Album Review: Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns

Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns


01. If There's A Rocket Tie Me To It
02. Crack The Shutters Open
03. Take Back The City
04. Lifeboats
05. The Golden Floor
06. Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands
07. Set Down Your Glass
08. The Planets Bend Between Us
09. Engines
10. Disaster Button
11. The Lightning Strike





Standout Tracks: Take Back The City / Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands / If There's A Rocket Tie Me To It


Not so sure how I feel about this album. I mean I like Snow Patrol and all, but definitely, as of right now, I don't think this is their best material. A Hundred Million Suns is out today via A&M.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Myspace] Snow Patrol
[Website] Snow Patrol

[Count Me Out] Video: Snow Patrol "Take Back The City"
[Count Me Out] Snow Patrol "Take Back The City"
[Count Me Out] Snow Patrol Announce A Hundred Million Suns

Video: Brett Dennen "Make You Crazy"

Brett Dennen has a new video for "Make You Crazy," a tune off the new release, Hope For The Hopeless, out now via Dualtone/Downtown. Check it out below and remember that a Chicago show is coming up on November 13th at Schubas.




[VIDEO] Brett Dennen - Make You Crazy


[Myspace] Brett Dennen
[Website] Brett Dennen

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Brett Dennen - Hope For The Hopeless
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen Announces Hope For The Hopeless
[Count Me Out] Brett Dennen "She's Mine"

Album Review: The Sea And Cake - Car Alarm

The Sea And Cake - Car Alarm


01. Aerial (4)
02. A Fuller Moon (4.25)
03. On A Letter (4.25)
04. CMS Sequence (4.25)
05. Car Alarm (4.25)
06. Weekend (4.75)
07. New Schools (4)
08. Window Sills (4.25)
09. Down In The City (4)
10. Pages (4.25)
11. The Staircase (4.25)
12. Mirrors (4.25)


50.5/60 = 8.5


Car Alarm is out now via Thrill Jockey.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (fortunately or unfortunately) seem to stick/hold true.


[Myspace] The Sea And Cake
[Website] The Sea And Cake

[Count Me Out] Video: The Sea And Cake "Weekend"
[Count Me Out] The Sea And Cake Announce Car Alarm

Album Review: Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane

Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane

01. Willow Tree (4.75)
02. Bones Of Man (4.25)
03. Cries Of The Dead (4.5)
04. Inside The Molecules (4.25)
05. Bare Feet On Wet Griptape (4.25)
06. Phantom Anthills (4.5)
07. Poisonous Heads (4.25)
08. TMNT Mask (4.25)
09. Molten Light (4.25)
10. Old Man + The Sea (4.5)
11. City Of Electric Light (4.25)
12. Rabid Bits Of Time (4.75)
13. Frozen Energon (4.25)

57/65 = 8.8


I'm digging this, not loving it, but digging it. Kind of reminds me of a Luke Temple meets Figurines, which I guess isn't a bad thing. Soft Airplane is out now via Sub Pop.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (fortunately or unfortunately) seem to stick/hold true.


[Myspace] Chad VanGaalen
[Website] Chad VanGaalen

Beach House on Shoot The Player

Beach House had a session with Shoot The Player posted recently. Check it out below, along with the new 7" single, Used To Be, out now via Carpark. Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates.




[VIDEO] Beach House - Used To Be


Tour Dates

11.12.08 at [2] (Barcelona, ES) *
11.13.08 at Tanned Tin Festival (Castellón, ES) *
11.14.08 at Moby Dick (Madrid, ES) *
11.15.08 at CAEP (Portalegre, PT) *
11.16.08 at Cabaret Maxime (Lisbon, PT) *
11.17.08 at Passos Manuel (Porto, PT) *
11.20.08 at Rote Fabrik (Zurich, CH) ^
11.21.08 at Le Romandie (Lausanne, CH) *
11.22.08 at Covo (Bologne, IT) *
11.23.08 at Mattatoio (Carpi, IT) *
11.24.08 at RetroPop (Cesena, IT) *
11.25.08 at Circolo Degli Artisti (Rome, IT) *
11.26.08 at Magnolia (Milan, IT) *
11.27.08 at Whelan's (Dublin, IE) *
11.28.08 at Le Guess Who Festival (Utrecht, NL) *
11.29.08 at KB (Malmö, SE) *
11.30.08 at Tavastia (Helsinki, FI) *
12.01.08 at Vega (Copenhagen, DK) *
12.02.08 at Cargo (London, UK) *
12.10.08 at Club Hell (Providence, RI) #
12.11.08 at Iron Horse (Northampton, MA) #
12.13.08 at Lunt Basement - Haverford College (Haverford, PA)

