February 2010
2 posts
“As New Yorkers we are all familiar with the everyday noise around us – the car...”
– Seminal band Animal Collective describe their latest project, an installation in New York’s Guggenheim Museum opening on March 4th as part of the Museum’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations.
October 2009
5 posts
Bye Bye Bayou by LCD Soundsystem
Bye Bye Bayou is...
Air France remixes St Etienne
The new Air France remix of Spring by St Etienne is available to listen here. Taken from this limited run 12”. Spring is one of many beautiful tracks off of St Etienne’s 1991 debut, Foxbase Alpha and this remix is a wonderful, distinctively Air France reinvention.
WatchThe Drums are a four-piece from Brooklyn. This song is called Lets Go Surfing. Its highly infectious. It has quite a dandy video too, see.
Daytrotter - The Tallest Man on Earth →
The Tallest Man on Earth recently recorded a daytrotter session and the results are typically brilliant! The session includes three songs from the wonderful Shallow Grave, and one unreleased track, I Want You. Please, do enjoy.
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher Than The...
September 2009
4 posts
From The Vault #2
La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser...
Muse's, The Resistance
Its hard to take Muse’s latest album seriously. Sure, if you are one of the many die hard fans, you are going to lap this shit up and have potentially whizzed your pants out of sheer excitement after reading the title of this post. I hate to disappoint you, but this latest effort by the English rockers sounds like a parody of the predictable image they have propagated over the last fifteen...
Islands by The xx
Its official. I am joining the...
August 2009
7 posts
From The Vault #1 Cigarettes and Coffee by Otis...
WatchI’ve always been a huge fan of The Take-Away Shows from La Blogotheque and I’d have to say this relatively recent effort is my favourite.
No matter how many times I watch this video, It never fails to amaze me. It’s aesthetic quality is astounding. The golden light dances across the scene while Kristian Matsson (The Tallest Man on Earth) delivers an amazingly tight impromptu...
David by The Radio Dept. The Radio Dept. hail from...
Blood by The Middle East The Middle East are close...
A Love Letter in Three Parts. →
Air France launched this website a couple of months ago. It’s a homage to their city, Göteburg, SE.
There are three parts:
1) A guide to the beautiful things in Göteburg.
2) A new song, GBG belongs to us, available to download free.
3) A teaser video of things to come.
Young Adult Friction by The Pains of Being Pure at...
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are a band from New York City. They make terribly catchy songs about unrequited love and such. This is the video for Young Adult Friction, a witty ditty whose simple innocence resonates far beyond most who try to compartmentalise love into more complex boxes.
Infinite Playlist #1
Air France - No Way Down EP As we walk along cobbled stones, the thick rain is illuminated by the soft glow of yellow streetlights. My vision is a little blurred from cheap beer and I smile at nothing in particular as I reach into my coat for my wallet. The pocket is empty. My wallet is gone. And I have just spent the last three hours with Joel and Henrik of Air France, walking the streets of...