6/11 (FRIDAY) @ The American Museum Of Natural History. Wanna attend the Fader presented event with a guest? If so, then e-mail us ASAP! A winner will be randomly chosen on 6/10 @ NOON. Purhase tix here. Follow The American Museum Of Natural History on Twitter. Scissor Sisters adore Yeasayer. MP3: Yeasayer – O.N.E.
read more »Photo taken by the amazing Linus Lohoff – Flickr What is all this talk about Vitamin-D being a natural source of energy? In terms of getting anything outside of work done, this has honestly been the most unproductive month of my life (unless you count running after the bus). I may have even resorted to compiling a mix because I couldn’t decide on which half-written review I’d like to finish… but I’ll never tell–sometimes it’s better that way. Here’s my first real attempt to let the music speak for itself. Yes, I may be jippin’ you of some sticky intellect, but believe me when I say that I put a lot of time and thought into the song order. Enjoy, and throw some D’s on that… MP3 Frightened Rabbit – Not Miserable MP3 Neon Trees – Animal MP3 The Black Keys – Everlasting Light MP3 Foals – This Orient MP3 Broken Social Scene – All to All MP3 Dr. Dog – Unbearable Why MP3 Band of Horses – Dilly MP3 Local Natives – Camera Talk MP3 The Temper Trap – Fader MP3 Phantogram – Turn It Off MP3 Two Door Cinema Club – This Is The Life MP3 Delorean – Real Love MP3 Yeasayer – O.N.E. MP3 Toro y Moi – Low Shoulder MP3 Surfer Blood – Swim MP3 The Joy Formidable – Whirring MP3 Free Energy – Bang Pop MP3 The New Pornographers – Your Hands (Together) MP3 The Radio Dept. – David MP3 The National – Lemonworld MP3 The Morning Benders – Excuses Download this mix in its entirety here: Various Artists – Summer (Or What It Sounds Like).rar (140.53 MB)
read more »Our brilliant guest blogger, Britt Lundborg, attended yesterday’s gig and offers a full report! Sleigh Bells opened for Yeasayer last night at Webster Hall. Crowned with festival and blog buzz, the loudmouth duo stormed the stage and ripped through their catalog in under half an hour. As she bounced and flew across the stage, lead [...]
read more »Kings Go Forth - Don't Take My Shadow (mp3)(buy) Can I tell you how much I love the album The Outsiders Are Back by the band Kings Go Forth (myspace)? NO I CANNOT. Soul revival again again -- this time out of Milwaukee, out on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label, from an obscure underground singer who calls himself Black Wolf and a record store-owner who calls himself Andy Noble. Street corner vocals pushed out and up by a big band hug, bass lines that might be Newton's Fourth Law. It's goopy with context, appropriating bits that send hips to sway and fingers off on a phantom crate dig. But because of the way it's recorded and delivered, so much of it sounds immediate and crisp and present. It's dedication-not-reverence, an approachable familiarity, favorite tales tweaked. This is the record you've been meaning to get for 37 years but couldn't 'til right now. In some ways, "Don't Take My Shadow" is the most canned sounding track these guys got -- those strings, that vibraphone. But when you put it on, you know exactly when you are, you're on a Friday night, last I checked they still make those. Yeasayer - O.N.E. (mp3)(buy) Boy, reaction to Yeasayer's second record ranged from ecstasy to confusion and disappointment (woe be unto any artist who refuses to slave along to some online king-maker's preconceived narrative -- Sowwy :(!) to gackpttphpsstmddlfngr. Should maybe some folks who thought Odd Blood failed as a knob-twiddling, hermited-in-cabin January record come back to it in the big sticky summer, maybe they should. As much as I admire what Yeasayer (myspace) gets up to -- they're able handle a dense rhythmic mix without sticking to it stiffly or letting it devolve into clumsy buckshot -- All Hour Cymbals could be slog. After the first three tracks, the excitement's spread pretty thin: An unexpected nerdge or burst of strum here and there, the vocal harmonies on "No Need to Worry," the joyous clattering that breaks out of "Waves'" Enoblur. The rest felt like one very involved yawn. So how great is it that -- despite whatever they're singing about, if they're singing about anything -- they've moved from something expressively murky to something expressively bright, gone from rumble and toke to bang and bounce? "Ambling Alp" is a fine early pick-me-up, but Odd Blood's got this beak-snapping candy center that's righteous and roaring and goofy and grand and Yellow #5. "Love Me Girl" is a the coat-check room at a stadium-sized club hoochie convention manned by apes, androids, and pipsquack birds; "Rome" marries Fun Boy Three bounce to armpit fahrts; and "O.N.E." (which I hope stands for nothing at all) -- which opens on 10000 POINTS EXTRA MAN confetti and