Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Videos - Wolf & Cub Live at One Movement

Wolf & Cub's Hearts tour wraps up this week. If you didn't get down to see any of the shows in your city, check out some videos of the boys ripping it up at the One Movement Festival in Perth.





more vids on their You Tube page.

Science And Sorcery is out now through Dot Dash.

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New Video - Cold Cave - Love Comes Close

Love Comes Close is the first video taken from Cold Cave's debut album of the same name.
The Art Boonparn directed video is an aptly lo-fi, gritty and brooding piece of work.

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Videos : Learn how to be a real guitar hero with Vampire Weekend and The National

Q TV brings you an assortment of Indie Rock luminaries to teach you how to play your favourite tracks on guitar.

Our first one on one lesson is with Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig showing us how to recreate "A-Punk".



The National's Aaron Dessner gives us a "Fake Empire" lesson.

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Tours and Videos - The XX are coming to Australia!

The XX have been announced as performing at the Laneway Festivals in 2010!

Here's a taste of what Australian audiences can look forward to:



The XX will be playing Laneway Festivals across the country Jan/ Feb 2010:
Fri 29 Jan - Brisbane, Laneway Festival
Sat 30 Jan - Melborne, Laneway Festival
Sun 31 Jan - Sydney, Laneway Festival
Fri 5 Feb - Adelaide, Laneway Festival
Sat 6 Feb - Perth, Laneway Festival

More details here.

The XX's album XX is out now through Young Turks/ Remote Control.

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Videos - Kurt Vile chats and performs acoustically for FaderTV

Someone please tour Kurt Vile to Australia soon!



Childish Prodigy is out now through Matador/ Remote Control.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

New Video - Spiral Stairs - Stolen Pills

It's been a busy few weeks for Spiral Stairs. First, news broke of a Pavement reunion and Australian tour, his plans to migrate to Australian shores and his debut album The Real Feel came out just last week.Phew!

Now we have the first video from The Real Feel, Stolen Pills.

Fast paced and frantic, Stolen Pills gives some context behind the poor old OD'ed raccoon we see on the The Real Feel's album artwork.
Take a look!

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Monday, October 19, 2009

New video - Peaches - I Feel Cream

Recently being announced on the 2010 Big Day Out lineup, electro-shock princess Peaches releases her new video I Feel Cream.



Peaches' latest album I Feel Cream is out now through Xl/Remote Control.

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New mp3 and video - ROX - Rocksteady


Introducing ROX, the 22 year old South Londoner brought up on a healthy diet of traditional Jamaican music and influential artists ranging from Rufus Wainwright right through to Mahlia Jackson.
ROX possesses the rare talent of a daunting vocal range matched with brilliant songwriting skills.

Take a listen to Rocksteady, the very first taste of her debut album due for release early next year through Rough Trade.

Rocksteady [mp3]


The folk at Rough Trade recently spent a day with ROX soaking in some sunshine and talking about her heritage, family and inspirations.


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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

New video and tours: Emiliana Torrini side shows + Me And Armini remix video


*NEW VIDEO* Emiliana Torrini's Me and Armini (remix) from her Me and Armini EP

Emiliana Torrini has just announced two headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne in additional to her festival performances at Falls (sold out), Sunset Sounds and Southbound Festival.

To celebrate her upcoming tour, a Gold Edition of Emiliana Torrini’s stunning album Me and Armini has been released, with the bonus Me and Armini EP.

Included on the EP are remixes of the title track by Dan Carey (Franz Ferdinand, La Roux, CSS, Lily Allen and Hot Chip) and Italian dub producer Simone Lombardi.

MELBOURNE
Saturday January 2 - The Forum
Tickets on sale through Polyester (City & Fitzroy), and Ticketek online or 132 849
Presented by Inpress

SYDNEY
Tuesday January 5 - Enmore Theatre
Tickets on sale from The Enmore Theatre online, via 9550 3666, in person at the venue and Ticketek online or 132 849
Presented by Drum Media

Also appearing at:
FALLS MUSIC FESTIVAL (Marion Bay, TAS and Lorne, VIC – both sold out)
SUNSET SOUNDS (Brisbane, QLD)
SOUTHBOUND FESTIVAL (Busselton, WA)

Emiliana Torrini’s Me and Armini (album) featuring “Big Jumps” and “Jungle Drum” is out now on Rough Trade/ Remote Control. The Me and Armini EP (remixes) is also out now through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

“Sweet, charming, effervescent, funny and delightfully honest; these are just some of the qualities that make Emiliana Torrini a natural entertainer.”
Faster Louder


“The blend of sonic adventurousness, stunning vocals (as always) and continually strong songwriting makesMe And Armini a near irresistible album”
Rave



EMILIANA TORRINI WEBSITE
EMILIANA TORRINI MYSPACE

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New video - Thom Yorke 'Harrowdown Hill'

Last week Thom Yorke debuted his 'new band' who are helping him perform his solo album 'The Eraser' at a public rehearsal in LA. You can see a stack of photos of the performance on Stereogum.

Thom also has a track on the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack.

Radiohead fans, don't fret. Guitarist Ed O'Brien is reassuring fans the band will be back with a new album next year.

Meanwhile, a film clip for 'Harrowdown Hill' has been released



Harrowdown Hill is from the album 'Eraser', released on XL Recordings

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

New videos - The Mountain Goats on Colbert

Last week, The Mountain Goats made their late night television debut on the Colbert Report.

Take a look at the interview between Colbert and John Darnielle as they discuss the heavy religious influence on the new album and Darnielle's penchant for "cheerfully desolate" lyrics.

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
John Darnielle
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorMichael Moore


The band then played a passionate rendition of Psalms 40:2 taken from the new album The Life Of The World To Come.

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
The Mountain Goats - Psalms 40:2
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorMichael Moore

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New video - Kurt Vile 'Freak Train'


Kurt Vile unveils his debut video for Childish Prodigy's epic stomper "Freak Train".

Childish Prodigy is out now through Matador/ Remote Control.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

New videos from The xx

Londoners The xx recently appeared on Later with Jools Holland.
Take a look at their performances of Islands and Night Time.





Also floating 'round the bloggoshpere is a kaleidoscopic fan video for Crystallised.


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Monday, October 5, 2009

Ned Collette + Wirewalker video Come Clean + AOL Spinner mp3 of the day

Ned Collette + Wirewalker are already being picked up on the international radar with their track Come Clean chosen by AOL Spinner as mp3 of the day!

Here is the brand new film clip for the track, directed by Natalie van den Dungen



You will be able to find Come Clean on Ned Collette + Wirewalker's new album 'Over The Stones, Under The Stars' out Oct 23 through Dot Dash.

Touring November:
Fri 13 Nov - Adelaide, Metro* (tickets on sale here)
Fri 20 Nov - Bateman's Bay, North St Bar
Sat 21 Nov - Sydney, Raval (tickets on sale here)
Fri 27 Nov - Melbourne, Northcote Social Club (tickets on sale here)
Sat 28 Nov - Hobart, Alley Cat
[All shows will be with Teeth & Tongue except * with Laura Jean]

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Monday, September 28, 2009

Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips) vs Bradford Cox (Deerhunter) - who do you believe?


