new Radiohead album: in rainbows?

A day after some joker pulled off one of the more impressive Rickrolls of all time in the form of a cryptic, Internet-wide Radiohead LP7 pseudo event, the band has posted this to their official homepage at midnight GMT, October 1:



Hello everyone.

Well, the new album is finished, and it's coming out in 10 days;

We've called it In Rainbows.

Love from us all.

Jonny

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From the In Rainbows site:

RADIOHEAD HAVE MADE A RECORD.

SO FAR, IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THIS WEBSITE.

YOU CAN PREORDER IT IN THESE FORMATS:

DISCBOX AND DOWNLOAD.

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The alleged tracklist:

CD 1 AND VINYL
15 STEP
BODYSNATCHERS
NUDE
WEIRD FISHES/ARPEGGI
ALL I NEED
FAUST ARP
RECKONER
HOUSE OF CARDS
JIGSAW FALLING INTO PLACE
VIDEOTAPE

CD 2 AND VINYL
MK 1
DOWN IS THE NEW UP
GO SLOWLY
MK 2
LAST FLOWERS
UP ON THE LADDER
BANGERS AND MASH
4 MINUTE WARNING

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Of course, this could all be a joke too, but it seems like a lot of work for a prank. If it is legit, this is one of the coolest ways in history to release an album.

NPR's live concert series: animal collective

NPR is streaming Friday night's Animal Collective show at Washington D.C.'s 9:30 Club as part of their Live Concert Series. The highly excitable enthusiasts over at Collected Animals are calling it the best live recording of the band ever captured. Here are a few selected mp3s from the set, but you can hear the whole thing here.

mp3:
Animal Collective Derek
Animal Collective Daily Routine
Animal Collective Brother Sport

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Dallas:

Central Booking is offering up a few pairs of free tix for next week's !!! and Black Lips shows at The Loft.

gorilla vs. bear presents

A huge week of shows coming up in Dallas next week, highlighted by a few gorilla vs. bear presented affairs. The party gets started on Monday at the Loft with !!! and special guests The Field and The Party:


flyer by david

mp3:
!!! Must Be the Moon

Next week also brings the Black Lips (responsible for two of the year's best albums) and Devendra Banhart to town. Check the sidebar for flyers/details.

mp3:
Black Lips Not a Problem
Devendra Banhart Seahorse

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MOKB has footage of St. Vincent's performance at the Hot Freaks! after-party.

beirut and edward droste: "cliquot"

Beirut performs one of the best songs from The Flying Club Cup, with an assist from Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste. These guys need to go ahead and make an album together immediately.



Beirut and La Blogotheque have teamed up to film a video for each track from The Flying Club Cup. Watch them here.

Simian Mobile Disco remixes Celebration

celebration's katrina ford

Our friends over at Beggars Blog just posted this banging version of new Celebration tune "Hands Off My Gold," reworked by the purveyors of one of the year's finest dance albums, Simian Mobile Disco. They recommend it for "club people and Celebration fans alike."

mp3:
Celebration Hands Off My Gold (Simian Mobile Disco re-jack)

And in other Celebration news, yesterday Spinner premiered the video for The Modern Tribe's first single, "Evergreen." The video has been described to me by at least one expert as "Superman meets Dune." Watch it after the jump...

(more) new Bangers & Cash

The misogyny and cartoonishly offensive cover art continues. Just remember kids, it's a 2 Live Crew "homage." Collect 'em all:

mp3:
Bangers & Cash Bitch

You can view the "Bitch" cover art after the jump, but I probably wouldn't do it if I was you...

caribou: "after hours"

Here's the fourth in a series of live videos filmed in Caribou frontman Dan Snaith's home studio, which the band appropriately dubbed "the pink room." This clip, for Andorra favorite "After Hours," features Snaith's furious drumming and offers a glimpse of how the band'll sound on their upcoming North American tour.



Watch the other live Caribou "pink room" session videos at Stereogum, Daytrotter, and Pitchfork.

Hotel Chevalier

Wes Anderson has released a free iTunes download of Hotel Chevalier, a 13-minute prequel/introduction for his upcoming film, The Darjeeling Limited. The short, which was shot in 2005 and stars Jason Schwartzman and a bruised-up Natalie Portman, was originally intended as a "working draft for the feature," according to the LA Times. Anderson also tells the Times that he hoped Chevalier "would play out like a piece of short fiction while Darjeeling would unspool like a novel." Plus, um, Natalie Portman's first nude scene. Get it here.

In case you're wondering what that one song was, it's Peter Sarstedt's "Where Do You Go To My Lovely."

Grizzly Bear: "knife" live at hot freaks!

