It’s been a couple years since Long Beach, CA indie rockers Cold War Kids have released an album, but January 25, 2011 will see the release of their third studio album, Mine Is Yours (Downtown). The album was recorded and produced by Jacquire King, who has worked with Tom Waits, Kings Of Leon and Modest Mouse—the collaboration interweaves soulful energy throughout. We’re very excited to unearth the album’s first single "Louder Than Ever". Its been something of an in-office anthem at RCRD LBL, the vibrant hook providing us much satisfaction as we keep hitting replay. We can only imagine that its power takes even more shape in their live shows. Catch them on the road to help quell the anticipation for the release of the album.
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(Photo: Jordan Noel)
"Dying" is the mercurial mid-album crescendo piece on The Whigs’ latest, In The Dark; their Spiritualized moment, basically, building over four minutes into a tsunami of guitar feedback, organ wash and drum fireworks. Should be useful in filling the many enormous spaces they’re playing this summer as openers for Kings Of Leon, The Black Keys, and The Hold Steady–all of those dates and others on their own are listed at their website.
Death Cab for Cutie continued their ascension into the post-mainstream by opening for the ultimate band of all–the Seattle Mariners, a major league baseball team from the Seattle Area. This seems like it is just the next step in their ascension towards playing the Super Bowl with Vampire Weekend in 2k14 (after the Kings of Leon in 2k13). Do u know if Cool Dads are into baseball? Feel like that might be an ‘uncool’ sport for the next 10 years, but might gain retro/vintage stock in 2k19.
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Having existed for more than half a century, Hollywood venue The Troubadour is one steeped in rock myth. This 12-minute live cut of "Impossible" is the sound of Band Of Skulls trying to throw that off, and they succeed thanks to the truth in Russell Marsden’s throat and the sheer noise in their attack. The UK trio will be issuing new single "I Know What I Am" next week through You Are Here records.
As yall know from the popular website calendar.blogspot.com, the year 2k9 only has 2 months left. The annual music cycle is ‘officially over’ and will be dormant until the first major indie album release in 2k10. This means ‘we’ as an altosphere need 2 do our best to reflect on the year that we just lived, and try 2 analyze which album/artist/mp3 we want to be the embodiment of 2k9. Each alt website has a responsibility to select a ‘best’ artist, which may not actually ‘be the best’, but instead will represent ‘how they think 2k9 should be remembered’, and convince u 2 ’stay on board with us, cuz our perception of the indiesphere is really genuine and down2earth in a hi-level kinda way.’
I was looking at photos of ACL, one of the world’s most indie music festivals with headliners like Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, and Yea Ya Yeahs. I couldn’t help but notice the new trend of ‘old krazie looking dudes’ having indie bands. It seems like the indie music playing field has leveled, and it no longer matters ‘what u look like.’ I remember when I was a teenager, I had an expectation of ‘what a buzzband should look like.’ Usually a group of 4 peppy looking/deep looking/tragic looking alts who were passionate about the music they were playing live.
Now it seems like any1 can be in a buzzband. It’s like modern indie fans have matured enough to accept every1, just as long as they have a good product.
Yall. Lykke Li is alright. Does she write her own music or does she just deliver ‘charismatic performances’ over well produced songs. She kinda reminds me of a sexie old woman/cougar or something like that.
Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.
Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11
Read the review of the gig here.
Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...
Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.
Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...
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