 

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

St Vincent - Marrow

New St Vincent!
Marrow from her latest album Actor



If you missed it the first time around, check out her performance of Marrow on Letterman a few months ago.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Yo La Blogotheque

Yo La Tengo perform for La Blogotheque for their series of Take-away Shows.



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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The Horrors and Friendly Fires perform at The Mercury Prize 2009


[picture from bbc.co.uk]

Follow the link to check out the performance of Who Can Say by The Horrors at this year's Mercury Prize.
They were shortlisted for the prize on the back of their second album Primary Colours which completely blew away both critics and fans alike.

Here they talk about their nomination and what they wanted to achieve with the second album.




[picture from bbc.co.uk]

On the other end of the spectrum, co-shortlisters and label mates Friendly Fires performed Jump In The Pool from their knockout self titled debut.

Follow the link to see Ed in all his hip shaking glory and click here to hear about their reaction to being nominated (and Lily Allen NOT being nominated - pretty funny stuff)

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

New Jessica Says video and Melbourne show

I'll Set The Night Upon You is the debut video from Melbourne wunderkind Jessica Says. Filmed in stark black and white the video is a homage to the classic film If. Jessica revisits her past as a waitress, in a charming piece of kitchen sink melodrama. I’ll Set The Night Upon You, features cameo vocals by Sally Seltmann (New Buffalo) and is a keynote track from the acclaimed album We Need To Talk.

Watch it and weep indie-lings:


Jessica Says also has a show coming up in Melbourne this Friday. August 28 at Bella Union Bar at Trades Hall, supported by Kid Sam and Tragic/ Athletic. Jessica Says will include Geoff O'Connor (Crayon Fields, Sly Hats) on guitar, Ollie Browne (Art Of FIghting) on drums and Jessica's brother Nick Venables on violin. What a treat!

Jessica Says plays
Bella Union at Trades Hall, Melbourne
Friday August 28
w/ Kid Sam and Tragic/ Athletic
Doors open 8pm
Tickets available $12 bellaunion.com.au or phone 03 9650 5600
or $15 at the door if still available

We Need To Talk has evoked a strong response from radio and critics, including being featured as Album Of The Week on ABC Radio National, and named Album Of The Week by MX, Beat Magazine and The Brag.

We Need To Talk is out now through Unstable Ape.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

The Horrors - Mirror's Image

The Horrors have released the video for their third single Mirror's Image.

Confessing himself as a mad fan, Nine Inch Nails front man Trent reznor had premiered the clip on his own site saying:
"We are very pleased and honored to premiere the new video from one of our favorite bands, The Horrors. 'Mirror's Image' is the new single from their excellent record 'Primary Colours'."

Mirror's Image is a swirling and hypnotic track that has now been matched up to visuals that are equally as trippy.

Bold and bright images of kaleidoscopic butterflies and daisies juxtaposed against the harshness of lo-fi visual production.

Perfecto!

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Jack Peñate - Pull My Heart Away

Mr Peñate just seems to be getting better and better.

His second album, the very aptly titled Everything Is New takes his music in a completely new direction by exploring his ever expansive range of influences.

We've already showed you the afro-beat infused Tonight's Today as well as the hella catchy Be The One.

Now we have the video for the third single Pull My Heart Away which has also been picked up as iTunes single of the week, Follow the link for a free download!

The clip was shot in filmed in Jordan in the Middle East using a Super 8.

Take a peek!



Everything Is New is out now through XL/Remote Control.

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Monday, August 17, 2009

Jay Reatard - Waiting For Something

In this short doco Jay Reatard talks about everything from dropping out of school and embarking on his very first recordings, right through to growing up in Memphis surrounded by all things Elvis.



Jay Reatard's latest album Watch Me Fall is out now through Matador/Remote Control.

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Friday, August 14, 2009

New video from The Big Pink - Dominos


The Big Pink have released a second video from their debut album A History Of Love, due for release Sep 12.

The track is the anthemic Dominos, and it will have you turning up the volume dial so you can sing along at the top of your lungs!

The video for their first single, Velvet, was a little too saucy for some (bondage, neck straps and all), making some commercial networks stop short of broadcasting it to the free to air masses.

What will they figure of these icy melting maidens being exploded across the screen? The clip features Robbie and Milo, but also their hot Japanese drummer Akiko Matsuura.



A History Of Love is out Sep 12 through 4ad/ Remote Control.

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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Yo La Tengo - Periodically Double Or Triple



Last week when we blogged the video for Yo La Tengo's Here To Fall we told you all about the band's weekly video offering leading up to the release of their 16th (and pretty stunning) album Popular Songs.

It's another week and just as promised, we have another clip for you.

This week's installment is Periodically Double Or Triple, a very fruity and juicy clip directed by John McSwain.

I gotta say, there's nothing quite like close up chin-shots of people devouring melons and bananas...

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Golden Silvers - Please Venus

And now something a bit more down-tempo from London boys, Golden Silvers.

This is the video for their new track Please Venus.



Golden Silvers' debut album True Romance is out now through XL/Remote Control.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Julian Plenti - Games For Days

Another offering from Mr Plenti.
'Games For Days' is probably the most straight foward, post-punk sounding track from his incredibly varied album. Maybe a bit Interpol-esque even?

Directed by Javier Aguilera the clip features handcuffs, a trashed hotel room and Metric frontwoman and all-round babe Emily Haines.

Take a look:

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Friday, August 7, 2009

New Jay Reatard video It Ain't Gonna Save Me

Only one more week til Jay Reatard's new album Watch Me Fall is out! We blogged the first single It Ain't Gonna Save Me back in June, and now here's the clip.


The other day Jay twittered about breaking a rib but didn't mention how. Maybe it was one of these tough little kids?

Watch Me Fall is out Aug 14 through Matador/ Remote Control.

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New Yo La Tengo video Here To Fall


We had a very excited response to our blog of the first sounds from Yo La Tengo's new album Popular Songs. We can now reveal the release date is Sep 4 and share with you both sounds and sights for a second track Here To Fall. This sprawling, ambitious album is Yo La Tengo’s 16th, and marks their 25th anniversary. It is also a new culmination for a career that has been swinging upwards again since 2006’s I Am Not Afraid Of You.

Popular Songs crosses a ton of different styles while marking a musical journey through pop history AND the band’s history. It ranges from the foreboding wah-wah of the opener, “Here To Fall,” to the gorgeous, Georgia-sung “Avalon Or Something Very Similar,” to the concise, Ramones-driven summer anthem “Nothing To Hide,” and then to the three, very long songs that close the album, ending with the 16-minute drone freakout jam, “And The Glitter Is Gone.”

And in lead up to the release of the album, the band are releasing five video clips. Here to Fall is the album's dramatic opening track and kicks off director John McSwain's visual accompaniment to the diverse and arresting sounds of YLT's exceptional new album.

Popular Songs is out Sep 4 through Matador/ Remote Control.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

New Peaches video Serpentine

Here's the latest clip from Peaches, for Serpentine from her album I Feel Cream.



