tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345243462024-02-07T20:21:40.063+00:00Musique NouvelleMusique Nouvellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773652119729807000noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524346.post-82990024622727423142007-04-14T13:57:00.000+00:002007-04-14T14:01:12.279+00:00Queens of the Stone AgeQueens of the Stone Age back on form with this song from their forthcoming album <span style="font-style: italic;">Era Vulgaris.<br /><br /></span>Queens Of The Stone Age - <a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/lo57bg">Era Vulgaris</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the forthcoming album <span style="font-style: italic;">Era Vulgaris</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">?alt=rss</div>Musique Nouvellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773652119729807000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524346.post-11093680018364831522007-04-02T19:35:00.000+00:002008-11-13T07:27:44.066+00:00Fields<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszRzLZqYZSEs2OI0emBVqOYgdx2N4Ex8Nwm2PYsGfUhyphenhyphenyoVmcG3uEgwX0mLMPXUnMUEgefTmJu1uNI-APb9J8PhnORbYVnMgSKI21wqccog9vdPtGw9unyhlrvbdtgfRO_kkQ/s1600-h/fields2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszRzLZqYZSEs2OI0emBVqOYgdx2N4Ex8Nwm2PYsGfUhyphenhyphenyoVmcG3uEgwX0mLMPXUnMUEgefTmJu1uNI-APb9J8PhnORbYVnMgSKI21wqccog9vdPtGw9unyhlrvbdtgfRO_kkQ/s320/fields2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048922791128980338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />In what is being called the year of the shoegaze-revival by some, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fields</span> are leading the pack. Here, taken from their album <span style="font-style: italic;">Eveyrthing Last Winter</span> (out this week on Atlantic, no less) are a couple of tracks which show them at their best. The first sounds alot like My Bloody Valentine, which is no bad thing in my book!<br /><br />Fields - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/09%20If%20You%20Fail%20We%20All%20Fail.mp3">If You Fail We All Fail</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the album <span style="font-style: italic;">Everything Last Winter</span></span><br /><br />Fields - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/06%20The%20Death.mp3">The Death</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the album <span style="font-style: italic;">Everything Last Winter</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">?alt=rss</div>Musique Nouvellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773652119729807000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524346.post-13412746668825572582007-03-22T20:32:00.000+00:002008-11-13T07:27:44.188+00:00Los Campesinos!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWVmcBooA-CEdu4GTe4EOA9JMwVeduNQTYhWmHNv_hdAn6te8_9YrnAuRwvlZSsNdWi6h_iyVX-CLkf8TmpRc0vjEXVUTLYUL3ITOsWwtVT1MXzHHfTMzfe2Px52rRWczXKe9/s1600-h/Los+Campesinos.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWVmcBooA-CEdu4GTe4EOA9JMwVeduNQTYhWmHNv_hdAn6te8_9YrnAuRwvlZSsNdWi6h_iyVX-CLkf8TmpRc0vjEXVUTLYUL3ITOsWwtVT1MXzHHfTMzfe2Px52rRWczXKe9/s320/Los+Campesinos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044850910315419090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Old news for some of you, but not for others.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Los Campesinos</span> are a 7-piece band from Cardiff, Wales. They play sweet indie-pop, with lyrics about dancing and parties and stuff. They recently signed to Wichita Recordings (one of the best labels in the WORLD), and are still studying at uni.<br />Here are a couple of tracks taken from their demo:<br /><br />Los Campesinos! - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/01%20You%21%20Me%21%20Dancing%21.mp3">You! Me! Dancing!</a><br />Los Campesinos! - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/04%20Sweetdreams%2C%20Sweetcheeks.mp3">Sweetdreams, Sweetcheeks!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">?alt=rss</div>Musique Nouvellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773652119729807000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524346.post-87884482054788565442007-03-21T20:14:00.000+00:002007-03-21T20:22:04.492+00:00His Name is AliveYou may or may not have heard of <span style="font-weight: bold;">His Name is Alive</span>. I'll keep it short, as there will be a lengthy article of mine on the band that should surface on Drowned in Sound some time this week. Once darlings of the 4AD label, His Name is Alive (aka Warren Defever) composed some of the finest off-kilter indie songs of the 90's. They sound distinct to the 4AD label, probably because of the input Ivo-Watts Russell had in the early days.