Eclectic might not be strong enough a word to describe Franco/Finnish duo the Dø (as in, “doe, a deer”). Vocalist Olivia Merilahti and multi-instrumentalist Dan Levy create music influenced by just about every genre there is, ranging from mid-20th-century pop to techno to jazz to Finnish folk and everything in between. On top of that, [...]
Not long after the release of their second album, 2007′s Our Ill Wills, and months of relentless touring, Sweden’s Shout Out Louds decided to take a six-month break, and its five members—frontman Adam Olenius, bassist Ted Malmros, guitarist Carl Von Arbin, drummer Eric Edman and keyboardist Bebban Stenborg—spread out between Melbourne, Los Angeles and Stockholm. [...]
The Apples In Stereo‘s new “Dance Floor,” from Travellers In Space And Time (Yep Roc), is the kind of track that can capture a band’s entire essence. To add to the groove, the song’s video features Elijah Wood, who stars as a middle-school science-show host who’s come across a machine that can connect its operator to [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): OK Go OK Go is supporting new album Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky as well as its U.S. tour. The band has once again drawn media [...]
Not long after the release of their second album, 2007′s Our Ill Wills, and months of relentless touring, Sweden’s Shout Out Louds decided to take a six-month break, and its five members—frontman Adam Olenius, bassist Ted Malmros, guitarist Carl Von Arbin, drummer Eric Edman and keyboardist Bebban Stenborg—spread out between Melbourne, Los Angeles and Stockholm. [...]
It’s not a shock that Venice Is Sinking regards the gauzy dream pop of Galaxie 500 as a formative influence. On its upcoming live album, Sand & Lines: The Georgia Theatre Sessions (One Percent Press), the Athens, Ga., band pays homage to the essential slowcore legends by covering their first single, “Tugboat.” Frontman Daniel Lawson’s vocals are [...]
The smell of patchouli and incense wafted through the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood Tuesday evening. A sold-out crowd enjoyed a night of three offbeat pop/rock acts. Brooklyn-based songstress Pepi Ginsberg kicked off the evening with a spirited set culled mostly from her latest LP, East Is East (Park The Van). Ginsberg’s distinctive vocals, ranging [...]
When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week Crooked Fingers takes on Prince’s “When You Were Mine.” MAGNET’s Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! For the 2002 Reservoir Songs EP, Crooked Fingers recorded a handful of cover tunes, including this song by Prince. The band has recently [...]
Not long after the release of their second album, 2007′s Our Ill Wills, and months of relentless touring, Sweden’s Shout Out Louds decided to take a six-month break, and its five members—frontman Adam Olenius, bassist Ted Malmros, guitarist Carl Von Arbin, drummer Eric Edman and keyboardist Bebban Stenborg—spread out between Melbourne, Los Angeles and Stockholm. [...]
Veteran electro-pop pioneer Lali Puna returns after a five-year silence with bleepy, softly affecting single “That Day” and an exquisitely animated video to illustrate the song’s melancholic narrative. The Yu Sato-directed video complements the song’s simplicity with grace, depicting a young woman’s longing for resolution to a nameless, troubling set of events. After quite literally losing [...]
