Cults “official” music video for their debut album standout “Go Outside” was directed by Isaiah Seret. It features footage of the Jim Jones Jonestown cult massacre with the band edited into the footage. It’s bizzare but it actually kind of works.
Watch it below via Boing Boing:
Go Outside, by Cults from Boing Boing on Vimeo.
Check out Isaiah Seret’s “Director’s Statement” about the video here.
Earlier this year Toro Y Moi released a great album called Underneath The Pine. For most artists that would be enough, but he decided that we deserve more music. A few days ago Chaz announced that he is releasing a new EP titled Freaking Out that will be released on September 13 via Carpark. Chaz wants to make it clear that the songs on the EP are all new recordings, not outtakes from the Underneath The Pine sessions.
He’s offering fans a free download of “Saturday Love”, a cover of a Alexander O’Neal & Cherell song that is featured on the new EP. It’s a luscious take on 80s glam electronica that Toro Y Moi has executed to a tee.
Download it below:
[mp3]: Toro Y Moi – Saturday Love
Handsome Furs music video for “What About Us” is rediculously not safe for work, showing plenty of nudity, sex, and all that good stuff. It’s awesome to see more directors like Scott Coffey doing what they want with music videos. It is the internet age after all.
Be sure you’re not at you’re job while watching this. Not trying to get anyone in trouble here.
Handsome Furs – “What About Us” from stereogum on Vimeo.
“What About Us” is off the bands new album, Sound Kapital, which you can purchase on LP here.
Last week Sufjan shared with us his music video for “Get Real, Get Right”. It’s a treat, visually, effectively capturing the vision that Sufjan brings to life on his Age Of Adz tour.
To those of you wondering if I’ll be at his Prospect Park show, the answer is a enthusiastic yes.
Not Blood Paint, Jangula, and Yellow Dogs came together at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn this past Saturday night for a fun night full of great talent.
Iran’s Yellow Dogs delighted me with edgy rock that did the trick live. The band favors dark guitar sounds that are enhanced by reverb and effects that reminded me a bit of Arctic Monkeys during the Favourite Worst Nightmare era. In other words, it’s right up my ally. I wasn’t very familiar with their material beforehand, but I had a great time nevertheless. If they are playing a show near you, go watch these guys rock. You won’t regret it.
Jangula have already proven to me that they have live chops, and Saturday night’s effort was no different. The band played a set that included songs off their wonderful debut EP as well as songs off of a new EP that lead singer Johnny told me would be released in a few weeks. The old songs sounded even tighter than last time, running well with the new ones. The band once again owned their cover of The Ronettes classic “Be My Baby” but they also threw in a rapturous cover of Joy Division’s “Disorder”. My friends and I lost it at that point. Overall, the band sounded great. I’m looking forward to the next show already.
Last, but certainly not least were Not Blood Paint. A band whose live reputation has been reported to be a spectacle of sorts. It seemed like something you just had to experience live. It certainly is. The band made a dramatic entrance from the crowd carrying a large head that would later be placed on stage as a loyal prop. The band were uniformly dressed up, and even stripped down mid set while fans in the crowd (who came to the show painted) painted them with white paint.
It was a balanced set that didn’t stick to one genre. When these guys shred, they shred. Some songs hit like the bottom end of a gun. Other songs dazzle on a sticky psychedelic territory. Not Blood Paint are one part performers, one part musicians. Both are healthy parts that add up to a fucking great live experience.
Here’s a video of Young Empires performing a new song called “Enter Through The Sun” live in Toronto. In typical fashion it’s a perfect dance rock anthem that should have no problem getting a crowd going
Young Empires will be performing at the first annual Music To Know Festival which takes place in East Hampton New York on August 13 & 14. I’ll be there covering the show and you can definitely catch me dancing alongside their set.
The Coastals have released a EP full of covers titled Under The Covers. They cover famed acts such as Elliot Smith, Modern English, The Beates, The Clash, and The Shins. The best part is, the entire EP is available to download for free. These guys do a good job offering fresh takes on highly thought of classics. Check out some of my favorites below which includes great takes on Modern English’s 80′s classic “I Melt With You” and The Shins “Know Your Onion”:
[mp3]: The Coastals – I Melt With You (Modern English Cover)
[mp3]: The Coastals – Know Your Onion (The Shins Cover)
Who can honestly say that they don’t like at least some part of the Chili Peppers career. At my younger days I was a bigger fan of the guys than I am now, but I’ll always call myself a fan. My expectations hit the floor when I found out that guitarist and longtime member John Frusciante left the band.
We have our first look at new single “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie” and new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. I expected to be underwhelmed with this era of the Chili Peppers but this single is leagues better than I expected.
It still sounds very much like the Red Hot I remember, which is a good or a bad thing, depending how you feel about them at this point. Truth be told, they sound like they still got it. I’m pleasantly surprised with how much I’m liking this new song:
Check out a cool cover that Swedish duo Sameblod did of fellow Swedish darling Lykke Li’s “Dance Dance Dance”. It stays true to the heart of the originally while also offering some new insight to the original version that made us all smile back in 2008.
[mp3]: Sameblod – Dance Dance Dance (Lykke Li Cover)
Last night was my first time at Le Poisson Rouge, and it was a great experience all around. It’s a small intimate venue with pretty good lighting and sound. No matter where you are you have a good view, which is a telling sign of a worthy venue. It also helped that they had Wild Beasts playing.
Marques Toliver opened promptly at 7:30 enchanting the small but attentive audience with his unique sound. His main go to instrument was the violin which he plucked and played while singing – creating a beautiful sound. His soulful voice put on top of the violin did wonders. I’m surprised that Marques hasn’t blown up yet. But after witnessing the crowd begging him to play an encore (as the opener), I’m pretty sure that he’s going to be headed to bigger and better things very shortly. For more on Marques, visit him on facebook or follow him on twitter.
My obsession with Wild Beasts (regretfully) only started earlier this year. This band has risen as one of my favorites in a short span. This love affair started after for finally discovering their amazing 2009 album, Two Dancers, which I slept on until earlier this year. Their newest LP, Smother, has been one of my favorite albums of 2011, and it’s safe to call the Beasts one of my favorite acts at the moment. All this love came without seeing the band live. Imagine how I feel now. My friend James joined me last night even though wasn’t really familiar with the band as whole. He still took me up on my offer to see the band, and said that he was blown away as well.
The set was loyal to Smother, but all of Two Dancers standouts were included, and the crowd lost it during each and everyone of them (“This Is Our Lot”, “We Still Got the Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues”, “Hooting and Howling”, “All The King’s Men”) along with the very colorful “The Devil’s Crayon” from their first album, Limbo, Panto. The band has yet to fully explode stateside, but the fans that they do have are extremely loyal. The crowd cheered ecstatically as each song began, sang every word back to the band, and gave the band a warm round of applause after each song – causing the band to practically blush in thanks. Wild Beasts have a very loyal fan base who aren’t afraid to give it all while the band is playing. It’s only fair – the band gave us quite the show. They ended things with the cinematic closer “End Come Too Soon” which had an ecstasy filled build up that was beyond awe inspiring.
The duel vocals of Hayden Thorpe and Tom Fleming are what makes the band so great. Live, the voices are devastatingly good. I couldn’t help but think how unfair it was for a band to be loaded with both of these powerful vocalists. The rest of the band packed a punch live, with most of the songs catering to a bass heavy dance edge that takes over their live show – something that you may or not notice on their recordings.
Setlist & Marques Toliver photos after the jump:
