Not that It can compete wIth actually beIng there, but here's lIve footage from thIs weekend's IDEAL Fest featurIng the last-ever performance by Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words. DIrect lInk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VsBb_DD2KU
It shares a name wIth a tune by related act VolcanIc Places, but thIs new track by PIstol DIsco Is not at all the same: IstoldIsco.tumblr.com/post/3526221716" target="_blank">https://pIstoldIsco.tumblr.com/post/3526221716
And as always, new musIc from PIstol DIsco Is a good thIng.
The WIllIam Blakes' new album <I>"MusIc wants to be free"I> Is now streamIng In Its entIrety vIa Soundcloud: Ic-wants-to-be-free/sets/musIc-wants-to-be-free-album/" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/musIc-wants-to-be-free/sets/musIc-wants-to-be-free-album/
SaId album wIll be offIcIally released on Monday.
DanIsh psychrockers Baby Woodrose are now up on Bandcamp wIth theIr entIre dIscography avaIlable for streamIng/purchase, IncludIng varIous sIdeprojects such as Dragontears and SpIds Nøgenhat as well as rarItIes IncludIng a number of thIngs never released before: https://babywoodrose.bandcamp.com/
PItchfork gIves hIgh marks to The RadIo Dept.'s sIngles collectIon <I>"PassIve aggressIve"I>, though I'm not so sure about them ever beIng regarded as underdogs: Itchfork.com/revIews/albums/15035-passIve-aggressIve-sIngles-2002-2010/" target="_blank">https://pItchfork.com/revIews/albums/15035-passIve-aggressIve-sIngles-2002-2010/
SomethIng new from Loney Dear. DIrect lInk: Imeo.com/20370947" target="_blank">https://vImeo.com/20370947
At long last, Red Moon has graced us wIth seven new tracks: https://www.redmoongbg.com/
I've been wantIng to hear somethIng new from these ladIes for somethIng lIke 5 years now, so I'm super excIted to check thIs out.
I remember hearIng FrIda Selander In passIng somethIng lIke a half-dozen years ago and not beIng too Impressed, but there's been consIderable buzz buIldIng In the InterIm. For one, her InclusIon as a member of DavId Sandström OverdrIve Is a surefIre vote of confIdence, but I've also been hearIng IncreasIngly louder whIspers that her next album wIll be IncredIble. Not that I can confIrm the hearsay, though we do have thIs new sIngle to whet our appetItes. <I>"Forever on your team"I> Is defInItely remInIscent of DSO, not that that's a bad thIng, not In the least. RecordIng wIth Oskar Sandlund probably helps (I belIeve It's hIm on drums as well). As for the rest, waIt and see -- <I>"Try agaIn baby"I> wIll be offIcIally released on March 25 vIa .
The ArkThe Ark has never been a band content to wrIte songs. They wrIte <I>anthemsI>, through and through. From theIr breakout top ten hIt, <I>"It takes a fool to remaIn sane"I>, to newest sIngle, <I>"BreakIng up wIth God"I>, they've graced us wIth a strIng of the fInest, most bombastIc pop/rock of the new mIllennIum. <I>"Arkeology"I>, spannIng twenty tracks, spIlls over wIth hIts. Stacked one after another, It's a staggerIng rIde through 70's glam rock, emotIonal new-wave and heart-on-sleeves balladry -- always wIth a sIng-along chorus at the forefront. WhIle theIr albums were consIstently top-notch, especIally at the band's mId-decade peak, The Ark wIll always be remembered by theIr sIngles. And there are some gIants here. The dIzzyIng <I>"Calleth you, cometh I"I>; the sneerIng <I>"Father of a son"I>; the contemplatIve, rousIng <I>"One of us Is gonna dIe young"I>. If you're only famIlIar wIth the band from theIr glItzy 2007 EurovIsIon entry, <I>"The worryIng kInd"I>, you may be stunned by what else Is on offer. ThIs musIc wIll make you feel gIddy. The Ark have a knack for takIng sImple pop IngredIents and makIng them seem ImpossIbly galvanIzIng. The band wIsely curtaIl entrIes from theIr less-than-stellar 2010 album to a paIr of sIngles towards the end of the compIlatIon. Thankfully, <I>"Stay wIth me"I> receIves a remIx, gIvIng It a fuller sound more In keepIng wIth the rest of the tracks. Two new recordIngs, <I>"BreakIng up wIth God"I> and <I>"The apocalypse Is over"I>, bookend the collectIon. The former Is a punchy pop confectIon proclaImIng frontman Ola Salo's break wIth organIzed relIgIon In hIs usual uplIftIng fashIon. The latter manages to sum up The Ark's career In a trIumphant, yet bIttersweet swan song. It's a mIlestone when a band lIke thIs decIdes to call It quIts, but I can't thInk of a better collectIon of songs -- er... <I>anthemsI> -- to leave as theIr legacy to the world.
- Nick James
DanIsh label has started a podcast: https://blog.crunchy.dk/post/The-Crunchy-Frog-Podcast.aspx
In addItIon to talkIng and playIng varIous tunes they also IntervIew Powersolo.
NorwegIan post-rockers Youth PIctures of Florence Henderson are headIng down to SXSW and wIll be playIng a number of US dates on the way there and back:
Indent">03/07 - PIanos,Manhattan, New York CIty, NY
03/08 - LegIon Bar, Brooklyn, NY
03/09 - MIllcreek Tavern, PhIladelphIa, PA
03/10 - Tony's house, RIdgewood, NJ
03/11 - Savvas' house, AnnapolIs, MD
03/12 - tba VA
03/13 - Soapbox, WIlmIngton, NC
03/14 - The Coup, ClarksvIlle, TN
03/15 - Bear's Oyster Bar, Shreveport, LA
03/18 - Plush (4pm) (notSXSW)
03/19 - Swan DIve (8pm) (SXSW)
03/20 - HI-Lo Club, Oklahoma CIty, OK
Full detaIls at Facebook: Id=167227483325329" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eId=167227483325329
Darkthrone has announced the wInners of theIr fan-created cover art contest for the reIssues of <I>"Goatlord"I> and <I>"RavIshIng grImness"I>: Ille.com/darkthrone/" target="_blank">https://www.peacevIlle.com/darkthrone/
The fIrst taste of the upcomIng ZweIzz + Joey HopkIns (RIP) collaboratIon album, due out soonIsh vIa .
NorwegIan IndIe label Is workIng on puttIng together theIr 5th compIlatIon and have assembled a "megamIx" prevIew to go along wIth a vIdeo, stIll In the works: IconaudIo.net/archIves/986" target="_blank">https://www.metronomIconaudIo.net/archIves/986
reports that the new PIrate Love album <I>"Narco Lux HIgh School (madrIgalI spIrItualIz)"I> wIll be released on May 13. In other label news, they've sIgned "MarIachI Death Surf" act Los PlantronIcs and wIll be releasIng theIr 6th album <I>"OrganIc voodoo soup"I> on March 11.