February 28, 2007

Stream Arctic Monkeys New Song "Brainstorm" or "Brianstorm"... yeah, that's it


The world's biggest indie band, the Arctic Monkeys, have a new song which debuted on BBC's Zane Lowe show. Titled "Brianstorm", you can hear the song by going here to stream the show... you'll need RealPlayer.
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Beirut Release eMusic EP "Pompeii"

This from Pitchfork:

"Just a few weeks after the release of the Lon Gisland EP, Beirut have dropped a couple more morsels to feed the starving masses: the Pompeii EP, currently available only at eMusic. (It will be available soon in Europe via Rough Trade Digital.)

It consists of the songs "Fountains and Tramways" and "Napoleon on the Bellerophon". Both tracks were recorded before Condon made Beirut's debut album
Gulag Orkestar."

Download Beirut albums, EPs, and songs with eMusic's free trial offer.

From Lon Gisland EP
elephant gun [mp3]

Feist: The Reminder + Tour Dates

Okay, first off, how the hell did Leslie Feist's voice get even more amazing? She's improving and that's scary... wait, no that's good. I suppose it's from the world-wide touring she did for Let It Die, and you know, even though I can't sing, if I sang all the time, I know I'd get better. So, even an amazing voice like Feist's can improve as well. All right, now I'm not scared any longer (unless I happen to hear myself singing). This song "My Moon, My Man" isn't going to set anything on fire in my world. It's slight and short and sure as hell can't be the best thing on the upcoming release The Reminder... but then that's why it's the first track 'officially' leaked, it's the one that will appeal to most listeners. Now let me backtrack and say that I now feel this song will be a grower and after a dozen more listens will begin to rub me the right way. Although when I wish for Feist to rub me the right way, I turn to her debut solo album, Monarch. I prefer the indieness of this early record, as opposed to the more mainstream, AOR vibe of Let It Die.

From the upcoming release, The Reminder
my moon, my man [mp3]

From Monarch
It's Cool To Love Your Family [mp3]

MORE MP3s HERE.


The Reminder Tracklist (release dates: April 23 worldwide, May 1 in Canada and US)
So Sorry
I Feel It All
My Moon My Man
The Park
The Water
Sea Lion Woman
Past in Present
Limit to Your Love
1 2 3 4
Brandy Alexander
Intuition
Honey Honey
How My Heart Behaves

Upcoming Tour Dates
04-16 London, England - Komedia
04-17 London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
04-19 Bourges, France - Printemps de Bourges Festival
04-23 Berlin, Germany - Hebbel Am Ufer
04-26 Paris, France - Le Grand Rex
05-15 Victoria, British Columbia - Royal Theatre
05-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre
05-18 Edmonton, Alberta - Winspear Centre
05-19 Calgary, Albert - Jubilee Auditorium
05-22 Regina, Saskatchewan - Conexus Arts Centre
05-23 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Burton Cummings Theatre
05-26 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
05-31 Ottawa, Ontario - Bronson Centre
06-01 Montreal, Quebec - Olympia Theatre
06-02 Quebec City, Quebec - Imperial Theatre
06-16 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo

February 27, 2007

Arcade Fire Neon Bible Lyrics

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Neon Bible, Arcade Fire's second full length for Merge Records, will be in stores this Tuesday March 6th. It will undoubtedly outsell Funeral and bring more renown to this already popular indie band. This record shows all just how much band leader Win Butler is beginning to resemble, in his songwriting, Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen was and is a much more populist writer, although Butler does write about issues that concern all, he does it in a much more inward fashion. With just a slight adjustment in his writing outlook, Butler could take the band to major mainstream success... that's if he wishes to.

UPDATE!!
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Neon Bible can be ordered in several versions at insound.com.
Here are the links to order the vinyl and both regular and deluxe CD versions through insound.com.
Vinyl ($20.99) - this is a double album, three sides of music with the fourth side featuring etched artwork.
Regular CD ($13.99)Deluxe CD ($18.99) - deluxe CD version comes packaged in a hinged box with two 32 page booklets designed by the band.
Orders will ship on, or near, the release date of March 6th.



Arcade Fire - Neon Bible Tracklist
1.Black Mirror
2.Keep the Car Running
3.Neon Bible
4.Intervention
5.Black Wave/ Bad Vibrations
6.Ocean of Noise
7.The Well and the Lighthouse
8.(Antichrist Television Blues)
9.Windowsill
10.No Cars Go
11.My Body is a Cage

THESE LYRICS WERE NOT TRANSCRIBED BY ME AND THERE ARE BOUND TO BE ERRORS. IF YOU SEE ANY WOULD YOU PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF IT IN THE COMMENTS.

Thanks.

NEON BIBLE LYRICS
1.Black Mirror
I walked down to the ocean
After waking from a nightmare
No moon, no pale reflection
Black Mirror, Black Mirror

Shot by a security camera
You can't watch your own image
And also look yourself in the eye
Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror

I know a time is coming
All words will lose their meaning
Please show me something that isn't mine
But mine is the only kind that I relate to
Le miroir casse
The mirror casts mon reflet partour
Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror

The black mirror knows no reflection
It knows not pride or vanity
It cares not about your dreams
It cares not for your pyramid schemes
Their names are never spoken
The curse is never broken
The curse is never broken

Un! Deux! Trois! Dis: Miroir Noir!
Black Mirror!
Un! Deux! Trois! Dis: Miroir Noir!
Black Mirror!

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Show me where them bombs will fall
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Show me where them bombs will fall

Black Mirror!
Black Mirror!
Black Mirror!

2.Keep The Car Running
Every night my dream's the same
Same old city with a different name
Men are coming to take me away
I don't know why, but I know I can't stay

There's a weight that's pressing down
Late at night you can hear the sound
Even the noise you make when you sleep
Can't swim across a river so deep
They know my name cause I told it to them
But they don't know where and they don't know
When it's coming, when it's coming

There's a fear I keep so deep
Knew its name since before I could speak
Aaaaah Aaaaah Aaaaah Aaaaah
They know my name cause I told it to them
But they don't know where and they don't know
When its coming, oh when but its coming

Keep the car running

If some night I don't come home
Please don't think I've left you alone
The same place animals go when they die
You can't climb across a mountain so high
The same city where I go when I sleep
You can't swim across a river so deep
They know my name cause I told it to them
But they don't know where
And they don't know
When it's coming, oh when is it coming?

