Video: Charlotte Gainsbourg – Heaven Can Wait

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Heaven Can Wait from Charlotte Gainsbourg on Vimeo.

Official video of the new Charlotte Gainsbourg’s single, in duo with Beck.
Directed by Keith Schofield.

News: Bad for Lazarus announce tour. Single released for free download today!

Bad for Lazarus Today marks the release of their debut self-released single ‘Old Rats on a New Ship’, backed with B-side ‘Kemptown Animals’. The band have kindly posted it for free download from http://badforlazarus.bandcamp.com/

On top of this, they’ve also announced a December tour. Hurrah!

The dates are…

Dec 12th Southampton Lennons

Dec 16th London The Monarch

Dec 17th Stoke Alsager Arms

Dec 19th Newcastle The End Bar

Dec 19th Brighton Concorde 2 w/Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster

Dec 21st Cardiff 10 Feet Tall

Dec 30th London Old Blue Last

News: Lymbyc Systym announces 2010 tour dates

Lymbyc Systym announces 2010 tour dates. The band will be spending the first few weeks of January on the western half of the states. They are out supporting “Shutter Release” which, was out earlier this month.

01/07 Seattle, WA High Dive *
01/09 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord *
01/10 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater *#
01/11 San Diego, CA Che Cafe *
01/12 Tucson, AZ Plush *
01/13 Scottsdale, AZ Chyro Arts *
01/15 Austin, TX Emo’s $

* = w/ Helios
# = w/ The One AM Radio
$ = w/ This Will Destroy You

Review: The Seventeenth Century – The Notes EP

In just over a year since forming the self-professed best unsigned band ever, feral Glaslow troup The Seventeenth Century. Has managed to mould together a mature collection blues tainted, bohemian rock spirited, folk flavoured adventuring. Now a tight quintet, they use the edgy and foraging lament ‘Notes’, to draw out their inner searching and slow mood building touch.

Andrew Truscott’s initially sparse then tempo lifting mild percussion clatter helps give the vocals added impetus and potency, lending reflection, life and adventure to this woe begotten tale. Almost shuddering guitar trickling mid-song solo courtesy of Ryan Joseph Burns, helps build in some edginess and aids the fervid reflection that is needed at this point. The end result is a song that will make you feel like you put your moods through the tumble dryer instead of your favourite hoody.

A more pronounced folk vibe attaches to the whistling ‘Roses In The Dark’ and, more clarity is given to the vocals, as the acapella interlude shores up the dusky worldliness of the vocal touch. That is soon aided by hovering, almost choral backing. Before a wandering and calming folk touch sees the song out. The Seventeenth Century is turning into a thoughtful, reliable and fresh outfit.

Review: Black Gold – Idols

A dose of mid-tempo indie cruising with mild outbursts of reflection is illuminated by stammering instrumental and vocal touches, drawing out worrisome tendencies for ‘Idols’. This is the third single from the genre mixing debut album ‘Rush’ and, it bears out singer Eric Ronick’s ability to slowly build up the vocal tension.

Already Black Gold show the mood building leanings and tune-crafting poise that many had been expecting Haven to go onto prolifically produce. The foundation is firmly set for a thoughtfully melodic career, as long as they keep building from their stammering and reflective base.

Review: The Swell Season – Strict Joy

Strict Joy is the second album from duo The Swell Season. The duo comprise Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.This album was released in October 2009 and consists of twelve tracks,all autobiographical and describing the love affair between Glen and Marketa.

The couple starred in an indie film called Once,in 2007 and their debut album named after the band was released in 2006, so they are relative newcomers to the indie folk genre,having formed The Swell Season the year before.

Glen Hansard is late of Irish rock group The Frames and he was privileged to sing at Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s funeral in August of this year.He has toured with The Frames as support to Bob Dylan in Australia and New Zealand in August 2007.

Marketa Irglova is primarily a pianist,and together with Hansard she wrote Falling Slowly, which received an Academy Award for Best Original Song.Marketa,then 19, is the youngest person to win an Oscar in a musical category.

Three singles were released from Strict Joy – Low Rising,Feeling The Pull and In These Arms. The first song is a nice,leisurely,melodic tune slightly reminiscent of David Gray’s vocals, with some firm piano and slide guitar, blending with tambourine and brass.

Feeling The Pull has another David Gray-like intro,this one rather reminded me of his song Babylon,and also quite Dylanesque to boot.

In These Arms is rather lovely…Glen and Marketa’s voices sung against acoustic guitar -very passionate and folksy in its tone. Descriptive of the romance between the two singers. This is my favourite track from the album.

The rest of the album has some charming tracks,particularly The Rain, which is yearning, folksy and classy. Marketa’s and Glen’s voices blend nicely here, reaching a climax in this rather sad song.

Fantasy Man has Marketa singing first, with Glen taking a back seat vocally. A dreamy, rambling tune, this one’s very soothing.

Some lovely Spanish guitar on Paper Cup makes it very easy listening and laid back. Glen’s almost whispered vocals are nicely balanced on this song.

On the whole,I liked this album very much. It was classy,without being pretentious, and struck the right balance musically.

News: Mew Live Album Details

Mew will release a live album on the 7th December recorded from their show at the Hollywood Palladium in September of this year. Featuring songs from their most recent album ‘No More Stories…’ as well as their previous albums ‘And The Glass Handed Kites’, and ‘Frengers’, the track listing is as follows…

Intro
The Circuitry Of The Wolf
Chinaberry Tree
Am I Wry? No
156
Hawaii
Hawaii Dream
Special
The Zookeeper’s Boy
1Sometimes Life Isn’t Easy
Comforting Sounds

News: Paul Weller Plays Two Nights at the Albert Hall in May 2010

Paul Weller has announced that he will be performing 2 nights at the legendary Royal Albert Hall on 24th and 25th May 2010.

MAY 2010

Mon 24th London Royal Albert Hall
Tue 25th London Royal Albert Hall

Supports to be confirmed
TICKETS: £50.00 (boxes), £45.00, £40.00, £35.00
ON SALE: Monday 30th November

Video: Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions

The official video for Simian Mobile Disco’s ‘Cruel Intentions’, featuring Beth Ditto on vocals.

News: Massive Attack New Album Details

Legendary trip-hop duo Massive Attack are set to release their highly anticipated 5th studio album Heligoland on EMI’s Virgin Records on February 9th, 2010. Last month, the duo released their first new material in three years, giving fans a preview of Heligoland with a 4-song EP Splitting the Atom which features 2 album tracks and 2 album track remixes. Heligoland features an all star cast of guest vocals from Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Martina Topley-Bird, Guy Garvey and Tunde Adebimpe.

Heglioland track listing is as follows:

Pray For Rain – featuring Tunde Adebimpe

Babel – featuring Martina Topley-Bird

Splitting The Atom – featuring Robert del Naja/Grant Marshall/Horace Andy

Girl I Love You – featuring Horace Andy

Psyche – featuring Martina Topley-Bird

Flat Of The Blade – featuring Guy Garvey

Paradise Circus – featuring Hope Sandoval

Rush Minute – featuring Robert del Naja

Saturday Come Slow – featuring Damon Albarn

Atlas Air – featuring Robert del Naja

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