Kisses
Music borne of Los Angeles usually has a sunshine vibe to it but at the heart of Kisses is a romantic melancholy. An unusual disposition for a couple perhaps but Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson seem more interested in dancing their cares away with their disco-tinged ethereal songs.
http://kisses.bandcamp.com
Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith
Yes, that Robert Smith. The Cure singer climbs aboard the twisted electro vessel of Crystal Castles and steers I’m Not In Love from the vaguely interesting album version into gothic ballad territory.
listen at State.ie
New Lykke Li
“I’m your prostitute, you goin’ get some,” sings an uncharacteristically forward Lykke on the uncharacteristic Get Some, one of half of a free download single which serves as a pre-cursor to the Swede’s second album.
http://www.lykkeli.com
Pixies free shows download
To launch their new website, Pixies are releasing MP3s of live shows once a week starting with the band’s headline performance at Coachella 2004. That one is free.
http://www.lalapixiesloveyou.com
Since the Pixies reunion tour wound down last year, guitarist Joey Santiago and drummer Dave Lovering have been busy working on their new band project. Entitled The Everybody they quietly released a nine-track album called Avatar (timely) before Christmas.
As well as regular download versions, they are also offering a deluxe package with a twist. For $40 (€27.83) you get the album in lossless FLAC format, bonus songs and videos but most importantly, royalty-free stems of each song with the legal right to create new music or remixes from the band’s work.You can sell them commercially if you like or you can submit your music back to Joey and Dave via Soundcloud for the opportunity to be included in the second side of a vinyl package called The Everybody Else later in the year. Now, the name makes sense. More info at theeverybody.com.
These Pixies guys aren’t the only ones experimenting with online submissions as it was announced that annoying gossip blogger Perez Hilton is to team up with pop choreographer Jamie King, American Idol creator and entertainment management mogul Simon Fuller in a bid to bring us “The Boy Band for the next generation”. Groan. Continue Reading..»
