YEASAYER'S ODD BLOOD Available for Pre-Order, Comes With Instant Download
January 20th, 2010
The day has finally come! Today you can pre-order YEASAYER's highly-anticipated ODD BLOOD on CD or LP. And while you're waiting for your purchase to arrive at your doorstep, enjoy an MP3 download of the record that you can enjoy right away.
If 2007's All Hour Cymbals was Yeasayer's attempt at global and ambient cultural mash-up then ODD BLOOD takes place in an off-world colony sometime after the Singularity. Glimmering reverb haze is eschewed and replaced by a cavalcade of disorienting pitch effects and flickering ectoplasmic wisps. Instead of layered vocal harmonies the processed vocals congeal into blots and blobs of otherworldly chatter. Many organic elements are left behind and replaced by sounds and rhythms that inspire the body as much as the mind. At times Yeasayer sound as if they would be at home playing live in scene from Blade Runner or inside one of Oscar Neimeyer's concrete modernist temples from the 1960s. For a preview, listen to the album's first single "Ambling Alp" HERE.
New jj Download, "Let Go," From jj nş 3
January 18th, 2010
In late December we announced that Secretly Canadian would be releasing the follow-up to jj's acclaimed, marijuana-leaf-emblazoned breakthrough, jj nş 2. Submitted for the approval of the Internet's bated ears we bring you, "Let Go" from the forthcoming jj nş 3. Listen to the track HERE.
jj nş 3 will be released on March 9th in North America on Secretly Canadian.
Tour Dates (all performances with The xx except when otherwise noted):
03/22/10 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon 03/23/10 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree 03/24/10 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 03/25/10 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle 03/28/10 Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue 03/29/10 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary 03/30/10 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory* 03/31/10 New York, NY - Webster Hall 04/02/10 Boston, MA - Paradise 04/03/10 Montreal, QC - Le National 04/04/10 Toronto, ONT - Phoenix Theatre 04/05/10 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center 04/06/10 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk Chumley Theater 04/08/10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall 04/09/10 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre 04/12/10 Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight Lounge 04/13/10 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom 04/14/10 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 04/16/10 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill 04/17/10 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex**
*no The xx **(w/Delorean)
Listen to MUSIC GO MUSIC On Morning Becomes Eclectic This Friday
January 13th, 2010
This Friday tune into KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic when MUSIC GO MUSIC will appear with host Jason Bentley. Listen for Music Go Music at 11:15 a.m. PCT on KCRW's live online stream HERE.
WILL JOHNSON Takes Over at Magnet.com
January 12th, 2010
The latter half of MOLINA AND JOHNSON, Will Johnson, has taken MAGNET.com by storm as this week's guest editor. Read Will's rants and raves as he adds a new entry each day through Sunday the first two posts on AA Bondy and the art of Esther Pearl Watson are already up HERE.
Will also took part in a Q&A with MAGNET where he discusses his multiple projects and recording the Molina and Johnson album. Read it HERE.
Autographed Copies of YEASAYER'S ODD BLOOD Available for Pre-Order
January 7th, 2010
Everyone is talking about YEASAYER'S ODD BLOOD and the wait is almost over. The album is due out February 9, but you can pre-order now through Newbury Comics. For a limited time these early orders will come with a CD booklet autographed by the band.
To place your early order for ODD BLOOD, click HERE.
THE HORNS OF HAPPINESS Debut Limited Edition St. Ives Release
January 4th, 2010
THE HORNS OF HAPPINESS return to the recorded world with their first release since 2007's What Spills Like Thread EP. Here we find the band in concept mode, balancing its pounding rhythms and airy melodies to create a soundtrack piece entitled Weathering Alterations.
The band's normally speedy and structure-damaged tunes begin to stretch out, allowing repetition and space to create new moods. Originally performed as an accompaniment to the J. Shelley Harrison installation piece "Don't Rain On My Parade," the recording focuses on the reaction of the psyche to unexpected changes in environment. While this is not the true follow-up to the band's only full-length album, 2004's A Sea As A Shore, the record is a moody, rocking, and nonsensical song cycle.
As with all St. Ives releases, this album is only available digitally and as hand-made limited edition vinyl (only 200 copies). Find more info and order Weathering Alterations HERE.
Secretly Canadian Signs JJ, Announces Release Date for jj nş 3
January 4th, 2010
The Swedish band JJ released a summery pop album in 2009 that captivated every music fan who was lucky enough to come across it. Pitchfork.com nudged them out of obscurity by proclaiming the album, jj nş 2, Best New Music, and the album landed on many 2009 best-of lists.
While still shrouded in mystery, jj has joined Secretly Canadian to release their next full-length, jj nş 3, on March 9th in the United States (UK date TBA), in conjunction with Scandinavian label Sincerely Yours.
jj will make their first North American performances with The xx on a spring US tour:
3/22 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon 3/23 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree 3/24 Atlanta, GA - The Earl 3/25 Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle 3/28 Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue 3/29 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary 3/30 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory 3/31 New York, NY - Webster Hall 4/02 Boston, MA - Paradise 4/03 Montreal, QC - Le National 4/04 Toronto, ON - Lees Palace 4/05 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center 4/06 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater 4/08 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall 4/09 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater 4/12 Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight Lounge 4/13 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom 4/14 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom 4/16 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
One More Chance To See JENS LEKMAN In Chicago
December 30th, 2009
Tickets for JENS LEKMAN'S three night stand at The Empty Bottle are long gone, but Chicago is in luck as Jens has added one more show due to high demand. On January 3 Jens will perform an all ages show at the Viaduct Theater. These tickets are extremely limited, so act fast. Tickets are available HERE.
YEASAYER Announce US Live Dates
December 15th, 2009
Earlier this month we shared YEASAYER'S tour plans for Europe in 2010, and now we bring you the stateside counterpart for the band's spring dates in support of the forthcoming ODD BLOOD. With an extensive itinerary that covers coast to coast, fans across the nation should be jumping for joy today with the announcement of Yeasayer's US tour. See the full list of dates HERE.
04/03/10 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 04/04/10 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle 04/05/10 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel 04/06/10 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade 04/07/10 Memphis, TN - Hi Tone Cafe 04/08/10 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre 04/09/10 Houston, TX - House of Blues 04/10/10 Austin, TX - The Parish 04/11/10 Austin, TX - The Parish 04/14/10 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress 04/15/10 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room 04/17/10 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 04/19/10 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 04/20/10 Seattle, WA - Neumos 04/21/10 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom 04/23/10 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue 04/24/10 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre 04/25/10 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room 04/26/10 Saint Louis, MO - Gargoyle Club 04/27/10 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre 04/28/10 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre 04/29/10 Chicago, IL - Metro 04/30/10 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop 05/01/10 Toronto, ONT - Lee's Palace 05/02/10 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa 05/03/10 Boston, MA - Paradise 05/04/10 New York, NY - Webster Hall 05/05/10 Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
BLK JKS Debut "Molalatladi" Video
December 11th, 2009
Today we bring you BLK JKS' first video from After Robots, with "Molalatladi." The video was filmed in September between a downtown New York Club and Coney Island, with extra South African footage coming from director Jamie-James Medina's film Sanza Hanza.
Directors - Chell Stephen & Nadia Hallgren Producer - Lisa Diebner NYC Director of Photography - Gregg Conde Soweto Director of Photography - Nadia Hallgren Editors - Chell Stephen & Sam Winter Production Company - Polite Company Executive Producer - Jamie-James Medina
