You gotta hear this one song. It’ll change your life, I swear: Small Faces - “Afterglow (Of Your Love)”
Small Faces - "Afterglow (Of Your Love)"
mp3: Small Faces - "Afterglow (Of Your Love)"
Often lost amongst all of the other great hits of the 60s, Small Faces "Afterglow" should live on forever as a classic. It comes from the infamous Odgens Nut Gone Flake record, which is maybe more well known for its unique packaging, but "Afterglow" and the entire record is a feel good 60s psychadelic masterpeice.
Your New Favorite Band: Asa Ransom
Photo by k.la mere - ishootrockstars.com
Photo by k.la mere - ishootrockstars.com
Asa Ransom
From: New York City
RIYL: The Clash, Wild Beasts, Dappled Cities
full ep: Asa Ransom - The Gold EP
When I caught Asa Ransom live at The Delancey during CMJ 2008, thanks to a friend, I thought they'd be exploding onto the local scene in no time. But as it approaches the end of 2009, no such thing has happened. Asa Ransom continues to tour the country relentlessly, but haven't been able to put a dent in the local scene, sticking to mainly playing their shows at the diy venues. But with a sound more in line with later-era The Clash, they're not just another one of those lo-fi bands. There's no reason to believe that they won't be the next big Brooklyn band. They just need to catch that first break.
11/29 - SUNSET TAVERN - Seattle, Washington
11/29 - BALLARD MINE - Seattle, Washington
11/30 - NEW CROMPTON - SEATTLE, Washington
12/8 - AUDIE’S OLYMPIC/CLUB FRED - Fresno, California
12/17 - BLUE CAFE @ Huntington Beach - Huntington Beach, California
12/18 - The Ruby Room - San Diego, California
12/21 - Crane’s Tavern - Hollywood, California
12/31 - A SECRET FOR NOW NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION!! LA!! - LOS ANGELES, California
1/1 - Echo Curio - Echo Park, LA, California
Syd Barrett’s Shed on Ebay
mp3: Syd Barrett - "Dark Globe"
For only £1,000.00 you could own Syd Barrett's shed...
This shed is from the garden of the house Syd Barrett spent the last 30-odd years of his life living in. It has been painted oxblood and cream inside by Syd and contains furniture he built and painted himself; a press with two opening doors, a hose reel, a shelf and several other adaptations, the most curious of which is a device for retrieving his house keys even when he had also misplaced the key of the shed. The door of the shed seems also to have been made or at least fitted by Syd, and it is painted green with the hinges picked out in a chalk blue colour (a style favoured by Syd). Some planks have been replaced with fence shiplap at the far end.
One window has been replaced with a plywood panel. The shed has been treated on the outside over the years, it has electrical fittings and is entirely in the condition it was left in by Syd, except for a small repair to the felt on the roof. The shed is quite old but sturdy and shows the signs of having been well looked after. Some of the bottom planks may nonetheless need to be replaced. We believe it features in at least one of his surviving paintings, where it is changed to look more like a chalet.
We shall dismantle the shed into the panels in which it is built as carefully as we can, so that it can be reassembled without losing any of its unique character.
The buyer has to collect, notwithstanding anything on the site to the contrary.
You gotta hear this one song. It’ll change your life, I swear: The Walkmen - “The Rat”
The Walkmen - "The Rat
Bows & Arrows, 2004
"The Rat" hits with more urgency than any song of the last decade. Opening with an organ and a drum beat that grows more and more rapid, there is an immediate tension in the first few seconds. The rest of the instruments build in and 50 seconds into "The Rat", out come the first words—"You've got a nerve to be asking a favor." This is Hamilton Leitheuser and The Walkmen at their most tense, and most aggressive. This is the sound of punk roots coming through. Normally, The Walkmen display more classic influences like Harry Nilson, Roy Orbison, and Velvet Underground. There is a tension, but it's less aggressive. On "The Rat," names like Minor Threat and Fugazi come to mind. It's a rare kind of song, because normal punk bands don't have the type of chops, vocalist or lyricist to pull off anything this good.