Here's footage of Grizzly Bear performing "Knife" at our unrelated-to-ACL Hot Freaks! after-party at Club Deville. As you'll see in the video, the rocky backdrop of Deville's gorgeous outdoor stage couldn't have been any more perfect for the band's ethereal set, which was attended by members of both the Arcade Fire and the Killers. Thanks to our friends from Austin's Super!Alright! for the vivid images, and to Grizzly Bear for the jaw-dropping hymns.



(YouTube version)

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Video featuring each of the Hot Freaks! performers (including St. Vincent, the Rosebuds, Art Brut, White Denim, and more) will be posted every day for the next week or so at Brooklyn Vegan, Chromewaves, MOKB, YANP, Aquarium Drunkard, and La Blogotheque.

song of the night

"Jeremiah" is a beautifully warm and wistful pop song that the Archivist made in his bedroom, and I've had it on repeat all evening. It drifts away too soon though, fading into some disorienting yet hypnotic found sounds about the stars that make you forget what you were listening to in the first place. Promising, and recommended.

mp3:
The Archivist Jeremiah

If you liked that song you can (and should) download The Archivist's whole EP for free here.

new Grizzly Bear: "Blackcurrant Jam"

...well, it's not the whole thing, just a gorgeous 53-second preview of their upcoming contribution to Worried Noodles, a 39-track collection of songs based on the work of Scottish artist David Shrigley. Blackcurrant jam is the nicest jam. The nicest jam you can have. Thanks to YANP for the tip:



Worried Noodles is out October 23 on Tomlab. Other contributors include David Byrne, Liars, Hot Chip, Deerhoof, TVOTR, Dirty Projectors, and more.

fun fun fun

We're psyched to be one of the sponsors of this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX. This is only the 2nd year for the young festival, which will take place November 3-4 in Waterloo Park, and features over 50 bands on 3 stages. Our friends at Transmission Entertainment did an amazing job putting together an eclectic lineup this year: Cat Power, Diplo, the New Pornographers, Explosions in the Sky, Girl Talk, Of Montreal, Final Fantasy, Busdriver, Battles, White Denim, and way more. This will sell out, so get your tickets here now.

mp3:
Diplo Bart So So Krispy
Celebration Evergreen
Busdriver The Troglodyte Wins
The New Pornographers Myriad Harbour

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We're documented fans of The Cave Singers' debut LP, Invitation Songs, which comes out today on Matador. You can get it -- along with an exclusive non-album bonus track -- with a 25-download trial on eMusic. Here's the first single from the record:

mp3:
The Cave Singers Seeds of Night

The Cave Singers are also playing the Fun Fun Fun Fest. See I told you it was a good lineup.

"meg white sex tape" not actually meg white

That "Meg White sex tape" that's been floating around for a week or so that everyone is just now posting about? Clearly not Meg White (NSFW). In other news, click the "read more" link for this week's playlist for our Sirius Blog Radio show, complete with a bunch of assorted mp3s. The show airs at noon EST, and again at midnight. Listen for free here.


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1. Grizzly Bear--Alligator (feat. Dirty Projectors + Beirut)
2. Cass McCombs--Petrified Forest
3. Brazos--Mary Jo (mp3)
4. Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear--Deep Blue Sea
5. Marissa Nadler--Diamond Heart (mp3)
6. Animal Collective--#1
7. Hot Chip--Shake a Fist
8. Simian Mobile Disco--I Believe
9. The Tough Alliance--Silly Crimes (mp3)
10. Bangers & Cash--Shake That (mp3)
11. Bangers & Cash--BOOTAY (mp3)
12. Lil Wayne--I Feel Like Dying
13. Bangers & Cash--Loose (mp3)
14. J Dilla--Workinonit
15. Ghostface Killah--Block Rock
16. Bodies of Water--I Guess I'll Forget the Sound
17. St. Vincent--These Days
18. Beirut--A Sunday Smile (mp3)
19. Zach Condon of Beirut--Venice
20. The Tough Alliance vs. Taken By Trees--Too Young (mp3)
21. The Besnard Lakes--For Agent 13
22. Celebration--Heartbreak
23. Yeasayer--2080 (mp3)
24. The Black Lips--Off the Block
25. Caribou--Melody Day (Four Tet Remix)
26. Panda Bear--Untitled
27. Devotchka--How It Ends

lions + limes

Thanks to my favorite UK blogger for sharing the title track from Jonquil's upcoming LP, due out next week on Try Harder. I'd never heard of this band, but "Lions" is a perfectly soaring and achingly sincere (if a little too short) introduction that, upon first listen, evoked admittedly hasty comparisons to Beirut and the Arcade Fire.

