2012, music

[premiere] The Jealous Sound//A Gentle Reminder

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A Gentle Reminder is the long-awaited follow-up to The Jealous Sound’s debut LPKill Them with Kindness, which was named one of Spin‘s best albums of ’03 and described by Pitchfork as, “somewhere between the professionalism of Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American and your favorite slice of homegrown emotion.”  The newest LP promises not only to be a worthy successor of the highly-praised debut, but reveals the foursome at the top of its craft.

To get the word out about the debut LP and U.S. Tour, the band is premiering a full stream of the album, which will be available for a limited time from now until midnight on Tuesday!  The stream is available on SoundCloud and below.  Enjoy!

 

 

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2012, music

[on the rise] Oh! My Blackbird

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Alt-folk trio Oh! My Blackbird, fronted by lead vocalist and guitarist Annie Sullivan, harness the magic of close vocal harmonies and pissed off lyrics. With Nick Jozwiak (cello, bass, auto harp) and Veronica Kohl (tambourine, vocals), they create a tight yet playful folk pop sound. On March 6th, they will release their full-length album Dare Me.

Inspired by classical music — particularly choral music and madrigals — and 60’s and late 70’s folk revival, mixed with 90’s-00’s era rock, their sound is driven by tight vocals and witty, often venomous lyrics. Sullivan tells introspective tales of real life experiences that are steeped in traditional pop — like a string of really bad boyfriends — mixed with a mystical folk mentality.

Oh! My Blackbird released their first EP Too Much Future in May 2011, followed by Drop Dead EP in October 2011. Look for more of the band’s acoustic folk pop sounds, combined with mystical and psychedelic elements on Dare Me. Recorded in January 2012, Dare Me was produced by Oliver Ignatius (Ghost Pal) at the Cobble Hill based recording studio Mama Coco’s Funky Kitchen. [source: feeling anxious]

 

 

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2012, music, video

[watch] Sleigh Bells//Comeback Kid

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Sleigh Bells released their video for “Comeback Kid” today — the first single from the upcoming sophomore LP Reign of Terror (due 2/21 via Mom + Pop)

After Sleigh Bells wrap up their extensive Florida tour with Diplo and Brooklyn’s Liturgy, the noise-pop duo will be playing select North American shows around the release of Reign of Terror.

02/16 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
02/17 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
02/18 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
02/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box
02/23 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
02/24 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox at Market

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Sleigh Bells//Comeback Kid (from Reign of Terror)

 

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2012, music

[on repeat] Porcelain Raft

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Porcelain Raft is the brain child of Italian born Mauro Remiddi.  Over the last couple of years, Remiddi teased us with some impressive EPs and singles, and toured with the like of The Antlers and Youth Lagoon.  Now as he gears up for the release of his debut LP Strange Weekend (out tomorrow, 1/24, via Secretly Canadian!), he’s touring Europe, including a couple runs with M83 and Smith Westerns (dates).

I’m not exactly sure how Remiddi has managed to craft such a dreamy and visceral sound, but i’m sure it has something to do with his 27 years of travels across Europe, from his native Italy to London; of caravaning with the Berlin Youth Circus playing traditional gypsy Klezmer music; or maybe reinterpreting traditional music in North Korea; and maybe even his stint playing piano for an Off Broadway tap dance show.  Whatever it is, I don’t really care, it works.

♪ Porcelain Raft – Put Me To Sleep (from Strange Weekend)

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