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A couple days ago, KCRW music director Jason Bentley sat down on the air with super-producer Danger Mouse and legendary filmmaker David Lynch to talk about their finally released project, Dark Night of the Soul. DM in particular is surprisingly talkative. Worth it just to watch Danger Mouse call Lynch a “crazy old man.” Less comical but equally compelling is the discussion of Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, the recently departed third wheel of this project.
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Indie hip-hop and indie rock have always existed in seemingly parallel universes: on separate websites, in separate blogospheres, and on separate stages at the same festivals. Leave it to indie rap stalwart Sage Francis to help the two cross swords. On his fourth official solo album, entitled Li(f)e, Sage works with members of various rock groups, including Sparklehorse, Califone, Calexico, DeVotchKa, Death Cab for Cutie, and others, not to mention the fact that Iron & Wine/Modest Mouse associate Brian Deck produced the whole shebang. URB spoke to Sage about how the hell he pulled off this new LP, growing old in rap years, and how he plans to maintain his record label in an ever-weakening industry.
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Here’s the new single from Sage Francis’ upcoming album Li(f)e, in stores May 11. The music was made by composer Yann Tiersen, and produced by Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine), who produced the entirety of Sage’s new LP. He also collaborated with indie rockers like Califone, Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie, Tim Fite, Calexico, DeVotchKa, and others. Grab it below.
Download: Sage Francis- The Best of Times
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Creating a complete and engaging live musical experience is a tough feat. Having only about forty minutes of material to draw from greatly complicates the situation. “Would it be wrong?” Not for Broken Bells. For Broken Bells, also known as Brian Burton (typically known by his alias Danger Mouse) and James Mercer (lead singer of The Shins), this was effortless. Broken Bells have built upon their musical efforts on their self-titled Broken Bells at the Troubadour in Los Angeles this past Sunday 3/14 with a lively, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable performance. As their final show on their mini-tour which included London, Paris, and New York (next they’re headed to SXSW), Broken Bells have put on a moving and memorable performance that highlights the creative possibilities of this so-called supergroup formed during the collaborative work by Burton and David Lynch (which …
This past weekend, Mark Linkous committed suicide. He was known for his work with Sparklehorse and his recent collaborations with Danger Mouse on Dark Night of the Soul and Fennesz on In The Fishtank 15 [Pitchfork]
Below is a video for Sparklehorse’s “Gold Day” from It’s A Wonderful Life
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