2007年12月29日 星期六

Alaska In Winter


Alaska In Winter與Beirut有很深的淵源,除了因為它們同樣來自新墨西哥州之外,Zach Condon就是八位團員之一,有時還會貢獻vocal.有這樣有名的團員,Alaska In Winter當然是格外的受到注目,換句話說,如果沒有Zach Condon,這張好專輯可能需要更多宣傳與聆聽才會廣為人知了.
不過他們的專輯Dance Party In The Balkans,除了一首Zach Condon獻聲的"Close Your Eyes-- We Are Blind"之外,其他歌曲可是與Beirut不太相同的.Alaska In Winter的音樂也可以帶來溫暖但也正如其團名,它的溫暖是在一片凜冽的寒風中.Brandon Bethancourt的聲音聽來像是穿透冰層的生命,細緻且充滿了活力,它沒有因為使用的樂器多就把整張專輯填的滿滿,適時的留下了空間讓聽者喘息,輕輕的感受冷風中的空氣.
趁著難得的冷氣團來襲,不彷用Alaska In Winter的歌迎接新年!

MP3:
Alaska In Winter-Close Your Eyes - We Are Blind(ft. Zach Condon)
Alaska In Winter-Your Red Dress (Wedding Song at Cemetery)

Happy New Year to you all,
cheers!

Marybell Katastrophy

Marybell Katastrophy是丹麥樂團Tiger Tunes的成員Marie Højlund的solo project,她溫和但又歇斯底里的聲音搭配上豐富且有趣的電子聲牆.乍聽之下有點吵雜,但是卻顯出一絲脆弱的堅強...

MP3:
Marybell Katastrophy-Red Red
Marybell Katastrophy-Hip

2007年12月22日 星期六

Thw White Stripes-Conquest single

tracklist:
  1. "Conquest" - 2:48
  2. "It's My Fault for Being Famous" - 2:56
  3. "Cash Grab Complications on the Matter" - 3:37
  4. "Honey, We Can't Afford to Look This Cheap" - 3:54
  5. "Conquest" (Acoustic Mariachi Version) - 2:55
Beck is the producer of the b-side tracks,also contributed vocals ,piano and slide guitar on some of the songs!Conquest is a really good choice,especially with so many great b-sides in it!

MP3:
The White Stripes-Conquest(Acoustic Mariachi Version)

cheers

2007年12月20日 星期四

Coldplay covers Pretenders

正在錄製新專輯的Coldplay在他們的網站上給fans一個note寫道,他們"love Christmas songs, but every time we try and write one it’s awful. So we cover them. Well, once or twice actually."所以放上了他們翻唱Pretenders的聖誕歌曲2000 Miles!
Cheers,mate!

MP3:Coldplay-2000 Miles (Pretenders cover)

Bishop Allen - Click, Click, Click, Click

Bishop Allen's new video for the song "Click, Click, Click, Click"!
One of my favorite song of the year.

2007年12月14日 星期五

The Foxboro Hot Tubs=Green Day?


MySpace上出現了一個叫做The Foxboro Hot Tubs的樂團,他們復古龐克的曲風就和EP封面一樣很有六零年代的風格,而這張六首歌的EP也放在他們的網站上供大家下載.不過大家聽著聽著都不自覺的想:主唱的聲音也太像Green Day的Billie Joe Armstrong了吧!尤其是'Mother Mary'這首歌如果說是Green Day的我也不會懷疑.於是The Foxboro Hot Tubs=Green Day的說法就此傳開,奇妙的是,原本在The Foxboro Hot Tubs網站上的EP這幾天被拿掉換成了一個時鐘.....
上禮拜宣佈明年一月要進錄音室錄製新專輯的Green Day本尊以前也曾經有以暱名'The Network'發過專輯的記錄.The Foxboro Hot Tubs到底是誰目前還不得而知,不過這個六首歌的EP倒也不差呢!

MP3:
The Foxboro Hot Tubs-Ruby Room
The Foxboro Hot Tubs-Mother Mary


2007年12月13日 星期四

Okkervil River's free mixtape!

Okkervil River在他們的網站放上了一張他們在過去一年巡迴演唱現場錄製的翻唱歌曲供大家免費下載,對歌迷來說是個很棒的聖誕禮物呢!

1. APRIL ANNE (John Phillips)
2. SIMON SMITH AND THE AMAZING DANCING BEAR (Randy Newman)
3. I WANT TO KNOW (Charles F. Olsen/Ed Sanders)
4. DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO (Jimmy Webb)
5. I CAME HERE TO SAY IM GOING AWAY (Serge Gainsbourg/Trans. by W. Sheff)
6. THE BLONDE IN THE BLEACHERS (Joni Mitchell)
7. ANTARCTICA STARTS HERE (John Cale)
8. LISTENING TO OTIS REDDING AT HOME DURING CHRISTMAS (Will Sheff)
9. SOLO (Sandy Denny)


2007 Gummy Awards


Stereogum網站的2007Gummy Awards各項的第一名如下:

Best Album: Radiohead-In Rainbows
Best Video: Justice-D.A.N.C.E.
Best Live Act: Arcade Fire
Mr. Indie Rock: Jens Lekman
Ms. Indie Rock: Feist
Most Overblogged: Arcade Fire

full list:http://www.stereogum.com/gummys/winners.html

2007年12月12日 星期三

Amy Winehouse - Love Is A Losing Game

Amy's new video for the song Love Is A Losing Game
get well soon,Amy!!

