Peter Panther to record new LP (0)


Indie darling Peter Panther has announced that she will record a new album full of her unique, folk-indie blend. Peter Panther(nee Kyla Webb) has been on the road for the last year and a half on her last album I've Got To Leave Now, My Love.
The 2008 release was hailed as one of the greatest records by an enchanting young woman to have come out of Brooklyn in a few months. MANE magazine praised it as having "Wonderfully gauzy vocals and beautiful acoustic guitars to match. Truly a precious LP." Now fans of pretty female singers, hip music, ukuleles and clever lyrics about love can rejoice.
The as of yet untitled album will once again reunite Kyla Webb and her longtime songwriting partner,Garrison Adderly of Harrison's Whip and promises to be yet another gleeful release full of breezy catharsis and smokey adorableness.
Release Date TBD on Opus.

~Matthew Labels:

Tolstoyevsky launches new concept-album concept (0)



























Post-rock phenom Tolstoyevsky recently announced plans for a new concept album, that relies on visuals as opposed to mere music. Instead of putting out another atmospheric, moody album of sweeping soundscapes, the Kentuckian quintet will release a DVD of dark, ominous footage of storm clouds, long roads, and rain (see above photo).

"We're really trying to break some new ground here," says harpsichordist Alan Brinkley, "we got tired of playing such long songs at our live shows, so we created this concept so that we could sit back and play the dvd for the crowd. We expect this medium to create a whole new level of bonding between musician and listener. Our dream is to expand our performances from concert halls to movie theaters all across the country. That way, we can literally play a whole tour in one night."

The movie comes out this fall on the band's own label "Woodsy Retreat" records.

-Court
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Summer Binge And The Kite Aren't Dead Yet. (0)




I wish they were. Honestly you guys, worst fucking band ever. Why these guys are hyped, I have no fucking idea. It breaks my heart to know people are into music so shitty. Like when I'm trolling blogs and I see stupid little hipster kids going all like "WOOOOOOOOOOOW Summer binge an the kite r mya favorite band111!!! 4reelz! i luv listenign to them when i do excstzy"

It was even worse when they won basically every fucking award they were fucking nominated for. That's a whole fucking lot of awards for a piece of shit album. I mean fucking really. But at least we were done with them, OR SO I THOUGHT. I guess SBATK aren't satisfied with creating only 1 album of the shittiest music ever made so they thought they'd start another. Here's their fucking bullshit tracklist.

1. Our Haven (3:14)
2. Powerbooster (4:27)
3. Writing on the Wall (1:31)
4. Dada (2:00)
5. Dada (Scandalous Young Women Remix) (7:54)
6. !!@! (0:03)
7. You are my best bet (4:56)
8. Still Standing (4:23)
9. You're Impossible (2:32)
10. Kafka ain't got nothing on this! (6:43)

I swear, music community at large, if you like this I will fucking disown you. What did my ears do to deserve this shit? Summer Binge And The Kite's New LP comes out Valentine's Day on I-don't-give-a-fuck-records.
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Bebop Skabotentoten- "I am very excited for America" (0)




















Swahili hip-hop star Bebop Skabotentoten said to a Nigerian interviewer today "I am very excited for America," when asked about his upcoming tour of the east coast. Skabotentoten, 22, recently released his new album "Habari Gani" to universal critical acclaim. Within the first week of release, "Gani" outsold the previous best-selling CD in Nigeria (The Lion King Soundtrack, by 32,000 Naira ($210 USD.) We have our tickets preordered, and we can't wait to see how he does on his first tour of America. His enthusiasm for the states will hopefully translate into the energetic and lively performances that the Nigerian press has so thoroughly chronicled. Tour dates and tickets for sale at his website: bebopskabotentoten.ni

~Court
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Animated Dracula- In the Trunk EP (0)




















1. In the Trunk (2:52)
2. MLK, JR (3:05)
3. Blare/Blaire (2:22)
4. Thanksgiving Day Parade (1:36)
5. Throw Your Sex on The Floor (7:54)
6. Untitled (4:31)

