JP's Blog: Jun 19, 2009

Friday, June 19, 2009

St. Vincent Records Lake Fever Session

Annie Clark better known by her stage name St. Vincent has recorded an acoustic session for Lake Fever sessions. She recorded three tracks from her second album "Actor", the tracks include 'Actor Out of Work', 'The Strangers' and the iTunes bonus track of the album 'Oh My God'. You can watch the video for 'Oh My God' below, Annie Clark is currently touring the US then heading to Europe. You can watch the videos for 'Actor Out of Work' and 'The Strangers' at the links.

St. Vincent - Bicycle [zshare]

Sigur Rós Perform on Spinner's Interface, "Ágætis byrjun" Named Best Icelandic Album of All Time

Sigur Rós have performed a froun song set for Spinner's Interface. The set was recorded on September 18, 2008 in New York City, they played four songs from their latest release "Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust". The tracks they played were: 'Við Spilum Endalaust', 'Fljótavík', 'Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur', and 'Illgresi' and they were also interviewed for during the session. You can watch the performances and download the sesssion here. You can see the video of Sigur Rós performing 'Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur' below.
In other Sigur Rós their 1999 release "Ágætis byrjun" has been named the Best Icelandic Album Ever. The poll was based on the opinion of 100 experts the press and music industry as well as a public vote, other Sigur Rós albums that made the list were last year's release "Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust" and 2005's "Takk..". You can see the full list here.
Jónsi is currently recording a largely acoustic solo album with string arrangements by Nico Muhly who also provided them on Grizzly Bear's "Veckatimest", with production by Pete Katis. The band has also been working on a new album recoding for the last few weeks since May, drummer Orri told an Icelandic newspaper that the recording process has been going well and it will be a slower and more ambient record than "Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust" and "Takk" and that it will be more melodic but much less noisy and more "out there" than previous albums.

Sigur Rós - Heima [Live BBC Electric Proms 2007] [zshare]
Sigur Rós - Njósnavélin [Live BBC Electric Proms 2007] [zshare]

New Jarvis Cocker - You're In My Eyes (Discosong) (Pilooski Remix)

Pilooski who you may know from remixing Franki Valli and the Four Seasons' 'Beggin'' has remixed Jarvis Cocker's 'You're In My Eyes (Discosong). Pilooski takes Jarvis Cocker's slow burning closer and gives a it a hypnotic beat making it more dancefloor friendly. You can download the track below. Hear more Pilooski remixes here.

Jarvis Cocker - You're In My Eyes (Discosong) (Pilooski Remix) [zshare]
*Frankie Valli - Beggin' (Pilooski Edit) [zshare]

SPIN Releasing Prince Tribute Album

SPIN Magazine will be releasing a tribute album for the 25th anniversary of Prince's movie and album "Purple Rain". The tracks by the artists were commissioned by the editors of SPIN. Apollonia features on the cover of 'When Doves Cry' by the Twilight Singers. It will be available as a free download for SPIN magazine readers and subscribers via SPIN.com starting June 23. The album titled "Purplish Rain" was made to accompany the July cover story which is an oral history of Purple Rain. Artists covering songs for the tribute album include Chairlift, of Montreal, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Fol Chen. For more details you can go here. The tracklisting for the album is below.

Purplish Rain Tracklisting:
1. Riverboat Gamblers - Let's Go Crazy
2. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Take Me With U
3. Fol Chen - The Beautiful Ones
4. Of Montreal - Computer Blue
5. Chairlift - Darling Nikki
6. The Twilight Singers - When Doves Cry
7. Mariachi El Bronx - I Would Die 4 U
8. Craig Wedren - Baby I'm a Star
9. Lavender Diamond - Purple Rain

Chairlift - Don't Give a Damn (Western Version) [zshare]
Fol Chen - The Idiot [zshare]

New Video: Sonic Youth - Sacred Trickster

Sonic Youth have released the video for the lead single of their 16th studio album "The Eternal". The video for 'Sacred Trickster' shows three women crashing an upper-class rooftop party. You can watch the video below.

