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The Microphones – Reissues (P.W. Elverum & Sun) Cloudeater – Purge (Nibiru Records) Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch) The Pastels – Slow Summits (Domino) Mia Dyson – The Moment (The Co-Op)
Cloudeater – Going for Adds
Purge, the new album from Cloudeater mixed by Prefuse 73, is going for adds this week. It is the group’s most impressive work as they continue to create music that pulls from the diverse cultural landscape of their Atlanta, GA hometown. With driving rhythms, fuzzy guitar, and atmospheric synths – Purge transcends a singular genre […]
Essie Jain – Going for Adds
Essie Jain‘s unique audio-visual record will be going for adds this week. All Became Golden was directed by Natalie Johns, arranged by Nico Muhly (Björk, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, The National, Antony and the Johnsons, Grizzly Bear, Sam Amidon) and was created in the span of two days at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. The project […]
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The Microphones – Reissues (P.W. Elverum & Sun) John Vanderslice – Dagger Beach (Tiny Telephone) The Pastels – Slow Summits (Domino) Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch)
New Music From Cloudeater
Purge, the new album from Cloudeater, is the group’s most impressive work to date as they continue to create music that pulls from the diverse cultural landscape of their Atlanta, GA hometown. With driving rhythms, fuzzy guitar, and atmospheric synths – Purge transcends a singular genre to create a sound reminiscent of several styles including […]
Behind the Scenes – Cloud Control’s “Dojo Rising” Music Video
Ian Pons directed the music video for “Dojo Rising“, the new single from Cloud Control, in Bolivia. In an article for Brainwash TV, Pons describes the making of the music video, including selecting the young actress to play the vengeful birthday girl, locating a large amount of confetti, and trying to convince police to let him […]
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John Vanderslice – Dagger Beach (Tiny Telephone) The Microphones – Reissues (P.W. Elverum & Sun) The Pastels – Slow Summits (Domino) Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch)
New Music From Essie Jain – Get It Here
All Became Golden, the new audio-visual record from British singer-songwriter Essie Jain, delivers an innovative project that serves as a triumphant return for Jain. All Became Golden was directed by Natalie Johns, arranged by Nico Muhly (Björk, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, The National, Antony and the Johnsons, Sam Amidon) and was created in the span of […]
The Flaming Lips – “Turning Violent” Music Video Premiere – Rolling Stone Feature
The Flaming Lips recently released their video premiere for “Turning Violent.” The music video, for the exception of a short appearance of a light show, is pretty submissive, allowing the listener to focus on the song. Filmed in a “pale room,” the video highlights the band playing while a “quiet ritual seems to be occurring.” […]
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The Microphones – Reissues (P.W. Elverum & Sun) John Vanderslice – Dagger Beach (Tiny Telephone) The Pastels – Slow Summits (Domino) Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch)
John Vanderslice – NPR Music Video Premiere
John Vanderslice‘s Dagger Beach was recorded in his own Tiny Telephone studio located in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District. Therefore, it is only fitting that the music video for one of the album’s highlight tracks, “How The West Was Won”, showcases said studio. The video’s director, Jake Wachtel, describes Tiny Telephone as “an awesome, inspiring […]
Mia Dyson – NPR’s “Here and Now” Feature
Mia Dyson is back in her adopted home of Southern California after playing dates throughout the east coast earlier this summer. While on the road, she spoke to NPR affiliate WBUR on their show Here and Now. In the feature, we learn the role Eurythmic‘s Dave Stewart played in her career and the winding road […]
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The Microphones – Reissues (P.W. Elverum & Sun) The Pastels – Slow Summits (Domino) Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch) Anchoress – Set Sail (Defiled Under Music) Cloud Control – “Dojo Rising” [digital single only] (Votiv)
John Vanderslice – SF Weekly Interview/Album Review
John Vanderslice‘s newest album Dagger Beach peaked at #34 on the CMJ charts last week. In his interview with SF Weekly, he talks about how leaving his label Dead Oceans allowed him to create a record that “gave up altogether on choruses, bridges, and pop song structures”, claiming that making music “had to feel risky again.” Vanderslice did […]
The Microphones – “It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water” Album Review
It’s been thirteen years since It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water debuted and its recent reissue has done nothing but remind people how incredible the album and The Microphones are. A review of the reissue by PopMatters points out that The Microphones did not fit in with their popular musical landscape of the time, and the […]
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The Pastels – Slow Summits (Domino) Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch) Anchoress – Set Sail (Defiled Under Music) Cloud Control – “Dojo Rising” [digital single only] (Votiv)
John Vanderslice – KEXP & KMET Features – New Peak at CMJ
After reaching a new peak at #39 this past week at CMJ with Dagger Beach, John Vanderslice has proven himself yet again with his well received new album. His song “How The West Was Won” earned “Song of the Day” at KEXP a couple weeks ago because of its “metaphor for the push-and-pull relationship at hand” in tandem with a “groove” […]
The Microphones’ “Reissues” – Including “The Glow Pt. 2” – Now Streaming on Pitchfork Advance
The Microphones are reissuing five albums on vinyl: Song Islands; Don’t Wake Me Up; It Was Hot, We Stayed in The Water; Mount Eerie; and The Glow Pt. 2. Pitchfork named The Glow Pt. 2 the best album of the year in 2001, calling it “one of the decade’s finest passion projects, every word a plea, every chord another gust of wind.” Pitchfork is […]
Bombino’s “Nomad” – CMJ & Rolling Stone Best Albums of 2013 (So Far)
Tuareg artist Bombino‘s newest album, Nomad, has been listed as one of the best albums of the year, and it’s only July! Produced by the Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach, Nomad was named as one of Rolling Stone‘s “Best Albums of 2013” in their mid-year report here. It was also listed in “CMJ‘s Top 20 Albums […]
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The Pastels – Slow Summits (Domino) Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South (Nonesuch) Anchoress – Set Sail (Defiled Under Music) Cloud Control – “Dojo Rising” [digital single only] (Votiv) Mia Dyson – The Moment (The Co-Op)
