GOLDFRAPP - Believer

Another new Goldfrapp track has surfaced. "Believer" has us believing this could be the funnest Goldfrapp album to date! Head First hits stores on March 23rd via Mute Records. Check out the new track at Idolator.

FREDRIK - Trilogi

Fredrik - Locked in the Basement [mp3]

Now a sextet, Swedish electronic band Fredrik is back with sophomore LP Trilogi, released earlier this week.

"In a lot of ways, Trilogi picks up right where Fredrik’s debut, Na Na Ni, ended. Fredrik Hultin's smoothly volatile voice and earnest northern european folk compositions sit indistinguishably on top of Lindefelt's brushed, shadowy rhythms and trademark electronica-before-electricity washes of sound."

New video for "Viskra" below, directed by Dutch filmmaker Iris Piers. Well worth watching!


Fredrik - Viskra from The Kora Records on Vimeo.

Fredrik tour dates:

02/13 - Washington, DC Crab's Claw
02/14 - New York, NY Mercury Lounge
02/15 - New York, NY Pianos
02/18 - Brooklyn, NY Union Hall
02/19 - New York, NY Permanent Records In-Store
02/10 - Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
02/21 - Harrisburg, PA Midtown Bookstore
02/22 - Washington, DC Black Cat
02/23 - Philadelphia, The M Room

New YES ALEXANDER Video - Release

Yes Alexander just released this video for her new track "Release". The clip features excerpts from Man Ray avant-garde videos. We hope this means a new solo "release" is on the horizon.



-photo by Chelsea Rae Klein

WE ARE WOLVES - Invisible Violence

We Are Wolves - Holding Hands [mp3]
We Are Wolves - Blue [mp3]

Montreal dance/rock/electro trio We Are Wolves will release their third album Invisible Violence on Dare To Care Records - digital 02/02 - physical 02/23. Uneventful, but well shot video for leadoff single "Holding Hands" below.


We Are Wolves || Holding Hands music video from Dare To Care Records on Vimeo.

Previously:

We Are Wolves on The Sky Report, July 2007


We Are Wolves || Fight & Kiss from Dare To Care Records on Vimeo.

LALI PUNA - Remember (mp3)

Lali Puna - Remember [mp3]

Lali Puna are an experimental electronic band from Munich, Germany consisting of Valerie Trebeljahr and members of The Notwist and Tied & Tickled Trio. Additionally, Yellow Magic Orchestra's Yukihiro Takahashi guests on the the new album. Our Inventions is their first LP in over five years and it's due April 6th on Morr Music.

BELOVED ROGUE - Daysleeping

Beloved Rogue - Capital Sense [mp3]

Beloved Rogue are a trio from Brooklyn who seem to have a deep affection for vintage shoegazer bands like Ride and Swervedriver. If you've read this blog for more than a minute than you might know that I'm a sucker for this kind of sound. Last fall the band released the three track ep Polaurora and they have a 7" available now at Insound. "Daysleeping" video and live dates below. More on the band here.



Upcoming live dates:

02/17 Trash Bar, Brooklyn
02/22 Cake Shop, NYC

Exclusive Listen: Sharon Van Etten

Exclusive Listen: Sharon Van Etten’s New Single “Love More”

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New YEAH YEAH YEAHS Video - Skeletons

"Skeletons" is the third music video from last year's it's Blitz! lp.

The Sky Report Winter Showcase

We are pleased to announce our winter showcase, Friday February 5th at Tandem in Bushwick. Fresh off of sold-out gigs with Passion Pit, Dirty Projectors and Telepathe, Brahms, the new project of Cale Parks, Eric Lyle Lodwick and Drew Montag Robinson, have agreed to headline our show!

RSVP for discounted entry either here or by sending your name and guests to theskyreport@yahoo.com. RSVP does not guarantee entry. First come first serve. Doors at 8:30pm.

Learn more about the bands:

BRAHMS
SHADOWBOX
FAN-TAN
DAVID SHANE SMITH

THE GOLDEN FILTER Announce Debut Album

Like We Have Band, we also tripped head over heels for The Golden Filter last year. The pair of singles "Solid Gold" and "Thunderbird" showed some serious disco promise that we haven't seen since Goldfrapp. The debut LP Voluspa hits your eardrums on April 26th, preceded by the new single "Hide Me" a week earlier on April 19th. You can stream said tracks here. Check out this cool teaser:



And while you wait for the new material, relive the magic from 2009 with these two music videos:


The Golden Filter - "Solid Gold" from The Golden Filter on Vimeo.


The Golden Filter - "Thunderbird" from The Golden Filter on Vimeo.