NEW VIDEO FROM CHROMEO: HOT MESS
Chromeo continues on their path toward pop-world adoration and domination with this addition to their long track record of compelling music videos. “Hot Mess”, the latest video for their Atlantic Records debut album, “Business Casual”, is a hilarious and lascivious narrative starring Dave and Pee as the last two male cops in an all female precinct that is highly aestheticized, beautifully shot, reminiscent of 70s French erotic cinema but with an American, Police Academy twist (synchronized swimming, policewoman dance routines, bodybuilders, aerial crane shots, dozens of breathtaking models). It’s unabashedly retro yet absurdly modern. Watch the video below:
NEW VIDEO FROM HOT CHIP: I FEEL BETTER (FEAT. BONNIE PRINCE BILLY)
Feel immediately better by watching this new video from British nerd synth band Hot Chip for “I feel Better” featuring alt folk singer Bonnie Prince Billy (Will Oldham). Bonnie Prince Billy teamed up with the band for this duet version of “I Feel Better” back in March which finally gets the full nerded out video treatment it deserves courtesy of Sam Lawlor.
FREE MP3: ACRYLICS: NIGHTWATCH
Download the first new track “Nightwatch” from NYC indie pop band Acrylics‘ forthcoming LP Lives and Treasure below. Acrylics conjure a real crystallized 70’s pop infused sound (think Linda Ronstadt/Fleetwood Mac), formed around songwriters Molly Shea and Jason Klauber‘s vocal combo and layered in between some gentle synths and sweet lap slide guitar. Give a listen:
NEW VIDEO AND SKATE DECKS FROM LES SAVY FAV
Watch the new skater friendly video from Brooklyn’s Les Savy Fav for “Let’s Get Out Of Here” off their fifth studio LP, Root for Ruin and then head over to the bands website and buy an official skate deck.
NEW VIDEO FROM SHIT ROBOT: TAKE ‘EM UP
DFA label mate and LCD Soundsystem’s Nancy Whang lends her vocal stylings and jam pants to Shit Robot’s (Marcus Lambkin) single “Take ‘Em Up” off their debut album Cradle to the Rave. Clicks and beeps from Ireland mixed with some new wave synthy nostalgia to keep your toe dragging. Watch the video below:
NEW VIDEO FROM THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH: LOVE IS ALL
The new video for “Love is All” (from the album The Wild Hunt), features vintage Super 8 footage compiled by director Johan Stolpe. So often The Tallest Man on Earth’s music is said to be informed by the American landscape, but to watch the video for “Love is All” is to look deeply into those preconceptions and have the images display another side of Kristian Matsson’s origin.
The new five-song EP by The Tallest Man on Earth, Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird, will be available at all digital and retail outlets this coming Tuesday, November 9th, in North America (8th in the UK). You can download the single “Like the Wheel” here.
MP3: THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH- “Like The Wheel”
11/11/10 Malmo, Sweden – Debaser
11/12/10 Groningen, Netherland – Vera
11/13/10 Köln, Germany – Gebaude 9
11/14/10 Frankfurt, Germany – Das Belt
11/15/10 St Gallen, Switzerland – Palace
11/16/10 Fribourg, Switzerland – Fri-Son
11/17/10 Grenoble, France – Le Ciel
11/18/10 Basel, Switzerland – Volkshaus
11/19/10 Mullhouse, France – Noumatrouff
11/20/10 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique (Orangerie)
11/22/10 Glasgow, UK – Stereo
11/23/10 Belfast, UK – Mandela Hall
11/24/10 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
11/25/10 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
11/26/10 Manchester, UK – St Phillips Church
11/28/10 Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who?
11/29/10 Paris, France – Cafe de la Danse
11/30/10 Bordeaux, France – Le Krakatoa Club
12/01/10 Madrid, Spain – Teatro Lara
12/02/10 Barcelona, Spain – Razzmataz 2
12/03/10 San Sebastian, Spain – Le Bukowski
12/04/10 Santander, Spain – CUVA Festival
12/06/10 Stockholm, Sweden – Soedra Teatern (seated)
12/07/10 Stockholm, Sweden – Soedra Teatern (seated)
12/08/10 Helsinki, Finland – Le Bonk
12/09/10 Oslo, Norway – Parkteatret12/10/10 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
THE DIG PERFORM SICK SAD MORNING @ MERCURY LOUNGE NYC
VVUSIC recently posted some exclusive and really well produced intimate concert footage of The Dig performing “Sick Sad Morning” at Mercury Lounge in New York for you to watch below.