mp3:
Jonquil Lions

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the limes

Our friends in transatlantic pop collective The Limes sent us their newest gem over the weekend, all the way from France/North Carolina. I'm not sure how Limes contributor Mina Tindle isn't a household name by now, but this can only speed things along:

mp3:
The Limes Beyond Blue

Deerhoof + Bloc Party: Live in Dallas

While I was enjoying the sights and sounds of White Denim, Peter and the Wolf, the Books, Pinback, Midlake, etc. at the Wall of Sound Festival last night at LaGrave Field, David took in the sold-out Deerhoof + Bloc Party show at Dallas' House of Blues. Post and photos by David:



Bloc Party commanded the audience with noble poise, exuding humble British earnestness, and were accompanied by rather appropriate and tasteful visuals. Not my favorite band by any stretch, but they made an impressive, skilled statement to the sold out crowd, and I might say it was somewhat difficult to not walk away a bit more enthused about Bloc Party than before. Kele's an impressive frontman, and the fellas all have their own differentiated purpose as they stand as silhouettes in the backlit haze.




kele rocking his finest jorts











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Openers Deerhoof were taut as always and proved, yet again, why they remain one of the better bands of the decade. Admittedly, the children of the night might have been somewhat aghast by this admittedly very strange trio, but that's ok. It's thrilling to see such a vividly gifted band have the opportunity to play before fresh ears. They covered quite a bit of ground, yet Friend Opportunity was distinctly absent among the older classics. Deerhoof are ill as sin.

DEERHOOF:










Satomi catches some air

In related news, Deerhoof recently made a bunch of unreleased mp3s available at their website, and here are a few of the highlights:

mp3:
Deerhoof Kidz are So Small
Deerhoof Holy Night Fever
Deerhoof Milkman

(view the full Deerhoof + Bloc Party set here)

the monks

Thanks to our friend Bill for telling me about The Monks, a band of 5 American GIs stationed in Germany during the mid-'60s, whose short-lived career resulted in some of the weirdest recordings ever and a bunch of confused German kids. They've been called "the first free-floating building in the history of rock 'n' roll," and while it'd be obvious to say that a band this innovative and weird was ahead of their time, it's almost unfathomable to me that these guys existed in 1966.



mp3:
The Monks Monk Chant (live)
The Monks Oh, How to Do Now

Read more about the band's history here.

new peter and the wolf

To very little fanfare, Red Hunter has quietly self-released the new Peter and the Wolf album, The Ivori Palms. Inspired by a dream featuring one of his heroes and recorded mostly during late nights/early mornings spent squatting and drinking Scotch with panhandlers, vagabonds, and other assorted bums in a condemned Canadian warehouse, the album finds Red returning to the lo-fi homemade sounds of his earlier recordings. And while the record does contain its share of beautifully traditional folk songs, it also hints at Red's (possible) boredom with that genre, as he experiments with new arrangements and instruments -- most obviously on the badass kalimba jam, "The Bike of Jonas." For me, songs like "Better Days" and "Sparks" sort of embody The Ivori Palms' theme of hope and optimism in the face of uncertainty, and like most of the record's best moments, they're an ideal soundtrack to those nights that -- for whatever reason -- you're still up at 4 AM.

mp3:
Peter and the Wolf Better Days
Peter and the Wolf Sparks (live recording)

Purchase The Ivori Palms directly from Red here.

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LaGrave Field

Peter and the Wolf plays at 8:15 at Saturday's Wall of Sound Festival in Fort Worth along with some really great bands, including Explosions in the Sky, Ghostland Observatory, Midlake, Pinback, the Books, White Denim, Ghosthustler, the Paper Chase, Brothers & Sisters, and the list goes on. I've never seen a show at a minor league ballpark, but I'm really looking forward to it.

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We posted a track from Huntsville, Alabama's Paper Route Recordz crew a while back (to decidedly mixed reactions). They're starting to get quite a bit of play on hip-hop blogs and message boards, and seem poised to be the next thing to blow up in Southern hip-hop. Oh man, I hope this happens, mainly because these guys are insane. Listen to this track, which features this off-the-charts-unlikely sample, to get an idea of how bizarre these guys are, mostly thanks to Mali Boi's slow-motion production:

mp3:
Paper Route Recordz Rollin'

Buy more Paper Route Recordz tracks at their myspace.

new bangers & cash: "loose"

Spank Rock and Benny Blanco are serious about this 2 Live Crew homage, huh? This is the third track from the EP, and these things are getting progressively dirtier (check "Shake That" and "B-O-O-T-A-Y"). This is probably my favorite one yet, and again, NSFW or anywhere else really. Can't wait to play this on Sirius to test the limits of that whole "uncensored" thing:

mp3:
bangers & cash loose (feat. amanda blank)

Check the "Loose" artwork after the jump...

