New VIVIAN GIRLS Video - 'Tell the World'

For those of you who have wanted to get your hands on a copy of the Vivian Girls' sold out debut LP, you will finally get your chance. The album will be re-released September 30th via In the Red Records. In conjunction with the release, Vivian Girls have made an official video for the standout track "Tell the World". Very low budget and simple, the girls showcase their deadpan humor against a green screen, driving (and playing) their way into the woods.

BOAT - 'Topps'

Boat are an awesome indie band from Seattle who have garnered a devoted fanbase after two LP's. With a third album in the pipeline, Boat dropped the Topps 7" earlier this summer and I have grown quite fond of the adorable title track. You can grab it over at worms vs. birds.

More info on Boat here.

HELOISE AND THE SAVOIR FAIRE

Heloise and the Savoir Faire are a super fun NYC based band with buckets of charisma to spare. Their official debut LP Trash, Rats & Microphones was released last spring on Elijah Wood's label Simian Records (a division of Yep Roc). Stream various tracks here.

The latest single "Illusions" also has an entertaining new music video. Check it out...

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TV ON THE RADIO - 'Golden Age'

"Golden Age" is the first single and video from TV on the Radio's latest album Dear Science, due September 22nd on Interscope. Various tracks from the album are now streaming here. On first listen I'm really digging it. Check out the brand new video via Spinner.

Review STUDIO - Yearbook 2 80%

It would be natural to compare Yearbook 2 to its 2007 predecessor, Studio's debut release Yearbook 1. After all, the title does imply “sequel”. But rather, Yearbook 2 consists solely of seven remixes completed by the duo in the last year, resulting in a cohesive long-player that almost convinces you that it is actually an album of original material. In fact, these “remixes” are more like covers (or "versions" as the liner notes state).

Studio are Dan Lissvik and Rasmus Hagg from Gothenberg, Sweden, a region not typically associated with island sounds and tropical landscapes. But that is exactly what Yearbook 2 offers-Balearic seaside music, rich with gorgeous melodic guitars and unobtrusive disco beats.

The album kicks off with a radical interpretation of “Brown Piano” by London’s A Mountain of One. The track is transformed into a sprawling, space age, chill-flamenco opus and is nearly unrecognizable when played back to back with the original. The “Possible Remake” of Shout Out Louds’ “Impossible” maintains its pop origin, successfully layered with uplifting acoustic guitars and a more pronounced dance edge.

The gorgeous take on "Room Without a Key" by The Rubies is a dreamy, atmospheric meditation, perfectly suited for watching a sunset on a beautiful beach in the tropics. Things get darker on "Escape From Chinatown", originally by Brooklyn DJ Brennan Green. The track fuses a sinister synth crunch with the trademark Studio acoustic guitars and at times recalls the minimalist electronic sounds of Kraftwerk.

With Kylie Minogue’s “2 Hearts”, the grand glam-rock sound is stripped away completely, replaced (again) with acoustic guitars and a slowed-down, sultry beat. The reincarnation is remarkable, resulting in a sound far more Studio than Kylie and vastly more interesting than the original.

For a remix album, Yearbook 2 is hugely satisfying, constantly pushing the boundaries of modern remixing. Studio have infused their own sound and style into these reinterpretations, truly making each track all their own. I can’t wait to see what these guys come up with on their next proper LP.

Originally published at kevchino.com.

EL GUINCHO - 'Palmitos Park'

Taken from the album Alegranaza!, El Guincho's "Palmitos Park" is the most refreshing end of summer track I've heard this year. And the new video suits the song so perfectly, I have fallen in love.

The album is slated to be re-issued by XL Recordings later this year, but for now I'll just keep streaming the assorted tracks now playing at El Guincho's Myspace page.

LYKKE LI Played (le) Poisson Rouge

Lykke recently played the new Manhattan venue (le) Poisson Rouge, inspiring the small but crowded cabaret with her promising live presence. Commanding her way through tracks such as "Dance Dance Dance", "I'm Good, I'm Gone", "Little Bit", and "Breaking It Up", Lykke Li proved she is serious. Her music is the type that could be easily written off by music snobs as trite pop, but for real, she is a songstress, destined to be heard.

It has been pointed out that this would probably be the last time to see this talent in such a unique, tiny space. Did I mention it was also in the round? This just added to the special experience of this performance. Not to mention the fact that the setlist also included covers of Vampire Weekend and A Tribe Called Quest.


Setlist:

Dance, Dance, Dance
Let It Fall
I'm Good, I'm Gone
Hanging High
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
Little Bit
Complaint Department
Window Blues
Tonight
Breaking It Up

ENCORE:
Time Flies
Can I Kick It?

-all photos by Scot Bowman and Derek Morris 2008

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LOVE IS ALL - A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night

Love is All have announced the long-awaited details of their sophomore LP, the follow-up to Nine Times That Same Song (2006). The new disc, titled A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night will see a November 11th release via What's Your Rupture.

A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night tracklist:

01 New Beginnings
02 Give It Back
03 Movie Romance
04 Last Choice
05 Sea Sick
06 Wishing Well
07 When Giants Fall
08 Rumors
09 Big Bangs, Black Holes, Meteorites
10 A More Uncertain Future
11 19 Floors

In conjunction with the new album, my favorite Swedes will return to the States for a brief Northeastern tour, including an opening slot for Of Montreal at Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan. The band will also join Of Montreal in Washington DC and Asheville, NC.

10-08 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
10-09 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10-10 New York, NY - Roseland
10-11 Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary
10-12 Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase
10-13 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's

Love is All - Ageing Had Never Been His Friend
(live at Market Hotel, Bushwick - June 2008)

CRYSTAL CASTLES Playing CMJNew 'Crimewaves' Video

Crystal Castles will headline a CMJ showcase at Webster Hall on October 23rd, with Fujiya & Miyagi, WhoMadeWho, and Lymbyc Systm in support. This will be a major highlight of the annual marathon, which descends on the city for five days October 21-25. You can still buy tickets here.

The controversial 8-bit duo play up their post-goth image with the new video for "Crimewaves", the robot-chic cover of HEALTH's modern apocalyptic classic.

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