http://www.myspace.com/yeasayer
The band hit NYC sooner and later:
Feb. 8th – Bowery Ballroom
Feb. 9th –
May 4th – Webster Hall
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Final Fantasy @ Bowery Ballroom - The Audio
Thanks to Dan at NYCTAPER for hosting a lossless version of my bootleg on his awesome site.
Direct download of MP3 files (HERE)
Email nyctaper with a request for the download location of the FLAC files.
Firefox users can Down Them All! at once (here).
Digital Audience Master
Recorded from far front and left Balcony
Sony ECM-DS70p > iRiver (Rockbox Firmware) >Adobe Audition (Volume and Compression) > Flac
Recorded and Produced by Jason http://www.oneforthegooddays.com
Hosted by nyctaper
Setlist:
01 - The Man With No Ankles
02 - Keep The Dog Quiet->Mt. Alpentine
03 - The Great Elsewhere
04 - Flare Gun
05 - The Butcher
06 - Dream of Win and Regine
07- That’s When The Audience Died
08 - Many Lives-49 MP
09 - Midnight Directives
10 - Honor The Dead Or Else
11 - Lewis Takes Action
12 - Lews Takes Off His Shirt
13 - CN Tower Belongs To The Dead
14 - This Lamb Sells Condos
If you email nyctaper for access to this recording, we expect that you will PLEASE SUPPORT Owen Pallett, visit his website, and purchase his new album Heartland from the Domino Records website [HERE].
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Local Natives Debut New Vid "Airplanes"
Airplanes
Local Natives | MySpace Music Videos
"Gorilla Manor" is out February 16th. Preorder here.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Review - Owen Pallett - Heartland - 8.9/10.0
Whereas most artists inhabit a genre, Owen Pallet, nee Final Fantasy, is a genre of his own; for some time consistently churning out some of our generation’s most original compositions and lending his quirky bleeding heart orchestrations to heroes of the 00’s, like Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, F*cked Up, as well as older acts like the Pet Shop Boys.
His latest release is a self-proclaimed concept album, but does it really matter? I’ve always thought the majority of concept albums utilized the concept to augment and distract from disjointed musical themes and occasional droughts in originality. But here, you’re distracted from the story by a deluge of polyphony and pomp, Owen’s trademark. It’s not as good thing… it’s a great thing.
Yet, on songs like “Red Sun No. 5,” and “Oh Heartland, Up Yours!,” the artist strips all that away demonstrating a proficiency in simplicity, and it tickles. Using his own voice as an instrument, with little to none of his beloved violin, he manages to play quietly and produce climax in silence.
Of course no record of his would be complete without anthems like album opener “Midnight Directives,” and “Keep the Dog Quiet.” These are not show tunes, they're mired in vagaries like, "My body is a cage/This union is a cage about a cage about a cage," followed shortly by "Mount Alpentine," in which Owen employs dissonance to pluck any doubt on the meaning of his lyrics from your mind.
Edit: You can stream the new album in it's entirety here, and purchase it here.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Dr. Dog, New Album, Extensive Tour
April 6th will see the release of Dr. Dog's Anti- Records debut, Shame, Shame. The band received mixed but generally great reviews on their last two efforts, and the new album touts "themes of doubt, confusion and unanswered questions" and is overall darker than their horn-filled previous outings.
They go on an extensive world tour, the NY Area Dates are as follows.
January 30 Westcott Theatre Syracuse, NY *
February 1 Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY *
February 1 Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY *
February 13 State Theatre State College, PA *
May 13 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA **
May 15 Terminal 5 New York, NY **
* With The Growlers
** With Deertick
** With Deertick
Monday, January 11, 2010
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Next Year's Big Things: Artists To Watch Out For
Annually, about now, press releases from artists worldwide with upcoming releases in the new year start trickling into my e-mail inbox. Truth be told, half of them might never make it into my ears, occupying my field of vision for seconds and then wafting off into the abyss. But sometimes... fate steps in, and these same artists make way into my aural personal space and not only impress but change my outlook on music to come. I cannot guarantee these bands will make it big, but I would love to give them a shot.
This years selection all break convention and do so utilizing tricks of the trade that others have employed but couldn't quite make their own. There's a young male/female duo from Copenhagen who, with harmonic acumen, will melt your ears off ; a band from LA that will sneak their catchy hooks into your ears, compelling you to sing along and lose yourself in it all; and a young Canadian man who made a name for himself this year all because he toured with Final Fantasy and did an excellent job doing so. Hope you latch on to these and promote them, they didn't ask me to, and I feel obligated.
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For Fans Of: Fleet Foxes, The Raveonettes, Bon Iver, Iron and Wine.
Sound In a Picture: Snow slowly melts into a fast moving ravine as if to run from the welcome warmth of spring, glimpsing back every now and then only allowing it's pursuer extra time to catch up.
Sound In a Better Picture:
The Local Natives (Los Angeles)
For Fans Of: Manchester Orchestra, White Rabbits, Bat For Lashes.
Sound In A Picture: Getting a glimpse of more than just the hind legs of that Rabbit who mysteriously always runs when you get too close and realizing he's doing it to piss you off.
Sound In a Better Picture:
Thomas (Ontario)
For Fans Of: Nick Drake, Broken Social Scene, Final Fantasy.
Sound In a Picture: There's never enough time to catch your flight, even the taxi driver is in on it. Bumper to bumper, he turns on the radio to pass the time and for the moment your plane will never take off without you.
Sound In a Better Picture:
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