glory hope mountain

I haven't talked about Ottawa's The Acorn in nearly two years, but I figure it's about time I mentioned that they have a pretty gorgeous new album coming out next week on Paper Bag Records. The band's first full-length, Glory Hope Mountain, is a beautiful tribute to and recounting of the life of lead singer Rolf Klausener's mother, Gloria Esperanza Montoya. I was immediately drawn to the album's closing track, "Lullabye (Mountain)," which Klausener says best sums up the relationship he had with his mother. In his mother's native Honduras, lullabyes are traditionally sung by women, so Klausener recruited the heartbreaking vocals of Ohbijou's Casey Mecija, and the results are stunning.

mp3:
The Acorn Lullabye (Mountain)

Glory Hope Mountain comes out September 25 on Paper Bag Records. Pre-order here and get a free poster.

celebration's campfire songs

Here is the first in a series of "Campfire Songs" that Celebration will release in advance of their wonderful new LP, The Modern Tribe. The song is a stripped-down version of album standout "Tame the Savage;" filmed in the woods around a virtual campfire, starring a little deer and Katrina Ford's inimitable voice:



The Modern Tribe will be released on October 9th, and like we said before, best new music. Have a song:

mp3:
Celebration Evergreen

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unrelated:

Panda Bear like whoa.

ACL 2007 in Polaroids

my morning jacket at ACL '07

This year's trip to Austin for the ACL Festival was all about the extracurriculars. That's not to say the festival didn't have it's fair share of highlights, however. Although slightly depressing, Sound Team's final show was really great, providing a bittersweet end to the band's way-too-short career. At least two-thirds of us* are now officially My Morning Jacket fans after their stellar set before a radiant sunset. A small suggestion for the esteemed ACL Advisory Board: more hip-hop next year? Common and M.I.A.'s sets were fun as hell, and both were among the most energetic and well-received of the entire festival. We were also impressed by bits and pieces of several other sets, including Bloc Party, Regina Spektor, and LCD Soundsystem. Our lone regret of the weekend: no Bjork sightings. Seems like everyone but us bumped into her at our hotel pool, and her set was one of the most unanimously lauded of the fest. We did run into a bunch of other people though:


maya arulpragasam


win butler


jeff tweedy


kele okereke


james murphy


bill baird (after he and murphy swapped sunglasses)


farmer jim james of mmj


andrew bird

The Hot Freaks! after-parties were even better than we'd anticipated. Friday's performances by Crazy Sexy Rainbow, Brazos, and Grizzly Bear were all outstanding. As YANP mentioned, the cliffs of Club Deville provided the ideal backdrop for Grizzly Bear's ethereal jams, and the Super Alright! dudes did an amazing job of hooking up the complementary visuals. We missed Art Brut, instead opting to check out last-minute addition Car Stereo (Wars)' killer DJ set. Members of the Arcade Fire were in attendance, and even the Killers stopped by to check out Grizzly Bear, which Ed Droste dubbed "the most random thing ever." I think Brandon Flowers' mind was slightly blown by GB's incredible set, and rightfully so:


brandon flowers (with that other guy from the killers)


edward droste


eddie argos

Saturday's Hot Freaks! bill delivered as well. Locals Sparrow House and Yellow Fever had the misfortune of competing with the Arcade Fire's festival set, but both won over the gradually-building crowds. The Rosebuds were up next, and as per usual with them, a dance party broke out on stage. The joint was packed by the time St. Vincent took the stage at the Mohawk, and she didn't disappoint. She played solo at the fest, but this was a full-band affair, and the packed house fell in love.


annie clark


daniel rossen + edward droste

Check out more random Polaroids from the weekend after the jump...

(*Most shots by David, with a few by Garrison and myself. I'm not just using the "royal we" this time. Thanks to JBeau, Michael Feferman, Fresh & Clean, and everyone else who was nice to us.)


peter bjorn and john (with big guitar)


drew barrymore


tom hagerman of devotchka


colin meloy


chris bear of grizzly bear


joseph arthur (by tamara gallegos)


alex turner of the arctic monkeys (with other monkeys in distance)


britt daniel (by micki lile)


Sound Team bid the world adieu in fitting fashion


the fire


ben kweller


chris taylor of grizzly bear

Arcade Fire: Live at KLRU Studios

The highlight of the weekend for us was without a doubt the Arcade Fire Austin City Limits television taping. The ACL studios were transformed into blogger central (Stereogum, La Blogotheque, IGIF, MOKB, YANP, and Aquarium Drunkard were all in attendance), and the band played a full set that pulled equally from Funeral and Neon Bible (see setlist below). Our front row, side-stage seats -- we were the first ones in line because we are nerds -- offered us the rare chance to experience the best live band in the world from literally less than five feet away.