Placed in the context of their woozy, more deliberately-paced 2004 record Bows & Arrows, the impact of the song is even greater. It comes from out of nowhere and hits with the force of a Mike Tyson uppercut. If there's been a better song in the 21st century, I haven't heard it.
Your New Favorite Band: Foreign Born
Foreign Born
From: Los Angeles, CA
RIYL: Echo & The Bunnymen, Arcade Fire, Talking Heads
mp3: Foreign Born - "Vacationing People"
Foreign Born's Person to Person is likely to go down as one of the year's most overlooked records, despite receiving a very favorable 7.9 from Pitchfork. A couple tenths of a point higher and the record would have gotten the "Best New Music" label that seems to launch records into indie success. What the LA band is doing so well is infusing afro rhythms and percussions into Echo & The Bunnymen style rock. It's not anything totally new, but they're doing it really well.
Your New Favorite Band: Wild Beasts
Wild Beasts
From: Leeds, UK
RIFYL: Foals, Radiohead, Dappled Cities
mp3: Wild Beasts - "This Is Our Lot"
In England they're already becoming quite big, and Pitchfork and the blogs are starting to give them press. Having recently announced their first full scale US tour, their US takeover is on the horizon. What makes them special is their unique use of 3 vocalists. Having falsetto, baritone and tenor singers, they play their voices like instruments, coming in at the right times.
11/20 - Brixton Academy w/ White Lies - London
11/21 - Paradiso, "London Calling" - Amsterdam, Netherlands
11/22 - Crossing Border Festival - Anwerp, Belgium
11/23 - Turmzimmer - Hamburg, Germany
11/24 - Karrera Club - Berlin, Germany
11/26 - Club Laiterie - Strasbourg, France
11/27 - Point Ephemere - Paris, France
11/28 - Guess Who Festival - Utrecht, Netherlands
11/29 - Aeronef - Lille, France
12/1 - Cabaret Electric - Le Havre, France
12/4 - Super Bock em Stock Festival - Lisbon
12/22 - Brewery Arts Centre - Kendal
1/29 - Laneway Festival - Brisbane, Queensland
1/30 - Laneway Festival - Melbourne, Victoria
1/31 - Laneway Festiva - Sydney, New South Wales
2/6 - Laneway Festival - Perth, Western Australia
2/10 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, California
2/11 - Independent - San Francisco, California
2/13 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, Oregon
2/14 - Chop Suey - Seattle, Washington
2/17 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, Minnesota
2/18 - Schubas - Chicago, Illinois
2/19 - Schubas - Chicago, Illinois
2/20 - Pike Room - Detroit, Michigan
2/22 - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, Ontario
2/24 - Great Schott - Boston, Massachusetts
2/25 - Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/26 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, New York
2/27 - Black Cat - Washington, Washington DC
3/4 - KOKO - London
Your New Favorite Band: Grandchildren
Grandchildren
From: Philadelphia, PA
RIYL: Fuck Buttons, Hooray For Earth, Parts & Labor
mp3: Grandchildren - "Cold Warrior
Earlier this year, I ventured out to Death By Audio for a late night show by my friends Tropic Of Nelson (members of Depreciation Guild, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, North Highlands). After they ripped through a set of powerful Jesus Lizard style rock, I nearly decided to call it a night and take my tired self home. Instead I decided to stick around to see if the following band Grandchildren was any good, and to provide another body to the very empty floor before them. I'm really glad I stuck around, because the Philly band was nothing short of incredible. Their music has a kind of post-apocolypic feel combining heavy electronics and percussion with more acoustic sounds. Oddly enough, when Grandchildren finished their set, the musicians moved about, switching instruments and transforming into yet another band, Rad Racket. And at that point I wasn't leaving, and the similarly sounding but not identical Rad Racket played an equally mesmerizing set.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
11/21 - Hemlock Tavern- San Francisco, California
