You Ain't No Picasso

[stream] Peelander-Z: “Star Bowling”

Matt — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:44:54 +0000

I’ve spent so much time talking about Peelander-Z’s live show that it’s only fair I should give a little more time to their studio work. I doubt they’ll argue if I said that their albums probably come second in their mind to their live show. However, that doesn’t mean they can’t still be fun. “Star [...]

[video] Bombay Bicycle Club take “Shuffle” to Last Call

Matt — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:20 +0000

Bombay Bicycle Club brought their A-game to Last Call with Carson Daily yesterday. They chose their songs well, performing the album standouts “Shuffle” and “How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep” (available here). This has me really hoping I can catch them live at some point this year. If you haven’t checked out their new [...]

[video] Islands: “Hallways”

Matt — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:41:14 +0000

In the video for “Hallways,” Islands lead singer Nick Thorburn is backed up by a group of peppy skeletons for a great performance of this single. Islands’ A Sleep and A Forgetting is out now. Islands are currently on tour with YANP buddy Idiot Glee. Tour dates after the break. Islands tour dates Feb 23 [...]

[mp3] Gorillaz, Andre 3000, James Murphy collab “Do Ya Thing”

Matt — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:03:05 +0000

Converse’s 3 Artists 1 Song just gave us this great present. They brought together Gorillaz, Andre 3000 and James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem to collaborate on one track. It’s a little less than the sum of its parts, but when its parts are three of the best in their field, how can it not be? [...]

[mp3] Crocodiles: “Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)”

Matt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:19:01 +0000

Stereogum just shared this new track from Crocodiles’ upcoming album, Endless Flowers (out June 4). Color me excited. MP3: Crocodiles – Sunday Psychic Conversation #9 Strangely almost everything I loved about Crocodiles’ last album has been changed here. I loved their plodding, reverb-filled tracks like “Stoned to Death.” This one speeds things up and attacks [...]

[video] Unknown Mortal Orchestra: “Strangers Are Strange”

Matt — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:48:36 +0000

Prediction: Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s “Strangers Are Strange” will do for the 70s PI genre what the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” did for the 70s cop genre.

Giant vinyl giveaway from Karate Body Records!

anthony — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:44:19 +0000

It’s time for another giveaway here at You Ain’t No Picasso and this is a pretty massive one. This time we are giving away an assortment of vinyl records from Karate Body in Louisville to one lucky fan. LPs we’re giving away California Guitar Trio, Andromeda LP / Metallic Letterpress Cover, the only record in the band’s [...]

Wilco and Billy Bragg to release Mermaid Ave vol. III

Matt — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:23:32 +0000

Great news today as it seems that some of the outtakes from the Wilco and Billy Bragg collaboration Mermaid Ave sessions will see the day as the third part of the series. No release date yet, but this sounds pretty fleshed out. Rolling Stone has the details

Wooden Wand shares new video, announces tour dates

Matt — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:52:34 +0000

Wooden Wand’s got a new music video for his song “Winter In Kentucky.” Now, I don’t want to say that he plays me, but I will say that he plays someone with my exact job, filmed on location at my job (CD CentraL). Wandy also has a long stretch of tour dates that takes him [...]