Keep the car running
Keep the car running
Keep the car running

3.Neon Bible
A vial of hope and a vial of pain
In the light they both looked the same
Poured them out on into the world
On every boy and every girl

It's in the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the Neon Bible is right

Take the poison of your age
Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page
What I know is what you know is right
In the city it's the only light
It's the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the Neon Bible is right

Oh God! Well look at you now!
Oh! You lost it, but you don't know how!
In the light of a golden calf
Oh God! I had to laugh!

Take the poison of your age
Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page
It was wrong but you said it was right
In the future I will read at night

It's the Neon Bible, the Neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the Neon Bible is true

4.Intervention
The king's taken back the throne
The useless seed is sown
When they say they're cutting off the phone
I tell 'em you're not home

No place to hide
You were fighting as a soldier on their side
You're still a soldier in your mind
Though nothing's on the line

You say it's money that we need
As if we're only mouths to feed
I know no matter what you say
There are some debts you'll never pay

Working for the Church while your family dies
You take what they give you and you keep it inside
Ever spark of friendship and love will die without a home
Hear the solider groan, "We'll go at it alone"

I can taste the fear
Lift me up and take me out of here
Don't wanna fight, don't wanna die
Just wanna hear you cry

Who's gonna throw the very first stone?
Oh! Who's gonna reset the bone?
Walking with your head in a sling
Wanna hear the solider sing:
"Been working for the Church while my family dies
Your little baby sister's gonna lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home"
Hear the soldier groan "We'll go at it alone.

I can taste your fear
It's gonna lift you up and take you out of here
And the bone shall never heal
I care not if you kneel

We can't find you now
But they're gonna get the money back somehow
And when you finally disappear
We'll just say you were never here

Working for the church while your life falls apart
Singing halleluiah with the fear in your heart
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a home
Hear the solider groan, "We'll go at it alone"
Hear the solider groan, "We'll go at it alone"

5.Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
We can reach the sea
They won't follow me
Shadows they fear the sun
We'll make it if we run!

Run from the memory
Je nage, mais les sons me suivent

Left my name with the border guards
A name that I don't need
Ce sera un long voyage
Sur les vagues de l'oubli

Run from the memory
Je nage, mais les sons me suivent

Stop now before it's too late
Been eating in the ghetto on a dollar plate
Nothing lasts forever
That's the way it's gotta be
There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea
For me
For you
For me
It's always for you

Stop now before it's too late
Your lover was for hire
Have you noticed he's been late
Nothing lasts forever
That's the way it's gotta be
There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea
For me
For you
For me
It's always for you

The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet
The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet
The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet
The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet

6.Ocean of Noise
In an ocean of noise
I first heard your voice
Ringing like a bell
As if I had a choice, oh well!

Left in the morning
While you were fast asleep
Into an ocean of violence
A world of empty streets

You've got your reasons
And me I've got mine
But all the reasons I gave
Were just lies to buy myself some time

In an ocean of noise
I first heard your voice
Now who hear among us
Still believes in choice?
Not I!

No way of knowing
What any man will do
An ocean of violence
Between me and you

You've got your reasons
And me I've got mine
But all the reasons I gave
Were just lies to buy myself some time

I'm gonna work it out
Cause time wont work it out
I'm gonna work it out
Cause time wont work it our for you
I'm gonna work it on out

7.The Well & The Lighthouse
I'm serving time
All for a crime I did commit
You want the truth?
You know I'd do it all again
Left for dead
Heaven is only in my head!

I heard a voice
Calling from down inside the well
"See that silver shine?"
She said to come claim what was mine
So down I fell
Down into the water black
My prison cell
Only the moon was shining back!

If I seem lost, well I weighted the cost
And chose my crime
Now it's mine all mine!

I heard the voice
Calling from just outside the well
She said, "You fool, now that you know your end is near
You always fall for what you desire or what you fear!"

Resurrected
Living in a lighthouse
If you leave the ships are gonna wreck
Resurrected
Living in a lighthouse
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet

8.(Antichrist Television Blues)
I don't wanna work in a building downtown
No I don't wanna work in a building downtown
I don't know what I'm gonna do
Cause the planes keep crashing always two by two
I don't wanna work in a building downtown
No I don't wanna see when the planes hit the ground

I don't wanna work in a building downtown
I don't wanna work in a building downtown
Parking their cars in the underground
Their voices when they scream, well they make no sound
I wanna see the cities rust
And the troublemakers riding on the back of the bus

Dear God, I'm a good Christian man
In your glory, I know you understand
That you gotta work hard and you gotta get paid
My girl's 13 but she don't act her age
She can sing like a bird in a cage
O Lord, if you could see her when she's up on that stage!

You know that I'm a God-fearing man
You know that I'm a God-fearing man
But I just gotta know if it's part of your plan
To seat my daughters there by your right hand
I know that you'll do what's right, Lord
For they are the lanterns and you are the light

Now I'm overcome
By the light of day
My lips are near but my heart is far away
Tell me what to say
I'll be your mouthpiece!

Into the light of a bridge that burns
As I drive from the city with the money that I earned
Into the black of a starless sky
I'm staring into nothing
and I'm asking you why
Lord, will you make her a star
So the world can see who you really are?

Little girl, you're old enough to understand
That you'll always be a stranger in a strange, strange land
The men are gonna come when you're fast asleep
So you better just stay close and hold onto me
If my little mocking bird don't sing
Then daddy won't buy her no diamond ring

Dear God, would you send me a child?
Oh! God, would you send me a child
Cause I wanna put it up on the TV screen
So the world can see what your true word means
Lord, would you send me a sign
Cause I just gotta know if I'm wasting my time!

Now I'm overcome
By the light of day
My lips are near but my heart is far away
Now the war is won
How come nothing tastes good?

You're such a sensitive child!
Oh! You're such a sensitive child!
I know you're tired but it's alright
I just need you to sing for me tonight
You're gonna have your day in the sun
You know God loves the sensitive ones

Oh! My little bird in a cage!
Oh! My little bird in a cage!
I need you to get up for me, up on that stage
And show the men that you're old for your age
Now ain't the time for fear
But if you don't take it, it'll disappear!

Oh! My little mocking bird sing!
Oh! My little mocking bird sing!
I need you to get up on that stage for me, honey
And show the men it's not about the money

Wanna hold a mirror up to the world
So that they can see themselves inside my little girl!

Do you know where I was at your age?
Any idea where I was at your age?
I was working downtown for the minimum wage
And I'm not gonna let you just throw it all away!
I'm through being cute, I'm through being nice
O tell me, Lord, am I the Antichrist?!

