It’s pretty amazing to see what technology can do these days. Arcade Fire’s new album, The Surburbs, is all about our childhood homes in the suburbs. So for their music video/film for “We Used To Wait” the band took this idea literally by teaming up with Chris Milk to bring you what may be the most interactive music video, yet. Before watching the video (google chrome is the browser they want you to use) you will be asked to type in your childhood address so that they can give you the best experience.
Images of your very own street will be included in the music video. It’s pretty damn epic. Only Arcade Fire could take it to this level.
I was lucky enough to grab a sneak peak of Interpol’s “Barricade” music video during my last day at Beggar’s as an intern this summer. Now it’s out for all the world to enjoy. It has cool imagery that blends perfectly with the single.
This song is pretty addicting, and this video certainly helps:
A few days ago Matt & Kim announced that their new album is called Sidewalks and it will come out on 11/12. Today we have been graced with the ultra happy sounds of their new single “Cameras”. I’m sold. It’s a catchy little number and it’s going to be stuck in many heads soon. Get ready to see tons and tons of remixes of it in the next few weeks.
This is a happy little anthem from these two ultra happy Brooklynites, and I’d be down to belt this live.
It all started via twitter, but the remix of Justin Bieber’s “Runaway Love” featuring Kanye West & Raekwon came to reality yesterday. People weren’t sure what to make of the news, and I’m not sure if the final product has made things that much easier. The remix basically puts Bieber’s vocals from “Runaway Love” over a sample of the Wu-Tang’s classic “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nothing ta Fuck Wit” while Raekwon and Kanye give some new verses.
Aside from the new verses, this song falls pretty flat for me. With that said, it was still cool to see them experiment with something new. There is only so much Bieber I can handle, and this remix certainly hits my max. I commend them for trying, but I don’t think I’ll be going back to this remix anytime soon.
Matt & Kim have announced that their new album is called Sidewalks on November 2nd. They made the announcement through their twitter the other day. A new song called “Cameras” will actually be released tomorrow via the Fader Label. It will be their new single.
Look out for “Cameras” tomorrow. It’s sure to be a bright happy song to help get you through the start of classes (or work).
Frightened Rabbit are an interesting choice to cover The National. Scott Hutchison’s thick accent certainly adds a different perspective, but when you really think about it, both bands sing about a lot of the stuff we go through in every day life. So it fits better than I initially thought. The band only plays a bit of it, before transitioning right into their very own song, “Backwards Walk”. Check it out below, via Cover Me.
Hey guys, sorry that I have been totally m.i.a. these last 4 days. I moved into my house here at school, yet the internet isn’t there yet. Guy was supposed to come install it on Saturday, but it got pushed back to today. Guess what, he never came today either. Gotta love this place. I finally got out of class and am sitting in the library. I am so behind on so much stuff. Including the new Kanye jam that he dropped as a part of his absolutely insane G.O.O.D. Friday campaign. ‘Ye stayed true to his promise of sharing a new song every Friday until Christmas.
He dropped a new song called “Monster” that will be on his newly announced collaborative EP Watch the Throne which see’s him teaming up with Jay-Z. Holy shit is right. “Monster” is a 6 minute epic featuring Jay-Z,Rick Ross, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj. This song lives up to it’s “epic” title. All of the rappers are competing for the best verse, and the winner has to be Nicki Minaj. She is new to my ears. I’ve seen her name around, but I’ve never listened to her until now. But god damn, she absolutely rips this song apart with some fierce raps. I’m impressed. No, Bon Iver doesn’t rap, but as expected, he drops some beautiful vocals.
You’re not gonna believe this, but I am doing this post midway on my trip/drive up to Binghamton. I stopped off with my family at the Roscoe Diner, which is about an hour away from Binghamton. My mom’s taking a 15 minute nap, so I figured I’d pop open the laptop and test out my internet connection. Sure enough, it works, and quite well. Oh what I do out of love for ya’ll! I read on twitter that there was a new Sufjan song, just as I left my house, so I was quite pissed. Well, now I’m able to bust out a quick post.