Sonic Youth - Green Light [zshare]

New Dan Rossen - Waterfall (Judee Sill Cover)

Singer-songwriter Daniel Rossen who has been known for great covers, Jojo's 'Too Little, Too Late' and known for writing some good songs on the side contributed a cover of Judee Sill's 'Waterfall' for her new tribute album. His cover features his signature croon and unmistakable style for covering songs. You can download the song below.

Dan Rossen - Waterfall [zshare]

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Announce Tour Dates with Cymbals Eat Guitars

Twee-shoegazers The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have announced some tour dates with fellow New York City band Cymbals Eat Guitars. The two bands will be touring North America for a month. During the summer months they will be touring in festivals and playing other dates but in September the two bands will together supporting the releases of their critically praised debuts. They will also be playing with The Depreciation Guild. You can see the tour dates for the two bands below.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart & Cymbals Eat Guitars Tour Dates:
09-05 Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs with the Depreciation Guild
09-06 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa with the Depreciation Guild
09-07 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern with the Depreciation Guild
09-08 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium with the Depreciation Guild
09-09 Madison, WI - Stage Door at the Orpheum with the Depreciation Guild
09-10 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown with the Depreciation Guild
09-13 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court with the Depreciation Guild
09-14 Boise, ID - Neurolux with the Depreciation Guild
09-17 Portland, OR - MFNW/Doug Fir with the Depreciation Guild
09-21 San Diego, CA - Casbah with the Depreciation Guild
09-22 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress with the Depreciation Guild
09-24 Fort Worth, TX - Lola's with the Depreciation Guild
09-25 Austin, TX - The Mohawk with the Depreciation Guild
09-26 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks with the Depreciation Guild
09-27 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder with the Depreciation Guild
09-28 Atlanta, GA - The Earl with the Depreciation Guild
09-29 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 with the Depreciation Guild
09-30 Washington, DC - Black Cat with the Depreciation Guild
10-01 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar with the Depreciation Guild
10-05 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church with the Depreciation Guild

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Tour Dates:
07-10 New York, NY - South Street Seaport with Zaza
07-18 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07-20 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo with Girls
07-21 San Francisco, CA - The Rickshaw Stop with Girls
07-23 Portland, OR - Backspace with Girls
07-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret with Girls
07-25 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
09-12 Morrison, CO - Monolith Festival

Cymbals Eat Guitars Tour Dates:
06-28 New York, NY - Cake Shop with Bedtime, Teletextile
06-29 Allston, MA - Great Scott with Bedtime, Magic Magic
07-02 Indianapolis, IN - Vollrath Tavern
07-04 Des Moines, IA - 80/35 Festival
07-07 London, England - ICA (Rough Trade Shops Night)
07-08 London, England - Barfly
07-09 London, England - The Windmill
07-11 London, England - Proud Galleries
07-18 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
09-12 Morrison, CO - Monolith Festival

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - This Love is Fucking Right! [zshare]
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Some Trees [zshare]
*The Depreciation Guild - In Her Gentle Jaws [zshare]

Antony Releasing New Single Featuring Beyonce Cover

Antony and the Johnsons will be releasing a new single from their latest album, "The Crying Light". 'Aeon' will be released as a double A-side single with Antony's studio version of a cover of Beyonce's 'Crazy in Love' on August 4 via Secretly Canadian in the US and on August 3 via Rough Trade in the UK and Europe. It will be available on CD and 7" vinyl in the US and only on 7" internationally. If you pre-order the 'Aeon/Crazy in Love' single you will get a new issue of Zoetrope magazine that Antony curated. Francis Ford Coppola's literary quarterly will also feature some artwork from Antony. The band has been playing the track live for some time, you can see them play it live below.