A few of my favorite new releases this week…
Beach House//Depression Cherry
[beachhousebaltimore.com]
Destroyer//Poison Season
[facebook.com/Destroyer]
Foals//What Went Down
[foals.co.uk]
Sea Lion//Desolate Stars
[facebook.com/sealionlinn]
Tijuana Panthers//Poster
[tijuanapanthers.com]
The Weeknd//Beauty Behind the Madness
[theweeknd.com]
Yo La Tengo//Stuff Like That There
[yolatengo.com]
What are your favorite new releases this week?
Depression Cherry, the group’s fifth album, is coming out August 28 on Sub Pop (pre-order). To celebrate the release, the band is launching an extensive North American and European tour from August to December this year.
A few of my favorite new releases this week…
Afghan Whigs//Do to the Beast
[theafghanwhigs.com]
Courtney Barnett//The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas
[courtneybarnett.com.au]
Duck Sauce//Quack
[quackisback.com]
Various Artists//The Space Project (out April 19th for Record Store Day 2014)
[lefserecords.com/space-project]
Woods//With Light and With Love
[woodsist.com/woods]
Zee Avi//Nightlight
[zeeavi.com]
More new music at Largehearted Boy.
A few of my favorite music videos of 2013…
Arcade Fire – Afterlife
Beach House – Wishes
Kavinsky – Odd Look
David Bowie – The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
Vampire Weekend – Ya Hey (Official Lyrics Video)
Youth Lagoon – Raspberry Cane
I really hate to admit it, but Kanye West’s Yeezus was one of the year’s best hip hop records. But since Mr. West is such a world class d-bag, I’m not doing the guy any favors and promoting his work. Lucky for me, this happened…
James Franco & Seth Rogen – Bound 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRckgn36lzY
What is (31) Days of Good?
“Before releasing Bloom, we decided that we would only participate in ‘promotional’ activities that we could control artistically and give substantial energy. We had previously been involved in too many live sessions, radio tapings, photo shoots, etc., where the outcome was far below our personal artistic standards. We also felt a need to distance ourselves from the ‘content’ culture of the internet that rewards quantity over quality and shock over nuance.
The concept for Forever Still was about a year old when Pitchfork came to us about supporting and collaborating with us on a project that we really cared about
Forever Still is directly inspired by Pink Floyd’s Live at Pompeii. We wanted to perform in a non-typical setting without losing the spirit of our music. We felt the songs would resonate in a more majestic and spiritual landscape. The experience was an intense three nights of filming. Everyone involved in production and crew was benevolent in their time and talented in their efforts. We were very lucky to have the help and hard work of many people who aided and lent their abilities to our vision.
The basic concept is four songs performed from sunset to sunrise.
We tried to keep the edits minimal with long takes in order to focus on the energy of the songs, the landscape, and the physicality of live performance. The entire film was shot in or around Tornillo, Texas, where we recorded Bloom. Like Bloom, we hope that Forever Still is experienced as a whole, long form.”
x. Beach House