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The Strange Boys Sign to Rough Trade, Tour With Julian Casablancas, Prep New Album for 2010
A band name like “The Strange Boys” could allude to all sorts of things. Is their music particularly strange? Are the band members themselves strange fellas? Are they all pre-pubescent gents just trying to strike out against their please-be-normal parents? Turns out, none of these are true. In fact, maybe the strangest thing about them is that you haven’t gotten to know them yet. The band’s pours garage-rock grime over catchy pop tunes like pros. Remedy that right here.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAlela Diane and Alina Hardin Ready Alela and Alina EP
Despite the fact that Portland, Ore. folk singer Alela Diane told us this year that she fell into music accidentally, it seems she's really getting the hang of it. Not only is her second LP, To Be Still, one of the year's best, but on Oct. 6, she'll release Alela and Alina, a six-song EP featuring Diane and fellow folkie Alina Hardin.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSuper Furry Animals Seek #1 Fan for Video Premiere
Super Furry Animals are on the hunt for their biggest fan. Whoever is deemed the No. 1 devotee will get to premiere the new video for "Mt." on their blog/MySpace/Facebook/online platform of choice and the folks at Rough Trade Records will direct traffic to that site.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSuper Furry Animals: Dark Days/Light Years
“Where do you wanna go? / ’Cause we could go anywhere,” Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys vows... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSuper Furry Animals document new-album process
As previously reported, Super Furry Animals will release their ninth album as a digital download on March 16 and as a physical copy on April 21 via Rough Trade. And now the restless Welsh rockers have announced the release of a documentary that follows them through the recording process of their still-untitled, forthcoming album.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAlela Diane: To Be Still
There's a powerful weariness to 25-year-old Alela Diane's voice... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsRough Trade to release Alela Diane's To Be Still Feb. 17
Nevada City, Calif. singer/songwriter Alela Diane released her first album, The Pirate's Gospel, in 2006. Two years later, its haunting folk still lingered enough to land her a spot among the Best of What's Next, but we couldn't be happier that Rough Trade, which signed Alela this fall, has finally announced the release of her second LP, To Be Still, coming Feb. 17, 2009.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEmiliana Torrini: Me and Armini
Lord of the Rings singer makes Sunday-morning musicA diva/chanteuse somewhere between the bad-girl anti-heroics of Lily Allen and the Sunday morning adulthood of Norah Jones, Emiliana Torrini sings with the inquisitiveness of fellow Icelander Björk. On Me and Armini, Torrini’s sixth album (third international), her songs are set into glittering poptronics by collaborator Dan Carey, with whom Torrini once co-wrote and co-produced songs for Kylie Minogue. The two aren’t afraid to aim for absolute hookiness. “Some people think that I’m heading for a meltdown,” she sings on the reggae-influenced title track (and obvious single). In places, the album feels a... read more
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