«Ακόμα με τις λίστες ασχολείστε; Φεβρουάριος έφτασε!» Αφού τα είπαμε, στο some beans το αγαπημένο μας σύνθημα είναι το «φέεεετααα»! Έτσι και αλλιώς τελείωσε ένας Ιανουάριος με λίγες ειδήσεις και ακόμα λιγότερες σημαντικές κυκλοφορίες οπότε δεν χάσατε πάρα πολλά. Και γιατί να βιαστούμε άλλωστε; Ας αφήσουμε στην άκρη τα αυτιστικά μας που μας επιβάλλουν να είμαστε πάντα στην ώρα μας (αλήθεια από πότε καθιερώθηκε αυτή η ώρα;) και επίκαιροι και ας απολαύσουμε 40 από εμένα και 40 από την uptight (σύντομα κοντά σας) επιλογές από υπέροχους δίσκους. Η καλή μουσική άλλωστε είναι πάντα επίκαιρη. 40. Micachu & the Shapes/ London Sinfonietta - Chopped & Screwed Ο δεύτερος δίσκος των Micachu είναι μια ζωντανή ηχογράφηση της μπάντας μαζί με την μικρή ορχήστρα του Λονδίνου. Μοιάζει με soundtrack τέλους του κόσμου, φοβερά ατμοσφαιρικό, μυστήριο, δυσοίωνο και περίεργο. Η μπάντα ακούγεται σα να έχει παγιδευτεί μέσα στο μάτι μιας μύγας, έχοντας μια ευρυγωνική, κάπως διεστραμμένη και σατανική άποψη για τον κόσμο. Δεν είναι άκουσμα για καλοκαιρινές βόλτες στην παραλία αλλά μια ιδιαίτερη ακρόαση που άλλοτε διαλύεται μπροστά στα μάτια σου, άλλοτε σέρνεται ακρωτηριασμένο λερώνοντας το πάτωμα και άλλοτε προσπαθεί ανεπιτυχώς να ανοίξει τα φτερά του να πετάξει μέχρι να προσγειωθεί με τα μούτρα. Αυτό το ανίερο πάντρεμα κλασσικής μουσικής και απροσάρμοστης pop επιβάλλεται να ακούστει με προσοχή και ενδιαφέρον. Για παράδειγμα: Micachu And The Shapes/ London Sinfonietta- "Not So Sure" 39. Ensemble - Excerpts Γαλλική noire pop μουσική για όλα τα εκλεπτυσμένα γούστα σύντομα σε ένα σινεμά κοντά σας. Ο ενεργός από το 1998 Olivier Alary έφτιαξε κινηματογραφική μουσική για σκοτεινά ρομάντζα, απατεώνες και προδοσίες. Ο Serge Gainsbourg είναι μία επιρροή που αναγνωρίζεται άμεσα από τον ακροατή αν και η προσέγγιση του Olivier δεν προσπαθεί να σοκάρει με την πρωτοτυπία της και την τόλμη της παρά μόνο μοιάζει με πολύ προσεγμένη αναβίωση της συγκεκριμένης μουσικής, με λιγότερα new wave στοιχεία, περισσότερα jazz και πιο ορχηστρική. Επίσης o Alary μαζί με τον Anthony Gonzalez αποδεικνύουν στους Nouvelle Vague πως υπάρχουν Γάλλοι παραγωγοί που πασχίζουν να φτιάξουν καινούργια μουσική. Για παράδειγμα: Ensemble - Excerpts 38. The Field - Looping State Of Mind Πραγματικά πολύ πετυχημένος τίτλος για δίσκο. Ο Σουηδός, τέσσερα χρόνια μετά την αναγνώριση του ντεμπούτου του που εμφανίστηκε σε αρκετές λίστες της δεκαετίας (εμένα η αγαπημένη μου ήταν αυτή που ήταν καλύτερος δίσκος της δεκαετίας μαζί με τους Abbie Gale ;-D), επιστρέφει με συνεκτικά ...

Lovers of Death Cab for Cutie will get rewarded for showing up early starting in April when Low, our not-so-slow-core-no-more neighbors from Duluth, joins them for a spate of shows. This pairing is a

Trampled by Turtles - Victory (Live at KDHX St. Louis)   Fun fact: Trampled by Turtles is from Duluth, MN, which is also the hometown of slowcore vets Low. These bands don’t have a lot in common, but it’s easy to see how a place like Duluth could inspire them both. I’ve been there. It’s cold.

Words: Simon Opie Following up Jack's top ten tracks of 2011 , here my top eleven songs of last year - featuring the likes of Low , The Dirtbombs , and The Witch">Esben And The Witch . Along with eight others. YouTube playlist below. YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: 11) Dan Mangan – 'About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All' Apart from having the longest title of any song ever, this opener from 'Oh Fortune' is a genuinely beautiful song from an album that didn’t get the attention it should have done. In the plethora of singer songwriter efforts, it ...

Trampled by Turtles will release their highly anticipated new album Stars and Satellites on April 10 via Thirty Tigers/RED. Recorded in a log home outside of Duluth, MN called “Soleil Pines,” the group enlisted the help of engineer Tom Herbers (Low, Jayhawks) and churned out an album rich wit...