NME's albums/songs of 2007


NME Albums Of The Year

50) Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
49) Interpol - Our Love To Admire
48) The View - Hats Off To The Buskers
47) Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
46) Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob
45) !!! - Myth Takes
44) Gruff Rhys - Candylion
43) Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
42) Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
41) Menomena - Friend And Foe
40) El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
39) Jeffrey Lewis - 12 Crass Songs
38) Justice - †
37) Jamie T - Panic Prevention
36) Holy Fuck - Holy Fuck
35) Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!
34) New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom
33) Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Decay Sustain Release
32) Grinderman - Grinderman
31) The Pigeon Detectives - Wait For Me
30) Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
29) Lethal Bizzle - Back To Bizznizz
28) Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
27) The Horrors - Strange House
26) Kate Nash - Made Of Bricks
25) The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America
24) The Maccabees - Colour It In
23) Maps - We Can Create
22) Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
21) The Enemy - We'll Live And Die In These Towns
20) Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
19) Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge
18) The Good, The Bad And The Queen - The Good, The Bad And The Queen
17) Future Of The Left - Curses
16) The Coral - Roots And Echoes
15) The White Stripes - Icky Thump
14) Babyshambles - Shotter's Nation
13) PJ Harvey - White Chalk
12) The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
11) LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
10) Battles - Mirrored
9) The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
8) Biffy Clyro - Puzzle
7) M.I.A. - Kala
6) Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
5) Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
4) Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3) Radiohead - In Rainbows
2) Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
1) Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future


NME Songs Of The Year

50) Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies
49) Los Campesinos! - You! Me! Dancing!
48) Queens Of The Stone Age - Sick, Sick, Sick
47) Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
46) Richard Hawley - Tonight The Streets Are Ours
45) Black Lips - Bad Kids
44) CSS - Off The Hook
43) Kate Nash - Foundations
42) The Enemy - It's Not OK
41) M.I.A. - Boyz
40) The Horrors - She Is The New Thing
39) Late Of The Pier - Bathroom Gurgle
38) Lightspeed Champion - Galaxy Of The Lost
37) The White Stripes - Icky Thump
36) The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
35) Bloc Party - The Prayer
34) XX Teens - Darlin'
33) Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
32) Those Dancing Days - Those Dancing Days
31) Gallows - Abandon Ship
30) Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Let's Make Out
29) Jarvis - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
28) Bjork - Earth Intruders
27) Howling Bells - Low Happening
26) Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
25) Kings Of Leon - Charmer
24) The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control
23) Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
22) Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet
21) Super Furry Animals - Run-Away
20) Dizzee Rascal - Sirens
19) Santogold - LES Artistes
18) Hadouken! - That Boy That Girl
17) M.I.A. - Jimmy
16) Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
15) Battles - Atlas
14) Black Lips - O Katrina!
13) Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
12) Foals - Hummer
11) Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
10) LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
9) Arcade Fire - Intervention
8) Foals - Mathletics
7) Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
6) The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
5) Rihanna ft. Jay-Z - Umbrella
4) The Teenagers - Homecoming
3) The Cribs - Men's Needs
2) Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone
1) Klaxons - Golden Skans





2007年12月10日 星期一

UK Apple iTunes 2007 download charts

The top ten track downloads of 2007 :

1: Mika - 'Grace Kelly'
2: Rihanna - 'Umbrella'
3: The Fray - 'How To Save A Life'
4: Kaiser Chiefs - 'Ruby'
5: Plain White T's - 'Hey There Delilah'
6: Kanye West - 'Stronger'
7: Kate Nash - 'Foundations'
8: Leona Lewis - 'Bleeding Love'
9: Sugababes - 'About You Now'
10: Take That - 'Shine'

top ten album downloads :

1: Amy Winehouse - 'Back to Black'
2: Mika - 'Life in Cartoon Motion'
3: Arctic Monkeys - 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'
4: Mark Ronson - 'Version'
5: Newton Faulkner - 'Hand Built by Robots'
6: Take That - 'Beautiful World'
7: Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'
8: Kaiser Chiefs - 'Yours Truly, Angry Mob'
9: Snow Patrol - 'Eyes Open'
10: Timbaland - 'Shock Value'

2007年12月9日 星期日

Christmas 2007

在Lennon逝世後27年的現在,我的年紀大了,更加懷念小時候那些天真的祈禱還有單純的願望;雖然世界越來越複雜,我想要的東西更多更貴更不切實際了,但是我所祈禱的事還是不會改變......
wish you all a merry happy Christmas!


[download links]:
The Ronettes-Sleigh Ride
Elvis Presley-Santa Claus Is Back In Town
Aimee Mann-White Christmas
Chet Atkins-Jingle Bell Rock
Kenny Rodgers & Dolly Parton-Winter Wonderland /Sleigh Ride
Fiona Apple-Frosty The Snowman
Frank Sinatra-Mistletoe And Holly
Judy Garland-Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
John Lennon-Happy X'mas (War Is Over)


cheers!