11/24 - Valentine’s - Portland, Oregon
11/25 - Backspace - Portland, Oregon
11/26 - Smiley O’Neill’s - Vancouver, British Columbia
11/27 - tba - Seattle, Washington
11/28 - Caterina Winery - Spokane, Washington
12/1 - 501 Club - Minneapolis, Minnesota
12/2 - Turf Club - St. Paul, Minnesota
12/3 - Viaduct Theatre - Chicago, Illinois
12/4 - The Vollrath - Indianapolis, Indiana
12/5 - The Clinic - Bloomington, Indiana
12/6 - Al’s Bar - Lexington, Kentucky
12/7 - Pilot Light - Knoxville, Tennessee
12/8 - New French Bar - Asheville, North Carolina
12/9 - 529 - Atlanta, Georgia
12/10 - Farm 255 - Athens, Georgia
12/11 - Outer Space - Charleston, South Carolina
12/12 - Tipsy Teapot - Greenville, North Carolina
12/13 - Wham City presents @ Jesus Camp - Baltimore, Maryland
12/17 - Cameo - Brooklyn, NY, New York
You gotta hear this one song. It’ll change your life, I swear: Shellac - “Squirrel Song”
Shellac - "Squirrel Song"
mp3: Shellac - "Squirrel Song"
It's been a long day and stress is piling up, and so just to hear the brilliant opening line of Shellac's "Squirrel Song" makes me smile.
This is a sad fuckin' song
We'll be lucky if I don't bust out crying
How does it feel?
Your night light, your curling iron
Lit up by the sweat of others,
For many's the day
But not from November to May
The floor is littered
With woodchips and apple cores
And hulls (holes?) of acorns
There is a chattering sound
Because they were squirrels; real squirrels.
(And there were thousands)
This isn't some kind of metaphor,
Goddamn, this is real
Matt Friedberger vs. Beck + Radiohead
In 2009, Beck has been one of the most active musicians, seeming to feed us something new and wonderful on his website on a daily basis, including a terrific series of covers of Velvet Underground's debut album and Leonard Cohen classics performed with random guest musicians.
On Thursday we got 2 incredible gifts from Beck.
First is the incredible video from the Beck/Charlotte Gainsbourg collaboration for "Heaven Can Wait."
The second is a bit more complicated...
There is a very weird feud happening between the Fiery Furnaces' Matt Freidberger and Beck after Friedberger recently issued a statement attacking Radiohead and Beck after misunderstanding the name of Radiohead's latest song about Harry Patch.
On Thursday Pitchfork reported:
Harry Patch was the last surviving British World War I veteran. Radiohead wrote a song about him earlier this year.
Harry Partch was an experimental music composer who worked with microtonal scales. The Fiery Furnaces' Matt Friedberger thought Radiohead wrote a song about him and got pissed about it ("How's the song? Is it 48 notes to the octave?" he scoffed), igniting one of the more confusing (and pretty dumb) band beefs in recent memory. Radiohead did not respond.
Friedberger tried to cover his fuck up with a statement that said: "Matt has not heard the Radiohead song about Harry Patch, but if he did, he is sure he wouldn't like it. No doubt Radiohead and their fans can ignore his opinion of this matter and continue with their triumphant artistic interventions. Matt would have much preferred to insult Beck but he is too afraid of Scientologists."
Now, Beck seems to actually be responding. He's putting up a new song called "Harry Partch" on Beck.com later today. According to a post on the site, the track "employs Partch's 43 tone scale, which expands conventional tonality into a broader variation of frequencies and resonances." It isn't clear yet if the song is directly related to Friedberger's remarks, or just one hell of a coincidence.
A little later, Friedberger retorted with his own statement on his myspace blog:
Thursday, November 19, 2009
IMAGINARY RESPONSE!
Somebody (he didn't want his name mentioned (though he did want his new, great band, Circle of Buzzards plugged)) told me that Beck posted a song about Harry Partch on the internet.
A virtual response, therefore.
But doesn't this imaginary feud demand imaginary responses? And therefore, imaginary response songs? Shouldn't we step--isn't now the time to ascend--from the merely virtual to the boldly imaginary?
