Dancing About Architecture Indie Music News 2.09.10
Posted by Ian Wright on 02.09.2010
More new music from Joanna Newsom, Jay Reatard news, Arcade Fire at the Superbowl, new album from Future Islands, Primavera Sound news, Pitchfork Festival news, Liars new album news and more
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Hello, pushed for time again this week so lets get to it right away.
Beg, borrow, buy, steal or download this album.
At Last An Atlas - From Which We Were Raised
Lovely folktronica debut from Dubliner Greg O'Brien.
You news, you lose
More new music Joanna Newsom.
It was announced last week that up until the release of Joanna Newsom's new album Have One On Me later in the month a new song from it will be put up on the Drag City website. This means that at some point today another new one should go up. However last week's song is called "Good intentions paving company" and you can download it from the Drag City website here.
For what it's worth I don't think it's as good as "81", the first song that they released.
Jay Reatard cause of death revealed.
Memphis based site Commercial Appeal reported last week that the medical examiner's conclusion as to the cause of death of Jay Reatard, who passed away on January 13th was, "cocaine toxicity, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in his death." He was 29.
Given his age, job and reputation unfortunately that isn't particularly surprising news.
Again, I can't stress enough how brilliant a record I think Blood Visions is.
Lets go Saints, lets go Saints, lets go Saints.
Hey, did you watch the Superbowl last night? If you're a Colts fan you have my sympathies. But not too many. I lived in New Orleans for a summer a few years back so as a result the Saints are my team (that is to say, I was glad that they won but wouldn't have been too bummed if they'd lost).
Anyway, the reason that I'm mentioning the Superbowl is that you may have noticed last night that during the game yesterday that the NFL used Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" during some of their video packages. The proceeds from Arcade Fire's licensing of the song all went to Partners In Health and their work in Haiti. Given the size of the audience for the game this probably meant a pretty hefty chunk of change for the charity.
If you missed it here's one of the video packages from last night. Whoever puts these together for the NFL is very good at their job.
New Future Islands album.
In Evening Air is the new second album from super awesome Baltimore t-piece Future Islands. It'll be their first release on Thrill Jockey and is out on May 4th.
Tracklisting:
01 Walking Through That Door
02 Long Flight
03 Tin Man
04 An Apology
05 In Evening Air
06 Swept Inside
07 Inch of Dust
08 Vireo's Eye
09 As I Fall
Festival news, part 1.
The latest additions to the bill for this year's Primavera Sound festival in May are pretty tasty. Grizzly Bear, Built To Spill, Tortoise, Major Lazor will all play the festival which takes place in Barcelona from May 27-29. They join a bill that already features Pavement, Pixies, Panda Bear, Wilco, Shellac, No Age and Atlas Sound amongst others.
Liar Liar
Sisterworld is the 5th album from Liars and will be out on Mute on March 9th. It will be out on CD, Vinyl and as a special 2 CD version which will feature reinterpretations and remixes of songs on the album by the likes of Thom Yorke, Tunde Adebimpe, Devendra Banhart, Bradford Cox.
The tracklisting for the bonus disc was announced last week and is as follows:
01 Scissor (Pink Dollaz, Lance Whitaker & Transformation Surprise)
02 No Barrier Fun (Duetonal aka Alan Vega of Suicide)
03 Here Comes All the People (Atlas Sound aka Bradford Cox)
04 Drip (Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead)
05 Scarecrows on a Killer Slant (Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio)
06 I Still Can See an Outside World (Boyd Rice of NON)
07 Proud Evolution (Thom Yorke 500qd Remix)
08 Drop Dead (Fol Chen)
09 The Overachievers (Devendra Banhart and the Grogs)
10 Goodnight Everything (Melvins)
11 Too Much, Too Much (Carter Tutti of Throbbing Gristle)
Festival news, part 2.
The 5th annual Pitchfork Music Festival will take place in Chicago's Union Park in July (16-18 if you're really interested) and the lineup for it looks seriously impressive at this early stage. How's this for a couple of names; LCD Soundsystem, Pavement.
Those are the two stand out names amongst the initial batch of announced performers but there's also other really good stuff on the bill like St. Vincent, Lightning Bolt and Cass McCombs.
Tickets are on sale now with day passes costing $40 and a full weekend pass going for 90 bucks, which is a fucking bargain.
The lineup as it looks right now is:
Friday, July 16:
-- Modest Mouse
Saturday, July 17:
-- LCD Soundsystem
-- Raekwon
Sunday, July 18:
-- Pavement
-- St. Vincent
-- Lightning Bolt
-- Cass McCombs
-- Sleigh Bells
-- Here We Go Magic
The YouTube video of the week
Second week in a row I'm going with a St. Vincent video. This clip for "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood," sees Annie Clark flex her funny bone somewhat.
