Thursday, May 29, 2008

Sunset Rubdown - Black Cab Sessions



From Blackcabsessions.com ....

THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT TONIGHT. IT'S A REGULAR 'SUMMER' EVENING IN LONDON: MUGGY, NOISY, A CHILL IN THE AIR…BUT THERE'S A BUZZ TO IT THAT'S GETTING US A LITTLE EXCITED...

WE'RE IN KILBURN, NORTH WEST LONDON, STANDING OUTSIDE THE LUMINAIRE VENUE, WAITING, PREDICTABLY, FOR A TAXI TO SWING BY. BEHIND US, THE CROWD IS ALREADY GATHERING AROUND THE ENTRANCE, 2 HOURS IN ADVANCE, PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE DOORS TO BE THROWN OPEN AND THE SHOW TO START. HEADLINING IS SUNSET RUBDOWN, ONE OF THIS DECADES, WE RECKON, MOST IMPRESSIVE BANDS. WE HAVE WANTED TO DO A SESSION WITH THEM FOR AN AGE NOW. FINALLY THEY ARE HERE, AND WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF PROMOTING THEIR SOLD OUT LONDON SHOW AS WELL AS DOING THIS SESSION.

SPENCER, CAMILLA AND JORDAN MAKE UP 3/5THS OF THE MONTREAL BAND. THE SONG THEY SING, 'YOU GO ON AHEAD' IS A FOLLOW UP TO 'TRUMPET TRUMPET TOOT TOOT' - ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHT TRACKS OF THEIR RECENT ALBUM RANDOM SPIRIT LOVER. IT HAS NEVER BEEN PERFORMED LIVE BEFORE. TEA CUPS AND CASIO KEYBOARDS CLATTER AND HUM, COMPLIMENTING SPENCER KRUG'S FRANTIC GUITAR STRUMMING – ALL CLIMAXING IN A FINALE OF SING-ALONG 'ADD UP' AS WE PULL BACK UP TO THE VENUE'S GATES.

THE SMALL GATHERING OF EARLY BIRD FANS HAS NOW MORPHED INTO A LARGE EXCITABLE CROWD. THESE PEOPLE ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS THE KIND OF SHOW YOU NEVER FORGET. WE ARE STILL BUZZING. IF THIS SESSION CAPTURES JUST A LITTLE OF THE BAND'S GENIUS, WE'D BE CHUFFED.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Miracle Fortress - Watery Grave


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I'm gonna have to re-post this due to popular demand...
Miracle Fortress' first release the amazing Watery Grave ep (Self Released / Winter 05) so without further ado...

1. Watery Grave
2. Forgiven
3. Secret Passage Way
4. Eschatology
5. Sacred Flowers

Sorry track 5 is unavailable right now. maybe later. In the meantime hurry up and buy their new Maybe Lately 7" before they all sell out. They even covered a John Cale song and made it the B-side. Limited to 200 copies at Rough Trade.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Langhorne Slim @ The Mercury Lounge 04/30/08

Featuring Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson and The Blackboys as the supporting act.

I arrived at the "Merc" around 8:30 and was down with a serious case of the sniffles, quickly snagged a signed copy of the 'Rebel Side of Heaven' on 7" vinyl and caught the MBAR act. The set started pretty lazy and although the mood was playful it took a bit to get into even being there. His set, of course, won me over and took me through a performance diving in and out of his newer material and tracks of his recent release Self-Titled (The Summer of Fear)MBAR. Buriedfed, was the highlight of his set surviving nearly 9 minutes and engaging the audience to show some pulse. After all, its Miles Benjamin. It maybe a little foreign still, for some, and ahead of their time, for others but their kids are gonna LOVE IT!
After a rather short set came Hoots and Hellmouth. That Hoot-a-Nanny went on for a good hour or so. And, despite the anticipation for Langhorne Slim, i enjoyed their music and was entertained by the stomping percussions. If their are any hard-core fans that read this post; i have a few songs recorded and could make them available to you if you message me.
Finally, celebrating his Record Release, Langhorne took the stage and with immediate appreciation and a smile, he made no secret, that he was their to throw a party. His set was off the charts amazing and the room was a huge freakin' Love Fest. He played fast songs and slow songs, beautiful songs and mystery songs. And when it was done and all the cables were unplugged the band walked off the stage and Slim remained for an acoustic "Rebel Side"; left to the crowd for a memory of a great show and a sign of the future. Langhorne Slim will be back in NY playing a couple of Brooklyn gig at the Musichall of Williamsburg and @Soundfix Records, also in Williamsburg, in a couple of weeks. And as always I was recording....

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

01 - Unknown name

02 - Woodfriend

03 - Unknown name

04 - Written Over

05 - Unknown name

06 - Buried Fed


Langhorne Slim

01 - Be Set Free

02 - Hello Sunshine

03 - Restless

04 - Electric Love Letter

05 - You Can Have My Boots

06 - Unknown name

07 - English Tea

08 - In the Midnight

09 - By the Time the Suns Gone Down

10 - We Love the Animals

11 - Banter

12 - Checking Out

13 - Unknown name

14 - Hummingbird

15 - Anything For You

16 - I Love To Dance

17 - Diamonds and Gold

18 - Rebel Side of Heaven

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Human Highway and Icy Demons

First of all let me apologize to our readers who don't listen to Wolf Parade or any of their numerous side projects. I do realize that I've that is all that i've been posting recently. So moving on...

Human Highway = Jim Guthrie and Nick Thorburn, which = something to get excited about. So without further ado, here are two selections from their forthcoming debut album "Moody Motorcycle".

The Sound

Sleep Talking

sorry the links were removed at the record labels request

Available this summer on Suicide Squeeze records!!

P.S. Did any of you guys get a chance to listen to the new Man Man album? Pretty good huh? Well get a load of this, Pow Pow from Man Man has a side project called Icy Demons. Icy Demons are releasing their follow-up to 2006's wonderful "Tears or a Clone", it's called "Miami Ice" and its out this summer!!!

Icy Demons - Miami Ice tracklist + Mp3's

* 1. Buffalo Bill
* 2. Miami Ice
* 3. 1850
* 4. Park Smamba
* 6. Jantar Mantar
* 7. Who There
* 8. Spywatchers
* 9. Realize It
* 10. Crittin Down to Baba’s

also available this summer on Obey Your Brain records!!!

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Spoon's Britt Daniel covers Wolf Parade

Britt Daniel recently did a solo show at San Diego's Belly Up Tavern on May 3, and among the songs he covered Wolf Parade's Modern World...


Thanks to reader Greg Fulmer for the tip...