Ano passado os tambores do Brooklyn bateram mais fortes com o debut dos The Drums lançado. Não muito tempo em silêncio, eles já anunciaram um novo disco. Batizado de "Portamento", o novo disco terá 12 faixas e está previsto para setembro no Reino Unido. A sonoridade continua a mesma como podemos perceber no single já lançado, "Money", guitarras alegres, sintetizadores e letras contagiantes. O single que anuncia o novo disco acaba de ganhar um video e você confere aqui:
Foi lançado hoje um single digital da dupla Zooey Deschanel e M. Ward (a.k.a. She & Him). disponivel pela iTunes, Amazon e Merge o single vem com duas faixas; "I Put a Spell On You" que é um classico do macabro Jay Hawkins(ou Screamin' Jay Hawkins) e uma versão ao vivo gravada no programa de rádio KCMP da faixa que está no Volume Two, "Lingering Still". Para ouvir e comprar o single basta ir até a loja da Merge Records e se deliciar com a linda voz da linda Zooey.
"Girls Names formed in Belfast in January 2009 with their first gig booked before the duo had even played together. In their short existence they've quickly streamlined their sound, forging their own self-styled "disposable noise pop" reminiscent of the 80s shadow world of Black Tambourine and Felt. They've been prolific too, honing their sound over the course of several releases, including an EP on Captured Tracks and a mini album on Tough Love. "I Lose" represents the next step in their evolution. Recorded as a three piece for the first time, the track is driven by an insistent cyclical riff, punctuated by Cathal Cully's deceptively assured croon. Entitled "I Lose" as a response to Brilliant Colors track on the flip, the song is charged with a confidence that belies its title, Cully lifting two fingers to the past as he intones: "I don't miss my old life". The first of their new recordings, "I Lose" bodes well for their forthcoming debut album in early 2011. San Francisco's Brilliant Colors have staked-out a unique spot in the indie music landscape, inspired in equal parts by post-punk DIY fervor and the spiky pop of C86 and early Flying Nun/Creation label output. Their 2009 album, Introducing, combined guitar buzz with dreamy melodies and rushing rhythms, forming a startling blend of The Dils and Shop Assistants. Fresh off the simultaneous release of singles on Slumberland and Make-A-Mess, and a UK tour with La La Vasquez, Brilliant Colors have hit the studio again to record "You Win", this time with the estimable Ty Segall. Driven by an absurdly catchy vocal melody and the band's now trademark distorted guitars, "You Win" is another anthem in Brilliant Colors' ever-growing catalog, offering a superb taster for their new album, due Spring 2011."(slumberland recs)
A Slumberland Records(US) e a Tough Love Records(UK) se juntaram para lançar um split 7" com as bandas Girls Names e Brilliant Colors. O single terá duas faixas(uma de cada banda) e como o titulo de cada uma propõe: uma responde a outra. A faixa "I Lose" fará parte do debut da Girls Names que já vazou por aí, não diferente do Brilliant Colors que também terá "You Win" no seu lançamento de 2011. Neste single o Brilliant Colors trabalhou com ninguém mais ninguém menos que Ty Segall, o "ás" da nova geração garageira. Mais uma prova que teremos um ano repleto de lançamentos de qualidade. Lançamento previsto para 23 de novembro junto com obras de arte concebidas pelo vocal do Brilliant Colors, Jess Scott. Ouça abaixo:
Zonoscope, the long-awaited In Ghost Colours follow-up from Australian dance-rock wizards Cut Copy, is due to arrive February 8 in North America via Modular. (It's out February 4 in Australia and February 7 in Europe.) And right here, you can stream "Take Me Over", that album's first official single. The track's out now digitally, with a 12" due shortly. When the album drops, the group plans on doing some serious touring across the globe. They've announced the first round of tour dates, which will take them through Australia and Europe.(pitchfork)
A Modular acaba de lançar o primeiro single oficial do "Zonoscope", novo album do Cut Copy. O disco deve ser lançado no começo de fevereiro e eu mal posso esperar. Quando lançarem o disco vai ser iniciado uma turnê pelo mundo todo e eu espero que o Brasil esteja nessa listinha de shows. Quanto ao single; é fabuloso. Me lembrou "Move" do CSS e os bons tempos ouvindo Donkey.
