Wednesday, April 25, 2007

who says there has to a beach to wear a bathing suit?

I went record/CD shopping in the Shinsaibashi/Namba area in Osaka the other day and bought the Japanese Version of The Freedom Spark by Larrikin Love. The thing is equipped with three excellent bonus tracks:

Cucumber [wicked-cool song]
A Little Peace In My Heart [wicked-cool song]
Dead, Long Dead [wicked-cool song]
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buy The Freedom Spark here

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

out this week

Another great week for buying albums:

The Twilight Sad: Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters
Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! I still can’t get enough of this pure hearted album.

That Summer, At Home I Had Become The Invisible Boy [wicked-cool song]
Last Year's Rain Didn't Fall Quite So Hard [wicked-cool song]
I'm Taking The Train Home [wicked-cool song]

buy Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters here


Dntel: Dumb Luck
Dumb Luck features a different vocal every track, it is simply the perfect mixture of minimal ambient/techno techniques with indie pop style!

Dumb Luck [super-wicked-cool song]
Roll On (feat. Jenny Lewis) [wicked-cool song]
Rock My Boat (feat. Mia Doi Todd) [wicked-cool song]
Breakfast In Bed (feat. Conor Oberst) [wicked-cool song]

buy Dumb Luck here


Feist: The Reminder
Most of the world is getting The Reminder this week while the poor people from North America have to wait till next week for this lovely and more poppy release than Let It Die. Without a doubt, Feist will only gain a even bigger fanbase with The Reminder.

The Water [wicked-cool song]
1 2 3 4 [wicked-cool song]
Intuition [wicked-cool song]

buy The Reminder here

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Monday, April 23, 2007

the saddest day of my life pt ii

Patrick posted this on the messageboard:

dear all...
I should never have read this.. I really shouldn't.
I dont think when I was 16 and dreamt of releasing records there would ever be so much crazy speculation about the person I am and that you want me to be. I have become so tired of this behaviour, sometimes I wake up and have to do six hours of interviews before doing a show, then go straight to bed to sleep a couple of hours to fly to a new country to be cross examined in the same way.. I dont know what is left of me sometimes, some mornings i dont know how i get on the flight or even open my mouth to sing that night. If I choose after working since the early hours of a day and then pouring my heart out for an hour and a half that I really have nothing left to give.. that I cannot be a fake politician and sign autographs for an hour.. does this make an asshole?
because my drummer was causing arguments within my road family, taking sedative drugs before an important show in a city i really love, so much so he could not play the music I wrote, the songs that I have survived on in the last six years... because I had to slap him to see if he was even CONSCIOUS on stage.... the fact that the only thing that got any reaction out his corpse happened to be made of metal.. because all of this.. does this make me seem like I was on cocaine, or on some power trip? I was pissed off because this was just one more musician or businessman taking my good nature and generosity for a ride... trust me, that moment onstage was the end of a long line of bad behaviour that it would unfair to go into in public. Yes I was drunk, but It was one oclock in the morning after seven hours of interviews.. i had been running on about four hours of sleep a night for about two weeks... such is the joy of promoting a record. Anyway, I was having FUN until that moment. So was the rest of my band until we realised my drummer was taking the piss out of all of us and our hard work. I dont work with liars and I dont work with thieves.

I dont want to have to share this information with you but so many seem so interested...

I have made a decision, my final concert will be this november, a retrospective with an orchestra in London. I am not sure wether there will be anymore public communications after that, Infact I am pretty sure there will be none. Of course, this has nothing to do with my drummer.. but a creative clock is ticking and I have many many projects to be creating with my time left on this earth. I hope to share my last shows with you this year.

I have enjoyed making and performing music for you all, I have enjoyed trying to give a little hope
and inspiration to the world. But I feel, especially when I read all this and I go about my days that I have failed.
Im not seeking sympathy or empathy, god, I have to go find something I love and am inspired by in this world again. Many of you will never know the amount of work and emotion that goes on behind the scenes for me and many of your other favourite artists or musicians and why should you? I wanted to give you disneyland.. I wanted to give you a world at the back of your wardrobe, now im just feel a fool for bothering.
I am in berlin today, i know I should never have read this, I dont know who any of you are, just strangers talking amongst themselves,
and I wish I was stronger minded today, but i have to take enough bullshit from other parts of the world for what I do and who I am without getting it from here.

