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A Frightened Rabbit and some Fleet Foxes
Artists mentioned:Two records over the past couple weeks have gone from meh to awesome really, really quickly. First up, Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit. I didn’t really pay much attention to this band last year so when their latest album arrived in the mail last month I didn’t chuck it straight into the...(read full post)
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Young Team
Artists mentioned:While much of the recent Mogwai news has centred around their upcoming EP and album (with the greatest song titles ever), the band have also found the time (more likely their label) to reissue their indisputably classic debut record, Young Team. The reissue features a (much needed) remastering of the...(read full post)
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Radiohead debut new song in Dublin (mp3 + video)
Artists mentioned:The long wait for LP8 is now, officially, underway. Radiohead (well, Thom Yorke really) premiered a new song last night at Malahide Castle in Dublin. Performed by Thom solo on the piano, Supercollider sounds like it has a lot of promise already. Love that piano melody. Not a bad way...(read full post)
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Gobbledigook live
Artists mentioned:Sigur Ros kicked off their 2008 tour last night at the Teatro Degollado in Guadalajara, Mexico. Not completely sure on the setlist yet, but about four new songs were played (including Gobbledigook and the AMAZING Festival) as well as older songs like Popplagið and Hoppípolla. Here is the debut performance...(read full post)
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Spoooooooooooooooooooooooon
Artists mentioned:I had to settle for Spoon’s Big Day Out appearance this year as their sideshow was just too much to ask given the insanity that was that week. While they were great at BDO I kind of lament not seeing them properly on the Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga tour....(read full post)
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Sigur Rós @ St. Andrew’s Wesley Church, Vancouver
Artists mentioned:Continuing with the Archives project. My first Sigur Ros gig was on their first major North American tour in 2001 (in fact, just a few weeks after September 11). The gig took place on October 1 at St. Andrew’s Wesley Church in downtown Vancouver. A perfect marriage of venue and...(read full post)
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Gobbledigook
Artists mentioned:So a couple days back Sigur Ros unleashed Gobbledigook upon the masses. And I still don’t know what to make of it. It has grown on me a bit but, honestly, if the rest of the record has the same feel I’m likely going to be wondering what the hell...(read full post)
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Mega ultra power doesn’t relax
Artists mentioned:Other than friend and family stuff, I hadn’t felt like I’d missed any major event in Vancouver (thankfully, the Canucks have only won seven games since I left). Not that things aren’t happening back home, but I haven’t gone, “Damn, I really should have been there for that.” Until this....(read full post)
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Sigur Rós reveal new(d) album details
Artists mentioned:On June 23, Sigur Rós will release their new Flood-produced record called Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. That’s a mouthful in any language but it roughly translates to With A Buzz In Our Ears We Play Endlessly. Thumbs up on the title. The tracklist is: 1. Gobbledigook 2....(read full post)
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The Archives
Artists mentioned:I started going to gigs when I was 15 years old in 1995. My first gig was a Canadian band called Our Lady Peace who were then touring their first record, Naveed. They went sharply downhill after that record but in the mid-90s they were easily one of the biggest...(read full post)
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The Horse, the Rat and the Swan
Artists mentioned:I’m a pretty big fan of weird records. And Snowman have just released a pretty weird record called The Horse, the Rat and the Swan. To be honest I don’t even know what to make of it yet. I’ve had a copy for a couple weeks now and I feel...(read full post)
