I first came across this song only recently (last autumn) from a search I was working on for a Y&R projectand I'm pretty sure that my good friend Keith D'Arcy over at EMI sent this my way.
Though I didn't end up licensing it for the project, this track has dug itself deep and is now held dear to my heart.
An oldie and a goodie.
Wanted to share it with y'all.
Buy The Best Of album here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013RAZZY/ref=dm_ty_alb
Subway Soundtrack of the day: Daedelus' new album "Righteous Fist Of Harmony".
I have to say that while the new album is similar to other efforts, at times, it has a slight melancholic and darker edge to it.
Really digging it.
Plus, I'm going to see Beach House at Webster Hall tonight.
Washed Out is opening up.
Good times.
http://daedelusmusic.com/
Two new things keeping the cold, rainy NYC day feeling sunny:
my new Solitary Arts (i.e. Geoff McFetridge + Yong-Ki Chang) Pocket Horn skateboard
and the latest Love Is All album.
Plus, I got to see my old W+K friends, Leah & Rachel (Hello Artists), today.
Sunshine comes in all sorts of forms.
Dig.
http://loveisallright.blogspot.com/
http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/artists/index.php?id=647
http://www.solitaryarts.com/
Though it's, by far, my least favorite New York City venue, Hot Chip still absolutely killed it at Terminal 5 last night.
Dance party, U.S.A.
They're back there tonight too.
And the album just keeps growing on me.
Makes for a heck of a good soundtrack subway commuting.
Also, who's going to see this?
I'm having mixed feelings about it.
Also, be sure to check out the Ecstatic Peace art show/shop at Partners & Spade.
Happening there now.
http://www.myspace.com/jankanabay
http://www.matadorrecords.com/store/index.php?catalog_id=474
http://www.ecstaticpeace.com/
http://partnersandspade.com/
Met these guys down in Austin in an alley behind the venue where the Carpark showcase was taking place.
Unfortunately I didn't get to see them play that night, which is a bummer, not only because I have a soft-spot for fellow midwesterners (they're from Chicago, me, Milwaukee) but because the more I listen to the promo of this album, I wished I would've seen them then before they get too big, which could be a likely scenario, given the quality of this release.
Look for it out on Carpark in June.
Also to note, I wanted to post the second song (Oh, Ivory!) but after doing some nosing around on the web, I saw that it hadn't been posted/leaked yet and so I didn't feel right letting that one out yet, in respect of the band and label.
So in the meantime, give a gander to this track, the first song on the record and one I also dig.
Also, don't forget to go out and support your local independent record stores on Saturday.
It's Record Store Day!
Lots of rad exclusives and in-store performances.
Check local listings.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/apr/16/independent-music-stores-musician...
