Band of Blogs

Band of Blogs: Jack White’s new band, Dark Room Notes, St. Vincent & new Cathy Davey

Published on Mar 20th, 2009 by  

  1. Dark Room Notes
    Dublin band Dark Room Notes will release their new album We Love You Dark Matter and it’ll be a notable Irish album release if the single ‘Let’s Light Fires’ is any indication.
    http://url.ie/1bgm
  2. Cathy Davey new demos
    Irish music blogger The Torture Garden shares some promising new demos from Cathy Davey’s forthcoming untitled album.
    url.ie/1bgl
  3. Jack White’s new band
    Not content with his other bands – The White Stripes and The Raconteurs, Jack teams up with Alison Mosshart of The Kills under the name The Dead Weather. Sample the death-rock drawl of ‘Hang You From The Heavens’ and a cover of Gary Numan’s ‘Are Friends Electric?’ on their site.
    www.thedeadweather.com
  4. St. Vincent
    Annie Clark returns in May with Actor, an album inspired by animated films like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. Opening track ‘The Strangers’ bares all the hallmarks of a Disney soundtrack.
    http://url.ie/1bgn

Band of Blogs: Alias Empire, The Harlem Shakes, Mumblin’ Deaf Ro, Kap Bambino

Published on Mar 13th, 2009 by  

  1. Dry County become Alias Empire
    Dublin band Dry County have returned with a new name and a techno-rock sound ( It’s not as bad as it sounds I swear). A taster EP is available.
    myspace.com/aliasempireofficial
  2. The Harlem Shakes
    Expect a buzz to happen very soon with this Brooklyn Band (yes, another) on the back of their Technicolour Health album. The song ‘Strictly Game’ is their highlight so far.
    Music for Ants
  3. Mumblin’ Deaf Ro re-released
    The unique Dublin songsmith’s first album Senor, My Friend debut gets a new digital lease of life thanks to Indiecater Records.
    Indiecater
  4. Kap Bambino
    A French electro duo which sound somewhere between Crystal Castles and Justice. If neither of those names mean anything to you, then yes, you’re probably too old.
    myspace.com/kapbambino

Band of Blogs: Hockey, Phoenix, SXSW, Robin Pecknold

Published on Mar 6th, 2009 by  

  1. Hockey
    A storming set from this Portland indie-funk pop four piece alongside Passion Pit last Sunday in Whelan’s, has marked them out as potential heavy-hitters at this year’s Oxegen festival.
    myspace.com/hockey
  2. Phoenix
    The cool French band return with a catchy gem of a song called ’1901′ from the brilliantly-titled forthcoming album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.
    url.ie/196t
  3. SXSW MP3s
    Every year, 1800 bands from across the globe descend on Austin,Texas for a mammoth five days of live music. 65 hours or over 1000 legal tracks from the bands playing the festival are now available to download.
    url.ie/196u
  4. Fleet Foxes frontman goes solo
    Robin Pecknold, the lead singer of last year’s big indie success stories Fleet Foxes is striking out on his own and his solo work so far is as nimble and as every bit as good as his other band’s material.
    myspace.com/awhiteantelope

Band of Blogs: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Belfast bands, Camera Obscura, John Shelly and the Creatures

Published on Feb 27th, 2009 by  

  1. New Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    Two new tracks ‘Zero’ and ‘Heads Will Roll’ from the Karen-O fronted band showcases a different electro-leaning sound for the rock band. It’s Blitz! is out on April 14th.
    Listen at the Hype Machine
  2. Belfast invasion
    Two of Belfast’s most promising bands Escape Act and Cashier no. 9 play Whelans this Saturday. Escape Act are also offering their album for free download from Bandcamp.
  3. Camera Obscura
    ‘My Maudlin Career’ is a beautiful, twinkling and welcome return for the Glasgow band.
    Listen at the Yellow Stereo
  4. John Shelly and the Creatures
    Another talented Belfast band (is it 2009′s place to watch?) find their brand of lilting folk-pop currently soundtracking the latest ad for the Northern Ireland Tourist board.
    myspace.com/whywalter

