LA based band Dengue Fever has a somewhat familiar sound. Dark, yet astonishingly friendly and pop-y, they remind us at times of a Cambodian-pop meets surf rock version of the Cocteau Twins. At other times they don't remind us of anyone or anything. Lead vocalist Chhom Nimol, accompanies the Californian brothers Holtzman with near perfection. Their third LP, titled Venus On Earth is (sort of) streaming at Rhapsody (if you have your free listens or are a subscriber).
Below is a trailer for a documentary about the bands visit to Cambodia (native home of Nimol), titled "Sleepwalking Through the Mekong". Under that you'll find tour dates. Mercury Lounge looks like one of those can't miss shows.
Checkout the documentary trailer about their trip to Cambodia
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Sun Kil Moon - "Moorestown" Stream, New Album, Tour Dates
Something about Mark Kozelek's crooning that makes you want to curl up in bed as the rain raps on your window, reminding you with each successive tap that you are all alone in this world. And music that makes sadness feel so perfectly acceptable and even welcomed is hard to come by.
Kozelek's once again working under the Sun Kil Moon moniker and will release a new album titled April on April 1, 2008 via his Caldo Verde Records. It will not be all covers as was the last Sun Kil Moon record (2005's Tiny Cities consisted of all Modest Mouse tunes). Check out track number six, "Moorestown" here (be sure to click on the cover art for April).
April Track Listing:
"Lost Verses" "The Light" "Lucky Man" "Unlit Hallway" "Heron Blue" "Moorestown" "Harper Road" "Tonight the Sky" "Like the River" "Tonight in Bilbao" "Blue Orchids"
Tour Dates:
| Town Hall, with David Bazan opening | Seattle, Washington | ||
| Aladdin Theater, with David Bazan opening | Portland, Oregon | ||
| Palace of Fine Arts, with David Bazan opening | San Francisco, California |
Monday, January 28, 2008
Ben Folds - "Such Great Heights"
So Ben Folds rules the earth as far as I'm concerned. In this video he has about a million guitarists and even though it's a Postal Service cover these dudes strumming away make it worth the post.
Ben Folds - "Such Great Heights"
Ben Folds - "Such Great Heights"
The Kooks - Tour Dates, New Album Sneak Peak
I really dug Brighton's, the Kooks, first record, Inside In, Inside Out back in 2006. I am looking forward to their new record which will be titled Konk and will be released on April 14, 2008. Here's a sneak peak:
Their Myspace lists Jack Johnson as an influence (what the hell is going on?) and these tour dates:
These guys are selling an awful lot of shows out. Are they really that big?
Their Myspace lists Jack Johnson as an influence (what the hell is going on?) and these tour dates:
| Wrexham Central Station SOLD OUT | Wrexham | ||
| Morecambe Dome (18+) SOLD OUT | Morecambe | ||
| Leeds Brundell Social Club SOLD OUT | Leeds, Northeast | ||
| The Troubadour SOLD OUT | West Hollywood, California | ||
| Echo Silverlake SOLD OUT | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Mod Club SOLD OUT | Toronto, Ontario | ||
| Music Hall of Williamsburg SOLD OUT | New York | ||
| Oxford Carling Academy SOLD OUT | Oxford | ||
| Engine Shed SOLD OUT | Lincoln | ||
| NME BRATS show - The Astoria SOLD OUT | London | ||
| Le Printemps de Bourges festival @ Le Phenix | De Bourges | ||
| Manchester Apollo | Manchester, Northeast | ||
| Swindon Oasis | Swindon, South | ||
| Newport Centre | Newport, Wales | ||
| Hull Arena | Hull, Northeast | ||
| Birmingham Academy | Birmingham, Midlands | ||
| Sheffield Academy | Sheffield, Northeast | ||
| Edinburgh Corn Exchange | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| London Brixton Academy | London, South | ||
| London Brixton Academy | London, South | ||
| Plymouth Pavillion | Plymouth, Southwest | ||
| Isle Of Wight SOLD OUT | Isle Of Wight, South | ||
| Palladium | Cologne | ||
| Columbiahalle | Berlin, Berlin | ||
| Southside Festival | Stuttgart, Nordrhein-Westfalen | ||
| Hurricane Festival | Hamberg | ||
| HOVE FESTIVAL | Arendal, Troms |
These guys are selling an awful lot of shows out. Are they really that big?
Sunday, January 27, 2008
New Erykah Badu - New Amerykah
Erykah Badu has been missing since 2003's Worldwide Underground. Her new album, New Amerykah will be available 02-26-08. The new single "Honey" is streaming at her myspace. Below, she discusses the single.
Honey
Honey
The Whigs Interview on NPR, Tour Dates, Album Stream
One of Athens, Georgia's newest dears, the Whigs have a new album called Mission Control out now. This interview is from NPR. The band discusses the new album and naming themselves, among other things. They will be on Letterman tomorrow night. The album was still streaming at Spinner when this was typed, but it probably will fall off tonight, unless they run it again this week. They play at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 1. Other tour dates are below.
