The War On Drugs will record the same song over and over again, and then, like a group of audiophiliac butchers, they’ll hack it apart – removing skin to reveal its fleshy core. Listen to the first taster from new EP ‘Future Weather’ inside. Absolutely essential stuff.
August, 2010
Green Man Festival – Brecon Beacons, Wales 20/21/22 August 2010
Green Man once again proves itself to be one of the most imaginative and unique venues for both local and international, up-and-coming and veteran artists to perform for audiences of all ages.
[Photos] Delorean – East River State Park, Williamsburg NYC 29/08/10
Delorean wrapped up NYC’s weekly ‘Pool Parties’ this Sunday and our trusted lensman Cory Smith was on hand to shoot the masters of balearic-pop in action.
Arcade Fire unveil interactive video
During a weekend that saw them play headlining sets at Reading and Leeds, Arcade Fire unveiled an experimental new collaborative video for their song ‘We Used To Wait’. Harnessing the capabilities of HTML 5, the video invites viewers to type in their postcode or childhood address, and then uses Google Maps to generate a user [...]
Celebration confirm first post-4AD release
Celebration, who left 4AD after their previous release in 2007, have confirmed details of their first new work. Friends Records, the band’s new label, have announced the release of Hello Paradise, which is the Celebration’s first release as part of their Electric Tarot project. A project, unveiled last year, which see’s the band record material [...]
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Hawk
Hawk hearkens back to a simpler time when the variable stations on the radio would form the soundtrack to any road trip, as this album audibly presents the listener with a guided tour of the most fervent aspects of classic, rugged Americana.
Brian Eno confirms new album details
So, yeah, I was on holiday last week when this extra information about Brian Eno’s forthcoming album on Warp was released, so I’m going to post it now, in case other readers missed it! The album will be called Small Craft On A Milk Sea, and will see the light of day on the 2nd [...]
Joel Plaskett – Three To One
There’s an easy charm and feel-good familiarity about Plaskett’s songs, and Three to One serves as a fine introduction to his lovingly crafted work. Rhys Evans reviews.
Bear In Heaven – Beast Rest Forth Mouth Remixed
Having received glowing praise from Pitchfork among others, last year’s Beast Rest Forth Mouth receives the remix treatment from a whole host of accomplished knob twiddlers, and for the most part it’s a winning marriage of synths and psychadelia.
The Walkmen – Islington Academy, London 25/08/2010
The Walkmen are exceptional in their field – a band even greater than the sum of their already impressive parts
Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People EP
Sufjan Stevens is still the emotional, down-cast wreck that penned ditties about serial killers, cancer patients and ruined Christmases that he always was. And by God, we love him all the more for it. Especially when he releases material as good as this from nowhere…
Rachael Dadd – Elephee EP
Rachael Dadd’s new EP Elephee offers an excellent example of accomplished penmanship, but is not without its flaws, says Tiffany Daniels.
The Like – Release Me
The last thing you’d expect in 2010 was for mid noughties also-rans The Like to burst into your living room in a tie-dyed mini as mini-skirted 60’s-style pop-sirens, unless, of course, you take a lot of LSD.
Sun Araw announces UK & European Tour for Autumn
Sun Araw has announced an extensive European and UK tour.
Nils Frahm: ‘Unter’
Unter is a short piece recorded in Nils Frahm’s Berlin flat, it’s beauty inspired German filmmaker Ralph Etter to capture this mezmerising video.
Summer Camp – Young EP
The problem with being a buzz band is that, eventually, you’ve got to go somewhere with it. And so Summer Camp emerge from months of whirlwind hype with their first proper release, ‘Young EP’.
