TAG: Grizzly Bear

Sep27

The Hundred in the Hands – The Hundred in the Hands (Review)

The Hundred in the Hands

The Hundred in the Hands

Released by Warp



Eleanore Everdell and Jason Friedman are a new-wave duo from Brooklyn (where else?). They’ve been riding on some buzz and a couple of great EP’s, and their self-titled girl/boy synth-pop album is released by Warp Records. It’s not a typical release by the former challenging and uniquely beautiful electronica label, but so wasn’t Grizzly Bear. The Hundred in the Hands LP is full of complex and personal pop songs rooted in the music of NYC's storied underground. The 11 tracks on the album is a combination of ...

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Jun16

Blitzen Trapper – Destroyer of the Void (Review)

Blitzen Trapper

Destroyer of the Void

Released by Sub Pop Records


Blitzen Trapper are back with their 5. album Destroyer of the Void, following their highly acclaimed 2008 album Furr. This will be the year where they can enjoy the fruits of their own labor, after 10 years of releasing records. The album is chock-full of American music influences; from the ‘60s folk to the country and prog sounds of the ’70s, to the pop balladry of the ’80s. The Portland sextet is not afraid to experiment, and their singer/guitarist Eric Early effortlessly adjust his voice to any musical vibe.  Album ...

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Jun09

Here We Go Magic – Pigeons (Review)

Here We Go Magic

Pigeons

Released by Secretly Canadian


Here We Go Magic’s history so far reads a bit like a indie success story, even fairy tail. Here was a band (or rather, initially a solo bedroom project by one Luke Temple) whose 2009 self-titled debut, though it seemed to have come out of nowhere, was noticed, and liked, by enough people to eventually get the now-actual-band on the road with Grizzly Bear, and a record deal with Secret Canadian.
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May27

Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks (MP3)

The fiery redheaded British model, Karen Elson has been inching her way towards a music career for a minute now and now due to her perseverance, encouragement from friends, and a little production help from her hubby, Elson’s debut solo album, The Ghost Who Walks is now available on XL Recordings. Check out her funky jaunt through a graveyard sound by downloading the album’s title single, available after the jump.

You can also peep her live with Grizzly Bear at any of her national tour stops, including one right here in NY.

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May17

Jamie Lidell – Compass (Review)

Jamie Lidell

Compass

Released by Warp Records


Jamie Lidell has made a career for himself by singing whatever the hell kind of music he wants to, from his electronic days with Super_Collider to the various shades of funk, disco, and soul he’s explored on his solo releases. Now, with Compass, his fourth full-length, Lidell takes things a step further, moving more into indie rock territory. The blue-eyed soul hasn’t gone away, don’t worry: it’s featured heavily in slow jams “It’s A Kiss” and “She Needs Me,” and is never far anywhere else, even in the heavier, ...

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