Finally, I get another chance to hear the killer song “Cold Light” from Operators. Watch the band at the after party of MusicFestNW at Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Oregon, as part of Pitchfork’s Nightcap Series. Last week at Festival Music House in Toronto, Operators closed their set with this track, which I can only assume will be on their upcoming full-length release.
New York-based folker Sam Amidon‘s new long player, “Bright Sunny South”, is now up for advanced listening on Pitchfork Advance. The perenially-overlooked Amidon’s upcoming release takes some off of the rough edges of his previous work, but this doesn’t come at the expense of his identity; this is still the same off-beat artist we’ve come to know.
There are several unforeseen turns throughout, but Amidon has found a buildup that makes for a deliciously pertinent release.
“Bright Sunny South” is available May 14 on Nonesuch Records.
Head to Pitchfork Advance to hear the album, or take a listen to “My Old Friend” from the record below.
Videos up online of Bon Iver playing the late night shows. Def worth a click.
–“Holocene” on Jimmy Fallon (via P4k)
–“Calgary” and “Skinny Love” on Colbert (Stereogum)
Btw, if you haven’t noticed with all my Bon Iver related posts, I love this new record.
Good day for music, I’ve been finding great things in my inbox and on the blogs. While perusing Pitchfork, I came across Washed Out‘s new track “Eyes Be Closed”, off Ernest Greene’s upcoming Sub Pop release Within And Without. I totally dig this track, reminds of a perfect soundtrack to tropical Travelogues. Perhaps it was that fan video for “Feel It All Around” that pigeonholed his sound for me, but these two tracks share a similarity it the high-tom fill-in build to the end chorus. Download the track in the widget below.
–Chromewaves reviews Snowblink.
–Exclaim! has a new track from Canadian Music Legends Sloan, celebrating 20 years with new LP and the song “Follow The Leader“.
–Pitchfork has a track from 13 & God, a project between German electro-pop outfitthe Notwist and avant-rap crews Themselves and Subtle. I’m a fan so far in “Old Age“.
-If you’re a fan of Dr Dog, you’re going to probably love The Devil Whale. Check out “Barracudas“.
–Stereogum has a new track from TV On The Radio. Thats right, they’re back. Check out “Will Do”.
–Gorilla vs. Bear has a live video of Julianna Barwick.
Finally, you’ll be seeing a lot of pre-sxsw coverage on this site as I make my picks of who I’d like to see at the festival. You just won’t see any coverage as its happening, as I won’t be going this year. Do512.com (An Austin entertainment site) has put together a page for all the bands that I’ve talked about here that are attending this years festival. With streaming playlists (via Grooveshark widgets) and schedules. I had no idea it existed until I got the e-mail today. Works for me.