Singer/songwriter Luke Rathborne will release his double EP I Can Be One / Dog Years 
on March 8 via Dilettante. Rathborne is simply beautiful and haunting. You can hear for yourself in the MP3 Grab at the bottom of the post.Rathborne has a couple of gigs coming up this week in NYC. He'll be on the LES TOMORROW, Monday, February 14 at Cake Shop at 9PM and if you can't make that or want double the pleasure, he'll be at The Living Room on Friday, February 18 at 7PM.
Dog Years embraces Rathborne's more pop aesthetic - not shinny, happy pop, but effervescent, melancholic pop. The title title track offers a cynical poke to not letting the "dog years" pass you by. If you hear a bit of Dylan in the New Yorker's tone, you aren't mistaken. He also cites a lot of '60s and '70s music like The Kinks and The Beatles as impacting those early tracks, written as a teenager in Maine.
The material from the second set, I Can Be One, was penned following Rathborne's move to New York City after high school and completed with members of Antony and the Johnsons contributing to the arrangements. Big Star and Lou Reed's Berlin enter the realm of influences, and the material takes on a somber, darker hue. It's title track, "I Can Be One," is one of the tracks that led Devendra Banhart to invite Luke on tour and exclaim, "I love this young dude," in a recent Magnet piece.
But while the tones change, the inspiration is largely the same. "All of the songs - on both EPs - are about being afraid of connecting, because connections open up the possibility of being harmed...It's interesting that they intersect here, because I'd been playing with the idea of putting them together and seeing how they mix, but this seems a lot more pure - this is my music, this is what I want to say, and this is how I want to say it," Luke explains.
MP3 Grab: "Dog Years" (right click, save)
Klaxons who recently released a new record, Surfing The Void, announce
d their plans for a spring tour. The tour kicks off in Orlando, FL and ends at the Coachella Festival. They of course will be coming to our lovely city. Klaxons will be playing Webster Hall on March 29. Tickets go on-sale this Friday, February 4 at Noon. Word on the street is, one of our favorite band of locals, A Million Years, will be one of the bands supporting them at that show. A complete list of dates are below.
Tour Dates
- Fri/Mar-25 ~ Orlando, FL ~ The Social
- Sat/Mar-26 ~ Miami, FL ~ Ultra Music Festival
- Mon/Mar-28 ~ Boston, MA ~ Paradise Rock Club
- Tue/Mar-29 ~ New York, NY ~ Webster Hall
- Wed/Mar-30 ~ Baltimore, MD ~ Ottobar
- Fri/Apr-01 ~ Columbus, OH ~ The Basement
- Sat/Apr-02 ~ Chicago, IL ~ Metro
- Sun/Apr-03 ~ Madison, WI ~ High Noon Saloon
- Tue/Apr-05 ~ Denver, CO ~ Larimer Lounge
- Wed/Apr-06 ~ Salt Lake City, UT ~ Urban Lounge
- Fri/Apr-08 ~ Vancouver, BC ~ Venue
- Sat/Apr-09 ~ Seattle, WA ~ Chop Suey
- Sun/Apr-10 ~ Portland, OR ~ Doug Fir Lounge
- Tue/Apr-12 ~ San Francisco, CA ~ The Fillmore
- Fri/Apr-15 ~ Indio, CA ~ Coachella Festival
Deep Dark Robot, the brainchild of Linda Perry and Tony Tornay, will rele
ase their debut album, 8 Songs About A Girl on March 22 via Custard Records. You can listen to the single, "Won't You Be My Girl?," below using the handy widget. The song is also being offered on Windows Media Guide (HERE) for free. I don't know how long that offer will last so grab it while you can. The song will however be released properly on February 22.Gig alert! Deep Dark Robot will be hitting the road beginning in March. They'll be paying a visit to our fair city taking the stage at the Studio at Webster Hall on March 25. Tickets will cost you $15.
This morning, I tweeted that I picked up The Kills new single "Satellite." Then I opened up my e
mail and see info on said single and the upcoming album it's from. So, lovely readers of mine, feast your eyes on the deets below.Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart, better known as The Kills have released their new single "Satellite." Check out the stream below using the handy widget. "Satellite" is the first song from the bands upcoming album Blood Pressures. Fans will be able to get their happy little hands on Blood Pressures, April 5. You can pre-order the album on the band's website.
