Video: Metronomy – “Everything Goes My Way”
METRONOMY SPRING TOUR DATES:
- Sun Mar 25 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
- Tue Mar 27 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
- Wed Mar 28 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
- Fri Mar 30 New York, NY Irving Plaza
- Sat Mar 31 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
- Sun Apr 1 Montreal, QC Metropolis Theatre
- Mon Apr 2 Toronto, ON The Hoxton
- Wed Apr 4 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
- Thu Apr 5 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
- Sun Apr 8 Vancouver, BC The Venue
- Mon Apr 9 Seattle, WA Neumos
- Tue Apr 10 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
- Thu Apr 12 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
Video: The M Machine – “Glow”
Check out the video for the debut track from The M Machine. I LOVE it.
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MP3: Nneka – “My Home” (Coki of Digital Mystikz Remix)
It’s been over two years since Nigerian-German songstress, Nneka, has toured the United States, and with the upcoming release of her third album, Soul Is Heavy, she’s more than ready to return.
Nneka has also just released the Coki (Digital Mystikz) remix of “My Home” (premiered on Fader) which offers listeners a lively rendition of the heartfelt lyrics and powerful vocals derived from the original track. Nneka explains the song as the realization that “there is no peace on Earth until you accept that both bad and good are part of life.”
Encompassing a combination of hip hop beats, reggae grooves, brass riffs and African-pop, Nneka’s album Soul Is Heavy is a raw and honest window into her beliefs of love, pain, politics and God. The album will be released on February 28th on Yo Mama’s Recordings/Decon.
Listen/download: Nneka – “My Home” (Coki of Digital Mystikz Remix)
Nneka Tour Dates
- 3/6: Vancouver @ The Biltmore Cabaret
- 3/7: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
- 3/8: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
- 3/10: San Francisco, CA @ Red Devil Lounge
- 3/11: West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
- 3/13 – 3/17: Austin, TX @ SXSW
- 3/18: Houston, TX @ House Of Blues Bronze Peacock
- 3/21: Chicago, IL @ Double Door
- 3/23: Toronto @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club “Canadian Music Week”
- 3/24: Montreal @ Cabaret du Mile End
- 3/26: Cambridge, MA @ T.T. The Bear’s
- 3/27: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
- 3/28: Philadelpha, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
- 3/29: Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java Music Club & Cafe
- 3/31: Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
New Music: Liz Green – “Hey Joe”
Liz is a 28-year-old songwriter from the UK. She first came to prominence in 2007 after winning the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition. She followed up winning that prize with the release of her first single “Bad Medicine” in 2008. O. Devotion! is Liz’s first full-length since then, which she recorded with Liam Watson. She also enlisted a New Orleans brass band to create the woozy, brassy arrangements that appear on the album.
Listen/download: Liz Green – “Hey Joe”
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Check ‘Em Out: Ane Brun – “Do You Remember”
Much like her music, the path that led Ane Brun to It All Starts With One was peaceful, unhurried and full of unexpected, subtle surprises. It’s taken her from her small Norwegian hometown of Molde, to Barcelona where she was a street performer, and across the US last year supporting Peter Gabriel and singing on his New Blood album. The adventures culminated with the making of her new album It All Starts with One, a platinum hit in Norway for which she just won their Grammy equivalent, the Spellemann award, for best female artist.
Lead single “Do You Remember” is a euphoric, almost tribal track characterized by three drummers and backing vocals from fellow Scandinavians First Aid Kit. Album closer “Undertow” is a widescreen epic that brings the album to a heart-wrenching climax. Ane Brun has created an album full of struggles and the strength it takes to move forward. It All Starts with One is a revelatory work by an uncompromising artist at the height of her powers.
Listen/download: Ane Brune – “Do You Remember”
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BRAND NEW: Miike Snow ft. Lykke Li – “Black Tin Box”
Here’s another new one from Miike Snow taken from the upcoming new album, Happy To You — this track just premiered today on Pitchfork.
Listen: Miike Snow ft. Lykke Li – “Black Tin Box”
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New track: Plants and Animals – “Lightshow”
“Proggy without being self-indulgent…folky without being boring. They’ve got enough pop chops to keep even the most casual music fan’s ears glued to the stereo.” – KUT Austin
“Punching into the Canadian band’s strolling folk rock are these warm, tall sips of guitar solos. They sound as if they’re conjured from the shag-carpet of an old 70′s studio — it’s palpable as shit.” – Consequence of Sound
“Clocking in at a lean three and a half minutes, ‘Lightshow’ is neither stripped-down or overblown — instead, it’s a perfect example of rock ‘n’ roll precision…that sort of big-time, anthemic rock song that says what it has to say in a half-dozen ways, and as hard as it may try, never goes out of style.” – MTV Hive
Plants and Animals are pleased to announce a North American tour this March and April in support of their new album, The End of That, out February 28 on Secret City. This is the band’s first tour as a four piece, having added a bassist to their live show.
