Reconhecido na Gra-Bretanha, o dj Primary 1 foi buscar mais uma convidada de peso para o seu novo single, o melhor que já fez, quanto a mim. Em "The Blues", Nina Persson, que conhecem dos Cardigans e de A Camp, é a sua parceira de voz, que faz-nos querer que o disco de estreia de Primary 1 poderá vir a ter alguns temas de interesse. Aqui fica o "teaser":
sexta-feira, fevereiro 26, 2010
Spell Bound
Devido à tragédia que aocnteceu no Haiti, Shane MacGowan que, a maioria, recorda dos Pogues, fez uns telefonemas e reuniu Bobby Gillespie, Chrissie Hynde, Eliza Doolittle, Glen Matlock, Johnny Depp, Mick Jones, Nick Cave e Paloma Faith para gravarem um tema que, as vendas, reverterão para uma organização de caridade, a Concern, a qual ajuda países pobres e com carências, como o Haiti.
O resultado da gravação foi este:
O resultado da gravação foi este:
quinta-feira, fevereiro 25, 2010
Ssion Clowns
Cody Critcheloe, mais conhecido por ter concebido a capa de "Fever To Tell", dos Yeah Yeah Yeahs, regressa, em força, aos vídeos, com o seu projecto SSION. No entanto, o vídeo é para o tema, "Clown", já com dois anos de vida e que constou no alinhamento do álbum "Fools Gold", de 2008, e que já tinha tido diversas misturas.
quarta-feira, fevereiro 24, 2010
Come On Elin
Elin Ruth Sigvardsson, nasceu em 1981. Na sua nação, Suécia, já foi nomeada, e logo com o primeiro disco, para praticamente todos os prémios da área que lá existem. Ela já teve números 1 no top e vários temas no top 10, um contrato com uma grande editora, a Warner, e, depois de tudo isto, decidiu ser livre e pobre, como ela diz, e criou a sua editora, Divers Avenue Music, onde editou o seu quarto álbum, "Cookatoo Friends". Deste já lançou um single, "Love", que chegou à quinta posição no top de vendas sueco. "Bang" caminha para ser outro grande sucesso.
Discografia (álbuns):
2003 - Saturday Light Naive
2005 - Smithereens
2007 - A Fiction
2009 - Cookatoo Friends
"Bang" (de "Cookatoo Friends")
"Love" (de "Cookatoo Friends")
"Bang" (ao vivo)
Who´s That Band?
A banda/artista mistério têm mais um episódio. Aceitam-se palpites sobre quem se trata. Entretanto, já há utilizadores no Youtube a produzirem vídeos idênticos e a quererem passar-se por esta banda mistério.
terça-feira, fevereiro 23, 2010
Nada Como Tu
É verdade, os Frightened Rabbit já tinham um vídeo, desde o início deste mês, para "Nothing Like You", tema retirado do disco "The Winter of Mixed Drinks", mas acharam que deveriam criar uma versão alternativa. Aqui está.
Frightened Rabbit - "Nothing Like You" (a versão mais recente)
Frightened Rabbit - "Nothing Like You" (a primeira versão)
Frightened Rabbit - "Nothing Like You" (a versão mais recente)
Frightened Rabbit - "Nothing Like You" (a primeira versão)
Temos Banda + 1
A minha relação com os We Have Band é de amor/ódio. Se detesto temas seus como "We Came Out", adoro o seu tema "Oh!" (ver abaixo), de 2008, assim como "Honey Trap" e este "Divisive", do qual já se pode ver (e dançar) o novo vídeo, realizado por Jul&Mat.
We Have Band - "Oh!"
We Have Band - "Divisive"
We Have Band - "Oh!"
We Have Band - "Divisive"
Karen Chew
Depois do entusiasmo que me deram com "Seven", os Chew Lips desiludem-me grandemente com temas como "Karen", que podem encontrar em "Unicorn", o seu disco de estreia, lançado no início deste mês.
"Karen" é o novo single e tem um novo vídeo disponível para os fãs, desde há poucas horas.
"Karen" é o novo single e tem um novo vídeo disponível para os fãs, desde há poucas horas.
A Armada do Romance (em papel)
Os Groove Armada continuam desesperadamente a apontar para a matéria verde (dólares) com temas enrolados em açucar e ovos. "Romance Paper" já está no forno e tem vídeo. Entretanto, podem ouvir o novo disco, que estará disponível a 1 de Março, no MySpace da banda.
segunda-feira, fevereiro 22, 2010
Coração de Pedra
Os Raveonettes dão um excepcional vídeo, animado e realizado por Chris Do, para um tema, que já não é recente. sobre um coração que petrificou-se depois de um desgosto de amor.
The Raveonettes - "Heart of Stone"
The Raveonettes - "Heart of Stone"
O Melhor na Aula
"Best in the Class" é o novo single dos Late of The Pier, que verá a luz do dia a 1 de Março, em diversos formatos, alguns deles para colecionadores. Este tema abre caminho para o novo disco.
O vídeo foi realizado por Sam Potter (Late of the Pier) & Steve Glashier.
O vídeo foi realizado por Sam Potter (Late of the Pier) & Steve Glashier.
Sting toca para Princesa de Pai Tirano
Tudo tem um preço e Sting, apesar da fortuna de 150 milhões de libras, aceitou, por dois milhões de libras, ir ao Uzbqueistão participar e tocar num evento organizado pela princesa Guinara Karimova. Ao que parece, e imprensa e um ex-embaixador britânico, Craig Murray, não gostaram e criticam de forma veemente que Sting tenha aceite este convite, apesar de Rod Stewart também já ter tocado naquele país.
Leituras:
Mail Online: Sting plays concert for daughter of 'boil your enemies' dictator
The Guardian: Sting in the pay of tyrannical Uzbekistan regime
O ex-embaixador britânico Craig Murray fala sobre a visita de Sting ao Uzbequistão
Leituras:
Mail Online: Sting plays concert for daughter of 'boil your enemies' dictator
The Guardian: Sting in the pay of tyrannical Uzbekistan regime
O ex-embaixador britânico Craig Murray fala sobre a visita de Sting ao Uzbequistão
sexta-feira, fevereiro 19, 2010
Vampire Weekend Passing Shot
O novo vídeo dos Vampire Weekend, para o novo single de "Contra", "Giving Up The Gun", tem as presenças de Jake Gyllenhaal (sim, o actor que recordam de Broke Back Mountain), de Joe Jonas (sim, dos Jonas Bros), RZA (Wu-Tang Clan) e o rapper Lil John. No entanto, se a música deixa muito a desejar, o vídeo segue-lhe o caminho.
