Another La Blogotheque-esque website, WatchTellListen, recently recorded a song of Australia’s own Cloud Control. By the sounds of it the guys are killing it overseas as well: The Temper Trap and Local Natives aren’t exactly bad tour mates. They play Gold Canary, which seems to be their go to song for occasions like this, presumably […]
Continue readingChin Music For The Unsuspecting Hero
By now you’ve almost certainly heard Foster The People’s summer chill anthem Pumped Up Kicks (if not, check out my post about it a while back). For a band that is absolutely killing it on the interwebs at the moment however, we know very little about the LA outfit. This is in part why I […]
Continue readingWake Up Your Saints, Jenny
An expanded edition of The National’s masterpiece ‘High Violet’ is going to be released soon, and it is going to be absolutely spectacular. It features live versions of England, Bloodbuzz Ohio, and Bloodbuzz Ohio, as well as an alternative version of Terrible Love which is more in line with how the song was originally played […]
Continue readingBoy And Bear Cover Crowded House
Thanks to Tim for the tip. I like this a lot. From the record ‘He Will Have His Way’, out November 12th.
Continue readingPhilly Jays Save Our Town
The Philly Jays are gracing our shores again after relocating to the UK. I’m sad about missing their Corner Hotel show this weekend (which is sold out), but to celebrate, here’s a video clip for their newest single Save Our Town, featuring new drummer Susie Dreamboat, who has the hard job of replacing Calvin but […]
Continue readingNew Freelance Whales
I have no idea how I missed this, but there’s a new song floating around from the excellent New York outfit Freelance Whales, whose debut album ‘Weathervanes’ I declared one of my ten favourite records of last year. It’s called Enzymes, and it is a significantly more streamlined and focused effort than much of the […]
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November 21, 2010 