<br />Here, taken from the His Name is Alive <a href="http://myspace.com/hisnameisalive">MySpace</a>, are a couple of music videos. The first of which is directed by the near-legendary stop-motion animators The Brothers Quay:<br /><br />His Name is Alive: Can't Go Wrong Without You<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AsMYOeOIZYE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AsMYOeOIZYE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />His Name is Alive: The Peoples Army<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xGn8jmXCRaw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xGn8jmXCRaw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">?alt=rss</div>Musique Nouvellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773652119729807000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524346.post-44796440101979318132007-03-20T19:37:00.000+00:002008-11-13T07:27:44.336+00:00Basquiat Strings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglH_QZ8yYoUMtp5LSK4j1H20mbxCwbapBeNlm6yTBEFWZESAr7Bt_dchsuq1MgPcMVq5HEqiw8Ihbc6vQWRiaUOO3ge8X0SjHaDC_euTQfSMZH_VADZoVrVVuhG50psZt0Dyqk/s1600-h/basquiat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglH_QZ8yYoUMtp5LSK4j1H20mbxCwbapBeNlm6yTBEFWZESAr7Bt_dchsuq1MgPcMVq5HEqiw8Ihbc6vQWRiaUOO3ge8X0SjHaDC_euTQfSMZH_VADZoVrVVuhG50psZt0Dyqk/s320/basquiat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044098024023266738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Basquiat Strings</span> are a string quintet who bring together an idiosyncratic mix of modern jazz with classical instrumentation. Their debut album - <span style="font-style: italic;">Basquitat Strings with Seb Rochford</span> - features Ben Davis on cello and, you guessed it, Seb Rochford on drums. The acclaimed Acoustic Ladyland drummer isn't the star of the show here though, as these compositions clearly display:<br /><br />Basquiat Strings - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/01%20Double%20Dares.mp3">Double Dares</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the album <span style="font-style: italic;">Basquitat Strings with Seb Rochford</span></span><br /><br />Basquiat Strings - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/03%20Forceful%20Beast.mp3">Forceful Beast</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the album <span style="font-style: italic;">Basquitat Strings with Seb Rochford</span></span><br /><br />Buy Basquiat Strings on <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Basquiat-Strings-Seb-Rochford/dp/B000N2G1US/ref=pd_ka_1/202-4217641-1664616?ie=UTF8&s=music&amp;amp;amp;qid=1174419825&sr=8-1">Amazon</a>.<br /><br />Jazzy!<div class="blogger-post-footer">?alt=rss</div>Musique Nouvellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773652119729807000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524346.post-14364308055842885492007-03-19T18:34:00.000+00:002008-11-13T07:27:44.457+00:00The Tupolev Ghost<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIJoBIIN06p4ZCsrLrIjI4Nb3HCfj32EAIi-k-AKxFkY0g2l7Nm-QzGNhdgNG-7q0xwA-AH09UA5_8NM4dJEFZCT20RpqgAttMAhVqZKos8U3Sjfgtg-3VFEnq1L8pPHzwFwV/s1600-h/the+tupolev+ghost.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIJoBIIN06p4ZCsrLrIjI4Nb3HCfj32EAIi-k-AKxFkY0g2l7Nm-QzGNhdgNG-7q0xwA-AH09UA5_8NM4dJEFZCT20RpqgAttMAhVqZKos8U3Sjfgtg-3VFEnq1L8pPHzwFwV/s320/the+tupolev+ghost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043706046077470274" border="0" /></a><br />The Tupolev Ghost are a quartet hailing from Cambridge. They play a discordant fusion of punk and post-hardcore, while adding other peripheral influences into the mix as well. Think Fugazi and Mclusky sharing the same stage as Mogwai. Anyway, they're really great, and one of the first Cambridge bands that I have been excited about for some time now. Here are a couple of tracks from their demo which is available from their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thetupolevghost">MySpace</a>.