Vampire Weekend - "Giving Up the Gun" (via Spinner)
(Usem este link, caso não consigam ver o vídeo)
Vampire Weekend - "Giving Up the Gun" (via Spinner)
(Usem este link, caso não consigam ver o vídeo)
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videodessa
O tema, "Odessa", que virá a ser, certamente, o maior êxito de Caribou, ainda está a ser oferecido, como referi aqui , mas agora tem um vídeo que abre, ainda mais, o apetite para o novo disco "Swim" que tem o alinhamento referido também aqui.
Caribou - "Odessa" (via P4k tv)
Caribou - "Odessa" (via P4k tv)
(via P4K)
quinta-feira, fevereiro 18, 2010
Os Lagos Escondidos dos Shearwater
"The Golden Archipelago" é o nome do novo disco dos texanos Shearwater. Se for tão belo e bom como os três temas já apresentados, incluindo este "Hidden Lakes", candidata-se a ser um dos discos do ano.
O disco completo já está disponível para download digital mas a venda em carbono só ocorrerá a partir de 23 de Fevereiro.
Os Shearwater vão tocar em Madrid, no Moby Dick, a 8 de Março.
O excepcional vídeo de "Hidden Lakes" foi realizado por Alma Har’el, que já trabalhou para os Beirut, Fanfarlo, Jack Penate, We Are The World, etc.
O disco completo já está disponível para download digital mas a venda em carbono só ocorrerá a partir de 23 de Fevereiro.
Os Shearwater vão tocar em Madrid, no Moby Dick, a 8 de Março.
O excepcional vídeo de "Hidden Lakes" foi realizado por Alma Har’el, que já trabalhou para os Beirut, Fanfarlo, Jack Penate, We Are The World, etc.
Poderão ver o mesmo tema tocado apenas por Jonathan Meiburg, mais abaixo.
quarta-feira, fevereiro 17, 2010
O Fado de Boy George
Boy George tenta relançar a sua carreira a solo, pela enésima vez, mas desta vez merece uma referência não pela sua música mas pela participação da fadista Ana Lains no tema "Amazing Grace".
A Outra "Banda Sonora"
"Alice no País das Maravilhas", de Tim Burton, terá a banda sonora original da responsabilidade de Danny Elfman mas haverá uma outra colecção de temas que se designará como "Almost Alice". Dessa, destaco Robert Smith com "Very Good Advice" e Franz Ferdinand com "The Lobster Quadrille".
Robert Smith - "Very Good Advice"
Franz Ferdinand - "Lobster Quadrille"
segunda-feira, fevereiro 15, 2010
Casiokids
Saiu, hoje, na Noruega, uma compilação dos quatro singles oferecidos pela banda, os Casiokids, no passado ano. Para além dos temas originais é incluido um cd extra com re-misturas desses temas. Estes noruegueses têm também um novo vídeo para "En Vill Hest" (realizador: Kristoffer Borgli), e continuam a cantar em norueguês, mesmo para o mercado inglês. Quem não quiser que passe à frente.
Doug Fieger (The Knack) (1952-2010)
Após anos de luta contra um cancro, faleceu ontem Doug Fieger, mais conhecido como fundador, vocalista e guitarrista dos The Knack, banda de Los Angeles.
Doug Fieger iniciou-se no pop-rock ainda no liceu, fundando os Sky, banda que chegou a fazer primeiras partes dos Traffic, e a ter contactos pessoais com alguns dos nomes mais importantes do pop-rock, do final dos anos sessenta e início dos anos setenta. Os Sky mudaram-se para Londres, gravaram dois discos, um deles nos mesmos estúdios que os Rolling Stones estavam a gravar. No entanto, êxito nunca foi palavra que chegasse ao "céu" e acabou por ditar o seu fim. Doug Fieger, durante a vida dos Sky, tocou nos The Sunset Bombers.
Em 1971, Doug Fieger conheceu Bruce Gary (bateria) e começou a desenhar-se o caminho para um novo projecto. Finalmente, em 1973, tudo estava encaminhado para uma nova formação, Doug Fieger contando então com, para além de Bruce Gary, Berton Averre (guitarra) e Prescott Niles (baixo), nascendo assim os The Knack.
Os Knack tiveram dois períodos de vida, um que findou em 1982/3, depois do falhanço de sucesso do seu terceiro disco, "Round Trip", editado em 1983, e outro que se inciou em 1991 com o disco "Serious Fun", sem a presença de Bruce Gary. No entanto, Gary regressou à banda em "Zoom", de 1998. "Normal As The Next Guy", disco de 2001, marcou a saida, sem regresso anunciado, de Bruce Gary. Seguiram-se as edições de um disco ao vivo e uma reedição de "Zoom". Infelizmente, a segunda vida dos Knack nunca foi muito para além dos E.U.A., apesar de "Zoom" ser um dos melhores discos da carreira da banda que é recordada, por tudo o mundo, por apenas a canção "My Sharona", do disco de 1979, "Get The Knack".
A melhor coreografia para "My Sharona (do filme "Reality Bites").
Doug Fieger iniciou-se no pop-rock ainda no liceu, fundando os Sky, banda que chegou a fazer primeiras partes dos Traffic, e a ter contactos pessoais com alguns dos nomes mais importantes do pop-rock, do final dos anos sessenta e início dos anos setenta. Os Sky mudaram-se para Londres, gravaram dois discos, um deles nos mesmos estúdios que os Rolling Stones estavam a gravar. No entanto, êxito nunca foi palavra que chegasse ao "céu" e acabou por ditar o seu fim. Doug Fieger, durante a vida dos Sky, tocou nos The Sunset Bombers.
Em 1971, Doug Fieger conheceu Bruce Gary (bateria) e começou a desenhar-se o caminho para um novo projecto. Finalmente, em 1973, tudo estava encaminhado para uma nova formação, Doug Fieger contando então com, para além de Bruce Gary, Berton Averre (guitarra) e Prescott Niles (baixo), nascendo assim os The Knack.
