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SINGLE REVIEW: EMPIRE OF THE SUN: “ALIVE”
Empire of the Sun’s 2008 debut Walking On A Dream was an electro-pop masterpiece that ranked very high on most critics’ year end best lists and was almost universally loved. I read several music magazines — not to mention websites — and I don’t recall reading a single negative review. Now the Australian duo of…
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VIDEO: EVERYTHING IS MADE IN CHINA: “AWAKENING”
Here’s the video for “Awakening,” the new single by Everything Is Made In China, an experimental Russian group… The song is from their new album Amber.
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VIDEO: NOBLESSE OBLIGE: “RUNAWAY”
Here’s the new video by Berlin based duo Noblesse Oblige for their new single “Runaway.” The eerie video was directed by Chris Corner, otherwise known as IAMX, and it’s quite a trip. (Lots of flashing and rapid stuff though, so you might not want to watch it if you have a seizure disorder.) Fantastic song,…
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REVIEW: THE JOY FORMIDABLE: WOLF’S LAW
The Joy Formidable’s proper full-length debut album was called The Big Roar and roar it did. They were all about the roar, singer/guitarist Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan mad like a rabid wolf, howling in the night. On the cover of their new album, Wolf’s Law, the wolf is dead and has flowers growing out of it.…
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VIDEO: HOUSES: “THE BEAUTY THAT SURROUNDS”
Check out the new video for Houses’ “The Beauty Surrounds,” a song which is like an electronica version of Coldplay…
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REVIEW: THE KNIFE: SHAKING THE HABITUAL
The Knife is a duo comprised of brother and sister Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson, the later of which has released some glorious electro-pop during recent years under the name Fever Ray. Shaking the Habitual is their first proper album of new material since 2006’s Silent Shout. It’s difficult to put my thoughts about…
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VIDEO: BURNS: “LIMITLESS”
Here’s the video for “Limitless” by Burns featuring the immensely talented Clare Maguire:
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VIDEO: GARBAGE: “THE ONE”
Garbage recently had a fan art contest to celebrate their tour of Mexico. They made this video for “The One,” one of the deluxe edition bonus tracks from Not Your Kind Of People, using that fan art. And it’s awesome.
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REVIEW: IAMX: THE UNIFIED FIELD
When Sneaker Pimps dismissed their intoxicating singer Kelli Ali after just one album — the brilliant trip-hop masterpiece that is Becoming X — I was devastated. There were two bands I was obsessed with at the time, Garbage and Sneaker Pimps. And the idea of Sneaker Pimps sans Kelli was as absurd as the idea…
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VIDEO: LITTLE TYBEE: “FOR DISTANT VIEWING”
Here’s “For Distant Viewing,” the latest video from Little Tybee, a wonderful American folk act…
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VIDEO: PSY: “GENTLEMAN”
Behold Psy’s new video for his just-released single “Gentleman.” The video shows Psy being anything but a gentleman as he plays pranks on various people, mostly pretty girls. It’s kind of funny, but also pretty mean-spirited. Not sure what we think about it as of yet. Read Michael McCarthy’s review of “Gentleman” here:…
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VIDEO: JESSIE WARE: “IMAGINE IT WAS US”
Jessie Ware has just unleashed a video for “Imagine It Was Us,” one of the bonus tracks from her forthcoming U.S. debut. (We know it’s restricted from playback here, that you’ll have to go to Youtube to watch it, but we still wanted to point it out anyway because it’s a marvelous song from one…
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VIDEO: CHARLOTTE CHURCH: “NERVE”
Here’s Charlotte Church’s new video for the song “NERVE” from her E.P. TWO, which is now available on iTunes…
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VIDEO: OLD MAN CANYON: “PHANTOMS & FRIENDS”
Check out Old Man Canyon’s new video for “Phantoms & Friends.” Indie/folk/pop by way of Canada.
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REVIEW: PARAMORE: PARAMORE
It’s old news by now: during December of 2010 two of Paramore’s founding members, brothers Josh and Zac Farro, quit the Nashville, Tennessee-bred band, shocking fans who had no idea that they were even having trouble. Initially, it was said to be an amicable split, but Josh eventually blogged his version of the story (http://joshnfarro.blogspot.com/2010/12/josh-and-zacs-exit-statement.html),…
I’ll watch anything with Jose Coronado but this series is making me think about changing that to “almost anything.”
I really enjoyed this review. I was at the MSG shows and they were equally impressive.
I’m glad you like Television and I think all of the versions should be on Spotify!
Great review!
Absolutely agree , this song just reinforces the belief in society that you have to be young and beautiful to…