9.Windowsill
Don't wanna hear the noises on TV
Don't want the salesmen coming after me
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more
Don't want it faster, I don't want it free
Don't wanna show you what they done to me
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more
Don't wanna choose black or blue
Don't wanna see what they done to you
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more

Cause the tide is high
And it's rising still
And I don't wanna see it at my windowsill

Don't wanna give 'em my name and address
Don't wanna see what happens next
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more
Don't wanna live with my father's debt
You can't forgive what you can't forget
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more
Don't wanna fight in a holy war
Don't want the salesmen knocking at my door
I don't wanna live in America no more

Cause the tide is high
And it's rising still
And I don't wanna see it at my windowsill

MTV, what have you done to me?
Save my soul, set me free!
Set me free! What have you done to me?
I can't breathe! I can't see!
World War III, when are you coming for me?
Been kicking up sparks, we set the flames free
The windows are locked now so what'll it be?
A house on fire or a rising sea?

Why is the night so still?
Why did I take the pill?
Because I don't wanna see it at my windowsill

Don't wanna see it at my windowsill
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill

10.No Cars Go
We know a place where no planes go
We know a place where no ships go
Hey!
No cars go
Hey!
No cars go
Where we know

We know a place where no spaceships go
We know a place where no subs go
Hey!
No cars go
Hey!
No cars go
Where we know
Hey!
Us kids know
Hey!
No cars go

Go!
No go!

Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream

Little babies?
Let's go!

Women and children?
Let's go!

Old folks?
Let's go!

Don't know where we're going

11.My Body Is A Cage
My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

I'm standing on a stage
Of fear and self-doubt
It's a hollow play
But they'll clap anyway

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key

I'm living in an age
That calls darkness light
Though my language is dead
Still the shapes fill my head

I'm living in an age
Whose name I don't know
Though the fear keeps me moving
Still my heart beats so slow

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key
My body is a

My body is a cage
We take what we're given
Just because you've forgotten
That don't mean you're forgiven

I'm living in an age
That screams my name at night
But when I get to the doorway
There's no one in sight

My body is a cage that keeps me
From dancing with the one I love
But my mind holds the key

You're standing next to me
My mind holds the key

Set my spirit free
Set my spirit free
Set my body free

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February 26, 2007

The National: New Album and Dates


The National have spent over a year working on the follow-up to 2005's Alligator, and have announced the release date and title. Boxer will be on store shelves May 22nd with the band planning a heavy tour schedule (US, Europe), but they've got some dates for the near future below.

Buy Alligator here.
Download The National's albums and songs for free with eMusic's trial subscription.

Here's the tracklist for Boxer [May 22 - Beggars]:
01 Fake Empire
02 Mistaken for Strangers
03 Brainy
04 Squalor Victoria
05 Green Gloves
06 Slow Show
07 Apartment Story
08 Start a War
09 Guest Room
10 Racing Like a Pro
11 Ada
12 Gospel

I am very excited about this record, this band is one of my favourites and the one and only show I've seen of their's was simply one of the best I've witnessed.
Some Older MP3s:
lit up [remix]

Upcoming Dates:
05-22 London, England - Astoria
05-23 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
05-25 Berlin, Germany - Magnet
05-28 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
05-29 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #
05-30 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
05-31 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom $

* with the Broken West
# with Doveman
^ with My Brightest Diamond
$ with Elysian Fields
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NOVI SPLIT

David J (Jerkovich pronounced Yer-ko-vitch) plays guitar for other bands (Kind of Like Spitting and Ill Lit among others) but he's got the talent and skill to write and record his own songs under the name Novi Split. About to see release on Hush Records is his latest record, Pink In The Sink. Jerkovich shares a musical warmth as Novi Split, his voice right up against your ear... the music percolating between electronic touches and organic wood and strings. The sound is similar to one band he has done guitar work for, that band being the aforementioned Ill Lit (see the *sixeyes review of Ill Lit's latest here). Opening Pink In The Sink with the lovely melody borne by "You Got Served", and following with the sweetly delivered "Voices Carrie", with it's sharp piano notes and rustling violin, David J makes it adamantly clear that these songs mean a helluva lot to him and that makes this a recording well worth your time, one bearing honest feelings delivered in the art of song. A standout track isn't easy to extricate from the best of this bunch, but "California Skies", with it's overwhelming sunstroke of sounds from guitars, electronic flourishes, and multi-tracked vocals, rises above the others.


california skies [mp3]
leaving it [mp3]

Novi Split are:
David Jerkovich – guitar, vocal, drums, bass, percussion, piano, keyboards, and all other instruments
Jens Fleming – drums
Jeff Rolfredo – upright bass
Michael Rozon – pedal steel guitar

Pink In The Sink Track Listing (release date March 13th)
1. You Got Served
2. Voices Carrie
3. California Skies
4. Crazy In Love
5. Doctor
6. Leaving It
7. Julie
8. Open
9. Settled Down
10. Lights Out
11. Young Girls



++Novi Split++
Official Site * Myspace * Buy - Novi Split * More MP3s * Label


MODEST MOUSE: Dashboard Video


Here's a link to watch Modest Mouse's big budget video for "Dashboard" off the upcoming album, We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank, with new member Johnny Marr assisting. I can't watch it... don't ask. Maybe you could tell me how good it is... please.

And, uh, this album is great.... get it.

Watch: dashboard [video]

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February 25, 2007

Arcade Fire: Saturday Night Live MP3s



Oops. I just realized that I'd forgotten to include the SNL mp3s with the previous Arcade Fire youtube post, so here they are.

These mp3s have been re-posted here on July 27, 2008.


You can find links to pre-order Neon Bible in the post below and tour dates here.

Arcade Fire: "Intervention" + "Keep The Car Running" - Saturday Night Live

Here's Montreal's finest bringing some energy to the creaky old Saturday Night Live doing "Intervention" and "Keep The Car Running".

"Intervention" - youtube video removed

"Keep The Car Running" - youtube video removed


arcade fire
keep the car running [mp3] - link dead
black mirror [mp3]

PRE-ORDER Neon Bible
Here are the links to pre-order the vinyl and both regular and deluxe CD versions through insound.com.
Vinyl ($20.99) - this is a double album, three sides of music with the fourth side featuring etched artwork.
Regular CD ($13.99)
Deluxe CD ($18.99) - deluxe CD version comes packaged in a hinged box with two 32 page booklets designed by the band.
Orders will ship on or near the release date of March 6th.

Download Arcade Fire albums, tracks and songs for free with eMusic's trial subscription.

