Dancing About Architecture Indie Music News 08.17.10
Posted by Ian Wright on 08.17.2010
Thoughts on the new Walkmen record, new music from No Age, Owen Pallett, an Elliott Smith Best off to be released, a Mount Eerie rarities comp on the way and more.
The bit at the start
Before we get started this week a quick word on the new Walkmen album. I must admit that when I first heard Lisbon I was a little underwhelmed by the whole thing. It's probably the most subdued record that I've heard from them and it took a while to get into. However over the past week I've spent a lot of time listening to it and I'm really beginning to warm to it. There's nothing particularly immediate about it but just because there's nothing like "The Rat" on it but that only goes to emphasize the fact that The Walkmen are a band that are aging beautifully and are producing the most considered work of their careers.
Beg, borrow, buy, steal or download this album.
Taking a break this week.
You news, you lose
New music from No Age.
The new first music from LA dream-noise-punk duo No Age's forthcoming album Everything in between made it's way online last week. The album itself is out on September 28th but lead single "Glitter" will be out on 12" and 7" on the 24th of this month.
The 12" is backed by a couple of tunes called "In Rebound" and "Vision II" while the 7" has "Inflorescence" on the b-side.
You can download "Glitter" here and stream "Inflorescence" below:
New Owen Pallett EP.
Owen Pallett will release a new EP next month. A Swedish love story will be out on Domino on the 28th on 10" and download.
The artwork looks like this …
And here's the tracklisting:
01 A Man With No Ankles
02 Scandal at the Parkade
03 Honour the Dead, or Else
04 Don't Stop
Elliott Smith best of on the way.
It's surprising considering the reverence that he's held with it's a bit surprising that it's taken until 2010 for a best of compilation of material from the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith to be released. However come November that glaring omission will be corrected with the release on CD and 12" of Introduction on Domino and Kill Rock Stars.
Tracklisting:
01 Ballad of Big Nothing
02 Waltz #2
03 Pictures of Me
04 The Biggest Lie
05 Alameda
06 Between the Bars
07 Needle in the Hay
08 Last Call
09 Angeles
10 Twilight
11 Pretty (Ugly Before)
12 Angel in the Snow
13 Miss Misery (early version)
14 Happiness (single version)
First reaction to that is simply, NO "SAY YES?" THE FUCK?
Mount Eerie rarities box set due.
8 years after the first volume was released under The Microphones name Song Islands Vol. 2 is out on October 19th via P.W. Elverum & Sun, ltd. This one will be under Phil Elverum's Mount Eerie moniker.
The double LP/digital release (available now from eMusic) will, according to the press release, include "distorted punk instructionals, hundreds of voices singing, an attempt at smooth jazz, and the lowest note on a questionable piano in a big empty room."
Tracklisting:
01 Where?
02 Calf in Pasture
03 The Intimacy
04 I Whale
05 O My Heart
06 Instrumental
07 Where Is My Tarp?
08 Don't Smoke
09 Get Off the Internet
10 Cooking
11 Give Totally Up
12 Do Not Be Afraid
13 Voice in Headphones (singers)
14 Cold Mountain
15 Cold Mountain's Song #286
16 Heart Lake at Night
17 You Turn Me On
18 A Sentimental Song
19 Mystery Language
20 Waterfalls
21 This Is the Same Ocean
22 In the Rain
23 In Moonlight
24 Thanksgiving
25 Instrumental
26 Uncertainty
27 Limp Climbing
28 Grave Robbers
29 Lost Wisdom
30 (Wind Lyrics)
31 Small House
Artwork:
The YouTube video of the week
Joanna Newsom was on Jimmy Kimmel last week.
If you can you should go to these gigs.
