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Everyone spent all day Thursday, and a better part of the early week trying to find the new single , Stillness is the Move, which is coming out on the new Dirty Projectors album, Bitte Orca, which comes out later on Domino Records. Either you love them or hate them, but everyone out there is really looking forward to this release, us included.
Download: Dirty Projectors – Stillness is the Move [MP3]
Ruta Maya is a venue that probably doesn’t get enough coverage on our site, so we thought we’d throw some love their way for a sweet event they’ve got going down Saturday night. The show is a special one that features several of our favorite local up and coming acts doing nothing but Kinks covers. Lineup includes ATH favorites Golden Bear, The Bubbles, Bankrupt and the Borrowers, Tunnels, Zookeeper and a mess load of other bands that won’t all fit on this page. Music starts at 8:30 with a cover charge of $7. You can get more info on the attached poster or on the Hoot Night myspace page.
Download: Golden Bear – Night Lights [MP3]
So as many of you may know, a huge new compilation disc called Dark Was the Night was recently released by the 4AD record label and Yeasayer laid down this track for it. We’ve loved ‘Tightrope” since we first saw it on The Current and then again on La Blogotheque so we were excited to hear that the band was giving the jam a proper recording session. But then bummer, the Dark Was the Night version just didn’t compare to the live tracks. Maybe the band felt the same way and maybe that’s why they played/filmed yet another version of the song for the fine folks at 4AD (or maybe they can’t make up their damn mind). This new version brings in the banjo with some melodica and can be heard/seen over on youtube. It’s way cooler than this studio version.
Download: Yeasayer – Tightrope [MP3]
Just found a song by this band Headless Heroes over on LHB and immediately thought it needed to be on our site. The song appears on the album The Silence of Love which features nothing but unique and obscure cover songs. Band mastermind Eddie Bezalel handpicked some of his favorite musicians to play on the project and also tabbed incredible folk star Alela Diane to provide vocals. The combination of stellar musicianship and Alela’s vocals create something really beautiful. Check out “True Love Will Find You in the End” or stream the whole new album on the Headless Heroes website.
Download: Headless Heroes – True Love Will Find You In the End [MP3]
Here’s a chance for all you fans who couldn’t make it out to the expensive as hell Leonard Cohen show last week to dry your tearful eyes. You can attempt to recreate the live experience you missed with your very own copy of the recently released Leonard Cohen Live in London DVD. The live performance features 2 hours of classic Cohen hits at London’s 02 Arena during his 2009 world tour (Amazon has more details and a video sample from the DVD). Our contest is simple. Simply leave a comment telling us about your favorite Leonard Cohen song and why it’s the best in your mind. We’ll pick winners and announce them on Tuesday of next week. Don’t forget to leave a valid email address so we can get in touch with you if you win. May the biggest fan win.
Ariel Pink is one of those artists who is fairly unpredictable when it comes to the live show and you never really know what the hell the guy is gonna do. Make your way out to Mohawk on Friday night to catch Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti along with blog hyped band Vivian Girls and opener Yellow Fever. If nothing else, Vivian girls proved by their SXSW sets that they can put on a decent show. Tickets for this show will be sold only at the door with music starting around 9:30.
Download: Vivian Girls – Where Do You Run To [MP3]
DC band Pree are a new band to us and are fairly new to the music game as well. We get tons of press releases everyday and it’s nice when we find something that really catches our ear like this band has. The self described sound of Pree mixes “Regina Spektor style narratives, Isaac Brock’s vocal stylings, haunting folk, and a remarkable command of words”. That sounds about right to us. Their debut EP A Chopping Block can be bought on itunes or in physical form on the Kora Records website. We are jammin’ it hard style.
Download: Pree – In the Parlor [MP3]
Make your way to Emo’s on Thursday night for a nice local lineup of promising and upcoming bands. Things get started at 10pm with ATH friends Whitman so get there early and start drinking cheap tall boys. Fellow ATH favorites The Bubbles, Red X Red M, and headliners Built by Snow follow on the bill. Tickets will be sold at the door for $8, but if you RSVP at Do512, you’ll get in for only $5. Working on Friday is no excuse not to be there, it’s a holiday (for some of us).
Download: Whitman – Light It Up [MP3]
The new Veils record came out today and we wanted to share single “The Letter” with you guys today. It’s a catchy little pop track that’s sure to get repeated plays in the itunes. New album Sun Gangs is out today via Rough Trade.
Download: The Veils – The Letter [MP3]
All you ACL heads out there get ready. Tickets for the 3 day festival go on sale tomorrow at 10am for the low low price of $160. Don’t forget that the price will go up as the festival date gets closer. Lots of rumors are running around about the lineup with names like Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Dave Mathews Band, and Kings of Leon as possible headliners. We’re gonna party like it’s 1996!