hard mallets rubber band cowbells for a while -- skids on splooge when it gives up and goes Bee Gees. Hahahahaha words. This album feels too short, which makes me automatically press play again, which means it's a pretty great album. Nana Love - Hang On (Excerpt)(mp3)(buy) Last and most, there's Nana Love. Lagos Disco Inferno is the first compilation from Frank Gossner at Voodoo Funk, who has been searching through old vinyl in West Africa for years; as with recent releases from Soundway and Analog Africa, all works have been officially licensed. The music is definitely of its time and place. According to Dean Disi's liner notes, the disco music played by DJs in 70's Nigeria was "essentially western;" you'll recognize most of the musical elements and even the occasional lyric in these original songs. But with distinctive pokes at the form and a raw exuberance they earn their keep, the tracks are scorchers, recommended without reservation. "Hang On" is the collection's longest track by far -- this sample is only about one-third of the full cut -- and when I say that it won't stop I don't mean it just goes on. If Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby" was sixteen minutes of smoothly charted orgasm, this is fifteen ticks of begging bloody murder. Nana Love -- about whom I can't find any information beyond existence of this rare LP (Inferno's liner notes don't have a track-by-track) -- brings the crazy, leaves it behind for spatter analysis. It's almost impossible to imagine her singing without a knife in her hand. "I'm so confused!" she barks around minute ten. "I've never known anyone like you." (Though Lagos Disco Inferno was released in conjunction with Academy LPs, I can only find the double-vinyl version on their site. If you're looking for the CD, best to rely on Dusty Groove or one of Amazon's third party sellers.) * Speaking of Analog Africa, the work there is one of the major reasons that legendary Benin band Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Cotonou has been getting notice outside of Africa. The group recently swung through Europe with Oumou Sangare, and I'd suspected they might turn up on this year's Summerstage schedule. And three North American dates have been announced - Quebec, Chicago, and Sunday, July 11th at Lincoln Center. Supposedly, these are the band's first U.S. shows in its thirty year history. Though I suppose a free outdoor show still may be possible, it looks like Central Park will instead host Bassekou Kouyate. I will mention this again, probably three or four times, perhaps as early as tomorrow. *Out of pure coincidence, two of the three tracks here are also part of Ericmarathonpacks' second first-quarter mix. There are definitely other parts of that which will never wind up here, you might guess which those are. * Deconstructing Johnny Ryall * RIP Rock of Japan * This has moved there. * "Dunkin, not only is your name totally hilarious and cute, but the bio the YOU obviously wrote so well made me literally laugh out loud. Have you considered being a professional writer when you grow up? My fave is when you oh so subtly mentioned you wished your parents would give you a donut right now. I get the feeling you get donuts, donut holes, apple pie, hamburgers and every other the food in the universe! You cute little wrinklemeister!" I will never understand people who feel the need to comment on The Daily Puppy. * The boots have been filled with meat for demonstration purposes. And remember, it's all right to hack away. * "His words are like misheard bits of official reality: fragmented lyrical announcements, copy heisted from the data cloud." * With a Bang Dept.: "My goal in life is serious reportage, and I'd frankly rather go one on one with Joe Biden or the Dalai Lama, except those highfalutin face cards never wrote back, while Bolt, who accidentally lamped me last month in Playboy's nude spread on the best-built Columbia Journalism majors, not only answered but scented his reply." * With a Whimper Dept.: "This is a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with one of the decade's most acclaimed musicians." * "I've tried hard, to no avail, to think of any time in which calling a destitute population stupid and making it even poorer has effectively engendered in its people new ways of thinking. Indeed, a boycott might force Arizona legislators to overturn their new law-which 70 percent of voters supported, by the way-but I think it's likelier to just frustrate and further impoverish a whole lot of people who are already frustrated, broke, mad, jealous and increasingly worried that the East Coast is out to tell them how to live their lives." * "It may make your blood boil; your mind may not be changed. But the practice of listening to opposing views is essential for effective citizenship. It is essential