not sure how this video slipped past me too, but here it is for those among you who also missed this incredibly stunning et very trippy/creepy music video for The Dø's brilliant single Too Insistent off their wonderful album "Both Ways Open Jaws" (2011), directed by Noel Paul.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
277. IN ...
277.
In the name of the Bee –
And of the Butterfly –
And of the Breeze – Amen!
{Emily Dickinson, The Gentian Weaves Her Fringes}
Monday, October 3, 2011
276. BERMUDA BONNIE "SAY SOMETHING"
here's a deliriously throbbing et blippy, tripped-out, disco-pulsing, western-themed hallucination, Say Something from Brooklyn-based avant/dream pop weaver Rebecca Huston aka Bermuda Bonnie off her forthcoming album "Drama" (2011).
"Rustic and debonair,
then she ripped her dress on your spur,
I wish my dream was as good as her's."
MP3: Say Something
the "Drama" album is due out October 25th on cassette via Chill Mega Chill, until then you can head over to Bermuda Bonnie's soundcloud et check out her vast collection of songs/remixes, standout singles are Evil et Kohl. enjoy!
you can find Bermuda Bonnie here: myspace | facebook | bermudabonnie
THE SOFT MOON MUSIC VIDEO FOR "INTO THE DEPTHS"
here's a video that i completely missed out on, but i feel compelled to post now for those of you out there who were in another universe when it first dropped, so here's the gritty et atmospheric, hallucinogenic, b&w experimental/psycho-drama for The Soft Moon's track Into The Depths, directed by William Jones for 10lb Pictures.
276. I ...
276.
I want to make it known that I love a ball of paper,
the igloo, shoes, fine thread, fern, the chirping of the cricket;
I love reality, the function of a paper ball, of an igloo,
of shoes, of fine thread, of a fern, or the chirping of
the cricket.
{Pier Paolo Calzolari, Art Povera}
Sunday, October 2, 2011
275. PHILCO FICTION "HORIZON"
it is about time for a fix of uber-catchy Scandinavian pop, here's the latest 80s-infused, synth-laden, The Knife-esque, anthemic single Horizon from Oslo, Norway-based synth pop trio Philco Fiction off their forthcoming debut full-length album "Take It Personal" (2011).
"You wear music, like you wear your skin."
MP3: Horizon
the "Take It Personal" album is set for release October 14th on Brilliance Records.
you can find Philco Fiction here: myspace | facebook | philcofiction
275. HOW ...
275.
How do people go to sleep?
I'm afraid I've lost the knack.
{Dorothy Parker, The Little Hours}
Saturday, October 1, 2011
274. MY LITTLE AIRPORT "CHARMING SCARF"
next up is the ultra-catchy et endearing, casiotone-pulsing, Francophile-laced track Charming Scarf, from Hong Kong-based twee pop duo My Little Airport off their new album "Hong Kong Is One Big Shopping Mall" (2011).
MP3: Charming Scarf
the "Hong Kong Is One Big Shopping Mall" album is available on cd from Singapore-based indie/girly pop label Happy Teardrop Music.
et if you haven't already, have a listen to the catchy et entertaining track Japan Real Melon from the "We Can't Stop Smoking in the Vicious and Blue Summer" (2007) album.
you can find My Little Airport here: facebook | mylittleairport
NEW DUCKTAILS MUSIC VIDEO FOR "HAMILTON ROAD"
take a look at the deliriously twee reality tv/sit-com-styled music video for Ducktails' catchy track Hamiton Road, directed by Richard Law.
274. IDLE ...
274.
Idle again by dedication,
oppressed by emptiness of soul,
he strove to achieve the appropriation
of other's thought – a splendid goal;
with shelves of books deployed for action,
he read, and read – no satisfaction...
oppressed by emptiness of soul,
he strove to achieve the appropriation
of other's thought – a splendid goal;
with shelves of books deployed for action,
he read, and read – no satisfaction...
{Alexander Pushkin, Eugene Onegin}
Friday, September 30, 2011
273. FEATHERS "DARKLANDS"
wind down your day with this laid-back, dream-gazing, pysched-out, reverb-shimmering track Darklands, from Brisbane-based all-girl surf/garage pop outfit Feathers off their forthcoming debut album "Hunter's Moon" (2011).
MP3: Darklands
et here is their latest swoony, surf-guitar laced cut from the forthcoming album:
MP3: Heartbreakers
the "Hunter's Moon" album is set for release october 7th on Bon Voyage, it will be available as a limited edition 12" vinyl release, only 100 copies will be pressed, pre-orders are being take now, so you'll need to get in quick. it comes with a digital download. otherwise you can grab it digitally from bandcamp.
you can find Feathers here: facebook | fourfeathers
NEW DEERHOOF MUSIC VIDEO FOR "SECRET MOBILIZATION"
take a look at the cinematic treatment for Deerhoof's schized-out, gritty, blues-imbued infectious single Secret Mobilization, directed by Ewan MacLeod.
"This is not based, this is not based, this is not based, on a true story."
Thursday, September 29, 2011
272. FUTURE ISLANDS "BALANCE"
here's the infectious et uplifting, anthemic, disco-infused lead single Balance, from Baltimore-based new wave trio Future Islands off their forthcoming album "On The Water" (2011).
"And the sun will leave the room,
leave you to the night
And that's alright.
Because before the morning comes
there's a certain calm
and then there's light.
leave you to the night
And that's alright.
Because before the morning comes
there's a certain calm
and then there's light.
It just takes time."
the fantastic cover artwork is by Baltimore-based artist Elena Johnston.
MP3: Balance
check out the delightfully youthful, summer adventure visuals for Balance, directed by Jay Buim.
the "On The Water" album is set for release october 11th on Thrill Jockey, it is available for pre-order on cd et lp from Thrill Jockey or Insound, as well as digitally downloadable from itunes.
you can find Future Islands here: myspace | facebook | future-islands
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