Ólöf Arnalds is a folk-singer from Iceland, so we already know she is going to make thought-provoking, slow, and just-experimental-enough-to-not-garner-mainstream-success-and-save-her-nation-from-bankrupcy music. In September she will be releasing a new album titled Innundir Skinni, and above is the video for the wonderful title track.
Also check out this rough demo of a song that will probably be on the new album. Its got some Beirut vibes going on. [mp3]Ólöf Arnalds :: Vinur Minn
The Buzz Box is a weekly post where we review our favorite "buzz" songs from the blogosphere. This week we hear a great new track from of Montreal's upcoming album False Priest. Also featured is a new song from Best Coast as we countdown to their album release later this month. And don't miss the collaboration between The Dirty Projectors and Bjork.
Also there is this great video from The Books that accompanied their live performance of the song "A Cold Freezin' Night" a couple months ago at the Triple Door. The Way Out will be out later this month.
Friday is a day to crash. Crash meaning "to kick back and relax." And also, for me, meaning to violently burn to the ground in a heap of broken pieces because of all of the things that I have neglected to write about during the week. Since this happens pretty much every friday, I've resolved to go the way of the airplane and record everything in a tiny black box. Also, for your convenience I have decided to forgo the inevitable casualties usually associated with plane crashes. Cheers.
This Stereogum sponsored awesome-fest is in support of Housing Works, an NYC non-profit that has fought against both AIDs and Homelessness since 1990. It is set to go down like this:
In a brand new collaboration, Björk will perform music composed for her by David Longstreth. The suite, written for five voices, will pair Björk with Longstreth and Projectors' Amber Coffman, Angel Deradoorian, and Haley Dekle. The band will also perform material from Dirty Projectors' oeuvre, using only voices and one acoustic guitar.
If you happen to live in NYC (then why are you reading this blog and not this one?) the show is on Friday, May 8th, at 8PM at Housing Works Bookstore & Café (126 Crosby Street) in Manhattan. More via Sterogum.
Animal Crack Box sells, Then Doesn't Like we said, Animal Collective's Animal Crack Box was up on ebay for $2,425 which it eventually sold for. However, it turns out that the winner (loser) couldn't pay up, which seems like a mean thing to do to a charity. Catsup Plate's website says to keep looking at Catsup Plate's website for information about a relisting. ...................................................................................................................................
All Five of Death Cab's New EP available at Stereogum
As a redux to some certain strong opinions regarding the new Death Cab offering, The Open Door EP, here are links to all the tracks. The EP is available online at the end of the month on Atlantic.
Sunset Rubdown announces Third LP, Dragonslayer Spencer Krug is a busy person. Besides releasing two albums in the last two years with two different bands, he already has another album ready with another different band. Dragonslayer is out 6/23 via Jagjaguwar along with a picture disc 7" called Introducing Moonface that'll include "Coming To The Dawn" and "Insane Love Is Awakening." It's out in early April via Aagoo.
01 "Silver Moons" 02 "Idiot Heart" 03 "Apollo and the Buffalo and Anna Anna Anna Oh!" 04 "Black Swan" 05 "Paper Lace" 06 "You Go On Ahead (Trumpet Trumpet II)" 07 "Nightingale / December Song" 08 "Dragon's Lair"
The Album is out digitally in a couple days (on 30th March) and the album will be released physically, four weeks later, on 27th April. But if you can't wait, that is what myspace is for .
Alpha Media Group closed Blender magazine today, eliminating about 30 jobs and reducing its portfolio of titles to Maxim alone. The April issue of Blender out now will be its last. Not that I ever read the magazine. It is sad to see people lose their jobs. ...................................................................................................................................
"We’re about 7 tracks (probably about halfway) into our over-thought, over-long, over-the-top sophomore album, and I’m thinking this is probably going to be our 'Coke Album' what with the track-numbers piling up, egos a-flailing and a Gallagher-sized sense of misplaced belief in our own band. Sadly though (for you) there’s not a sniff of white powder in sight, so it might not be as bombastic as we’d all hope… (though i’m sure if we went searching in the cracks of the SSL board here at Carriage House we’d find enough to make Be Here Now 2). So it’s probably gonna be more of a 'Diet Coke Album'."
They are working with John Goodmanson for this record, who has produced both Blonde Redhead and Hanson. Maybe they can get sweet hookups with some Tinted Windows.
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