Photo by Vince Kmeron
New tour dates have been announced for Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, The Big Pink, Hot Chip, The xx, Passion Pit, Japandroids, St. Vincent, Jay-Z, Neon Indian, and Fiery Furnaces. Full dates after the jump: Continue reading →
Posts Tagged: The Big Pink
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Oct 09
The Big Pink – Dominos (Switch Remix)
Mad Decent just dropped this one on us. Esteemed M.I.A. and Santigold producer, and one half of Major Lazer, Switch has transformed The Big Pink’s somewhat silly “Dominos” into a super jam that should not be absent this weekend.
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Oct 09
The Absolute Best Songs of 2009 (75% of it)
Artwork by the talented and generous Adam Sparpalius.
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Sep 09
The Big Pink – A Brief History of Love, Album Review
Don’t forget to rate this album at the end of the post (something I’m trying out)
The Big Pink
A Brief History of Love
4AD
out September 14th
88/100
[Rating Scale]
[rating:88/100]
My Bloody Valentine, Jesus and Mary Chain, Cocteau Twins, Slow Dive: these are words that mean nothing to me. Apparently, back when I was learning to count, they were bands. Bands that more grizzled music writers than me have compared British duo The Big Pink’s debut album ‘A Brief History of Love’ to, constantly throwing these comparisons, the term ‘shoegaze’, and the recycled ‘wall of sound’ metaphor around, perhaps hoping in their nostalgic heads it will all stick, or maybe re-open an interdimensonal portal for their beloved early 90s noise-rock heroes to return. Obviously, they’d rather take back-to-back screenings of My Bloody Valentine 3D until they bled red and blue tears rather than have a talented band reinvent the genre for a new generation. And I might be exaggerating a little bit, but I’m not trying to be irreverent, I’m just being open-minded. I think the Big Pink deserves a lot more credit for making a killer album, that’s all. Continue reading →
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Sep 09
The Big Pink – Too Young to Love
No released album, tour dates already locked down, and hit singles that rock in clubs, the British duo, The Big Pink, drop another song on us. “Too Young to Love,” is from their upcoming album, A Brief History of Love.
The song starts off with intense drums and guitar then hooks you with the soothing vocals. It makes you feel as though you are driving across the desert into the rising sun. Although the lyrics are somewhat puzzling, there is something uplifting and freeing about the track.
Their debut album, A Brief History of Love, is out physically September 22nd (tomorrow) in the US and if you like what you hear, you can currently stream the entire album from the band’s website. I would say they are definitely a band to watch out for in the future. They can only continue to develop in a positive direction. Get to “Too Young to Love” below:
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Aug 09
Learnalilgivinanlovin’
Gotye. I’ve been urged to blog about Wally De Backer’s music for a while now. Don’t you dare ask me why I haven’t. Maybe I thought you weren’t ready for this? Maybe I simply kept forgetting to? Well whatever the reason, Gotye’s music has remained, for the most part, a nicely kept secret. Last year, this tune, “Learnalilgivinanlovin’” was released in various parts of the world, but garnered very little exposure for the young Australian artist.
Luckily, Backer will receive his very first US release with a 7″ single for “Learnalilgivinanlovin’.” It will be backed by a remixed by Passion Pit. Hopefully that will certainly entice people to go out and listen to Gotye. It will be released via Neon Gold on August 17th. It only costs $5. Buy it here.
Gotye – Learnalilgivinanlovin’
from Learnalilgivinanlovin’ 7″ (2009)
Bonus: Gotye – Heart’s A Mess
from Like Drawing Blood (2006)
and the rest of the songs (Au Revoir Simone, The Big Pink, et la) that kept me company on a lonely, scenic drive. Continue reading →
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Jul 09
pmaCAST #16: For Summer Only
There are many reasons why I feel that summertime is the best time of the year, and most of them are here on this playlist. Spanning thirty-six songs (!!), this 16th pmaCAST — and our longest podcast ever, clocking in at over 2 hours and 10 minutes — is all about the tunes that make a perfect summertime listen. Download this here or on iTunes (via the links above), put it on your iPod, put it on a mixtape-shaped flash-drive (seriously, buy one) and give it to your friends, play it at a beach party — do something with it!
pmaCAST #16 The “For Summer Only” Episode Tracklist
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