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Leyland Kirby Announces Limited White Label Series, Digital Subscription Service, and Two New Caretaker Albums
Leyland Kirby has suddenly emerged from hiding and shared his plans for the year. First up: the debut volume of a four-part white label series called Intrigue & Stuff. Available now in a clear vinyl pressing from Boomkat, it’ll soon land at such domestic shops as Aquarius Records and Forced Exposure. We hear it’s truly […]
VIDEO: Arctic Monkeys, “Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair”
We’re conflicted here, because on the one hand, we know the Arctic Monkeys are a UK institution, but on the other hand, we don’t find this song nor it’s accompanying video particularly memorable. But we do admire the band’s new found bravado. Not only does the song title “Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your […]
PREMIERE: Wolf + Lamb vs. Soul Clap, ‘5 Years At the Marcy’ Mix
We’ve never been to one of Wolf + Lamb‘s alarmingly intimate–we’re talking 50 people, tops–Marcy Hotel parties, but here’s what Ghostly International founder Sam Valenti IV had to say about them the other day: “The Marcy Hotel is a tangible manifestation of the Wolf + Lamb ethos. Reverential to history, though perfectly tweaked, with a […]
VIDEO: Watch TV On the Radio’s Full ‘Nine Types of Light’ Film
Via TV On the Radio‘s VEVO page: Nine Types of Light is as much an album as it is a movie by TV on the Radio. The movie is meant to be a visual re-imagining of the record, and includes a music video for every song on the album. The band personally asked their friends […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream Domino’s Record Store Day Exclusives, Including Charlotte Gainsbourg, Clinic, The Kills and More
Sample the following limited releases below: Various Artists, A Rekords Rekords Record 10” Arctic Monkeys, Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair 7” Clinic, Ladies Night cover songs 10” Villagers, Villagers Live At the Workman’s Club LP Franz Ferdinand, Covers EP colored vinyl 12” James Yorkston, It’s Lovely To Be Heard: The Talking Diaries […]
Hauschka On … 5 Bad-Ass Pianists
Since the prepared piano pieces of Hauschka involve everything from magnets to ping pong balls, we figured we’d ask the German composer to break down five pianists that won’t put the classically-untrained among us to sleep. His latest album, Salon des Amateurs, hits stores today and features a new groove-locked direction that has as much […]
NOW PLAYING: Moritz Von Oswald Trio, ‘Horizontal Structures’
The Artist/Album: Moritz Von Oswald Trio, Horizontal Structures (Honest Jon’s, 2011) A Short Review: Dub that’s been beamed from the dark side of the moon, rounded out by the instrumental ramblings of three techno technicians that also draw from a deep well of jazz and experimental music. Available At: Amazon · Insound · iTunes
Stream LCD Soundsystem’s Entire Madison Square Garden Show
Since quite a few of you have asked about a quality recording of last week’s LCD Soundsystem show, we tracked down a soundboard-quality set of the whole shebang. Be sure to stream your favorite songs below, and try not to tear up during “All My Friends,” okay?