From what I’ve found, New York City’s WFMU looks to be pretty much the best radio station in the US (tell me if I’m wrong!) and they do a great job at recording gigs and posting them online. Primavera last year saw a brilliant lineup and resulted in the posting of the full set from New Zealand’s The Bats. Full of some of their best songs … Continue reading MP3: Download The Bats 09 Primavera set in full…
Grab a free MP3 of Sea Talk, one of three bonus tracks from the expanded European version of Zola Jesus‘ Stridulum EP, cleverly titled Stridulum II. It’s out this August via Sacred Bones. Here is what we said about the EP in our Mid Year Best Of list… Appearing like a ghostly Siouxsie she has a haunting, gothic voice that conjures up dark romance and … Continue reading MP3: Zola Jesus | Sea Talk
Jesus Lizard were one of the great alternative bands of the 80s/90s with a buttocks-clenched rhythm section, livewire frontman in David Yow and coruscating guitar lines. Last year they reconvened for a run of shows including a headlining slot at ATP New York. Here’s a great recording of the show… DOWNLOAD Continue reading MP3: Jesus Lizard live @ ATP NY 2009
The Kills have teamed up with Levi’s as part of their Pioneer Sessions which sees artists covering their fave classic tracks. Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince hace chosen to take a swing at Velvet Underground’s gorgeous Pale Blue Eyes. If you want to hear it, download it… HERE Continue reading MP3: The Kills do The Velvets’ Pale Blue Eyes…
Brooklyn duo (now based in LA) High Places release their new record High Places vs Mankind this week and Thrill Jockey are giving away a free download of the single I Was Born. You can also check out cool videos for the I Was Born and The Longest Shadows below… DOWNLOAD Continue reading NEWS: HIGH PLACES free MP3 and new videos…
Here’s a sneak peak at the new act featuring Craig Jackson (Gersey) and actress/musician Camilla Jackson. The Sirens Of Venice are a collective of 8 members and we can expect an album, recorded by Vince Giarrusso (Underground Lovers) and Jed Palmer, to be out in June via Speak N Spell (Dappled Cities, Midlake). Melodic indie pop is the order of the day with Do You … Continue reading MP3: THE SIRENS OF VENICE – Do You Believe
Eeach week we get a bunch of tracks thrust toward us here at DS – some of which are merely generic facsimiles of great music. Others, like this week’s offering from The Baddies, are the product of their own minds. Sure you can pick out the Franz Ferdinand and Maximo Park influence but they add a nice, dirty bass to their indie disco pout… Like … Continue reading THE WEEKLY MP3: THE BADDIES – Open One Eye
If indie pop with an 80s electronic pop twist is your thing then you’d be onto a good thing if you checked out the new single from Melbourne’s Young Heretics. Their debut EP The Dreamers is out in December and the duo are touring with a full band i support of its release, including the Purple Sneakers NYE event in Sydney. UPCOMING SHOWS: THURS 12 … Continue reading MP3: YOUNG HERETICS – Bones Of A Rabbit
Want some sweet summer pop to blast away the hay fever and replace those extra coffees you’ve been drinking? Das Pop’s new single Never Get Enough is like Phoenix on uppers and is about to be everywhere and you can get it here first… DAS POP – NEVER GET ENOUGH Continue reading MP3: DAS POP – Never Get Enough
Here is the new single from The forthcoming Grizzly Bear record Veckatimest due out on Warp 23rd May. A simple drum beat masks a subtle vocal from Ed Drost and some lovely falsetto moments… GRIZZLY BEAR – CHEERLEADER MP3 Continue reading MP3: GRIZZLY BEAR – Cheerleader
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