Anne Marie Almedal – Memory Lane

ANNE MARIE ALMEDAL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ’MEMORY LANE’ OUT JUNE 3RD THROUGH +47/PROPER MUSIC DISTRIBUTION AND RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “WINTER SONG”

Memory Lane is the latest album to showcase the visionary folk of Norwegian songstress Anne Marie Almedal.

“Memory Lane” is a sweeping collection of songs, timeless in sound, a panorama of nostalgia, with flashes of psych-folk, cinematic classicism all wrapped up in Anne Marie’s powerful voice. Her personal history takes in stints with art-rock groups, features with the likes of Dazed And Confused, long tours and long days – but as she settled in Norway with producer, and British husband, Nicholas, they began to collaborate on a more intimate sound – one influenced by seminal folk records, acoustic instrumentation and the icy, spectral surroundings of their adopted hometown.

From the subtle, sparse production twinned to a beautiful melody of opener “Back To Where It Started” right through to closer “The Wanderers”, the album skits back and forth between the organic sounds of their 60′s and 70′s folk influences through to a telling sign to their location – a confident approach to modern pop warmth twinned with the dark, introspective lyrics that the Scandinavians have been doing so well in recent years, the confidence is unmistakable. The record contains both hooks and heart, a testament to Anne Marie’s songwriting and vocal skills.

Already building further success in her home country of Norway, the support of legendary producer John Wood and folk legend Danny Thompson should help her find a place amongst the folk audience and wider in the UK too.

Produced by Nicholas Sillitoe.

Mixed by John Wood (producer/engineer for Nick Drake/John Martyn/Incredible String Band/Nico/John Cale/Cat Stevens/Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Pink Floyd).

Features:

Danny Thompson (Pentangle/Nick Drake/John Martyn/Kate Bush/Talk Talk/Everything But The Girl)

Kjetil Grande (Grammy award winning guitarist),
Katharine Blake (Miranda Sex Garden)
Conrad Lambert (Merz)

Recorded & mixed in Kristiansand, Norway & State Of The Ark, London.

Anne Marie Almedal – Winter Song

Ane Brun – Worship feat. José González (Official Video HD)

Acrylics – Molly’s Vertigo (Gung-Ho! Recordings) Free Download!!

Acrylics, aka Molly Shea and Jason Klauber, debut album, Lives and Treasure was released in the UK this month on Gung-Ho! Recordings. In celebration the band have made the single, Molly’s Vertigo available to download for free.

Teen heartache given pop form
(NME)

Its the record to soundtrack your summer days to, to feel the sun’s rays with, and to simply kick back and escape with
(Subba-Cultcha)

Meticulous pop romantics whisper sweet somethings
(Spin Magazine)

The perfect setting for a secret, late-night, lovers rendezvous
(Music is Amazing)

Download Acrylics – Molly’s Vertigo (Gung-Ho! Recordings)

More on Acrylics

Acrylics – ‘Lives And Treasure’

Acrylics Debut To Get Full UK Release
“Teen heartache given pop form” (NME)
“Meticulous pop romantics whisper sweet somethings” (Spin Magazine)
“The perfect setting for a secret, late-night, lovers’ rendezvous” (Music is Amazing)

Described by Pitchfork as “a fine and detail-oriented album”, the Acryilcs debut received praise from a variety of US tastemaker blogs and press when the album was released in the US earlier this year (via Friendly Fire / Hot Sands).

“‘Lives and Treasure’, which showcases a sound malleable enough to assimilate new wave, country, lite-funk, art-pop, and more. ‘Sparrow Song’ is an ingenuous ode to Kate Bush’s spacey electronic pop. The chilly disco-rock of ‘Nightwatch’ has a sultry, hooky vocal that recalls Suzanne Vega’s ‘Tom’s Diner’. Shades of Sinead O’Connor, Fleetwood Mac, Natalie Merchant, and American Music Club loom large. But traces of modern big-tent indie can be found as well. ‘The Window’, with its woolly vocals and webbed acoustic arpeggios, splits the difference between Bright Eyes and Elliot Smith, while ‘Asian Pear’ develops from dreamy beginnings into a lean tremolo-guitar anthem with the barking grandeur of Wolf Parade” – Pitchfork
ACRYLICS ‘LIVES AND TREASURE’ – TRACKLISTING:
1. Counting Sheep
2. Molly’s Vertigo
3. The Window
4. Sparrow Song
5. Nightwatch
6. Tortoise Shell Shades
7. It’s Cool Here
8. Asian Pear
9. Lives & Treasure
10. The Catacomb

Acyrilics ‘Lives and Treasure’ is released 11th July on CD & Digital DownloadGung Ho! Recordings (via Universal)

Acrylics — Sparrow Song (Feat. Caroline Polachek)

Counting Sheep’ (Live & Acoustic) http://youtu.be/rylB1BIn8UQ
‘It’s Cool Here’ (Live & Acoustic) http://youtu.be/rylB1BIn8UQ

Marianne Faithful New Album Horses and High Heels June 28th+Free Download

Marianne Faithful to Release Horses and High Heels 

in the US on June 28^th on Naïve Records
 

Marianne Faithful will release her 23^rd album, Horse and High Heels, in the US  on June 28^th via Naïve Records.  The collection of songs consists of four originals and eight covers ranging from Carol King’s “Going Back” to Greg Dulli & Mark Lanegan’s “The Stations.”  Four of the tracks feature virtuosic guitarist John Porter (Eric Clapton, The Smiths) while Lou Reed and Dr. John/MC5’s Wayne Kramer each make cameos on multiple songs.
 

