January 26, 2012 10:50am
Watch John K. Samson’s new video for “Longitudinal Centre” which premiered today on IFC.com!
January 26, 2012 10:30am
Zach of Dr. Dog on steel guitar, laying down “Lonesome.” It’s late at night, but about 85 degrees outside and even warmer in the studio. Zach spent over an hour getting everything just right.
January 25, 2012 3:17pm
Watch Kate Bush’s new video for “Lake Tahoe” from her latest album 50 Words For Snow
January 25, 2012 12:16pm
”Dawned On Me” from Wilco’s Grammy nominated album The Whole Love. This collaboration with King Features presents the first hand drawn Popeye cartoon in more than 30 years! http://wilcospinach.com/
January 24, 2012 9:58am
Available today on iTunes: a new Wilco session. The 8 song album was recorded at Wilco’s Chicago loft in December and features new takes on songs from The Whole Love as well as a couple classic Wilco tunes and a version of Nick Lowe’s “Cruel To Be Kind” with Mr. Lowe himself. Also, get The Whole Love on iTunes for $7.99 for 2 weeks.
January 23, 2012 12:04pm
Jolie Holland performs “Wreckage,” “Tonight,” “Honey Girl” and “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down” in this brand new Daytrotter session. Click here to listen!
January 23, 2012 11:59am
Sunday’s Popeye comic strip pays homage to two American icons: Popeye and the band Wilco. The artwork prominently features the S.S.Wilco sailing into port to deliver Wilco Brand Spinach. Hoards of people are lining up on the dock as Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto and the entire gang assist Wilco in handing out cans of Wilco Spinach to the crowds. The art, created by Frank Caruso and Ned Sonntag, features caricatures of Wilco band members: lead singer Jeff Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, guitarist Nels Cline, multi-instrumentalists Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensen, and drummer Glenn Kotche.
January 20, 2012 10:10am
Video clip from Wilco’s new iTunes session, out Tuesday January 24th! Wilco performs a version of Nick Lowe’s “Cruel To Be Kind” with Nick Lowe himself. Pre-order the iTunes session here.
January 19, 2012 10:41am
“That Old Black Hole” by Dr. Dog off the new album Be The Void, out February 7th!
January 18, 2012 10:25am
Dr. Dog "That Old Black Hole" Video Premiere
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Dr. Dog premiered their brand new video for “That Old Black Hole” today over at Rolling Stone!
Read more at antilabelblog.com
January 17, 2012 2:50pm
“We Are All Teenagers” by Tim Fite from the upcoming album Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t, available March 6th!
January 17, 2012 9:59am
NPR’s All Songs Considered has a brand new track from Galactic’s upcoming album Carnivale Electricos, out February 21st. Go listen to “Magalenha” then visit the Anti Store to pre-order the album!
January 11, 2012 11:27am
Celebrated North African “Touareg” band Tinariwen will be premiering a new video for their song “Iswegh Attay” off their Grammy nominated Anti-Records release Tassili today at Pitchfork.com. The beautifully shot clip features the band performing the mournful and evocative song as they enact a ritualistic tea drinking ceremony sacred to their nomadic North African culture.
The ceremony depicted involves green tea, fresh mint, lots of sugar and a meticulous preparation. When the first pot is drained, the process is repeated using the same tea leaves, but adding sugar. Then it’s done a third time. Tea is always brewed thrice. It’s a ritual as rigid and formal as a Japanese tea ceremony. The name of the three tea servings; the first is bitter as death, the second is sweet as life and the third is soft as love.
The haunting and rhythmic music played over artistically shot images of this ceremony create a mood of longing and loss that is unforgettable. To view this video care of Pitchfork.com, just go here.
On Tassili the renowned “Touareg” band returned to the essence of their hypnotic desert blues sound. Recorded in the South-Eastern Algerian desert, the band is joined by Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio. Later on, virtuoso guitarist Nels Cline of Wilco and the horns of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band contributed.
“Let’s get one thing straight: Tinariwen is just about the best guitar-based rock band of the 21st century.” – NPR
January 10, 2012 2:59pm
The modernist pop band Islands have announced a select series of live dates across North America. The critically acclaimed band will be performing songs from their highly anticipated new album A Sleep & A Forgetting which arrives in-stores on February 14th via Anti-Records.
The shows will be held in intimate venues recreating the confessional and deeply personal tone of this enthralling new album. While the new record continues the band’s inclination for crafting adventuresome state of the art pop music, this time band leader Nick Thorburn has infused the songs with a deeply personal introspection which gives the record a new and powerful emotional resonance.
“This album is far more personal than any I’ve made before,” Thorburn explains. “I left New York and came to Los Angeles and there was this piano where I was staying. And that’s where I wrote these songs. The record deals with loss, with memory and forgetting and with dreaming.”
The new record offers all the shimmering sonic textures and irresistible melodies that have come to define Islands enduring appeal, but there is a deeply personal cathartic undercurrent to the songs, transforming personal unrest into affecting and soulful pop music.
Islands Live Dates:
Feb 14 Los Angeles – Bootleg Theatre
Feb 15 Phoenix – Crescent Ballroom
Feb 17 Austin – St David’s Episcopal Church
Feb 18 Dallas – Sons of Herman Hall
Feb 20 Birmingham – Bottletree
Feb 21 TBA – Chapel Hill
Feb 22 Washington DC – Black Cat
Feb 23 TBA – Baltimore
Feb 24 Philadelphia - First Unitarian Chapel – 2 shows
Feb 25 TBA - NYC
Feb 26 Hamden, CT – The Space
Feb 27 Montreal – Cabaret du Mile End
Feb 28 Toronto – Music Gallery – 2 shows
Feb 29 Pontiac – Magnetic Recording
Mar 01 Chicago – Lincoln Hall
Mar 02 Minneapolis – 7th St Entry
Mar 03 Winnipeg – West End Cultural Centre
Mar 05 Edmonton – The Haven Social Club
Mar 06 Calgary – The Ironwood
Mar 08 Vancouver – Rio Theatre
Mar 10 Seattle – Vera Project
Mar 11 Portland – Mississippi Studios
Mar 13 San Francisco – Hotel Utah – 2 shows
Mar 14 TBA – San Diego
January 10, 2012 10:08am
Lost In The Trees will release their new album A Church That Fits Our Needs on March 20th! Listen to the first track “Red” courtesy of NPR’s All Songs Considered.