The no frills indie garage band will team up once more with Welsh rockers The Joy Formidable for a November tour. This time Grouplove joins in the fun as well. Grab some downloads from the The Dig’s EP Electric Toys and check them out of tour. Tour dates below:
MP3: THE DIG-“YOU’RE ALREADY GONE”
MP3: THE DIG- “TWO SISTERS IN LOVE”
THE DIG & THE JOY FORMIDABLE
Nov 3 – Toronto @ Horseshoe Tavern
Nov 4 – Montreal @ Petit Campus
Nov 5 – Quebec City @ L’Agitee
Nov 6 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse
Nov 8 – Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center For The Arts
Nov 9 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
Nov 11 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat (also with Grouplove)
Nov 12 – Harrisburg, PA @ The Abbey Bar (also with Grouplove)
Nov 13 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott (also with Grouplove)
Nov 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s (also with Grouplove)
Nov 16 -NYC @ Bowery Ballroom (also with Grouplove)
MIA MAKES CAMEO IN NEW HOLLYWOOD HOLT VIDEO
MIA makes an appearance in the new video for Hollywood Holt’s “La La La Freestyle”. Red plastic cups and A-list cameos go hand in hand, apparently. Hollywood Holt has an album slated for release next year on Chocolate Industries. Check out the video below:
NEW VIDEO FROM A CLASSIC EDUCATION: I LOST TIME
Discosalt Video of the Week 10/25/10: Remember Sammy Jankis. Don’t let A Classic Education’s video for “I Lost Time” pass you by. The song about growing up, being alone and feeling like you have lost time was inspired by the life of Clive Wearing; a British musicologist who suffered from “Memento Syndrome”. A condition of both acute and long-lasting amnesia which rendered Wearing unable to make new memories, spending every day ‘waking up’ every 20 seconds. In the video, director Enrico Boccioletti, plays with the idea of losing time, hashing together a collage of old images and bleeding effects that play out like a faded memory. Now… where was I? hmm, I don’t feel drunk.
MP3 AND NEW VIDEO FROM WARPAINT: UNDERTOW
Warpaint’s official video for “Undertow” is the directorial debut from indie girl hottie Shannyn Sossamon (The Rules of Attraction, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang). Shannon, who briefly played drums with the band, is also sister to Bassist Jenny Lee. Grab the free track and watch the video below:
MP3: Warpaint – “Undertow”
NEW VIDEO FROM WOLF PARADE: YULIA
Ground control to Wolf Parade. In the new Scott Coffey directed video for the cinematic “Yulia” off Wolf Parade’s Expo 86, a Soviet astronaut on a secret black mission is rocketed into space leaving behind a woman he may never see again. It’s sort of a Major Tom, Cold War conspiracy style with a nod to Russian cinema. In the song, the protagonist is in a (metaphorical) space away from a woman named Yulia, but is he lost in space forever? Watch the video.
“During the Cold War at the beginning of the Space Age, the Soviet Union was rumored to have two space programs – one a public program, the other a secret ‘black’ one, in which dangerous and sometimes downright suicidal missions were attempted. Cosmonauts would be shot into orbit without the means or resources to get them home, stranded in an expanding orbit around earth, slowly pulling away, frozen in space for eternity. I wanted to create a kind of formal and slightly nostalgic vibe. At the same time, I wanted it to feel untethered to an exact era — not specifically in the past. I shot in Portland Oregon and a little in Romania and I was really inspired by Russian cinema and Communist propaganda posters. It was an ambitious idea and I’m really stoked thatDeschutes Brewery and North were able to help support the production of this video for Wolf Parade’s great song, Yulia.”– Scott Coffey
NEW VIDEO FROM BEST COAST: BOYFRIEND
Southern Cali duo Best Coast serve up some much needed sun drenched pop stylings in their new video for “Boyfriend”, directed by Taylor Cohen. In the video, frontwoman Bethany Cosentino and band mate Bobb Bruno gig a Quinceañera Party and provide the soundtrack for a budding sweet fifteen year old romance. Anyone else have a crush on Bethany or want tacos now?
NEW VIDEO FROM PVT: LIGHT UP BRIGHT FIRES
PVT will release “Light Up Bright Fires” as a digital remix EP on Oct 19th – and have previously released a video for the track. The single, which is the second to be released from their album Church With No Magic, seethes with twisted synth sounds and ominous, shape-shifting vocals.
“Light Up Bright Fires” comes with a stunning video from director Alex Smith that you can watch at the link below…
On the last leg of their world tour having played to sell out crowds in the UK & Europe, PVT now head to the USA where they will perform a number of dates at CMJ and around the country. The band then go on to play several festivals in Australia…stay tuned for more tour announcements!
TOUR DATES
(bolded are new)
October 19 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
October 20 – New York, NY – CMJ (Sneak Attack Party – The Delancey)
October 21 – New York, NY – CMJ (AOL Day Party – AOL Studios)
October 21 – New York, NY – CMJ (Bowery Ballroom)
October 22 – New York, NY – CMJ (Red Eye Day Party – Bowery Electric)
October 23 – Boston, MA – The Red Room at Café 939
October 25 – Montreal, QC – II Motore
October 26 – Toronto, ON – Wrongbar
October 27 – Pontiac, MI – Crowfoot
October 28 – Chicago, IL – The Back Porch at House of Blues
October 29 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
November 1 – Vancouver, BC – Media Club
November 2 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
November 4 – San Francisco, CA – 330 Ritch (Popscene)
November 7 – Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland
NEW VIDEO FROM GLASSER: MIRRORAGE
Do you smell scorched engine oil? Glasser’s Cameron Mesirow finds the Black Lodge in the new video for “Mirrorage” directed by Carlos Charlie Prerez. Catch the band in New York all week for CMJ and check out the video below:
WE LISTEN FOR YOU PRESENTS: THE PASS @ PIANOS
Our friends at We Listen For You put together such an incredible show back in September, that Pianos has asked them to curate a full day following CMJ. This time the guys have outdone themselves with an incredible lineup. Starting at 2pm and running through 1 am, they’ve got Indian Rebound, Caveman, Modern Rivals, Hip Hatchet, Bell, The Seedy Seeds, Slow Animal, SOARS, Radical Dads, The Pass, and Sunglasses. At the September 11th show for The Pass, Radical Dads and Slow Animal, the door was double sold and the place was packed.
