Friday Five: Now with more Space Beck
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Just a quick FF today. We needed a short vacation this week in order to let the new Gorillaz‘ album Plastic Beach sink in. Inititally, we were going to wait for the review to post a track, but since everyone and their mother has posted it on Hype Machine, I figured I’d at least include my favorite, ‘ On Melancholy Hill’ in this week’s edition of Friday Five. Alongside with it are some oldies but goodies (the highly underrated Jim Carole Band as well as ? & The Mysterians) and a Flaming Lips cover by Beck (to go with the space theme) Hope you enjoy it.
‘People Who Died’ – The Jim Carole Band (download)
‘96 Tears’ – ? & The Mysterians (download)
‘Do You Realize? (Flaming Lips Cover) – Beck (download)
‘Percussion Gun’ – White Rabbits (download)
‘On Melancholy Hill’ – Gorillaz (download)
Seamonster: ‘Two Birds’
Written and recorded over the course of the last three years in his hometown of Virginia Beach, Adrian Todd Webb’s (and friends) side project Seamonster is a rather interesting beast. A flurry of fuzzy electric sounds and churning daydream folk-pop, ‘Oh Appalachia’ is more than content to slip comfortably in-between your sleepy workdays. As Robert Schneider from Apples In Stereo puts it, Two Birds is a record for “day dreamers and sleep walkers alike”.
‘Oh Appalachia’ – Seamonster – (download)
Two Birds is available for purchase via Gold Robot Records, or Royal Rhino Flying Records.
Gorillaz: ‘Plastic Beach’ Deluxe Edition Artwork + Video
It’s here! Plastic Beach! Bruce Willis! Stylo!
Why is Bruce Willis trying to kill the Gorillaz? How much did this video cost? What the hell is that smokey thing with the funny nose? Is Jamie Hewlett completely off his nutter? I haven’t a clue, but I approve.
Earlier this morning, the wonderful people over at Gorillaz-Unofficial were kind enough to post scans of the new artwork for the deluxe edition of Plastic Beach. It was so pretty, I felt inclined to share. My initial verdict of the album as a whole? Pretty much amazing. If you haven’t heard it yet, you can listen to a stream of the album, courtesy of NPR, here.
Aqualung: ‘Magnetic North’
Early this morning I was greeted by a rather excited cheerful email from Matt Hales, aka Aqualung about the release of his newest LP entitled Magnetic North. This news comes as a welcome surprise considering Hales’ subsequent announcement that he was retiring following the release of his last record, Words & Music, in late 2008.
In Matt’s words:
“That’s right – it’s a full on multi-media assault – brace yourself world, The A Lung is coming and there will be NO ESCAPE…(SFX: panting, possibly drooling…) “
Pants-bulging news indeed. Additionally, Matt has also announced a short, yet slightly more gratifying than usual, list of tour dates to promote the new album.
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Aqualung US Tour Dates:
April 26, 2010 – Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA
April 27, 2010 – Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, CA
April 29, 2010 – Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
April 30, 2010 – Doug Fir, Portland, OR
May 1, 2010 – The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
May 4, 2010 – Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN
May 5, 2010 – Schubas, Chicago, IL
May 6, 2010 – Blueberry Hill Duck Room, St Louis, MO
May 7, 2010 – The Basement, Columbus, OH
May 8, 2010 – World Café Live, Philadelphia, PA
May 9, 2010 – Jammin’ Java, Vienna, VA
May 10, 2010 – City Winery, New York, NY
May 11, 2010 – The Red Room @ Café 939, Boston, MA
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Magnetic North will be released on April 20th, via Verve Music Group, and you can listen to the first single ‘Fingertip’ on his MySpace or iTunes.
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‘7 Keys’ – Aqualung – (download)
Groove Armada: Paper Romance + Bryan Ferry on “Black Light”
Yesterday morning London dance duo Groove Armada released the latest single off their forthcoming LP Black Light. ‘Paper Romance’ is a solid, club-worthy hit, full of glossy, bubbling synths and beautiful vocals from SaintSavior & Fenech-Soler. And though it could be said that Groove Armada’s last five or six years of output have passed by most of us by without a second glance, the highly anticipated Black Light sees the duo stepping in a bold new direction from their previous body of work, adding an impressive list of guest artists on the new album, including sultry smooth vocals from ex-Roxy Music front-man Bryan Ferry on ‘Shameless’.
Groove Armada are set to release Black Light, on March 1st via OM Records.
‘Shameless (feat. Bryan Ferry)’ – Groove Armada – (download)
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‘Paper Romance (Classixx Remix)’ – Groove Armada – (download)
‘Paper Romance (She Is Danger Remix)’ – Groove Armada – (download)