In the debut effort from Ottawa's much-hyped and long-awaited "Animated Dracula," the dance punk duo (made up of Alvin Despot and Eric Harbor) deliver 6 rollicking songs. The first, "In the Trunk," is a sweeping gothic-throwback with surf rock tendencies. Following the title track is the aptly titled, "MLK, JR," a soulful jaunt through the history of African-American music, sampling everyone from the Temptations, to James Brown, to the Black Eyed peas. "Blare/Blare" begins with thunderous technotronic bass, slowly building into the first verse when singer Despot lets out a guttural wail straight out of of horror movie. Next, "Thanksgiving Day Parade" is a short, calliope-themed interlude that sounds as though it was recorded on Coney Island. "Throw Your Sex on the Floor" is clearly the gem of the album, and has recieved widespread college radio play in the Ottawa region. Utilizing an entire orchestra, Despot and Harbor successfully merge Schubert with The Turtles in a psycha-classical epic. Lastly, the Untitled track is a 4 minute masterpiece of white noise, with a looped sample of Despot whispering "Count Me Out" played erratically in both reverse and forward. "Untitled" is sure to be a live favorite. "In the Trunk" falls comes up short in that the songs lack variety, and blend into the monotony of one another. Each song individually is a gem, but strewn together, they fail to stand out from the crowd. A solid debut, we can only hope that Animated Dracula continue to revamp and rework the Ottawa music scene. Out February 10th, 2010 on Dance Eclectic

7.5/10

~Court
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New Harrison's Whip - "The Lost Arch" (0)



Indyrock vets Harrison's Whip are poised to release their new album-all they need is a name. The album, which follows the plot of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, promises to explore the inner turmoil of Indianna and his dealing with his fear of snakes and the detrimental effect it has on womanizing and adventuring.

Pretty heady stuff, especially for the band that released an opera in 3 acts detailing the history of the aliens from The Crystal Skull.

The first single of Harrison's Whip's as-of-yet-untitled album is called the "Lost Arch" is a rollicking romp through the musical styles of Peru, Cairo and America (all locales which Indy has visited) and can be found on the band's Myspace.



02/19 - Oslo, Norway (by:Larm)
03/08 - London, UK @ The Lexington
03/22- Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
03/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
03/25 - Portland, OR @ Berbati's Pan
03/26 - Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
03/27 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
03/30 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
03/31 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
04/01 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
04/02 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
04/03 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
04/04 - Cambridge, MA @ TT THe Bears
04/05 - Milford, CT @ Daniel Street
04/06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
04/07 - Washington, DC @ DC9
04/08 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge

~Matthew
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Wait A Second. Could Fishing School Be The Best Album Of 2010? (0)



If it's not the best album of the year, could it at least be the best debut of the year? I mean wow. Just Wow.

Fishing School's debut is an exercise in Musicality and Remembrance. The opening track, "Sixty Stories", is a swelling acoustimactic epic and perhaps one of the greatest album openers in musical history. Jaime Marks, the emaciated singer, opens the song in his characteristically thick drawl singing "I know I'm not what you want/ Sixty Stories in the air/ I'd shoot them all down for you/ To make the whole game fair."

The song cuts out for 30 seconds, letting you gather your thoughts, but also allowing anticipation to ferment. A sweet guitar melody enters next, playing sweet and alternately sour chords. It is a depressing sequence, perfectly prefacing the melancholy and nostalgia and wistfulness that is characteristic of a Fishing School song. As the musical vignette reaches it's end, we are shaken from introspection by an intense series of harmonizing guitar riffs that come and pass at break neck speed. The song rushes through three separate musical ideas before settling on a particularly modest line reminiscent of John Cage or Philip Glass, during one of his quieter moments.

Only now, does the baroque-inflected melody begin to take shape. Marks again sings the first memorable line in the album, and tweaks it over and over again each time adding a tiny bit of pathos. As the orchestration expands to include more multi-tracked guitars, woodwinds and electronically affected found-sounds, the song reaches it's quivering emotional climax. Finally, Marks bursts out in refrain while the swirling band behind him plays the same chords and melody that first showed up in the hands of two classical guitarists.

The Deja Vu that "Sixty Stories" inspires is a hallmark of the rest of Fishing School's most recent release. From quiet minuets like "Oriental Insects" to misleadingly straightforward anthems like "I love you, No-Ho," Fishing School is a tour-de-force of emotion, memory, regret and sadness. Like Jaime Marks sings in the third track, an aching twee masterpiece, "Yes I will love you, but after you're gone/ Memories are the only ones who won't let me alone." Fishing School is devoted to awakening emotions you never knew you had, and dedicated to finding it's way to your vinyl collection.

9/10

~Matthew
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