Os Knack tiveram dois períodos de vida, um que findou em 1982/3, depois do falhanço de sucesso do seu terceiro disco, "Round Trip", editado em 1983, e outro que se inciou em 1991 com o disco "Serious Fun", sem a presença de Bruce Gary. No entanto, Gary regressou à banda em "Zoom", de 1998. "Normal As The Next Guy", disco de 2001, marcou a saida, sem regresso anunciado, de Bruce Gary. Seguiram-se as edições de um disco ao vivo e uma reedição de "Zoom". Infelizmente, a segunda vida dos Knack nunca foi muito para além dos E.U.A., apesar de "Zoom" ser um dos melhores discos da carreira da banda que é recordada, por tudo o mundo, por apenas a canção "My Sharona", do disco de 1979, "Get The Knack".
A melhor coreografia para "My Sharona (do filme "Reality Bites").
Music Alliance Pact :: Fevereiro de 2010
Apesar de Jasmin Jones viver agora em Portugal, grande parte da sua vida foi passada bem longe. Ela nasceu na Austrália mas já viveu na Nova Zelândia e nas Ilhas Salomão e, talvez por isso, o seu projecto a solo tenha tanto a ver com aquilo que ama: a natureza, o mar, a praia, o surf.
Numa primeira audição, o que me impressionou foram as qualidades na composição e interpretação de Jasmin, apesar de ela ser música amadora e esta não ser a sua primeira experiência musical, já que Jasmin é, desde 2005, vocalista numa banda de rock, num registro bastante distinto do que apresentamos aqui na Music Alliance Pact.
"Lost In Rainbows", com download gratuito, neste momento, apenas nos blogs do Music Alliance Pact, é o single de apresentação do disco "Beyond the Clouds", que será lançado este ano.
ARGENTINA: Zonaindie
Eloisa Lopez - Espiral
This is one of Zonaindie's favorite tracks from 2009. It was taken from Eloisa's third album, Por Un Paisaje. Maybe we like her so much because she manages to elegantly combine acoustic textures with native South American percussions and digital sounds. Espiral is a great example of this, and yet an unbelievably catchy tune that has Leo García as a guest vocalist. What else could you ask for?
AUSTRALIA: Who The Bloody Hell Are They?
Kite Club - Royal Gums
Royal Gums is one of those tracks that grabs you straight away and drags you along for three minutes thanks to its chanting hooks and penchant for large-scale production. It opens with a beat lifted from Psychocandy and an explosion of layered vocals but then settles into a calming, meditative refrain, just letting the melody and harmonies carry the song. Kite Club (aka Nicholas Futcher) marries the laptop trickery to the tune without letting it control the song nor detract from its melodic core.
BRAZIL: Meio Desligado
Barulhista - Indieota
When it comes to avant-garde music in Brazil, Barulhista (which means something like "noise follower") is certainly an artist to keep an eye on. His electro-acoustic sounds encompass experimental electronica and more concrete music both in his solo songs and in the soundtracks he composes. Indiota (a mix of "indie" and "idiot" in Portuguese) is as close to pop as he has ever been.
CANADA: I(Heart)Music
Novels - No Hard Feelings
A supergroup of sorts featuring members of Born Ruffians, Tokyo Police Club and Will Currie & The Country French among others, Novels quietly released their self-titled debut EP into the world around Christmas. As No Hard Feelings (not to mention the other four tracks) demonstrates, it totally lives up to its pedigree. The album is full of catchy, 70s-inspired pop and it makes the EP well worth a (free!) download.
CHILE: Super 45
Moreno - Pica
Moreno is the new darling of Chilean indie-rock. With a powerful and psychedelic sound, Giancarlo Landini's project - he plays every instrument on record and has a backing band for live shows - is inspired by lo-fi legends such as Lou Barlow (Sebadoh), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) and Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), with a classic flavor.
CHINA: Wooozy
Mosaic - Sunshine Train
Mosaic are one of the new generation of bands from Chengdu. They were called GT6 before they changed their name in 2008. At the end of last year they successfully completed a tour of China through 10 cities. Although they haven't released a full-length album, they are definitely worth a listen.
COLOMBIA: Colombia Urbana
Rayo y Toby - Manitas Mágicas
After trying with different partners, Rayo and Toby finally realized they themselves were the perfect combination. The duo mix good urban music with a shot of melody and their approach is both fresh and unsettling.
DENMARK: All Scandinavian
Before The Show - Gabriel
Before The Show was originally a solo project by multi-instrumentalist Laurids Smedegaard, who often worked on his own songs just hours before he went on stage with any one of the numerous other bands he's involved in (hence the band name). Now a quintet, Before The Show are working on getting their debut released and until that happens we can all enjoy this excellent taste of what’s to come.
ENGLAND: The Daily Growl
Jose Vanders - For Now
Jose Vanders is a piano-playing chanteuse who is less eccentric than Regina Spektor and smarter than Kate Nash, but with even more doe-eyed, curly-haired cuteness. For Now shows off her gift for melody and picture-book lyrics, albeit on a ukulele instead of her usual piano. Jose has released three exquisite EPs in each of the past three years, aged 17, 18 and 19. Surely fame beckons at 20.
ESTONIA: Popop
Barthol Lo Mejor - Windshield Pfeiffer
Barthol Lo Mejor makes popdada music - experiments with electro rhythms and unconventional sounds including pieces of conversations, cliches, old movies and anime cartoons. His music is considered effective for recovering from hard drug addiction. Windshield Pfeiffer is part of the K8 MOSH EP, available for free download here
FINLAND: Glue
Kiki Pau - An Old Song
After their well-receive debut Let's Rock, Kiki Pau return with a fantastic sophomore album to be released in early March. A MAP exclusive, An Old Song is the opening track of White Mountain and shows a more guitar-driven band with uplifting spirits. Those following the Nordic indie scene will hear about this band quite a lot this year because the whole album is a keeper that channels the classic sound of T.Rex, The Velvet Underground and left-field US guitar gods such as Pavement and Guide By Voices without forgetting a twist of Finnish pop.
FRANCE: ZikNation
Satine - Iron Güm
Drawing inspiration from northern poptronica (Under Byen, Mùm, Efterklang) and electro rock bands (Radiohead, The Notwist), Satine gave birth to their first intimate yet powerful tracks in 2004. Live, the band unfolds a dreamlike visual universe with video projections and light shows that make every concert a unique experience. But it's always deep, beautiful and organic.
GERMANY - Blogpartei
Napoli Is Not Nepal - People Call It Mantra
Napoli Is Not Nepal is the solo project of Cologne-based Hendryk Martin. What he calls 'electro nihilism', I'd call outstanding ambient electro with some eclectic moments. Although People Call It Mantra was released in mid-2009 as part of the album Boredom Is Always Counterrevolutionary, it's still quite a statement for the growing influence of music that sits between ambient and indie.
