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[hot off the press] Big Black Delta//BBDLP1

As a successor to the free debut EP BBDEP1Los Angeles experimental pop project Big Black Delta’s debut LP BBDLP1 is out today on Coming Home Records.

Citing “being out of tune” as a muse, the songs on the album are the spawn of multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Bate’s imagination and inspired musical exploration. It was recorded entirely on a laptop given to him by Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails, SONOIO) in and all over Los Angeles, from assorted apartments and friends’ houses to backyards across the city, often at all hours of the night. Guests on the album include Cortini, who played his buchla on “The Zebrah,” as well as Morgan Kibby (M83, White Sea) whose vocals are featured on “Dreary Moon.”

Tonight will mark the last night of Big Back Delta’s residency at The Satellite in Los Angeles, CA. As a celebration of the album release, Big Black Delta will be selling signed limited-edition colored vinyl, brand new shirts, posters, and decals. Bates will be  performing with live vocals, dancing, an orchestrated light show, and dueling female drummers Mahsa Zargaran and Amy Wood, as depicted in the brand new video for “Betamax” included above.

I’ll be at the show tonight, so come along and say hi.  Either way, enjoy the track “Capsize” below, as well as the brand video for “Betamax”.

♫ Big Black Delta – Capsize ♫

[watch] Fanfarlo//Replicate

A couple of weeks ago, Fanfarlo released the video for their brand new track, “Replicate” (BIG thanks to All Songs Considered for bringing this to my attention).  I really dig this track and can’t wait to hear more.  Enjoy the video below, along with a message from the band, and then head on over to fanfarlo.com for more (hint: if you sign up for the mailing list, you can download “Replicate” for free).

 

Dear all,

Almost exactly a year ago we stopped touring and sat down to write a new record. Earlier this year we went to a remote slate quarrying town in Northern Wales to record it and now we finally have the finished result in our hands.

There is so much we want to show you! It was hard to decide where to start, but we decided to start at the beginning. So here is the first song from our new album — it’s called ‘Replicate’. Over the summer there were so many visual ideas we wanted to incorporate in presenting this music to you, both on your screens and live, coming to play in your city. The first puzzle piece is the video above we made in collaboration with Alex Southam.

But that’s not all. We also have a small number of shows scheduled which we are terribly excited about. Simply cannot wait to play you all the new music. And of course, coming to the shows is the only way of hearing it.

Here are the dates:

Sept 30 London, Hoxton Hall – tickets
Oct 25 Boston, Brighton Music Hall
Oct 27 New York, Mercury Lounge – tickets
Oct 29 Washington DC, Red Palace
Oct 30 Brooklyn, Glasslands – tickets
Nov 01 Philadelphia, Johnny Brendas
Nov 13 Tenerife, Auditorium – tickets
Nob 15 Madrid, Heineken Music Selector – tickets
Nov 16 Barcelona, Bikini – tickets
Nov 18 Toledo, Heineken Music Selector – Círculo de Arte – tickets
Nov 19 Cadiz, Heineken Music Selector – Sala Imagina – tickets

See you there!

Love,
F

[watch] Locksley//The Whip (Dance Mashup)

I’m not a dance…but I do dance, and this is most definitely my favorite video right now.  If this doesn’t make you want to dance…I pity you.  Enjoy!

And if you were curious at all of who or what Locksley is, they’re an indie pop band based out of Madison, WI.  If you want more Locksley, be sure to visit their website.

[on repeat] The White Panda//Midnight Life

Mashup maestros The White Panda never cease to amaze me.  Their most recent offering, “Midnight Life”, combines two unlikely artists — one of my favorites, M83, and one of my not-so -favorites, Kanye West.  The result is a high-energy track that’s sure to put some extra pep in your step and I for one will have it on constant repeat this weekend.

Head on over to thewhitepanda.com, where you can stream and download “Midnight Life” for free (along with pretty much every other track they’ve put out).

[watch] Icarus Himself//On Your Side

Madison’s electro-psych-folk band Icarus Himself just released a brandnew video for “On Your Side”.

“On Your Side” is the first single from the band’s upcoming album Career Culture, to be released on October 11th on Science of Sound Records. The band’s sophomore full-length is a sonic cinema, drenched in the influences of artists like Kurt Vile, Deerhunter, The Who, and David Bowie. [source: planetary group]

 

♫ Icarus Himself – On Your Side ♫

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Tour Dates
10.8 Madison, WI @ UW Union Der Rathskellar
10.14 Eau Claire, WI @ The Mousetrap
10.15 Minneapolis, MN @ Kitty Cat Klub
11.2 Chicago, IL @ Utlra Lounge
11.3 Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9
11.4 Bloomington, IN @ Rhino’s
11.6 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie’s
11.7 Asheville, NC @ Lexington Ave. Brewery
11.9 Brooklyn, NY @ Spike Hill
11.11 Toledo, OH @ Ottawa Tavern
11.12 Rock Island, IL @ Rozz Tox