When I made up my imaginary Radiohead song about Harry Partch (in full knowledge that there was no Radiohead song about Harry Partch, regardless of whatever Dave H. said to people before he talked to me (I love you, Dave)), and was sharply critical of it, I certainly didn't imagine my endeavors in this regard would engender such a response. How tremendously for the best it has all turned out to be
How fruitful an imaginary song proved in practice! So as we all move forward, shouldn't we admit that posting songs on the internet--being virtual, in other words--is so last year? So to speak. Isn't that what every music management company intern from Northeastern recommends that bands do? That can't be right.
I propose nothing less than the liberation and use of only our imaginations for the direct purpose of, not just pop music writing, but pop music production and distribution. And subsequent, now imaginary, blog discussion.
Won't these imaginary songs sound sweet? I imagine they will. Think how adaptable to changing tastes and fashions they'll be. And how many billable hours of intellectual property disputes they'll cause! This thought-experiment rock is no doubt the breakthrough the industry professionals have been waiting for.
The music industry has already gone to the imaginary model in many respects. Bands--at least smaller bands--only get to make imaginary livings. (To say nothing of bands that imagine they are playing rock music by pressing the space bar on a laptop and hitting a floor tom. I am saying nothing about that.) Of course many fans--and fans are always the most progressive element of the rock music community--have long since gone to the imaginary model. They must really be imagining things to admire the music acts they do.
Let's all follow their lead!
Listen to Beck's new experimental tune "Harry Partch" on Beck.com. And while you're there check out all the classic Midnight Vultures videos he's been posting.
MP3: The Big Pink - “Sweet Dreams” (Beyonce cover)
The Big Pink recorded a cover of Beyonce hit "Sweet Dreams" at a recent session with BBC-Radio 1. For more recordings and photos from the session, head here.
Libel CD Release Party at Matchless
Earlier this year I was asked by my good friends Libel (members of Jaguar Club, Art of Shooting, Bling Kong) to photograph and design their debut EP titled The Prolonged Insult. The resulting imagery was a surrealistic homageto the great René Magritte. Tonight, Friday November 20th, Libel celebrates the release of The Prolonged insult with a free show at Matchless in Williamsburg. Showgoers will also receive free copies of the new cd that I designed.
If you can't make it to the show, you can still download the album for free right here:
Matchless, 557 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, 10pm
New Animal Collective Song - “Graze”
The first half sounds like a bizarre drugged out showtune, later transitioning into an upbeat flute-looped tune that could easily be a children's song. Yes, it's Animal Collective, and it's weird.
Your New Favorite Band: Dappled Cities
Dappled Cities
From: Australia
RIFYL: Radiohead, Wild Beasts, David Bowie
mp3: Dappled Cities - "The Night is Young At Heart"
Widely regarded as Australia's answer to Radiohead in their motherland, it's surprising that Dappled Cities haven't made a bigger impact on Americans. They're not quite Radiohead, trading in the expansive experimentation for theatrics. Much like current indie buzz band, Wild Beasts, impressive falsetto vocals seem to be their calling card.
Dangerbird Records is giving away their 2006 record Granddance for free here: http://www.tinyurl.com/granddance. It's an incredible record, so you can begin thanking me now.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
12/29 - Peats Ridge Festival - Glenworth Valley, New South Wales
12/31 - Falls Festival - Lorne, Victoria
1/6 - Sunset Sounds - Brisbane, Queensland
1/8 - Southbound - Busselton, Western Australia
1/29 - ST JEROME’S LANEWAY - BRISBANE - Brisbane, Queensland
1/30 - ST JEROME’S LANEWAY - MELBOURNE - Melbourne, Victoria
1/31 - ST JEROME’S LANEWAY - SYDNEY - Sydney, New South Wales
2/5 - ST JEROME’S LANEWAY - RADELAIDE - Adelaide, South Australia
2/6 - ST JEROME’S LANEWAY - PERTH - Perth, Western Australia
Live Review: Evangelicals @ Union Hall
mp3: Evangelicals - "Skeleton Man"
There are plenty of worse problems to have than lofty ambitions. On Wednesday night at Brooklyn's Union Hall, it became clearer than ever that the biggest problem at the hands of Oklahoma quartet Evangelicals is that their skills can't always reach as high as their ambitions.