GREECE: Mouxlaloulouda
Etten - Clockwork Skies
Etten, former lead singer of the Greek band Film, weaves her tales of hope and dreams in a warm bearskin coat of pop sensibilities. Her voice offers the moods 'light and shade', while production touches colorfully paint enchanting pictures. Dark, but never needlessly so, I Know You're Behind Me But I'm Not Scared is an intoxicating, addictive debut that offers a rich, distinct world of lullabies, spacey timbres and ghostly beauty. It blends brittle, 80s-influenced electro and Knife-inspired synths with buzzing basslines, guitars and samples in a sound that's both atmospheric and richly textured.
ICELAND: I Love Icelandic Music
Mammut - Svefnsykt
Mammut were formed in 2003 by two boys and three girls, aged 14-16. David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine called them "a really good band". They played SXSW in 2007 and toured with dEUS in Iceland and Germany. In 2008, Mammut released their second album, Karkari, through Icelandic label Record Records. Svefnsykt was its first single.
INDIA: Indiecision
Noush Like Sploosh - 3 Act Circus
Noush Like Sploosh is one of the most promising hopefuls of India's growing, urban singer-songwriter scene. Armed with a dry wit and a musical sensibility falling somewhere between Regina Spektor and Imogen Heap, Noush Like Sploosh's music is refreshing indie-pop that's lyrical yet largely accessible. 3 Act Circus brings together myriad references, a laid-back ambient pop vibe and Ms Sploosh's positively delectable vocals.
INDONESIA: Deathrockstar
RNRM - Zsa Zsa Zsu
RNRM are one of the finest electronic acts to have emerged from Indonesia's underground and have earned praised in several music scenes, from punk-rock to high-class dance clubs. Their latest record, Outbox, was listed as one of the best albums of the last decade by Deathrockstar.
IRELAND: Nialler9
Autumn Owls - Raindrops In The River
Autumn Owls are a Dublin four-piece who have been honing their brand of nocturnal atmospheric rock songs since 2006. With two burgeoning and impressive EPs released and a debut album on the way, the band will travel to Austin this year to play the SXSW festival. Watch out for these guys in 2010.
ITALY: Polaroid
København Store - Strangers
The main quality of København Store's music is its ability to build a layered and monumental sound with an incredibly strong emotional impact. There is something vast about the band, as if they could throw their songs for miles and miles. Strangers is taken from the forthcoming release, Hi. The new album will be the first chapter of a trilogy.
JAPAN: JPOP Lover
LITE - The Sun Sank
LITE are one of the most enthusiastic live bands in Tokyo. They are often compared to Battles and Mogwai, and combine math-rock power and precision with emotionally-charged compositions. They will be doing a U.S. west coast tour with Mike Watt & The Missingmen in March. The Sun Sank is taken from their latest EP, Turns Red.
MEXICO: Red Bull PanameriKa
Furland - Quiero Ser Un Color
Furland are famous for having a huge grass-ball on stage, this Mexico City quartet dream of tripping to a place where strawberry fields stretch forever. On their proper debut, La Historia de la Luz, they explore the eternal message of love through light, sound... and a banjo. Quiero Ser Un Color is the first single off a 360-degree work filled with lush orchestrations, majestic vibes and acidic lyrics stuffed with cotton candy - food for thought.
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam Event Guide
Moon & Sun - Ashes
To escape from the harsh winter we need some music that draws pictures of summer hazy beaches, endless days and warm nights. Enter the gorgeous Moon & Sun from Amsterdam. Their whimsical, sexy sound merges with a slightly more eerie tone of the vocal melodies and harmonies between frontlady Monica Tormell and her accompanying musicians. Playing a mix of piano, drums, guitars and steel drums, Moon & Sun have definitely got the 2010 sound down with their Caribbean sensibilities.
NEW ZEALAND: Counting The Beat
Pumice - Greenock
New Zealand's best one-man band multi-instrumentalist psych-noise outfit is Pumice, the pseudonym of Stefan Neville. One of Pumice's best albums, 2007's Pebbles, is about to get a vinyl release on Soft Abuse Records. Wheezing organ and guitar feedback combine in album centrepiece Greenock, named after the Scottish village Neville's ancestors originated from.
NORWAY: Eardrums
Team Me - Weathervanes And Chemicals
Team Me play warm and rich orchestrated pop music in the same vein as Sufjan Stevens, Efterklang, Hjaltalin or Sigur Rós. This used to be Marius D. Hagen's one-man band - a recording project where he could play the songs that didn't fit in his other bands. But Team Me has grown into a seven-strong orchestra and the fragile acoustic songs Hagen used to play have been transformed into a much larger and richer sound. Hagen is also a member of alternative rock band Jaqueline and half of semi-electronic pop duo SiN along with Tord Øverland Knudsen of English band The Wombats. SiN will release their debut album later this year and hopefully we'll also get a release from Team Me in 2010.
PERU: SoTB
Rafo De La Cuba - Freak Profesional
Rafo De La Cuba has left anonymity to become an idol of Web 2.0. His home demos skip from ear to ear so it was no surprise that someone so talented could not stay hidden. Influenced by The Beatles, his songs tell simply of life - intimate stories turned into melancholic, but not sad, poetry. Hopefully we won't have to wait too long to hear new material, with his debut LP due to be released soon.
PORTUGAL: Posso Ouvir Um Disco?
Jasmin Jones - Lost In Rainbows
Jasmin Jones, whose mother is Portuguese, was born in Australia and lived in different countries during her childhood. She is a surfer and nature lover. Her debut album Beyond The Clouds will be released this year, even though she didn't find a label to represent her. Jasmin currently lives in Lisbon and besides her solo career, she is the vocalist for Triplet, a rock band.
ROMANIA: Babylon Noise
Kumm - Pop Song
Kumm started 12 years ago as an art-rock band. Much like their influences, Sonic Youth and Spritualized, they have developed a new approach to rock by constantly experimenting with various sounds and styles. Their latest album, Far From Telescopes, is a refreshing pop experience, a new episode of their music journey - far from their roots and closer to simpler things. This is a band that has grown up by getting younger.
SCOTLAND: The Pop Cop
Werd - Breakdown
Even if you're just a casual hip hop listener, you owe it to yourself to give Werd a spin. The 22-year-old's rhymes are as cunningly creative as they are uncompromising and he executes them with such furious, stylish precision. You can (and should) download everything the Edinburgh rapper has done for free from his Bandcamp page. In the meantime, the irresistible force of sub-two-minute track Breakdown will leave you wanting more... which is the point, yes?