February 24, 2007

Mountain Goats Tour Dates

The Mountain Goats are preparing to brave arctic air to spread joy and music. Tomorrow they will perform for the huddled masses of Fairbanks, Alaska (again, after playing tonight) and repeat the trick the following day and right on into early April. They'll move on down the west coast where they'll likely tip a few with good friend John Vanderslice. The fun won't end there, check the dates below, they play a few more on the coast then it's onto polar climes once more with Scandinavia enjoying John Darnielle's music and onstage banter (okay these shows are set for April, so it may not be too bad).

From Get Lonely
woke up new [mp3]
wild sage [mp3]

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TOUR DATES
2-24 Fairbanks, AK - Pub
02-25 Fairbanks, AK - Wood Center Ballroom at University of Alaska Fairbanks
03-01 Seattle, WA - Neumos
03-02 Seattle, WA - Triple Door
03-03 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
03-04 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
03-07 San Francisco, CA - Independent
03-08 San Francisco, CA - Independent
03-09 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
03-10 San Luis Obispo, CA - Steynberg Gallery
03-11 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
03-14 Austin, TX - Emo's (SXSW; Beggars Group showcase)
03-29 Umeå, Sweden - Umeå Open
03-31 Stockholm, Sweden - Fritz's Corner at Debaser
04-02 Bergen, Norway - Garage
04-03 Oslo, Norway - Garage
04-04 Gothenburg, Sweden - Woody West at Pusterviksbaren
04-05 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
04-07 Malmö, Sweden - Debaser
04-08 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall

NEW MP3 music downloads at eMusic

It's been a while since I've looked for new stuff at eMusic, so, of course, there's some surprising additions, starting with:

Today's Top New Albums
1. All Good Things
Pacha Massive
2. All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
Explosions In The Sky - WELCOME, GHOSTS [mp3]
3. New Magnetic Wonder
Apples In Stereo - ENERGY [mp3]
4. National Anthem of Nowhere
Apostle Of Hustle
5. Bloodshot Records Honky-Tonk Compilation
Various Artists - Bloodshot Records
6. The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse
The Besnard Lakes - AND YOU LIED TO ME [mp3]
7. A Weekend in the City
Bloc Party
8. Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin
9. Over The Counter Culture
Tim Fite
10. To Go Home EP
M. Ward

Also these,
OF MONTREAL Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
SHUGGIE OTIS (you've got to check out Shuggie)
Great Lake Swimmers Ongiara
Minus The Bear
DEVIN DAVIS
Tim Fite
Cat Power
Arcade Fire
Ted Leo

Pavement
Dosh The Lost Take (Dosh plays on Andrew Bird's upcoming and amazing album, Armchair Apocrypha)

IF you're not a member yet, download albums, tracks and songs for free with eMusic's trial subscription... you'll get 25 free mp3s... no strings attached.

OR you can take a gander at some popular albums at insound via the left sidebar here at sixeyes, just click on the album covers... Modest Mouse's upcoming effort is catchy as hell. Get your MM pre-order in now.

February 22, 2007

Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Interpol to Rock UK Fests

"Residents of Ireland and Scotland alike can catch the sweet, sweet sounds of the Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Interpol, and more this summer at two remarkably similar UK events: 2007's Oxegen and T in the Park festivals.
In addition to the aforementioned acts, artists booked for both fests include Klaxons, Scissor Sisters, CSS, Snow Patrol, Kings of Leon, My Chemical Romance, Razorlight, the Kooks, Babyshambles, etc."

"Performers exclusive to Oxegen, which takes place at Naas, Ireland's Punchestown Racecourse on July 7 and 8, include Daft Punk and Muse. T in the Park runs over the same weekend at Balado Park, near Kinross, Scotland, but throws Friday, July 6 into the music-packed mix. LCD Soundsystem, Lily Allen, Maxïmo Park, the Killers, the Arctic Monkeys, Booka Shade, Kasabian, Editors, Slam, Digitalism, Damien Rice, the Gossip, the Coral, and the View enhance the partial lineup above. More acts have yet to be announced. "
(SOURCE)

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Blitzen Trapper MP3


No time, gotta run... yeah, it's 5 am. Scroll down a couple of posts and stream or listen to Blitzen Trapper. "Cool Love #1", from their upcoming record, should be all need to hear to make BT your new favourite band (if not, try "Summertwin").

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Pink Padded Slippers
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Love I Exclaim
Texaco
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February 20, 2007

Arcade Fire's 'Funeral' Lyrics

Funeral, the Arcade Fire's debut full length on Merge Records, can be purchased at insound and downloaded at eMusic.


Buy it at Insound!
Funeral Tracklist:
1. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
2. Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
3. Une Annee Sans Lumiere (English)
4. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
5. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
6. Crown Of Love
7. Wake Up
8. Haiti (English)
9. Rebellion (Lies)
10. In The Backseat



Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
And if the snow buries my,
my neighborhood.
And if my parents are crying
then I'll dig a tunnel
from my window to yours,
yeah a tunnel from my window to yours.

You climb out the chimney
and meet me in the middle,
the middle of town.
And since there's no one else around,
we let our hair grow long
and forget all we used to know,
then our skin gets thicker
from living out in the snow.

You change all the lead
sleepin' in my head,
as the day grows dim
I hear you sing a golden hymn.
Then we tried to name our babies,
but we forgot all the names that,
the names we used to know.
But sometimes,
we remember our bedrooms,
and our parent's bedrooms,
and the bedrooms of our friends.
Then we think of our parents,
well what ever happened to them?

You change all the lead
sleepin' in my head to gold,
as the day grows dim,
I hear you sing a golden hymn,
the song I've been trying to say.
Purify the colors, purify my mind.
Purify the colors, purify my mind,
and spread the ashes of the colors
over this heart of mine!



Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Alexander, our older brother,
set out for a great adventure.
He tore our images out of his pictures,
he scratched our names out of all his letters.

Our mother shoulda just named you Laika!

Come on Alex, you can do it.
Come on Alex, there's nothin' to it.
If you want somethin' don't ask for nothin,
if you want nothin' don't ask for somethin'!

Our mother shoulda just named you Laika!
It's for your own good,
it's for the neighborhood!

Our older brother bit by a Vampire!
For a year we caught his tears in a cup.
And now we're gonna make him drink it.
Come on Alex don't die or dry up!

Our mother shoulda just named you Laika!
It's for your own good,
it's for the neighborhood!

When daddy comes home
you always start a fight,
so the neighbors can dance
in the police disco lights.
The police disco lights.
Now the neighbors can dance!
Look at 'em dance.



