Mxdwn Celebrates Beth Gibbons’ Take On Henryk Górecki
Mxdwn reviewed the recent release of Henryk Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 (Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs) performed by Beth Gibbons and The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki. The site contends that “Gibbons’ unusual take on opera breaks away from any classical convention of the genre, instead stripping everything back to really appreciate the beauty […]
Paste Has The New Fruit Bats Song, Along With Tour Dates
Paste Magazine featured Fruit Bats‘ “Gold Past Life,” the advance single from the upcoming album of the same name, yesterday. Eric D. Johnson says that the new track addresses “love and fate and the meaningless random brutal nature of the universe. Y’know, small stuff and big stuff!” Paste says, “Despite the vintage-sounding peppiness of ‘Gold Past Life,’ […]
The Electricity Club Loves Lost In Stars
The Electricity Club, a thoughtful British website devoted to electronic music, has a rundown of Lost In Stars‘ new LP. According to the article, the record takes “inspiration from a twelfth century mystic abbess, Hildegard, who affected by chronic illness, took musical reigns against all odds, creating a mystical soundscape to aid the pain.” The […]
Combo Chimbita Starts Tour, Releases Full Length LP This Week
“Fans of Chicano Batman, Hurray for the Riff Raff, or MAKU Soundsystem should take a listen” to Combo Chimbita, writes The Hartford Courant. The stunning Latinx psych quartet is set to open its summer tour in New Haven on Thursday with a show at The State House. The Courant writes that the band blends “a […]
LA Record Shares Lost In Stars’ “Don’t Ya!”
“Don’t Ya!,” which is but one of the standout tracks on Lost In Stars‘ new long player, is “brooding and propulsive… a slow-burner that suggests Primal Scream with a goth-y/industrial finish.” LA Record described it thusly in a recent online premiere of the song. According to Dylan Willoughby, the brains behind the project, the track is […]
Buzzbands Highlights Alex Lilly’s “Infantile”
In a recent feature in Buzzbands, Alex Lilly explains how she came to collaborate with producer Daedalus on the song “Infantile.” She tells the site, “I asked him if he had any instrumental demos lying around I could write a melody and words to, and he had this beautiful piece that sounds like an intricate […]
All Songs Considered Shares Beth Gibbons’ Sorrowful Songs
On a recent edition of All Songs Considered, selector Tom Huizenga chose to play “a three-hanky classical work from Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3, ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs,’ sung by Beth Gibbons, known best for her work with Portishead.” Gibbons’ newly-released recording, which is at radio now and features a stunning performance by the Polish […]
New Music From Lost In Stars
Lost in Stars is the LA-based electronic project of poet-composer Dylan Willoughby, whose music mines the depths of experimental electronic music, house, UK dubstep, grime, and synth-pop. A classically-trained pianist, Willoughby was born in London and spent most of his summers there as a child; this environment heavily influenced his love of electronic music. After […]
Treble Calls Beth Gibbons’ New LP “An Absolute Triumph”
Treble writes that the new recording of Henryk Górecki‘s Third Symphony, which is performed by Portishead‘s Beth Gibbons with The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, “needs to be viewed from two angles, representative of the two musical worlds brought together here. One is as a performance of Gibbons, lead singer of Portishead, taking on a turbulent […]
Down Dirty Shake Tours And Shares Spotify Playlist
Down Dirty Shake has announced a grip of California dates over the next few weeks, starting this Friday. The band has also put together a Spotify playlist of “serious love jams” for fans to enjoy. It includes the band’s original track “Woman” along with other choice cuts selected by the band’s members. Check it out […]
Flaunt Premieres New Alex Lilly Video
Flaunt Magazine recently premiered the third video from Alex Lilly‘s LP 2% Milk, “Infantile.” The video features the producer Daedalus, who also co-wrote and produced the song with Lilly. “The song is about throwing adult tantrums,” Lilly explained to Flaunt, “So it just seemed natural to get dressed up in balloon outfits and frolic in the controlled […]
Tiny Mix Tapes Explores Beth Gibbons’ Take On Górecki’s Third Symphony
As she sings Henryk Górecki's Third Symphony, "Beth Gibbons’ voice, urging contralto into soprano, shudders in a coarse fragility, where the ornament of opera-hall vibrato collapses into the weakness of voicing more pain than can be voiced." This is according to Tiny Mix Tapes, which has a longform feature on the piece and Gibbons' new rendition. […]
Record Store Day Was Rad – How Did You Celebrate?
Another Record Store Day is in the books, and it looks like the annual event was a success! We’ve seen some great wrap-ups of local events, like this photo gallery from The Dallas Observer and this one from The Miami New Times. We’d love to get a better idea of what your station did to celebrate, […]
Parade Highlights Alex Lilly’s Acoustic “Firefly”
Alex Lilly is a talented multi-instrumentalist whose 2% Milk features lots of production layers. Yet she’s a songwriter at heart, and her work shines through even without the bells and whistles. Her songwriting prowess is evident in a stripped-down, acoustic version of “Firefly,” a track from 2% Milk that Lilly recently chose to re-explore. The new version […]
Exclaim! Appreciates Beth Gibbons’ Raw Take On Górecki’s Third Symphony
Exclaim! is impressed with Beth Gibbons’ rendition of Henryk Górecki’s Third Symphony, writing that, “in the hands of Gibbons, the orchestra, and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, the music slides from doomy lurches to shimmering sweeps to, occasionally, gorgeous reprieves from its own grievous weight. The orchestra carries its countryman’s music with sheer orchestral brio, and Gibbons — who […]
The Juno-Nominated Barr Brothers Speak To The Globe And Mail
The Barr Brothers’ Queens Of The Breakers was nominated for a 2019 Juno Award in the category of Best Adult Alternative Album. It didn’t win, but the nod did earn the Barr Brothers a lengthy profile in The Globe and Mail. Though the Barrs are originally from the US, the paper asked them about their […]
New Music From Alex Lilly
Alex Lilly is a Renaissance Female. In addition to writing, producing, and playing in her own musical projects – including Obi Best, The Living Sisters, Touché, and Zero DeZire – the LA-based Lilly has established a notable career on the road in the touring bands of esteemed musicians like Beck, Lorde, Ry Cooder, and the […]
The Quietus Explains The History Of Górecki’s Third Symphony
The Quietus has an exploration into Beth Gibbons’ new recording of Henryk Górecki’s Third Symphony, one that delves into the history of the work – and its huge success on the British charts – and places this new version into a larger context. It’s a very informative read for anyone who has been captivated by the […]
The Smoking Flowers Add Tour Dates
The Smoking Flowers are a road band, so it’s no surprise that they’ve extended their seemingly-permanent 2019 tour to include more dates in the Midwest and Southeast. See the band here: 04/13 – The 5 Spot – Nashville, TN 04/23 – The Hi-Tone – Memphis, TN 04/24 – Harte’s Saloon – Chicago, IL 04/25 – […]
Brooklyn Vegan Rounds up Record Store Day Releases
Record Store Day is this Saturday, and there are plenty of special releases available for fans and vinyl collectors. Brooklyn Vegan did a feature last week on RSD 2019 that are worth venturing out for, and it includes releases from AmApAc-affiliated artists including the bird and the bee, The Flaming Lips, and The Dream Syndicate. […]