SINGAPORE: I'm Waking Up To...
Stellarium - Chocolate & Strawberry
Stellarium are a shoegaze band, and that's all you need to know. Instead of updating a familiar sound, they do something even more commendable by playing shoegaze as if it never went away. The moment the fuzz bass comes in during Chocolate & Strawberry, you're caught in the band's intricate web of white noise, ghostly reverb and cryptic vocals. Overall, the whole thing sounds like a long shutter exposure speeding past bright lights. Bliss.
SOUTH AFRICA: Musical Mover & Shaker!
Dans Republic - Afrikaans
Dans Republic is the coming together of two groups - Flash Republic, a band with the ability to set the dancefloors alight, and Foto Na Dans, who are breaking the boundaries of Afrikaans music with their own signature style. Their electro-tinged song Afrikaans showcases and merges the English and Afrikaans genre. It blends their unique styles seamlessly into something that is dreamy, indie, rock and electro all at once, yet never compromises each band’s sound.
SOUTH KOREA: Indieful ROK
The Pony - Disturbance
Four-member indie-rock band The Pony released their first full-length album, Pony, last year. Full of well-produced tracks, it offers plenty of variety. Disturbance is a catchy, energetic song with great hooks to keep the listener coming back for more.
SPAIN: Oscuro Magazine
Estereotypo - The Big Fake
Estereotypo are one of those pop-rock bands with which you can't remain indifferent. It's best to see them live, where their power and presence are reminiscent of bands like Franz Ferdinand, The Faint, Foals or Delorean. Based in Santander, their second album, Love Your City, is out this month and The Big Fake embodies the powerful sound of this great indie band.
SWEDEN: Swedesplease
Staphan O'Bell - On The Rooftop
This song is great example of romantic swirling pop à la Rufus Wainwright. It's one of three songs that are available from Stockholm resident Staphan O'Bell's forthcoming album. If On The Rooftop is any indication then that album will be one to keep an eye out for.
UNITED STATES: I Guess I'm Floating
Toro Y Moi - Thanks Vision
Toro Y Moi is the solo work of South Carolinian Chaz Bundick. Hailing from the college town of Columbia, Bundick creates distorted lo-fi pop music that warmly floats between your ears like something beautiful you'd stumble across while sifting through static radio waves.
VENEZUELA: Barquisimento
Atkinson - Pais Tropical
Wincho Schäfer, Erik Aldrey and Rafael Cadavieco are musicians from famous Venezuelan bands Desorden Publico, Zapato 3 and Amigos Invisibles who decided to join talents in this interesting project called Atkinson. They launched their first production last March and since then they've been touring the country amazing new fans with smart lyrics and clean but catchy pop-rock. Pais Tropical is a musical explanation of the socio-political particularities of Venezuela.
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Numa primeira audição, o que me impressionou foram as qualidades na composição e interpretação de Jasmin, apesar de ela ser música amadora e esta não ser a sua primeira experiência musical, já que Jasmin é, desde 2005, vocalista numa banda de rock, num registro bastante distinto do que apresentamos aqui na Music Alliance Pact.
"Lost In Rainbows", com download gratuito, neste momento, apenas nos blogs do Music Alliance Pact, é o single de apresentação do disco "Beyond the Clouds", que será lançado este ano.
ARGENTINA: Zonaindie
Eloisa Lopez - Espiral
This is one of Zonaindie's favorite tracks from 2009. It was taken from Eloisa's third album, Por Un Paisaje. Maybe we like her so much because she manages to elegantly combine acoustic textures with native South American percussions and digital sounds. Espiral is a great example of this, and yet an unbelievably catchy tune that has Leo García as a guest vocalist. What else could you ask for?
AUSTRALIA: Who The Bloody Hell Are They?
Kite Club - Royal Gums
Royal Gums is one of those tracks that grabs you straight away and drags you along for three minutes thanks to its chanting hooks and penchant for large-scale production. It opens with a beat lifted from Psychocandy and an explosion of layered vocals but then settles into a calming, meditative refrain, just letting the melody and harmonies carry the song. Kite Club (aka Nicholas Futcher) marries the laptop trickery to the tune without letting it control the song nor detract from its melodic core.
BRAZIL: Meio Desligado
Barulhista - Indieota
When it comes to avant-garde music in Brazil, Barulhista (which means something like "noise follower") is certainly an artist to keep an eye on. His electro-acoustic sounds encompass experimental electronica and more concrete music both in his solo songs and in the soundtracks he composes. Indiota (a mix of "indie" and "idiot" in Portuguese) is as close to pop as he has ever been.
CANADA: I(Heart)Music
Novels - No Hard Feelings
A supergroup of sorts featuring members of Born Ruffians, Tokyo Police Club and Will Currie & The Country French among others, Novels quietly released their self-titled debut EP into the world around Christmas. As No Hard Feelings (not to mention the other four tracks) demonstrates, it totally lives up to its pedigree. The album is full of catchy, 70s-inspired pop and it makes the EP well worth a (free!) download.
CHILE: Super 45
Moreno - Pica
Moreno is the new darling of Chilean indie-rock. With a powerful and psychedelic sound, Giancarlo Landini's project - he plays every instrument on record and has a backing band for live shows - is inspired by lo-fi legends such as Lou Barlow (Sebadoh), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) and Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), with a classic flavor.
CHINA: Wooozy
Mosaic - Sunshine Train
Mosaic are one of the new generation of bands from Chengdu. They were called GT6 before they changed their name in 2008. At the end of last year they successfully completed a tour of China through 10 cities. Although they haven't released a full-length album, they are definitely worth a listen.
COLOMBIA: Colombia Urbana
Rayo y Toby - Manitas Mágicas
After trying with different partners, Rayo and Toby finally realized they themselves were the perfect combination. The duo mix good urban music with a shot of melody and their approach is both fresh and unsettling.
DENMARK: All Scandinavian
Before The Show - Gabriel
Before The Show was originally a solo project by multi-instrumentalist Laurids Smedegaard, who often worked on his own songs just hours before he went on stage with any one of the numerous other bands he's involved in (hence the band name). Now a quintet, Before The Show are working on getting their debut released and until that happens we can all enjoy this excellent taste of what’s to come.