Une Annee Sans Lumiere
Hey, the streetlights all burnt out.
Une annee sans lumieres.
Je monte un cheval,
qui porte des oeilleres.
Hey, my eyes are shooting sparks,
la nuit, mes yeux t'eclairent.
Ne dis pas a ton pere
qu'il porte des oeillieres.

Hey, your old man should know,
if you see a shadow,
there's something there.

So hey! my eyes are shooting sparks,
la nuit mes yeux t'eclairent,
ne dis pas a ton pere
qu'il porte des oeillieres.

Hey, your old man should know,
if you see a shadow,
there's something there.



Une Annee Sans Lumiere (English Lyric)
Hey, the streetlights all burnt out
A year without light
I mount a horse that is wearing blinders

Hey, my eyes are shooting sparks
At night my eyes light you up
Don't tell your father he carries blinders

Hey your old man should know
If you see a shadow
there's something there

So hey, my eyes are shooting sparks
The night my eyes light you up
Don't tell your father it carries blinders
Hey your old man should know
If you see a shadow there's something there



Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
I woke up with the power out,
not really something to shout about.
Ice has covered up my parents hands
don’t have any dreams don’t have any plans.

I went out into the night,
I went out to find some light.
Kids are swingin’ from the power lines,
nobody’s home, so nobody minds.

I woke up on the darkest night,
neighbors all were shoutin’ that they found the light.
(”We found the light”)
Shadows jumpin’ all over my walls
some of them big, some of them small.

I went out into the night.
I went out to pick a fight with anyone.
Light a candle for the kids,
Jesus Christ don’t keep it hid!

Ice has covered up my parents hands
don’t have any dreams don’t have any plans.
Growin’ up in some strange storm,
nobody’s cold, nobody’s warm.

I went out into the night,
I went out to find some light.
Kids are dyin’ out in the snow,
look at them go, look at them go!

And the power’s out in the heart of man,
take it from your heart put in your hand.

What’s the plan?

Is it a dream? Is it a lie?
I think I’ll let you decide.
Just light a candle for the kids,
Jesus Christ don’t keep it hid!

Cause nothin’s hid, from us kids!
You ain’t foolin’ nobody with the lights out!

And the power’s out in the heart of man,
take it from your heart put in your hand.
And there’s something wrong in the heart of man,
you take it from your heart and put it in your hand!

Where’d you go?



Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
I am waitin’ ’til I don’t know when,
cause I’m sure it’s gonna happen then.
Time keeps creepin’ through the neighborhood,
killing old folks, wakin’ up babies just like we knew it would.

All the neighbors are startin’ up a fire,
burning all the old folks the witches and the liars.
My eyes are covered by the hands of my unborn kids,
but my heart keeps watchin’ through the skin of my eyelids.

They say a watched pot won’t ever boil,
well I closed my eyes and nothin’ changed,
just some water getting hotter in the flames.

It’s not a lover I want no more,
and it’s not heaven I’m pining for,
but there’s some spirit I used to know,
that’s been drowned out by the radio!

They say a watched pot won’t ever boil,
you can’t raise a baby on motor oil,
just like a seed down in the soil you gotta give it time.



Crown Of Love
They say it fades if you let it,
love was made to forget it.
I carved your name across my eyelids,
you pray for rain I pray for blindness.

If you still want me, please forgive me,
the crown of love has fallen from me.
If you still want me, please forgive me,
because the spark is not within me.

I snuffed it out before my mom walked in my bedroom.

The only thing that you keep changin’
is your name, my love keeps growin’
still the same, just like a cancer,
and you won’t give me a straight answer!

If you still want me, please forgive me,
the crown of love has fallen from me.
If you still want me please forgive me
because your hands are not upon me.

I shrugged them off before my mom walked in my bedroom.

The pains of love, and they keep growin’,
in my heart there’s flowers growin’
on the grave of our old love,
since you gave me a straight answer.

If you still want me, please forgive me,
the crown of love is not upon me
If you still want me, please forgive me,
cause this crown is not within me.
it’s not within me, it’s not within me.

You gotta be the one,
you gotta be the way,
your name is the only word that I can say

You gotta be the one,
you gotta be the way,
your name is the only word,
the only word that I can say!



Wake Up
Somethin’ filled up
my heart with nothin’,
someone told me not to cry.

But now that I’m older,
my heart’s colder,
and I can see that it’s a lie.

Children wake up,
hold your mistake up,
before they turn the summer into dust.

If the children don’t grow up,
our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up.
We’re just a million little god’s causin rain storms
Turnin’ every good thing to rust.

I guess we’ll just have to adjust.

With my lighnin’ bolts a glowin’
I can see where I am goin’ to be
when the reaper he reaches and touches my hand.

With my lighnin’ bolts a glowin’
I can see where I am goin’
With my lighnin’ bolts a glowin’
I can see where I am go-goin’

You better look out below!



Haiti
Haiti, mon pays,
wounded mother I’ll never see.
Ma famille set me free.
Throw my ashes into the sea.

Mes cousins jamais nes
hantent les nuits de Duvalier.
Rien n’arrete nos espirits.
Guns can’t kill what soldiers can’t see.

In the forest we are hiding,
unmarked graves where flowers grow.
Hear the soldiers angry yelling,
in the river we will go.

Tous les morts-nes forment une armee,
soon we will reclaim the earth.
All the tears and all the bodies
bring about our second birth.

Haiti, never free,
n’aie pas peur de sonner l’alarme.
Tes enfants sont partis,
in those days their blood was still warm.



Haiti (English Lyric)
Haiti, my country
Wounded mother I’ll never see
My family set me free
Throw my ashes into the sea

My never-born cousins haunt the nights of Duvalier
Nothing stops our spirits
Guns can’t kill what solders can’t see

In the forest we are hiding
Unmarked graves where flowers grow
Hear the soldiers angry yelling
In the river we will go

All the stillborn form an army
Soon we will reclaim the earth
All the tears and all the bodies
Bring about our second birth

Haiti, never free, don’t be scared to ring the bell
Your kids are gone
In those days their blood was still warm



Rebellion (Lies)
Sleeping is giving in,
no matter what the time is.
Sleeping is giving in,
so lift those heavy eyelids.

People say that you’ll die
faster than without water.
But we know it’s just a lie,
scare your son, scare your daughter.

People say that your dreams
are the only things that save ya.
Come on baby in our dreams,
we can live our misbehavior.

Every time you close your eyes
Lies, Lies!

