New Music From The Middle East
'The Recordings Of The Middle East' gets re-issued, remastered.
In celebration of being booked at SXSW, Australia favorites The Middle East have shared with us a nice little tune in the form of "Blood," off their 2009 reissue The Recordings Of The Middle East. Recordings is available now on Spunk Records. Their SXSW gig will be their first show in North America. Take a listen to "Blood" below.
Posted by Wes Soltis on Jan 07, 2010 @ 10:30 am
Artist Opinion: Daniel Werb of Woodhands
Woodhands frontman Daniel Werb gives us his top albums of the decade.
Jay-Z – The Blueprint - I love hip hop. All the music that I make is made from hip hop. The thing I love the most is the swagger – the way that great MCs work around a song, and not just through one...
Posted by Wes Soltis on Jan 07, 2010 @ 9:10 am
New Music from Talib Kweli and Hi Tek
Duo known as Reflection Eternal readies long awaited second album.
Way back in 2000, a whole decade ago, the rap duo Reflection Eternal dropped their first album Train of Thought. The album was well received by the press, but as far as sales go, the fare was not too well...
Posted by Andrew Macnider on Jan 07, 2010 @ 9:00 am
New Music From First Aid Kit
First Aid Kit deliver 'Hard Believer.'
I felt absolutely nothing the first 45 seconds of "Hard Believer" by Swedish imports First Aid Kit. And then, like being smacked in the face by the wings of an angel, I succumbed to a case of the goosebumps.
Made up of teenage sisters, Johanna and Klara Soderberg, First Aid Kit have a sound that soars way beyond their years. "Hard Believer" showcases a family duo whose harmonies could easily stand shoulder to shoulder with greats like Heart and the Beach Boys. Debut album, The Big Black And Blue, teeters between the country cabaret of K.D. Lang and the haunting mountain folk of Fleet Foxes.
Look for The Big Black And Blue January 25, via Wichita Records.
Posted by Joe Roth on Jan 06, 2010 @ 11:00 am
Artist Opinion: We The Living
We The Living shares their albums of the decade.
Matt Holmen
Manchester
Orchestra – Mean Everything to Nothing - These songs revived my passion for the album as an art form. Every
track is incredible, and even those that aren't as polished are instrumental to
the album as a whole.
Copeland - Eat, Sleep, Repeat - This album has some of my favorite
sounds on any recording, ever...
Posted by Wes Soltis on Jan 06, 2010 @ 9:00 am