2007年12月8日 星期六

The Weather Underground

A indie band from LA,kind of the mixture of The Libertines,The Velvet Underground and Kings of Leon.A very interesting sound.[myspace]

MP3:
The Weather Underground - How Many Operations
The Weather Underground - Neal Cassady

Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall


Rufus Wainwright在2006年六月完整重現了Judy Garland於1961年在卡內基廳的經典演唱會,"Over The Rainbow," "Come Rain Or Come Shine" "Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart"等等Judy Garland經典歌曲都藉由Rufus完美的聲音與舞台魅力重生.三十六人制的管絃樂團伴奏下,Rufus就如當年Judy Garland一樣在舞台上搔首弄姿,這樣獨特的致敬方式也造成了轟動.
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall (2CD)連同Live at London Palladium DVD最近終於發行了!

MP3:
Rufus Wainwright- Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart

2007年12月6日 星期四

In Rainbows bonus tracks

In Rainbows bonus tracks:

1."MK 1"
2."Down Is the New Up"
3."Go Slowly"
4."MK 2"
5."Last Flowers"
6."Up on the Ladder"
7."Bangers and Mash"
8."4 Minute Warning"

其中Down Is the New Up與Bangers and Mash比原先的live版本聽來更加震撼.尤其是Bangers and Mash,開頭讓我有點意外,兩分鐘之後變得更特別,和現場版一樣野性十足,頭都不禁跟著搖晃了起來!


MP3:
Radiohead-Down Is the New Up
Radiohead-Bangers and Mash

2007年12月5日 星期三

Q & MOJO's Best of 2007

又到了年終,Best of 2007紛紛出籠.僅供參考但也很有趣,我也因為某些未接觸的專輯而開始慌了...

[Q Best of 2007]
Albums:
1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
2. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
3. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
4. Radiohead - In Rainbows
5. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
6. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
7. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
8. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
9. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
10. Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars
11. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
12. Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
13. Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob
14. Cherry Ghost - Thirst for Romance
15. Interpol - Our Love to Admire
16. Manic Street Preachers - Send Away the Tigers
17. Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
18. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
19. Bjork - Volta
20. The Rumble Strips - Girls and Weather
21. Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards
22. The Coral - Roots & Echoes
23. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
24. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
25. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
26. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
27. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
28. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
29. Roisin Murphy - Overpowered
30. The National - Boxer
31. Soulsavers - It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land
32. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
33. Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
34. M.I.A. - Kala
35. Hard-Fi - Once upon a Time in the West
36. Common - Finding Forever
37. Robyn - Robyn
38. Fall Out Boy - Infinity on High
39. Joni Mitchell - Shine
40. Field Music - Tones of Town
41. Keren Ann - Keren Ann
42. The Enemy - We'll Live and Die in These Towns
43. Patrick Watson - Close to Paradise
44. Bogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
45. Lucinda Williams - West
46. Sigur Ros - Hvarf-Heim
47. Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
48. Justice - ?
49. Jamie T - Panic Prevention
50. Stereophonics - Pull the Pin


[MOJO Best of 2007]
Albums:
1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
4. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
5. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
6. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
7. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
8. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
9. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
10. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
11. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
12. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
13. Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars
14. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
15. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
16. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
17. Field Music - Tones of Town
18. Grinderman - Grinderman
19. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
20. Nick Lowe - At My Age
21. Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
22. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
23. Efterklang - Parades
24. Bjork - Volta
25. Joni Mitchell - Shine
26. Pissed Jeans - Hope for Men
27. Linda Thompson - Versatile Heart
28. The Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur
29. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
30. Thurston Moore - Trees Outside the Academy
31. Gruff Rhys - Candylion
32. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
33. Seasick Steve - Dog House Music
34. Willy Mason - If the Ocean Gets Rough
35. Bettye LaVette - The Scene of the Crime
36. Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water Is Life
37. Edgar Jones and The Joneses - Gettin' a Little Help
38. The Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse
39. Battles - Mirrored
40. Yoko Ono - Yes, I'm a Witch
41. Amiina - Kurr
42. Gravenhurst - The Western Lands
43. Interpol - Our Love to Admire
44. Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
45. Matthew Dear - Asa Breed
46. Kevin Ayers - The Unfairground
47. Edwyn Collins - Home Again
48. Babyshambles - Shotter's Nation
49. Voice of the Seven Woods - Voice of the Seven Woods
50. Alasdair Roberts - The Amber Gatherers


2007年12月3日 星期一

Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place (thumbs down version)

Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place (thumbs down version)
original from the band's webcast,
don't know if this will be the final version of the video!?

2007年12月1日 星期六

Belaire


Belaire--indie electronica pop band from Texas,
they make music beautiful and colorful.
you can hear so many
influences in them but yet they're still unique in a very cute way.
Their album Exploding, Impacting released this July.

MP3(both highly recommended!):
Belaire-Exploding, Impacting
Belaire-Waiting Patiently


[MySpace]