photo courtesy of Garrison's iPhone

Highlights of the hour-long set included Regine screaming right into our faces through her megaphone -- while making eye contact nearly the whole time -- then killing said megaphone by slamming it to the ground and shattering it at our feet. Definitely one of the more uncomfortable and memorable show-going experiences in recent memory. Other notable moments: every song from Funeral, Win demanding the crowd to "Stand the fuck up" on national television, the overpowering organ to kick off "Intervention," and watching the Blogotheque guys lead the frenzied dance party on the floor. Despite having to dodge flying debris from shattered megaphones, drumsticks, and other assorted broken shit (thanks Will Butler), it was was an exhilarating experience that won't soon be forgotten. Thanks to Maury and the great people at ACL/KLRU for their hospitality. We'll keep you posted on when this will air, because you don't want to miss it. UPDATE: The Arcade Fire taping will air on November 10 on most PBS stations.

oh mary jo

brazos at hot freaks! (photo by chromewaves)

I just returned from Austin after an unbelievably exhausting and fun whirlwind weekend (more on the fest later). After being extremely impressed by Brazos' new material during their pre-Grizzly Bear Hot Freaks! set, I had their upcoming EP A City Just As Tall on blast during most of my drive home. This is the opening track and my current favorite song from the EP, and coincidentally, a fantastic soundtrack for driving up I-35 with your windows down:

mp3:
Brazos Mary Jo

Purchase A City Just As Tall here for $6.99.

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related:

We'll have our full, obnoxiously huge ACL thing up sometime tonight or tomorrow, but in the meantime, make sure to check out our friends at the following fine establishments. Good to see all these guys (and girls) at the fest:

Austinist, Aquarium Drunkard, Brooklyn Vegan, Information Leafblower, La Blogotheque, Stereogum, My Old Kentucky Blog, Daytrotter, I Guess I'm Floating, Flux-Rad, Ultra 8201, MFKWCRG, You Ain't No Picasso, Scenestars

hi dallas

The ACL Festival usually means an influx of good shows here in Dallas, and this year's no different. Tomorrow night brings the St. Vincent/The National tour to the Granada, and Wilco will play the Palladium. If you plan on going to Wilco, stick around for the free (w/ ticketstub) afterparty upstairs with JV:



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Tonight, Diplo + Switch play at Suite, which promises to be a blast if you can get in. If you're in Austin this evening, see you at Beauty Bar for Flosstradamus.

bootay

Here's the second track from Spank Rock and Benny Blanco's upcoming Bangers & Cash EP, due out October 9. "B-O-O-T-A-Y" offers a pretty funny take on this, and it goes without saying that it's extremely NSFW:

mp3:
Bangers & Cash B-O-O-T-A-Y

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Previously: "Shake That"

Great Lake Swimmers: free EP

Great Lake Swimmers are offering up a free 5-song live EP from their sold-out show at Toronto's Church of the Redeemer. The set featured Owen Pallet on violin, with backup vocals coming courtesy of Basia Bulat. Here's a sample:

mp3:
Great Lake Swimmers Moving Pictures Silent Films

And here's the link to the .zip file:

Great Lake Swimmers Live From the Church of the Redeemer EP
(31.5 mb)

dig a pony

Remember that St. Vincent post from yesterday? Well here's another one...Annie covers "Dig a Pony" in the back of a cab. So awesome:



(via forkcast)

St. Vincent added to ACL lineup

Dallas' own Annie Clark has been added to the Saturday ACL lineup. She'll take the stage at 4 PM. You can also catch Annie later that same night at our free, totally-unrelated-to-the-festival afterparty at the Mohawk (along with Sparrow House, the Rosebuds, and Yellow Fever). If you haven't seen St. Vincent live, I strongly urge you to check her out if you'll be in Austin. Both times.



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Related: Check Sparrow House's recent Daytrotter session.

White Stripes cancel ACL appearance

Lame.

b-ball zombie war

Here's the new Stones Throw podcast, featuring tracks from the upcoming B-Ball Zombie War, mixed by Peanut Butter Wolf. The record (and by extension, the podcast) features Q-Tip, Madlib, Doom, Dilla, Quasimoto, and others.

mp3:
Peanut Butter Wolf zombie playoffs mix (31.5 mb)

b-ball zombie war comes out Oct. 2.

wet and rusting

Not sure how I missed this last week, but it's pretty awesome. I hadn't listened to Menomena's Friend and Foe in a while, and I'd like to thank these two little French kids for reminding me how amazing it really is.