Tour Dates:
| LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN | New York, New York | ||
| Local 506 w/ the Sammies and Bull City | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||
| 8 x 10 w/ the Spinto Band & Plants and Animals | Baltimore, Maryland | ||
| Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Spinto Band & Plants and Animals | Brooklyn, New York | ||
| Johnny Brenda’s with Spinto Band & Plants and Animals | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| The Mohawk with Handsome Jack and Johnny Nobody | Buffalo, New York | ||
| Horseshoe (small room) | Toronto, Ontario | ||
| Crofoot (small room) w/ Tulsa | Pontiac, Michigan | ||
| Madhatter w/ Tulsa | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
| Grog Shop w/ Tulsa | Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| Schubas w/ Tulsa | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Varsity w/ Tulsa | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| The Majestic | Madison, Wisconsin | ||
| Creepy Crawl w/ Tulsa & Wax Fang | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Birdy’s w/ Tulsa and Wax Fang | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
| Rave Bar w/ Tulsa and Wax Fang | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
| Majestic | Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||
| Mercy Lounge w/ Spinto Band | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Grey Eagle w/ the Spinto Band & the Sammies | Asheville, North Carolina | ||
| The Visulite w/ Spinto Band | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| TBA w/ Spinto Band | Charlottesville, Virginia | ||
| The Dame with Wax Fang & Spinto Band | Lexington, Kentucky | ||
| The Granada w/ The Spinto Band | Lawrence, Kansas | ||
| Waiting Room w/ Spinto Band | Omaha, Nebraska | ||
| Larimer Lounge w/ Spinto Band | Denver, Colorado | ||
| Black Sheep w/ Spinto Band | Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||
| Launchpad w/ Spinto Band | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||
| Rockbottom w/ Spinto Band | San Antonio, Texas | ||
| SXSW - Austin Music Hall supporting MY MORNING JACKET and YO LA TENGO | Austin, Texas |
STP Reunion
Looks like those rumors of a Stone Temple Pilots reunion are all but confirmed. Slash now joins Weiland in the reunion talk, via Rolling Stone.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Hercules & Love Affair New Video - "Blind"
If this song by Brooklyn's Hercules and Love Affair doesn't get you dancing then, well, you ain't so fly. Musicology NYC imagines if they hooked up some loud speakers and hung them out the window the whole damn city would be jamming. In case you don't recognize the voice, that's Antony. I believe the new album will be available on March 8th of this year. Yay!
Free download below.
Hercules and Love Affair - "Blind" ft. Antony
Free download below.
Hercules and Love Affair - "Blind" ft. Antony
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Vampire Weekend Interview on NPR, A-Punk Video
Seemingly everyones current fave Brooklynites, Vampire Weekend were interviewed and performed on David Dye's World Cafe show. The set list went like this:
- "Mansard Roof"
- "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"
- "Campus"
- "A-Punk"
Sigur Ros New Album Info
Sigur Ros is one of the bands we never tire of here at Musicologynyc. And apparently they are hanging in our town right now. Keep your eyes peeled for the mysterious Icelandic quartet. Maybe they'll play you a ditty. This from their website:
the boys have got together a - by their standards - big bunch of material and are leaving iceland for new york to work with flood on what will hopefully be a quick, neat job - maybe even ready for release by the summer.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Portishead Name Third LP, "Three", Set Release Date, Add Tour Dates
It seems that we have been waiting for this album for like ten years (we have), but finally Portishead have given us a release date for their new record via there website . They have also added tour dates, but still no US dates (except Coachella). These dates are listed below the words from the Portishead webpage:
REAL NEWS
Tour Dates:23 Jan 2008
We're pleased to announce that we'll be releasing our album, titled THIRD. on April 14th 2008. The album has 11 tracks and is 49 minutes 13 seconds long.
Oporto Coliseum Wednesday March 26
Lisbon Coliseum Thursday March 27
Milan Alcatraz Sunday March 30
Florence Sashall Monday March 31
Munich Tonhalle Wednesday April 2
Berlin Columbiahalle Thursday April 3
Copenhagen KB Halle Friday April 4
Cologne Palladium Sunday April 6
Amsterdam HMH Monday April 7
Manchester Apollo Wednesday April 9
London Hammersmith Apollo Thursday April 10
Edinburgh Corn Exchange Saturday April 12
Wolverhampton Civic Sunday April 13
Coachella Festival Saturday April 26
Paris Zenith Monday May 5
Brussels Forest National Thursday May 8
Barcelona Primavera Sound Thursday May 29
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
MGMT & Others Stream at Spinner
It looks like this is the first big new release week of 2008. All kinds of goodies streaming over at Spinner for you to sample before you buy.
For Example:
MGMT
Super Furry Animals
The Whigs
Jack Penate
Matt Costa
Stone Temple Pilots Reunion?
In honor of the possible STP reunion reported by the Miami Herald here is a video of "Sex Type Thing" from the bands debut, Core.
Stone Temple Pilots - "Sex Type Thing"
Stone Temple Pilots - "Sex Type Thing"
Monday, January 21, 2008
Official Coachella 2008 Line Up Announced!
It's official. And rather disappointing. No Led Zeppelin, no My Bloody Valentine but there is Roger Waters and My Morning Jacket. Oh and Jack Johnson? This years lineup looks like it'll be attracting more jam band fans than usual.
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