The entire lineup for the night is going to be one of the best all CMJ weekend, but one of our personal favorite bands, The Pass (who is taking the 11pm spot just before Sunglasses) will be one of the most exciting to see. The Pass recently released their debut album on sonaBLAST! Records and in conjunction with the release they have put together a witty video for the song Vultures. The video, conceptualized and directed by Zach Hart pays homage to 39 other music blogs (although not DiscoSalt). The Pass have never left a dance floor dry, so be prepared to dance, to sweat, and to be able to tell all your friends you were there.
NEW VIDEO FROM SHY CHILD: DARK DESTINY
New York’s Electro-pop duo Shy Child pick up the pieces of MGMT’s “Electric Feel”, conjuring Jay McInerney’s Bright Lights Big City on Liquid Love; a post-modern new wave album drenched in enough pulsating 80’s dance beats, lush synth and wispy vocals to make Michael J. Fox self-destruct in comfort. The bittersweet friendship ballad “Dark Destiny”, which comes as a cool-down from the more glitzy, higher energy tracks on the album, leaves us with crooner Pete Cafarella declaring “I’ll keep defending choices you’re making” in a way that is both strangely uplifting and sincere…and makes us want to keep defending choices Shy Child is making. As to what the video has to do with all this, your guess is as good as mine but check it out below:
NEW VIDEO FROM LYRICS BORN: LIES X 3
Here is the first Lyrics Born video for his album coming next week. The song is Lies x 3 and it shows him doing what he does better than any of his peers- not stay the same. I’m a huge fan of him and what’s he is about. Watch and spread if you care to. KLF
Lyrics Born Lies x 3 video:
NEW VIDEO FROM SUN AIRWAYS: PUT THE DAYS AWAY
Discosalt Video of The Week 10/17/10: Director Ricardo Rivera of KLIP Collective brings us a new video treatment for Sun Airway’s single “Put the Days Away” from the forthcoming album, Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier. Night has fallen upon Philadelphia, and our heroine is making her way through the streets on her bicycle. Something is wrong, and the sight of happy couples are certainly not helping. She arrives home, soaked from the rain and begins to put the day away. Her unconscious mind becomes animated for us, a gorgeous combination of visual projections previously seen for Sun Airway’s “Oh, Naoko,” “Infinity,” and “Waiting On You.”
#Offline Festival (Pitchfork)
Brooklyn Bowl
Avey Tare (DJ set)
Zola Jesus
Marnie Stern
How to Dress Well
Deradoorian
Glasser
Baths
Tanlines
Candy Claws
Andrew Cedermark
Sun Airway – 3.30pm
Cloud Nothings
Big Troubles
+ More TBA
The Windish Agency Showcase
Rookwood Music Hall
Apache Beat
Sun Airway – 9PM
Crayon Fields
First Aid Kit
Lower Dens
Yours Truly | Pillow Talk/Pillow Fight Party
Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn NY
James Vincent McMorrow
Grillade
Guards
Oberhofer
Young Man
Candy Claws
Laurel Halo
Kisses
Cults
Sun Airway – 1AM
Saturday, October 23rd
Twosyllable presents: family and friends
Cameo Gallery (behind The Lovin Cup)
93 N. 6th – Brooklyn
PS I Love You
Sun Airway – 2PM
Candy Claws
Pepper Rabbit
Oberhofer
David Vandervelde
Keepaway
10/27/10 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick w/ Lower Dens + Bear In Heaven
NEW VIDEO FROM CLOUD NOTHINGS: HEY COOL KID
Discosalt Video Of The Week 10/10/10: “Hey Cool Kid” , the debut single from Wichita Recordings newest snot nosed lo-fi pop signings Cloud Nothings, is out 18th October on 7″ and download. The video premise is simple: Nerd creates basketball monster capable of insane zone defense. Monster drops a leg. Scoreboard Melts. Fire. Confetti. It’s a nerd rewrite of Highschool where the nerd gets the attention of the cool kids, defeats the jock and throws his own ticker tape party to celebrate. Check out the video below:
NEW VIDEO FROM CRYSTAL CASTLES: BAPTISM
Check out the new Crystal Castles video for “Baptism”. Alice Glass screams her heart out in front of creepy images as Ethan plays drums in a handmade Japanese sex mask, directed by Rob Hawkins and edited by Marc Pannozzo… A usual Friday.
