Archive for March, 2011
Tim Adamson messaged me this morning to let me know that Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold has recorded three new tracks including a collaboration with Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste. The best part (actually not the best part but certainly a very good part) is that they’re free. I am at work today and as such can’t listen to them so I ask you to be my ears. I’ll download and reupload one of the tracks for your streaming pleasure. Here’s a link to download all three for yourself. Hopefully I’m not putting an aural trainwreck up here but Pecknold has never steered me wrong before. Fingers crossed. Someone text me and tell me if this rules.
Robin Pecknold – I’m Losing Myself (ft. Ed Droste)
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When I got up this morning, I didn’t think that today was going to be that day. That special day I’d been dreaming of for months, for years, for weeks. The special day when classic literature and indie-folk combined to make a beautiful yet theologically questionable track. It’s definitely not Sound Doctrine. I’ve wanted to say that for so long. The name comes from Dostoeyvski’s the Brothers Karamazov which is one of my very favourite books.
Ivan & Alyosha are from Seattle and have been dropping ballads since way back in ’07. I had a listen to a few other tracks on their myspace but Glorify is by far and away the standout track (as well as the most free). If you want more you can download their recently released Fathers Be Kind EP.
(*UPDATE* I can’t find Fathers Be Kind on iTunes. They have their earlier work but I can’t attest to its quality)
Ivan & Alyosha – Glorify
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Melbourne’s Husky have written some very, very catchy choruses that will undoubtedly lead to attention from the same sort of folk who foam at the mouth over Matt Corby or, dare I say it, Boy & Bear. I do wonder if there’s there any room on the market for another band tapping that same demographic though. I’ll wager Husky will be signed to a major in the next 6 months. Keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime, download liberally from their Unearthed page.
Apparently they’ve been around for five years. Maybe they “got good” recently. More likely though, everyone around me has been conspiring to keep them a secret from me leading to a situation similar to that of the Truman Show. They even (and this going to sound like more of my usual foolery, but it’s true) received a federal government grant midway through last year, presented by none other than Peter Garrett.
Husky – History’s Door
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Also, does anyone remember Evermore? I used to love this song. I hear one of them is working at Bing Lee in Miranda these days. It’s a fickle industry.
Evermore – It’s Too LAte
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This post is about three things and all three of those things are Valar. There are two sub categories however, and those are the incredible yet two month old live recording they did of a never-before-heard track called ‘Uptight’ and the dramatic price drop of their debut EP. I’ll keep this short.
The song/video rules. The EP is now THREE DOLLARS. That’s a pittance. If you’ve been sitting on their bandcamp streaming their album, never dipping into your pockets for the necessary five dollars then now’s your chance to redeem your honour. That’s a two dollar coin and a one dollar coin. Mathematics. I know. Finance aside it was one of the very best EP’s released last year. Rawkblog certainly thought so.
Smash this into your eyes.
While I have your attention, here’s another new track that James played without the aid of the rest of the band during his particularly short American tour.
Matt Davis, you’re welcome.
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