Do these music melanges give you whiplash? I guess they’re a mix of everything I like and my taste runs pretty wide. Sorry if it seems all over the place!
Bombadil is a favorite band of mine, their album Tarpits and Canyonlands was on my list of best ofs for 2009 and I still listen to it often. Here’s a brand new video of Scott Avett of the Avett Bros doing a song from that album, “Marriage.” …. buy Bombadil’s album here
The Mary Onettes have missed their stop here in Chicago, sadly, due to that damn volcano! But, I didn’t want you to miss out on their music. This single is a Record Store Day exclusive and will be released on May 5. You can catch it here, early! As it’s described by their manager, “a bit like a descendant of The Go Betweens and The Stone Roses high on Swedish mountains mixed with A-ha in a gothic church.” Got your interest? Good!
The Night Before The Funeral mp3 The Mary Onettes,…. check for that 7″ single, here
The Pallers produce this dark, self-proclaimed lazy electronica that I find completely refreshing. They’re from Sweden, of course, and they made this record in Spain. The opposing forces thrill me, ok?
The Kiss mp3 The Pallers, …. from their upcoming release due May 26. Their first EP, Humdrum can be purchased here
Lloyd’s Garage gives us Oh Lovely mp3, a tragic tale, a rockin tune. Buy their debut EP, From The Comfort of Your Home directly from the artist here.
Tour Dates
May 4 2010 5:30P Private Party: Gundlach Bundschu Winery Sonoma
May 29 2010 8:00P The Shop with Body or Brain Sonoma, California
Jun 12 2010 3:00P Harmony Festival Santa Rosa, California
Jun 25 2010 8:00P The Gypsy Lounge with Echo Echo Lake Forest, California
Jun 30 2010 8:00P The Mint Los Angeles, California
Aug 13 2010 5:30P Point Richmond Summer Concert Point Richmond, California
And for you folk lovers, Adelaide’s Cape, a.k.a. Sam Taylor is touring and has a lovely single he’s giving away. If I was anywhere nearby I’d go hear him, this is just beautiful, nu-folk music. The echo in it is really charming and more than a little haunting too. What could be a really simple little song is made so much more by such a simple effect, I love that.
Belle mp3 it’s not on his debut Ep, Last Sleep in Albion …. but buy it anyway
Tour Dates
May 3 2010 12:00P Do You DIY? @ The Old Queen’s Head London
May 16 2010 8:00P A Folking Good Night @ The Enterprise London
May 25 2010 8:00P Cabaret Voltaire with Le Salon du Jazz Refusé Edinburgh
Jun 6 2010 8:00P The Haymakers with The Miserable Rich Cambridge
Jun 7 2010 8:00P Puppet Theatre with The Miserable Rich Norwich
Jun 9 2010 8:00P The Library with The Miserable Rich Leeds
Jun 10 2010 8:00P Glee Club with The Miserable Rich Birmingham
Jun 11 2010 8:00P Buffalo Bar with The Miserable Rich Cardiff
Jun 21 2010 8:00P 10 Feet Tall Cardiff
Jun 24 2010 8:00P Astor Theatre Deal
Jun 26 2010 8:00P The Hope Brighton
Jun 27 2010 8:00P Hamptons Southampton
Jun 29 2010 8:00P The Flowerpot London
Jun 30 2010 8:00P Barhouse Chelmsford
Jul 1 2010 6:00P BBC Radio Session Cambridge
Jul 1 2010 8:00P The Haymakers Cambridge
Jul 2 2010 8:00P The Labour Club Northampton
Jul 3 2010 8:00P Treehouse Festival Norwich
Jul 4 2010 2:00P St Gregory’s Centre for the Arts Norwich
Jul 5 2010 8:00P Hare & Hounds with Polly & The Billets Doux Birmingham
Jul 10 2010 8:00P The Cellar with Polly & The Billets Doux Oxford
Jul 11 2010 8:00P The Railway with Polly & The Billets Doux Winchester
Jul 14 2010 8:00P Bloomsbury Lanes with Polly & The Billets Doux London
Jul 24 2010 8:00P Secret Garden Party Festival Huntington
Jul 31 2010 8:00P The Cumberland Arms with Polly & The Billets Doux Newcastle
Sep 4 2010 8:00P Puppet Theatre – Takeda EP Launch Norwich
Sep 25 2010 8:00P Burston Open Air Music Festival Burston
Oct 9 2010 8:00P Norwich Arts Centre Norwich
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