Wreck The Tape Deck

Fanfarlo, the London based indie/ folk pop sextet’s debut album, Resevoir,  sounds a lot like David Byrne meets Arcade Fire. Produced by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol) and lead by Sweedish singer/ songwritter Simon Balthazar, Resevoir is chock full of well-crafted yet simple songs which make heavy use of trumpets, violins, guitars, drums, xylophones, saws (yes, saws) and banjos (yes, banjos). The entire album can be downloaded on iTunes currently for only $5.99 ( a wise investment), and you can also check them out live tonight at the Troubadour.  Even David Bowie claimed Fanfarlo one of his favorite new bands back in March (you realize I just name dropped David Bowie, which is why I’m able to keep this post short and sweet, like a chocolate covered midget).

The song below for “I’m A Pilot” speaks for itself.

More of their videos can be watched here on their website

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Fanfarlo, the London based indie/folk pop sextet has their debut album, Resevoir, out now in the US. Produced by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol), Fanfarlo sounds like David Byrne meets Arcade Fire. Lead Sweedish singer/ songwritter Simon Balthazar creates well-crafted, simple songs which make heavy use of trumpets, violins, guitars, drums, xylophones, saws (yes, saws) and banjos (yes, banjos). The entire album can be downloaded on iTunes currently for only $5.99 (a wise investment), and you can also check them out live at the Troubadour on September 15th. Even David Bowie claimed Fanfarlo one of his favorite new bands back in March (you realize I just name dropped David Bowie, which is why I’m able to keep this post short and sweet, like a chocolate covered midget).

The song below for “I’m A Pilot” speaks for itself.

More of their videos can be watched here on their website

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Cymbals Eat Guitars – “And the Hazy Sea”

This is our final update on the Pitchfork 2K9 schedule, barring any last second changes. Our previous update was missing a lot of these bands, plus the time schedule and stages weren’t listed yet. This should be the final lineup (*Updates are in bold):

Built to Spill 8:40 (A)
The Jesus Lizard 7:20 (C)
Yo La Tengo 6:10 (A)
Tortoise 5:00 (C)

The National 8:40 (A)
The Black Lips 8:30 (B) (moved from Sunday)
Matt & Kim 7:30 (B)
Beirut 7:25 (C)
Lindstrøm 6:30 (B)
Doom 6:15 (A)
Wavves 5:30 (B)
Yeasayer 5:15 (C)
Ponytail 4:30 (B)
Final Fantasy 4:15 (A)
Bowerbirds 3:35 (B)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart 3:20 (C)
The Antlers 2:40 (B)
Fucked Up 2:30 (A)
Plants and Animals 1:45 (C)
The Dutchess and The Duke 1:45 (B)
Cymbals Eat Guitars 1:00 (A)
Disappears 1:00 (B)


The Flaming Lips 8:40 (A)
The Very Best 8:30 (B)
Mew 7:30 (B)
Grizzly Bear 7:25 (C)
Vivian Girls 6:30 (B)
M83 6:15 (A)
Japandroids 5:30 (B)
The Walkmen 5:15 (C)
DJ/Rupture 4:30 (B)
The Thermals 4:15 (A)
Women 3:35 (B)
Pharoahe Monch 3:20 (C)
Killer Whales 2:40 (B)
Blitzen Trapper 2:30 (A)
Frightened Rabbit 1:45 (C)
Dianogah 1:45 (B)
The Mae Shi 1:00 (A)
Michael Columbia 1:00 (B)

The concert takes place on July 17th – July 19th in Chicago’s Union Park. They’ve added some great bands, The Thermals, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Beirut… this has shaped up to be an amazing event. At this point, tickets for Sunday are SOLD OUT. So are two-day passes. There are limited tickets left for Friday and Saturday so if you still wanna be one of the cool kids, get tix here. More info here.

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I’ll be honest, I don’t know much about Mark Mulcahy, but wikipedia does. He was the frontman for Miracle Legion and Polaris who were responsible for the music and theme song of Nickelodeon’s, The Adventure’s of Pete & Pete…. Yes. That I know much about.

I’m guessing it’s because he was part of such an amazing television show that he’s got an amazing cast of famous musician bros. His wife just died, leaving him to care of 3 year old twins, so his musical-bro-posse put together a tribute/benefit album for the guy. Awww.

Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy is due out September 29th. Seriously, amazing talent involved, here’s the tracklist:

01 Thom Yorke: “All for the Best”
02 The National: “Ashamed of the Story I Told”
03 Michael Stipe: “Everything’s Coming Undone”
04 David Berkeley: “Love’s the Only Thing That Shuts Me Up”
05 Dinosaur Jr.: “The Backyard”
06 Chris Harford and Mr. Ray Neal: “Micon the Icon”
07 Frank Black: “Bill Jocko”
08 Vic Chesnutt: “Little Man”
09 Unbelievable Truth: “Ciao My Shining Star”
10 Butterflies of Love: “I Have Patience”
11 Chris Collingwood of Fountains of Wayne: “Cookie Jar”
12 Frank Turner: “The Quiet One”
13 Rocket From the Tombs: “In Pursuit of Your Happiness”
14 Ben Kweller: “Wake Up Whispering”
15 Josh Rouse: “I Woke Up in the Mayflower”
16 Autumn Defense: “Paradise”
17 Hayden: “Happy Birthday Yesterday”
18 Juliana Hatfield: “We’re Not in Charleston Anymore”
19 Mercury Rev: “Sailors and Animals”
20 Elvis Perkins: “She Watches Over Me”
21 Sean Watkins: “A World Away From This One”

Pete & Pete Opening Theme

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Good morning nation. Just want to continue getting everyone excited about the Pitchfork Festival going down in mid-July. The first update was in the beginning of April, here’s what’s happened since (*UPDATES are in bold):

Friday, July 17
“Write the Night: Set Lists by Request”:
Built to Spill
The Jesus Lizard
Yo La Tengo
Tortoise

Saturday, July 18
The National
Pharoahe Monch (moved to Sunday)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
DOOM
Yeasayer
Fucked Up
Plants and Animals
Matt & Kim
Lindstrøm
Wavves
Ponytail
Charles Hamilton
The Duchess and The Duke
Disappears
+ many more!

Sunday, July 19
The Flaming Lips
Grizzly Bear
The Walkmen
Vivian Girls
M83
Pharoahe Monch
Blitzen Trapper
Frightened Rabbit
The Mae Shi
The Black Lips
The Very Best
Mew
Japandroids
DJ/Rupture
Women
Dianogah
+ many more!

Wow. The addition of M83, Blitzen Trapper, Frightened Rabbit, The Black Lips, DOOM, Yeasayer, Wavves… Damn, it’s looking a lot more fun.

This is going to get bigger and better so I’m gonna keep you updated as soon as word gets out. Tickets are on sale now for $35. The action takes place July 17th to July 19th in Chicago’s Union Park.

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something to artificially sweeten your morning coffee. doing a music edition today… Castanets have long been one of my favorite bands, and the song You Are The Blood is so beautiful it makes me cry. literally. well the song is also big with the kids these days, and the Dark Was The Night Red Hot Charity compilation that TINTothy posted about earlier features not one, but TWO incredible renditions of an already great song from Sufjan Stevens (the second with an assist from Buck 65 and Serengeti)… so i’m posting all three here for your listening pleasure. so buy the album for charity, and then go out and give the artists money somehow. i recommend untraceable small bills via direct donations. or you can buy them hookers. free sex is always a nice way to show someone that you care. (jesus satan is also accepting donations.)

Castanets – You Are The Blood

Sufjan Stevens – You Are The Blood

Buck 65, Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti – Blood, Pt. 2

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Really, the point of this post is this song:

Yeasayer – “Tightrope”

I slid by this album a few weeks ago but hot damn, it’s fucking good. It was put together by Red Hot, an organization based out of NY that arranges albums to raise money for AIDS charities. So anyway, here’s the projected line up from Dark Was The Night’s site:

Sunday May 3 at Radio City Music Hall featuring several of the artists that contributed to the compilation including Dave Sitek, Dirty Projectors, Feist, My Brightest Diamond, The National, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings plus more to be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, March 13 at 11am via Ticketmaster. Dark Was The Night – Live begins at 8pm (doors will open at 7).

Since then we’ve heard David Byrne and Grizzly Bear will be joining in the ruckus, according to Feist. Who may or may not be lying. But that’d be mean. And I don’t picture her as a liar, her voice is too delicate for harsh words. Although I suppose that’s how they get ya… (seriously I don’t know who’s confirmed but it will be a great show regardless).

Tickets on sale here!

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Eyyo kids, this is a labor of love. Just want to start getting everyone excited about the Pitchfork Festival going down in mid-July. Here’s the initial lineup:

Friday, July 17
“Write the Night: Set Lists by Request”:
Built to Spill
The Jesus Lizard
Yo La Tengo
Tortoise

Saturday, July 18
The National
Pharoahe Monch
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
+ many more!

Sunday, July 19
The Flaming Lips
Grizzly Bear
The Walkmen
Vivian Girls
+ many more!

This is going to get bigger and better so I’m gonna keep you updated as soon as word gets out. Tickets are on sale now for $35. The action takes place July 17th to July 19th in Chicago’s Union Park.

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