November 24, 2008

Noise Pop 2009 details dribble out

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After an incredibly successful Noise Pop 2008 in the spring and hosting the (mind-blowing) Treasure Island festival, the SF organizers are busy prepping for the 2009 festival season.  NP09 will again feature dozens of artists performing at venues around the city for a week in late February/early March, as well as a connected film festival.  Early artist confirmations include NLtS fave AC Newman, No Age (noise pop indeed), and Antony and the Johnsons.  Perennial local up-and-comers Scissors for Lefty will be knocking around as well.  “Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison” headlines the film roster.

Last year’s festival hinged mostly on several performances from The Magnetic Fields and The Mountain Goats, so it will be interesting to see how the lineup develops for the spring.  As always, we’ll keep you informed as things shape up.

 

November 19, 2008

LCD Soundsystem record may or may not be on the way

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LCD Soundsystem core James Murphy came out swinging against rumours that his highly successful act would not return for to follow up last year’s Sound of Silver.  In an interview with the NME Murphy said, “I get to a point where there are too many songs and I have to get them recorded. I recently felt that. I’ve got eight in my head - that’s critical mass.”

Of course, Murphy isn’t in the habit of telling a soul when he goes to record - nobody, not even his manager will know when the enigmatic dance pioneer will begin work on a new record.  So be looking for a new album from the New Yorker…at some point.  But don’t presume to wonder when

 

November 19, 2008

New Decemberists LP pretty much a rock opera, all sorts of Diamonds guest

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The Who had Tommy.  Pink Floyd had The Wall.  Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” was sort of a small one.  And now, at long last, The Decemberists will have theirs.  Apparently, their new record, The Hazards of Love, is a fucking rock opera (how fitting).  It is a 16 song work with a legit narrative thread that centres around the despised love of Margaret and William.  In any event, it’s shaping up to be quite the epic affair, with guest spots from members of Lavender Diamond and My Brightest Diamond - both groups who have opened for the Decemberists on recent tours.

Speaking of epic affairs, the Portland crew is wrapping up their latest tour (with support from Loch Lomond) in our neck of the woods, so catch them during the Thanksgiving season if you care to:

11.24: Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
11.25: San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
11.29: Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
11.30: Seattle, WA - The Moore Theatre

 

November 19, 2008

Never before heard Beatles track to surface soon?

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The date was January 5, 1967.  The Beatles were in the midst of laying down the vocal tracks for one of their many monumental singles, “Penny Lane”.

And then they just started fucking around.

The result was “Carnival of Light”, a fourteen-minute, completely improvised track that nobody except  a bunch of people at some music festival has heard.  In a recent interview with The Guardian, McCartney said the track will probably be released soon.  The prospect of a new Beatles release excites a lot of people, not least of all this blogger.

 

November 14, 2008

TPC “Housewives” ep to air this weekend

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The out of the blue Tokyo Police Club appearance on ABC drama Desperate Housewives will air this Sunday.  Your correspondent will be a dark place, far from a television, so he’ll have to catch it Monday via DVR or 13″ laptop display.  Check yr local listings.

 

November 14, 2008

More Kanye news

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With ten days to go until the release of his new record, 808s and Heartbreak, NLtS favourite and general badass Kanye West has let slip the artwork and a tracklist:

Kanye West Arrested Again, Reveals <i>808s</i> Tracklist

1. Welcome to Heartbreak
2. Heartless
3. Love Lockdown
4. Robocop
5. Anyway
6. Streetlights
7. Say You Will
8. Real Bad News
9. Amazing [ft. Young Jeezy]
10. Tell Everybody That You Know [ft. Lil Wayne]
11. Coldest Winter

Ballllllerrrrrrrr.

 

November 14, 2008

Will Oldham unveils new record

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Will Oldham - you know him better as Bonnie “Prince” Billy - is on fire. Fresh off the release of his grand last album (like, real fresh), Lie Down in the Light, Oldham has wasted no time in announcing the follow-up - it’s called Beware!. Get ready, it’s due to hit stores 17 March 2009 via Drag City. Keep your eyes open.

 

November 14, 2008

Bon Iver reveals new EP

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Newly ordained folk icon Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver has announced the release of a new EP, Blood Bank, to follow this year’s For Emma, Forever Ago.  The disc will hit stores stateside 20 January 2009; here, for your edification, is the album art and tracklist:

Bon Iver Announces New EP, Adds Dates

1. Blood Bank
2. Beach Baby
3. Babys
4. Woods

Stay tuned; a review is sure to follow quickly on the heels of this release.

 

November 11, 2008

Hush…listen to Asobi Seksu

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Ready to drown in sound? Shoegazers Asobi Seksu are going to drop their third and inevitably reverb-soaked LP on 17 February via Polyvinyl. For those of you unfamiliar with this group, it is the follow-up to their rightly acclaimed 2006 effort, Citrus. This one is called Hush. Here is the cover art:

…and here is a tracklist:

1. Layers
2. Familiar Light
3. Sing Tomorrow’s Praise
4. Gliss
5. Transparence
6. Risky and Pretty
7. In the Sky
8. Meh No Mae
9. Glacially
10. I Can’t See
11. Me & Mary
12. Blind Little Rain

 

November 11, 2008

New LP from Antony and the Johnsons on the way

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Erstwhile Hercules and Love Affair nucleus Antony Hegarty also has this other band that some people know called Antony and the Johnsons.  And they’re putting out a new record soon.  It’s called The Crying Light, and it is scheduled to drop via Secretly Canadian on 20 January 2009.  This is a tracklist:

1. Her Eyes Are Underneath the Ground
2. Epilepsy Is Dancing
3. One Dove
4. Kiss My Name
5. The Crying Light
6. Another World
7. Daylight and the Sun
8. Aeon
9. Dust and Water
10. Everglade

 

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