Fang Island have a new video for "Careful Crossers," one of my favorite tunes off their new self-titled release, Fang Island, out now via Sargent House. Check it out below.
Every month I like to put together a collection of songs (a Monthly Mix) that I currently dig and or have caught my attention in one way or another. To download this as "one track", please follow the "Monthly Mix" link above. However, for individual tracks, I recommend searching out previous posts or using the Hype Machine. Thanks and enjoy.
June Mix
01. Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
02. Lower Dens - Hopsice Gates
03. Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises
04. Fanfarlo - Atlas
05. Stars - Wasted Daylight
06. The Books - A Cold Freezin' Night
07. Woods - Death Rattles
08. Beach Fossils - The Horse
09. Ray LaMontagne - Beg Steal Or Borrow
10. Nina Nastasia - One Way Out
11. Kurt Vile - Ocean City
12. Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches
13. The Thermals - I Don't Believe You
14. Colour Revolt - Our Names
15. Jenny And Johnny - Scissor Runner
16. Interpol - Lights
17. The Black Angels - Bad Vibrations
18. Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Hip Hip Hooray
Welp, we're halfway through the year, so I've decided to fill you in on what my favorite albums have been so far. Unfortunately I haven't been able to give all of the 150~ albums in my possession a proper listen, but these 30 have definitely stuck out. Please feel free to share any thoughts and or recommendations.
30. Woods - At Echo Lake [Woodsist]
29. Phosphorescent - Here's To Taking It Easy [Dead Oceans]
28. The Acorn - No Ghost [Bella Union]
27. Jónsi - Go [XL]
26. Blitzen Trapper - Destroyer Of The Void [Sub Pop]
25. Nathaniel Rateliff - In Memory Of Loss [Rounder]
24. White Hinterland - Kairos [Dead Oceans]
23. The Morning Benders - Big Echo [Rough Trade]
22. Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM [Because/Elektra]
21. Seabear - We Built A Fire [Moor Music]
20. Fang Island - Fang Island [Sargent House]
19. Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame [Anti-]
18. Spoon - Transference [Merge]
17. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record [Arts & Crafts]
07.03.10 at Woodstock en Beauce (Saint-Ephrem-de-Beauce, QC)
07.09.10 at Molson Amphitheatre (Toronto, ON)
07.10.10 at Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa, ON)
07.13.10 at Lilith Fair - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre (Englewood, CO)
07.15.10 at Lilith Fair - Capitol Federal Park (Bonner Springs, KS)
07.16.10 at Lilith Fair - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Maryland Heights, MO)
07.18.10 at Lilith Fair - Canterbury Park (Shakopee, MN)
07.30.10 at Capital EX - Northlands (Edmonton, AB)
08.01.10 at Osheaga 2010 - Parc Jean Drapeau (Montreal, QC)
08.05.10 at Celebrate Brooklyn - Prospect Park Bandshell (Brooklyn, NY) 08.07.10 at Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL)
10.11.10 at US Bank Arena (Cincinnati, OH) *
10.12.10 at Schottenstein Center (Columbus, OH) *
10.16.10 at Festival Corona Capital - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Mexico City, MX)
10.21.10 at Colisee Pepsi (Québec, QC) *
10.23.10 at Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) *
10.24.10 at Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) *
10.26.10 at RBC Center (Raleigh, NC) *
10.27.10 at John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville, VA) *
David Bazan will be hitting the road this Fall and playing a Chicago show on September 16th at Lincoln Hall. Check the rest of the dates out below, along with a tour trailer, featuring the tune, "Please Baby Please," off the latest release, Curse Your Branches, out via Barsuk.
07.28.10 at Triple Door (Seattle, WA)
09.06.10 at Bumbershoot Fest (Seattle, WA)
09.10.10 at Neurolux (Boise, ID)
09.11.10 at Urban Lounge (Salt Lake City, UT)
09.12.10 at Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO)
09.14.10 at The Waiting Room (Omaha, NE) 09.16.10 at Lincoln Hall (Chicago, IL) *
09.17.10 at Magic Stick (Detroit, MI) *
09.18.10 at Lee's Palace (Toronto, ON) *
09.19.10 at Il Motore (Montreal, QC) *
09.21.10 at Club Metronome (Burlington, VT) *
09.22.10 at TT The Bear's Place (Cambridge, MA) *
09.24.10 at Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn, NY) *
09.25.10 at Black Cat (Washington, DC) *
09.26.10 at The Southern (Charlottesville, VA) *
09.27.10 at Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC) *
09.28.10 at The Earl (Atlanta, GA) *
10.01.10 at Jack Rabbits (Jacksonville, FL) *
10.02.10 at The Social (Orlando, FL) *
10.03.10 at The Engine Room (Tallahassee, FL) *
10.05.10 at The Bottletree (Birmingham, AL) *
10.06.10 at One Eyed Jacks (New Orleans, LA) *
10.09.10 at Austin City Limits Festival (Austin, TX)
10.11.10 at The Foundation (Lubbock, TX)
10.12.10 at Launchpad (Albuquerque, NM)
10.13.10 at Club Congress (Tucson, AZ)
10.15.10 at Spaceland (Los Angeles, CA)
10.16.10 at Casbah (San Diego, CA)
10.17.10 at Downtown Brewing Co. (San Luis Obispo, CA)
10.18.10 at The Independent (San Francisco, CA)
[Count Me Out] David Bazan at House Cafe (04.03.10) [Count Me Out] David Bazan Announces New Tour Dates [Count Me Out] David Bazan on Daytrotter [Count Me Out] Video: David Bazan House Show [Count Me Out] David Bazan "Bless This Mess" [Count Me Out] Album Review: David Bazan - Curse Your Branches [Count Me Out] New David Bazan Album In September [Count Me Out] David Bazan "American Flags" [Count Me Out] David Bazan Stuff
The Books have a new video for "A Cold Freezin' Night," a tune off the forthcoming release, The Way Out, out 7/20 via Temporary Residence. Check it out below.