For some unexplained reason, I have at this very moment, stuck in my head,
"Humvee Mansion" by NY band Jump Into The Gospel. It's a deliciously catchy song and I seriously adore the video. So, for your viewing pleasure, I've conveniently embedded the video at the bottom of the post and declaring it my video of the day. Gig alert! Should you be in the general vicinity of NYC, you can go love them live. They like when you love them. On February 12, they'll be at The Studio at Webster Hall (tickets HERE). Then, because you'll be so in love with them afterward, you'll go see them at Mercury Lounge on February 26 (tickets HERE). And, because you'll still be caught up in your hot and heavy romance with JITG, you'll go love them some more at Pianos on March 22.
Rocker Melissa Auf der Maur will bring her multimedia Out Of Our Minds t
our to a close here in New York. She'll be at Highline Ballroom on Thursday, March 3. The show marks the only US date on the official Out Of Our Minds tour. Get your tickets HERE. Dynamic, multilayered and independently produced, OOOM, is a 21st century concept project. The album consists of 12 powerful tracks produced and mixed by top-flight creative collaborators including Jordon Zadorozny (Sam Roberts), and Alan Molder (Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins). The 28-minute, HD film starring and conceived by MAdM under the direction of Tony Stone was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival last year, as well as at World Con's 67th Annual Sci-Fi Convention, garnering widespread critical praise. The limited edition comic book and matching Picture Disc Vinyl are also currently available via xmadmx.com. A 12 Page comic book and 7" vinyl illustrated by Jack Forbes from Brooklyn, NY.
Legendary rocker David Coverdale and his Whitesnake (guitarist Doug Aldrich, guitarist Re
b Beach, bassist Michael Devin and drummer Brian Tichy) will release their new album Forevermore in North America on March 29. Forevermore will be Whitesnake's 11th studio album. It marks the band's first release with Italian based Frontiers Records.It's said that Forevermore will find the band returning to their "bluesiest, sexiest rock n' roll roots" which works just fine for me. I'm a fan of the Coverdale voice at it's bluesiest.You'll be able to get your happy rockin' little hands on "Love Will Set You Free," the first single from Forevermore, when it goes on sale digitally, February 15. For those of you who listen to radio, it'll hit the airwaves on February 8.Also, keep an eye out for tour dates which will be announced soon. Whitesnake will travel the North American highways and byways in support of the record this May.
Track List
- Steal Your Heart Away
- All Out Of Luck
- Love Will Set You Free
- Easier Said Than Done
- Tell Me How
- I Need You (Shine A Light)
- One Of These Days
- Love And Treat Me Right
- Dogs In The Street
- Fare Thee Well
- Whipping Boy Blues
- My Evil Ways
- Forevermore
Yesterday, AOL premiered the new Lelia Broussard video. The video is for her infectious song "Satellite" which is from her recently released album Masquerade.
I really dig the album and recommend giving it a listen. Check out the video below.
U.S. Royalty released their debut album, MIRRORS, yesterday. Check it o
ut, it's on my list of recommended listens. Also yesterday, they announced they would be embarking on a tour. They'll be out on the road with Broken Records. That means good news for New York. We'll have two opportunities to catch the band. They will be on the LES at Mercury Lounge on February 22 and the following night, February 23, they'll be in Brooklyn at The Rock Shop. In addition to a list of tour dates, we have for your listening pleasure, another MP3. Hop down to the bottom of the post for "Monte Carlo" in the MP3 Grab.
"With this record we wanted to present a body of work, a complete thought," says singer John Thornley. To achieve this, the band wrote and rewrote songs for a year, demoing and dissecting while on the road and at home. John continues, "Because we traveled for about a year and a half before we recorded the album, there is definitely a travel vibe to the record."
- 02.20.11 - Black Cat Backstage - Washington, D.C.
- 02.21.11 - North Star Bar - Philadelphia, PA
- 02.22.11 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
- 02.23.11 - The Rock Shop - Brooklyn, NY
- 02.24.11 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
- 02.26.11 - Schubas - Chicago, IL
- 02.27.11 - Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
- 03.02.11 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
- 03.03.11 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
- 03.05.11 - Rickshaw Shop - San Francisco, CA
- 03.06.11 - The Satellite - Los Angeles, CA
MP3 Grab: "Monte Carlo" (right click)
Because I like them and because I have a music blog to post what I like, w
e bring to you today, Elbow! They have a new record coming out March 7 in the UK ... not sure if we have the same release date over here on this side of the pond. The album is called build a rocket boys! and was produced and mixed by keyboardist Craig Potter. Check out the video below for "Lippy Kids" live at Blueprint Studios.For those of us in the US, they'll be playing Coachella on April 16.
on March 8 via Dilettante. Rathborne is simply beautiful and haunting. You can hear for yourself in the MP3 Grab at the bottom of the post.