(more) new Glass Candy + Chromatics

glass candy

On the heels of this, comes "Covered in Bugs." This one is out there:

mp3:
Glass Candy Covered in Bugs

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Chromatics' new record Night Drive is out now, and at this point it can only be obtained directly from the group. Chromatics had a few tracks on the BNM-anointed After Dark compilation, and I can assure you this is better than that. Here's a track from the record:

mp3:
Chromatics Night Drive

the world is awaiting

From bassist Bill Baird's blog comes the sad news that Sound Team is officially disbanding. The band will play their final show at ACL on Saturday, so come out and bid them farewell. Fortunately, Bill Baird will continue his always-improving Silent Sunset solo-project. Here's a great new video from Bill, featuring the unreleased "the world is awaiting." (video by Praveen Ayyagari)



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Also, according to Bill:

"Sound Team's Catalog will be available on our website, completely free, and in high quality digital format. Unreleased material will also be available, including live recordings, radio session, b-sides, and outtakes."

mp3:
Sound Team No More Birthdays (San Francisco Bay)

new Wu-Tang: "watch your mouth"

Ghostface Killah in Dallas

Spine Magazine is hosting a new track from Wu-Tang's highly anticipated upcoming LP, 8 Diagrams. Status Ain't Hood has heard most of the new record, and based on their preview, sounds like it could be a return to form for the Wu. "Watch Your Mouth" is definitely promising, mainly because it's a true Wu-Tang track, featuring just about everybody (Rae, Ghost, Rza, Meth, Deck, etc.):

mp3:
Wu-Tang Watch Your Mouth (link removed)

(via Spine Magazine)

acl afterhours

The ACL Fest is only a week away, and it seems like there's an increased number of afterhours activities this year. There's our unrelated-to-the-fest thing, a Paste/Daytrotter thing on Friday, the usual full schedule of ACL TV tapings, and this assortment of Beauty Bar shows, featuring appearances by M.I.A., Flosstradamus, Bloc Party, Ramesh of Voxtrot, and others:

new Caribou: "yo-yo"

caribou

Here's a track from Caribou's new 2007 tour-only CD, which can currently be had exclusively at shows on his European tour. This buzzing, swirling number is probably the only track from the CD that would have been at home on Andorra, but the whole thing is a nice companion (and change of pace) to everyone's favorite new record, as well as an added incentive to catch one of Mr. Snaith's upcoming performances.

mp3:
Caribou Yo-Yo

Get Andorra here, and check Caribou's massive tour itinerary here.

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Sincerely Yours (the home of The Tough Alliance) is offering up a new Jonas Game track for free download here.

wild tigers i have known

"Though the song was written for Cam Archer's film of the same name, it is movie-like on its own; visually rich and starkly scored. And like the rest of White's work, it demands a repeat audience." - SF Weekly


emily jane white

Layering Cat Power-esque vocals over a crisp piano arrangement, San Francisco resident Emily Jane White has created a beautiful piece, both lyrically and musically, that could easily have been a You Are Free bonus track. CP comparisons aren't bad things -- we love Cat Power -- and when not haphazardly used to describe any artist with a reverby female voice, it can perk one's ears. This track is featured in the film mentioned above (the soundtrack also features Six Organs of Admittance) and will also be available on White's Dark Undercoat, scheduled for an October release on Double Negative Records.

mp3:
Emily Jane White Wild Tigers I Have Known

new Castanets demo: "Glory B"

This is a nice way to end the evening: Ray Raposa is currently in Nevada making a new Castanets record (presumably the follow-up to October's In the Vines). Listen to an "unfinshed and early version" of a beautifully understated little song called "Glory B" at the band's myspace, until he decides to take it down.

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In other Asthmatic Kitty news: Ray Raposa, Sufjan Stevens, Liz Janes, Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors, Sebastian of Inlets, and others will guest on Chris Schlarb's upcoming debut solo album, due out on AK on December 4th. We're looking forward to it.

Kid Sister says Suite is lame

Kid Sister asked me to relay this message to anyone that was treated badly or turned away for various ridiculous reasons at Suite for her show last week in Dallas with Flosstradamus. While she and the Floss kids felt really terrible about what happened, I can assure you guys it wasn't their fault at all:

"i'm sorry dallas. not letting people into a club is soooooooooo lame and it makes me furious to know that went on. we had no idea it was happening, but i suspected it might which is why i had my friend instruct the promoter to let each and every person in. aghhhh. Its really frustrating because the whole philosophy behind why i make music is inclusion and making everyone feel welcome to listen. i will never play that place again. sowwy guys. :(
love,
ks"

I'm personally kind of embarrassed that Kid Sis and Flosstradamus now have this negative impression of Dallas, and this does not bode well for the Diplo/Switch show at Suite on the 13th. Anyway, Kid Sister also wanted me to make sure to tell you guys that she thought the venue was "gross," and that next time she comes back to Dallas, she's playing "someone's dad's basement or a field or something" and everyone is invited. In the meantime, check out this insane tour if it's coming to a city near you:



mp3:
A-Trak MIA-roder
Kavinsky Dead Cruiser

new Spank Rock mp3: "Shake That"