I Feel Cream is out now through XL/ Remote Control.

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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Yo La Tengo - Avalon Or Someone Very Similar

Here comes the third video installment from Yo La Tengo in the lead up to their new album Popular Songs

Avalon Or Someone Very Similar is a bright and summery clip complete with kites, parks and trance-inducing triangles.

Take a look.




Yo La Tengo's much anticiapted album Popular Songs is out September 4th through Matador/Remnote Control.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

New Friendly Fires video for brand new song Kiss Of Life

Friendly Fires blew everyone away at Splendour, well those who were lucky enough to cram themselves into the tent to see catch them!

And just in time for their debut, sold out tour of Australia, the band have released a brand spanking new single Kiss Of Life.

Here's the video, featuring Ed Mac's signature hip shimmying moves.



Friendly Fires play:
TONIGHT! Tue 28 Jul - Sydney, Manning Bar w/ Miami Horror & Yacht Club DJs - SOLD OUT!
TOMORROW NIGHT! Wed 29 Jul - Melbourne, Prince Bandroom w/ Miami Horror & Yacht Club DJs - SOLD OUT!

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Friday, July 17, 2009

Peaches video mini-doco and speaks to Wound Media



Over at peachesrocks.com, Peaches has been speaking with Wound Media.

And in case you missed it there is also a video featuring footage from the very earliest days of Peaches career. Click the picture below to watch!



I Feel Cream is out now through XL/ Remote Control.

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America discovers Blue Roses

While Blue Roses' self-titled debut record was released here back in April, the album only just comes out in the US next week.

Pitchfork recently gave the track I Am Leaving 8/10 and best new music and Stereogum pegged her as a Band To Watch. So it's the perfect opportunity to play catch up if you missed this gorgeous LP the first time around.

Blue Roses is 21 year old singer Laura Groves and a shifting cast of musicians.

The self-titled debut album finds Laura’s haunting voice arranged amidst rich and varied instrumental textures. At heart Groves is an old-school songwriter and storyteller. From soaring folk to dramatic peaks, it’s a personal and heartfelt self-produced debut.

The album was recorded in Laura’s tiny home town of Shipley, in Yorkshire. Much of it was recorded in a piano shop, using a Steinway destined for a local hotel, because she “couldn’t afford to actually buy one”. One track features a choir of friends recorded in a local café. Else where living rooms and local churches were turned in to makeshift studios.

It’s a compelling and warm introduction to a major talent already getting series coverage in the UK music press, and a must for people who love Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, New Buffalo, Joanna Newsom and Bjork.

It’s a stunning mix of fragile, heartfelt songs full of fairytale lyrics delivered with tender, snowflake-like delicacy.

Witness for yourself:







Blue Roses is out now through XL/ Remote Control.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Wolf & Cub free Adelaide gig this Thursday

This Thursday 16th July sure is turning into THE free gig night.

A quick reminder that Wolf & Cub wrap up their mammoth national album tour for Vessels with a free Triple J presented show at the Gov.

Triple J present:
WOLF & CUB
The Scare & Calling All Cars
Thu 16th July @ Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Adelaide
Doors open 6.30pm
First band on 8.00pm

A whole bunch of live footage from their Brisbane show was recently uploaded on You Tube:





You can check out more on their YouTube Channel

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The Horrors on Nylon TV

Behind the scenes at The Horrors photoshoot for Nylon Magazine.



Primary Colours
is out now through XL/ Remote Control.

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New video from The Veils - Begin Again

Reportage style video for the last track on Sun Gangs made by Sean Gratton, New Zealands hottest young video director.



Sun Gangs
is out now through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

2 more Jenny Lewis videos for you

Jenny Lewis' latest album Acid Tongue has been out for a while, but 3 videos for tracks from the album have just surfaced. Last week we blogged Black Sand.

Here she is recording Carpetbaggers with Elvis Costello, up on Pitchfork



And celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton has the exclusive on the clip to See Fernando. Click here to watch:



Acid Tongue is out now through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

New Kid Harpoon mp3 and video

“Exceptional” – NME
“He has the seeds of something special” – The Independent
“Dreamy imagery sparkling with passion” – The Sun

It’s been over a year since Kid Harpoon released any new material. Since then, he’s been in Los Angeles with producer Trevor Horn working on his debut album.

The first fruits of these sessions, which included musicians who have worked with Bob Dylan, Dean Martin and Elvis Presley playing on the record, is this limited edition single ‘Stealing Cars.’

Debuting Kid Harpoon’s more refined, fuller sound, ‘Stealing Cars’ sees the singer-songwriter develop the lo-fi acoustics of earlier songs and transform them into a rich, textured sound as demonstrated here.

Stealing Cars [mp3]


The single will come backed with the exclusive new track ‘Don’t Cry On Me.’ Kid Harpoon will also be playing an instore at Pure Groove on the day of single release.



Stealing Cars is out July 20 through Young Turks/ XL.

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New Yo La Tengo live footage

As we mentioned last week, Yo La Tengo have a new record coming out this September. It is called 'Popular Songs' and you can hear the first single Periodically Double Or Triple here.

You can watch the band perform another track "Nothing To Hide" from what will be the band's 12th album, on French TV here. It's YLT at their noisy best.



Popular Songs is due out September through Matador/ Remote Control. Can't wait!

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

The Big Pink announce debut album


[image from under the radar]

From 4ad:
As recording starts to come to a close out in New York, The Big Pink have revealed the title of their forthcoming debut record, due September.

Speaking to 6Music, Milo Cordell discussed how A Brief History Of Love came to be the title for the release.

"Every song is a love song to some degree, about every different aspect of love.

"The good, the bad, the boring, the exciting, the dreams, the nightmares, the whole thing and I guess that’s what encompasses the whole album, and we have a song called ‘A Brief History Of Love’ so it’s apt."

Currently still recording out in Manhattan with various production teams, Milo declared the heritage of the studio where they were recording had been crucial to the way they had gone about putting the album together.

"It’s been great doing it in New York, being in Electric Lady. We recorded it in the same room as Combat Rock by The Clash."

Partner Robbie Furze also revealed certain dimensions to their sound were developed as a result of them making the most of the studio.

"We’ve got Bowie’s piano, the one that he played on, we’ve actually got on our record.

"There’s a couple of slower ones that we don’t play live," Furze added. "We actually wrote a new song out in Electric Lady which came very quickly in that room.”

As part of our monthly mailout we have another competition for you to enter, this time with the chance to win one of the copies of the band's Japanese EP release, This Is Our Time. To be in with the running to win sign up to the 4AD mailing list.


More details on the record and the much-anticipated video for 'Stop The World' expected shortly.

In the meantime here is more to intrigue you:

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Jay Reatard live on The Daily Habit

Last week we told you about Jay Reatard's upcoming album Watch Me Fall, due out Aug 15.

Jay performed two tracks from the album recently on Fuel TV's The Daily Habit. First up was the single It Ain't Gonna Save Me (we blogged the mp3 last week too), plus another newie, My Shadow.





