Monday Mash-Up

Here's a snippet of that new, new Outkast:

Da Art of Storytellin' Part 4


Cool shows I recommend checking out this week:

Tuesday:

MJQ CONCOURSE: aesop rock, black moth super rainbow, dj signify 21+ (http://www.tightbros.net - get tickets at http://www.ticketalternative.com or at Criminal Records)

Variety Playhouse: of montreal, grand buffet

Wednesday:

DRUNKEN UNICORN: prefuse 73, voice of the seven woods, blank blue 18+ 9:00PM (http://www.thedrunkenunicorn.net - get tickets at http://www.ticketalternative.com or at Criminal Records)


The Fiery Furnaces are awesome and here's a new vid:



It looks like My Bloody Valentine is really going to do this reunion thing.

Acid Mother Temple will be at the Earl on March 20th.

New Orleans' Jazz Fest has announced a few headliners (The Neville Brothers, Tim McGraw, and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly) and some dates(April 25th-June 4th). Full line-up announcement will come next year.

The White Stripes and Beck are working together on some stuff.

I just got hipped to Next To Last Festival in Athens, Ga in a few weeks and it looks interesting.

Sigur Ros are working on another album.

See what Animal Collective are cooking up for 2008.

Some more vids:

Grizzly Bear:



Division Day:



Phosphorescent (Live at The Earl):



Castanets:



Iron And Wine covering Radiohead at Pitchfork Fest:



Soulsavers:



Akron Family:

What The Hell Am I Listening To?!?

Today's theme: From Old-school folk to Nu-school dope

Iron And Wine



Iron And Wine's 2005 EP Woman King was one of those rare EPs that are so good you forget it is not a full-length album. He hit a stride in his songwriting that produced purely beautiful, perfect songs and the question was whether this was a peak moment or whether Sam Beam could continue on in this fuller, more engaging type of stuff as opposed to his earlier, quieter folk songs. With his third LP, The Shepherd's Dog, he has proved that Woman King was no fluke and that he is wholly capable of producing top-notch tunes in bulk. Check it out yourself:

Carousel


Lovesong Of The Buzzard


Iron And Wine's Myspace

Buy The Shepherd's Dog Here


Soulsavers



The British production and remixing team of Rich Machin and Ian Glover's second album, It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land, has been in my heavy rotation lately and it should be in yours as well. Featuring Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan on vocals all over it, it's a great album that sort of feels like a more folksy and bluesy version of The Cinematic Orchestra. The opening track "Revival" is such an epic and gorgeous song:

Revival


Paper Money


Soulsavers' Myspace

Buy It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land Here


Phosphorescent



I just listened to Pride last night for the first time and was blown away by how awesome this album is. Typically I let a new album marinate in my brain for a little while before I talk about it here, but I felt the short release sort of reminded me a lot of Iron And Wine in a more indie-rock way and when I experience a rare amazing first listen I have to pass it on. Phosphorescent is Athens, Ga native Matthew Houck and is someone that I did not know about until now but will be looking into deeply. Check it:

Wolves


A Picture Of Our Torn up Praise



Phosphorescent Myspace

Buy Pride Here


Castanets



Another great band i've just recently got turned on to is Castanets, aka Raymond Raposa plus revolving cast. The psychedelic folk action on their latest release, In The Vines, is a challenging but vastly rewarding listen that I like more and more every time I jam it. There's something so cool about taking such a conservative sound such as folk and pushing the limits of experimental with it.

Rain Will Come


Three Months Paid


Castanets Myspace

Buy In The Vines Here