for our democracy. And so, too, is the practice of engaging in different experiences with different kinds of people. I look out at this class and I realize for four years at Michigan you have been exposed to diverse thinkers and scholars, professors and students. Don't narrow that broad intellectual exposure just because you're leaving here. Instead, seek to expand it. If you grew up in a big city, spend some time with somebody who grew up in a rural town. If you find yourself only hanging around with people of your own race or ethnicity or religion, include people in your circle who have different backgrounds and life experiences. You'll learn what it's like to walk in somebody else's shoes, and in the process, you will help to make this democracy work." * "I'm also glad that I'm speaking first. We've all seen what happens when someone takes the time slot after Leno's." * "On April 30th, Martin woke up to a desperate phone call from Spider-Man, the only other super that knows his superhero identity as Electron Boy. The Seattle Sounders had been taken hostage by Dr. Dark and Blackout Boy, and they needed his help! Electron Boy suited up and rode out to Qwest Field via DeLorean on a shut down road with a police motorcycle escort. And that's just the start of his day." * "That's good," Mr. Cruise asserted. "That means it will be a good performance." * <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Be4IK7QMPsc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"/><param name="quality" value="high"/><param name="menu" value="false"/><param name="wmode" value=""/><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Be4IK7QMPsc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" wmode="" quality="high" menu="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="505"></embed></object> I had no idea that Bring it On had included a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade in its cast? Awesome, and awesomer auf Deutsch. (via) Leave CommentRelated Entries:"How Does It Feel to Be Loved, Assholes?" - Reggie Youngblood, Black Kids (CMJ 2007 Day 4, 10/19)
read more »DOWNLOAD: Yeasayer - O.N.E. (MP3) Yeasayer @ MHOW in February (more by Jessica Amaya) tonight in NYC * The Fall listening party @ Coco 66 * Golden Triangle @ Sound Fix Records * Ralph Gibson & Alan Licht @ The Stone * The Brothers Macklovitch @ Brooklyn Bowl * Mary Halvorson & Elliott Sharp @ The Stone * Yeasayer, Seagull, Sleigh Bells @ Webster Hall * Horse Feathers, Lay Low (early) @ Mercury Lounge * Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) * The New Pornographers listening party @ Arrow Bar * Royal Forest, Radical Dads, New Colossus @ Cake Shop * Hounds of Hate, New Yoga, Laurel Halo @ Glasslands * Murder By Death, Ha Ha Tonka, Linfinity @ Bowery Ballroom * Twin Tigers, Gift Horse, Young The Giant, Reckless Sons @ Pianos * Corinne Bailey Rae, Daniel Merriweather @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, R. Stevie Moore (late) @ Mercury Lounge * Family Of The Year, Gold Motel, Willy Mason @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn * Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, The Shakes, The Eskalators, Jason Anderson, Ghost Mall, Jesse Cooper Levy @ Silent Barn * Pet Ghost Project, Alcoholic Faith Mission, Peasant, Saadi, Hymns, The City and Horses @ Death By Audio The Fall's new record, Your Future Our Clutter, comes out today on Domino Records. We're hosting a release party for it at Coco 66. DJs fred vodkia and prizes too. Details here. Flyer below. There's a listening party for New Pornographers' Together, which is out today, at Arrow Bar. The band will be on Fallon Wednesday ngiht, and they play Woodstock, NY on May 6th and Terminal 5 in June. Broken Social Scene, whose new album is out too, play two NYC shows this weekend. The National play BAM soon. Not many details have been announced yet though. Lou Reed, Sonic Youth, Moby and others are playing benefit @ Hiro Ballroom on May 19th. Les Savy Fav, Liars and Fucked Up are all playing the same Brooklyn park this summer. Chapterhouse's tour, which was to stop at The Bell House tonight, was postponed. Listen to a hot new Wolf Parade song below... Yeasayer headline Webster Hall tonight. Mad Decent is running a Yeasayer remix contest. Video for Yeasayer's O.N.E. below... What else? Continue reading "What's going on Tuesday?" at BrooklynVegan.com
