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Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star Returns in September
In all honesty, we never really succeeded in getting “Halah” off of 1990′s She Hangs Brightly out of our heads. Ditto for the big hit, “Fade Into You,” and, while we’re thinking about it, her collaboration with the Jesus & Mary Chain on “Sometimes Always” as well…
A Place To Bury Strangers to Release Their Exploding Head on Mute
A Place To Bury Strangers, fresh from their sun-defyingly dark and stormy set at the Siren Festival 2009, will release their second album, Exploding Head, on Mute Records this October 6, 2009. They went in with the collective idea of making the “craziest” recording ever. The result? Over forty captivating minutes of pain that comes [...]
2009 Mercury Prize Nominations Announced; Winner on September 8
The nominations for the 2009 Mercury Prize have just been announced and the surprise here is that there really isn’t a surprise as much-talked about artists such as Bat for Lashes and La Roux made the list. Winners will be announced on September 8. Elbow took home the honor last year for The Seldom Seen Kid.
White Stripes Under Great Northern Lights and On the Silver Screen
Depending upon how you feel about the Dead Weather, you may or may not want to hasten the return of Jack White’s other other band, the White Stripes. While news is scarce on when we can expect the grand return of Jack and Meg as an active recording and touring band, our favorite “brother and sister” from [...]
Anomie Belle – ‘Sleeping Patterns’
Toby Campbell, the woman behind Anomie Belle, is a dynamic singer/songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist with a gift for writing down-tempo, jewel-like songs. In a similar cross-genre way to artists like Emiliana Torrini, her compositions meld cool, trip-hop electronica and warm organic sounds that instantly entrance; no wonder she’s toured with artists from Album Leaf to [...]
