and focused on creating a piece of art. It is, at times, a challenging piece of art, but all of my favourite art is this way. I think for art and music to truly move someone, it needs to be challenging and engaging at the same time.

For the full interview check out the Auf Touren blog.

Earlier this year Snowman relocated to London playing throughout England including several shows with fellow Aussie band Pivot and Ned Collette. The band are look on embarking tours throughout the rest of Europe and the US in 2009.

Ned Collette adds more international tour dates

Throughout December and January Ned Collette Band will be continuing their three month tour across Europe having already played dates in France, Switzerland, Poland, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and the UK. Late January will see the band touring New Zealand before returning to Australia for the Melbourne Summer Tones Festival happening in late February.

Tour Dates:
2008

UK:
Thurs 17th Dec - Captain’s Rest - Glasgow, Scotland

2009

Europe:
Wed 7th Jan - Ecurie de L’Ilot 13 - Geneva, Switzerland
Sat 10th Jan - Lego Cafe - Cesena, Italy
Thurs 15th Jan - Schokoladen - Berlin, Germany
Fri 16th Jan - Pimo Bar - Leipzig, Germany
Sat 17th Jan - Beatpol - Dresden, Germany
Sun 18th Jan - Valentin Stueberl - Berlin, Germany
Tues 20th Jan - Cafe Glocksee - Hannover, Germany
Wed 21st Jan - Groningen, Netherlands venue TBC
Thurs 22nd Jan - Biz’Art Bar - Paris, France

New Zealand:
Fri 30th Jan - Whammy Bar - w. Actor/Model & Trees Climbing Trees, Auckland
Sat 31st Jan - Charlie Farleys - w. Actor/Model & Trees Climbing Trees, Waiheke Island
Thurs 5th Feb - Good Luck Bar - w. Actor/Model & Pikelet, Wellington
Fri 6th Feb - Camp A Low Hum - Homedale
Sat 7th Feb - Camp A Low Hum - Homedale

Australia:
Sat 28 Feb - SUMMER TONES @ The Espy - w. Dan Deacon, Lawrence Arabia, High Places, Ruby Suns & more... Melbourne

Ned's latest album Future Suture is available through Dot Dash.
Ned Collette band have a new album due out early 2009.

Pavement 'Brighten The Corners' reissue

10 years after its initial release comes the Nicene Creedence edition of Pavement's classic album Brighten The Corners. The release comes on 2 discs and consists of a whopping 44 tracks. That's right. 44!

Disc 1 contains a remastered version of the original album, along with remastered unreleased tracks and B-sides.

Disc 2 features B-sides from Shady Lane along with live recordings, with many being unreleased tracks. Full tracklist here.

Shady Lane (directed by Spike Jonze)


Stereo (directed by Jon Kelsey)

Belles Will Ring 'Broader Than Broadway' tour

Blue Mountains psychedelic rockers, Belles Will Ring will be touring through out February and March 2009. Their mission: promote the band's new mini album Broader Than Broadway.

Following on from their critically acclaimed debut record Mood Patterns (2007), the mini album has been praised as an accomplished release, once again recorded and produced by the band in a lounge room in the Blue Mountains.

Following an extensive touring schedule through out most of 2007 and early 2008, Belles Will Ring are seasoned players and offer an exciting live show of jangly guitar jams, beautiful harmonies and one of the best rhythm sections you'll ever see.

Joining them for the tour is Sydney based garage-soul band Philadelphia Grand Jury and Brisbane based indie-folk-pop act Little Scout. Both bands were announced Triple J Next Crop Artists in November and will be promoting new singles on the tour.

There is also a free tour sampler featuring 3 tracks from each band available to download - HERE! Included in the sampler is the Broader Than Broadway track Renegades .


"Belles Will Ring have crafted one of the best psychedelic pop albums, mini-albums — fuck it — releases of the year." Mess and Noise

"The whole CD resonates with crystalline harmonies and luscious sonics." Rave Magazine

BROADER THAN BROADWAY TOUR

Thu 26 Feb – Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel
Fri 27 Feb – Melbourne, Northcote Social Club
Sat 28 Feb – Adelaide, Jive
Thu 5 Mar – Byron Bay, Great Northern
Fri 6 Mar – Toowoomba, Bon Amici
Sat 7 Mar – Brisbane, The Troubadour
Fri 13 Mar – Katoomba, Baroque
Sat 14 Mar – Canberra, Transit Bar
Fri 20 Mar – Sydney, Spectrum
Sat 21 Mar – Sydney, Spectrum
+ more dates TBC

