Die Rock-Band Islands lassen vorab in ihr anstehendes Album "A Sleep & A Forgetting" hören und veröffentlichen die Platte im Stream. Am 17. Februar wird sie in unseren Plattenläden erhältlich via Anti/Indigo erhältlich sein ( motor.de berichtete ). Einen ersten Eindruck konnten wir uns schon Anfang Dezember mit dem Video zum Track "This Is not A Song" machen, welches mit reduzierten Bildern und dem Kontrast von Licht und Schatten spielte ( motor.de berichtete ). Im Gegensatz zu dem eher sinistren Cover besticht der Langspieler durch fröhliche Töne. Wer sich noch unsicher oder schon ungeduldig ist, kann sich hier überzeugen: Islands - "A Sleep ...

During a show at Pop Montreal in September, Plants and Animals introduced a fiery cover of Wolf Parade's "I'll Believe in Anything" thusly: "This is by one of the first bands that ever took us out on tour and showed us how to rock, as it were." If the latter part of that statement is in fact true, then we have one more reason to thank the now-defunct Montreal outfit. Because over the years, Plants and Animals' knuckle-balling blend of indie rock has been a vibrant, constantly rewarding reminder of their hometown's mid-aughties moment. "Song for Love ...

The City Streets are a band on a mission.  A few missions, actually. The Montreal-based band (originally from Edmonton) has two new full length albums in the pipelines: Winter Lightning was recorded with Howard Bilerman (Fire">Arcade Fire, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wolf Parade)  at Montreal’s almost legendary Hotel2Tango studios, and Sawdust & Rum, recorded by [...]

Handsome Furs@Belly Up, San Diego, Ca. I may be breaking a commandment when I admit to the fact that I covet Dan Boeckners’ wife.  But than again I also covet his life, and his band geneology and pretty much everything about him.  Having performed in bands such as Atlas Strategic and Wolf Parade and now fronting Handsome Furs with wife Alexei Perry make him completely covetable.  It gets even worse when seeing them live.  This is the second time [...]

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Der amerikanische Singer-Songwriter Andrew Bird hat den ersten Song aus seinem neuen Langspieler "Break It Yourself" veröffentlicht. Der Nachfolger des 2009 erschienenen " Noble Beast ", für dessen Aufnahme er die eigene Scheune auf der elterlichen Farm in Illinois nutzte, wird voraussichtlich Anfang März in die hiesigen Plattenregale wandern. An dieser Stelle könnt ihr in den vielversprechenden Song reinhören und das Artwork mit vollständiger Trackliste bestaunen: Andrew Bird – "Eyeoneye" "Break It Yourself" – Tracklist: 01. Desperation Breeds… 02. Polynation 03. Danse Caribe 04. Give It Away 05. Eyeoneye 06. Lazy Projector 07. Near Death Experience Experience 08. Behind the Barn 09. Lusitania 10 ...

When we first heard Icelandic band Who Knew a few years ago, we fell in love. Their upbeat rock anthems and impassioned delivery reminded us of some of our favorite indie groups closer to home — in fact, their similarity to Spencer Krug’s on Wolf Parade was hard to deny. But like all Icelandic bands Read more...

by teepoo Happy Saturday! Aaron and Alia- Wicked Game (Chris Isaak Cover) SolarSolar- Albatross (Wild Beasts Cover) Here’s Plants and Animals covering Wolf Parade:

Ho. So the year has started so far ok. First of all, it is still freakishly chilly in California. Freezing during nights. But warmth is on the way and all is good. January can be quite sour and depressive - but help is on the way. This masterful mix! Ha! Over 70 minutes of pure bliss. The Shins give us a hint of their new album - they are always rather nice to listen to. Smooth and melodic, and this song is no different. Charming, playful and fun to listen to. The canadian band Plants & Animals have long been a favorite of ...

Honour Before Glory is the new solo project from Whiskas (¡Forward, Russia! / Dance To The Radio). While initially little material emerged at first it was immediately picked up by the likes of Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens, and warranted comparisons as varied as M83, Wolf Parade and My Bloody...

Honourable Mentions: Sunparlour Players , Us Little Devils ; Ohbijou , Metal Meets ; Raleigh , New Times In Black and White ; Sun Wizard , Positively 4th Avenue 24. Dinosaur Bones , My Divider Dinosaur Bones may not have achieved the superstardom I was predicting back in the spring -- at least not yet -- but if and when it comes calling, My Divider shows that they're more than ready. Download " N.Y.E. " 23. Honheehonhee , Shouts Yes, the very best parts of Shouts may make Honheehonhee sound like a more unhinged version of Fire">Arcade Fire. Why is that a problem again? This is an album brimming ...

( Teil 2 ) ( Teil 3 ) ( Teil 4 ) ( Teil 5 ) ( Teil 6 ) ( Teil 7 ) ( Teil 8 ) Platz 66 Those Dancing Days - Daydreams & Nightmares Während das Debüt mehr ein Singles-plus-Rest-Ding war, gelang den Schwedinnen ihr zweites Popalbum rundum erfreulich. Von synthetisch unterstrichenem Phoenix-Funkeln über dunkel verhangene Atmo-Schleicher bis zu frenetischem Davonrasen - am schönsten beim Stalker-Hymnchen I Know Where You Live Pt. 2 - lieferte Daydreams & Nightmares genug gute Gründe, das vorläufige Ende der Band zu bedauern. [Stream/MP3] Those Dancing Days - Can't Find Entrance [Albumstream] Those Dancing Days - Daydreams & Nightmares Platz 65 Milk Maid - Yucca Viel 90er Retrogeschrammel in eher typisch amerikanischem Sound ...

Platz 66 Those Dancing Days - Daydreams & Nightmares Während das Debüt mehr ein Singles-plus-Rest-Ding war, gelang den Schwedinnen ihr zweites Popalbum rundum erfreulich. Von synthetisch unterstrichenem Phoenix-Funkeln über dunkel verhangene Atmo-Schleicher bis zu frenetischem Davonrasen - am schönsten beim Stalker-Hymnchen I Know Where You Live Pt. 2 - lieferte Daydreams & Nightmares genug gute Gründe, das vorläufige Ende der Band zu bedauern. [Stream/MP3] Those Dancing Days - Can't Find Entrance [Albumstream] Those Dancing Days - Daydreams & Nightmares Platz 65 Milk Maid - Yucca Viel 90er Retrogeschrammel in eher typisch amerikanischem Sound gab's dieses Jahr von jungen Brit-Bands serviert. Yuck, Mazes, Fanzine waren aber ebenso ...

Huh. It would appear I blog about the Handsome Furs more often than I thought. I mean, there’s good reason to, they’re a great duo out of Montreal (Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Atlas Strategic) and his wife Alexei Perry). Their 2011 album “Kapital”, their third, made them even more fans, and they were busy touring [...]