Released in 2008, sophomore record Evening Descends was a brilliantly trippy musical experience that combined the more theatrical aspects of glam with elements of Queen, prog and modern indie rock. It sounded like very little else, and its 11 songs flowed seamlessly. Every minute of Evening Descends seemed to ride a fine line of brilliance and complete mess, and singer Josh Jones pushed his desperate falsetto beyond its' limitations.
Within the opening seconds of their set, presenting a new song, I felt like I was in store for a disaster. The elements weren't coming together correctly, and with all of the crazy lighting and fog, it was recipe for musical tragedy. Then out of nowhere the band blended the opener into "Party Crashing" and restored my faith. For the entirety of their performance, the band was hit and miss. For every moment of cringing where Jone's voice failed to hit a note in "Midnight Vignette" there was something epic like the haunting "Bellawood."
This is a place I believe Flaming Lips once existed—a band with limited technical skills going for something grand that seems to be just beyond their grasp. If they continue to challenge and push themselves forward, Evangelicals really have the potential to be something really special, and on record they're already pretty much there.
You gotta hear this one song. It’ll change your life, I swear: The Replacements - “Unsatisfied”
The Replacements - "Unsatisfied"
mp3: The Replacements - "Unsatisfied"
The Replacements may have changed everything we thought about rock music when they introduced themselves to the world with a new brand of scrappy, drunken rock. This was rock music being played out of pure enjoyment and passion, an admirable trait during a time where synths and production were adding a slick sheen to the music of the early 80s. Paul Westerberg's songwriting kept progressing, and all of a sudden we received a real gift with 1984's "Unsatisfied," the centerpiece of Let It Be, arguably The Replacement's best record. Utilizing a 12-string guitar beautifully, "Unsatisfied" was Westerberg's "heart on his sleeve" anthemic ballad of frustration, and would become a theme for an entire generation. In many respects, its is the 80s "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
Your New Favorite Band: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
From: Los Angeles, CA
RIYL: Polyphonic Spree, Peter Bjorn & John, Arcade Fire
mp3: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - "Janglin"
Not all hippies start jam bands, only the evil ones do.
Every day a new star is born. Charismatic, charming, talented—singer Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros has the qualities that make a star, and after seeing the band's performance at Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night, it shouldn't take long before that happens.
The former front man of Ima Robot found his musical calling after some rough times, and embraced his inner hippie creating the fictional character of Edward Sharpe, a messianic figure that according to Ebert, Sharpe "was sent down to Earth to kinda heal and save mankind...but he kept getting distracted by girls and falling in love."
Shortly after the large ensemble band was formed under the name Edwarde Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. With that name, Ebert will have to get used to being referred to as Edward Sharpe, but like Bowie's Ziggy Stardust before him, it should be a character he can embrace as alter-ego.
On stage, with long hair, a beard and wearing white pants and an open white sports jacket (revealing his bare chest), Ebert had the presence of the messianic figure that he created for himself. Energetic and uplifting, the songs shed an overwhelming joy over the sold out Bowery Ballroom. The normally motionless New York City crowd fell into a frenzy of dancing. Even my normally arms-crossed-and-head-bopping-self got sucked into the whirlwind of fun for the entirety of the set, arriving with very little previous knowledge of the band.
I had discovered the band a couple months ago via their Daytrotter session, and although the happy, southern gospel-influenced tunes (think of a more folksy Polyphonic Spree without the choir) were pleasant, I wasn't totally won over upon first listen, but with my interest perked I decided to catch them live.
It's safe to say that the recordings are good, but they do no justice for the band. Their whistling-heavy set finale "Home"—a song now popping up everywhere—was the highlight of the night, with Ebert and Jade Castrinos sharing a perfect vocal exchange, while Ebert spent much of the song from within the worshiping crowd. My other highlight from the night came midway through the set was the darker, mood-changing "Black Water" which revealed a different side of the band and really emphasized the vocal strength of Ebert.