The Kills recently performed The Velvet Underground tune, "Pale Blue Eyes," for the Levi's Pioneer Sessions. Check out a "behind the scenes" video below, as well as a link for an mp3.
Interpol have revealed the album art and tracklist for their forthcoming self-titled release, Interpol, out 9/7 via Matador. Check it out below.
Tracklist
01. Success 02. Memory Serves 03. Summer Well 04. Lights 05. Barricade 06. Always Malaise (The Man I Am) 07. Safe Without 08. Try It On 09. All Of The Ways 10. The Undoing
The Thermals have shared a new tune, "I Don't Believe You," off the forthcoming release, Personal Life, out 9/7 via Kill Rock Stars. Check it out below and remember that a free Chicago show is coming up on July 5th at the Pritzker Pavilion.
Best Coast are offering a first taste of their new record, with the lead off track called, "Boyfriend." Grab it out at the link below. The forthcoming debut, Crazy For You, is out 7/27 via Mexican Summer.
01. If You Call
02. She Ain't A Child No More
03. Give It Back
04. Window Shopping
05. I Learned The Hard Way
06. Mama Don't Like My Man
07. Better Things
Tour Dates
07.04.10 at Ottawa Jazz Festival (Ottawa, ON)
07.09.10 at Pohoda Festival (Trebic, SK)
07.10.10 at North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam, NL)
07.11.10 at Les Ardentes Festival (Wallonie, BE)
07.12.10 at Nuits de Fourvières - Grand Theatre Romain de Fourviere (Lyon, FR)
07.15.10 at Joy Eslava - Teatro Eslava (Madrid, ES)
07.16.10 at Xacobeo Festival (Santader, ES)
07.17.10 at Nice Jazz Festival (Nice, FR)
07.18.10 at Super Bock Super Rock Festival (Lisbon, PT)
07.21.10 at Rockfeller (Oslo, NO)
07.22.10 at GotaKallare (Stockholm, SE)
07.23.10 at Pori Jazz Festival (Pori, FI)
07.24.10 at Pori Jazz Festival (Pori, FI)
07.30.10 at Gathering of the Vibes (Bridgeport, CT)
08.01.10 at Newport Folk Festival (Newport, RI)
08.05.10 at Twilight Concert Series (Salt Lake City, UT)
08.06.10 at Chastain Park Amphitheatre (Atlanta, GA)
08.07.10 at Celebrate Brooklyn! (New York, NY)
08.13.10 at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Cleveland, OH)
09.04.10 at Snowmass Town Park (Snowmass Village, CO)
09.14.10 at Northwest Concert Center (Payallup, WA)
09.17.10 at Busters (Lexington, KY)
09.18.10 at Minglewood Hall (Memphis, TN)
09.19.10 at The Pageant (St Louis, MO)
09.20.10 at The Blue Note (Columbia, MO)
09.21.10 at Midland Theater (Kansas City, MO)
09.23.10 at The Showroom at Palladium (Dallas, TX)
09.24.10 at La Zona Rosa (Austin, TX)
09.26.10 at Orpheum Theatre (Phoenix, AZ)
09.27.10 at The Lensic Performing Arts Center (Santa Fe, NM)
09.28.10 at Ogden Theatre (Denver, CO)
11.03.10 at Roundhouse Studio (London, UK)
11.04.10 at The Ritz (Manchester, UK)
11.06.10 at Tripod (Dublin, IE)
12.05.10 at Queens Hall (Edinburgh, UK)
Suns, a fairly new Chicago based band featuring former members of Wax On Radio and Blame Twilight, have released two new EP's for free via their website. Definitely check these out below.
