New Music From Oh Mercy
Oh Mercy deliver sweet indie pop from Australia.
Oh Mercy is a Melbourne, Australia four-piece who was handpicked by Ben Folds to open for him at the Sydney Opera House. Folds has pretty good taste, as Oh Mercy has an uncanny knack for writing some pretty catchy tunes. Oh Mercy also has quite the range, too – as they can go from catchy to stoic pretty quickly. Have a listen to “Lay Everything On Me” below.
Posted by Wes Soltis on Apr 01, 2010 @ 9:00 am
Foals to Release 'Total Life Forever' This Summer
Foals release their second album on Sub Pop Records later this year
In 2008, a little band from the UK named Foals released their first studio album Antidotes on Sub Pop Records. No one could have anticipated that Antidotes would have been the success that it had, breaking away from the now common retro guitars of the American scene and offering audiences something completely new. Foals impressed critics with Antidotes and now seek to go for the gold twice with their newest release Total Life Forever, due out on Sub Pop Records this summer. “I feel like I’m wearing less masks with my lyrics now,” said 23-year-old frontman and guitarist Yannis Philippakis in a press release announcing Total Life Forever. “Before I felt secure behind cryptic images–I liked stuff that didn’t show me to myself, but on this record I tried to express things with more truth.” The band shows a different side of their songwriting and style on Total Life Forever, stripping their sound to bare bones and piecing together a new version of Foals. If you liked Antidotes get ready to experience a more emotional, more surprising sound on Total Life Forever.
Foals continues their European tour, including dates at the Reading Festival in the UK and the Melt Festival in Germany this summer. Total Life Forever comes out May 11th digitally and June 15th on CD and double-LP.
Posted by Amy Dittmeier on Mar 31, 2010 @ 11:00 am
New Video From (parts of) Wu-Tang Clan
Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Raekwon release new video.
Starting with Dipset’s Jim Jones The Ghost of Rich Porter, Harlem’s own gives the world 22 tracks littered with featured artists. This is a good thing, because if you’re familiar with Jim Jones, you’re probably not downloading to hear him rap. However, Jones puts together a full mixtape with good showings from Gucci Mane, Juelz Santana, Shawty Lo and plenty of New York Rappers...
Posted by Andrew Macnider on Mar 30, 2010 @ 9:00 am
Nice to Meet You: Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps
Caroline Smith gives folk-pop at its finest.
Take a dash of Ingrid Michaelson’s style, some of Arrah and the Ferns grittiness, and the theatrics of Joanna Newsom and stir in some psudeo-southern folk twists and you’re left with the fantastic Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps. Based in Minneapolis, singer/songwriter Caroline Smith, along with her band, The Good Night Sleeps, bring about excellent some excellent tunes...
Posted by Andrew Scott on Mar 29, 2010 @ 9:00 am
New Music, Tour Dates From Blitzen Trapper
Blitzen Trapper delivers 'Heaven And Earth,' annouce tour dates.
Blitzen Trapper release their fifth studio album, Destroyer of the Void, on June 8th. You can catch them on tour starting in May. Blitzen Trapper, who cites Muddy Waters and The Temptations as influences, also decided to let us in on a taste of the new album. Listen to "Heaven And Earth" below. You can tell on their work that Blitzen Trapper embraces musical tradition, and there isn't really anything wrong with that when you are doing it right...
Posted by Wes Soltis on Mar 24, 2010 @ 9:00 am