ENGLAND: The Daily Growl
Jose Vanders - For Now
Jose Vanders is a piano-playing chanteuse who is less eccentric than Regina Spektor and smarter than Kate Nash, but with even more doe-eyed, curly-haired cuteness. For Now shows off her gift for melody and picture-book lyrics, albeit on a ukulele instead of her usual piano. Jose has released three exquisite EPs in each of the past three years, aged 17, 18 and 19. Surely fame beckons at 20.
ESTONIA: Popop
Barthol Lo Mejor - Windshield Pfeiffer
Barthol Lo Mejor makes popdada music - experiments with electro rhythms and unconventional sounds including pieces of conversations, cliches, old movies and anime cartoons. His music is considered effective for recovering from hard drug addiction. Windshield Pfeiffer is part of the K8 MOSH EP, available for free download here
FINLAND: Glue
Kiki Pau - An Old Song
After their well-receive debut Let's Rock, Kiki Pau return with a fantastic sophomore album to be released in early March. A MAP exclusive, An Old Song is the opening track of White Mountain and shows a more guitar-driven band with uplifting spirits. Those following the Nordic indie scene will hear about this band quite a lot this year because the whole album is a keeper that channels the classic sound of T.Rex, The Velvet Underground and left-field US guitar gods such as Pavement and Guide By Voices without forgetting a twist of Finnish pop.
FRANCE: ZikNation
Satine - Iron Güm
Drawing inspiration from northern poptronica (Under Byen, Mùm, Efterklang) and electro rock bands (Radiohead, The Notwist), Satine gave birth to their first intimate yet powerful tracks in 2004. Live, the band unfolds a dreamlike visual universe with video projections and light shows that make every concert a unique experience. But it's always deep, beautiful and organic.
GERMANY - Blogpartei
Napoli Is Not Nepal - People Call It Mantra
Napoli Is Not Nepal is the solo project of Cologne-based Hendryk Martin. What he calls 'electro nihilism', I'd call outstanding ambient electro with some eclectic moments. Although People Call It Mantra was released in mid-2009 as part of the album Boredom Is Always Counterrevolutionary, it's still quite a statement for the growing influence of music that sits between ambient and indie.
GREECE: Mouxlaloulouda
Etten - Clockwork Skies
Etten, former lead singer of the Greek band Film, weaves her tales of hope and dreams in a warm bearskin coat of pop sensibilities. Her voice offers the moods 'light and shade', while production touches colorfully paint enchanting pictures. Dark, but never needlessly so, I Know You're Behind Me But I'm Not Scared is an intoxicating, addictive debut that offers a rich, distinct world of lullabies, spacey timbres and ghostly beauty. It blends brittle, 80s-influenced electro and Knife-inspired synths with buzzing basslines, guitars and samples in a sound that's both atmospheric and richly textured.
ICELAND: I Love Icelandic Music
Mammut - Svefnsykt
Mammut were formed in 2003 by two boys and three girls, aged 14-16. David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine called them "a really good band". They played SXSW in 2007 and toured with dEUS in Iceland and Germany. In 2008, Mammut released their second album, Karkari, through Icelandic label Record Records. Svefnsykt was its first single.
INDIA: Indiecision
Noush Like Sploosh - 3 Act Circus
Noush Like Sploosh is one of the most promising hopefuls of India's growing, urban singer-songwriter scene. Armed with a dry wit and a musical sensibility falling somewhere between Regina Spektor and Imogen Heap, Noush Like Sploosh's music is refreshing indie-pop that's lyrical yet largely accessible. 3 Act Circus brings together myriad references, a laid-back ambient pop vibe and Ms Sploosh's positively delectable vocals.
INDONESIA: Deathrockstar
RNRM - Zsa Zsa Zsu
RNRM are one of the finest electronic acts to have emerged from Indonesia's underground and have earned praised in several music scenes, from punk-rock to high-class dance clubs. Their latest record, Outbox, was listed as one of the best albums of the last decade by Deathrockstar.
IRELAND: Nialler9
Autumn Owls - Raindrops In The River
Autumn Owls are a Dublin four-piece who have been honing their brand of nocturnal atmospheric rock songs since 2006. With two burgeoning and impressive EPs released and a debut album on the way, the band will travel to Austin this year to play the SXSW festival. Watch out for these guys in 2010.
ITALY: Polaroid
København Store - Strangers
The main quality of København Store's music is its ability to build a layered and monumental sound with an incredibly strong emotional impact. There is something vast about the band, as if they could throw their songs for miles and miles. Strangers is taken from the forthcoming release, Hi. The new album will be the first chapter of a trilogy.
JAPAN: JPOP Lover
LITE - The Sun Sank
LITE are one of the most enthusiastic live bands in Tokyo. They are often compared to Battles and Mogwai, and combine math-rock power and precision with emotionally-charged compositions. They will be doing a U.S. west coast tour with Mike Watt & The Missingmen in March. The Sun Sank is taken from their latest EP, Turns Red.
MEXICO: Red Bull PanameriKa
Furland - Quiero Ser Un Color
Furland are famous for having a huge grass-ball on stage, this Mexico City quartet dream of tripping to a place where strawberry fields stretch forever. On their proper debut, La Historia de la Luz, they explore the eternal message of love through light, sound... and a banjo. Quiero Ser Un Color is the first single off a 360-degree work filled with lush orchestrations, majestic vibes and acidic lyrics stuffed with cotton candy - food for thought.
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam Event Guide
Moon & Sun - Ashes
To escape from the harsh winter we need some music that draws pictures of summer hazy beaches, endless days and warm nights. Enter the gorgeous Moon & Sun from Amsterdam. Their whimsical, sexy sound merges with a slightly more eerie tone of the vocal melodies and harmonies between frontlady Monica Tormell and her accompanying musicians. Playing a mix of piano, drums, guitars and steel drums, Moon & Sun have definitely got the 2010 sound down with their Caribbean sensibilities.
NEW ZEALAND: Counting The Beat
Pumice - Greenock
New Zealand's best one-man band multi-instrumentalist psych-noise outfit is Pumice, the pseudonym of Stefan Neville. One of Pumice's best albums, 2007's Pebbles, is about to get a vinyl release on Soft Abuse Records. Wheezing organ and guitar feedback combine in album centrepiece Greenock, named after the Scottish village Neville's ancestors originated from.
