Band of Horses’ Infinite Arms wasn’t too thrilling, but true country-rock crooners persevere. The Southern band’s new video for “Laredo” features lots of footage of the band cruising down California State Route 62. The pretty clip (below) was lensed in Pioneertown, Calif. and includes some footage of BoH performing at the hole-in-the-wall venue, Pappy and Harriet’s. In related news, skin-beater Creighton Barrett stars in the new indie film Nightfur, which will comes out on September 10. BoH’s tunes are also featured in the flick. Go here for upcoming tour dates.
Matthew Dear
“Soil to Seed” MP3
Jul 15, 2010
Hey dance music fans, here’s another tune off Matthew Dear‘s forthcoming third album, Black City. It’s called “Soil to Seed” and it gallops on the back of a sultry steed. Also, make sure to watch the LP trailer below. It’s a stark, Metropolis-like montage of neo-gothic images cast against Dear’s new song suite. Black City arrives via Dear’s own Ghostly International on August 17. Stream portions of the new LP at the Ghostly Store. Also, download the top-tapping album cut, “I Can’t Feel,” at Dear’s website.
What, you thought just because / \ / \ / \ Y / \ has been released to the wild, M.I.A. was done? Nope! Last night, she (and a bunch of look alikes) took The Late Show with David Letterman by storm with some “Born Free” feedback. The only thing that was missing was dancing spacebars. Check out the video below. - Laura Studarus
Sonny & the Sunsets
“The Hypnotist” MP3
Jul 13, 2010
Sonny & the Sunsets are a folk-pop foursome comprised of San Franciscans Sonny Smith, Tahlia Harbour, Kelley Stoltz, and Ryan Browne. Their “The Hypnotist” seven-inch is out now via Future Stress Recordings and is pressed on black and blue-yellow vinyl. You can also buy a comic book for an extra two bucks. That release features Tomorrow is Alright‘s “Stranded” and three new tunes. The Modern Lovers-esque title track is available to download above. Also, watch an animated vid for “Death Cream” and a live clip of album cut “Too Young to Burn,” below. Sonny & the Sunsets will hit the Pitchfork Music Festival this Saturday (July 17) and SF Weekly‘s All Shook Down Festival on Sunday (July 25). And on August 30, they’ll perform at Amnesia bar in their hometown for the CD/digital release of Tomorrow Is Alright, via Fat Possum.
“Death Cream”/“Too Young to Burn”:
Panda Bear: “Slow Motion” (High-Quality) MP3 Stream
During the weekend, low-bit rate Soundclouds of both cuts off Panda Bear‘s new single, “Tomboy”/“Slow Motion,” leaked onto the interwebs. If that didn’t strike your fancy enough, now audiophiles can wrap their ears around the official, high-quality iteration of sun-dappled B-side “Slow Motion.” Listen to it here.
The single dropped in vinyl format today via Paw Tracks and will be available July 20 through iTunes. “Tomboy” is the first in a series of singles leading up to the release of Panda Bear’s fourth LP with the same title. The exact release is not known
yet, but expect a firm fall street date. Tomboy‘s second single, “You Can Count on Me” b/w “Alsatian Darn,” will be released on Domino later this summer. (Via NPR.)
Big Boi
The Roots
“Shutterbugg” (Ft. The Roots, Live on Jimmy Fallon) Video
Big Boi stopped by Leno last week, but here he’s joined by The Roots crew. Questlove added live drumming to the funk-as-f#&k cut. You’re bound to watch this one again and again. (Via Prefix Mag.)
“Mmmhmm” is off Flying Lotus’ album-of-the-year-worth LP Cosmogramma and features bassist Thundercat (Sa-Ra Collective, Erykah Badu, SuicidalTendencies) and the ultra-psychedelic track got even more head-trippy today via its hallucinatory video. (Via P4k.)
The clip was lensed by the Special Problems directing team (commissioned by Warp Films) and sees strange characters floating in space. Before long a Native American version of Super Mario Bros. 2 morphs into a bad acid trip/Winamp visualizer. Oh, and there’s also lovely ladies floating on gigantic ganja leaves. Basically, enjoy the ride.
Also, check out the embedded short film, Inside the Codex: The Art of Cosmogramma, below. It’s helmed by Flying Lotus, and features album cover artist Leigh J McCloskey. Check out Flying Lotus gig dates at his website for even more trippy visuals.
Owen Pallett: Lewis Takes Off His Shirt EP Full Download
Lewis Takes Off His Shirt features the Heartland album version of “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt” as well as remixes from Dan Deacon, CFCF, and Benoît Pioulard. Simon Bookish also contributes a re-rub of “Keep the Dog Quiet” and Max Tundra pumps up “Midnight Directives.” Owen Pallett will tour with Arcade Fire, The National, Dirty Projectors, and Spoon in the fall.
Lewis Takes Off His Shirt EP:
01 Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (album version) 02 Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (Dan Deacon Remix) 03 Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (Benoît Pioulard Remix) 04 Lewis Takes Off His Shirt (CFCF Remix) 05 Keep The Dog Quiet (Simon Bookish Remix) 06 Midnight Directives (Max Tundra Remix)
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