People try and hide the night
underneath the covers.
People try and hide the light
underneath the covers.

Come on hide your lovers
underneath the covers,
come on hide your lovers
underneath the covers.

Hidin’ from your brothers
underneath the covers,
come on hide your lovers
underneath the covers.

People say that you’ll die
faster than without water,
but we know it’s just a lie,
scare your son, scare your daughter,

Scare your son, scare your daughter.

Now here’s the sun, it’s alright! (Lies!)
Now here’s the moon, it’s alright! (Lies!)
Now here’s the sun, it’s alright! (Lies!)
Now here’s the moon it’s alright (Lies!)

But every time you close your eyes. (Lies!)



In The Backseat
I like the peace
in the backseat,
I don’t have to drive,
I don’t have to speak,
I can watch the country side,
and I can fall asleep.

My family tree’s
loosing all it’s leaves,
crashing towards the driver’s seat,
the lightning bolt made enough heat
to melt the street beneath your feet.

Alice died
in the night,

I’ve been learning to drive.
My whole life,
I’ve been learning.

I like the peace
in the backseat,
I don’t have to drive,
I don’t have to speak,
I can watch the country side

Alice died
in the night,
I’ve been learning to drive.
My whole life,
I’ve been learning


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Released: February 20th

Here are this week's new releases at insound.com. Visit insound to buy.

02/20/07 Ben Davis & The Jetts/Des Ark Battle of the Beards Lovitt
02/20/07 Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse Jagjaguwar
02/20/07 Black Lips Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo Vice
02/20/07 Call Me Lightning Soft Skeletons Frenchkiss
02/20/07 Calla Strength in Numbers Beggars Banquet
02/20/07 Charlie Louvin Charlie Louvin Tompkins Square
02/20/07 Explosions In The Sky All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone Temporary Residence LTD
02/20/07 Foreign Islands Restart Now! Deaf Dumb and Blind
02/20/07 Frames The Cost Anti-
02/20/07 Jesu Conqueror Hydra Head
02/20/07 M Ward To Go Home [Single] Merge
02/20/07 Marnie Stern In Advance of the Broken Arm Kill Rock Stars
02/20/07 Minus The Bear Interpretaciones Del Oso [Remix album] Suicide Squeeze
02/20/07 Pink Mountaintops Single Life/My Best Friend 7" Jagjaguwar
02/20/07 Pop Levi The Return To Form Black Magick Party Counter
02/20/07 Richard Swift Dressed Up For The Letdown Secretly Canadian
02/20/07 Shining Grindstone Rune Grammofon
02/20/07 Trans Am Sex Change Thrill Jockey
02/26/07 Do Make Say Think You, You're A History In Rust Constellation

February 18, 2007

SXSW: 2007 Showcases and Schedule Online + FREE MP3s! Part 2


Here's part two of a mp3 mix featuring just a few of the many free music downloads found online in the SXSW 2007 band showcases.


ox (pictured above) miss idaho [mp3] showcase
the procession major and minor [mp3] showcase
alina simone saw-edged grass [mp3 showcase
daylights for the birds worlds away [mp3] showcase
death ships story never gets old [mp3] showcase
the diableros tropical pets [mp3] showcase
paul duncan red eagle [mp3] showcase
the femurs not giving up [mp3] showcase
the golden dogs never meant any harm [mp3] showcase
jets overhead seems so far [mp3] showcase
kaki king gay sons of lesbian mothers [mp3] showcase
pete and the pirates come on feet [mp3] showcase
rock plaza central my children, be joyful [mp3] showcase

February 17, 2007

SXSW: 2007 Showcases and Schedule Online + FREE MP3s!

The schedule and band showcase pages are now online right here. And just for you I've compiled a bleep load of some of the free mp3s offered by the SXSW website... this, by the way, is the first installment. There's more to come.

limbeck big drag [mp3] showcase
peter elkas wall of fire [mp3] showcase
luke temple saturday people [mp3] showcase
pop levi sugar assault me now [mp3] showcase
protokoll moving forward [mp3] showcase
midnight movies patient eye [mp3] showcase
say hi to your mom these fangs [mp3] showcase
jana hunter babies [mp3] showcase
the slats call my telephone [mp3] showcase
immaculate machine broken ship [mp3] showcase
malajube etienne d'out [mp3] showcase
bishop allen click click click [mp3] showcase
buck 65 kennedy killed the hat [mp3] showcase
the village green when the creepers creep in [mp3] showcase
tobias froberg when the night turns cold [mp3] showcase
you am i it ain't funny how we don't talk anymore [mp3] showcase
hymns it's a shame [mp3] showcase
dirty on purpose no radio [mp3] showcase
tullycraft stowaway [mp3] showcase
headlights tv [mp3] showcase
new london fire different [mp3] showcase
field music sit tight [mp3] showcase
washington social club jarvis cocker [mp3] showcase
zykos wipeout (try waking up!) [mp3] showcase
samamidon tribulation [mp3] showcase
money mark pick up the pieces [mp3] showcase

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February 15, 2007

The Veils - 'Playing with Time'


Finn Andrews (center) is the group's singer and songwriter and he has a distinctive voice - kind of a soft rasp - but, rasp isn't right - more of a rustling, especially on the slower tracks - like barefeet brushing through long grass. - from an earlier*Sixeyes post

Have you heard Nux Vomica? Or heard of Nux Vomica, *Sixeyes favourite album of 2006 (it was released last year in Europe) by The Veils? Well, you will, or at the very least you should as it will finally and fittingly see a release stateside on Great Society this coming April 24th. The band is led by the slimly bodied and generously talented New Zealander Finn Andrews. A young man whose voice and passion may not be s0 much timeless as they are pure of vision. Andrews looks past the material and focuses on the spirit of life and love which, as we all well know, are timeless.


NUX VOMICA Track List
1. Not Yet
2. Calliope!
3. Advice For Young Mothers To Be [mp3]
4. Jesus For The Jugular: Stream
5. Pan
6. A Birthday Present
7. Under The Folding Branches: Stream
8. Nux Vomica
9. One Night On Earth
10. House Where We All Live

Visit their myspace for more streaming mp3s.




The Veils will be touring North America in the near future... stay tuned, or online, for the dates when they are announced.

GO to the HYPE MACHINE for more of The Veils.
Go here for the *Sixeyes review of Nux Vomica.