read more »Words: Tyler Fassnacht | Photos: Ed Oliver The last time I had seen Yeasayer was on the Terrace last summer, long before Odd Blood, so I was excited to see what a new album would bring to their live show. I must also say that I had no idea Madison loved Yeasayer so much. It was a sold out show at the Majestic, which is not an super easy task. Opening the show was Sleigh Bells. Now through various blogs and news sites I have read a lot of hype on this band, especially for their live shows, so my expectations for this dance/noise/industrial duo were quite high. I think the lead singer for Yeasayer put it best when later in the show he thanked Sleigh Bells for touring with them stating “they’re one tough act to follow.” With beats that shook to the bone and gritty distorted guitars, the music definitely comes off unique, but their real secret weapon is singer Alexis Krauss. Prowling the stage, Krauss was aggressive, seductive, and most of the time plain crazy, climbing on to amps and letting out screams like ambulance sirens. The music was simple, the lyrics were mostly just repeated phrases, but it was hard not to get into. Krauss’ charisma went a long way, with the audience practically eating out of her hand, as everyone clambered over each other to touch her when she leaned into the crowd. For their last song, the extremely catchy “Crown on the Ground,” she prefaced it with a request, no, a command, “everyone go fucking nuts for this song!” and the Majestic immediately obliged. By the time Yeasayer came on it was hard to move comfortably, and from the first notes of opening song “The Children” the crowd went crazy. Throughout the show the audience kept a similar mantra of being a little overexcited about small things (I mean, I GUESS that one vocal harmony during that one song was pretty spot on). Playing in front of a backdrop of four oval screens, shifting through stimulating shades of color, Yeasayer went through approximately an hour of material, leaning heavily of course on Odd Blood. For me, that would be my only complaint, as I was not a huge fan of the new album. Even live, some of the songs came off as boring and even cheesy (I’m looking at you “Rome”). Also, coming off from the high that was Sleigh Bells, it was hard to promptly get in to Yeasayer, as they started their set a bit slow, eventually getting to the more up-tempo world beats that everyone loves to dance to. The band members seemed to take a few songs to get in to it as well. No one smiled for at least four songs, which was strange because I never saw them as a band who took themselves really seriously. Eventually, like their songs, the band got in the swing of things and lightened up. It may have just been that the band was really tired, especially the lead singer, or in his case completely stoned, though that is just speculation from his general movements. By the end of the show, the band had a few elements which saved the show from being just “good”: a kick-ass rhythm section, a back catalogue of awesome songs from their first album and of course the addictive “Ambling Alp,” which they ended their standard set with, before the encore. As a whole it was all a very enjoyable evening filled with sweaty guys and lots of dancing, with the music just barely justifying the hype. Buy: Yeasayer – Odd Blood ++ MP3: Yeasayer – “O.N.E.” MP3: Yeasayer – “Ambling Alp”
read more »Weeks before Yeasayer's debut album "All Hour Cymbals" was released in 2007, I couldn't contain my excitement about the band. Privileged enough to have been given an advance copy of the record, I heard it and was immediately sucked in by its offbeat and percussory charms, following it off a cliff like the pied piper himself was drawing me there. Naturally, I gushed about the album, and if memory serves me, basically called the band "the next big thing". Lo and behold, so many others wound up generally agreeing with me, but of course that also depends on your definition of "next big thing". Yeasayer were far too weird and "out there" to actually attract mainstream attention, but as far as indie stardom went, as far as attracting praise from important publications and gaining enough steam to headline a tour at small-to-medium sized venues, they did pretty well for themselves. When you're being mentioned often in the same breath with bands like Animal Collective and Dirty Projectors, that's a good indication that you're doing something right. Naturally then, you could color me excited to hear what the band had in store for their second album, out today and titled "Odd Blood". First teased to us late last year via the single "Ambling Alp", its addictive nature immediately caught my ear and after a few months I've yet to grow tired of it. Consider "Ambling Alp" to be in a great position when it comes down to counting out my favorite songs of this year.For those of you that paid close attention to "All Hour Cymbals," you're well aware of how it worked a strong psychedelic freak folk angle to its advantage, combining spacey, otherworldly melodies with hard-hitting percussion of all sorts and vocal effects. On "Odd Blood," many of those same key elements are kept in place, but this time there's a stronger focus overall and a slight shift in direction. Trippy is still a