Watch Me Fall is due out August 15 through Matador/ Remote Control.

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Monday, July 6, 2009

New Jack Peñate album released + video Be The One


When he was last here Jack Peñate was, by his own admission, a kid. A south London bedroom-boy-with-acoustic-guitar. He ducked, he dived, he played the Rhythm Factory, rockin’ the scenesters. And rockin’ the charts: his debut album, 2007’s top ten Matinée, went gold; the single, Torn On The Platform, entered the charts at Number 7. Good stuff, but not great stuff. Not stirring, take-your-head-off stuff. Jack knew this. But the truth didn’t hurt; it liberated him.

So for his second album Jack decided to rip it up and start again. Totally start again. Total honesty, absolute vision, complete control.

The result is Everything Is New , a soul record. Recorded over twelve intense months in producer Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Friendly Fires)’s own west London home studio, Everything Is New is a giant musical leap forward from this 24 year old Londoner’s acclaimed debut album.

Everything Is New
is a technicolour record full of experimentation and possibility. Featuring the blissed-out house grooves of first single Tonight’s Today and swaggering soul of anthemic new single Be The One, the album fuses Peñate’s wide-eyed pop songwriting with the music he’s always loved and lived, successfully bringing Brazilian Tropicala, Krautrock, New Orleans marching bands, Bashment, Afrobeat, lo-fi Hop Hop, Gospel, Reggaeton and Phily Soul into the mix over a nine track record that delights and surprises at every turn.

So here it is. Nine tracks. No filler. An ambitious, timeless, lo-fi soul record. Everything Is New.

Tracklisting:
1. Pull My Heart Away
2. Be The One
3. Everything Is New
4. Tonight's Today
5. So Near
6. Every Glance
7. Give Yourself Away
8. Let's All Die
9. Body Down

And here is the video for Jack Peñate's new single Be The One, out now.



Jack Penate's new album Everything Is New is out now through XL/ Remote Control.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

New Elvis Perkins In Dearland video Chains, Chains, Chains

Check out the video for "Chains, Chains, Chains" off the self-titled Elvis Perkins In Dearland album.



Elvis Perkins In Dearland is out now through XL/ Remote Control.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

St Vincent rocks it on Letterman

Here is the inimitable St Vincent ROCKING IT OUT on Marrow on Letterman earlier this week, full brass section in tow.

Very impressive!



Can someone please bring St Vincent BAND out here? PLEASE?

Actor is out now through 4ad. Get it already.

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New Beirut video Concubine

Check out the new video for Concubine from Beirut's March Of The Zapotec/ Holland EP.



March Of The Zapotec/ Holland EP
is out now through 4ad/ Remote Control.

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More news on White Stripes film

Some more news on that White Stripes film we mentioned a while ago.

The film follows the White Stripes on their 2007 tour of Canada, as they set out to play every territory and province in the country. Not only concert halls in every nook and cranny of the country but spontaneous performances on a fishing boat, youth shelter, city bus and their famed one note concert - many of course captured by fans and uploaded onto Youtube:









The film apparently will be called The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

More details over at Pitchfork here and here.

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Monday, June 29, 2009

New St Vincent videos - live for Lake Fever Sessions

Here is Annie Clarke, aka St Vincent performing 3 tracks acoustically: Actor Out Of Work and The Strangers from her latest album Actor. Plus Oh My God from her debut album Marry Me.

Recorded in Nashville by the Lake Fever Sessions.

St. Vincent "Actor Out Of Work" from Lake Fever Sessions on Vimeo.



St. Vincent "The Strangers" from Lake Fever Sessions on Vimeo.



St. Vincent "Oh My God" from Lake Fever Sessions on Vimeo.



Actor is out now through 4ad/ Remote Control.

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New Jenny Lewis video Black Sand

Here is the video for Jenny Lewis' Black Sand from last year's album Acid Tongue:

Black Sand


Acid Tongue is out now through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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Friday, June 26, 2009

New Micachu video Golden Phone

More Micachu!

She's just given us a new mixtape to download, Kwesachu.

And now here's a finger snapping video to go with her super catchy song Golden Phone from her album Jewellery.



Jewellery is out now though 4ad/ Remote Control.

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New Anni Rossi clip The West Coast

Check out the new clip for The West Coast from Anni Rossi's album Rockwell.



Rockwell is out now through 4ad/ Remote Control.

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A week of God Help The Girl on The Guardian

Stuart Murdoch of God Help The Girl, and Belle & Sebastien of course, took over the UK's Guardian newspaper last week with a week of blog entries and video diaries, giving insight to the project and how it all came together.

Part 1
There's no glamour in being in a pop band

"After churning out records for 13 years with Belle and Sebastian, I decided that I wanted to create a fabulous girl-group sound with my current project God Help the Girl" read more

Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch takes us behind the scenes of his God Help the Girl project


Part 2
How I found the ultimate girl group

"All along, the perfect girl group was singing right in front of me waving a polka-dot hanky in my face" read more

Belle and Sebastian's frontman introduces us to the girls who sing in his new musical project


Part 3:
The Belle and Sebastian frontman puts on his dressing gown and talks about the songwriting process behind his God Help the Girl project


Part 4
The joys of marketing a concept album
"I wasn't much looking forward to the process of promoting the God Help the Girl album. But turning my concept band into something more 'real' – if only briefly – was actually pretty fun." read more

Alas, it's the final video diary from Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch


God Help The Girl is out now through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

You can subscribe to the story at godhelpthegirl.com


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Thursday, June 25, 2009

New Basement Jaxx video Raindrops + remix it yourself!

Basement Jaxx are known for their memorable clips and their latest kaleidoscopic effort for Raindrops is no exception:



The album is still a little while away, not due to drop until September. But in the meantime Felix and Simon have also given us a bunch of commissioned remixes of the single, that you can play with here:



Raindrops is out now through XL/ Remote Control. Buy it now on iTunes.

The new Basement Jaxx album Scars is due out September.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

New Space Invadas mp3 and video - Original



In 1960's when aliens visited earth, they took many things back into space to analyse. One of the things they took was numerous examples of soul music. Feeling a great affiliation with the music they proceeded to write thier own songs. Not having the vintage equiptment to record them properly, they sent them to Space Invadas to record. The music they make is known as Soul-Fi.

Here's the first single Original from the debut Soul-Fi album from new project Space Invadas - a group formed by Steve Spacek (as vocalist) and Katalyst (as producer). Their first collab made it into Giles Peterson's top 20 tracks for 2008 and went on to be licensed to many compilations around the Galaxy.

Original is the 1st single from the forthcoming album of soul music for 2009, Soul-Fi. It features emcee's Buff 1 from Detroit and RuCL from Melbourne.

It is inspired by the idea of striving to be original in what you create. Too many times in this day and age things are recycled and not added to. Originality comes from the evolution of ideas.

The tracks hypnotic rhythm and melody give it a contemporary feel but the synthesizers and cracking back beat are firmly rooted in a time past. The track has a catchy hook that outlines what it’s all about. "Original.... don't you get".

