2009, Kill Zoo MusicThe Philadelphia duo Reading Rainbow have a new single out, featuring 3 new songs. You can download the title track below, and we assume the other two are equally sweet sun-drenched tunes with catchy melodies and lots of reverb.
Get it from Kill Zoo Music. Reading Rainbow on Myspace.
2009, Not Not FunAs the name so wittily suggests, the “first ever NNF vinyl compilation” focuses on female artists. It features 11 previously unreleased or rare tracks from the likes of Zola Jesus, Tickley Feather, U.S. Girls, Pocahaunted, Talk Normal. In other words – exclusive contributions from some of the most interesting acts at the moment! Download the Zola Jesus’ track below.
Zola Jesus – Heaven Sold You Back To Earth
Get it from Not Not Fun.
In the third installment of the guest mix feature Robert Robinson of Sore Eros brings us a collection of more or less obscure folk, soul, blues and pop gems. Just in time for long winter nights! And just in time for a lone sunday evening – once again, there’s just something about sundays and mixtapes.01. Woo – Intro
02. Abner Jay – I’m So Depressed
03. Dennis Wilson – Lady
04. The Rising Storm – Bright Lit Blue Skies
05. Neon – Skydiver
06. Alessi Brothers – Seabird
07. Annette Poindexter – Mama
08. Stevie Wonder – Castles In The Sand
09. Virgin Insanity – For A While
10. Anonymous – Up To You, Pt. 1
11. Creme Soda – Keep It Heavy
12. Eddie Callahan – Santa Cruz Mountains
13. Music Emporium – Velvet Sunsets
14. Null and Void – A Party Filled with Thieves
15. Gavin Bryars Ensemble – Sinking of the Titanic, Hyme #2
The Second Chants LP is sold out but you can get it on CD here. They also have a new single out now on BEKO.
Sore Eros’ Myspace
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Pre-order What Day Is It Tonight?: Trans Am Live 1993-2008 from Thrill Jockey.
Trans Amyspace.
2009, Self-releasedDizzy Jaguars offer a free download of their new album, second one in less than three months. If you’re in for some more of nice pop tunes covered in fuzz, head over to these young Californians’ Myspace page and get Soft Sleep. Check out two new songs below.
2009, The Leaf LabelThe new Wildbirds & Peacedrums single is available now from The Leaf Label. The digital EP includes remixes from the likes of Deerhoof, AU and Hortlax Cobra a.k.a. John Eriksson of Peter, Bjorn and John, while the 7″ only has the original version and the Deerhoof remix. You can download the AU remix from RCRD LBL and stream the Deerhoof one below. Get the single here.
My Heart
My Heart (Deerhoof remix)
So the idea is this: a band records an A side as themselves and then, under a pseudonym, a B side that’s completely different from what they’d normally do, with two animals of their choice battling it out on the cover. So don’t be confused by the split bit – Gold Ether is in fact VOICEsVOICEs. They kick off the series, but will be followed by a 7″ from Foot Village and others.
With the A side they deliver what we’ve come to expect of them – Tidal is “hauntingly beautiful” in all its droney dreaminess. The out-of-character In Armies still sounds like the girls, but a club friendly version of them. It’s much darker, with some killer beats to it. Gotta say, really diggin’ this.
The guys over at How to Fight Records will be holding a contest to win a free copy of the first in their “Animal Battles” 7 inch series featuring VOICEsVOICEs. You just have to “send [them] an illustration or photoshopped image of the most epic or ridiculous battle between two animals you can think of!” They’ll post the top 5 on their website and the author of the best one will receive the 7″. Neat.
Animal Battles Series Vol. 1 drops December 1. Buy it here.
Time to Pretend (MGMT cover)
Modern Castles
Digital Leather @ Myspace.
Fever Ray 2CD/DVD Deluxe Edition is out now on Mute, get it here.
Fever Ray official site.
Sounds like… No Age if they were from the UK? Or something like that.
Gentle Friendly Myspace.
Digital single label BEKO puts out a new single every Monday and today it’s new singles by Sore Eros and Boneless. They’re both really nice. We bring you the B sides.
Sore Eros – Fooled Me
Boneless – Mon Pere
You can download the singles for free at BEKO site. We also reccomend that you check out the previous BEKO releases, especially those by Tan Dollar, Nude Beach and The Procedure Club.
Myspace – Sore Eros / Boneless.
This is a fresh feature on the blog where, instead of just the regular monthly NC mixtapes, you can hear mixes that some of our favorite artists put together for us. This time it’s Transformation Surprise, the solo project of Mary Pearson from High Places.
Regarding the theme of the mixtape she says it’s “music that inspires my solo music by process and intent. This is the kind of stuff I listen to when my inspiration well is running a little dry.” Maybe you’ll find it inspiring too. Who’d have thought Underworld and Cat Power could go so well together?
NC GUEST MIX #2: TRANSFORMATION SURPRISE
01. Tom Waits – Hoist That Rag
02. Bow Ribbons – Let Me Down Easy
03. Underworld – Something Like A Mama
04. Cat Power – I Don’t Blame You
05. Portishead – Hunter
06. Buffy Sainte-Marie – He’s A Keeper Of The Fire
07. The Dead Weather – I Cut Like A Buffalo
08. Marnie Stern – Patterns Of A Diamond Ceiling
09. Broadcast – Tears In The Typing Pool
10. Violeta Parra – De Cuerpo Entero
She hopes to put a release together sometime in 2010 and she also might be doing a film score. We’ll keep you posted. Check her out at Myspace.