Here’s your Indie On TV Alert For The Week Of 6/9/14. Check back throughout the week for posted performances, or watch previous week’s performances in the Indie On TV Alert page.
Here’s the schedule:
Monday = Jack White
Tuesday = The Orwells
Monday = Grouplove
Wednesday = Jack White
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One month ago Dum Dum Girls released a video for “Rimbaud Eyes,” IMO the best tune on their latest album Too True. This week the indie ladies shared a video for what could quite possibly be the second best track on the album, “Under These Hands.” The L.A. based dream pop quartet released Too True back in January, and I consider it one of the better album releases of the year so far. Do your ears a favor and pick it up.
Watch “Under These Hands” here:
Download “Too True” here:
Here’s the weekly Top 20 College Radio Albums from the Radio 200 list published by CMJ (College Media Journal). The reputable rag surveys up to 600 college radio stations of a weekly basis to compute the list.
In addition, here’s my Spicy Six Albums of the week. These are the six albums that can’t find their way out of my six disc changer. The list consists of my Top 5 Albums of the week, and one Heritage Album that’s worth dusting off and giving a listen.
Here’s the lists:
This should come as no surprise, The Black Keys (pictured) own the top spot on College Radio this week. The duo replaces Thee Oh Sees at #1 with their most recent effort “Turn Blue.” Four new LP’s debut in the countdown this week including the latest from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Tobacco, Little Dragon, and Sharon Van Etten. Ms. Van Etten’s album “Are We There” jumps 17 spots and comes in at #5. The Horrors are still my #1 album, and The War On Drugs returns to my compact disc player after a few week absence.
Radio 200 Top 20 College Radio Album for the week of June 3, 2014:
1. THE BLACK KEYS Turn Blue
2. THEE OH SEES Drop
3. LYKKE LI I Never Learn
4. TUNE-YARDS Nikki Nack
5. SHARON VAN ETTEN Are We There
6. LA SERA Hour Of The Dream
7. SYLVAN ESSO Sylvan Esso
8. CONOR OBERST Upside Down Mountain
9. CHROMEO White Women
10. WYE OAK Shriek
11. DAMON ALBARN Everyday Robots
12. LITTLE DRAGON Nabuma Rubberband
13. THE HORRORS Luminous
14. MAC DEMARCO Salad Days
15. KISHI BASHI Lightght
16. CHAD VANGAALEN Shrink Dust
17. TOBACCO Ultima II Massage
18. EELS The Cautionary Tales Of Mark Oliver Everett
19. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART Days Of Abandon
20. CLOUD NOTHINGS Here And Nowhere Else
The DJ DEEp Spicy Six:
1. THE HORRORS Luminous
2. THE WAR ON DRUGS Lost In The Dream
3. WYE OAK Shriek
4. CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Only Run
5. THE AFGHAN WHIGS Do To The Beast
Heritage Album Of The Week
6. PETER MURPHY Deep
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Indie stalwarts Spoon and Interpol announced this week that each are planning to release new albums later this summer.
The Austin, Texas indie band Spoon, or as my friend Tim calls them, Spoons, are scheduled to release their eighth studio album on August 5. The is the first album from Spoon since 2010’s Transference, the new album will be titled They Want My Soul. The band will be playing predominantly U.S. festival dates that is set to commence on June 7th at the Governors Ball in New York City. Until recently, frontman Britt Daniels had been busy with the supergroup Divine Fits.
The latest effort from Interpol, El Pintor, is scheduled to arrive in record stores on September 9. El Pintor (Spanish for the painter) is the follow-up to 2010’s self-titled album. This is the band’s fifth studio album and first since the departure of bassist Carlos Dengler. The NYC based indie band is set to also perform at the Governors Ball, and then hit the road for festival dates throughout the world this summer. Frontman Paul Banks has stayed active as a solo artist, recently he ditched his alter-ego Julian Plenti.
Put both of these bands down as early favorites to end up on line 2 at the 2015 Coachella Music Festival.
Both bands have yet to release video singles and I won’t bore you with those stupid teaser clips. With any luck, as soon as I hit “publish” each of these bands will drop the first single. Until that happens, let’s take a trip in the ‘indie flashback machine’ and watch a video from each band. These are my faves, enjoy! BTW the Governor’s Ball is available on Sirius/XM all weekend, check listings here.
