Hanne Hukkelberg – My Devils
February 22nd, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Taken from the album ‘Featherbrain’(Hanne Huckelberg Site)
Released 27/2/2012 on Propeller Recordings
Tindersticks – Show Me Everything
February 20th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Taken from the album ‘The Something Rain’
Out now on Constellation/Lucky Dog (iTunes)
Sleigh Bells – Comeback Kid
February 17th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Taken from the album ‘Reign Of Terror’
Released 20 February on Columbia (iTunes)
Stan says: #Friday. Repeated behavioral experiments have shown that we start maxing out on Sleigh Bells exposure at somewhere around the 9 minute mark. That’s alright though – it’s almost the weekend, we’re so not in the mood for listening to anything vaguely ambient right now and we should still have the capacity to listen to this two more times in the next 12 hours without melting.
Dr Dog – Lonesome
February 15th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Taken from the album ‘Be The Void’
Out now on Anti (iTunes)
James Levy and The Blood Red Rose – Sneak Into My Room
February 13th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Taken from the album ‘Pray To Be Free’
Out now on Heavenly (iTunes)
Stan says: #Monday. Hawley + Sexsmith + Hannon + … =
Veronica Falls – My Heart Beats
February 10th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Stan says: #Friday. A new tune from Veronica Falls that’s been keeping us moving forwards this morning. We love the first 35 seconds in particular, but the other 142 ain’t half bad either.
Julia Holter – In the Same Room
February 8th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Taken from the album ‘Ekstasis’.
Released 8/3/2012 on RVNG Intl (Shop)
Stan says: #StillOnlyWednesday. A soothing slab of mesmeric beauty and one of our favourite tunes heard so far from Holter’s forthcoming sophomore album.
François & The Atlas Mountains – Gold Mountain
February 6th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Stan says: #Monday. One of the things we have liked most about François has been the continued prominence of his native tongue in the lyrical mix. JS and PC in particular will attest to the strength of feeling that has sometimes been displayed on this subject. But while we think this was an exceedingly good decision, it’s hard to dispute the restorative powers of this (English only) Slow Club cover. Especially as the thaw sets in on a wet Monday morning.
Die Jungen – I Pray To You
February 3rd, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Taken from the album ‘At Breath’s End’
Out 27 February 2012 on Lebenstrasse Records (Shop)
Stan says: #Friday. A gorgeous slice of 50′s pop gold courtesy of Klaus Von Barrel’s side project Die Jungen.
Coves – Honeybee
February 1st, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Stan says: #Wednesday. Our favourite track from the Coves EP that AES tipped us off to recently. Listen to the full ep on bandcamp here.
The Heart Strings – Flap Your Crazy Wings – CD out today + Album of the Week at Rough Trade
January 30th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
‘Flap Your Crazy Wings’ by The Heart Strings
Released 30/1/2012 (Grandpa Stan/STAN011CD)
Stan says: #Monday. FYCW by The Heart Strings receives a limited edition cd digipak release exclusively through Rough Trade Shops today. Available in store and mail order for £7.99 + p&p.
LIMITED EDITION CD DIGIPAK VIA ROUGH TRADE SHOPS here
NAME YOUR PRICE DOWNLOAD here
Flights + Peter Broderick + Mmoths
January 25th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Mercury Rev + Porcelain Raft
January 23rd, 2012 § Leave a Comment
‘Deserter Songs’ out now on V2
‘Strange Weekend’ out now on Secretly Canadian (Shop)
Stan says: #Monday. Is today the most depressing day of the year or was that last week? The reports seem to be conflicting as far as we can tell. One thing we do know is that ‘Opus 40′ continues to generate a lump in the throat for us even after an uncountable number of listens and today it seems especially perfect – regardless of occasion. Decided to throw in a bit of Charlie Chaplin (as soundtracked by Porcelain Raft) for good measure.
Omma Cobba – Wasted On A Bench
January 20th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Stan says: #Friday. Wasted on a beach? Possibly. Wasted on a bench? Not so sure. Unless it’s some sort of super deluxe cushioned three seater affair located somewhere in the tropics with a gentle warm breeze and an unlimited supply of umbongo to hand. This is still good though. (Bandcamp)
