Here’s your Indie on TV alert for the Week of 10/14/13. Remember you can watch previous week’s performances in the Indie on TV page.
Watch Phoenix on Austin City Limits here… or not:
http://video.klru.tv/video/2365095963/
Here’s the schedule:
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The Australian indietronica outfit Cut Copy have shared a video for “Free Your Mind,” the first single and title track from the band’s
forthcoming album. The new album is the follow-up to the 2011 release Zonoscope, and is due in record stores on November 5. Cut Copy
begins a world tour on October 30 with 2 weeks worth of North American dates that includes a stop at the Marquee in Tempe, Arizona on November 6. The tune “Free Your Mind” combines a beautiful blend of circa 1991 Madchester grooves with Italo house beats that screams… holy shit I think I’m listening to the song of the year.
Watch “Free Your Mind” starring True Blood actor Alexander Skarsgard here:
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1. Delorean “Destitute Time”
2. Cut Copy “Free Your Mind”
3. Holy Ghost! “Okay”
4. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin “Nightwater Girlfriend”
5. MGMT “Your Life Is A Lie”
6. Grouplove “Ways To Go”
7. CHVRCHES “Gun”
8. San Fermin “Sonsick”
9. Swim Deep “King City”
10. Phantogram “Black Out Days”
11. Nine Inch Nails “Came Back Haunted”
12. Yuck “Middle Sea”
13. The Orwells “Who Needs You”
14. Pixies “Indie Cindy”
15. Volcano Choir “Byegone”
16. The Ocean Blue “Ground Gives Way”
17. Okkervil River “Down Down The Deep River”
18. Father John Misty “Writing A Novel”
19. Local Natives “Ceilings”
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The long-running television program Austin City Limits has announced part of their schedule for the upcoming 39th season. Notable indie acts include Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix, and The Black Angels. Last weekend’s season premiere included Latin music stars Juanes along with Jesse & Joy. Austin City Limits is shown on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), check your local listings for day and time in your area. ACL plans to announce six more episodes to be shown in early 2014 in the near future.
Here is the initial schedule:
October 5 Juanes | Jesse & Joy
October 12 Phoenix
October 19 The Lumineers | Shovels & Rope
October 26 Vampire Weekend | Grizzly Bear
November 2 Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
November 9 Emeli Sandé | Michael Kiwanuka
November 16 Jim James | The Black Angels
November 23 ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2013
Full episodes can be watched following their initial broadcast here:
http://acltv.com/
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The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record stores or on digital download.
One quick side note before I begin… I know get a few giggles and rolled eyeballs every time I proclaim that HAIM is the process of taking over the world. Well look who’s at NUMBER 1 on the U.K. album chart…HAIM. The ladies outsold Justin Timberlake (yeah I just said Justin Timberlake on this blog) by 2,100 copies. Finishing third was some guilty pleasure band named Kings Of Leon. Well there you go.
The Los Angeles rock duo of Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards have finally released their full-length debut LP to American ears. This album is guaranteed to be in my top 5 for 2013.
Watch the video “Gonna Make My Own Money” here:
Download “Sistrionix”
Glasser is the moniker for experimental electropop artist Cameron Mesirow. Her sophomore release is the follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut LP Ring.
Check out the video for the track “Design” here:
Download “Interiors” here:
Athens, Georgia’s finest weirdos return with their twelfth studio release. This is Kevin Barnes and company’s second album in the last year.
Listen to the track “Fugitive Air” here:
Download “Lousy With Sylvianbriar” here:
It’s always a good day when Sleigh Bells release new music. The Brooklyn, New York noise pop duo of Alexis Krauss and Derek Edward Miller are releasing their third studio album.
Watch the video for the title track “Bitter Rivals” here:
Download “Bitter Rivals” here:
The Fratellis, yeah The Fratellis… remember them? The Glasgow, Scotland indie rock band are releasing their first album since 2008, and third overall. The first single from the new LP is “Seven Nights Seven Days” (watch it below).
Download “We Need Medicine” here:
Notable EP releases:
HAERTS was featured in the Sunday Spotlight a few weeks back. Read all about them here
Watch the video for “All The Days” here:
Download “Hemiplegia” EP here:
One of the best new bands to emerge on the indie scene over the last year is the Brooklyn, New York post-punk band Parquet Courts. The band released their full-length debut Light Up Gold back in January.