February 14, 2007

Teitur: Tour Dates and MP3

Teitur Lassen is from the Faroe Islands which are caught somewhere between Scotland to the south, Iceland to the west and Norway to the east. Teitur (tie-tor) is how he is known to fans of music the world over due to his enormous talent at penning originals and re-making classics, or at least the classic "Great Balls Of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis.
And it was his own version of this song (he's put the lyrics to his own music) that made me pay much more attention to his completely original music. Anyone who can renew, or invite, interest in a song I had heard hundreds of times before deserves to be praised and more closely listened to.

Currently touring his latest record Stay Under The Stars (Arlo and Betty Recordings), I encourage you to seek out tickets for his shows and discover him for yourself.


great balls of fire [mp3]

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Here are the current tour dates for Teitur.

Feb 15 2007 Mile End Cultural Centre Montreal, Quebec
Feb 16 2007 The Drake Hotel Toronto, Ontario
Feb 17 2007 Ohio University-Baker University Centre Athens, Ohio
Feb 18 2007 Beat Kitchen Chicago, Illinois
Feb 20 2007 Chop suey Seattle, Washington
Feb 21 2007 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Feb 24 2007 Swedish American Hall San Francisco, California
Feb 28 2007 Largo Los Angeles, California
Mar 1 2007 Largo Los Angeles, California
Mar 16 2007 18th floor Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2007 The Vanguard Sydney
Mar 20 2007 Brass Monkey Sydney, New South Wales
Mar 21 2007 Manchester Lane Melbourne

Stream Teitur songs in this player from Canadian indie label Equator Records.



++Teitur++
Official Site * Myspace * Buy - Teitur * More MP3s

February 13, 2007

rademacher: New MP3 and Tour Dates

Fresno CA's Rademacher had long ago caught my ear with their music. What stands out is the vocals, so distinctive that they very nearly obscure the interesting noises they coax from instruments plugged into electrical outlets... and some not, uh, plugged in. This new song is from their upcoming full length, Stunts, which the band has now finished work on at The Ship, the studio owned by Earlimart's Aaron Espinoza in Eagle Rock, CA.

You know I think every song I've heard by these guys has an undercurrent of unease of which I am sure is a result of the lead vocal. This song is no exception, but the music, as is typical of the band, is a special blend of little pieces, of rhythms, woven together.

if you got some magic [mp3]

You can stream some songs at their myspace and even find some mp3s their as well.

TOUR DATES
Feb 17 Que Sera - Long Beach, California
Feb 21 Harlow's - Sacramento, California
Feb 26 The Viper Room - Two Los Angeles, California
Mar 10 Hotel Monte Vista - Flagstaff, Arizona
Mar 11 Atomic Cantina - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 13 The Bean - Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 14 SXSW "Plush Day Party" - Austin, Texas
Mar 17 Andy's Bar - Denton, Texas
Mar 18 Kirby's Beer Store - Wichita, Kansas
Mar 20 Saddle Creek Bar - Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 21 Ernie November's - Cheyenne, Wyoming
Mar 22 Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 24 Art Bar - Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 27 Starline w/ Great Northern - Fresno, California



++Rademacher++
Official Site * Myspace * Buy - Rademacher * More MP3s * Label


DISCOVER: Hayden, Tobias Froberg, Ian Love


Hayden - "Hollywood Ending" [mp3]
Canadian Hayden Desser is so laid back, you might miss just how damn good he is. Like an athlete who's so smooth that he appears to be coasting on the field, Hayden can have the same effect with his throat of Northern smoke and low key song characters. But this song bursts into flame in several places; the wacked out LA storyline, the la la la la la's, and the surprisingly perfect trumpet.

HAYDEN: official site * record label * more mp3s


Download Hayden albums, tracks and songs for free with eMusic's trial subscription.


Tobias Froberg - "God's Highway" [mp3]
I had to head over to Google and see if Simon and Garfunkel had done a song called "God's Highway". They hadn't, so I'm going to have to put Froberg down as a big fan of that acclaimed duo. And as you may know I've, easily and happily, become a fan of Swede Froberg, having posted songs of his in the past. This one is just another indication of his classic pop influences.

TOBIAS FROBERG: myspace * official site * more mp3s


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Ian Love - "The Only Night" [mp3]
Love, an American, has that oddly seductive phrasing that is most often found in Scandinavian pop singers... I can't get a handle on how to describe how Swedes, Danes, and Norwegians, curl their tongues around English lyrics, but it's different enough to stand out and familiar enough to appeal. It's kind of like a new flavour of coffee, one you haven't tried before and now that you have, you're smitten. To make a long story short, Ian Love has a touch of that flavour in his voice and I like it.

BONUS MP3s
butterfly
old enough

IAN LOVE: myspace * official site * record label * more mp3s

February 12, 2007

Arcade Fire Announce North American Tour Dates


This spring and summer's buzz band have given us their freshly minted North American tour dates! Here they are along with EU. The Montreal based outfit will see their new album, Neon Bible, unveiled March 6th on Merge Records.

PRE-ORDER Neon Bible
Here are the links to pre-order the vinyl and both regular and deluxe CD versions through insound.com.
Vinyl ($20.99) - this is a double album, three sides of music with the fourth side featuring etched artwork.
Regular CD ($13.99)
Deluxe CD ($18.99) - deluxe CD version comes packaged in a hinged box with two 32 page booklets designed by the band. Orders will ship on or near the release date of March 6th.

Listen: black mirror [mp3]
Find Arcade Fire MP3s here.

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02-13 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-14 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-15 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-16 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
02-17 New York, NY - Judson Memorial Church
03-05 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia *
03-06 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia *
03-08 Manchester, England - Apollo *
03-09 Manchester, England - Apollo *
03-11 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands *
03-12 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands *
03-14 London, England - Brixton Academy *
03-15 London, England - Brixton Academy *
03-16 London, England - Brixton Academy #
03-17 London, England - Brixton Academy #
03-19 Paris, France - Olympia #
03-20 Paris, France - Olympia #
03-23 Stockholm, Sweden - Circus #
03-24 Oslo, Norway - Centrum Scene #
03-25 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega #
03-27 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof #
03-28 Munich, Germany - Elserhalle #
03-31 Lyon, France - Transbordeur #
04-01 Cologne, Germany - E-Live Music Hall #
04-02 Utrecht, Netherlands - Vredenburg #
04-04 Brussels, Belgium - Halles de Schaerbeek #
04-05 Lille, France - L'Aeronef #

