One of my favorite albums
Spoon put out one of my favorite albums of 2003 with Kill the Moonlight, so I'm psyched to hear that the follow-up will be out on May 10 on Merge. It's called Gimme Fiction and here's the tracklisting, courtesy of Pitchfork:
The Beast and Dragon, Adored / The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine / I Turn My Camera On / My Mathematical Mind / The Delicate Place / Sister Jack / I Summon You / The Infinite Pet / Was It You? / They Never Got You / Merchants of Soul
Are we on the verge of an acid house/techno revival? Probably not, but I'm noticing the 303 pop up more and more these days. Adam X spun an acid set at APT a few weeks ago, Kid 606 will be playing a live acid set on February 25 at Rothko (a night that also features DFA's Pixeltan playing their first show in four years), and now I just stumbled onto Eats Tapes. Their three MP3's available here run together to form a nice suite of squelchy, noisy acid techno. They might be a little dissonant for some in spots, but I'm really enjoying them - "Supreme Master" and "Knightress" especially.
This is nothing more than a rumor right now, but I hear Sonic Youth and Devendra Banhart may be lending their performing skills to the very worthy cause of saving the Tonic. Which, needless to say, would be awesome. More to come as I hear it...
"It's For You" is not nearly as creative a title as some of Out Hud's other work, but the music itself (available on Fluxblog today) has me thinking Let Us Never Speak Of It Again! (out on 3/21) will be an excellent follow-up to 2002's S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. It actually features vocals, which were part of Out Hud's live shows but not their last album. A full tracklisting and clips are available here.
Everyone else is already mentioning these, but I'll jump in - the Coachella line-up is out (and great), and tickets are on sale now for the Fiery Furnaces and Bloc Party at the Bowery Ballroom. And yep, the Arcade Fire are set to take over the blogosphere with their two shows at Webster Hall and Irving Plaza this week. I have to think some of tonight's Webster attendees are slightly peeved that their tickets say "Bowery Ballroom" on them. As for me, I'm looking forward to seeing them tomorrow night at Irving.
M.I.A. talks to the New York Times about what she's currently listening to - "reggae riddims and the sound of London grit" according to the headline. Slowly but surely I am figuring out what baile funk is.
If you're like me and got shut out with U2 MSG tickets, be glad that you can have your mind blown by Deerhoof on that same weekend for $150 less. I've tried before to explain why Deerhoof is so amazing live, but Pitchfork's David Moore did a much better job