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NOW PLAYING: A Roundup of Record Reviews, Featuring Blondes, Lawrence English and Wild Nothing
Here’s what was on self-titled‘s office stereo today…
PRIMER: Clubfeet On … James (A.K.A. “That ‘Laid’ Band”)
By Sebastian Cohen of Clubfeet James is the type of band that already exists in your consciousness. They’re there right now, you just don’t know it. People don’t really remember who, how, or when:but play a song for a friend and their eyes glaze over, they start tapping their feet, and talking about a European […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Spiritualized, Live At Radio City Music Hall
Photo by Andrew Parks If you’re as morbidly depressed about missing Spiritualized‘s final Ladies and Gentleman… show, we’ve got some good news: a decent rip of the entire show, available right here. And hey, while you’re at it, why don’t you check out our J. Spaceman interview from ST001 after the jump?
Brian Eno Readies His Warp Records Debut, a Collaboration With Producer Jon Hopkins and Guitarist Leo Abrahams
Canada’s Exclaim! site has confirmed Brian Eno’s rumored debut for Warp Records, a collaboration between guitarist Leo Abrahams (Nick Cave, Paul Simon, Florence and the Machine) and producer/sound sculptor Jon Hopkins (Coldplay, Herbie Hancock, a couple killer solo records for Domino). “It contains the fruits of several years of jams between the three of us,” […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: A ‘Summer In the City’ Mix From Italians Do It Better’s Disco Don, Mike Simonetti
“Instead of doing a mix of current stuff I like, I decided to just play some obscure stuff I’m into these days. These are all summer jams though. Definitely on the ‘summer in the city’ tip. The mix is all vinyl and, I’m proud to say, was done in one take. It was done as […]
FROM THE STACKS: K-X-P
[Photo by Noora Isoeskeli] We get a lot of crap CDs at the self-titled offices. But once in a while, a pleasant surprise slips into our promo stack. Here’s a recent delivery that knocked the s/t staff on its collective ass.
PEEP SHOW: Toro Y Moi Plays a Short Acoustic Set At a Church
Read our interview with Chaz here. [VPRO]