* w/ Jana Hunter
^ w/ Joan As Police Woman
# w/ Tickley Feather


[Myspace] Beach House
[Website] Beach House

[Count Me Out] Beach House "Used To Be"
[Count Me Out] Video: Beach House From Juan's Basement
[Count Me Out] Beach House Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] Beach House Announce Used To Be 7"
[Count Me Out] Video: Beach House "Norway?"
[Count Me Out] Video: Beach House "Gila"
[Count Me Out] Beach House at Schubas (03.26.08)
[Count Me Out] Video: Beach House "Heart Of Chambers"
[Count Me Out] Video: Beach House "You Came To Me"
[Count Me Out] Beach House "Gila"

Video: Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks "Gardenia"

Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks have a new video for "Gardenia," a tune off the new release, Real Emotional Trash, out now via Matador. Shot by Portland-based filmmaker/archivist Dan Woods, the video includes cameos from Gregg Gillis of Girl Talk, Brian Bell of Weezer, Gary Jarmin of The Cribs, Steve Turner from Mudhoney, Ratatat, and more. Check it out below.



[VIDEO] Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks - Gardenia


[Myspace] Stephen Malkmus
[Website] Stephen Malkmus

Video: Sufjan Stevens "Wolverine"

Pitchfork has shared a new Sufjan Stevens video for "Wolverine," a b-side off his 2003 release, Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lake State, out via Asthmatic Kitty. Check it out below.


[VIDEO] Sufjan Stevens - Wolverine


[Myspace] Sufjan Stevens
[Website] Sufjan Stevens

[Count Me Out] Video: Sufjan Stevens "Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake"

Video: My Brightest Diamond on Don't Look Down

Shara Worden aka My Brightest Diamond had a session with Pitchfork's Don't Look Down posted today. Check it out below, along with the new release, A Thousand Shark's Teeth, out now via Asthmatic Kitty. Also, remember that a Chicago show will be had November 7th at Schubas.



[VIDEO] My Brightest Diamond - Golden Star



[VIDEO] My Brightest Diamond - Apples



[VIDEO] My Brightest Diamond - From The Top Of The World



[VIDEO] My Brightest Diamond - Black & Costaud


[Myspace] My Brightest Diamond
[Website] My Brightest Diamond

[Count Me Out] My Brightest Diamond "From The Top Of The World"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: My Brightest Diamond - A Thousand Shark's Teeth

The Decemberists "O New England"

The Decemberists have shared another new tune, "O New England," off the new 12" release, Always The Bridesmaid: Volume I, out now via Y.A.B.B./Jealous Butcher. Check it out below and be on the lookout for Volume II on 11/4 and Volume III on 12/2. Also, a new full-length, The Hazards Of Love, is currently being mixed.




[STREAM] The Decemberists - O New England


[Myspace] The Decemberists
[Website] The Decemberists

[Count Me Out] The Decemberists "Valerie Plume"

Animal Collective Share New Album Art

Animal Collective have shared the album art to their forthcoming release, Merriweather Post Pavilion, out 1/20 via Domino. Check it out below and despite the dizziness, I can't wait to hear these new tunes, especially after reading this.





