Coming Soon: New Music From The Barr Brothers
The Barr Brothers are an up-and-coming band from Montreal that recently signed to Secret City Records. Their first single, “Beggar In The Morning,” will be digitally serviced to you this week. Expect their upcoming self-titled debut album to arrive towards the end of September. RIYL: Wilco, The Low Anthem, Black Keys
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New Music From 400 Blows – “The Rescue Party” – Digital Servicing Only
Exciting news today: “The Rescue Party,” the latest single from the 400 Blows’ upcoming album Sickness and Health, has premiered on the front page of theOnion’s AV Club and is also now available for digital serving exclusively from us! “The Rescue Party” is a return to cathartic, hardcore form, six years after their last release, Angel’s Trumpets and Devil’s […]
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Bjork “Crystalline / Cosmogony” (Nonesuch-One Little Indian) – digital servicing only Strange Markings – Lightly Asleep (Muddmins!) Cheikh Lo – Jamm (Nonesuch) – digital servicing only We Are Augustines – EP (Turnout) Chris Thile and Michael Daves – Sleep with One Eye Open (Nonesuch) Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain (Nonesuch) Coming Soon The Barr Brothers – The Barr Brothers (Secret City Records) Ry Cooder – Pull up Some Dust and Sit Down (Nonesuch)
Björk Video Premiere
The music video for Björk’s single, “Crystalline,” premiered last week. Directed by longtime collaborator Michel Gondry, the video has already received tons of press from Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound, Hipster Runoff, the Huffington Post, and more. Watch it here. In other news, Omar Souleyman’s remixes of “Crystalline” and as-of-yet unreleased song “Thunderbolt” are available on CD, vinyl […]
We Are Augustines: 4-stars on Consequence of Sound
We Are Augustines Rise Ye Sunken Ships recently received a 4 star review fromConsequence of Sound! The site says the record “recall[s] the best distillations of early U2 (a proclivity toward huge, emotional, and anthemic rock songs), Bruce Springsteen (a dramatic use of keyboards with personal, confessional lyrics), [and] The National (sharing similarly frantic, snappy post-punk drums […]
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Cheikh Lo – Jamm (Nonesuch) Strange Markings – Lightly Asleep (Muddmins!) We Are Augustines – EP (Turnout) Chris Thile & Michael Daves – Sleep with One Eye Open (Nonesuch) 400 Blows – “We Killed Like Champions” (ORG Music) – digital servicing only Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain (Nonesuch) Coming Soon The Barr Brothers – The Barr Brothers (Secret City Records) Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (Nonesuch)
Going for Adds: Björk – “Crystalline” / “Cosmogony” – Digital Servicing Only
Last week we digitally serviced you “Cosmogony,” Björk’s second single from her upcoming album Biophilia. The track’s subtle, steady bass rhythm provides the heartbeat for an intricate, multi-layered brass melody. Coupled with Björk’s distinct vocals and lyrics, “Cosmogony” paints a picture both primal and etherial. The track’s sparse and haunting production and orchestration evokes a sense of vast, spiritual […]
More from Strange Markings
Strange Markings will be playing a free show at the Bootleg Theater in LA on Monday, August 29! Mark your calendars, friends. Also, Strange Markings is available for interviews. Contact us if you’d like to have Strange Markings say funny things on your radio station. Thanks to all of you that have been supporting Lightly Asleep. […]
Cheikh Lo – Going for #1 New World
Thanks to all of you that have been spinning Cheikh Lo‘s Jamm. The record has climbed near the top of the CMJ New World chart and now we’re looking to hit #1. Anything you can do to give the record at extra push at your world shows this week would be greatly appreciated.
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We Are Augustines – EP (Turnout) Chris Thile & Michael Daves – Sleep with One Eye Open (Nonesuch) 400 Blows – “We Killed Like Champions” (ORG Music) – digital servicing only Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain (Nonesuch)
Catching Up With Graham
How many more Internet distractions do we need? At least a couple more, right? I recently started using Instagram which has been a lot of fun. I also signed up for Spotify on the day it launched, but I have yet to spend much time with it. I still haven’t accepted my invite to Google+. Am I […]
New Music from Björk – “Cosmogony” – Digital Servicing Only
Björk has just released another single from her upcoming album,Biophilia. Described as “the album’s theme song,” “Cosmogony” (pronounce kahz-MAH-juh-nee) invites you to “fly through a three-dimensional galaxy.” During the journey, we suggest you turn up your subwoofer. The free Biophilia App has also been released today on iTunes. It serves as a platform for each of the album’s ten […]
The Low Anthem – Fall Tour Dates
The Low Anthem has just announced a US headlining tour for September and October 2011 to support their latest album, Smart Flesh. The album has received considerable praise this year, with the Los Angeles Times calling it “a gorgeous, inventively arranged set of reverb-rich root ballads” and Rolling Stone saying “it’s as if the Band stripped their prairie-goth majesty down […]
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Björk’s – “Cosmogony” Coming Soon
A man A plan A canal would like to thank everyone who has been spinning “Crystalline”, Björk‘s first single off the upcoming Biophilia album. Later this week we’ll be digitally servicing “Cosmogony”, another new track. This song will be released on iTunes along with the Biophilia mother-app. To learn more about the app click here. “Crystalline” is one of ten tracks on […]
Cheikh Lo Short Film
Cheikh Lo’s latest release, Jamm, continues to amaze audiences with his vibrant sound and positive, lyrical outlook. Check out this cheerful short film of Cheikh Lo on location in his home country of Dakar, Senegal where he walks the colorful streets and performs his vibrant beats.
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Strange Markings – Lightly Asleep (Muddmins!) We Are Augustines – EP (Turnout) Chris Thile & Michael Daves – Sleep with One Eye Open (Nonesuch) 400 Blows – “We Killed Like Champions” (ORG Music) – digital servicing only Emmylou Harris – Hard Bargain (Nonesuch) Randy Newman – The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2 (Nonesuch) – digital servicing only Amadou & Mariam – Amadou & Mariam: Remixes – (Nonesuch) – digital servicing only James Farm – James Farm (Nonesuch) – (featuring […]
Björk’s “Crystalline” – Download And Spin
Björk continues to tease audiences with news on her groundbreaking album,Biophilia. The first single, “Crystalline”, is a haunting track that combines a subtle blend of organic and electronic sounds, featuring one of several custom-made instruments created for the multi-dimensional album. Check out this clip of the “gameleste”. To construct this instrument she enlisted the help of cymbalsmiths and organ-makers. In […]
Examine We Are Augustines
This week, Bill McCarthy from We Are Augustines caught up with the Manhattan Local Music Examiner for a revealing interview that offers us an insider’s look at the band and the experiences that shaped them. McCarthy draws from raw emotion and delivers songs that are both heart-wrenching and inspiring. Read the full interview here!