Little Joy - No One's Better Sake mp3 and video

It may not being feeling very Summery where you are now, but Little Joy are here to fix all that with their new single No One's Better Sake [mp3]


The video for the new single sees the band timewarp back to the 60s and includes a cameo by a maraca shaking Devendra Banhart:


Little Joy are Fabrizio Moretti from The Strokes, Binki Shapiro and Brazilian musician Rodrigo Amarante. Named after a nearby cocktail lounge, Little Joy's self-titled debut is a little bit Strokes and a little bit Tropicaia... the perfect soundtrack to a lazy Summer.

myspace.com/littlejoymusic

New Newman track

As promised, we have a brand new track from A.C. Newman's upcoming album Get Guilty. Following on from the first mp3 There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve we bring you Submarines of Stockholm (edited version) [mp3]


Get Guilty is the follow up to Newman's 2004 solo debut The Slow Wonder which Pitchfork described as "soulful sing-alongs with grit, pop nuggets that hold up to hours of repeat play, and ultimately, the sound of a great songwriter hitting his stride."

Get Guilty is another showcase of Newman's fascinating blend of catchiness and impenetrability. The album is due out in January.

Watch The New Pornographers' Sydney show

Up on Moshcam now is the full 18 song set by The New Pornographers from their gig at The Annandale back in October. Playing tracks from their latest album Challengers, plus a few covers and old favourites, you can watch it all here.

My Rights Versus Yours


A.C. Newman's new solo album, Get Guilty, is out in January. Stay tuned for a new mp3 soon!

A SMAC for Cloud Control

Congratulations to Cloud Control who took the award for 'Best Newcomer' at the inaugural Sydney Music Arts & Culture [SMAC] Awards. The prize tops off a perfect year for the band, who have recently released the Death Cloud EP through Remote Control and via iTunes.

The band – originally formed in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales – have been announced as the national support for Josh Pyke's 'Chimney's Afire' tour, which kicks off in February 2009 and sees the band perform in cities and regional centres around the country.

Cloud Control have promised that before they head out on the road with Mr Pyke, they will be spending some time holed up in a dark studio to record their debut album, due for release in the first half of 2009.

TOUR DATES
* Supporting Josh Pyke
Tue 30 Dec – Peates Ridge, Peates Ridge Festival
Fri 13 Feb – Fremantle, Fly By Night *
Fri 20 Feb – Coolangatta, Coolangatta Hotel *
Sat 21 Feb – Brisbane, The Tivoli *
Thu 26 Feb – Newcastle, Newcastle Uni *
Fri 27 Feb – Wollongong, Wollongong Uni *
Sat 28 Feb – Canberra, ANU Bar *
Thu 5 Mar – Adelaide, Governor Hindmarsh *
Fri 6 Mar – Melbourne, Hi Fi Bar *
Sat 7 Mar – Melbourne, Hi Fi Bar *
Fri 13 Mar – Sydney, Metro *
Sat 14 Mar – Sydney, Metro *

Vampire Weekend and Chromeo

Vampire Weekend performed their new single The Kids Don't Stand A Chance with Chromeo at the MTVU Awards, featuring a nice bit of vocoder action half way through.

Tanlines - New Flowers

Tanlines are duo Eric Emm (from production duo Brothers) and Jesse Cohen (Professor Murder). The Brooklyn based duo came to some prominence and notoriety earlier this year with a playful, synth-led remix of Telepathe’s ‘Chromes On It’ [mp3]


Their unique approach to having their music heard includes using YouTube (which they describe as the best record label ever), to post tracks accompanied by self-made videos on their own channel as soon as the songs are done, creating a bizarre, almost psychedelic visual experience of Tanlines music.

They will release their debut 12", New Flowers, in January through Young Turks (Holy Fuck, El Guincho). The Balearic house-meets-Larry Levan’s NYC disco groove track was created when artist Marisa Olson asked them to contribute to the launch of her art book, Poems I Wrote While Listening to the Doors, 1992-1994 (Before I Found The Internet). They took one word from the suggested poem - “flowers”, and created this euphoric (mostly) instrumental track. The video features visual by Marisa.

New Flowers


myspace.com/tanlinestheband

4AD Download Sampler

4AD have released a new download sampler giving listeners a taste of their best releases of 2008. The tracks featured range from 4AD favourites such as The Breeders and Mountain Goats right through to the labels newer artists such as Anni Rossi and It Hugs Back.