Steve sets the tone with his verse, vibing off the groove and the idea of staying original; Buff1 and RuCL follow both delivering concise and dynamic raps about staying true to themselves and keeping their art fresh and true to their beliefs. You can expect to see this one light up the dancefloor as this beat is up tempo and contagious.



Original [buy mp3 from itunes]

Soul-Fi will be out later this year through Invada.

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New Wolf & Cub video T-Rex cover

Wolf & Cub appeared on JTV/ Triple J's Like A Version earlier this week.

If you missed it you can catch it here. Click on the image to play:


The band continue their tour around the country so be sure to catch them live in your neck of the woods:

WOLF & CUB
Science and Sorcery album tour, supported at all shows by The Scare

Wed 24 Jun - Warnambool, The Loft
Thurs 25 June -Geelong, Barwon Club
Fri 26 Jun - Melbourne, Corner Hotel,
Sat 27 June - Ballarat, Karova Lounge,
Weds 1 Jul - Woolgoolga NSW, Seaview Tavern
Thurs 2 Jul -Currumbin OLD, Sound Lounge
Fri 3 July - Brisbane, The Zoo
Sat 4 Jul -Noosa, Woombye Hotel
Sun 5 Jul - Byron Bay, Great Northern Hotel
Thurs 9 Jul - Margaret River WA, Settlers Tavern
Fri 10 Jul - Bunbury, Prince of Wales
Sat 11 Jul - Perth, Rosemount Hotel
Sun 12 Jul - Fremantle, Mojo's

Science & Sorcery is out now through Dot Dash.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

New Peaches video Lose You

And here's the puzzling new video for Peaches' track 'Lose You' -



Mm, dancing men in white leotards.

I Feel Cream is out now through XL/ Remote Control.

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New Sonic Youth video Sacred Trickster

Here's the new official video for Sacred Trickster from Sonic Youth's new album The Eternal.



The Eternal is out now through Matador/ Remote Control.

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Monday, June 15, 2009

SONIC YOUTH ON LETTERMAN

Check out last week's Sonic Youth performance on David Letterman.
Playing the first single Sacred Trickster from their latest album The Eternal, the 'Youth well and truly prove that after all these years they can still rock out like it's nobody's business.



The Eternal is out now through Matador/Remote Control.

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SCIENCE AND SORCERY TOUR KICKS OFF



Wolf & Cub's 20 date national tour kicked off last Thursday in Tassie and will see the boys play all over the continent until mid July.

Get your tickets here if you haven't already.


The band also dropped into Triple J Studios to record a rare acoustic set including a cover of T-Rex's Mambo Sun. Check it out here.

Wolf & Cub's latest album Science And Sorcery is out now through Dot Dash.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

SONIC YOUTH WEEK ON PITCHFORK

The folks over at the 'fork have decided to celebrate the release of Sonic Youth's new album The Eternal by dedicating a whole week to them!

Over five days, Pitchfork TV will be featuring interviews with the band, video selections currated by SY and a knockout performance as part of Pitchfork's A>D>D project.


Sacred Trickster

Monday June 8 - A>D>D session, part one
Tuesday June 9 - A>D>D session, part two
Wednesday June 10 - Sonic Youth: The Pitchfork Interview, Part One
Thursday June 11 - Sonic Youth: The Pitchfork Interview, Part Two
Friday June 12 - Sonic Youth curated the videos on Pitchfork TV. Some incredible selections.

Be sure to jump on to the Pitchfork website to check it out.

The Eternal is out now through Matador/Remote Control.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

God Help The Girl - Funny Little Frog

The next single from Stuart Murdoch's project God Help The Girl is Funny Little Frog, originally recorded by Belle And Sebastian.

Now before you think you've heard it all before, this version sung by Brittany Stallings is fuller and more lush than the original (this may have something to to do with it being beautifully backed up by a 45 piece orchestra).

As well documenting the recording process, the video shows us the recruting process Stuart underwent to make his musical narrative come to life.

Check it out



God Help The Girl is out June 20th through Rough Trade/Remote Control.

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

New British Sea Power soundtrack for Man Of Aran

British Sea Power have written and recorded a new soundtrack for the 1934 film Man Of Aran. The film is being re-released on DVD with the new BSP soundtrackThe BSP Man Of Aran package includes two discs - the re-scored Man Of Aran DVD, plus the soundtrack by itself on CD.

This is an excerpt from it. Each chapter of the DVD corresponds to a track from album, this is chapter 3 and the track is ‘Come Wander With ME’, watch out for the huge sharks in the later chapters…

British Sea Power - Come Wander With Me from Rough Trade on Vimeo.


“It’s a wonderful film,” says BSP guitarist Noble. “The images vary between huge drama and a brilliant kind of ridiculousness - check out the amazing foot-wide bobbled berets that the fishermen wear. It’s a great look, like a 1930s Irish version of Jack White or Kraftwerk. It’s a film that’s also relevant to the current era – a time when the idea of living a simpler life is in the air. The film shows something I'd like to think I could do, but know I never will.”

Man Of Aran is a powerful and provocative dramatised documentary from the late American filmmaker Robert J Flaherty. In a series of startling black-and-white sequences the film presents daily life on the inhospitable Aran islands on the west coast of Ireland. The film was both celebrated and controversial on its release.

The film was created from half a million feet of film shot by Flaherty while living closely with the islanders. But Man Of Aran isn’t a straightforward documentary. The ‘family’ at the centre of the film weren’t related, rather a group of islanders cast as the family unit by Flaherty. The fishing expedition for basking sharks which forms the film’s dramatic heart was based around methods that hadn’t been employed on the Aran Islands for decades. Blending reality and staged elements, Flaherty arrived at a compelling document that captures the elemental power of the island’s past and present. The film won the Grand Prix at the 1935 Venice Film Festival and the eminent film critic Pauline Kael described it as, "The greatest film tribute to man's struggle against a hostile nature."

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New Golden Silvers video True Romance - Later Live With Jools Holland

Golden Silvers appeared on Later Live With Jools Holland last night. Check it out:



The band blogged:

"Live on Jools!!!
We had a blast on Jools last night!

It actually does feel like it looks on tv.. pretty hectic!

Specially enjoyed the hypnotic brass ensemble (Pretty sure i saw them playing in the street in Camden a few years back) and baba maal…

you can watch the live show again here

check our electric church style keyboard cloth which we had made specially for the big day!
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True Romance is out now through XL/ Remote Control.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Deerhunter and The Breeders get together for a Bragging Party

So damn cute. Bradford Cox and the Deal sisters jamming out together on The Amps 'Bragging Party' at ATP festival. Yeeee!

As blogged on Deerhunter's blog and Stereogum.

Don't they just sound beautiful together? Kelley gets the giggles towards the end. Yeeee!



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New Golden Silvers video Arrows Of Eros

Here's the new clip for Golden Silver's track Arrow Of Eros.



Golden Silvers' album True Romance is out now through XL/ Remote Control. Buy it now on iTunes.