Im going off for a walk now.. clear my heart and head. Thanks to all you with the intelligence to see past the superficial chaos of the media and the various ridiculous personalities and characters that have been painted around me over the years, the problem is, unfortunately many of you will never get to know the truth, but many will still speculate, and play chinese whispers with interviews and
opinions from the friend of a friend. This is nothing new to me, unfortunately, luckily I have always had a close set of dear friends that will always know me for who I really am, just as I do.

If I can give any advice, is, if anything, just listen to the music, watch the videos, read the lyrics, see the artwork, these are my communications, not others.

still love x patrick

Saturday, April 21, 2007

everybody wants to go to iraq, but once they go they don't come back

There is probably going to be fewer posts for the next few weeks as I am embarking on a journey to Japan! See you kids later!

Ps, I hate Amy Winehouse!

Cocorosie: Japan [wicked-cool song]
The Books: Tokyo [wicked-cool song]
Air: Alone In Kyoto [wicked-cool song]
Final Fantasy: I'm Afraid of Japan
The Velvet Teen: Tokyoto
The Horrors: Draw Japan [wicked-cool song]
Brand New: Moshi Moshi
Tokyo Police Club: Cut Cut Paste [wicked-cool song]
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Thursday, April 19, 2007

i must have been a thief or a whore

It’s the match of the lifetime: Joanna Newsom will open for Björk on May 15 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, CO, and Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA!

Colleen [wicked-cool song]
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Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band EP comes out on April 24

muddy with twigs and branches

"Earth intruders" sneak preview!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

the saddest day of my life

So I just found out that Patrick Wolf will FINALLY be coming to Toronto on May 12 and 13 at the Mod Club to open for Amy Winehouse; however, both of those shows were sold out months ago... before Patrick was put on the bill! Words cannot express how sad I am right now!

i will never see the sun

Here are the pictures from the Great Lake Swimmers show at the Church of the Redeemer on last Saturday.

Owen Pallett, aka Final Fantasy joins the band.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

let's get married

The lack of new music recommendations and song postings is brought to you by three major projects, two exams, and three essays that are all on my agenda in the next three days. However, I feel extremely guilty not updating this blog with some sweet music, so here’s my update at 5:30 in the morning. There are two bands that are helping me through this madness at the moment: The Maccabees and The Twilight Sad.
First, The Maccabees’ Colour It In is another sensational indie pop rock record coming out of the UK this year. The album features a mixture of theatrical songs with elements of The Futureheads. If you liked the indie-Brit-bands that I have been recommending recently (The Florists, Bromheads Jacket, The Good Shoes, Larrikin Love, Little Man Tate), make sure to check out The Maccabees.

X-Ray
Latchmere [wicked-cool song]
First Love [super-wicked-cool song]
Lego

Colour It In comes out on May 14 in the UK... go check out their wicked-cool website here.


Second, The Twilight Sad’s Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters is an absolutely gorgeous album. It is full of pure, soulful, rock and roll songs from start to finish. Further, it is by far one of the most honest sounding albums of the year. I really cannot see anyone not liking this album!


Cold Days From The Birdhouse [wicked-cool song]
Walking For Two Hours [wicked-cool song]
Talking With Fireworks/Here, It Never Snowed [wicked-cool song]
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buy Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters here

Saturday, April 14, 2007

omg

Björk will be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live hosted by Scarlett Johansson, on April 21!!!!!!!

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

out this week

Patrick Wof: The Magic Position [Single]
One of the happiest songs I’ve ever heard is now out in single format... in fact, you can get it from digital download, CD, and two 7” singles!!! I can’t wait to get my hands on all of them!!!

The Magic Position [super-wicked-cool song]

buy The Magic Position Single(s) here


Björk: Earth Intruders [Digital Single]
"Earth Intruders" echoes Debut/Post era style with the maturity of Medúlla. The new single will definitely make up for those who were greatly disappointed with the last record.

Earth Intruders [wicked-cool song]


The Terrible Twos: If You Ever See An Owl...
Woo… this came out today? I got this album about a year ago at The New Amsterdams show... holy crap... what the hell took so long for it to come out!!?!?!? Anyways, I absolutely adore If You Ever See An Owl... it’s like children’s music for grownups! "We Can All Get Along With Dinosaurs" is one of the best songs I’ve heard in years!!!

We Can All Get Along With Dinosaurs [super-wicked-cool song]
A Rake, A Broom, A Mop, A Shovel [wicked-cool song]

buy If You Ever See An Owl... here now... it is sooooo good!


Bright Eyes: Cassadaga
A fine record with some beautiful productions.