At times reminding me of Joe Cocker, Ebert is an incredible front man gifted in the art of commanding a crowd. It's a power the best front men have and a gift that makes for a star.
Fellow LA bands Local Natives and Fools Gold both played exceptional sets in their roles as openers. Local Natives sounded a bit like a more rock-infused Fleet Foxes, while Fools Gold felt like a Latin-heavy !!! (Chk-Chk-Chk). Expect to hear a lot more about them soon.
The three bands will continue their tour tonight at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg
MP3: Beach House - “Norway”
Beach House's third record Teen Dream will be released on January 26th on Sub Pop Records. The first single, "Norway," is the exact type of dreamy, atmospheric tune that fans have come to love from Beach House with a bit more pop sensibility.
Critical Differences: Nada Surf - “Let Go”
mp3: Nada Surf - "Inside of Love"
Pitchfork's Rob Mitchum and Entertainment Weekly's Brian M. Raftery had very different opinions of Nada Surf's now indie classic record Let Go when it first came out...
Pitchfork
Review by Rob Mitchum, January 22, 2003
Rating: 3.8/10
Read Full Review
Key Remarks:
Like the equally mystifying continued existence of their pan-flash peers Superdrag (sigh, WhosuckedouttheFEEEELAAAAAANNNNN!!), Nada Surf insists upon fading away rather than burning out.
Could it be there's something worthwhile about this band to have so long outlived their original fifteen minutes?" Well, that's why I get paid the big bucks, folks-- to tell all y'all not to listen to that bastardly little voice, who never did you no good anyhow.
Let Go's only plausible use is to forcibly expose us to mid-90s alt-rock in the context of today so that we might come to grips with just how damn crappy it sounds. Of course, the very same effect can be achieved by simply dusting off that Buffalo Tom CD the record store's passed on sixty or seventy times and tossing it into the old six-disc-- a rather sad fact for the boys of Nada Surf, and proof positive of this album's dollar-bin destiny.
...Nada Surf embodies all the itinerant influences of the day, drawing their jangle-pop inspiration from...but the band also carries with it the era's failings like a parasite, crimes that might've been forgivable back when we were sorta excited about 'Mats disciples popping up on the radio, but which come off as JUST SAD nowadays.
Said crimes include:
Building a chorus around the phrase, "I wanna know what it's like/ On the inside of love," in the at-least-aptly-titled "Inside of Love".
Hijacking a classic album's mystique in lieu of creating one's own poetic imagery, as with the protagonist listening to Blonde on Blonde in the again-credibly-titled "Blonde on Blonde".
Just the simple presence of a song called "Neither Heaven Nor Space" (and guess what it's about?).
Singing a song entirely in French ("Le Pour Ca")
Too bad these, and the other ten mid-tempo tunes on Let Go, are gleefully shined into harmless linoleum by the mixing board of Bryce "SuperSheen" Goggin, the only man who can lay claim to ruining albums by both Pavement and Phish.
Perhaps the only thing I can't give Nada Surf the old kick-while-down for is the rather unfortunate sharing of album titles with teen-of-the-moment Avril Lavigne-- and that's only 'cause I haven't got it in me to waste further time smacking down these clearly well-meaning saps. I'll admit, though: If forced to defend one of the two LPs to save my life, I'd pick Little Miss Wifebeater without a second thought. No, I'm afraid Nada Surf won't be regaining any of their past (hyuck, hyuck) Popularity on these shores with Let Go, and their fellow forgotten (Dig, anyone?) might want to heed their warning and stay retired.
Conclusion: Ouch! Rob Mitchum didn't just dislike Nada Surf's Let Go. He hated it with a true passion, and did his best in attempt to bury it forever. He criticized them for using Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" for imgaery, and he criticized them for singing a song in French. Would he have done so if he had liked the sound? Hard to say. Mitchum clearly wanted to be listening to something with more balls, but that's not what Nada Surf is about. He continues to focus on Nada Surf's one hit wonder popularity as though they did something wrong by releasing another record.
