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The Invisible – London Girl

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Her Name is Calla – Long Grass

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:38:15 +0000

A beautiful moment, filmed in a bunker in Belgium, from Her Name is Calla – a group of hushed-toned experimentalists who gradually creep into shot with an instrument in hand, one by one. Buy a limited pressing of their lovely work here.

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Timber Timbre – There Is A Cure

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:12:22 +0000

I have to see Timber Timbre. I can wait no longer. Just seeing Taylor Kirk playing in the dark with crickets for accompaniment, and that Kirk can an implement a loop pedal into what is already a magnetic sound, has me salivating. There is talk of some shows in Europe this May, so let’s hope…

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Seven Saturdays – The Shallow End

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:18:05 +0000

Seven Saturdays’ intricate electro ambiance was originally conceived to score the sensation of feeling trapped in Los Angeles; but a cursory browse through YouTube hints that it must have been made with the BBC documentary series Planet Earth in mind. They are a live band, featuring members and collaborators of M83, St. Vincent and David Bowie; yet also the solo project of Jonathan D. Haskell, formerly of FIRS. A self-titled EP is released next week.MySpace

Spiritualized – I Think I’m In Love

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:02:05 +0000

If you can get your hands on the newly released box set of Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating in Space by Spiritualized, the a cappella and gospel choir outtakes of ‘I Think I’m in Love’ on Disc 2 are the only tracks you need to hear today. You can get some sense of the force of it from this video, when the band were accompanied by an eight-piece string section, six-piece horn ensemble and a 12-strong choir, as part of ATP’s Don’t Look Back series in October. It remains at the very top of the live shows I’ve seen this year. Below you can see the original recorded version set to the climactic scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The Soft Pack – Fences (Phoenix cover)

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:04:07 +0000

This off-kilter Phoenix cover knocks the sheen off the radio-friendly original and, put to the visuals of Andy Warhol’s factory portrait films, feels like an oddly affecting throwaway moment.

Video: St. Vincent’s ‘Actor Out Of Work’ on dueling pianos

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:11:12 +0000

These guys, thevoluptuous, have a host of similar covers on their YouTube channel, such as Deerhunter, Fleet Foxes, Pixies, Dirty Projectors, Broken Social Scene and much more. Watch Beirut’s ‘Scenic World’ and M.I.A.’s ‘Paper Planes’ below.

Video: Brian Jonestown Massacre – Lego Fucking Mental

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:30:13 +0000

A stop-motion video by the Tomjoetwins set to BJM’s ‘Let’s Go Fucking Mental’ from the forthcoming album, Who Killed Sgt Pepper? You can preview the record through a series of YouTube videos on the band’s official website. Thanks to Anton for the video link.

Atlas Sound – Sheila

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:49:16 +0000

Fan-made video for my favourite track on the Atlas Sound album, Logos, which is definitely worth tracking down. It almost seems Deerhunter cast-off; maybe that’s why I like it. A European tour begins in London’s Cargo on November 15th, concluding in Whelan’s in Dublin on 21st.

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles – Tracks of My Tears (a cappella)

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:31:42 +0000

The power of the voice, unadorned. If your week needs a little lift already, look no further. I was lucky enough to see Smokey perform live in a relatively small room last week, and while he didn’t sing this one, he’s still got it.