Tracklist

01. In The Flowers
02. My Girls
03. Also Frightened
04. Summertime Clothes
05. Daily Routine
06. Bluish
07. Guys Eyes
08. Taste
09. Lion In A Coma
10. No More Runnin
11. Brothersport


[Myspace] Animal Collective
[Website] Animal Collective

[Count Me Out] Animal Collective Announce Merriweather Post Pavilion
[Count Me Out] Video: Animal Collective Interview on Pitchfork

Video: Deerhoof "Family Of Others"

Deerhoof have a new video for "Family Of Others," a tune off the new release, Offend Maggie, out now via Kill Rock Stars. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Deerhoof - Family Of Others


[Myspace] Deerhoof
[Website] Deerhoof

[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "Chandelier Searchlight"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Deerhoof - Offend Maggie
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "Fresh Born"
[Count Me Out] Deefhoof "Offend Maggie"
[Count Me Out] Video: Deerhoof "The Tears And Music Of Love"
[Count Me Out] Deerhoof Announce Fall Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Deerhoof Announce Offend Maggie

Paperplant "Bee Bee"

My friend Angelina Lucero aka Paperplant has recently posted some new material up on her myspace page, which you should definitely check out. Seriously this girl is really great and one day we plan to release some music together. Now, she may not be too happy that I am posting a fairly rough demo of this tune, which may or may not be called "Bee Bee," because she claims she is still trying to learn how to play the guitar, but honestly I think it fits perfectly with her soothing vocals. Again, make sure to head to her myspace to hear a few more tunes.


[MP3] Paperplant - Bee Bee


[Myspace] Paperplant

Bon Iver on The LaundroMatinee

Bon Iver had a session with My Old Kentucky's LaundroMatinee posted today. Check some videos out below, along with mp3's from the session, here. Also, take a look at some upcoming tour dates, which includes a Chicago show on December 18th at The Vic. The new release, For Emma, Forever Ago, is out now via Jagjaguwar.




[VIDEO] Bon Iver - For Emma




[VIDEO] Bon Iver - Lump Sum




[VIDEO] Bon Iver - Flume


Tour Dates

12.03.11 at Dublin National Stadium (Dublin, IE) *
12.05.11 at Rencontres Transmusicales (Brittany, FR)
12.06.11 at Vooruit (Ghent, BE) *^
12.07.11 at Apollo Victoria Theatre (London, UK) *
12.10.11 at Town Hall (New York, NY) #
12.11.11 at Town Hall (New York, NY) #
12.14.11 at Wilbur Theatre (Boston, MA) #
12.15.11 at Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA) #
12.18.11 at The Vic (Chicago, IL) #
12.19.11 at Barrymore Theatre (Madison, WI) #

* w/ Sarah Siskind
^ w/ Land Of Talk
# w/ The Tallest Man On Earth


[Myspace] Bon Iver
[Website] Bon Iver

[Count Me Out] Video: Bon Iver on Conan + Free EP
[Count Me Out] Video: Bon Iver Plays Okkervil River
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver on NPR
[Count Me Out] Video: Bon Iver "Babys (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Bon Iver "Blood Bank (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver Take Away Show Pt. 2
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver Take Away Show
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver Interview on Pitchfork
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver Show on Pitchfork.TV
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver Announces New Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver "Re: Stacks"
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver "The Wolves (Act I and II)"
[Count Me Out] Bon Iver "Lump Sum"

Dr. Dog on The LaundroMatinee

Dr. Dog had a session with My Old Kentucky's LaundroMatinee posted today. Check it out below, along with the new release, Fate, out now via Park The Van.




[VIDEO] Dr. Dog - The Old Days




[VIDEO] Dr. Dog - The Beach




[VIDEO] Dr. Dog - The World May Never Know


[Myspace] Dr. Dog
[Website] Dr. Dog

[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
[Count Me Out] Video: Dr. Dog Paste Session
[Count Me Out] Video: Dr. Dog "My Old Ways"
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog "The Ark"
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog at Schubas (08.01.08)
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Dr. Dog - Fate
[Count Me Out] Video: Dr. Dog on Conan
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog "The Old Days"
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog Announce Fate
[Count Me Out] Dr. Dog Passed Away

Punch Brothers on Daytrotter

The Punch Brothers, which features Chris Thile, had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new release, Punch, out now via Nonesuch.


Tracks

01. Punch Bowl
02. Blind Leading The Blind
03. Poor Places (Wilco Cover)


[Myspace] Punch Brothers
[Website] Punch Brothers