Click HERE to stream/download the brand new track
“Why Did We Have To Part?”
Iconic, influential, and inimitable, Marianne has been an entrancing and creative musical presence for the past 47 years.  Beginning with her debut single, “As Tears Go By” (1964, the first song ever written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards), Marianne has created an enduring legacy with her distinct, emotive, and truly haunting voice.   She has also established herself as a powerful songwriter with a gift for crafting visceral melodies and deeply resonant lyrics.  Her artistic fearlessness has led her to sing with legends like David Bowie and Metallica, and collaborate with a younger generation of musicians she influenced such as Beck, Morrissey, Billy Corgan and Blur.
 
Horses and High Heels was recorded in New Orleans and features a core of masterful local musicians.  It was produced by Hal Willner (Laurie Anderson, Allen Ginsberg), who also helmed Marianne’s critically-acclaimed 2009 collection of covers and duets: Easy Come, Easy Go. The songs touch on everything from soul, blues, folk, country, jazz-pop perkiness, and beguiling guitar-rock.  Much like the rest of her career, the only consistent theme or style of the album is Marianne herself.

Download:Cass McCombs – The Lonely Doll

 

‘The Lonely Doll’ is taken from Cass McCombs’ WIT’S END, his fifth-and-a-half album and third on Domino, out now in Europe and April 26th in North America.

Download:Cass McCombs – The Lonely Doll

Listen to the opening track ‘County Line’ here: Cass McCombs – County Line by DominoRecordCo/

Cass McCombs
WIT’S END (DNO296/WIG269)
CD/LP/DIG/Cassette

US & Euro tour
May 4 – Troubadour, Los Angeles *
May 5 – Swedish American Hall, San Francisco *
May 7 – Waldorf Hotel, Vancouver *
May 8 – Tractor Tavern, Seattle * 
May 9 – Mississippi Studios, Portland * 
May 10 – Cafe 939, Boston $
May 12 – Bowery Ballroom, New York ^
May 16 – Razzmattazz 3, Barcelona
May 17 – L’Ecorxador, Elche
May 18 – Nasti, Madrid
May 19 – Marco, Vigo
May 20 – ZDB Gallery, Lisbon
May 21 – Café De La Danse, Paris
May 22 – Paradiso, Amsterdam
May 23 – Old St Marys Church, London
May 24 – Old Blue Last, London
May 25 – Cluny 2, Newcastle
May 26 – Grand Social, Dublin
May 27 – Captains Rest, Glasgow
May 29 – Merleyn, Nijmegen
May 31 – Loppen, Copenhagen
June 1 – Teatern, Sodra
June 2 – Inkonst , Malmo
Sep 2-4 – End Of The Road Festival, Larmer Tree Gardens

* w/ Frank Fairfield
^ w/ Jana Hunter
$ w/ Sleepy Very Sleepy

For more information, please visit:
http://dominorecordco.com/witsend
http://www.facebook.com/CassMcCombs
WIT’S END on iTunes http://www.smarturl.it/witsenditunes

Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi – Two Against One – starring Jack White (Preview)

Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi Present – Rome – Starring Jack White & Norah Jones –

Rome Album Out May 16th (UK) and May 17th (US)

Pre-order Rome Album from:
ITUNES – http://bit.ly/RomeiTunes

Antony and the Johnsons Announce Swanlights EP + TED Conference Performance!

Antony and the Johnsons Announce “Swanlights” EP,
 
April 26 on Secretly Canadian
 
Release 10” Verison for Record Store Day
 
Play TED Conference

Antony and the Johnsons will release the “Swanlights” EP  digitally and on 10”via Secretly Canadian on April 26. A CD version is forthcoming.  The 10” vinyl will be available on Record Store Day, April 16. The EP includes a remix of the title track by Oneohtrix Point Never as well as two exclusive b-sides.  Antony’s sister, Sara Hegarty, directed the “Swanlgihts” video. Antony has described the concept of swanlights as “the reflection of light on the surface of the water at night and the moment when a spirit jumps out of a body and turns into a violet ghost. “
 
Antony and the Johnsons have also announced a performance at the TED Conference in Long Beach, CA on March 2. TED is a nonprofit dedicated to spreading ideas and bringing together people in the technology, entertainment and design fields.
 
Antony and the Johnsons released their latest album, “Swanlights” last October on Secretly Canadian.  Abrams Image simultaneously released a special edition of “Swanlights” that includes the CD inside a 144-page hard cover book containing Antony’s paintings, collages, photography and writing. The album and book are a continuation of Antony’s work exploring his connection to the natural world.

