Cripes, May 4th is going to be a great day. As mentioned a couple days ago, you have the new Broken Social Scene album. But also? The brand new The New Ponographers album! Entitled Together, the first single from it was released today. So here is "Your Hands (Together)"
Hooray! This has been a long time coming: the awesome first single from the brand new Broken Social Scene album! The album is entitled Forgiveness Rock Record and will be out on May 4th.
When I heard the other day that Sigur Róswas on indefinite hiatus, I was more than a little devastated. But then I noticed something that cushioned the blow a little. Lead singer Jónsiis coming out with his own solo album. Go will be available April 5th, and the first single Boy Lilikoi is simply amazing. Check his page for full tour dates, but he'll be in Vancouver on April 6th & 7th at the Vogue.
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters and some other band no one cares about) plus Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal) plus John Paul Jones (a band you may have heard of... Led Zeppelin) equals
Fricking sweet. I was worried, initially, that it would be a bit too QOTSA, since Homme was taking the roll of lead vocals (I really wanted it to be like Swan Lake or even New Pornos, where they trade off lead vocals) but after hearing this, I am very, very much looking forward to Nov 17.
When the fine folks at Said The Whale pointed me in the direction of the new remix for their song Gentlemen, I was intrigued. The remix/mashup features some Lovely Allen from Holy Fuck, a bit of Time To Pretend from MGMT, a touch of of Baba O'Reilly from The Who, and extra vocals from Shad.
You wouldn't think an assortment of songs/artists like this would mix well together, but the songs blend damn near perfectly, with each individual song complimenting the next. It would have been awesome if this were a secret/hidden/bonus track on the new album, Island Disappear, but I'm glad they are getting it out there regardless.
Hey look! It's another instalment of my song(s) of the weekmonth "whenever I feel like it" segment! Here are a few songs; ones that are new, newish, or new-to-me for your listening pleasure. I'll also try to include at least some diversity in the selected songs.
All of these albums I have on my "to be reviewed" pile, but they are all on the bottom, and the pile is growing quite sizable... (so expect a deluge of album reviews in the next week or so...) and I wanted to share these songs with you now!
There is no way you can not fall in love with this song. It starts out well enough, sweet and playful, but by the time the song kicks into gear and especially when the gang chorus comes in, that's it. It's over. It's just so full of joy and energy. It also helps that the album was recorded live off the floor, so you can just picture all these people, folks from bands like Hey Ocean, The Zolas, Dan Mangan, Shane Nelkin and even R3 DJ Lana Gay, crowded in the room having a blast. I also love the wordplay, in the lyric booklet at least. Those two lines (you'll know which two I mean upon hearing the song) are not quite what they seem to be.
Another charming song, I Can Be A Frog is another one that is hard to hate. Its cute, simplistic structure is endearing and features Karen O (of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs) providing "animal sounds" -- as listed in the lyrics book -- on the track. Without those, it wouldn't be half as great as it is. It is a song that few other bands would be able to pull off, and if it were any longer, I could see it losing its charm, but The Flaming Lips, being as awesome as they are, pull it off beautifully. It also has a pretty fun video.
I finally got around to listening to the We Are The City album, In A Quiet World. I liked it, but it wasn't until the second half of the album that I was really hooked, and this was, without a doubt, the standout track upon first listen. It starts off calm and emotional, and then just launches to an epic climax and a magnificent finale. They're pretty much the only band in the Peak Performance Project that I would be okay with winning over my pick, Bend Sinister.
Hey look! It's another instalment of my song(s) of the weekmonth "whenever I feel like it" segment! Here are a few songs; ones that are new, newish, or new-to-me for your listening pleasure. I'll also try to include at least some diversity in the selected songs.
Today there is a bit of a theme, with guest artists on songs in genres you would perhaps not expect them to be in.