Watch Spoon “Small Stakes” here:
Watch Interpol “The Heinrich Maneuver” here:
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Chillwave extraordinaire Ernest Greene aka Washed Out just released a video for the track “Weightless.” The tune is off his latest release Paracosm, released last August. I was pleasantly surprised with Mr, Greene’s performance at the Coachella Festival back in April. One never knows how chillwave will translate live. Washed Out is currently on tour until June 22, the second leg of the U.S. tour begins August 25 in Knoxville, Tennessee. I highly recommend a night out with Ernest Greene.
Watch “Weightless” here:
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The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record stores or on digital download.
Frontman Alec Ounsworth and drummer Sean Greenhalgh are the only remaining original members, as CYHSY returns with a new cast of characters. With the new lineup comes a new vibe that’s IMO very Radioheadesque with a hint of U2, decide for yourself. The first single is “As Always.”
Watch “As Always” here:
Download “Only Run” here:
The hardcore Toronto based rockers are releasing their much-anticipated fourth studio album. This is the follow-up to 2011’s David Comes To Life. I dig this band’s sound until Damian starts singing, err yelling.
Check out ” Paper The House” here, or not:
Download “Glass Boys” here:
Recently, The Walkmen sadly called it quits. Frontman Hamilton Leithauser began life as a solo artist when the band went on hiatus back in 2011. This is his debut full-length, and “Alexandra” is the lead single.
Watch the video for “Alexandra” here:
Download “Black Hours” here:
One of my favorite bands to emerge over the last year and a half is Brooklyn based indie rockers Parquet Courts. Their sophomore release follows last years highly-praised debut Light Up Gold. The lead single is also titled “Sunbathing Animal.”
Watch “Sunbathing Animal” here:
Download “Sunbathing Animal” here, you can thank me later:
Chicago teenage indie rockers The Orwells are a band on the come. They’re releasing the follow-up to Remember When, their debut full-length. The band teased us last year with two extended plays, all the while pissing off the likes of Arctic Monkey on tour.
Watch the video “Let It Burn” here:
Download “Disgraceland” here:
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The following Heritage albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record store or on digital download.
This is a special Heritage Edition of New Music Tuesday.
Former Husker Du and Sugar frontman Bob Mould is releasing his eleventh studio album. This is the follow-up to 2012’s Silver Age. A video for the track “I Don’t Know You Anymore” surfaced earlier this week, and stars a familiar face to those with beards.
Watch “I Don’t Know You Anymore” here:
Download “Beauty & Ruin” here:
Bay Area natives CVB are releasing the sequel to 2013’s Northern California themed album La Costa Perdida. The latest project is a Southern California themed album which is their ninth album overall.
Listen to “It Was Like That When We Got Here” here:
Download “El Camino Real” here:
Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant return with their eleventh studio album and first since 2009’s The Fountain. The album has already produced the singles “Lovers On The Run” and “Holy Moses.”
Watch “Lovers On The Run” here:
Download “Meteorites” here:
What are the chances Echo And The Bunnymen and Peter Murphy release albums on the same day in 2014, obviously pretty good. Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy is dropping his tenth studio album, and first since that little “incident” he had.
Watch “Hang Up” here:
Download “Lion” here:
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1. Wolf Alice “Moaning Lisa Smile”
2. The Black Keys “Fever”
3. Thee Oh Sees “Drop”
4. Cloud Nothings “I’m Not Part Of Me”
5. Craft Spells “Breaking The Angle Against The Tide”
6. Warpaint “Keep It Healthy”
7. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart “Simple and Sure”
8. Hooray For Earth “Keys”
9. Jagwar Ma “Uncertainty”
10. tUnE-yArDs “Water Fountain”
11. Arcade Fire “We Exist”
12. Woods “Moving To The Left”
13. Wye Oak “Glory”
14. Jessica Lea Mayfield “I Wanna Love You”
15. The Horrors “So Now You Know”
16. Sharon Van Etten “Taking Chances”
17. Hamilton Leithauser “Alexandra”
18. Jack White “Lazaretto”
19. Pixies “Greens and Blues”
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Check out Mix Tape – March 2014
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On June 2, 2013 we launched GoINDEEpMusic with a post about the Make Music Pasadena Festival that I was attending that day. I followed it up with my first article the next day, a review of the festival, and from that point we were up and running. The idea started back in 2007 and I purchased the domain in 2008, finally in 2013 the blog went live. The site would have never been possible without the assistance and ongoing commitment from Jimi-Jam. Together, we have built a fun blog that promotes bands associated with the current indie music scene, and attempts to keep Heritage alternative rock Acts relevant. A HUGE thank you to Jimi-Jam!
