Back In A Week

Sorry for the lack of posts. I got hitched, now I'm on a little vaca. I'll be back at it soon. For tunes check out Aquarium Drunkard.

Bon Iver - Calgary

Bon Iver has been slow to follow up his stellar For Emma, Forever Ago; but today we get the first listen from his upcoming S/T release, with a lovely little jam entitled: Calgary.

JAGJAGUWAR will be releasing the album, June 21st in the States. You can pre-order now.

They've announced a smattering of dates which you can check out at their website. However, nothing in LA yet.

Stream Calgary below or download your own copy with an email address.

Enjoy!

Sunday Morning Soundtrack

Sorry for lack of non-SMS posts, things are a bit busy on my end. Here are a few jams that feel good.

Dirty Gold - California Sunrise
The Kills - DNA
Raphael Saadiq - Let's Take A Walk
Danger Mouse and Danielle Luppi - Two Against One (Ft. Jack White)
Wild Beasts - Lion's Share

Sunday Morning Soundtrack

Happy Mother's Day!

Other Lives - Tamer Animals
Big Star - Thirteen
We Are Augustines - Chapel Song
Black Lips - Modern Art
Bill Callahan - Baby's Breath

Sunday Morning Soundtrack

Eat, drink and be merry (but please do all of these things whilst listening to good music)!

Bibio - K Is For Kelson
Diego Garcia - You Were Never There
Fleet Foxes - Bedouin Dress
Hooray For Earth - Surrounded By Your Friends
Architecture in Helsinki - Escapee

Okkervil River - I Am Very Far

I would say in the past year or two there have been some pretty fantastic ploys to promotionally raise the profile of your band; see: Radiohead, the advent of the free album stream a week prior to release, live webcasting of concerts etc. etc.

Okkervil River brings a new dog to the fight, with a live concert webcast of their upcoming album, I Am Very Far performed live, front to back. Pretty cool, huh?

Check it out today (April 27th) @ 7 pm ET thanks to NPR Music - here.

I Am Very Far drops May 10, via JAGJAGUWAR and you can pre-order a whole array of album formats at the bands website.

Enjoy!

Album Stream: Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Three years is a quite a bit of time to follow up a flawless debut, but Fleet Foxes wanted to make sure their second full length album hit all the marks. And, boy does it. After overcoming extended sickness, plenty of additional recording and mixing sessions - the Seattle band picks up right where they left off. Nothing new here, no off-beat sophomore direction. Just the tunes we want to hear, from a band that wears so well.

To that end - the always impressive NPR Music, currently has the album streaming in its entirety (prior to the album's release date, May 3rd, via Sub Pop).

Lend an ear and remember they are playing The Hollywood Palladium May 7th (w/ The Cave Singers).