<br /><br />The Tupolev Ghost: <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/01%20Helvetica.mp3">Helvetica</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Take Courage</span> demo<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Tupolev Ghost: <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/02%20_If%20I%20Had%20A_%20Forcefield.mp3">If I Had A Forcefield</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Taken from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Take Courage</span> demo</span><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">?alt=rss</div>Musique Nouvellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773652119729807000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524346.post-4518209998741434662007-03-18T10:56:00.000+00:002008-11-13T07:27:44.514+00:00Seafood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlfz02n4jaMMLxVbaV50mdLCIlE-aOe2pVUM1jxh3pihPK_29httddIYdJLZFBAdUluQcize68Bt_hCkpYVUG6lQU3lQR9RDgAi3-gjp4kU_rJSs2pGQyBawkCwEuCYeVVBNL/s1600-h/seafood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlfz02n4jaMMLxVbaV50mdLCIlE-aOe2pVUM1jxh3pihPK_29httddIYdJLZFBAdUluQcize68Bt_hCkpYVUG6lQU3lQR9RDgAi3-gjp4kU_rJSs2pGQyBawkCwEuCYeVVBNL/s320/seafood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043228024807360050" border="0" /></a><br />Seafood are the best kept secret in Britain. Their exciting brand of melodic indie-rock has spanned some 5 albums over the past 11 years. Though once labeled Sonic Youth imitators, the band have since developed a sound of their own, most obvious on their folk-tinged 4th record <span style="font-style: italic;">As The Cry Flows</span>. Here, in mp3 form, are some excellent, and rare b-sides taken from their many singles.*<br /><br />Seafood - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/Seafood%20-%20Cloaking%20-%20Alternative%20Rock%20-%20Boggle.mp3">Boggle</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the<span style="font-style: italic;"> 'Cloaking</span>' single</span><br /><br />Seafood - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/02%20Last%20Outpost.mp3">Last Outpost (Original Version)</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the<span style="font-style: italic;"> 'Good Reason</span>' single</span><br /><br />Seafood - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/02%20Blue%20Bolt.mp3">Blue Bolt</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the<span style="font-style: italic;"> 'Western Battle</span>' single<br /><br /></span>Seafood - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/03%20What%20May%20Be%20The%20Oldest_.mp3">What May Be The Oldest (Original Version)</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the <span style="font-style: italic;">'Led By Bison</span>'<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>single<br /><br />*Note to record labels: please release a Seafood singles collection. Thanks!<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">?alt=rss</div>Musique Nouvellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773652119729807000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524346.post-15685791048323282672007-03-17T12:07:00.000+00:002008-11-13T07:27:44.851+00:00Open Mouth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs5TYo-axRvnnqb0qvJp2Cy584Yl_gt5Ha7awC_OvOqGLBpPvrBYclqssGlLI_6pIW09mvRcI8DAqp4j7OEKhy8SZmTYlQeQYtZY3SxhG4iBRGnq1Qx8cx4mIq3_Md9UYV_Nk/s1600-h/open+mouth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs5TYo-axRvnnqb0qvJp2Cy584Yl_gt5Ha7awC_OvOqGLBpPvrBYclqssGlLI_6pIW09mvRcI8DAqp4j7OEKhy8SZmTYlQeQYtZY3SxhG4iBRGnq1Qx8cx4mIq3_Md9UYV_Nk/s320/open+mouth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042883113163687170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Open Mouth</span> is the solo venture from Seymour Glass of Miss Black America. MBA were, of course, one of the best punk rock to grace the British musical climate at the start of this century, and are currently taking a lengthy sabbatical. Open Mouth doesn't play in the same field as MBA though, as he takes his songwriting to the acoustic singer/songwriter area. His debut single -<span style="font-style: italic;"> 'Castle Keep'</span> - was released on R*E*P*E*A*T Records earlier this month, and the album - <span style="font-style: italic;">Import Export </span>- is released on the same label on April 30th. I've heard the record, and it's safe to say that it's going to be one of my album's of the year.<br /><br />Here are a couple of songs that Seymour has made available on his <a href="http://www.myspace.com/openmouthmusic">MySpace</a>. Check out his cover of Nirvana's <span style="font-style: italic;">'Love Buzz' - </span>it's fantastic.<br /><br />Open Mouth - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/01%20Castle%20Keep.mp3">Castle Keep</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the album <i>Import/Export</i></span><br />Open Mouth - <a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/17/894868/10%20Love%20Buzz.mp3">Love Buzz</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Taken from the album <i>Import/Export</i></span><br /><br />Enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer">?alt=rss</div>Musique Nouvellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773652119729807000noreply@blogger.com