The band will also release a 7” for ‘Lightshow’, the first single off of The End of That, which will be available in stores on the same day as the CD/LP. The 7” features a live cover of Wolf Parade’s “I’ll Believe in Anything” on the B-side. A digital version of the 7” is available now via iTunes and other online retailers.
The live cover comes from the band’s “Live at Breakglass” performance during the Pop Montreal Festival in September of last year. The renowned Montreal studio hosted a combined live recording / intimate concert event as part of the tenth anniversary of the festival. Plants and Animals celebrated the milestone by covering local Montreal acts in addition to performing their own material.
Listen/download: Plants and Animals – “Lightshow”
Tour Dates:
- Thu. Mar. 8 – Ottawa, ON @ Ritual
- Fri. Mar. 9 – Quebec, QC @ Le Cercle
- Sat. Mar. 10 – Montreal, QC @ Le Cabaret du Mile End
- Mar. 13-18 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
- Tue. Mar. 20 – Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar
- Wed. Mar. 21 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
- Thu. Mar. 22 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
- Sat. Mar. 24 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
- Tue. Mar. 27 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
- Wed. Mar. 28 – Calgary, AB @ Republik
- Thu. Mar. 29 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo’s
- Fri. Mar. 30 – Winnipeg, AB @ West End Cultural Centre
- Sat. Mar. 31 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
- Wed. Apr. 4 – Boston, MA @ TT The Bear’s
- Thu. Apr. 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
- Fri. Apr. 6 – Washington, DC @ The Red Palace
- Sat. Apr. 7 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
- Sun. Apr. 8 – Atlanta, GA @ 529
- Wed. Apr. 11 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
- Fri. Apr. 13 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
- Sat. Apr. 14 – Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe
- Wed. Apr. 18 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
- Thu. Apr. 19 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
- Sat. Apr. 21 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
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Whoa!: Walk Off the Earth – “Somebody I Used to Know” (Gotye Cover)
The unconventional, multi-talented five-piece musical phenomena, Walk Off The Earth, performed their hit cover of “Somebody That I Used To Know” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday.
Based in Burlington, Ontario, Walk Off The Earth’s brilliant 5-people-playing-one-guitar interpretation of Gotye‘s “Somebody That I Used To Know” recently exploded on Youtube garnering well over 35 million views in under 2 weeks and is currently heating up the charts on iTunes. The massive fan response has drawn attention to their collection of innovative songs and videos spanning their last 5 years and generated an unprecedented flood of media interest.
For the past 5 years, Walk Off The Earth has built a massive following of dedicated fans from around the world through their unique and heartwarming approach to songwriting, filming and constant, open interaction with everyone their music touches. With the massive popularity of “Somebody That I Used To Know,” new fans from around the world have fallen in love with the band’s organic, independent, sincere and honest original songwriting, cover interpretations and beautifully filmed videos.
The chemistry between the members of Walk Off The Earth is undeniable. Marshall, Sarah Blackwood and Gianni Luminati’s individual vocal stylings mesh seamlessly with Taylor’s haunting harmonies and keys all the while soaring over epic melodic arrangements held together by Joel Cassady’s driving and prolific percussion work. Their independent spirit, unstoppable work ethic and awe-inspiring creativity has catapulted Walk Off The Earth into new and uncharted waters with only bigger and better things on the horizon.
Controversy, questions and speculation about the authenticity of the video performance have been swirling from the moment the cover went online. At the same time, Ellen Degeneres invited Walk Of The Earth to perform live on her syndicated daytime talk show in L.A.
Facts, Stats and Accolades:
- Walk Off The Earth’s Youtube channel has over 60 million total upload views and counting
- Walk Off The Earth’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” is the most watched video globally on YouTube for the month of January.
- Their cover saw the highest Billboard debut since April 2011 blasting into the charts at #14.
- Hitting the iTunes charts internationally with singles and past albums, including #1 Canada/Sweden/Germany. Top ten in most major markets.
- Walk Off The Earth has gained social media support from Adele, Gotye, Russell Crowe, Coldplay, Mumford and Sons, Whiz Khalifa, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Seacrest just to name a few.
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Free Download: Yuksek – “Always on the Run” REMIX by Tom Furse of The Horrors
Album opener “Always on the Run,” sets the album’s underlying tone of chaos and movement grabbing you with a transfixing vocal melody that submerges you into the album. Tomethy Furse of The Horrors recently put his special touch on the song and you can download the “Always On the Run” (Tom Furse Remix) MP3 now!
Listen/download: Yuksek – “Always on the Run” (Tom Furse Remix)
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