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2012, live music, music

[on the road] Sigur Rós

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Sigur Rós will begin their world tour in July.  Featuring eleven people on stage, the shows this summer are a combination of festival appearances and headlining shows.  A fan pre-sale for selected North American dates is coming soon.

North American Tour Dates
July 30 – Philadelphia, PA (Skyline Stage at The Mann)
July 31 – Brooklyn, NY (Celebrate Brooklyn – Prospect Park Bandshell)
August 1 – Toronto, ON (Echo Beach at Molson Canadian Ampitheatre)
August 3 – Montreal, QB (Osheaga Festival Musique Et Arts)
August 4 & 5 – Chicago, IL (Lollapalooza)
August 8 – Seattle, WA (The Paramount Theater)
August 9 – Troutdale, OR (Edgefield Ampitheatre)
August 12 – Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood Forever Cemetery)
[full list of tour dates]

♩ Sigur Rós//Ekki Mukk (from Valtari)

Valtari is due out May 28th (29th in the US)

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[hot off the press] Sigur Rós//Valtari

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I’m a little late on this, so unless you’ve been living under a rock all day, you’ve already heard the great news.  But just in case you’re still in the dark, i’m oh so happy to tell you that Sigur Rós is set to release Valtari, their first LP since 2008!

Though the band’s stunning concert film Inni and Jonsi’s incredible work on last year’s We Built a Zoo definitely helped tide me over until this point, the last 4 years have felt like 40.  Words simply cannot describe how excited I am for this release, but 2012 just got real.

While we all wait for May 28th to arrive, stream the first new track “Ekki Múkk” below.  Be sure to cheek out the video while you’re at it, which just happens to be directed by Jonsi’s sister, Inga Birgisdóttir.

Sigur Rós//Ekki Múkk

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(1) Day of Anticipation: 2012

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Now that 2011 is officially a thing of the past, it’s time to look ahead at what this brand new year has to offer us music fans.  2011 will be tough to top, but with a handful of my favorites all set to release new material, 2012 is shaping up to be a another great year.  So without further ado, here’s some of the music I’m most excited for in 2012…and please let me know who i’ve overlooked.

[p.s. apologies are in order. this post was originally planned for New Year’s Day, but between recovering from NYE festivities and holiday travels, it’s out a bit later than expected.]

 

Animal Collective

Title: TBA
Release: TBA

 

Azealia Banks

Title: Broke With Expensive Taste
Release: TBA
♪ 212

 

Blackbird Blackbird

Title: Boracay Planet EP
Release: TBA [expected early 2012]
♪ Tear

 

Chairlift

Title: Something
Release: 1/24/12
♪ Met Before [via soundcloud]

 

Grizzly Bear

Title: TBA
Release: TBA

 

Islands

Title: A Sleep & A Forgetting
Release: 2/14/12
♪ This Is Not A Song

 

Sharon Van Etten

Title: Tramp
Release: 2/14/12
♪ Serpents

 

Shearwater

Title: Tramp
Release: 2/14/12
♪ Breaking the Yearlings [via Sub Pop]

 

Sleigh Bells

Title: Reign of Terror
Release: 2/14/12
♪ Born To Lose

 

The xx

 

Title: TBA
Release: TBA
♪ Open Eyes (Demo)

 

Yeasayer

Title: TBA
Release: TBA
♪ Swallowing The Decibels

 

More noteworthy 2012 releases:
Air
Title: Le Voyage Dans La Lune
Release: 2/6/12

Andrew Bird
Title: Break It Yourself
Release: 3/6/12

The Beach Boys
Title: TBA
Release: TBA

The Big Pink
Title: Future This
Release: 1/17/12

Cat Power
Title: TBA
Release: TBA

Chiddy Bang
Title: Breakfast
Release: 2/28/12
♪ Ray Charles [via soundcloud]

Delta Spirit
Title: Delta Spirit
Release: 3/13/12

Dr. Dog
Title: Be The Void
Release: 2/7/12

First Aid Kit
Title: The Lion’s Roar
Release: 1/23/12
♪ The Lion’s Roar [via soundcloud]

Imperial Teen
Title: Feel The Sound
Release: 1/31/12

Lana Del Rey
Title: Born To Die
Release: 1/31/12
♪ Born To Die

The Long Winters
Title: TBA
Release: TBA

Lost in the Trees
Title: A Church that Fits Our Needs
Release: 3/20/12

The Lumineers
Title: The Lumineers
Release: March 2012

The Magnetic Fields
Title: Love At The Bottom Of The Sea
Release: 3/6/12

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s
Title: Rot Gut, Domestic
Release: TBA (expect March 2012)

Miike Snow
Title: Happy To You
Release: 3/26/12
♪ Devil’s Work [via soundcloud]