Spank Rock has posted the first mp3 from his Bangers & Cash EP on his myspace page. It goes without saying that none of this is even remotely safe for work:



mp3:
Spank Rock Shake That

hands up

Here's the brand new mixtape from North Texas' own Central Booking crew. These guys have been killing it around here for a while, and this seamless hour-long mix (featuring Yelle, Pase Rock, Lil' Mama, Blaqstarr, M.I.A., the Cool Kids, and more) pretty much speaks for itself. It's the fucking Party.

mp3:
The Party Vol 5: Hands Up (81 mb)

(mixed by $elect, Sober, and Nature)

related:

We don't make it up to Denton much these days, but the We Shot J.R. Awards Party will be well worth the trip. All ages, free beer for 21+, and the lineup features the aformentioned Central Booking DJs, Pitchfork-approved locals Ghosthustler and Farah, and six of Denton's best bands. And free beer. Click:



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View the full tracklist for The Party Vol 5: Hands Up after the jump...

The Party Vol. 5: Hands Up:

1. Mima - Ojo Avizor (DJ Nature Remix)
2. Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Eli & Diplo rmx)
3. Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (d.i.m. remix)
4. Yelle - À Cause des Garçons (Sta Remix)
5. FAM-LAY - Let it Drop (Red Foxx rmx)
6. Pase Rock - Lindsay Lohan's Revenge
7. Armand Van Helden - Playmate (Featuring Roxy Cottontail & Lacole 'ttigga' Campbell)
8. Dave Nada - Pump it up
9. Blaqstarr - Tote It
10. Blaqstarr - Hands Up Thumbs Down
11. Krames - Oh my god
12. M.I.A. - URAQT (Luvtek rmx)
13. B - Easy - Bongo Joint rmx
14. Lil Mama - Lip Gloss (Krazy Fiesta rmx)
15. Bonde Do Role - Gasolina (Crookers rmx)
16. Bonde Do Role - Melo Do Tobaco (Radioclit rmx)
17. Natalie Storm - Hot Fuck
18. Youngbloodz - Don't Start No Shit (Klever rmx)
19. Soulja Boy - Crank Dat
20. Cool Kids - Gold and pager (Klever's Ride Big Mixxx)
21. Eazy E - Boyz 'N The Hood (Cumbia rmx)

after tropicalia

"Brazil 70 follows Brazilian music in the aftermath of Tropicalia as the country's dictatorship entered its most oppressive phase...With the constant threat of imprisonment, artists nevertheless managed to produce radical music that, like Tropicalia before it, managed to deal with questions of identity, sexuality and society in a revolutionary manner"
--Soul Jazz Records



Soul Jazz Records will follow up last year's absolutely flawless Tropicalia: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound -- which is probably my personal favorite compilation of this decade -- with Brazil 70: After Tropicalia, a post-Tropicalia collection "featuring killer Brazilian tunes all influenced by American and British underground rock music from the early 70s." I don't even know where to begin here; the record features many of the more well-known Tropicalia artists (Gilberto Gil, Tom Ze, Gal Costa), as well as a wealth of artists I'd never heard of, and the whole thing is nothing short of mind-blowing. It's a small miracle that any significant art at all was created in post-1970 Brazil's oppressive political climate, much less stuff of this caliber. The main appeal of Brazil 70 is that, much like the Tropicalia comp, it offers uninitiated listeners like myself an otherworldly immersive experience. And as the Guardian puts it, "It's a world that simultaneously seems strangely familiar and deeply alien."

mp3:
Jaimie Alem Passara
Nelson Angelo e Joyce Vivo ou Morto


Buy Brazil 70 here on 2xLP. Immediately, if possible.

hot freaks! rsvp

grizzly bear will be there. so should you.

You can now RSVP for our FREE Hot Freaks! Austin event, September 14-15 at the Mohawk and Club Deville. Same days as ACL. Pure coincidence. RSVP here. The party will feature Grizzly Bear, Art Brut, St. Vincent, the Rosebuds, and many more. See you there!

mp3:
Grizzly Bear Knife (Girl Talk remix)
The Rosebuds Leaves Do Fall
Yellow Fever Joe Brown

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Related:

Pitchfork unveiled the tracklist for Grizzly Bear's upcoming Friend EP (pictured above), which is due out November 6. In addition to a few alternate versions, remixes, and covers -- CSS covering "Knife" should be interesting -- the EP also features Daniel Rossen's home-recording of traditional folk ballad "Deep Blue Sea." Daniel gave us this stunning version of the song about six months ago for our Sirius show, and while it may or may not be the version that appears on the EP, it's one of my favorite songs of 2007:

mp3:
Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear Deep Blue Sea

heartbeats

Remember that exclusive mix that Diplo did for Pitchfork that I mentioned yesterday? Well upon numerous further listens, it's pretty incredible. One of the many highlights of the mix is this teenage girls' choir cover of the Knife's "Heartbeats," which I believe I found on Fluxblog over a year ago. While this sometimes goosebump-inducing version isn't quite as perfect as the original, it's pretty damn close. Not sure where you can buy this, but according to Diplo, it's from "one of those pop choir CDs you can buy at Wal-Mart or something."