Band of Blogs: Here we Go Magic, Heartless Bastards, Casiokids, !Kaboogie

Published on Feb 20th, 2009 by  

  1. Heartless Bastards
    A blues-rock band fronted by the very talented and charismatic Erika Wennerstrom from Dayton, Ohio. Their new album The Mountain is released this month.
    myspace.com/heartlessbastards
  2. Here We Go Magic
    Another Brooklyn band buzz, this time the music in question bares no relation to MGMT. Instead, Here We go Magic specialise in a psychedelic electronic-folk crossover that sounds wonderful to these ears. Listen to ‘Tunnelvision’ first.
    myspace.com/herewegomagic
  3. Casiokids
    How about these crazy alt-electronic Norwegians? Think Hot Chip from Scandinavia with more guitars.
    myspace.com/casiokids
  4. !Kaboogie Sampler
    Free download of a sampler CD from the Irish dubstep, ragga and jungle label featuring some great Irish electronic music.

    5. kaboogie.net

Band of Blogs: The Cramps, Pet Shop Boys, Beasties and a Valentine’s Mix

Published on Feb 13th, 2009 by  

  1. Lux Interior R.I.P
    With the passing of The Cramps’ frontman, what better way to celebrate his punk rock life than by listening to what he left behind.
    The Cramps playlist @ The Hype Machine
  2. Pet Shop Boys return
    A new single ‘Love etc’ found its way onto music blogs this week. It has an electro-disco feel and is not a million miles away from the whipper snappers dominating that electronic-pop sound at the moment. Except a little more gay perhaps.
    ‘Love etc’ @ The Hype Machine
  3. Valentine’s Mix
    Yup, it’s time time of the year again. Whether you participate or not, you can’t deny this 70s -themed mix from Peanut Butter Wolf is the perfect smooth soundtrack taking in Bobby Womack, Marvin Gaye, Stereolab and Michael Jackson.
    Peanut Butter Wolf – Valentine’s Mix
  4. Paul’s Boutique re-released
    The New York rap legends Beastie Boys are releasing a digitally remastered version of their seminal 1989 album Paul’s Boutique. Stream the album and watch five videos.
    Post @ Nialler9

Band of Blogs: Q-Tip, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Tenaka, TV On The Radio cover Bowie

Published on Feb 6th, 2009 by  

  1. Q-Tip remixed
    Q-Tip’s latest album The Renaissance is a real return to form for the former A Tribe Called Quest rapper. Here he mixes it up the title track with Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne and Raekwon of the WuTang. He plays his debut Irish show on the 13th of March in the Button Factory.
    url.ie/153p
  2. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
    Heartwarming noisy 80s-indebted pop from a New York four piece marked for big things.
    url.ie/153r
  3. Tenaka free EP
    Limerick’s Ronan Carroll offers up a superb free 4 track release called Eponymously Titled filled with atmospheric lilting electronic pop for free. For fans of Four Tet, Warp and chillout music (when that term was a signifier of quality).
    myspace.com/tenakadrifting
  4. TV On The Radio cover Bowie’s ‘Heroes’
    This song is the lead track from a War Child compilation of the same name out this month where every song features a younger act covering a legendary act. Other artists taking part include Scissor Sisters, Beck and Elbow covering songs from Roxy Music, Bob Dylan and U2 respectively.
    http://url.ie/153v

Band of Blogs: Aeroplane, Empire of the Sun, Feist & Bon Iver, The BPA

Published on Jan 30th, 2009 by  

  1. Aeroplane Remixes
    If you’re looking for some brilliant remixes, look no further than Belgium’s Aeroplane whose reworkings of MGMT, Sebastien Tellier and Friendly Fires reside in cosmic disco heaven.
    Listen at the Hype Machine
  2. Empire of The Sun
    The hype around this Aussie electro-pop collaboration between Pnau’s Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson just gets louder.
    Listen at the Hype Machine
  3. Feist and Bon Iver
    Tracks from the Red Hot charity compilation Dark is the Night have started to appear online including ‘The Train’, a beautiful acoustic song with Feist and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie. The album features 31 tracks, mostly original from the likes of Bon Iver, The National, Arcade Fire, Conor Oberst, Cat Power, Grizzly Bear and much more.
    Listen at the Hype Machine
  4. The Brighton Port Authority
    The album I Think We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat for Norman Cook’s new project The BPA is out next week and it features guest appearances from David Byrne, Iggy Pop, Dizzee Rascal, Jack Penate and Jamie T.
    myspace.com/thebpa

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