Download “38th Adventure” (from upcoming album)
or listen first:
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Simple, no-fuss punches on the guitar, Giselle’s vintage voice and a slip of Bjork-ish accents here and there- listen to “38th adventure” from Montreal’s Hot Springs. Also, they’ve changed their Brooklyn date at Galapagos to Aug 3.
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They’ve got an office and a guy to ship these things out to people who’ve bought them. This is what Jona wants to show.
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Download “Montréal -40°C” (bootleg from Feb 18, 2007 show at Mercury Lounge)
Download from the Daytrotter Session
or listen to the bootleg:
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Malajube performs three songs for Daytrotter, including two instrumentals they’ve been playing at recent shows. The first one, “Crystal Ball,” has been the consistent choice for an opener, though this version has several new additions, now sounding finished at 5 minutes and 16 seconds! The other two are “Etienne D’aout,” for which they have a new video, nd “la Contrôleuse.”
The bootleg I’ve uploaded is a dirty recording, but the show at Mercury Lounge was a charged one, and audience participation / Julien’s comments make it a fun listen.
Download “See a Penny (Pick It Up)” (from upcoming album I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real.)
or listen:
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If everyone you know’s got a digital camera and you are tired of your photos showing up online, FlickrBlockrs will help you for $9.99. This is what Jona of YACHT has been up to.
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Download “The Crystal Cat” (from Spiderman of the Rings)
or listen:
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Release Date: May 8, 2007
On the surface Spiderman of the Rings may sound like the kind of record where anything goes. High-pitched voices sing without intending to be pretty, and sporadic noises from the world of pixels are found in plenty. The playfulness of it all has been so skillfully whipped that glaring choices seem to have been made out of pure silliness. There’s enough evidence, however, to indicate otherwise; that this is a record where a particular aesthetic has been sought, be it a seemingly bizarre one, and classically-trained Dan Deacon has expertly brought it under his control so he may let it loose.
I’m already tired of Bjork and Feist showing up everywhere. Because what I really want to hear about is Beirut’s next album, or the Books. But I’m sure you’d like to make your own Bjork video, so here are the details.
And of course there’s the third installment of the Volta podcasts. She thought the hippies had already done with the idea of taking care of nature, but oh no, we’re not done yet.
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After watching two shows with what I think was the exact setlist, I can conclude that I’m quite fond of the live version of “Your Lips Are Red,” perhaps because there are parts where Annie breathes furiously into the distorted mic and kicks the kick pad, this repeated a few times in the said order. She was a little sillier last night, sneaking in “We’re all going to hell” after singing the line “We can do what Joseph and Mary did, without the kid.” It struck me, in any case, how much eerier it is to hear her sing this line live: “You don’t mean that, say you’re sorry.”
All photos after the jumper.
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May 01 – New York, NY Mercury Lounge
May 07 – New York, NY Mercury Lounge (new date)
une 02 – Brooklyn, NY Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery ($5)
June 12 – New York, NY Pianos
I’m excited to see Paul Duncan. A quick, unfair thing to say would be that his voice is Nick-Drak-ish. But that’s what I’ve got until I write down an actual review of the album, which I’m really liking.
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