Listen to the track “You’ve Got Me Wondering” here:
Download “Tally All The Things That You Broke” here:
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In what seems to be an endless supply of Pixies news… the band announced Monday morning their plans to tour North America in early 2014. The 33-date tour commences in Toronto on January 15 and concludes on March 1 in Austin (allegedly). Speculation has already started on why Southern California
dates were omitted from the tour schedule. Either the band wore out their welcome when they performed a string of four consecutive nights in Los Angeles last month, or, you guessed it… Indio, California the second and third weekend in April. Tickets for the 2014 dates (see below) go on sale to the general pubic this Friday October 11 at 10am local time, or use the code ANDRO to purchase tickets during the “fan-only” presale. As a special treat, support will be provided by FIDLAR, Cults, and Best Coast throughout the tour. One specific date that I took note of is February 24 in Phoenix, Arizona with Best Coast… just sayin’.
To celebrate the announcement of tour dates the band premiered a video for the song “Andro Queen.” The tune can be found on the recently released EP-1. The band’s plans moving forward are to release a series of EP’s digitally instead of releasing a proper album. The Pixies are currently on tour in Europe through November 25.
Watch “Andro Queen” here:
Pixies 2014 North American Tour Dates:
Jan. 15: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 16: Metropolis, Montreal, QC (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 18: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 19: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 21: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 22: Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 24: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 25: Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 26: Strathmore, Washington, DC (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 29: National Theatre, Richmond, VA (w/ Fidlar)
Jan. 31: Durham PAC, Durham, NC (w/ Cults)
Feb. 1: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC (w/ Cults)
Feb. 2: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN (w/ Cults)
Feb. 4: Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA (w/ Cults)
Feb. 6: Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, MO (w/ Cults)
Feb. 7: LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH (w/ Cults)
Feb. 8: The Fillmore, Detroit, MI (w/ Cults)
Feb. 9: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL (w/ Cults)
Feb. 11: Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO (w/ Cults)
Feb. 13: Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 14: Belly Up Tavern, Aspen, CO (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 15: The Great Salt Air, Salt Lake City, UT (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 17: Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 18: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 19: Schnitzer Auditorium, Portland, OR (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 21: Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 22: Civic Theatre, San Jose, CA (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 23: The Joint, Las Vegas, NV (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 24: Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 25: Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 27: Bayou Music Center, Houston, TX (w/ Best Coast)
Feb. 28: South Side Ballroom, Dallas, TX (w/ Best Coast)
March 1: Music Hall, Austin, TX (w/ Best Coast)
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Cults, the indie pop duo comprised of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, have shared a video for “High Road.” The track is off the NYC band’s forthcoming sophomore album Static, due in record stores on October 15. Static is the follow-up their self-titled LP that came out in 2011.
Watch “High Road” video here:
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Here’s your Indie on TV alert for the Week of 10/7/13. Remember you can watch previous week’s performances in the Indie on TV page.
Here’s the schedule:
Letterman
Monday = Two Door Cinema Club
Friday = Cage The Elephant
Fallon
Monday = Paul McCartney
Kimmel
Wednesday = Arctic Monkeys
pre-empted by Kanye interview
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The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record stores or on digital download.
The Portland, Oregon indie folk band are releasing their (you guessed it) seventh studio album. This is their first effort since leaving Sub Pop.
Listen to the first single “Shine On” here:
Download “VII” here:
After conquering the U.K., the HAIM sisters are ready to take over the rest of the world. The long-awaited debut full-length from the San Fernando Valley, California band has finally arrived. The album is front-loaded with tracks that have been released as singles over the last year.
Watch the video for “Falling” here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIjVpRAXK18 (Preview)
Download “Days Are Gone” here:
Speaking of taking over the world…New Zealand singer-songwriter Ella Yelich-O’Connor, better known as Lorde, has already topped the billboard charts at the age of sixteen. This is the internet buzz act’s debut LP
Listen to “Team” here:
Download “Pure Heroine” here:
After teasing the world with the EP Delicious slightly over a year ago, the English indie rockers from Worchester have released their debut full-length. The album includes 16 tracks and 3 live recordings. I can’t get enough of these dudes.
Watch the video “Bloodshake” here:
Download “In Love” here:
London based indie rockers return with their sophomore album, and a slightly new line-up. This is the follow-up to the 2011 critically acclaimed self-titled debut LP.
Watch the video “Middle Sea” here:
Download “Glow And Behold” here:
Notable EP Releases
The indie pop duo consisting of Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel are back with more catchy street beats.
Listen to the track “Black Out Days” here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3OihW5MPKA (Preview)
Download “Phantogram EP” here:
The indie rock three piece from Northern Ireland just released a video for the title track (check it out below).
Download “Changing Of The Seasons EP” here:
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Savages, one of the most exciting acts to emerge from the U.K. in 2013, have released a video for the intense tune “Husbands.” The all female indie rock band, based out of London, released their debut full-length Silence Yourself back on May 3.