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Monday, May 18, 2009

New The Magistrates mp3 Heartbreak


No where near as serious as their name suggests, The Magistrates are four kids hailing from Essex churning out “unashamedly sexual music for the mind, feet and hips"

Being latest singing to XL these boys are fast becoming hot property, NME have already dubbed them as “MGMT and Stevie Wonder mixed to disco perfection”

Hailing from Essex, the musical melting pot that gave us The Prodigy, Blur and Depeche Mode, and thousands of weekend ravers, drinkers and dancers, Magistrates channel their love of 80’s house, early Prince and timeless iconic pop into something of their own.

A fitting introduction is their new single
Heartbreak [mp3]

Buy the EP from iTunes.

And here's the video:


Stay tuned for an album release later this year on XL.

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Friday, May 15, 2009

New Jarvis Cocker video Angela

Here's the new clip for Jarvis Cocker's latest single Angela from his forthcoming album Further Complications.



Further Complications is out May 23 through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

New Little Joy video Next Time Around

A charming video for a charming track. From last year's self titled album, here is Little Joy's clip for Next Time Around.

An 8mm video shot on a vintage Bolex.



Little Joy's self titled record is out now through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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New video The Veils on Sun Gangs [short film]

"Sun Gangs has it all: strong songwriting, excellent performances and an interesting lyrical bent... dense, electic and moving" Inpress

"truly great... staggering" Drum Media

"masterful and melodic" **** Rave

"suave yet haunting" **** MX


Sun Gangs has been out for a little while now and the concensus amongst the critics is that while its predecessor Nux Vomica put the band on the map, Sun Gangs is the band's best album yet.

Here's a short film about the album with singer Finn Andrews and bass player Sophia Burn.



Sun Gangs is out now through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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New Titus Andronicus video Upon Viewing Bruegel's "Landscape With The Fall Of Icarus"

Check out Titus Andronicus in this new video for the soon to be classic Upon Viewing Bruegel's "Landscape With the Fall of Icarus". Directed by Michael Reynolds.



Titus Andronicus' album The Airing Of Grievances is out now through XL/ Remote Control.

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New Elvis Perkins In Dearland video Hours Last Stand

Here are two more tracks taken from the Gold Room sessions with Elvis Perkins In Dearland.

We have already brought you Shampoo and now here are Hours Last Stand and Doomsday from their self titled album out now through XL/ Remote Control.



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Monday, May 11, 2009

Jarvis Cocker taking it to the kids

If you didn't manage to catch Jarvis' week long live installation at Galerie Chappe in Paris you can still see the recorded footage up on his site.

But if you need to condense it down, THIS is the must see piece of footage from the week:

'Children's Day' (no school for French kiddies on Wednesdays!), with Jarvis leading the kids on a dance routine, like a cool unskivvied one man Wiggle, performing Angela...

Song kicks in around 3.15pm but turn up the volume and hear Jarvis canvassing random questions from the kids mid-set, such as 'where's Albert?', 'where is the toilet?' and responding in French. And bet he never got heckled with 'I'M HUNGRY!' at a Pulp gig.



Further Complications is out May 23 through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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New God Help The Girl video Come Monday Night

Here is the new clip for the first single from Stuart Murdoch (Belle & Sebastien)'s God Help The Girl, Come Monday Night.



If you pop on over to their website you'll see they have relaunched it with a subscription package offer which includes 7″s, a Deluxe CD or LP of the new album, a 10″ and oodles of extra digital goodies. Plus, if you order you will get an instant stream of the entire album.

"This subscription package will gently unwind over the months allowing you to soak up the living, breathing world of God Help The Girl. A musical project with a beautifully and diligently crafted narrative that deserves to be listened to over time, for each place, character and voice to be properly digested before moving on to the next."

In The Guardian's interview with Stuart Murdoch, they describe how the album "comes with a backstory depicting a girl rebuilding herself after a year on a psychiatric ward" and is now "set to be made into a film". Read more about it here.

www.godhelpthegirl.com

God Help The Girl is out June 20 through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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Friday, May 8, 2009

TV On The Radio... on your radio Monday night!


Just a quick reminder that TV On The Radio's extraordinary live set from The Metro Sydney recorded in January this year is going to air on Triple J's Live At The Wireless this coming Monday 11th May at 8pm.

Tune in on the radio or stream on line from 8pm AESTtriplej.net.au.

Check out some of the accompanying footage here [Dancing Choose] and here [Wolf Like Me].

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Jarvis Cocker In Paris Day 1

Day 1 of Jarvis' week of Cockery in a Paris art gallery:





Further Complications is out May 23 through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Jarvis Cocker Is Making An Exhibition Of Himself

Here's a rather long note from Jarvis detailing his schedule of events as he and his set up shop in a Parisien art gallery all this week to rehearse, jam with the audience, provide live accompanying music to yoga and pilates classes and host a children's day amongst other things!

For us poor sods who aren't anywhere near Paris for glorious week of Cockery, we can tune in to Jarvis' website to see it all there: www.jarviscocker.net. It should kick off at 8pm AEST tonight, Tues 5th May.

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FROM JARVIS:

Back in October 2006, when I was asked to edit The Observer Music Monthly in the UK, I asked the question “What is Music for?”. Two & a half years on I would like to shorten that question to: WHAT IS MUSIC?

ALSO

I have lost count of the number of articles proclaiming the imminent or actual death of the music industry. Does this mean that music can now go back to being an art form again? & If so, is it the first art form to begin adapting itself to the post-capitalist society we now find ourselves living in? Or is it just something you get free when you buy a mobile phone? Digital content.

ALSO

What happens if you get a band to rehearse in an art gallery instead of a rehearsal space? What if you invite members of the public to play with the band? Or invite them to submit song titles which the band then have to base an improvisation upon? Could a live band provide the accompaniment to an aerobics class? What happens if you play music from 12 noon til 7pm, 7 days a week? & What if you invite the kids from the local school to come round on their Wednesday off?

SO

From Tuesday 5th of May until Sunday 10th of May I will be occupying Galerie Chappe, 4, Rue Andre Barsacq, 75018 Paris, France (+33 1 42 62 42 12 www.galeriechappe.fr) from 12 noon til 6/7pm each day (maybe later some nights) & attempting to answer these pertinent questions. I will be assisted by the members of my band: Martin Craft, Steve Mackey, Tim McCall, Ross Orton & Simon Stafford plus, at various times, we hope to be joined by other musicians currently living in the Paris area.

& THEN

If you live locally please come down & join in this experiment. If you don’t you can follow its progress on www.jarviscocker.net which will run for the duration of the installation (more details soon). Each day will be archived & re-broadcast for the convenience of those living in different time-zones.

& FINALLY

A selection of Rankin’s photography for my soon-to-be-released album “Further Complications” will be on view during the course of this show. These images are an integral part of the exhibition & will also be offered for sale through the gallery.

TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

MONDAY 4th MAY – Set-up day. Closed to the public (though no-one can stop you looking through the windows).

