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Alec Ounsworth: Mo Beauty
A hauntingly gorgeous contradiction in terms On his first solo effort, the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman continues his enthusiastic experiments with strange sound combinations. He’s pensive these days—mellow and introverted—and his self-questioning lyrics are matched with a fittingly eerie sound. The album is well conceived with articulate themes running throughout, as when Ounsworth laments the fall of New Orleans in “Holy, Holy, Holy Moses” and then later channels the city’s brass-laden funeral marches into the dirt-smudged “Idiots in the Rain.” Ounsworth’s resounding use of strings, horns, piano and percussion appears and disappears at unexpected moments with beautifully unsettling... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSpoon's New Album, Transference, Coming in January
Merge Records has confirmed a Jan. 26 U.S. release of Spoon’s seventh-full length album, Transference.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTom Waits Recording Two Tracks in New Orleans
One song with Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the other about pirates and sea chanties... read more
Found in: Music, NewsIslands: Vapours
This whole album is good, just know that up front... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsDownload The Swell Season's "Low Rising"
Download The Swell Season's "Low Rising" here.The Swell Season's Strict Joy comes out Oct. 27 on Anti-.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Download Rain Machine's "Smiling Black Faces"
Download Rain Machine's "Smiling Black Faces" here.Rain Machine's self-titled debut comes out Sept. 21 on Anti-.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Download Islands' "Vapours"
Download the title track from Islands' forthcoming album, Vapours, here.Islands' Vapours will be released Sept. 22 on Anti-.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Joe Henry: Blood From Stars
Joe Henry turned out to be one of the most... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsDr. Dog Signs with Anti-, Announces Tour
Following suit behind myriad other acts like Rain Machine, Neko Case, Tom Waits, Jason Lytle and Dead Man's Bones, Philly rockers Dr. Dog have just jumped aboard the Anti- Records bandwagon. The band has begun work on a its sixth studio album, due out next year.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRyan Gosling's Band to Release Album Via Anti- in October
Apparently, actor Ryan Gosling has a talent besides being heartthrobby and making pre-teen girls cry in The Notebook: music. Gosling bonded with lesser-known actor friend Zach Shields over their love of ghosts, and the duo formed Dead Man's Bones, a self-proclaimed "gothic/gospel/showtunes" band.... read more
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