great way to describe these songs, but the relatively subdued and "floating in the ether" vibe has been replaced with a stronger lean towards flat-out pop melodies. The pace is quicker, the choruses hit you harder and stay with you longer, but to say this record makes you want to get any less high on illegal substances would be underselling it. Hell, if you've seen the very NSFW video for "Ambling Alp" you definitely understand how taking drugs can enhance the experience, or turn it into your worst nightmare. Even listening to the first track on the album, "The Children," with its monstrously distorted mushmouthed vocals halfway scares me to death, and largely makes me recall some of the darkest things on The Knife's "Silent Shout". Scaring you is not the point of "Odd Blood" though, and actually once you get past that dense opener the record goes very upbeat and even fun, closer in visual reality to jumping on a trampoline on a warm summer day.As a whole, "Odd Blood" also takes something of a sonic directional detour, relying less on percussive elements and yelped backing vocals and more on synths and giant drums. The sleigh bells, hand claps, tin cans and whatever else they used to bang on "All Hour Cymbals" get toned down a little, as do the guitars, to slide gently in the range of 80's pop music. They even recruited Peter Gabriel's drummer to play on parts of the album just to give it some serious stadium boom. It's decidedly less tribal and freak folk-y in nature, but when matched with the synth squeals, the result is pretty close to a lighter, far more experimental version of Depeche Mode. That's not the case for every track though - "O.N.E." most definitely aims for something that resembles an Afropop/R&B blend done in Yeasayer's own twisted way. It's almost like they're taking aim at Vampire Weekend and slapping them around a bit for their own amusement (I'm sure that's not REALLY the case). The first two minutes of "Love Me Girl" sounds largely like a wild electronic track you'd hear in a dance club, complete with Balearic keyboards before the actual song evolves and then once again devolves into electro-funk. It's actually a lot of fun, and sounds like there might've been some Auto-Tune used in parts. Anyways, the grand point is that while there are a few anchors to the last record, Yeasayer are clearly looking to try some new things and venture down some alleys that find them even more fruitfully creative than before. Thankfully as well, singer Chris Keating largely holds his vocal performance together, avoiding some of the shakier pratfalls and yelps he attempted on "All Hour Cymbals". Granted, that stuff isn't altogether gone, as "Ambling Alp" has a little of it, as does the pretty fun "Rome". In the case of the former it works out okay, while in the latter can potentially be annoying if you dislike helium vocals.Now is about the time to start getting worried about Yeasayer. Granted, "Odd Blood" may not still quite be up to the high standards that an Animal Collective typically set, but this is the sort of album that makes you wonder exactly how they're going to top it. They're one of the few bands today making significant strides forward on their second album without sacrificing much if any of their accessibility. In fact, this is the album that will earn them even more fans while I can't imagine any "All Hour Cymbals" fans being completely turned off by what they're attempting here. You absolutely need to give this album a try if you're at all capable of handling the strange elements Yeasayer put in with their really fun songs. We may only be at the second week in February, but I'm already starting to think that "Odd Blood" could be the best thing released this month, which of course you can probably expect to hear about it again this December. This is one record that's absolutely worth your time and money, and with cold and snow gripping much of the country right now, this also makes for a great summery mental getaway album.Yeasayer- Ambling AlpYeasayer- O.N.E.Buy "Odd Blood" from AmazonBuy a digital copy of "Odd Blood" from Amazon MP3
read more »Tune in today for My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS XMU! Channel 26 on SIRIUS & channel 43 on XM. The program starts at 12pm ET, last two hours, and is replayed again at Midnight ET!Los Campesinos! - There Are Listed BuildingsThe Hood Internet - Rich Boy vs Simian Mobile Disco - I Believe You Should Looka HereMiike Snow - Animal (Punks Jump Up Remix)Gucci Mane - Dangers Not a Stranger (Diplo Remix)Lemonade - LiftedLove Is All - RepetitionCaribou - OdessaThose Darlins - Mr. Money (LaundroMatinee.com session)Those Darlins - The Whole Damn Thing (LaundroMatinee.com session)Those Darlins - Red Light Love (LaundroMatinee.com session)Those Darlins - Cannonball Blues (LaundroMatinee.com