NORWAY: Eardrums
Team Me - Weathervanes And Chemicals
Team Me play warm and rich orchestrated pop music in the same vein as Sufjan Stevens, Efterklang, Hjaltalin or Sigur Rós. This used to be Marius D. Hagen's one-man band - a recording project where he could play the songs that didn't fit in his other bands. But Team Me has grown into a seven-strong orchestra and the fragile acoustic songs Hagen used to play have been transformed into a much larger and richer sound. Hagen is also a member of alternative rock band Jaqueline and half of semi-electronic pop duo SiN along with Tord Øverland Knudsen of English band The Wombats. SiN will release their debut album later this year and hopefully we'll also get a release from Team Me in 2010.
PERU: SoTB
Rafo De La Cuba - Freak Profesional
Rafo De La Cuba has left anonymity to become an idol of Web 2.0. His home demos skip from ear to ear so it was no surprise that someone so talented could not stay hidden. Influenced by The Beatles, his songs tell simply of life - intimate stories turned into melancholic, but not sad, poetry. Hopefully we won't have to wait too long to hear new material, with his debut LP due to be released soon.
PORTUGAL: Posso Ouvir Um Disco?
Jasmin Jones - Lost In Rainbows
Jasmin Jones, whose mother is Portuguese, was born in Australia and lived in different countries during her childhood. She is a surfer and nature lover. Her debut album Beyond The Clouds will be released this year, even though she didn't find a label to represent her. Jasmin currently lives in Lisbon and besides her solo career, she is the vocalist for Triplet, a rock band.
ROMANIA: Babylon Noise
Kumm - Pop Song
Kumm started 12 years ago as an art-rock band. Much like their influences, Sonic Youth and Spritualized, they have developed a new approach to rock by constantly experimenting with various sounds and styles. Their latest album, Far From Telescopes, is a refreshing pop experience, a new episode of their music journey - far from their roots and closer to simpler things. This is a band that has grown up by getting younger.
SCOTLAND: The Pop Cop
Werd - Breakdown
Even if you're just a casual hip hop listener, you owe it to yourself to give Werd a spin. The 22-year-old's rhymes are as cunningly creative as they are uncompromising and he executes them with such furious, stylish precision. You can (and should) download everything the Edinburgh rapper has done for free from his Bandcamp page. In the meantime, the irresistible force of sub-two-minute track Breakdown will leave you wanting more... which is the point, yes?
SINGAPORE: I'm Waking Up To...
Stellarium - Chocolate & Strawberry
Stellarium are a shoegaze band, and that's all you need to know. Instead of updating a familiar sound, they do something even more commendable by playing shoegaze as if it never went away. The moment the fuzz bass comes in during Chocolate & Strawberry, you're caught in the band's intricate web of white noise, ghostly reverb and cryptic vocals. Overall, the whole thing sounds like a long shutter exposure speeding past bright lights. Bliss.
SOUTH AFRICA: Musical Mover & Shaker!
Dans Republic - Afrikaans
Dans Republic is the coming together of two groups - Flash Republic, a band with the ability to set the dancefloors alight, and Foto Na Dans, who are breaking the boundaries of Afrikaans music with their own signature style. Their electro-tinged song Afrikaans showcases and merges the English and Afrikaans genre. It blends their unique styles seamlessly into something that is dreamy, indie, rock and electro all at once, yet never compromises each band’s sound.
SOUTH KOREA: Indieful ROK
The Pony - Disturbance
Four-member indie-rock band The Pony released their first full-length album, Pony, last year. Full of well-produced tracks, it offers plenty of variety. Disturbance is a catchy, energetic song with great hooks to keep the listener coming back for more.
SPAIN: Oscuro Magazine
Estereotypo - The Big Fake
Estereotypo are one of those pop-rock bands with which you can't remain indifferent. It's best to see them live, where their power and presence are reminiscent of bands like Franz Ferdinand, The Faint, Foals or Delorean. Based in Santander, their second album, Love Your City, is out this month and The Big Fake embodies the powerful sound of this great indie band.
SWEDEN: Swedesplease
Staphan O'Bell - On The Rooftop
This song is great example of romantic swirling pop à la Rufus Wainwright. It's one of three songs that are available from Stockholm resident Staphan O'Bell's forthcoming album. If On The Rooftop is any indication then that album will be one to keep an eye out for.
UNITED STATES: I Guess I'm Floating
Toro Y Moi - Thanks Vision
Toro Y Moi is the solo work of South Carolinian Chaz Bundick. Hailing from the college town of Columbia, Bundick creates distorted lo-fi pop music that warmly floats between your ears like something beautiful you'd stumble across while sifting through static radio waves.
VENEZUELA: Barquisimento
Atkinson - Pais Tropical
Wincho Schäfer, Erik Aldrey and Rafael Cadavieco are musicians from famous Venezuelan bands Desorden Publico, Zapato 3 and Amigos Invisibles who decided to join talents in this interesting project called Atkinson. They launched their first production last March and since then they've been touring the country amazing new fans with smart lyrics and clean but catchy pop-rock. Pais Tropical is a musical explanation of the socio-political particularities of Venezuela.
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sexta-feira, fevereiro 12, 2010
The Antlers - Novo vídeo
Ainda de "Hospice", o disco do ano passado dos The Antlers, que fez parte da minha lista dos (meus) melhores de 2009, tem um vídeo novo para o tema "Bear".
Neon Indian no Jimmy Fallon
Os Neon Indian, que viram o seu disco em algimas listas de obras favoritas do ano que passou, tocaram no Jimmy Fallon. Os temas foram "Terminally Chill" e "Ephemeral Artery", que podem encontrar em "Psychic Chasms".
Go Jónsi
Jónsi será por vós mais conhecido como membro dos Sigur Rós, onde dá a voz e toca guitarra. Este seu primeiro single a solo, "Go do", desculpem-me os puristas, é Sigur Rós com ritmo. Até o vídeo, filmado na Islândia, é realizado pela mesma equipa, Arni e Kinski, que trabalhou em diversos vídeos dos Sigur Rós.
O primeiro LP de Jónsi, "Go", será lançado a 6 de Abril.
O primeiro LP de Jónsi, "Go", será lançado a 6 de Abril.
quinta-feira, fevereiro 11, 2010
Some Bent Morning
Para levantar um pouco o véu do próximo LP os Morning Benders, "Big Echo", já há um vídeo para um tema, "Big Echoes", do futuro novo disco.
The Morning Benders "Excuses"
P.S. Dou um doce a quem identificar John Vanderslice e Chris Owens (Girls) no grupo de músicos que acompanham a banda e que se denominaram como The Echo Chamber Orchestra.
The Morning Benders "Excuses"
P.S. Dou um doce a quem identificar John Vanderslice e Chris Owens (Girls) no grupo de músicos que acompanham a banda e que se denominaram como The Echo Chamber Orchestra.