TUESDAY 5th MAY
12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2 -3pm - BRING AN INSTRUMENT (members of the public are invited to bring an instrument with them & play along with the band. Amplification will be available for electric instruments).
3 – 4pm - YOGA CLASS (with a qualified instructor. The band will provide suitable live accompaniment. Participants must provide their own yoga-mat.).
4 – 5pm – IMPROVISATIONS ON A THEME (throughout the course of the exhibition a box will be available in the gallery into which members of the public can post titles, phrases, suggestions, lyrics or anything else that the band can then base improvisations around. During this hour the band will create a number of pieces based on selections of this material).
5 – 6pm – GUEST PERFORMANCE ( an invited guest will play with the band)

WEDNESDAY 6th MAY
12 -2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2 – 4pm - CHILDREN’S DAY ( French children traditionally have Wednesday off school. The band will supervise a number of music-based children’s activities over the course of these 2 hours. Parental supervision is required for children under 11).
4 – 5pm - RELAXATION ( the band will provide musical accompaniment to a relaxation class. Participants should provide their own exercise mat).
5 – 6pm GUEST PERFORMANCE ( see Tuesday 5th May)

THURSDAY 7th MAY
12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2 – 3pm - IMPROVISATIONS ON A THEME ( see Tuesday 5th May)
3 – 4pm – PILATES CLASS (with a qualified instructor. The band will provide suitable live accompaniment. Participants must provide their own exercise mat)
4 – 5pm – BRING AN INSTRUMENT (see Tuesday 5th May)
5 – 6pm – GUEST PERFORMANCE

FRIDAY 8th MAY
12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2 – 3pm - IMPROVISATIONS ON A THEME
3 – 4pm - AEROBICS CLASS
4 – 5pm – BRING AN INSTRUMENT
5 – 6pm – GUEST PERFORMANCE

SATURDAY 9th MAY
12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2- 3pm - BRING AN INSTRUMENT
3 – 4pm - DANCING ( the band will play an hour of music designed to encourage people to dance. Dress appropriately)
4 – 6pm - SET-UP FOR OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE (weather permitting)
6 – 7pm - OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE ( the band will play a short open-air concert just outside the gallery)

SUNDAY 10th MAY
12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL
2 – 3pm - QUIET HOUR ( an hour of the softest music the band can play)
3 – 4pm - GUEST PERFORMANCE
4 – 6pm - REVIEW OF THE WEEK ( the band will play music written over the course of the past 6 days)

This is a very rough schedule & will be subject to change at the drop of a hat – but it does give some idea of the kind of things that will be happening. Updates will be available during the course of the exhibition through the gallery’s website.

www.jarviscocker.net

Jarvis Cocker's new album Further Complications is out May 23 through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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Dark Was The Night - Youtube Footage from the concert

Well the reviews for Dark Was The Night, the concert are in from Pitchfork and Stereogum overnight and it sounded incredible!

The setlist (courtesy of Pitchfork)

Dirty Projectors:
"Useful Chamber"
"Stillness Is the Move"
"Ambulance Man" [ft. David Byrne]
"Knotty Pine" [ft. David Byrne]

My Brightest Diamond:
"Feeling Good" (Nina Simone cover) [ft. the National]

The National:
"Slow Show"
"England"
"So Far Around the Bend" [ft. Bon Iver]
New Song [ft. My Brightest Diamond and Bon Iver]

Dave Sitek:
"With a Girl Like You" (The Troggs cover)

David Byrne:
"Don't Fence Me In" (Cole Porter cover)
"Dreamworld: Marco de Canavezes" [ft. Bon Iver]
"Waters of March" [ft. Feist]

Bon Iver:
"Brackett, WI"
"Blood Bank"
"Big Red Machine" [ft. the National]
"Flume" [ft. My Brightest Diamond]

Feist:
"Wagoner's Lad" (Tim O'Brien cover)
"Look at What Light Did Now" (Little Wings cover)
"Train Song" (Vashti Bunyan cover) [ft. Bon Iver]
"Someday Baby" (Bob Dylan cover)

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings:
"Not Gonna Cry"
"When I Come Home"
"Inspiration Information"
"100 Days, 100 Nights"

Dark Was the Night All-Stars/Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings:
"This Land Is Your Land"

And for those of us who were stuck on the other side of the globe while this all went down, we can attempt to piece together what we can of it thanks to the wonders of Youtube:











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Monday, May 4, 2009

More Sonic Youth live on Jools Holland

33 more sleeps til The Eternal is released, but hey whose counting?

There's plenty to keep us excited til then.

Here's more footage up at YouTube of Sonic Youth's performance on Jools Holland last week.

First up here is the single Sacred Trickster with Kim on the mic plus the Thurston fronted Antenna:


And if that's not enough, why don't you sign up for a direct hit from the band by following them on TWITTER?

Sonic Youth's The Eternal is out June 6 through Matador/ Remote Control.

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Friday, May 1, 2009

Sonic Youth perform What We Know on Jools Holland

Another teaser from the forthcoming Sonic Youth album The Eternal, out in Australia through Matador/ Remote Control June 6.

Here is their performance on BBC's Jools Holland show earlier this week. It's the Lee Renaldo sung What We Know:

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Friday, April 24, 2009

New Broken Records video Until The Earth Begins To Part

A beautifully animated video for the Broken Records' album title track Until The Earth Begins To Part that is layered and lush as the arrangements on the album.



Animated by Gavin Wood.

We blogged the track last week too.

Until The Earth Begins To Part the single is out May 9.
Until The Earth Beings To Part the album is out May 30.

Both out through 4ad/ Remote Control.

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New The Horrors video Who Can Say

A couple of weeks ago we blogged The Horrors track Who Can Say from their forthcoming album Primary Colours.

Now here is the video.



The Horrors 'Primary Colours' is out May 2 through XL/ Remote Control.

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

New Devendra Banhart live videos

Earlier this week Stereogum posted video footage of some new songs Devendra Banhart recently showcased in San Francisco.

It's the first new material we have heard from Devendra since 2007's Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.





More details here

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Friendly Fires announced to play Splendour In The Grass


Friendly Fires have been announced to be playing Splendour In The Grass festival in Byron Bay this July.

It will be the UK trio's first tour to Australia and promises to be one helluva dance party is this recent review by NME of their sold out show at LA's The Troubadour is anything to go by.

Radio favourites Jump In The Pool and Paris will no doubt be part of their set as well their latest single:


Friendly Fires' self-titled album is out now through XL/ Remote Control.

www.wearefriendlyfires.com

www.myspace.com/friendlyfires

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Monday, April 20, 2009

New Super Furry Animals film on Pitchfork


"Reaffirms what a fantastic band they are, and is arguably their best offering since 2001’s Rings Around The World" NME

"The second best major-league band in the UK behind Radiohead" Time Out

"They’re back to gain their art rock crown" Artrocker


Super Furry Animals' Dark Days Light Years is released this week. For their ninth studio album SFA have produced their most spontaneous and inventive album to date.

The band want you to know that the album is chocked full of riffs and grooves… its super melodic… there's only one slow number, which isn't slow at all… oh and there’s no country rock as Daf has developed a pedal steel phobia.