Miniature Tigers
Title: Mia Pharaoh
Release: TBA
♪ Boomerang

Nada Surf
Title: The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy
Release: 1/14/12

of Montreal
Title: Paralytic Stalks
Release: 2/7/12
♪ Dour Percentage [via soundcloud]

Phenomenal Handclap Band
Title: Form & Control
Release: TBA (expected early 2012)

Santigold
Title: Master of My Make Believe
Release: TBA (expected spring 2012)

School of Seven Bells
Title: Ghostory
Release: 2/28/12
♪ The Night

The Shins
Title: Port of Morrow
Release: TBA (expected March 2012)

Sigur Rós
Title: TBA
Release: TBA

Spiritualized
Title: Sweet Heart Sweet Light
Release: TBA (expected March 2012)

The Temper Trap
Album Title: TBA
Release Date: TBA

Tennis
Title: Young and Old
Release: 2/14/12
♪ Origins [via soundcloud]

2011, music, new music

[new music roundup] 11.15.11

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A few of my favorite new releases this week…

Caveman//CoCo Beware 

For fans of: Gauntlet Hair, Milagres, Bleached, Exitmusic
Key tracks: Thankful, Old Friend, A Country’s King of Dreams, December 28th

 

 

Childish Gambino//Camp 

For fans of: Chiddy Bang, VX, Tyler the Creator, The Weekend
Key tracks: Bonfire, Kids, You See Me, Sunrise

 

 

Crystal Stilts//Radiant Door EP

For fans of:  Dirty Beaches, Girls Names, Beach Fossils, Dum Dum Girls
Key tracks: Dark Eyes, Radiant Door, Frost Inside the Asylums, Still As the Night

 

 

Los Campesinos!//Hello Sadness

For fans of: Slow Club, Sky Larkin, Parenthetical Girls, Stagecoach
Key tracks: By Your Hand, Hello Sadness, Life Is a Long Time, Songs About Your Girlfriend

 

 

RACES//Big Broom EP

For fans of: Georgiaa, Exitmusic, Water Moccasins, Sounds Of Sirens
Key tracks: Big Broom, All for You

 

 

Rah Rah//Breaking Hearts

For fans of: Boxer the Horse, We Are The City, Still Life Still, Octoberman
Key tracks: Parkade, Hurt You Bad, Breaking Hearts, Arrows

 

 

This Warm December, A Brushfire Holiday Vol. 2 (i love xmas music)

For fans of: Christmas…Duh
Key tracks: Party Hard, Jingle Bell Rock, Frosty The Snowman, Christmas Must Be Tonight, Angel (Holiday)

 

More noteworthy new releases…
Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2
(i really love xmas music)
Goldmund//All Will Prosper
The Olivia Tremor Control//Black Foliage: Animation Music, Vol. 1 
(remastered and expanded)
Pink Martini & Saori Yuki//1969
Rah Rah//Rahmixes
R.E.M.//Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage 1982-2011
Sigur Ros//Inni (2-CDs & DVD)
Tegan and Sara//Get Along

 

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[on the rise] The Reminding Ideas

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LA locals, The Reminding Ideas, are gearing up for the release of their debut, House of Weather.

The Reminding Ideas started as a solution to a problem. The plaguing idea of writing songs to please others, whether it be labels, bookers, critics, or whoever else, became a barrier of creativity for Soule and Mangum. Pushing those pressures aside, the two started The Reminding Ideas to make music that both satisfied themselves and pushed their own boundaries creatively, musically, and production-wise. They incorporate electronic and classical elements, adding reverb, playing through pedals, mixing programmed and live drums, and orchestrating.

The band’s debut album House of Weather was recorded in Soule’s home studio PeopleMover Sound. Most of the songs were written spur of the moment. They then morphed, changed, shrank, layered.


“We built them up, destroyed them, then built them again. We were learning as we went and flying by the seat of our pants. It was very liberating to have our imagination be our limit. Why not write longer songs? Why not have no chorus? Why not have one line of verse? This is how we worked,” explains Soule.

House of Weather means different things to creators Soule and Magnum. They intended it to mean something personal and different to each listener.

Soule describes, “Ultimately it’s about the Universe, and emotions in the universe. What those emotions are is up to you. It’s up to what you hear and how you interpret that. There are parts of the album where it may seem that we think that nothing is going to go well. Rest assured, everything is going to be all right.” [source: planetary group]

I was lucky enough to get an early listen to House of Weather and I was pleasantly surprised.  They have quite a unique sound, which makes if a bit difficult to pin down.  One way I can describe it is if Thom Yorke sang lead vocals for The National, along with some of the minimalist elements found in Sigur Rós songs, thrown in for good measure.

House of Weather is due out Oct. 18th, via Orangehand.

♫ The Reminding Ideas – Vegetables ♫