New Track – Au Revoir Simone : Crazy
Tyler Sargent (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) played bass on this awesome new track from Au Revoir Simone called “Crazy”. Get it as an instant download with pre-order of album on iTunes: http://bit.ly/arsmoveinspectrums
New Track – Lumineers : Naïve Melody (Talking Heads Cover)
The Lumineers are streaming their cover of the Talking Heads’ classic “Naïve Melody” from the upcoming deluxe edition of their self-titled debut album, to be released tomorrow via Dualtone Records. Listen to “Naïve Melody” at the link below:
Album release – Volcano Choir – Repave
After releasing two singles, a stunning video, and a behind the scenes Making of the Album mini-documentary, you can finally hear the whole new record Repave from Volcano Choir. Visit NPR now and hear for yourself.
New Track – Vaccines : Melody Calling
The Vaccines have released a new track in anticipation of their upcoming North American tour dates. “Melody Calling” was recorded in March at Eldorado Studios with producers John Hill (Rihanna, MIA, Santigold) and Rich Costey (Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys); the band debuted “Melody Calling” on their recent U.K. Arena tour which included shows at London’s O2 Arena & Leeds Millennium Square.
Missed Track – Empress Of : Champagne / Hat Trick
2 Tracks released this year that you might have missed.
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MP3 – Haim : The Wire
Cali sisters HAIM have yet another killer single – “The Wire” – which premiered today on Zane Lowe. While patiently waiting for the full album to drop, you can read more about how the ladies got their start in the current issue of FADER.
MP3 – Pure Bathing Culture : Dream The Dare
Pure Bathing Culture‘s beautiful second track “Dream The Dare” from their forthcoming full-length Moon Tides, out on August 19 in the UK on Memphis Industries / August 20 in the US on Partisan Record.
MP3 – Kool Head : Leon
Hailing from Brooklanta, Kool Head is a band that makes Black Wave music. Black Wave music is a fresh mix of New Wave, Hip Hop and Funk layered on a fresh bed of soul. Think Cameo singing over the soundtrack to “Drive.”
New Track – Arctic Monkeys : 2013
Arctic Monkeys released a new strutting little track called “2013” off their next studio album AM, which is officially out this September. It might be called “2013”, but this lightweight psych romp is a total throwback, both musically and the ways in which it ruminates on technology like it was an intergalactic 1970. There are references to flying cars and time machines, a little shiny fruit(apple) on the back of a transmitter coming after you, which all culminate at the 1:25 mark into a total freak jam.
MP3 – Au Palais : Thrones
Au Palais return with a new song Thrones, a wistful and arresting piece of pop architecture with deep alabaster vocals along its rigid edges and curves.With every shift, it’s both ethereal and expressive, carving out intricate arches, and further expanding the band’s intelligent noir pop.
Justin Vernon-Curated Label, Chigliak, Second Release
Ten years ago, a 22 year old songwriter entered a recording studio with producer Tucker Martine to make a record.Poised with one of the greatest talents for carrying Appalachian music into new places, Sarah Siskind penned a record in which every moment, every stitch thread perfectly. Recorded to 2-inch analog tape, Covered is a masterful record, on which American music and guitar icon, and one of Sarah’s musical heroes, Bill Frisell plays a key role.
But amid plans for a national release, sinus illness struck and multiple surgeries followed, andCovered was instead released independently on a much smaller scale than originally planned. With little tour and press support, the album never earned its place in the hearts it could have…
A few years later, by chance, I came across a copy of Covered while digging into Frisell’s catalog, for I also have a deep admiration for the music icon and couldn’t get enough of his work. Looking back, I had no idea how much this album would shake me down; it quickly earned its place in my heart. I listened so much from then on that I wore out several copies, all the while pondering how such an amazing record could go largely unnoticed by the masses.
Four years passed, Sarah fully recovered from her sinus issues and set her sights high once again. She went on to record her much lauded boutique double EP Studio.Living Room and followed it with widely-acclaimed Say it Louder, which earned her 2009 Nashville Music Awards’ “Americana Album of the Year.” As she gained more and more attention, writing songs for Alison Krauss and the like, I listened along but still continued to wear out Covered, bewildered as to why it still wasn’t grabbing more people with its poise.
Finally, yet still overdue, we at Chigliak give you Covered, reissued and released for the first time on vinyl. Listen and let it shake you down.
Meet me in Times Square.
– Justin Vernon
Album Stream – Estrangers : El Paradiso
ESTRANGERS make the kind of classic pop that hides in plain sight, the kind that lingers in the blown-out speakers of vintage thrift store amplifiers and makes you wonder why you stopped listening. Towering melodies, cavernous guitar reverb, lush analog synths and crashing bass & drums are bound together in their bright-eyed Rock and Roll stylings.
MP3 – Kris Menace feat. Black Hills : Waiting for You (Oliver Remix)
Waiting For You’ the new single from Kris Menace is a collaboration with Black Hills, a young hotly tipped vocalist from Washington DC, taken from the stunning vocal album, ‘Features’.
The remix package for ’Waiting For You’ contains stellar mixes from OLIVER (Kitsuné, LA), ‘Fingerpaint’ (one half of Classixx, LA)’, Dosem (Soma), Volta Cab (Isaev) and Vincent Fries (Work It Baby).
MP3 – Keljet – Love of a Life (Mighty Mouse Remix)
Mighty Mouse Remix off of the upcoming “Love of a Life” EP by Dutch Duo “Keljet”, well known for their top notch productions and remixes for the likes of Don Diablo, Calvin Harris, Goldroom, Snow Patrol and many more. Keljet teamed up with X Ambassadors on the vocals, to deliver a beautifully crafted, solid record.
MP3 – Villa Kang : Touch of Evil
MP3 – The Traps : The Honey Drip
The Honey Drip, the second release from The Traps, looks set to build on the strong foundations laid by their debut single Calypso. Released in January,Calypso garnered attention from the likes of Q Magazine and received much sought-after plays from John Kennedy (XFM), Chris Hawkins (BBC Radio 6 Music) and Janice Long (BBC Radio 2). The band’s rapidly expanding fan-base meant that both the Calypso launch parties in Birmingham and London both sold out.
Album Stream – Hospital Ships : Destruction in Yr Soul
Hospital Ships’ new record is getting dropped on the world next week, but you don’t have to wait that long to give it a taste. The album is streaming in its entirety over at Pitchfork Advance, augmented by some amazing video loops created by bandleader Jordan Geiger’s co-songwriter and guitarist, Taylor Holenbeck. Get excited, one of the year’s finest indie-rock records has arrived.
LISTEN TO HOSPITAL SHIPS’ DESTRUCTION IN YR SOUL HERE.
MP3 Download – Hospital Ships : Come Back to Life
MP3 – Analog Birds : No-Knock
“No-Knock” is the first new music from Brooklyn’s Analog Birds since 2007’s Musique Concrete, and the debut single from their upcoming album The FIrst One Follows. It’s a driving rock track that devolves into a Moog-vocoder-funk breakdown anchored by a metal chair being strummed.
MP3 – Bob Marley : I Don’t Want to Wait in Vain (Jim James -My Morning Jacket Remix)
On June 25th, UME/Tuff Gong will release Legend:Remixed, a remix and re-imagination of Bob Marley and The Wailers’ 1984 iconic album LEGEND. Remixers include Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Thievery Corporation, RAC, Pretty Lights, DJ Z-Trip & Lee “Scratch” Perry, Stephen and Ziggy Marley. Check out My Morning Jacket’s Jim James Remix below:
