GRANDPA STAN

Miike Snow – The Wave

March 16, 2012 § Leave a comment

Taken from the album Happy To You
Released 19 March on Columbia (iTunes)

Bowerbirds – Tuck The Darkness In

March 14, 2012 § Leave a comment

Taken from the album ‘The Clearing’
Out now on Dead Oceans (iTunes)

#Wednesday. We’ve been spending the day doing lots of things we either don’t enjoy and/or aren’t very good at. Listening to the recently released Bowerbirds album is (thankfully) neither of these things.

Paul Cook & The Chronicles – Phoney Love (Free Download)

March 12, 2012 § Leave a comment

Free download from Paul Cook & The Chronicles via bandcamp here

Night Moves – Headlights

March 9, 2012 § Leave a comment

http://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco/night-moves-headlights
Taken from the 7″ single “Headlights” b/w “Horses”.
Release date TBC on Domino.

#Friday. A sprinkling of Portugal.The Man and hints of Besnard Lakes hiding out in the background of this new track by the Minneapolis trio. Not too many Prince references in there as far as we can tell but we’ll let them off this time. Still sounds great turned up.

Destroyer – 3000 Flowers

March 5, 2012 § Leave a comment

Taken from the album ‘Destroyer’s Rubies’
Out now on Merge Records (Shop)

#Monday. Alternative soundtracks to start a week.

Hannah Cohen – The Crying Game (Active Child Remix)

March 2, 2012 § Leave a comment

Boom Clap Bachelors – Løb Stop Stå

February 29, 2012 § Leave a comment

Taken from the ‘Mellem Dine Læber’ EP.
Out now on Plug (iTunes).

#Wednesday. It’s been a good long while since we listened to this last, but one thing leads to another when it comes to music libraries as we all well know – so here we are again. Happy leaping.

The Magnetic North – Bay Of Skaill

February 27, 2012 § Leave a comment

Taken from the album ‘Orkney: Symphony Of The Magnetic North’
Out 7/5/2012 on Full Time Hobby (link)

#Monday. We can get into a good concept album as much as the next Stan when the mood strikes (see Unruly Dogs for supporting evidence). Bad ones we are, unsurprisingly, not so sure about. This free download from the forthcoming debut by The Magnetic North – inspired by an in dream visitation from a suicide victim of the late 1700s that takes the island of Orkney as it’s principle subject matter – has all the markings of being one of the former. Visit The Magnetic North website here.