glory adorned and immortalised in primary colours

The Horrors are set for a North America tour that begins in September (via NME):

Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (September 15)
Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's (16)
New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (17)
Baltimore, MD Sonar- Club Stage (18)
Washington, DC Black Cat (19)
Atlanta, GA The Earl (21)
New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks (22)
Houston, TX Walter's on Washington (24)
Dallas, TX Granada Theater (25)
Austin, TX Emo's Alternative Lounging (26)
Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse (28)
San Diego, CA The Casbah (29)
Costa Mesa, CA The Detroit Bar (30)
Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater (October 1)
Pomona, CA The Glass House (2)
San Francisco, CA The Independent (3)
Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge (5)
Seattle, WA Neumo's (6)
Vancouver, BC Venue (7)
St. Paul, MN Turf Club (10)
Chicago, IL Double Door (11)
Detroit, MI Magic Stick (12)
Toronto, ON Lee's Place (14)
Montreal, QC Petit Campus (15)
Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg (16)
Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's (17)

Make sure to check out Primary Colours, hands-down my favourite record of 2009 so far!

Primary Colours [super-wicked-cool song]
Sea Within A Sea [super-wicked-cool song]

buy Primary Colours here

i am going to overdose on live music in the next few weeks!

Holy frak, Criminal Records (493 Queen St West) has a handful of in-stores coming up:

June 16
Apostle of Hustle @ 7pm

June 19
Said The Whale @ 6pm
The Daredevil Christopher Wright @ 7pm

July 1
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears

As always, all the in-stores are FREE!

here we go magic: here we go magic

The first half of Here We Go Magic’s self-titled record feels very lively. It features that Akron/Family and Animal Collective sort of sound: avant-garde and psychedelic vibes meet up-tempo tribal rhythms. On the other hand, the other half the record (just before the final track) is quite the opposite. The use of drone sound and repetitions make the latter half strikingly dream-like and surreal sounding. "Everything's Big"—The Grizzly Bear-like last track—is the perfect ending to Here We Go Magic. This gentle and carefree track provides a cheerful conclusion to a wonderfully peculiar sounding record. The whimsical instrumentation and Luke Temple’s beautiful voice contribute to the gorgeousness of Here We Go Magic; in addition, it is also one of the most unique sounding records I have heard this year.

Tunnelvision [wicked-cool song]
Everything's Big [wicked-cool song]

visit Here We Go Magic's MySpace here
buy Here We Go Magic here

dananananaykroyd: hey everyone!

Dananananaykroyd’s debut full length, Hey Everyone! is the ultimate fun record! The band has that refreshingly youthful energy very similar to Los Campesinos! Dananananaykroyd successfully mixes catchy indie pop sound with punk rock attitudes—the result is an album full of fast pace/speedy rhythms, lively shouts, memorable call and response vocal exchanges, and awesome crapping sections, which is always entertaining ! Every single track on Hey Everyone! is exciting; not only is it the funniest record I have heard this year, it is one frakking great rock album as well!

Watch This [wicked-cool song]
Infinity Milk [wicked-cool song]
Some Dresses [wicked-cool song]

visit Dananananaykroyd’s MySpace here
buy Hey Everyone! here

hold fast, hold fast, hold fast

PJ Harvey & John Parish will perform on The Late Show with David Letterman this Friday (June 12)!

Also, make sure you check out this awesome video for The Maccabees's "Can You Give It".



The Maccabees: Can You Give It [wicked-cool song]
from Wall Of Arms, buy the album here

can't you feel the knife?

Here's a recording of Grizzly Bear's "Knife" from last night's show at Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto.

Grizzly Bear: Knife (Live at Phoenix Concert Theatre, June 5, 2009)

omfg! feist performed two songs with grizzly bear!

Grizzly Bear with Here We Go Magic—June 5, 2009 @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

Here We Go Magic






Grizzly Bear











see more photos at my flickr page

gossip whale

Check out The Gossip's new single, "Heavy Cross" from their forthcoming album Music For Men, out on June 23rd.

The Gossip: Heavy Cross [wicked-cool song]


Noah And The Whale has a new home. The band also announced their second record, The First Days of Spring, will be out at the end of August. Below is a live video and recording of new songs taken by Vincent Moon.

Fiume Night 14.1 _ Noah & The Whale _ williamsburgh, april 2009 from vincent moon / temporary areas on Vimeo.

who will lay me down in green pastures?

Patrick Wolf's next single will be "Who Will". It will be accompanied by a couple of remixes and radio edit. You can download one of the remixes below, enjoy!

Who Will (Buffetlibre Remix) [wicked-cool song]

happy bachelor day

Patrick Wolf’s new record, The Bachelor came out today in the UK! Go buy it from you local record stores.

Battle [wicked-cool song]
Hard Times (Alec Empire Remix)



In other news, the NXNE 09 preview video is up, this year's line-up looks promising!




Check out Bat For Lashes' video for "Pearl's Dream":




Lastly, watch Vimby Backyard Session With Great Lake Swimmers below: