Wednesday, December 5, 2007

New Breeders Album Dropping in April

4AD Record Company Press release dated December 4th, 2007.
Today is suddenly a great day.



THE BREEDERS NEW ALBUM -- MOUNTAIN BATTLES -- SET FOR RELEASE ON 4AD APRIL 8, 2008 IN US AND APRIL 7, 2008 IN REST OF WORLD!

4AD is pleased to announce the forthcoming world-wide release of Mountain Battles, the new album from The Breeders on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 (April 7 outside of North America).

The Breeders released their last album - Title TK - back in 2002. Since then, of course, Kim Deal has been part of one of the most highly successful and warmly received music reunions of all time, getting back together with the rest of The Pixies for a series of exhilarating live shows in 2004 and 2005. After that, Kim headed back to Dayton, Ohio to start writing a new record.

Mountain Battles is the result. It's an album which captures all the bittersweet electricity of classic Breeders records like Pod and Last Splash, and which breaks new ground at the same time; classic sounding, yet as relevant and exciting as ever.

Mountain Battles was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago, Erika Larson at Stagg Street, Manny Nieto at Manny's Studio, at Refraze in Dayton and by Ben Mumphrey in the Basement.

The Breeders are : Kelley Deal, Kim Deal, Jose Medeles and Mando Lopez; Jose and Mando are both veterans of the Title TK campaign.

The Breeders will be playing live all over the world in 2008. Their schedule includes performances at Canadian Music Week and SxSW and Coachella, plus full tours in the USA and in Europe.

The Breeders are also set to play a full UK tour in April to mark the release of the album.

The Mountain Battles tracklisting is :

1. Overglazed
2. Bang On
3. Night Of Joy
4. We're Gonna Rise
5. German Studies
6. Spark
7. Istanbul
8. Walk It Off
9. Regalame Esta Noche
10. Here No More
11. No Way
12. It's The Love
13. Mountain Battles

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Radiohead : In Rainbows (disc 2)



I, uh, 'aquired' the second disc for In Rainbows. Look for a full write-up coming soon.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

No New Posts For a While.

Got some exams coming up. You know the drill.

New Feature : Noteworthy Tracks



Every month I'll be compiling a list of five or so new albums worth listening to, with a sample track and a little background info for each. Enjoy this month's selection:


Daft Punk : Alive 2007
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stonger (live) (via-theworldforgot.com)


Gorillaz : D-Sides
Gorillaz - Hong Kong (via-bbqchickenrobot.com)


Sigur Rós : Hvarf/Heim
Sigur Rós - Hljomalind (via-minneapolisfuckingrocks.com)


Grizzly Bear : Friend EP


Camp Lo : Black Hollywood

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Fan Made Radiohead Video: All I Need vs. Microcosmos



I watched this on Gvs.B and got a little misty. Which is why I'm posting it here. Enjoy.

Better Live : David Bowie

Sometimes people ask me why I love David Bowie so much.

... and my answer is always "Because he's f*cking awesome."
This is not an opinion I hold, but a fact as concrete as gravity.

Watch this complete concert during his Ziggy Stardust days and become a Bowie zealot.

This concert took place in 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London and marked the final concert of his space-alien alter ego Ziggy Stardust and his band, The Spiders from Mars.

I mean really. The women in the front row are practically climaxing through the sheer power of his rocking.


Hang on to Yourself / Ziggy Stardust / Watch That Man

















Thursday, November 22, 2007