Επιτέλους, ήρθε η στιγμή που περιμένατε! (Το ξέρουμε ότι δυσκολευόσασταν να κοιμηθείτε τελευταία!) Μετά από επανειλημμένες ακροάσεις σε λίγες εκατοντάδες δίσκους και μερικές χιλιάδες τραγούδια, μπορούμε πλέον να βάλουμε καπάκι στο μουσικό 2011 και να δούμε τι μας έμεινε περισσότερο. Και μας έμειναν, όπως θα δείτε σε αυτό και τα επόμενα ποστς, πολλά. Τα κομμάτια που μας άρεσαν ήταν πάρα πολλά οπότε το να ξεχωρίσουμε (και να γράψουμε για) τα κορυφαία 60 δεν ήταν καθόλου εύκολη δουλειά, αλλά δεν θέλαμε να αδικήσουμε κανένα απ'όλα όσα μας κράτησαν συντροφιά σε μια πολύ γεμάτη χρονιά. Έτσι λοιπόν... 60. Jamie Woon - "Night ...

We’ve been bringing you 10Of’11 End Of The Year Lists from bands throughout all of December, but we’re finally stoked to be bringing you some 10Of’11s from our trusted staff. Next up is PropertyOfZack’s head of promotions, Hobbes . Our staff lists are also a little more rounded out compared to some of the lists we brought you from bands, so check them out and be on the lookout for more! Top Albums of 2011 Neighborhoods   by Blink 182 Suburbia I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing by The Wonder Years The Reckoning ...

Tickets to the sixth annual Golden Plains music festival in Victoria have now officially sold out. All 8900 tickets were snapped up by Wednesday (December 28), making it the swiftest sell-out in Golden Plains’ history. There will be no last gasp “super mega” ballots, online exchange programs or tickets found under Aunty Meredith’s couch. (Although the M+N forums are generally a good place to frequent a week prior to the festival.) Golden Plains will take place, as always, over the Labour Day long weekend (March 10-12) at the Supernatural Amphitheatre in Meredith, Victoria. Acts performing include Bon Iver ...

"Especially Me" MP3 from the album C'mon 2011 iTunes The second or third time I listened to "Try to Sleep," the lead track on Low 's newest album, it became lodged in my head for the rest of the day. Not just playing somewhere in the subconscious background, mind you, but blaring right at the forefront. I couldn't stop humming the melody, walking in rhythm to that slow-mo beat, even air-drumming a little fill of my own as I went. Which is remarkable, given the sense of menace that's lurking in the lyrics. Sure, that line about ...

[ Last Update : December 9] “I hate New Year’s Eve, it’s always so anticlimactic.” – Friends of yours that don’t see live music every year. Perhaps you’ve already got a show picked out for New Year’s Eve 2011-2012. Maybe you lucked out and it’s local or maybe you’re traveling 3,000 miles or even crossing an ocean to get there. Regardless of the status of your plans, it’s always fun to know what else is going on at that exact moment all over the country. [Photo of Umphrey's McGee NYE 2010-2011 by Chad ...

We haven't heard Low attempt to channel inner turmoil quite like this for a while, largely because of Alan Sparhawk's gradual easing up of the volume knobs. That now seems to have been taken into account and found a way to co-exist with a pace that doesn't quite match their earlier slowcore sketching out but boasts a hefty emotive pull and human connection. A certain extra layer of directness has come into their world map, Sparhawk and to a lesser extent Mimi Parker being far more willing to expose their hearts in express terms, so that even ...

In a deserted, sterile bar, Invada starlet Anika stands propped up against posters of Tivoli shows past. One of these advertises Nico on November 5th of some nondescript year, and with said imagery imprinted on memory, the obligatory comparison can be concluded, considered done and dusted. Her awkwardness is amplified by the omnipresence of HD cameras that peer at her svelte figure from every angle, by the intimacy of this attic-like setting, by the headlamp glare of dazzling lights and mirror balls. Clattering through Yang Yang, I Go To Sleep, and Sadness Licks The Sun, these dub-reliant covers sound not ...

After being dealt a Low blow earlier this month – a “previously unconfirmed overseas commitment” meant the Minnesota three-piece had to postpone their Australian tour – Golden Plains have sought to consolidate their already strong line-up with two new acts. New Jersey’s Real Estate and Melbourne’s Total Control have been added to a bill that already includes CHIC (featuring the legendary Nile Rodgers), Urge Overkill, Black Lips, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Roky Erickson, Harmony and Bon Iver. Full line-up below. Making their first trip to Australia, Real Estate are cut from the same hammock-pop cloth as their Underwater Peoples ...

Summary:  Kris Humphries  has been missing in action for the past two weeks, well, at least on Twitter. The NBAer has been noticeably missing from our timelines since his last tweet on October 30th. Kris Humphries has been missing in action for the past two weeks, well, at least on Twitter. The NBAer has been noticeably missing from our timelines since his last tweet on October 30th. DETAILS: Kris Humphries Fights Back! Hires Divorce Lawyer His hiatus came as Kim Kardashian filed for divorce after 72 days of marriage on October 31st and although she has been tweeting, Mr. Humphries ...

Due to a “previously unconfirmed overseas commitment”, Minnesota three-piece Low have had to cancel their as-yet-unannounced Australian tour next March, including a spot on the bill for the sixth annual Golden Plains Festival. Organisers, however, will be announcing more bands soon. “[We] are looking to finalise the lineup for the festival in the coming weeks which will be announced as soon as practically possible,” they said in a statement. Acts performing at Golden Plains include CHIC (featuring Nile Rodgers), Urge Overkill, Harmony, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Roky Erickson and Bon Iver. Current line-up here . The final allocation of Golden ...