Great Northern stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt on KCRW recently and delivered a great set which you can view here. Be sure to tune in tomorrow the 16th as fellow Hank and Eenie Meenie Records artist Division Day will be in the studio.
It seems like the juggernaut that is the Silversun Pickups refuses to slow down. Dangerbird Records recently dropped a digital-only EP of six Silversun Pickups remixes, including two versions of “Little Lovers So Polite” and a whopping four (!) remixes of their signature hit “Lazy Eye.” Both originals are taken from their hugely successful debut full-length Carnavas.
There are no slouches on remixing duties either…contributors include Jimmy Tamborello (of Dntel and Postal Service fame), KCRW’s renown DJ Jason Bentley and fellow Dangerbird artist The One AM Radio. All tracks are killer, check out full streams of the remixes here or head over to Hank™ to give them a listen.
Ubiquitous blog Stereogum is following up their popular Radiohead tribute album with another great tribute, this time to REM’s Automatic For The People. A number of artists on the Ten Music roster are involved – including Dr. Dog (Park the Van), Dappled Cities (Dangerbird Records) and Figurines (The Control Group). As always, the time to get this group of tracks is limited – so get over there in a hurry!!!
Matthew Dear kicked off his United States tour recently at the Mercury Lounge in NYC. The tour, which has seen the well known DJ/Producer step out from behind the decks and pick up guitars, drum sticks and really whatever else he can get his hands on, has people buzzing. Flavorpill and Blender both covered the event. Dear will coming to a city near you soon – with the Mobius Band – in a tour not to be missed.
The Mobius Band are set to release their new album “Heaven” and after listening to it – it’s the far and away the best work I have heard from them. I can’t tell you how amazing this record is, beyond that – instrumental versions are also available of all the new songs!! The album is poppy, experimental and is laden with amazing hooks and swells. One of the most unique sounds is the sound that they played with on this album – short circuiting keyboards. Hard to explain, great to listen to – check it out.
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