NY trio, Blonde Redhead, are hitting the road this Summer for a North American tour. They’ll kick things off May 8th at NY’s Terminal 5 and then wrap things up July 19th at Chicago’s Bottom Lounge. Head on over to the band’s site for more tour info, and be sure to join their mailing list in exchange for a free download Not Getting There.
Blonde Redhead’s latest, Penny Sparkle, is available now.
Amazing. Creative. Fascinating. These are just a few words that describe Eric Whitcare’s Virtual Choir.
You might be asking yourself, “What exactly is a ‘Virtual Choir’?”. Rather than me attempting to describe it, go ahead and scroll on down. The words and videos below are straight from the source.
Enjoy!
The Virtual Choir began in May 2009 as a simple experiment in social media, when Britlin Losee – a fan of Eric’s music – recorded a video of herself singing “Sleep” and shared it on YouTube.
After watching the video, Eric responded by sending a call out to his online fans to purchase Polyphony’s recording of “Sleep”, record themselves singing along to it, and upload the result.
Scott Haines generously volunteered to cut the video together. Eric was so impressed by the result that he decided to push the concept to the next level by recording himself conducting “Lux Aurumque”, and asked Virtual Choir members to sing along to that. Once again, Scott edited the audio and video and produced the beautiful result shown below:
Virtual Choir 1.0 received over 1 million hits in the first two months of its release.
Ever ambitious, for this latest Virtual Choir project Eric called for 900 singers to record themselves singing “Sleep”. At the final tally he received 2052 contributions from singers in 58 countries.
Upon previewing the video at TED 2011, Eric (and the choir) received two standing ovations – testimony to the power of the internet to connect people of all backgrounds and abilities and create something beautiful across time and space. [source: http://ericwhitacre.com/the-virtual-choir/history]
I can’t remember who (or what) first introduced me to the Brooklyn indie pop two-piece that is Savoir Adore, but i’ve been a big fan since first listen.
They haven’t really slowed down since their debut EP, The Adventures of Mr. Pumpernickel and the Girl With the Animals in Her Throat, was released back in November 2010. They most recently played SXSW and have since headed back to the studio to “explore the unknown”. In the meantime, checkout one of my favorite Savoir Adore tracks below and head on over to their site and take advantage of a free download of Loveliest Creature and check out their tour schedule.
No joke, I could probably devote this blog exclusively to covering Childish Gambino and posts would be more consistent and abundant.
Hot on the heels of his last offering (The Longest Text Message), Mr. Gambino (aka Donald Glover, aka The Hardest Working Person in Show Biz) just dropped yet another brand new track, Break (All Of The Lights). Originally a Kanye track, Gambino makes it his own covering all the music, singing the Rhianna hook, and contributing some solid flows. I for one like this more than the original, but i’m not the biggest Kanye fan. Give the track a listen and let me know what you think.
The latest from LA indie pop duo, The Submarines, is out today! Love Notes/Letter Bombs is their third full-length studio album and i’m quite excited. The good people at Paste have the album available to stream in it’s entirety. I haven’t given the new record a proper listen, but i’m not too worried. I’ve really enjoyed what i’ve heard thus far and if Love Notes/Letter Bombs is anything like their previous releases, i’m sure i’ll enjoy it just as much.
For more Submarines, be sure to visit their main site and check out their tour schedule (tour kicks off April 5th in Echo Park!).