Download the 12 track sampler by signing up to the mailing list on the
4AD website.

1. TV On The Radio Golden Age (from Dear Science)
2. Deerhunter Nothing Ever Happened (from Microcastle)
3. Department Of Eagles No One Does It Like You (from In Ear Park)
4. Anni Rossi Ecology (from Afton)
5. Stereolab Neon Beanbag (from Chemical Chords)
6. Atlas Sound Rivercard (from Let The Blind...)
7. It Hugs Back Work Day (from Work Day)
8. Minotaur Shock My Burr (from Amateur Dramatics)
9. Johann Johannsson Melodia (i) (from Fordlândia)
10. Bon Iver Skinny Love (from For Emma, Forever Ago)
11. The Breeders Bang On (from Mountain Battles)
12. The Mountain Goats Sax Rohmer #1 (from Heretic Pride)

Introducing Jessica Says

Ten Things about Jessica Says

1. Jessica Says is 21 year old Melbourne singer-songwriter Jessica Venables.

2. Her debut album We Need To Talk is to be released on Unstable Ape Records in February 2009.

3. We Need To Talk was produced by Geoff O’Connor (Crayon Fields/Sly Hats) with whom Jessica has collaborated in Sly Hats.

4. We Need To Talk features 10 songs written and arranged by Jessica and a very special vocal cameo by New Buffalo’s Sally Seltmann.

5. For the past year, she has been touring as part of New Buffalo’s band, providing backing vocals, cello and keyboard.

6. She has appeared on recordings by Grand Salvo, Sly Hats, Crayon Fields, Guy Blackman and Luluc.

7. She has also toured Australia as a cellist with Jens Lekman and Micah P. Hinson.

8. As a seventeen year old she was the lead cellist of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra.

9. The artwork for We Need To Talk features exclusive photography by Australian contemporary art wunderkind Darren Sylvester.

10. Jessica Says will next perform at The Evelyn on December 20th, both supporting Crayon Fields.

His Mother's Ring [mp3]

myspace.com/jessicasayssongs

Titus Andronicus Air Their Grievances

The Airing of Grievances is the debut album from New Jersey's Titus Andronicus, who named themselves after the Shakespearean tragedy.

The album was originally released in May of this year, getting a stellar 8.5 review on Pitchfork. XL will be realising a newly mastered version of the album in early 2009.

What does Titus Andronicus want people to walk away with after experiencing The Airing of Grievances? “Just that we’re humans, like them,” Stickles says. “That we’re every bit as imperfect and flawed and weak as they are. People always used to talk about Led Zeppelin, and how they were, like, gods onstage. I want people to look at us and see humans onstage, reveling in their humanity. We’re just regular guys from New Jersey, with the same wants and needs and desires and anxieties and disappointments that everybody else has.”

Titus Andronicus [mp3]


myspace.com/titusandronicus

Slumdog Millionaire Giveaway

M.I.A.'s worldwide smash Paper Planes is set to be the feature track in Slumdog Millionaire, the new film by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later). Thanks to Icon Films, we have 20 double passes to the film up for grabs. All gone. You snooze, you lose. If you weren't contacted, you aren't a weener. Better luck next time.

Slumdog Millionaire Trailer


The soundtrack is a mix of songs from M.I.A and producer/composer A.R. Rahman, whose fusion of Bollywood and hip hop has seen him dubbed as "India's answer to Timbaland", reportedly selling over 100 million records and 200 million cassettes. The opener of the film is a collaboration between the two called O... Saya:


The soundtrack will be released on M.I.A.'S own label N.E.E.T and will include the DFA remix of Paper Planes, which can also be found on the Paper Planes 7" and digital singles.

Slumdog Millionaire is released nationally on December the 18th.

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! and Fabulous Diamonds added to Laneway Festival

Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! and Fabulous Diamonds have been added to the Laneway Festival lineups in Adelaide and Melbourne respectively.

