Low - PLAYS NICE PLACES - 2013

Sub Pop Records is excited to announce that Duluth, MN, trio Low are releasing their 10th record, The Invisible Way, on March 19, 2013 (the 18th in the UK). The record was produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, engineered by Tom Schick and recorded in Wilco's studio in Chicago, IL, during the fall of 2012. 

Coincidentally, the release marks Low's 20th anniversary as a band.

free download here

Low - Witches(Live) from the "Plays Nice Places" EP from LaserDream on Vimeo.

Bradley Hathaway - How Long - (single, 2013)

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a perfect amalgamation of folk sensibility, rustic roots and dusty passion. excellent release.

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Astro Children - Nora Barnacle

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This is an interesting album. It is at times so smooth and sweet, but then its' balls come out and pushes the envelop. Female vocals build relentlessly towards noise; cute erupting energy, excellent.

Lorde - The Love Club - 2013

Lorde - "The Love Club" from Glowstick Creative on Vimeo.

I have been loving Lorde's new album, what a voice, what a song-writer! If you haven't listened to the whole thing from start to finish WhatZ Up!!! Get to it you will only thank me. Beautiful songs.

Tessa Turns 8

My beautiful daughter turns eight today - she wanted to be on the "internets" on this joyful occasion, so here you go!

Fall is Here

that's a double rainbow people!

Fall has been spectacular this year in Canada; the trees, the air, the sun all have given us a fall to remember; here are a few captures from the month of September.

The Junior Mints - Alison and Lily - 2013

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Female harmonies play so well together on this four folk song release from Chicago's finest tweet pop performers The Junior Mints. Four bucks for four songs, pretty sweet deal from these mints

mariposa - Blame - 2013

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part tribal, part mysterious, part lovely... mariposa stream touches of melody, echoing over haunting  voices on Blame. Bandcamp awaits

this one too, rather good

Tinyamp Records Compilation Volume II (Under The Covers) - Aug. 2013

TuneGlue - Music Map

Great site for exploring musicians and connecting the dots...

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DenMother - Moon - Deluxe Edition, 2013

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Inspired by:

warrior drums

haunting chants

distorted synths.

The Gentle Stunts - Beg The Question - 2013

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The Gentle Stunts is a made up of the subconscious, nostalgia, and drive of Cal McNamara. With two LP's out in the open, and a new one "Beg The Question" , Cal continues to create impulsively with an ever-growing understanding of production and songwriting. The music starts upstairs and makes it's way from his mind into the garage where his studio exists to serve as a pylon for the end result. 

Great Hare - Singles - 2013

 

 

A few incredible singles coming out of Sweden's indie scene... All free, all awesome!

Facebook: Great Hare is an indie rock band started by four friends in Gothenburg, Sweden. We formed a few years ago to escape jobs in psychology, architecture and advertising, bills, commuting and other responsibilities of modern life. In the 90’s all of us had been playing in band with varying degrees of ambition and success, from basement gigs to John Peel sessions for the BBC and videos on MTV’s 120 Minutes. 

Dean Wareham - Emancipated Hearts - 2013

Stream the album here!

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Produced by Jason Quever (Papercuts), musicians include Dean, Britta Phillips, Anthony LaMarca, Gillian Rivers.

tindersticks - across six leap years - 2013

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An incredible album, they are at the top of their chamber sway. So incredibly perfect.

There will be streams of “Across six leap years” on the following sites starting on Monday 7 October at 12.00 UK time (13.00 CET)

UK – The Quietus

Ireland – RTE

Germany – Zeit Online

France – Deezer

Spain – El Pais (streaming starts Tuesday 8 October)

Portugal – Blitz

Austria – Kurier

Italy – Sentireascoltare

Sweden – Nöjesguiden

Belgium – De Standaard

Concerts

October:

19 – Hérouville-Saint-Clair, Big Band Cafe

20 – Rennes, Carre Sevigne

21 – Paris, Olympia

22 – Brussels – Cirque Royale

24 – Dublin, Vicar St

25 – London, Barbican

27 – Copenhagen, Koncertsalen

28 – Berlin, Admiralspalast

29 – Amsterdam, Concertgebouw

31 – Barcelona, BARTS – Barcelona Jazz Festival

November:

02 – Lisbon, Coliseu Dos Recreios

Facts

Amazing no? 

KEXP Presents: Eleanor Friedberger - 2013

September 30, 2013, the singer-songwriter, known for her work in Fiery Furnaces, recently brought a batch of hummable songs to Seattle's KEXP for an in-studio performance. Watch Friedberger and her band perform "Stare At The Sun."

TOUR

Sea Wolf - You're a Wolf - 2008

I like these sessions from backstage Sessions... simple acoustic, campfire delivery.

find more over at It's Hard To Find A Friend

Go Home - Dorm Room Sessions #1 - 2013

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this is a bunch of sessions / home recordings... they are quaint, simple songs that don't ask much, but a few hidden gems throughout the sessions. To get them all check out their bandcamp page, there are four of them up there for free.

Crow Quilled Confessions - Spill My Guts: A Collection of Love Letters, Hate Letters, and Other Such Drivel - 2013

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Slightly interesting music with a very interesting delivery... Not for everyone, but cool home recordings.

These are some songs that I've written over the past few years that I've compiled here as a way of sort of sending them off. I originally planned for there to be more, but during the recording process I realized how few of them I still like. So here are the ones I can still tolerate, making up something awkwardly in between an EP and an album. I know all of these cuts are flawed in one way or another, but at this point I've been working with them so long I just wanted to have them down so I can move onto other things. 

Regardless, hopefully someone will enjoy this.

Soft as Snow – Glass Body (2013)

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really nice indie electronica out of Norway...