Watch “Husbands” here:
Download Silence Yourself here:
UK indie rockers FOALS have shared a video for the track “Out Of The Woods,” off their latest album Holy Fire. The band intends to officially release the song as a single on October 28, which coincides with the release of the Live DVD “Live At The Royal Albert Hall.” No word on if it will be available on VHS.
Watch the video “Out Of The Woods” here:
Watch the trailer for the DVD “Live At The Royal Albert Hall”
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The following albums dropped today and are available in your local trendy record stores or on digital download.
The all female dream pop band from Brooklyn are releasing their first album since the 2009 Still Light, Still Night. This is the fourth album overall for the three piece. One of the catchiest tunes to be released in 2013 is the single “Somebody Who” (watch below).
Download “Move In Spectrums” here:
It’s finally here! The Glasgow, Scotland electro pop three piece have finally released one of DJ Deep’s most anticipated albums of 2013. The band has teased the world with a series of singles that started over a year ago. The single “Gun” surfaced back in July, check out the video below.
Download “The Bones Of What You Believe” here:
The indie folk band from Providence, Rhode Island are releasing their fifth studio album overall. Deer Tick is lead by singer/songwriter John McCauley. The first single from the new album is “The Dream’s In The Ditch” (watch below).
Download “Negativity” here:
This is the first album from the alternative rock band led by frontwoman Hope Sandoval since 1996. Watch the video for the single “California” below.
Download “Seasons Of Your Day” here:
One other notable release today is the third and final album Nirvana. “In Utero” is being released today in a 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition.
Here is the classic video for “Heart Shaped Box”
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Here’s your Indie on TV alert for the Week of 9/23/13. Remember you can watch previous week’s performances in the Indie on TV page.
Arcade Fire are the musical guest this Saturday on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Immediately following SNL, NBC will be feature the Grammy Award winning indie rockers in a 30 minute special presentation.
Here’s the schedule:
Kimmel
Monday = Paul McCartney
Watch the rebroadcast of Paul McCartney’s live set on Hollywood Blvd. as part of the Jimmy Kimmel Live concert series.
Friday = Bastille
Fallon
Thursday = Goldfrapp
Friday = Superchunk
Conan
Wednesday = Deer Tick
Saturday Night Live
Saturday = Arcade Fire
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Almost every Sunday we take an INDEEp look into an emerging indie artist. This week we Shine the Sunday Spotlight on Swim Deep.
Swim Deep is the latest indie buzz band to emerge from the Birmingham, England B-Town music scene. The B-Town scene is a term given to bands that have risen from the Digbeth area of Birmingham over the last two plus years. Swim Deep joins fellow Digbeth groups such as Peace, Troumaca, and JAWS as bands on the come. Although all of these bands have different vibes, local journalists have run with this term to allegedly invented a music scene fad. Members of Swim Deep and Peace claim that they invented the term and are embarrassed that NME and other London based media outlets continue to use the silly term.
The Birmingham four piece consists of Austin Williams (vocals), Tom Higgins (guitar), Zachary Robinson (drums) and Cavan McCarthy (bass). The band formed in 2011 and credits The Stone Roses, Nirvana, and The Jesus and Mary Chain for the band even existing. In their short career, the indie dream pop band have released five singles along with their debut full-length Where The Heaven Are We. The critically acclaimed debut LP dropped back on August 5.
Fans of eighties dream pop, nineties shoegaze, or bands that have Deep in their name should already have Swim Deep in heavy rotation. As for the rest of the current B-Town music scene… everyone knows I’ve been singing the praises of Peace since late 2012 and if you like FOALS you’ll dig JAWS.
Check out the Swim Deep Videos below:
“King City”
“Honey”
“She Changes The Weather”
Download “Where The Heaven Are We” here:
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Local Natives performed in front of an energetic crowd at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Arizona last Sunday Night. The Silver Lake, California indie rockers played a flawless set to a audience of mostly desert hipsters, “I am more indie than you” college students, and a few old men.
The beautifully constructed set (setlist below) consisted of an equal amount of tunes from the band’s two studio albums, Hummingbird (2013), and Gorilla Manor (2010). Throughout the evening the enthusiastic crowd provided constant backing vocals, especially on “Wide Eyes” and “World News.” The band opened the set with the 2013 single “Breakers” and closed the set with perhaps one of my LN faves “Who Knows Who Cares.” The self proclaimed ‘unprepared’ set caught the crowd off guard, because up to that point the set seemed fine to me as well as the capacity crowd… just sayin’. The evening ended with the powerful encore closer “Sun Hands,” you could watch it below if wasn’t for a “device malfunction.”
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