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Eternal Tapestry – “Galactic Derelict”

Courtesy of Thrill Jockey — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:19:46 +0000

The Twilight Singers – “Dynamite Steps”

Ryan Catbird — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:11:08 +0000

The Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps
Out 2/15 on Sub Pop

The Twilight Singers – “On The Corner”
MP3: The Twilight Singers – “Blackbird and the Fox”

LHB’s Shorties (Patti Smith’s Detective Novel, Fight Club: The Musical, and More)

David Gutowski — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:05:03 +0000

The Guardian reports that Patti Smith is currently writing a detective novel.

Fight Club: The Musical.

The Prague Post profiles Sleigh Bells.

Treats couldn’t be more apt a name for Sleigh Bells’ album, with the pair serving up 11 short, sweet missives laced with just the right amount of dissonance. Songs like “Kids” and “Rill Rill” – the latter featuring a particularly well-placed Funkadelic sample – are endearing in their lo-fi crackle, while more abrasive numbers, such as live favorites “Crown on the Ground” and “Straight A’s,” trade in unashamed discordance. Together, they form a package that’s a genuine guilty pleasure.

PopMatters interviews Mark Olson about the Jayhawks reunion.

RIP, Charlie Louvin.

Singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins discusses books at Vol. 1 Brooklyn.

BBC News reports that Tori Amos has written a musical.

Video: No Age – “Fever Dreaming”

Ryan Catbird — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:03:33 +0000

No Age – “Fever Dreaming”

The Curious Mystery – “We Creeling”

Ryan Catbird — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:16:23 +0000

The Curious Mystery – We Creeling
Out 3/8 on K

LHB’s Shorties (Wanda Jackson, Les Jupes, and More)

David Gutowski — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:14:06 +0000

Legendary singer Wanda Jackson talks to Morning Edition about her new Jack White-produced covers album, The Party Ain’t Over.

The Montreal Gazette profiles the band Les Jupes.

The magically gloomy Modern Myths is an album that should push the quartet through a number of other doors. It slides contemporary folk into a lush fog of subdued prog for a sound that is as epic as it is primal and as stirring as it is sad and introverted — like Henry V’s Agincourt speech whispered beneath the blankets.

American Songwriter interviews the duo Over the Rhine.

Pop & Hiss interviews Wavves’ Nathan Williams and Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino about their upcoming tour.

PopMatters interviews the members of Tom Tom Club about the band’s reunion tour.

Switched profiles Bandcamp, calling the website “an indie musician’s best (and most profitable) friend.

Help Fund singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston‘s first full-length comic book on Kickstarter.

On sale for $3.99 at Amazon MP3: The Get Up Kids’ There Are Rules album.

Basia Bulat plays a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music.

The Bay Bridged ponders the question, “Does indie music have a place on the radio?”

Drowned in Sound interviews Sam Beam of Iron and Wine about his new album, Kiss Each Other Clean.

Atomic Bombs Are Going To Explode

Matthew Perpetua — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:12:31 +0000

Deerhoof – “The Merry Barracks” A lot of indie rock music is based on contrasting highly expressive guitar parts with deadpan or understated vocal performances, but Deerhoof push that dynamic to an absurd extreme. The guitar parts are always extremely flamboyant and tied in with rhythms that bounce all over the place. The music carries all the emotion, while the vocals by Satomi Matsuzaki are like a blank slate. She can be rather playful, but it’s hard to get a read on her. Emotionally illegible, totally unknowable. This throws the music off in a way that is sometimes fascinating and exciting, but more often than not, I find it frustrating. Their songs are packed with musical ideas that I admire and sometimes envy, but I don’t know how to connect with it. A song like “The Merry Barracks” is incredibly satisfying on a cerebral and physical level, but there’s this important part of me that feels left out of the fun.

Buy it from Amazon.

Cold Cave – “Cherish The Light Years”

Ryan Catbird — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:33:50 +0000

Cold Cave – Cherish The Light Years
Out 4/5 on Matador

Video: Times New Viking – “No Room To Live”

Ryan Catbird — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:32:02 +0000

Times New Viking – “No Room To Live”

Times New Viking – “No Room To Live” From the band’s forthcoming full-length (and first for Merge), Dancer Equired. It’s out 4/26.

LHB’s Shorties (Sonic Youth, Dismemberment Plan, and More)

David Gutowski — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:55:38 +0000

Sonic Youth have released a new streaming mixtape.

The Guardian Music Blog is streaming the new Hercules and Love Affair album, Blue Songs (out February 22nd).

The Independent is streaming the new Esben and the Witch album, Violet Cries.

Mashable lists 15 aspiring musicians who found fame trough YouTube.

On sale for $3.99 at Amazon MP3: John Vanderslice’s new White Wilderness album.

Pop & Hiss reviews the This Day in Led Zeppelin iPhone app.

On sale at Amazon MP3 for $2.50: the 25-track Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music compilation album.

Travis Morrison talks to Weekend Edition about the Dismemberment Plan reunion.