* with Patrick Wolf
# with Electrelane

NORTH AMERICA and Glastonbury
04-26 San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre
04-28 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-01 Atlanta, GA - Civic Center
05-02 Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
05-04 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
05-05 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
05-07 New York, NY - TBA
05-08 New York, NY - TBA
05-09 New York, NY - TBA
05-10 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
05-12 Montreal, Quebec - Arena Maurice Richard
05-13 Montreal, Quebec - Arena Maurice Richard
05-15 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
05-16 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
05-18 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05-19 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05-20 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05-27 Portland, OR - Schnitzer Concert Hall
06-01 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
06-02 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
06-22-24 Pilton, England - Glastonbury
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Via Violenta

This band from LA has got something, at least that's my call. I hopped onto their myspace a week, or two, ago and was immediately taken with the sound of Hari Rex (guitar, keys, vox), Freddie Nix (bass, piano, vox), and D. Paul Dutt (drums, percussion). Arresting vocals, great dynamics, and tension... all great music has the building of tension and the joy of release. What Via Violenta add is the beauty of tension and release within the framework of the band itself. The songs often bearing a startling dichotomy, Hari Rex's laidback vocal as smooth as hookah smoke clashing with the strong vibrant music stirred up by the band, and it works wonderfully. And don't forget space, air, or holes; big spaces in the music where the listener can easily slip in between the instruments. "Always Looking Back" will sneak into your memory, you've just got to give it a chance to be heard... the lyrics are well worth a listen as well, lines like "... I'm just so happy to go through the windshield for you..." will soon be anticipated with each new listen.

always looking back [mp3]

You can stream a few songs on their myspace page through the link below.


++Via Violenta++
Official Site * Myspace * Buy - Via Violenta * More MP3s


February 09, 2007

Albert Hammond Jr and The Shins: Tour Dates + MP3s


Strokes guitarist, Albert Hammond Jr is set to tour his debut solo disc, Yours To Keep, which is quite good, I was pleasantly suprised.

in transit [mp3]

BUY Yours To Keep
More MP3s

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TOUR DATES
02-11 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre *
02-12 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre *
02-13 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre *
02-14 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
02-19 Tokyo, Japan - Astro Hall
02-20 Tokyo, Japan - Liquid Room
02-21 Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro
03-02 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe #
03-03 Portland, OR - Roseland Grill #
03-05 Solana Beach, CA - The Belly Up #
03-06 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre #
03-08 San Francisco, CA - Popscene @ 330 Ritch St.
03-10 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre #
03-13 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
03-14 Houston, TX - Meridian #
03-15 Austin, TX - SXSW (New Line Records showcase)
03-17 Atlanta, GA - Roxy Theatre #
03-18 Nashville, TN - Exit/In #
03-23 Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre ^
03-24 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Theatre ^
03-25 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus ^
03-27 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis ^
03-28 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre ^
03-30 New York, NY - United Palace Theatre ^
03-31 New York, NY - United Palace Theatre ^
04-02 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-03 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
04-05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

* with Incubus
# with the Mooney Suzuki
^ with Bloc Party, Sebastien Grainger
(source)

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The Shins have just announced additional tour dates which will carry them right up until April. Their latest album, Wincing The Night Away, is good, but it's not great... and Jesus Christ, just look at the tour support... Lily Allen and Cold War Kids? Oh boy, I'm lining up for this one!

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TOUR DATES
02-09 Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom *
02-10 Chicago, IL - Congress Theater *
02-11 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant *
02-12 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall *
02-13 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall *
02-15 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium *
02-16 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue *
02-17 Boise, ID - Egyptian Theatre *
02-18 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre *
02-19 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
02-20 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater *
02-21 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
02-25 London, England - The Astoria
02-26 London, England - Bush Hall
03-05 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
03-06 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
03-07 Austin, TX - The Backyard
03-09 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
03-10 Winston-Salem, NC - The Millennium Center
03-12 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
03-13 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
03-14 New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden
03-15 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater
03-16 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
03-17 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
04-14 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre (KCRW: A Sounds Eclectic Evening 6) #

* with Viva Voce
# with Lily Allen, Cold War Kids, Bitter: Sweet
(source)

February 08, 2007

MY PROJECT BLUE

The young Canadian band, My Project: Blue, is quite often described with reference to David Bowie, but I don't hear it. What I do hear is a striking similarity to Dan Bejar (Destroyer). Bejar crossed with Lou Reed in this song especially. But then Bejar himself has been oft described as a Bowie acolyte, a disciple at the altar of the David, by those who hear Mr Jones in Mr Bejar's music... I don't. Not usually. When I listen to this My Project: Blue song, I most definitely hear the 'voice-made-for-indie' nasal essence of BC native, Dan Bejar. And, yes, some glam elements are present in My Project: Blue music, hell, you can almost see the glitter on the guitar, where it has fallen all the way from the '70s. All right... it's Dan Bejar vocals, '70's glam vibe, and '80's new wave instruments. And I'll admit Bowie has influenced all of these elements. It's just that I don't hear the direct connection... do you?

+ control of me
from the My Project: Blue EP

Track Listing
1. Messed Up In the Heart
2. These Re-Occuring Nightmares
3. The Boy Who Wore Red
4. Control Of Me
5. Consume

Upcoming Tour Dates
04-14 Vancouver, BC - the Media Club~
04-15 Victoria, BC - Steamers`
04-16 Seattle, WA - The Tractor Tavern#
04-17 Portland, OR - Dunes#
04-19 San Francisco - Annie's Social Club-
04-21 Reno, NV - Satellite Bar#
04-22 Los Angeles, CA - Lava Lounge#
04-28 Vancouver, BC - The Penthouse%

~ "WEST COAST OBLITERATION TOUR SEND OFF PARTY" w/ Spookey Ruben - Early Show - Doors 7pm - Show 8pm
` w/ Spookey Ruben, Blue Mundae, and Dirtfella
# w/ Spookey Ruben
- w/ Spookey Ruben and The Feeling Machine
% w/ Catlow, Run Chico Run, and The Salteens



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NEW Frog Eyes: Album and MP3

Frog Eyes have a new record coming May 1st, titled Tears of the Valedictorian, it will groan under the weight of this track, "Bushels". If you haven't heard singer Carey Mercer, be prepared to be amazed, shocked, astounded, etcetera... this is a voice you can't ignore, you'll either take it in, or slam the door in it's face.


bushels [mp3]

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From The Folded Palm
the oscillator's hum [mp3]
From Emboldened Navigator
i hope my horse don't make no sound [mp3]

Carey Mercer's solo project Blackout Beach
claxxon's lament [mp3]
the stuttered XXX breeze XXX [mp3]

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