session)Osteoferocious - Spring StrainsBurnt Ones - Sleep Swap (DEMO)Osteoferocious - Where We KnowThe Magic Kids - Hey BoyVivian Girls - Hes Gone (Chantels cover)Major Lazer - Halo (Beyonce cover)A-Trak - Loonies To BlowHathbanger - Party & Bullshit (In The USA) (Notorious B.I.G. vs. Miley Cyrus)Pit Er Pat - WaterEef Barzelay - Two Tickets To Paradise (Eddie Money cover)Drive By Truckers - This Fucking JobAngie Hart & Bonnie Prince Billy - Little BridgesYeasayer - O.N.E.Efterklang - Modern DriftMillionYoung - Cynthia (Letting Up Despite Great Faults Remix)Let's Wrestle - we are the men you'll grow to love soonAnnie - I Don't Like Your BandFuck Buttons - Rough Steez--------------------------------------------------------Official Site | MySpace | More MP3s | eMusic | Subscribe To RSS Feed | Follow MOKB on Twitter<script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pub=xa-4b0d4baf727abd55"></script>
read more »Yeasayer oder “Genesis auf Weed”, wie sie mit einem Augenzwinkern ebenfalls bezeichnet werden, veröffentlichen am 9. Februar ihr Zweitwerk “Odd Blood”. Es ist grossartig geworden. Die vier New Yorker haben 2007 mit “All Hour Cymbals” die Musikwelt begeistert. Die spirituelle Mysthik und harmonische Tiefe ihrer Songs hat viele in den Bann gezogen und tut dies noch [...]
read more »<object width="425" height="239"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8749893&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1"/><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8749893&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="239"></embed></object>En esta nueva edición de Planeta Pop escuchamos lo último de She & Him, The Mynabirds, Title Tracks, Breakbot, Yeasayer, FM Belfast, Gigi, I’m From Barcelona, Beach House, The Tallest Man On Earth, Los Madison, Charades, Niño Y Pistola, Oh No Ono, New Young Pony Club, Serena Maneesh, Lali Puna o Crookers. Planeta Pop se emite en el 87.6 de la Fm de Madrid (Onda Latina) todos los martes de 12 a 14 horas (emisión en directo) y en Internet a través de Radioalterno.com y Planetapop.com. Puedes consultar aquí la playlist completa del programa.*Yeasayer-O.N.E. (mp3) (web)*The Mynabirds-Numbers Don’t Lie (mp3) (web)*Serena Maneesh-I Just Want To See Your Face (mp3) (web)*New Young Pony Club-Lost A Girl (mp3) (web)*Oh No Ono-Hopelessly Young (mp3) (web)
read more »Great things happen when you least expect it. For example, when we began piece together this week’s edition of the Friday Mixtape, we never thought it would turn out to be one of the best ever. Sure, we assumed this week’s mix, which features the best new singles, remixes, covers, and mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out, would be good. But this good? Nah! Enjoy! NEW Singles: “Let’s Go Fucking Mental” by The Brian Jonestown Massacre “Home” by Clipd Beaks “Subtractions” by Dosh “Bright Orange Air” by Inlets “Me Thing Drawing Me” by Javelin “Hollywood” by Marina And The Diamonds & Gonzales “Evelyn McHale” by Parenthetical Girls “The Splendour” by Pantha Du Prince “Time Crisis” by Pin Me Down “Sperm Donor” by Rifoki “New Age” (Live) by Sleepy Sun “Weapons V” by Son Lux “King of Spain” by The Tallest Man on Earth “Orion” by These New Puritans “Don’t Look Down Or Back” by Tunng “Blue” by We Are Wolves “O.N.E.” by Yeasayer “The Ruins” by Yes Giantess Covers, Remixes, and all that JAZZ: “Drift” (feat. Indi Kaur) (Grievous Angel Remix) by A Bridge Far Away “In The Flesh” (Pink Floyd Cover) by Fol Chen “The Beautiful Ones” (Prince Cover) by Fol Chen “Theres Space For Ol Dat I See” (David Starfire Remix) by M.I.A. “1901″ (Memory Tapes Remix) by Phoenix “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” (Bob Dylan Cover) by Phoenix “Shout It Out” (Fol Chen Remix) by Princeton “Undercover Martyn” (Jupiter Remix) by Two Door Cinema Club “Crystalised” (Popular Damage Assimilation Remix) by The xx Something to CHECK OUT: “Bowsprit” by Balmorhea “Quintet Four” by Bird Show “Blame Love” by Boy Genius “Someday Maybe” by City Light “Have You See My Sister Evelyn?” by Evelyn Evelyn “It Barely Makes A Sound” by Happy Ending “Can We Go Wrong” by Hesta Prynn “33 1/3″ by Mighty Tiger “Helplessly Young” by Oh No Ono “Going To The Casino (Tomorrow Night)” by Philadelphia Grand Jury “Not the Same Day” by Rene Lopez “Lady in the Hall” by Rich Hill “A Drinking Song” by Rykarda Parasol “Stranded” by Sambassadeur “The Night You Left New York” by Slow Six “Mysterious” by The Splinters Hat tip to Spinner, Stereogum, and Pitchfork for mp3 support…
read more »Who: Yeasayer with single #2 of Odd Blood. What: I’ve gotta admit that their first single (Ambling Alp) didn’t make me run to iTunes to put on the record, but now that I’ve become acquainted with the party song ‘O.N.E’., my interest is rekindled. P4k has some video of them recording the record. Song: O.N.E.