Metric's Emily Haines and The Dears' Murray Lightburn join forces with k-os for this track. It is not a surprising collaboration, considering all have worked, in some capacity, with Broken Social Scene, have toured together and are buddies. All three of their voices mix amazingly well together, and the song itself is pretty damn good. It is off k-os' new album YES! and is quite possibly one of my favourite tracks of the year. Maybe only just a little because it features two of my favourite musicians, and now makes me really want a collaboration between Haines & Lightburn together. Download Uptown GirL by k-os artists website where you may listen to more and exchange monies for music
This Nova Scotian collaboration features rapper Classified with quintessential maritime musician, Joel Plaskett. Both artists have been around for over a dozen years and albums and are both pretty influential in their respective genres and scenes. It's a pairing that may sound like it wouldn't work, given their respective sounds, but it comes together excellently, and even features some of Plaskett's playfulness. It is off of Classified's thirteenth album, Self Explanatory. Download One Track Mind by Classified
I was going to write a review today, but had bloggers block... so hopefully tomorrow. In the meantime, allow me to share a video! Immaculate Machine has always had some nifty videos, but the latest one for Only Love You For Your Car takes the proverbial (nonfictional) cake. Bask in the awesomeness:
Cripes, May 4th is going to be a great day. As mentioned a couple days ago, you have the new Broken Social Scene album. But also? The brand new The New Ponographers album! Entitled Together, the first single from it was released today. So here is "Your Hands (Together)"
Hooray! This has been a long time coming: the awesome first single from the brand new Broken Social Scene album! The album is entitled Forgiveness Rock Record and will be out on May 4th.
When I heard the other day that Sigur Rós was on indefinite hiatus, I was more than a little devastated. But then I noticed something that cushioned the blow a little. Lead singer Jónsi is coming out with his own solo album. Go will be available April 5th, and the first single Boy Lilikoi is simply amazing. Check his page for full tour dates, but he'll be in Vancouver on April 6th & 7th at the Vogue.
There is no way you can not fall in love with this song. It starts out well enough, sweet and playful, but by the time the song kicks into gear and especially when the gang chorus comes in, that's it. It's over. It's just so full of joy and energy. It also helps that the album was recorded live off the floor, so you can just picture all these people, folks from bands like Hey Ocean, The Zolas, Dan Mangan, Shane Nelkin and even R3 DJ Lana Gay, crowded in the room having a blast. I also love the wordplay, in the lyric booklet at least. Those two lines (you'll know which two I mean upon hearing the song) are not quite what they seem to be.
Another charming song, I Can Be A Frog is another one that is hard to hate. Its cute, simplistic structure is endearing and features Karen O (of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs) providing "animal sounds" -- as listed in the lyrics book -- on the track. Without those, it wouldn't be half as great as it is. It is a song that few other bands would be able to pull off, and if it were any longer, I could see it losing its charm, but The Flaming Lips, being as awesome as they are, pull it off beautifully.
I finally got around to listening to the We Are The City album, In A Quiet World. I liked it, but it wasn't until the second half of the album that I was really hooked, and this was, without a doubt, the standout track upon first listen. It starts off calm and emotional, and then just launches to an epic climax and a magnificent finale.
Metric's Emily Haines and The Dears' Murray Lightburn join forces with k-os for this track. It is not a surprising collaboration, considering all have worked, in some capacity, with Broken Social Scene, have toured together and are buddies. All three of their voices mix amazingly well together, and the song itself is pretty damn good. It is off k-os' new album YES! and is quite possibly one of my favourite tracks of the year. Maybe only just a little because it features two of my favourite musicians, and now makes me really want a collaboration between Haines & Lightburn together.
This Nova Scotian collaboration features rapper Classified with quintessential maritime musician, Joel Plaskett. Both artists have been around for over a dozen years and albums and are both pretty influential in their respective genres and scenes. It's a pairing that may sound like it wouldn't work, given their respective sounds, but it comes together excellently, and even features some of Plaskett's playfulness. It is off of Classified's thirteenth album, Self Explanatory.
When internationally renowned electronica DJ Misstress Barbara -- the misspelling being intentional, a portmanteau of "miss" and "stress" -- put out her first album, I'm No Human, she enlisted in the help of fellow Montrealer Sam Roberts for vocals on the track I'm Running. It's another pairing that works much better than you would expect, with their voices melding together perfectly. The overall catchiness of the song doesn't hurt, either.