Há 20 Anos Que Esta Canção Deixou de Fazer Sentido
Quando os Special Aka lançaram "Free Nelson Mandela", em 1984, Nelson Mandela estava ainda a seis anos de sair em liberdade. A sua libertação aconteceu, neste dia, há vinte anos.
A primeira entrevista de Nelson Mandela a uma TV, três anos antes de ser preso depois de ter sido condenado a prisão perpétua.
A primeira entrevista de Nelson Mandela a uma TV, três anos antes de ser preso depois de ter sido condenado a prisão perpétua.
quarta-feira, fevereiro 10, 2010
Glória Aleluia
O quinteto canadiano mais dado à morte do que a festas, o que é o mesmo do que dizer os You Say Party! We Say Die! têm, desde ontem, um novo disco, "XXXX", e, como seria de esperar, para uma primeira salivação, há um vídeo para um dos temas do mesmo.
You Say Party! We Say Die! - "Glory" (do novo disco "XXXX")
You Say Party! We Say Die! - "Glory" (do novo disco "XXXX")
terça-feira, fevereiro 09, 2010
Fait Tu Jeux
Os Roll The Dice são dois suecos, Malcolm Pardon e Peder Mannerfelt que, além de músicos, são também produtores. Malcolm Pardon já viram por aqui como Subliminal Kid. Ele também trabalha como músico contratado e tem trabalhado nos espectáculos ao vivo dos Fever Ray, depois de ter trabalhado no seu disco de estreia.
Este vídeo é a absoluta estreia da banda, a qual não tem ainda data marcada para o lançamento do seu primeiro "long play".
A realização do vídeo é de Frode & Marcus.
Este vídeo é a absoluta estreia da banda, a qual não tem ainda data marcada para o lançamento do seu primeiro "long play".
A realização do vídeo é de Frode & Marcus.
Grizzly Bear e Stevie Wonder
Neste anúncio norte-americano da Volkswagen juntam-se os Grizzly bear a Stevie Wonder. Como? Vejam o vídeo.
Gostos Dançantes
Do disco "Two Dancers", dos Wild Beasts, que figura nos (meus) melhores de 2009, há um novo vídeo para um dos temas, "We Still Got The Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues".
segunda-feira, fevereiro 08, 2010
The Who tocam no intervalo do Super Bowl
Acho que este foi um dos intervalos mais espectaculares do Super Bowl.
sexta-feira, fevereiro 05, 2010
St. Vincent Rindo
O novo vídeo de St. Vincent tem, além de St. Vicent, Fred Armisen (actor do Saturday Night Live) e Carrie Brownstein (ex-Sleater Kinney). Hilariante!
St. Vincent - "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood"
St. Vincent - "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood"
Audiência dos Cold War Kids
Merritt Powers
Talvez haja alguém que queira pensar em passar este documentário, "Strange Powers - Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields", num dos nossos festivais. Os fãs vão adorar e os outros não. Nos E.U.A., estreará, este ano, no South by Southwest.
quarta-feira, fevereiro 03, 2010
Só Mais uma Vez
Olha, um tipo que canta em português, que sabe cantar, que sabe escrever e que faz umas músicas jeitosas de pop/rock. Se calhar é demasiado popular para ser "cool" e confessarmos que gostamos do seu trabalho, não?
Este é o grande novo single de Tiago e dos Mantha. O novo disco estará por aí, não tardará nada.
Thiago Bettencourt & Mantha - "Só mais uma volta"
Este é o grande novo single de Tiago e dos Mantha. O novo disco estará por aí, não tardará nada.
Thiago Bettencourt & Mantha - "Só mais uma volta"
terça-feira, fevereiro 02, 2010
Mia Doi Todd Abre O Coração
Há um novo vídeo, realizado por Michel Gondry, para o tema "Open Your Heart" de Mia Doi Todd, uma velha cliente deste estabelecimento.
Two Door Cinema Club: novo vídeo
Hoje estamos em dia de segundas versões de vídeos.
Os Two Door Cinema Club que já tinham uma primeira versão de vídeo para o tema "Undercover Martyn", que passou por aqui em Junho de 2009, oferecem agora, com a edição deste tema como segundo single do seu disco, um novo videoclip.
Os Two Door Cinema Club que já tinham uma primeira versão de vídeo para o tema "Undercover Martyn", que passou por aqui em Junho de 2009, oferecem agora, com a edição deste tema como segundo single do seu disco, um novo videoclip.
Passion Pit com Novo vídeo para "Sleepyhead".
Em 2008, a música que me chamou a atenção dos Passion Pit foi "Sleepyhead". Gostava tanto do tema que o coloquei aqui várias vezes.
Alguém achou que estava na altura de produzir um novo vídeo para esse tema (ver abaixo) e, assim, fazer pior do que o vídeo inicial, isto na minha opinião.
Alguém achou que estava na altura de produzir um novo vídeo para esse tema (ver abaixo) e, assim, fazer pior do que o vídeo inicial, isto na minha opinião.
segunda-feira, fevereiro 01, 2010
Grammy: Phoenix Ganham Melhor Disco Alternativo
Um dos poucos acontecimentos que valeram a pena nos Grammy. Os Phoenix acabaram mesmo por ganhar o prémio de melhor disco alternativo de 2009.
Parece piada mas Neil Young, por "Neil Young Archives Vol. 1" ganhou o prémio para "melhor caixa colectânea" (Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Packaging).
Parece piada mas Neil Young, por "Neil Young Archives Vol. 1" ganhou o prémio para "melhor caixa colectânea" (Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Packaging).
Marina e o Gonzales...e os Diamantes
Apesar de o disco "The Family Jewels, de Marina & the Diamnods só ser lançado a 22 deste mês, é hoje editada uma nova versão, muito melhor do que a original, quanto a mim, do tema "Hollywood". Gonzales fez os arranjos e a orquestação (que me recordam um pouco "Cloudbusting" de Kate Bush), para esta "velha" canção de Marina & the Diamonds, e o resultado é o que poderão ouvir/ver abaixo.
Hell Ferry Tu Também Podes Dançar
Ainda do disco de 2009, "Teufelswerk", do dj alemão Hell (que agora dá pelo nome apenas de Hell), foi lançado, hoje, como single com novas misturas "U Can Dance" (tema com a participação de Bryan Ferry) por Carl Craig, Simian Mobile Disco e Tim Goldsworthy (DFA).