read more »Yeasayer's sophomore album Odd Blood is due out in less than two weeks time and to generate a little more excitement the band has decided to share another track (after "Ambling Alp") from the upcoming release. The song is entitled O.N.E., check it out down below. [Via]Yeasayer - O.N.E. (mp3)In addition, Yeasayer will also be performing on Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, Feb. 10th. As we mentioned in December, they'll also be making a two night stand at The Parish on April 10th & 11th. Tickets are only $15 for either show, and can be purchased here. Scroll down below for the rest of their North American tour dates.[Yeasayer Myspace][Yeasayer Twitter][Yeasayer Official Site]Yeasayer 2010 North American Tour Dates:02/05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Natural History Museum02/08 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom02/09 - New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg04/03 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club04/04 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle04/05 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel04/06 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade04/07 - Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe04/08 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre04/09 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues04/10 - Austin, TX @ The Parish [Purchase Tickets] $1504/11 - Austin, TX @ The Parish [Purchase Tickets] $1504/13 - Marfa, TX @ The Crowley Theatre04/14 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress04/15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room04/16 - Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival04/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore04/19 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom04/20 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos04/21 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom04/23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue04/24 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre04/25 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room04/26 - Saint Louis, MO @ Gargoyle Club04/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue04/28 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre04/29 - Chicago, IL @ Metro04/30 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop05/01 - Toronto, ONT @ Lee’s Palace05/02 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa05/03 - Boston, MA @ Paradise05/04 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall05/05 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
read more »You are likely a fan of Ambling Alp and the Memory Tapes remix and the video already. This week we waited until Yeasayer put their new track, O.N.E., up for free download, via their Bloomington-based label Secretly Canadian, to avoid all that "gimme yer email address" nonsense...MP3 : Yeasayer - O.N.E.Previous...MP3 : Yeasayer - Ambling Alp--------------------------------------------------------MySpace | More MP3s | eMusic | Subscribe To RSS Feed | Follow MOKB on Twitter<script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pub=xa-4b0d4baf727abd55"></script>
read more »Here's another song from the forthcoming Yeasayer record, Odd Blood out on February 9th.O.N.E. - Yeasayer
read more »Who: YeasayerTitle: Odd BloodRelease Date: February 9th, 2010Label: Secretly CanadianThoughts: Back in 2007 when all the hoopla surrounding Yeasayer first broke we had a tough time getting into their trippy version indie rock. Sure, "2080" was one of the catchiest songs of the year but beyond that one shining example we didn't find much in the sound of the band to be all that exciting. To us it sounded like a poor Animal Collective imitation and we lost interest after only a few lessons. Of course the rest of the indie music world found it to be a much more enjoyable listen and the band was launched into the upper echelon of the indie stratosphere. Because of that their sophomore release, Odd Blood, has been one of the most anticipated releases of 2010 and has been talked about to no end on message boards and blogs for a few weeks following the release of the first single, "Ambling Alp". That tune managed to pique our interest a bit and forced our hand to try and give the new record as much of an impartial listen as we could. The song showed an expanded interest in textures and layers, even more than what went down on All Hour Cymbals, and even more exciting it showed off some of the melody that made "2080" so catchy. We've had a chance to really listen to this record a few times now, ignoring their Twitter update, "Presents are always spoiled for those who open them before they are supposed to.", entirely. Most of you have probably ignored it as well and hopefully you're finding the record to be an improvement