Having won triple j's unearthed competition, F!SR,F! recently wowed Sydney's Homebake crowd with their unique angular pop. They've also been busy completing their new album, the first single from which is War Coward. The digital EP also features a remix by electro-mashup outfit and fellow Adelaide Laneway guests The Waterslides.
War Coward (Waterslides Remix) [mp3]


Melbourne audiences should be no strangers to the hypnotic and enthralling sounds produced by Jarrod Zlatic and Nisa Venerosa of Fabulous Diamonds. The duo will play the Melbourne Laneway having completed a 30 date tour with Times New Viking and Psychedelic Horseshit earlier in the year. During that time they also released their debut album 7 songs in the US through Siltbreeze, receiving a 7.4 rating from Pitchfork who described their songs as "smooth enough to run your fingers over".
Track 7 [mp3]


Laneway Festival 2009 Dates
Sat 31 Jan - Brisbane, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard and Stereolab)
Sun 1 Feb - Melbourne, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard, Stereolab and Fabulous Diamonds)
Fri 6 Feb - Perth, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard and Stereolab)
Sat 7 Feb - Adelaide, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard, Stereolab and Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!)
Sun 8 Feb - Sydney, Laneway Festival (Jay Reatard and Stereolab)

Adele, M.I.A., and Radiohead nominated for Grammys

For her debut album 19, UK's Adele has earned herself 4 Grammy nominations including Best New Artist, with her song Chasing Pavements up for 3 awards (Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance).
Adele - Chasing Pavements [mp3]

Radiohead are up for 7 awards. 3 for album In Rainbows (Album Of The Year, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package), 3 for track House of Cards (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals, Best Rock Song and Best Short Form Music Video), as well as Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical for Nigel Godrich (Beck, Air, Gnarls Barkley).
House Of Cards


M.I.A. is up against label buddy Adele in the Record Of The Year category for the worldwide smash hit Paper Planes.
M.I.A. - Paper Planes (Afrikan Boy & Rye Rye Remix) [mp3]

Jarvis Cocker performs 'C*nts Are Still Running The World'

A newly bearded Jarvis Cocker recently played at Rough Trade's 30th Anniversary Special. After talking about shopping and Westfield for 5 minutes, he flows into old favourite C*nts Are Still Running The World. Obvious NSFW warning. He drops the C-bomb alot, but what did you expect from the title, anyway?



Jarvis Cocker will be releasing a new album in 2009 through Rough Trade.

Meredith sideshows next week

The Meredith Music Festival is less than 2 weeks away, which of course means that it's sideshow time again.

Harbingers of lo-fi noise Holy Fuck will kick off their debut Australian performance with a bang as they play at Melbourne's Corner Hotel, with supports from Love Of Diagrams and Mountains In The Sky, on Wednesday 10th. They'll also be playing in Sydney and Brisbane.

Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen (No Age Remix) [mp3]


The Moldy Peaches' Adam Green will be playing his first sideshow mere hours after his MMF performance at Melbourne's East Brunswick Club on Sunday 14th, followed by shows in Sydney and Brisbane.

Adam Green - Morning After Midnight [mp3]


The Mountain Goats take it a step further by going on a full blown national tour (yes, that includes you, Tasmania!), having had to postpone their tour earlier this year.

The Mountain Goats - Sax Rohmer #1 [mp3]


TOUR DATES

ADAM GREEN
Fri 12-Sun 14 Dec - Meredith Music Festival
Sun 14 Dec - Melbourne, East Brunswick Club
Tue 16 Dec - Sydney, Oxford Art Factory
Wed 17 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo

HOLY FUCK
Wed 10 Dec – Melbourne, The Corner w/ Love Of Diagrams + Mountains In The Sky
Thu 11 Dec – Sydney, Annandale Hotel w/ Mountains In The Sky + Wow
Fri 12 Dec – Meredith, Meredith Music Festival
Sat 13 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo w/ Taste Of Teeth + Toy Balloon

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
Fri 5 Dec - Sydney, Manning Bar
Sat 6 Dec - Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel
Sun 7 Dec - Adelaide, Fowlers Live
Tue 9 Dec - Perth, The Rosemount
Wed 10 Dec - Melbourne, Billboard
Fri 12 Dec - Hobart, Republic Bar
Fri 12-Sun 14 Dec - Meredith Music Festival
Sun 14 Dec - Brisbane, The Zoo

The year that was

We're into the second day of Summer and another day closer to Christmas and a brand new year. For many of you, it means it's time to compile your annual "best of" lists for the year. So for you, and those of you who are stuck for Christmas present ideas, we bring you a list of Remote Control albums for 2008:

First off, some of the year’s biggest releases:
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
TV On The Radio - Dear Science
Adele - 19
Monkey - Journey To The West
Emiliana Torrini – Me and Armini
Magic Dirt – Girl
Deerhunter – Microcastle
Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
Cat Power - Jukebox
Snowman - The Horse, The Rat and The Swan