If The Brakeman Turns My Way
Soul Singer In A Session Band [super-wicked-cool song]
I Must Belong Somewhere [wicked-cool song]

buy Cassadaga here


Blonde Redhead: 23

Top Ranking

buy 23 here


Cocorosie: The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
While Noah's Ark was wonderful, it kind of lost its charm near the end. On the other hand, The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn is a solid record from start to finish!

Promise
Japan [wicked-cool song]
Werewolf [wicked-cool song]

buy The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn here

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at club 18-30 i met julius caesar, lady diana and mother theresa.

Klaxons opened their first ever North American tour on Easter Sunday in Toronto at The Lee’s Palace. For those of you who are seeing Klaxons for the first time, you are in for a surprise! If you are expecting a disco dance rave show, you are also in for a surprise! When it comes to live performances, Klaxons are anything but ‘new rave’. The concert on Easter Sunday was loud and the audience was nearly as aggressive as those at hardcore punk shows. Despite the style departure from their studio recordings, Klaxons sounded absolutely amazing! The vocals as well as the instrumentations were perfect! This is one of those must-see bands... so make sure you try to catch Klaxons when they invade your city!

Saturday, April 07, 2007

cover song of the moment: my shirt came off... I fed it to a cow

Here's Patrick Wolf's (very different) version of "On Sussex Downs" by Larrikin Love!!!!!!!!!

Patrick Wolf: Sussex Downs (Larrikin Love cover) [wicked-cool song]
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i can hear the sirens coming

Apparently, the download/upload for Dizzee Rascal's "Sirens" exceeded already… I decided that I have to upload it again simply because I think it is one of the best songs I’ve heard this year! Go here for the original post.

Friday, April 06, 2007

vietnam fishing trips, italian opera

Went to the Cold War Kids/Tokyo Police Club show last night at The Mod Club. Stupid me brought the camera, but forgot the memory card at home... so I was only able to take a handful of pictures. As I expected, Cold War Kids stole the show... Nathan Willett’s vocal was wonderful... that man can sing!!

Cold War Kids
The boys from Tokyo Police Club joined Cold War Kids on stage to perform "Saint John".

TPC/CWK "Saint John" continue.

Tokyo Police Club

Thursday, April 05, 2007

only cowards steal from the poor

Holy ____, the new Dizzee Rascal song/video is incredible... I am beyond speechless...

Sirens [super-wicked-cool song]
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she was stretching her arms

Watch the new Great Lake Swimmers video for "Backstage with the Modern Dancers" below.



Backstage with the Modern Dancers [wicked-cool song]
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i have officially lost count on how many times i have re-posted old bright eyes

There has been an overwhelming request for the old Bright Eyes cassettes post in the past week or so... I guess Cassadaga is coming out in less than a week and everyone is getting really excited and want as much Bright Eyes as possible... anyways, I have uploaded all the songs once again, here is the link to that post.

Oh, and just for fun, you can download the bonus track from the 3"CD/7" Vinly from the Cassadaga pre-orders below.

Susan Miller Rag
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Cassadaga comes out on April 10, you can pre-order it here

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

there's a good chance we won't make it to the big dance

I am seeing the Cold War Kids/Tokyo Police Club concert tonight! However, I am a little disappointed to find out that Cold Wars Kids is only playing for 45mins while Tokyo Police Club has a longer set and is actually the closing band. Personally, I rather see CWK for longer… hatever… i’m sure it'll be a fine show!

Tokyo Police Club, CBC Radio3 Session May 17, 2006
Box [wicked-cool song]
Citizens of Tommorow [wicked-cool song]
Cut Cut Paste [wicked-cool song]
Your English
A Lesson in Crime
Nature of the Experiment
[wicked-cool song]
Be Good [wicked-cool song]
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

the seasons have changed from the present to past

The third Feist webisode, "The Park" is up, watch it below.



As I have posted before, you must listen to "My Moon My Man" and "The Park" together as the transition between the two songs is absolutely brilliant!

My Moon My Man [wicked-cool song]
The Park [wicked-cool song]
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The Reminder comes out on May 1st in the U.S. and Canada and on April 23rd for the rest of the world, you can pre-order it here

Monday, April 02, 2007

omg... patrick has a new haircut.... !!!

Sorry for the lack of posts lately... my time for the past few days was pretty much all dedicated to school... and sadly, that will probably be the case for the next little while... but I’ll definitely try to keep the posts coming. For now, please enjoy two reposts, both related to P.Wolf: first, I reposted the bonus song from The Magic Position; second, all the songs from the vCasts are up once again!