Mitchum will probably never like this record, and you can't blame him for having different taste, but he was really wrong about one thing: "Nada Surf won't be regaining any of their past (hyuck, hyuck) Popularity on these shores with Let Go." The album became a treasure in the indie community and Nada Surf became bigger than ever, with large headlining tours and a growing fanbase.
Entertainment Weekly
Conclusion: Brian M. Raftery's much briefer review for Entertainment Weekly couldn't be more different than Mitchum's slam of the album. Raftery, much like Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield [see his review here], treats their fluke hit as a hurdle that the band triumphantly overcame, rather than the inescapable past that Mitchum treats it as.
The one and only positive thing that both critics agreed upon is that "Blizzard of '77" is a great album opener.
I personally love Let Go, and believe that anyone who's ever seen the band perform live would agree that "Inside of Love" is a transcendent experience.
Your New Favorite Band: The Big Pink
The Big Pink
From: UK
RIFYL: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, A Place To Bury Strangers, Ride
It's ok to be derivative, if you're this good. I don't mind and neither will the legions of fans they'll soon have.
mp3: The Big Pink - 'Dominoes"
Upcoming Tour Dates:
11/18 - EL REY - LOS ANGELES, CA
11/19 - DJ SET ORIGAMI VINYL - HOLLYWOOD, CA
11/20 - DETROIT BAR - COSTA MESA, CA
11/21 - DJ SET M THEORY - SAN DIEGO, CA
11/21 - CASBAH - SAN DIEGO, CA
11/23 - LARIMER LOUNGE - DENVER, CO
11/23 - DJ SET TWIST AND SHOUT - DENVER, CO
11/25 - 7TH STREET ENTRY - MINNEAPOLIS, MN
11/27 - EMPTY BOTTLE - CHICAGO, IL
11/28 - MAGIC STICK - DETROIT, MI
11/29 - LEE’S PALACE -TORONTO, ON
11/30 - LA SALSA ROSA - MONTREAL, QUE
12/1 - DJ SET NEWBURY COMICS - BOSTON, MA
12/1 - PARADISE - BOSTON, MA
12/3 - BOWERY BALLROOM - NEW YORK, NY
12/4 - MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURGH - BROOKLYN, NY
12/5 - BLACK CAT - WASHINGTON, DC
12/6 - JOHNNY BRENDAS - PHILADELPHIA, PA
12/16 - XFM WINTER WONDERLAND @ BRIXTON ACADEMY
1/21 - ANTIPODE - RENNES
1/22 - MARCHE GARE - LYON
1/23 - RIDERS CLUB - LAAX
1/24 - TUNNEL CLUB - MILAN
1/25 - ARENA - VIENNA
1/26 - 59-1 - MUNICH
1/28 - NOUVEAU CASINO - PARIS
1/29 - TRIX - ANTWERP
1/20 - ACADEMY NME TOUR - NEWCASTLE
2/5 - BARROWLAND NME TOUR - GLASGOW
2/6 - ACADEMY NME TOUR - MANCHESTER
2/7 - ACADEMY NME TOUR - LEEDS
2/9 - ROCK CITY NME TOUR - NOTTINGHAM
2/10 - UEA NME TOUR - NORWICH
2/11 - ACADEMY NME TOUR - BIRMINGHAM
2/14 - CARDIFF UNIVERSITY NME TOUR - CARDIFF
2/14 - ACADEMY NME TOUR- BRISTOL
2/15 - DOME NME TOUR - BRIGHTON
2/16 - ACADEMY NME TOUR - BOURNEMOUTH
2/17 - PYRAMID NME TOUR - PORTSMOUTH
2/19 - CORN EXCHANGE NME TOUR - CAMBRIDGE
2/10 - BRIXTON ACADEMY NME TOUR - LONDON
3/10 - GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL - RESCHEDULED - SAN FRANCISCO
Video: Sherlock’s Daughter - “Song For Old People”
Sherlocks Daughter - Song For Old People [Official Music Video] from Sherlock's Daughter on Vimeo.