09-15 Caen, France - Zenith
09-17 Grenoble, France - Palais des Sports
09-19 Strasbourg, France - Zenith
09-21 Marseille, France - Le Dome
09-23 Tours, France - Parc Des Expositions
09-25 Lille, France - Zenith Grand Palais
10-04 Katowice, Poland - Spodek
10-07 Moscow, Russia - Kremlin Palace
10-13 Bratislava, Slovakia - Sibamac Arena
Owen Pallett
02-06 Guelph, Ontario - Sleeman Centre (Hillside Inside Festival)
02-09 Fredericton, New Brunswick - McCain Hall Theatre
02-10 Halifax, Nova Scotia - St. Matthews United Church
02-11 Halifax, Nova Scotia - St. Matthews United Church
02-12 St. John's, Newfoundland - Cochrane Street United Church
02-17 Kingston, Ontario - Sydenham United Church
02-18 Wakefield, Quebec - Blacksheep Inn
02-19 Wakefield, Quebec - Blacksheep Inn
02-20 Montreal, Quebec - Theatre Outremont
02-21 Quebec City, Quebec - Le Cercle
02-25 London, Ontario - Aeolian Hall
02-26 Brantford, Ontario - Ford Plant
02-27 Hamilton, Ontario - Lincoln Hamilton Centre
03-10 Lisbon, Portugal - Teatro Maria Matos
03-11 Lisbon, Portugal - Teatro Maria Matos
03-12 Aveiro, Portugal - Centro Cultural e de Congressos
03-13 Munich, Germany - Dachau Friedenskirche
03-15 Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
03-16 Prague, Czech Republic - Roxy
03-17 Leipzig, Germany - UT Connewitz
03-18 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
03-20 Metz, France - Les Trinitaires
03-21 Lille, France - Aeronef
03-22 Amsterdam, Netherlands - De Duif
03-23 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
03-25 Cardiff, Wales - Millenium Music Hall
03-26 London, England - Koko
03-27 Birmingham, England - Rainbow Warehouse
03-28 Manchester, England - The Deaf Institute
03-31 Oslo, Norway - Victoria (Inferno Festival)
04-01 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
04-02 Malmo, Sweden - Babel
04-03 Berlin, Germany - Hebbel Theatre
04-08 Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
04-10 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
04-11 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
04-12 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
04-13 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
04-14 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum
04-15 Washington DC - Black Cat
04-18 Indio, CA - Coachella Festival
04-20 Boston, MA - Institute of Contemporary Art
04-22 New York, NY - Webster Hall
04-25 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04-27 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
04-29 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
04-30 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
05-05 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
05-08 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
05-09 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Vogue Theatre
05-10 Victoria, British Columbia - Alix Goolden Hall
05-11 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
Philip Selway OF FUCKING RADIOHEAD
03-27 Turin, Italy - Spazio 211
03-28 Florence, Italy - Sala Vanni
03-29 Ferrara, Italy - Sala Estense
03-30 Bologna, Italy - Covo Club
03-31 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
04-01 Milan, Italy - Tunnel
04-03 Barcelona, Spain - La (2) de Apolo
04-04 Valladolid, Spain - Auditorium
04-05 Puerta de Santa Maria, Spain - Mucho Teatro
04-06 Lisbon, Portugal - Aula Magna
04-07 Porto, Portugal - Casa da Musica
04-08 Vigo, Spain - Museum of Contemporary Art
The Hold Steady
04-02 Ardsley, NY - LIFE
04-03 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
04-06 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
04-07 Albany, NY - Linda Norris Auditorium
04-08 Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater
04-09 Jermyn, PA - Eleanor Rigby's
04-10 Syracuse, NY - The Westcott Theater
04-12 Rochester, NY - The Club at Water Street Music Hall
04-13 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04-14 Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Club Lounge
04-15 Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant St.
04-16 Harrisburg, PA - Appalachian Brewing Company
Joanna Newsom
03-12 Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College Chapel
03-13 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
03-14 Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian Federation
03-15 Montreal, Quebec - Ukrainian Federation
03-17 Cambridge, MA - Sanders Theatre
03-18 New York, NY - Town Hall
03-19 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
03-20 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
03-22 Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
03-23 Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
03-24 Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
03-25 Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre
03-26 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
03-27 Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival
03-28 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
03-29 Columbus, OH -Southern Theatre
03-30 Cincinnati, OH - Memorial Hall
03-31 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theatre
04-02 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
04-03 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
The Apples In Stereo
04-16 Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlie's
04-17 Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant Street
04-18 Washington, DC - The Rock and Roll Hotel
04-20 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
04-21 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-23 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Underground
04-24 Ithaca, NY - Castaways
04-25 Rochester, NY - Bug Jar
04-27 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
04-28 Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room
04-30 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
05-01 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
05-03 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
05-04 St. Louis, MO - Billiken Club
Writing under the influence
Without which this column would not have been possible:
Talk Radio
The bit at the end
That's me done. I'll be back in a week. Take care.
Fuckit, I just decided, I'm going to Pitchfork Fest next year.
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