Spinner is showing an exclusive web series of Fanfarlo called, "Under The Reservoir." Check out the third episode below, along with the forthcoming EP, Fire Escape, out 7/12 via Atlantic.
The Morning Benders have a new video up for "Stitches," which was recorded with the Big Echo Orchestra (a collective of San Francisco based musicians) for another lovely Yours Truly session. Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates. The new release, Big Echo, is out now via Rough Trade.
06.29.10 at King Tuts (Glasgow, UK)
05.30.10 at Rough Trade East In-Store (London, UK)
07.01.10 at Barfly (London, UK)
07.02.10 at Rock Werchter (Werchter, BE)
07.04.10 at Magnet (Berlin, DE)
07.05.10 at Molow (Hamburg, DE)
07.06.10 at Paradiso (Amsterdam, NL)
07.08.10 at Nouveau Casino (Paris, FR)
07.10.10 at Vigo Transforma Festival (Vigo, ES)
07.12.10 at Atomic Café (Munich, DE)
07.14.10 at Hana Bi (Marina di Ravenna, IT)
07.15.10 at Baia S. Giorgio (Bari, IT)
07.16.10 at Neapolis Festival (Naples, IT)
07.18.10 at Super Bok Super Rock Festival (Portugal, PT)
07.21.10 at Festival de-Affaire (Nijmegen, NL)
07.22.10 at San Sebastian Jazz Festival (San Sebastian, ES)
07.26.10 at Dar Constitution Hall (Washington, DC) *
07.27.10 at Central Park Summerstage (New York, NY) *
07.28.10 at Central Park Summerstage (New York, NY) *
07.30.10 at Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing (Philadelphia, PA) *
07.31.10 at Bank of America Pavilion (Boston, MA) *
08.01.10 at Osheaga Festival (Montreal, QC) *
08.03.10 at Kool Haus (Toronto, ON) *
08.04.10 at Kool Haus (Toronto, ON) * 08.07.10 at Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL) 08.07.10 at Metro (Chicago, IL) *
08.08.10 at Val Air Ballroom (Des Moines, IA) *
08.09.10 at Anchor Inn (Omaha, NE) *
08.11.10 at Iroquois Amphitheater (Louisville, KY) *
08.12.10 at Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN) *
08.13.10 at The LC Amphitheater (Columbus, OH) *
08.14.10 at The Fillmore Detroit (Detroit, MI) *
10.10.10 at Austin City Limits (Austin, TX)
10.14.10 at Henry Fonda Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
10.16.10 at The Fillmore (San Francisco, CA)
11.18.10 at Webster Hall (New York, NY)
Mates Of State have a new video for their cover of Daniel Johnston's "True Love Will Find You In The End." Check it out below, along with a "making of" video. The new release, Crushes (The Covers Mixtape), is out now via Barsuk.
[Count Me Out] Video: Mates Of State "Love Letter" [Count Me Out] Mates Of State on NPR's Mountain Stage [Count Me Out] Mates Of State on Morning Becomes Eclectic [Count Me Out] Video: Mates Of State "My Only Offer" [Count Me Out] Video: Mates Of State on Conan [Count Me Out] Album Review: Mates Of State - Re-Arrange Us [Count Me Out] Mates Of State "My Only Offer" [Count Me Out] Mates Of State "Get Better"
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30. Woods - At Echo Lake [Woodsist]
29. Phosphorescent - Here's To Taking It Easy [Dead Oceans]
28. The Acorn - No Ghost [Bella Union]
27. Jónsi - Go [XL]
26. Blitzen Trapper - Destroyer Of The Void [Sub Pop]
25. Nathaniel Rateliff - In Memory Of Loss [Rounder]
24. White Hinterland - Kairos [Dead Oceans]
23. The Morning Benders - Big Echo [Rough Trade]
22. Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM [Because/Elektra]
21. Seabear - We Built A Fire [Moor Music]
20. Fang Island - Fang Island [Sargent House]
19. Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame [Anti-]
18. Spoon - Transference [Merge]
17. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record [Arts & Crafts]
16. Eluvium - Similes [Temporary Residence]
15. Andrew Belle - The Ladder [Self-Released]
14. Beach Fossils - Beach Fossils [Captured Tracks]
13. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor [Frenchkiss]
12. Owen Pallett - Heartland [Domino]
11. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening [RCA]
10. The National - High Violet [4AD]
09. The Black Keys - Brothers [Nonesuch]
08. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt [Dead Oceans]
07. Ferraby Lionheart - The Jacks Of Hearts [Lights and Buttons]
06. Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way [Nettwerk]
05. The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night [Jagjaguwar]
04. Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago [Matador]
03. Young Man - Boy [Self-Released]
02. Menomena - Mines [Barsuk]
01. Beach House - Teen Dream [Sub Pop]