mp3:
Scala & Kolacny Brothers Heartbeats (The Knife cover)

the boogie down bottle nose dolphins

Diplo and NYC's DJ Eli Escobar have released the latest Hollertronix 12" EP (number 7 if you're scoring at home), this time under the inconceivably rad moniker, the Boogie Down Bottle Nose Dolphins. If you're familiar with the Hollertronix series, then you know they've always been consistently innovative and eminently danceable, and this one is no different. On the EP's opening (and arguably its best) track, Diplo turns an instantly recognizable '80s classic into a new Bmore club anthem:

mp3:
Hollertronix Betty

The Hollertronix 12"s always sell out, so get #7 here while you can for 8 bucks. Diplo has some shows coming up with Switch in North America, including a stop in Dallas next week.

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elsewhere:

Have you seen the cover of the new 2 Live Crew-inspired Spank Rock EP Bangers & Cash? This one falls into the "so bad it's totally amazing" category. Mark my words, this will contend for the best and/or worst album art of the year. Click for larger image:

2007 wall of sound festival

This year's Wall of Sound Festival will take place September 22 at Fort Worth's historic LaGrave Field, which was named one of the top 10 independent ballparks in the nation. The lineup is pretty ridiculous this year (40 bands on 3 stages in one day): Explosions in the Sky, The Books, Midlake, Ghostland Observatory, Pinback, White Denim, Peter and the Wolf, Ghosthustler, Tacks The Boy Disaster, and many, many more. We have a pair of tickets to give away, courtesy of Spune. Just leave your email in the comments and I'll pick a winner at random.

mp3:
Pinback From Nothing to Nowhere
Explosions in the Sky Welcome, Ghosts
Tacks, The Boy Disaster Matilda
Peter and the Wolf Lightness

Purchase tix for the festival here.

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elsewhere:



Here's a new song from Mobius Band, taken from their upcoming album Heaven, due out October 2 on Misra:

mp3:
Mobius Band Hallie

Mobius Band will tour the U.S. this fall with Matthew Dear, including a stop in Dallas on October 9.

hercules and love affair

I found this track from DFA's next sure-to-be-huge-thing, Hercules and Love Affair, over at 20jazzfunkgreats. The duo only has a limited 12" single available at this point, but will release their debut on DFA sometime later this year. Check the band's myspace page for "Roar," which features guest vocals from Antony.

mp3:
hercules and love affair athene

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elsewhere:

Pitchfork posted an exclusive new Diplo mix, complete with an awesome "Paper Planes" remix (featuring Bun B and Rich Boy), a choir version of the Knife's "Heartbeats," and a sick blend of "Crank Dat Soulja Boy" and Bat for Lashes. Grab it here.

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Here's the new video for my favorite song from Menomena's Friend and Foe, "Evil Bee":

every day is a new chance

Regularly scheduled posting will resume tomorrow, but for now, here's a brand new video from Sweden's The Tough Alliance, for their song "A New Chance."

kid sister on blog radio

Kid Sister poolside in Dallas

The lovely and talented (not to mention absolutely hilarious) Kid Sister is our guest on this week's episode of Sirius Blog Radio. We'll talk about her upcoming full-length, her new fan Kanye West, her sweet day job, and whatever else she feels like talking about. The show'll air today at noon EST, then again at midnight. Listen for free here, check the full playlist for this week's show (complete with various mp3s), and see who else we bumped into at the pool after the jump...

Hey look, it's Flosstradamus!



SIRIUS Blog Radio playlist:

1. Kid Sister--Control
2. A-Trak--Feeling for the Pack
3. Kid Sister--Pro Nails
4. Flosstradamus--Overnight Star
5. Kid Sister--Let Me Bang
6. Spank Rock--Put That Pussy On Me (Diplo Tonite remix)
7. The Seeds--Can't Seem To Make You Mine
8. Devin tha Dude--I-Hi
9. M.I.A.--Mango Pickle Down River
10. Ghosthustler--Parking Lot Nights
11. Glass Candy--Geto Boys (mp3)
12. Glass Candy--Rolling Down the Hills
13. The Tough Alliance vs. Taken By Trees--Taken Too Young (mp3)
14. Caribou--Irene
15. Animal Collective--Derek
16. The Tough Alliance--Something Special
17. Studio--West Side
18. Dondolo--A Question of Will
19. Pseudosix--Under the Waves (mp3)
20. Blue Gene Tyranny--Next Time Might Be Your Time (mp3)
21. Caribou--Melody Day (four tet remix)
22. Sunset Rubdown--Stallion
23. Thom Yorke--A Rat's Nest
24. The Besnard Lakes--For Agent 13