There’s wiggy 70s wah wah (Crazy Naked Girls)… shimmering psychedelia (Cardiff In The Sun)… even a little 80s electro pop (Inaugural Trams)… some motoric grooves (Pric) and infuriatingly pop (The Very Best Of Neil Diamond)

To mark it's release, for this week only Pitchfork are streaming a WORLD PREMIERE 48 minute film film on the making of the album "with in-studio performance footage and endearingly inscrutable interview segments".

Dark Days Light Years is out now through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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New video from The Magistrates - Heartbreak


The Magistrates are a new signing to XL. Hailing from Essex, the musical melting pot that gave us The Prodigy, Blur and Depeche Mode, and thousands of weekend ravers, drinkers and dancers, Magistrates channel their love of 80’s house, early Prince and timeless iconic pop into something of their own.

The band self-released their debut single Make This Work last year and quickly caught the eye from music tastemakers:

“MGMT and Stevie Wonder mixed to disco perfection” – NME

“If you’ve ever wondered what might happen if Prince and David Bowie had been abandoned at birth and raised together in Essex, then wonder no more, as Magistrates are here to realize your wildest pop fantasies” – Dazed & Confused


The Magistrates will be releasing their follow up ep 'Heartbreak' through XL in late May.

Check out the video:

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

New video - AC Newman on Letterman

In case you missed it on the box last night, here it is on the tube - AC Newman was on the Late Show with David Letterman performing 'Like A Hitman, Like A Dancer'.



AC Newman 'Get Guilty' is out now on Matador/ Remote Control.

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New video - Jeffrey Lewis and the news! With Noah And The Whale on The Guardian

Jeffrey Lewis just left our shores, but is back on our screens with his latest installment of Jeffrey Lewis TV for The Guardian UK:



Em Are I is out April 18 through Rough Trade.

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New Breeders video and mp3

Like we told you last month, The Breeders have a new EP 'Fate To Fatal' that they are self-releasing.

Now you've seen the making of video, here's the finished product, and the mp3.



Fate To Fatal [mp3]

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

New video - St Vincent - Actor Out Of Work

The new clip from St Vincent. Actor Out Of Work from St Vincent's forthcoming new record Actor, out May 2 through 4ad/ Remote Control.

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New video - Peaches - Talk To Me

The first official video from Peaches' new album, "I Feel Cream", out May 2 on XL/ Remote Control.

Directed by Price James.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Jeffrey Lewis TV - covering Louie Louie and Cut Your Hair

Caught one of Jeffrey Lewis' sets and now can't get enough of him?

Well The Guardian in the UK can't get enough of him either. In fact he's been doing a series of video episodes for their and his latest is especially good.

Here Jeffrey and his brother Jack, along with Herman Dune get jamming on a cover of the Kingsmen's Louie Louie:



But wait there's more:

Jeff & Laura Marling Vs Eminem


Keep an eye on the Guardian because there are bunch more that will be online in coming weeks.

Jeffrey Lewis is currently touring with Darren Hanlon, with a couple of headlines of his own plus his Watchmen lectures.

Em Are I is out April 18 through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

New video - Micachu 'Lips'

Here's the new video for 'Lips' from Micachu's album Jewellery.



Speaking of Micachu, the lucky Death Of A Disco Dancer crew got to catch Micachu live at SXSW and took a snap after the show:

HAVING MICACHU & THE SHAPES POSE FOR US AFTER A CORKER SHOWCASE THE NIGHT BEFORE (As reported on Day 3: "Cute as buttons, the playful Brit trio steal sound ideas from ‘90s dance and churn it into chirpy leftfield pop."

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New video - TV On The Radio 'Wolf Like Me' @ The Metro, Sydney

Time to get your diary out! Triple J filmed TV On The Radio's performance at The Metro Theatre in Sydney, back in January and will be airing it on Live At The Wireless in May.

In the meantime here is the footage of them performing Wolf Like Me at the show:



You can also catch Dancing Choose on the JJJ website here.

To catch the set in its entirety, tune into Live At The Wireless on Triple J on Monday 11th May at 8pm and Sunday 17th May at 5pm.

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Monday, April 6, 2009

New Jay Reatard video - DOA

That's right kids -

DEAD ON ARRIVAL
IS NO FUN

Got that?

DOA is the latest clip from Jay Reatard's Matador Singles '08.

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New Sonic Youth - Calming The Snake live video

Can't wait to hear the new Sonic Youth record 'The Eternal' due out in June?

Well this video of Calming The Snake shot by a fan in Chile should help wet the appetite:


via Stereogum.

The Eternal is out June.

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Introducing Stuart Murdoch's God Help The Girl

Belle & Sebastien's Stuart Murdoch has a new project - God Help The Girl.

The project is a "a story set to music, which Stuart Murdoch has been working on intermittently for the last five years, its origin in some songs that were written while Belle and Sebastian were touring ‘Dear Catastrophe Waitress’ in 2004.

Here's mini doco about how it all came together:



http://www.godhelpthegirl.com/

God Help The Girl is due out June 20.

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New Beirut video of entire live set at Music Hall of Williamsburg

Beirut have just released a new double EP and many of the songs can be seen and heard in this performance at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, captured by Baeble Music.




Set list:
East Harlem
***The Shrew***
The Concubine
Mimizan
La Javanaise
The Akara
Cozak
My Night With The Prostitute From Marseilles
Gulag Orkestar
Forks and Knives (La Fete)
Brazil

March of the Zapotec/Holland is out now.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Micachu according to Grizzly Bear

Here is Micachu being interviewed by Grizzly Bear, talking music school, shapes and sun burn...



Micachu's album Jewellry is out now through Rough Trade/ Remote Control.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Blue Roses live - Fly Session videos

Speaking of Blue Roses, check out these live videos for Fly Sessions:

Doubtful Comforts



Does Anyone Love Me Anymore



Blue Roses self-titled album comes out April 25 through XL/ Remote Control

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1990s album Kicks out now


According to the band this record is influenced from everything from ‘Scary Monsters’/ ‘Golden Years’ – era Bowie, his work with Eno and Visconti to Jay-Z, Hall and Oates, the chops of Hot Chocolate and even the folk licks of Richard Thompson.

References include- Glasgow and girls, girls, girls, current, future, past and fictional, Mongolian Warlords, Bears, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Baader-Meinhoff and Scientology.

The album was recorded at Edwyn Collins’ West Heath yard studio in London and it was produced by Bernard Butler. As with the first album it’s all in all a ridiculously catchy dancefloor filling rock ‘n’ roll album that’s a perfect accompaniment to teenage kicks.

The Box [mp3]










Kicks is out now through Rough Trade/ Remote Control

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Department Of Eagles video - No One Does It Like You

Department Of Eagles have just released a video for their song 'No One Does It Like You'.

The clip was directed by Patrick Daughters (who has previous done videos for Feist, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Beck, Interpol, The Shins and Depeche Mode) and New York based artist Marcel Dzarma.

Dzarma also designed the sets and costumes in this beautiful though slightly disquieting, surrealist dream of a clip.



The clip had its debut screening at the Museum of Modern Art in New York this week.

In Ear Park is out now through 4ad.

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