jj are a band that release music through the Gothenburg-based record label Sincerely Yours, which was founded by the Swedish pop group The Tough Alliance. The name jj is a reference to the French film Jules et Jim. The band released their debut single "jj n° 1" in early 2009 and a couple of months later they released their debut album jj n° 2. Both the debut single and the debut album received a Best New Music inclusion from Pitchfork Media and a rating of 8 and 8.6 respectively. On December 24, 2009 it was announced that the American record label Secretly Canadian had signed jj to their label. At the same time, the release date for jj's second full length album was slated. The album, which will be called jj n° 3, will be released in the United States and Sweden on March 9, 2010. (wiki)
A gravadora Sincerely Yours disponibilizou para download o novo single do JJ. Com duas faixas o single tem samples de "I Wanna Make Love" do Akon(hahaha), em "Let Them", e a outra faixa intitulada "I'm The One / Money On My Mind" é uma linda versão da intro do The XX. Ouça e baixe!
The Swedes making thoroughly infectious, guilty pleasure-like pop is like Brits loving cups of tea - it seems to be part of the national psyche. How else can you explain Abba, Ace of Base and Robyn raiding the charts in the past? They seem to know how to make everybody get down, so forgive me for offering the plaudits to another splendid Swedish act - Museum of Bellas Artes. The Stockholm (surprise, surprise!) trio provide a smorgasbord of 70s funk, 80s electro and echoing sounds in their latest EP Days Ahead. And it stays true to tradition - this reviewer certainly found himself swaying his body from side-to-side in a state of electronic bliss.(Soundblab)
Depois da maravilhosa "Who Do You Love", o Museum of Bellas Artes resurge com um novo single e o lançamento do EP "Days Ahead". Com 4 faixas o EP vai ser lançado pela Force Majeure dia 15 de novembro. Enquanto não vaza, veja a psicodelia de uma pista de dança acompanhada de um som doce e com uma melodia pop que só os suecos sabem fazer em "Watch The Glow".
"In the fall of 2009, Dylan Baldi was an 18-year-old college student studying saxophone and sound recording at a small college near Cleveland, OH. He had played in bands around town since he was old enough to hold a guitar, but recently he’d been putting his solo music on record through the magic of home recordings. He titled the solo project “Cloud Nothings,” made a myspace page, friended some bands he liked, and sat back to wait. That’s when a certain NYC show promoter known for putting on shows in unorthodox venues emailed asking if Cloud Nothings wanted to play with buzz bands Real Estate and Woods at the Market Hotel. This happened to be the same date that Dylan had to play a mandatory performance with his college band or end up failing the class, which put him in the awkward position of having to decide if it was worthwhile to drop out of college to play a very first show with a non-existent band that had only been written about on a couple blogs and heard by a few people. We are most grateful for his decision. Cloud Nothings will release a 7 inch single called ‘Didn’t You’ in the summer of 2010." (Old Flame Recs)
'Last year, the wounded, starry-eyed San Francisco indie-pop group Girls released their debut album Album and made our year-end top 10. Before this year is up, they'll follow Album with a brand new EP. Broken Dreams Club is out November 22 on True Panther. Broken Dreams Club includes six songs and lasts 30 minutes. JR White, Girls' instrumental guru, recorded it at the band's own home studio. And according to the music-selling site Interpunk, where you can now pre-order the EP, Broken Dreams Club features "a more massive, lusher sound with horns, pedal steel and psychedelic effects dappled throughout."' (pitchfork)
"Warpaint weave intricate guitar lines,hypnotic vocals and driving post punk rhythms into gorgeous, sprawling songs that skirt the line between psychedelia and intimacy. Both live and on record, Warpaint sound like they're channelling something truly otherworldly, mystical. The Fool is their utterly mesmeric debut full-length album roduced and mixed by Tom Biller (Liars, Jon Brion, Sean Lennon) in Los Angeles, with further mixes from Andrew Weatherall (Bjork, My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream) and Adam Samuels (John Frusciante, Daniel Lanois)." (Amazon)