“Swanlights” EP Tracklist
1 – Swanlights
2 – Find The Rhythm Of Your Love
3 – Kissing Noone
4 – Swanlights OPN edit

International Sensation Agnes Obel Brings Philharmonics To The U.S.

International Sensation Agnes Obel

Announces U.S. Release of

Philharmonics

(April 12, PIAS America)

 
Listen to “Brother Sparrow” HERE

 
Agnes Obel Announces SXSW Show
 
“…her harp figures and affinity for animals bring to mind Joanna Newsom, though the pervasive sense of half-lit stillness in her music and delivery more strongly recalls Ane Bruno or Jose Gonzalez.”
- The Independent
  
“An exceptionally sparse debut, but utterly disarming too.”
- BBC Music
  
On April 12, internationally acclaimed songwriter/composer Agnes Obel will release her debut album, Philharmonics in the U.S. on PIAS America. For a sample of Agnes’ arresting debut, check out “Brother Sparrow” here .  Agnes will be making her stateside debut this Spring at SXSW.
 
Although Agnes is a relative newcomer in the U.S., she’s made waves overseas over the past year. Born in Copenhagen and currently based in Berlin, Agnes’ sparse chamber folk has been lauded worldwide. After building substantial word-of-mouth praise across Europe, Philharmonics was originally released in Europe on Play It Again Sam. The album was hailed by critics who compared Agnes to the likes of PJ Harvey, Joanna Newsom, and Roy Orbison. The album topped the charts in Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium and in France where publications like Le Monde and Le Figaro prominently featured Agnes as a new artist to watch. Following the release of Philharmonics, there were a series of sold-out dates in The Netherlands, France and Denmark. And in a bit of fortuitous happenstance, Agnes’ debut was certified Gold in France on January 21st, which also happens to be St. Agnes Day.
 
Listening to Philharmonics, it’s easy to see what’s made Agnes such a success. Stripped down and centered around her evocative voice, Philharmonics is striking work. Opening with the haunting instrumental of “Falling, Catching,” the song melds into the plaintive ballad “Riverside.” The lilting harp-based tracks like “Just So” and “Beast” rub shoulders with the poignant melodies of “Avenue.”  “Brother Sparrow” begins as a mournful elegy that morphs halfway through the song into an upbeat bit of chamber folk. From start to finish, the album is as beautiful as it is sparse.
 
Agnes Obel at SXSW:
Saturday March 19, 7:30PM
St David’s Historic Sanctuary 

Introducing: Johanna & The Dusty Floor debut album Northern Lights+free download

Johanna & The Dusty Floor Set to Release Debut

Full-length LP Northern Lights on May 24th 2011
 
Scheduled for a Month-long Pete’s Candy Store Residency
Listen to Johanna & The Dusty Floor “Forest Of Sorrows”
 
“Cranitch possesses an astonishing range, being able to hit some particularly high notes… leaves you wanting more.”- PopMatters
 
“Johanna Cranitch sprinkles tender harmonies onto her dusty floor pop project”WNYC

After blanketing the tail-end of last year with a handful of gorgeous and melodic layers on The Forest EP, Johanna Cranitch (aka Johanna & The Dusty Floor) is scheduled to deliver a proper introduction this June alongside her debut album, Northern Lights on Red Valise Records.
 
Born in Australia and criss-crossing the globe before ultimately settling down to ivory keys and EST in various parts of New York City, Johanna’s voice evokes the confidence of a six AM sun first breaking over a city’s most Eastern-resting high rise. Having studied jazz at the Australian Institute of Music for years, her wide-ranging vocals and lush piano arrangements are delivered confidently throughout the entirety of Northern Lights; drifting effortlessly atop scenes dealing with distress, demise, and moderate yet passionate lust. Her sometimes brief, sometimes large allusions to both Kate Bush and St. Vincent were all over 2010‘s The Forest EP, causing many ears to stand at attention.
 
Before the album drops this coming summer, get a chance to see this rising talent when Johanna & The Dusty Floor takes up a month-long residency at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn. It’s happening Tuesdays at 9PM during all of March. 
 
Johanna and the Dusty Floor’s Northern Lights will blow in hard come summer’s start, a stellar breeze of dreamy piano and monumental strings leaving your floor, be it bedroom or dimly-let subterranean club or otherwise, anything but dusty.  

Johanna & The Dusty Floor “Forest Of Sorrows” download mp3 here
Johanna & The Dusty Floor “Gone And Dusted Away” live video here
 
Johanna & The Dusty Floor live dates:
3/01 Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store – 9pm
3/08 Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store – 9pm
3/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store – 9pm
3/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store – 9pm
3/29 Brooklyn, NY @ Pete’s Candy Store – 9pm
4/09 New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall– 8pm
5/05 New York, NY @ Living Room – 9pm
5/24 New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall – 8pm (record release show)
 

 
Check out music on the Johanna & The Dusty Floor’s Soundcloud, MySpace, Twitter, Facebook