Arcade Fire
08-27 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-28 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-29 Saint Cloud, France - Rock En Seine
08-31 Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
09-02 Bologna, Italy - I-Day Festival
9-22 St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Arena
9-23 Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
9-25 Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
9-26 Calgary, AB - Stampede Corral
9-28 Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
9-29 Seattle, WA - Key Arena
9-30 Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
10-2 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
10-5 Big Sur, CA - Henry Miller Library
10-7 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium
10-8 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium
10-10 Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes
10-12 Monterrey, Mexico - Banamex Theater
11-18 Lisbon, Portugal - Atlantica Pavilion
11-21 Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi
11-24 Marseille, France - Le Dome
11-26 Lyon, France - La Halle Garnier
11-28 Munich, Germany - Zenith
11-29 Dusseldorf, Germany - Philipshalle
12-01 London, England - O2 Arena
12-08 Birmingham, England - LG Arena
12-09 Cardiff, Wales - Cardiff International Arena
12-11 Manchester, England - Manchester Central
12-12 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC
* with Spoon
Caribou
08-11 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08-12 Gothenberg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-13 St. Malo, France - La Route Du Rock
08-14 Leicester, England - Summer Sundae Weekender
08-15 Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival
08-19 Lausanne, Switzerland - For Noise Festival
08-20 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-21 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-22 Groningen, Netherlands - Noordenzon Festival
08-28 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-29 Reading, England - Reading Festival
09-03 Vlieland, Netherlands - Into The Great Wide Open
09-04 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-05 London, England - Offset Festival
09-09 Lille, France - Radar Festival
09-10 Berlin, Germany - Berlin Festival
09-11 Somerset, England - End of the Road Festival
09-12 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival
09-14 Guelph, Ontario - Ebar ^
09-15 Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon ^
09-16 Montreal, Quebec - National ^
09-17 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix ^
09-18 London, Ontario - Lolafest
09-19 Boston, MA - Paradise #
09-22 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
09-23 Washington, DC - Black Cat #
09-24 Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint Music Festival
09-25 Urbana, IL - Pygmalion Music Festival
09-26 Chicago, IL - Metro #
09-27 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
09-28 Winnipeg, Manitoba - West End Cultural Center #
09-29 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Amigos #
09-30 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite #
10-01 Calgary, Alberta - Republik #
10-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue #
10-04 Seattle, WA - Showbox #
10-05 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #
10-06 San Francisco, CA - Regency #
10-07 Los Angeles, CA - La Cita
10-08 Los Angeles, CA - Music Box #
10-09 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
10-11 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10-12 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre #
10-14 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
10-15 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
10-16 Tallahassee, FL - Engine Room
10-17 Tampa, FL - Crowbar
10-18 Orlando, FL - Backbooth
10-19 Miami, FL - Grand Central
10-21 Guanajuanto, Mexico- Mutek/Cervantino Festival
10-23 Santiago, Chile - Festival Fauna Primavera
10-27 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Clash Club
10-28 Bogota, Colombia - Downtown
10-30 Asheville, NC - Moog Festival
10-31 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle #
11-03 Geneva, Switzerland - L'Usine
11-04 Montpellier, France - 34 Tours Festival
11-05 Torino, Italy - Club to Club
11-06 Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv
11-07 Lubiana, Slovenia - Kino Siska
11-08 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
11-09 Zurich, Germany - Abart
11-11 Lorient, France - Les Indisciplines
11-12 Amiens, France - La Lune Des Pirates
11-13 Luxemborg, Luxemborg - Exit 07
11-14 Leipzig, Germany - Central Theater
11-15 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefaehrlich
11-16 Heidelberg, - Enjoy Jazz Festival
11-17 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
11-18 Reims, France - La Cartonnerie
11-19 London, England - Coronet *
11-20 Manchester, England - Warehouse Project *
11-21 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC *
11-22 Leeds, England - Social Brudenell
11-23 Bristol, England - Thekla
11-24 Brighton, England - Coalition
11-25 Bucharest, Romania - MNAC
11-26 Utrecht, Netherlands - Le Guess Who Festival
11-27 Brussels, Belgium - Autumn Falls Festival AB
11-28 Paris, France - Cabaret Sauvage
11-29 Cologne, Germany - Gloria
12-02 Budapest, Hungary - Godor
12-03 Zagreb, Croatia - Teater ITD
12-04 Vienna, Austria - Fluc
12-05 Frankfurt, Germany - Mouseoturm
12-07 Minehead, England - ATP In Between Days
12-08 Liverpool, England - Kazimier
12-09 Dublin, Ireland - Crawdaddy
12-12 Barcelona, Spain - Sala Razzmatazz 2
^ with Russian Futurists
# with Emeralds
* with Four Tet
She & Him
08-26 Salt Lake City, UT - Pioneer Park #
08-28 Omaha, NE - Anchor Inn
08-29 St. Louis, MO - LouFest
08-30 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
09-01 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
09-05 Los Angeles, CA - LA Times Celebration of Food & Wine
10-17 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Music Festival
10-22 Portland, OR - Schnitzer Hall
10-23 Seattle, WA - City Arts Music Fest
10-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre
# with Dum Dum Girls
Conor Oberst
09-28 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet's ^
09-30 Santa Barbara, CA - Soho ^
10-01 Big Sur, CA - Fernwood ^
10-02 San Francisco, CA - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
^ with the Felice Brothers
Writing under the influence
Without which this column would not have been possible:
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The bit at the end
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