Anyway, here is the stuff you really came here for:
Yesterday Sufjan announced that he has a new album called The Age of Adz coming out on October 12. Little did any of us know that he would follow up such explosive news with a free mp3 of a song from the album. The song is called “I Walked” and god damn Sufjan, you’re too good. This is quite different from the material we got on Illinois, and I”m all for it. Sufjan experiments with a more electronic based sound, and it’s damn good. His voice is practically made for any sound, but it really suites this dreamy electronic soundscape that he has built. It’s beautifully uplifting, emotionally gripping, and anthematic. In other words, its an ultimate Sufjan Stevens song. I’m already in love.
Can October 12th come any sooner? Not if he keeps delighting us with stuff like this an the All Delighted People EP.
Download/stream it below thanks to Dodge from My Old Kentucky Blog, who had the exclusive premiere:
The good people over at Voucher Codes wanted my opinion on the importance of owning quality speakers when listening to music. If you’re a friend of mine then you know that I am always blasting my music, and quite loudly too. I don’t know where I would be without my speakers.
Like many of us these days, I am on a limited budget. But if you try hard enough it’s easy to find a good pair of speakers that will fit your budget.
This summer I upgraded my speakers to the beautiful Logitech Z-5500’s. They’re not cheap, but they were well worth the $300.00 I dropped. I don’t think that my music has even sounded so vibrant and clear.
Good speakers not only make your music sound better, but they make you feel better about music again. It’s almost like listening to each song for the first time. There is nothing like the feeling of discovering a great song. Well with high quality speakers, you practically re-experience this with every listen.
With music so readily available through the internet, many people have become worried about bit rates and the type of rip that music is in. What does all this matter if your listening to it through your macbook’s speakers? Owning a good pair of speakers will make sure that you stick to high quality versions of songs, ultimately doing yourself a favor.
I now look forward to playing my entire library just to see how different it all sounds. There truky is a difference. You hear new bits and pieces of songs that you thought you had down to pact. They sound richer, fuller, and colorful. Your music comes to life.
There’s nothing quite like coming home after a long day and immersing your room with your favorite music at ridiculous volumes. It’s really the only way I can imagine listening to my music. If you have some money to spare, I highly recommend investing your hard earned money towards a quality set of speakers. It’s worth every penny!
The album is called The Age Of Adz, and will come out on October 12th via Asthmatic Kitty.
This news makes me extremely giddy because it’s the first proper studio album from Sufjan in 5 years (since Illinois!).
The Age of Adz will drop on CD & MP3 on October 12th with a double-LP following on November 9th. You know you want the double-LP. If you pre-order them within the next three weeks, you will receive an mp3 download of a song from the album.
It’s much too soon to cast descriptive lots, but we can say the new album sounds nothing like the All Delighted EP (although it shares similar themes of love, loss, and the apocalypse). Nor is this new album built around any conceptual underpinning (no odes to states, astrology, or urban expressways).
We can say it shows an extensive use of electronics (banjos and acoustic guitars give way to drum machines and analog synthesizers), and an obsession with cosmic fantasies (space, heaven, aliens, love), to create an explicit pop-song extravaganza, augmented by heavy orchestration, and maybe even a few danceable moments. Enjoy Your Rabbit meets the BQE. But with songs. Verse, chorus, bridge, backbeat. Gated reverb. Space echo. Get your boogey on.
The “Adz” of the title loosely refers to the apocalyptic paintings of outsider artist Royal Robertson (1930-1997), whose work is used for the album cover, interior design, and as general inspiration for the tone of the album.
All I have to say is: Fuck Yeah! I’m about to pre-order my double-LP. Check out the tracklisting, below:
The Age of Adz:
1 Futile Devices
2 Too Much
3 Age of Adz
4 I Walked
5 Now That I’m Older
6 Get Real Get Right
7 Bad Communication
8 Vesuvius
9 All for Myself
10 I Want To Be Well
11 Impossible Soul
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