on almost every aspect of their music. Odd Blood is a record that shows far more depth than anything featured on All Hour Cymbals. It still strays into the psychedelic and jam band neighborhoods, but there is renewed focus on the melodies of the songs here and it makes the sound more inviting overall. Musically the band has added a lot more elements of digital sound from what they were doing previously, most notably on album opener "The Children", but it's also present throughout the record. There is still a focus on world sounds, but there are a lot of elements playing a part in building a more cohesive and more enjoyable record. Unlike All Hour Cymbals we never really get bored listening to Odd Blood and each successive listen seems to reveal a new layer or sound for us to get excited about. This is a much better record than the debut that sent them soaring, so expect a lot of people to expunge far more than we already have right here. Oh, and make sure you buy the record if you've already "unwrapped your present"!Listen: Yeasayer - "Ambling Alp"Yeasayer - "O.N.E." Who: Field MusicTitle: MeasureRelease Date: February 16th, 2010Label: Memphis IndustriesThoughts: When Field Music released Tones of Town back in 2007 folks that had already heard of the band through their self-titled debut were pretty excited about the new tunes. Others kind of ignored the fantastic record, allowing it to become one of the best and most overlooked records of '07! The beauty of the indie pop on that record was immediately engaging, dragging you in one fantastic harmony after another. On their upcoming album Measure, the band is at again crafting the same sort of indie pop they have stuck with through the three albums of their career. This record swings and bounces just like everything they've done before, there's depth to each of the songs, and the instrumentation is flawless on the record, but maybe it can be at times a bit too perfect. Where Tones of Town was thoroughly engaging from start to finish, Measure loses a bit of it's luster when songs start to run together about midway through the record. Occasionally, Field Music sound a bit like and indie pop knock-off, aping the sounds and styles of the early part of the decade that helped launch indie music to the level it currently enjoys. I guess this isn't so much a bad thing as it is something I didn't really expect from Field Music. Personally, I thought they would continue to expand their sound, adding layers and harmonies and going deeper into their abilities as songwriters, but really they sound more like they are copying their past successes and trying to turn it into something new. It's not a failure at all and the record does have some truly amazing moments, but the overall feel of the record is of a band that was fully content with what it had done in the past and saw no reason to try anything new.Listen: Field Music - "Each Time Is A New Time"Field Music - "Effortlessly" Who: Class ActressTitle: Journal Of ArdencyRelease Date: February 9th, 2010Label: Terrible RecordsThoughts: One of two bands currently signed to Chris Taylor's (of Grizzly Bear fame) nascent indie label, Class Actress is sure to get more than her fair share of attention just from that association. Normally this sort of undeserved recognition would drive me a bit batty, but after listening to Class Actress' debut EP, Journal Of Ardency, practically on repeat all weekend I have to say that any of the recognition she gets because of the whole Grizzly Bear thing will pale in comparison to the attention Class Actress deserves on their own musical merit. The soaked in 80's pop and New Wave sounds of the debut EP are fantastic, immediately addictive, loaded with layers, and surrounded by the charming vocals of Elizabeth Harper. Harper is the brainchild of all this catchy music, starting off as a bedroom recording project and maturing with the aid of producer Mark Richardson. Now a three piece, Class Actress have built a solid set of tunes that will pull you in before you even know it. Listening to the songs we can picture folks from the 80's blasting these tunes, but they fit just as well now with the current slew of synth driven bands. It won't be long before Class Actress is paired up with other indie dance bands and touring the country, but for now they remain a New York band, and one that is going to blow up in 2010. You might as well jump on the bandwagon now, 'cause it's gonna get crowded real soon.Listen: Class Actress - "Careful What You Say"Class Actress - "Journal Of Ardency" <script type="text/javascript"> sr_adspace_id = 4549407; sr_adspace_width = 728; sr_adspace_height = 90; sr_adspace_type = "graphic"; sr_ad_new_window = true; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.afy11.net/srad.js?azId=4549407"> </script>
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