Other albums released in 2008:
Aaron Thomas – Follow The Elephants
Adam Green - Sixes & Sevens
Albert Hammond, Jr. - ¿Cómo Te Llama?
Atlas Sound - Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward
Bob Mould - District Line
Breeders - Mountain Battles
Brightblack Morning Light – Motion To Rejoin
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
Cajun Dance Party - The Colourful Life
The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs
Charge Group - Escaping Mankind
Colin Meloy - Sings Live
Cool Kids - The Bake Sale
Dead Meadow - Old Growth
Department of Eagles – In Ear Park
Fabulous Diamonds - 7 Songs
Francoiz Breut – A l’aveuglette
Fuck Buttons – Street Horrrsing
Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life
Guy Blackman - Adult Baby
I Was A Cub Scout - I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope
It Hugs Back – Record Room: First Four Singles
Jaguar Love - Take Me To The Sea
Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08
Jane Badler with Sir - The Devil Has My Double
Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
Johann Johannsson – Fordlandia
The Long Blondes - Couples
Lou Reed – Berlin: Live at St Ann’s Warehouse
Matmos - Supreme Balloon
Monade - Monstre Cosmic
Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
The National - A Skin A Night + The Virginia EP
Ratatat - LP3
Shearwater - Rook
Stereolab - Chemical Chords
Tapes 'N Tapes - Walk It Off
Teenagers - Reality Check
Times New Viking - Rip It Off
Tindersticks - The Hungry Saw
Various Artists – E.S.P.

TV On The Radio sideshows SOLD OUT

On sale for just one day, TV On The Radio's sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne, both supported by Wolf & Cub, have already sold out! You snooze, you lose. If you didn't manage to get yourself a ticket, you can console yourself by seeing them at Big Day Out.

New M.I.A. Shells video

OK, so maybe not so much a music video as it is a plug for her latest clothing line.

The video was shot by M.I.A. earlier this year in the Caribbean and features "the real pirate of the Caribbean" Leslie Okley. The woman herself doesn't make an appearance, but there are a couple of dogs getting freaky (and apparently stuck) with each other on the beach.

You can read an interview where M.I.A. talks fashion with Fader here.

Shell features on the expanded edition of Kala, out now.


myspace.com/mia

The National's Dessner brothers curate new Red Hot compilation

In conjunction with WORLD AIDS DAY on Monday December 1, 4AD have announced the official release date, complete list of participating artists and cover art for the upcoming release Dark Was The Night.

Dark Was The Night will be released in Australia on February 14th, 2009. The album is produced by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National, and John Carlin - founder of the Red Hot Organization - is the album's executive producer. Dark Was the Night comprises 31 exclusive tracks on double CD/triple vinyl and will benefit the Red Hot Organization - an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. Red Hot was founded on the premise that even without a cure, AIDS remains a preventable disease, and that music is a great vehicle to raise money for and awareness of it. This is the 20th year of Red Hot and Dark Was the Night is the 20th release.

The complete list of artists (in alphabetical order) on the album is:
Andrew Bird
Antony + Bryce Dessner
Arcade Fire
Beirut
Blonde Redhead + Devastations
Bon Iver
Bon Iver & Aaron Dessner
The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Seregeti)
Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
The Decemberists
Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
Kevin Drew
Feist + Ben Gibbard
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear + Feist
Iron & Wine
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Kronos Quartet
Stuart Murdoch
My Brightest Diamond
My Morning Jacket
The National
The New Pornographers
Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch
Riceboy Sleeps
Dave Sitek
Spoon
Sufjan Stevens
Yeasayer
Yo La Tengo

Dark Was The Night will be out through 4AD/ Remote Control on February 14, 2009.

Cloud Control to support Josh Pyke on National Tour

Alt folk blue mountains band, Cloud Control will join troubadour Josh Pyke for his national tour through out February/March 2009.

It's been a big year for Cloud Control, picking up nominations for the SOYA and SMAC awards and touring across the country with the likes of Supergrass, John Steel Singers and Youth Group all in the lead up to their debut record due out Autumn next year.

