Coachella Festival 2011 looks set to be a scorcher, with a line up that includes a reunited Death From Above 1979, Arcade Fire, PJ Harvey, Warpaint and Suede.
January, 2011
SOTD #193 // Best Coast – ‘When You Wake Up’
Taken from their split 7″ with Wavves, ‘When You Wake Up’ is just pure, classic Best Coast – swooning verses, summery melodies and a lovelorn Bethany Cosentino: perfect.
Tu Fawning – Hearts on Hold
A group of experienced songwriters come together and hammer out a collection of visceral, baroque anti-pop songs. Not exactly catchy, but definitely rewarding. Matthias Scherer reviews.
Listen to Peter Bjorn and John’s new song
Check out the latest frenzied slice of indie pop from Swedish trio Peter Bjorn and John.
Napoleon IIIrd – The Unknown Unknown (The Line of Best Fit Session)
We shot this film during Napoleon IIIrd’s triumphant performance at Hoxton Hall last month. Usually one to perform completely solo, using backing tapes, loops and a mass of pedals to re-create the sounds on record – here, Mabbett employs talent from the Brainlove Records fraternity including members of Internet Forever, Keyboard Choir, A Scholar and A Physician and Stairs To Korea. The results: jaw dropping.
Evan Voytas: ‘Tomorrow Night We’ll Go Anywhere’
A collaboration between Showstudio’s Nick Knight and Jamie Harley, the video that now accompanies Evan Voytas’ ‘Tomorrow Night We’ll Go Anywhere’ features a rather seductive Kate Moss.
Daniel Martin Moore – In The Cool Of The Day
Kentuckian Daniel Martin Moore is a singer-songwriter caught out of his time. Signed to Sup Pop, home of Tad Doyle lest we forget, yet inhabiting a world of Appalachian folk, he’s a kid with a world-weary outlook. There’s an old spirit lurking in a young man’s body, a voice from a time long-since lost.
Miss Quincy – Your Mama Don’t Like Me
Miss Quincy is brash, bold and seemingly constantly drinking. Perhaps she is the perfect person to take to mama; or, at the very least, her latest album exhibiting exceptional roots music certainly is.
[Premier] Young The Giant: ‘Apartment’
Ahead of the release of their debut 7” single ‘Apartment’ in February via Young and Lost Club, and the string of dates they have planned across London, we can exclusively reveal the five-piece’s brand new video.
SOTD #192 // Lulu And The Lampshades: ‘Cups (You’re Gonna Miss Me)’
The word ‘viral’ is so often overused in promotional spiel these days, but with over half a million hits on YouTube we probably don’t have much choice in labelling it so. Proof inside that this lot are worth getting excited about.
Keep Shelly in Athens release debut single
Mysterious dream pop duo Keep Shelly in Athens are set to release their debut single via Transparent Records.
See Broken Social Scene live in your living room Tonight!
Try as we might, we can’t all be in New York’s Terminal 5 tonight. However, Broken Social Scene have teamed up with Bowery Presents and Youtube to stream their show live. The show starts at 9pm EST, or 2am if you are in the UK. The show will also be re-broadcast at a later date.
Young Galaxy – Shapeshifting
Esteemed Gothenburg based Dan Lissvik produces the third album from Canada’s Young Galaxy. According to Chris Tapley they’re “intoxicated by re-invention” and pushing themselves toward a more sleek and optimistic sound with captivating results. TLOBF Recommended.
Win! Tickets to Esben and the Witch’s XOYO show
Win a pair of tickets to see the hotly-tipped trio at London’s XOYO, with support from Breton and Blessing Force purveyors Trophy Wife.
Lightspeed Champion – Bye Bye EP
“The violins and accordion of the orchestra bring to mind old-fashioned fairgrounds full of dead people. French dead people”. Well, what do you expect from an EP that’s been made in collaboration with the guy that put The Beach Boys and erm, Silverchair on the map? Dev Hynes and Van Dyke Parks make merry with this collaborative ‘effort’.
Kate Bush likely to release new material this year
After weeks of rumours, Kate Bush’s spokesperson has confirmed that 2011 is likely to see a new release from the seventies icon.