Now on to the Fun Facts:
There were a whopping 440 posts in the first year, 405 of which I wrote. A special thank you to Present-Tense who contributed 29 unique posts that always leaves us wanting more. PT’s help during the unprecedented project of Coachella 2014: 77 Bands In 77 Days made the whole thing come together. Thank you to Tracy, Martin, Nick, Shae, and Jimi-Jam who also contributed articles to the site. Finally, thank you to everyone that views the site, whether you do it daily, or just take a quick look-see every once in awhile.
By now the question on everyone’s mind is “how many Pixies posts were there?”
Drum roll please…
There were a total of 26 articles specifically about the Pixies, or an average of one every two weeks. There were an additional 31 posts that referenced the Pixies, for a grand total of 57 Pixies sightings on the blog. As always, please check my math.
This is fun!
Thank you,
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Here’s your Indie on TV alert for the Week of 6/2/14. Watch previous week’s performances in the Indie on TV Alert page.
Here’s the schedule:
Wednesday = The Afghan Whigs
Tuesday = Twin Shadow
Wednesday = Bob Mould
Tuesday = Soundgarden
Thursday = Damon Albarn
Tuesday = Bastille
Tuesday = Tokyo Police Club
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Summertime arrived at promptly 10:10 Friday night at the Shrine’s Expo Hall. Floral crowned dolls and guys galore (surprisingly) dotted the hall as we squished in to await the sultry voice and spicy lyrics of Lana Del Rey. Prior to the main event, we shared the paradox that is Father John Misty – this concert goer thoroughly enjoyed his newer song “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” and a few others!
Then it was time! There she stood- Babydoll dress, wavy auburn locks, with her tattooed hands gripping the mike. She looked so at home up there. She stood there and sang for hours… she just sang. Hauntingly, flawlessly. Lana’s a hard worker- a true professional in the business! I think she has retracted her talons – she’s done clawing her way to the top – I assure you many new Lana fans were born Friday night! Nice work, young lady!
I have to comment on rights of passage. I was with my 14-year old daughter and my brother. He acquired the tickets for us for my daughter’s upcoming 8th grade graduation and birthday (okay, she’s not quite 14). We’re not allowed to ask how he got them or the cost! It was her first General Admission show. Standing on top of one another, we contemplated going in deeper – we did try, but failed… not because we couldn’t have, but because it wasn’t worth the price this time. So, we stood strong in our decent spots through Father John Misty’s set and we waited. At one point my daughter looked up at me and asked if I could smell weed. “Weed” she called it.
Finally, Lana opened with “Cola”; tough lyrics to belt while your 13-year old daughter’s standing by your side. My little singer, my talented actress knows all the words to all Lana’s songs – every last raunchy verse! But, I can play both sides… and I do. I love Lana, too. She is a strong woman. I love her for her hard work getting her what she wanted. If you study up, you’ll find the road’s been tough for her. Darkness comes across in most of her songs, it’s not all rainbows and butterflies for God’s sake! But, Parenting 101 requires me to garner and share all the solid messages within Lana’s music with my daughter. My favorite is this: “The road is long, we carry on, Try to have fun in the meantime.” Was this concert my right of passage? Perhaps, yes.
Although this 14-track Lana set wasn’t showy (no pyrotechnics or costume changes), her loungy sound, crude lines and palpable passion were enough to suck everyone in. Performance highlights included “Cola”, “Carmen”, “Gods and Monsters”, “Million Dollar Man”… and we resisted the end as “National Anthem” gave way to the lengthy summertime that lies ahead for this Lana-loving San Diegan, her coming of age daughter and brother.
Tracy Plowy
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