Their latest single Death Cloud features 2 other tracks including a remix of Into The Line by Sulo (producer for Sydney Hip Hop outfit The Herd). [mp3]



Josh Pyke Chimney’s Afire Tour Dates

Fri 13 Feb – Fly By Night, Fremantle, WA (w/ Steve Parkin)
www.heatseeker.com.au, Star Surf Perth, Planet Mt Lawley & Mills Fremantle

Fri 20 Feb – Coolangatta Hotel, QLD
www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

Sat 21 Feb – The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
www.ticketek.com.au

Thurs 26 Feb – Newcastle Uni, NSW
www.bigtix.com.au + Newcastle University + The Rockshop + Billy Hyde

Fri 27 Feb – Wollongong Uni, NSW
www.bigtix.com.au + Venue + Redback Music

Sat 28 Feb – ANU Bar, Canberra, ACT
www.ticketek.com.au

Thurs 5 Mar – Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide, SA
The Gov Phone Sales (08 8340 0744) + www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 GET TIX + www.venuetix.com.au or 08 8232 8363

Fri 6 Mar – Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, VIC
www.thehifi.com.au + Missing Link + Polyester + Greville Records

Sat 7 Mar – Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne, VIC
www.thehifi.com.au + Missing Link + Polyester + Greville Records

Fri 13 Mar – Metro, Sydney, NSW
www.ticketek.com.au, The Metro www.metrotheatre.com or 02 9550 3666

Sat 14 Mar – Metro, Sydney, NSW
www.ticketek.com.au, The Metro www.metrotheatre.com or 02 9550 3666

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Basement Jaxx to play Future Music Festival

Basement Jaxx will be playing at the 2009 Future Music Festivals, joined by N*E*R*D feat. Pharrell Williams, CSS, Paul Oakenfold, Etienne De Crecy and Yacht, along with many others plus more yet to be announced.

Over the past few months Basement Jaxx have released two coloured vinyl 12" EPs entitled Planet 1 and Planet 2. Featured on Planet 1 is Devonte Hynes of Lightspeed Champion while Santogold makes an appearance on Planet 2. You can hear tracks from the EPs at their myspace, along with a remix of Adele track Cold Shoulder.

Future Music Festival Dates
Sat 28 Feb - Sydney, Randwick Racecourse
Sun 1 Mar - Perth, Wellington Square
Sat 7 Mar - Brisbane, Doomben Racecourse
Sun 8 Mar - Melbourne, Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Mon 9 Mar - Adelaide, Rundle Park

Tickets on sale December 8.

Take Me Back To Your House

Dead Meadow sideshows announced

Psych rockers Dead Meadow have announced three sideshows alongside their performances at the inaugural Australian ATP Festival. Joining them for these indie extravaganzas will be UK electro duo Fuck Buttons and Japan's Afrirampo.

Combining a love of 70s rock and boogie with a strong 60s psychedelic and eastern influence has earned US band Dead Meadow a cult following the world over, more so with their latest album Old Growth and which is arguably their best and most accessible to date. On the album, chocolate thick overdubs of tamburas, Mellotrons and Hammonds flesh out barnyard stomp skeletons. Dead Meadow are renowned for their fierce live shows and will force you to go forward with them, to climb that mountain, leave your earthly problems behind and most importantly grow up.

Fri 9-Sat 10 Jan – Mt Buller, ATP Festival
Wed 14 Jan – Melbourne, Corner Hotel
Thu 15 Jan – Sydney, Oxford Arts Factory
Fri 16 Jan – Brisbane, Powerhouse Theatre

What Needs Must Be


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Charge Group - Lullaby for the Apocalypse video

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A.C. Newman's Guilty talk with Pitchfork

"Being well-liked is like a drug. After a while you just need to be well-liked to feel normal. So I'm just chasin' the dragon."

Already working on the follow up his upcoming album Get Guilty, A.C. Newman chatted to Pitchfork about Get Guilty, The New Pornographers and being included in Stabucks' Valentine's Day compilation.

Pitchfork: We haven't heard Get Guilty yet. Can you give us a hint as to what it sounds like?
Carl Newman: I've got the inside track, I suppose. It sounds like me.

The full interview here.

He has also unveiled the tracklisting for the album:

1. There Are Maybe Ten or Twelve
2. The Heartbreak Rides
3. Like a Hitman, Like a Dancer
4. Submarines of Stockholm
5. Prophets
6. Thunderbolts
7. The Palace at 4 AM
8. The Changeling (Get Guilty)
9. Elemental
10. Young Atlantis
11. The Collected Works
12. All of My Days and All of My Days Off

The first single from Get Guilty, out in January, is There Are Maybe Ten or Twelve [mp3]