Dreams on a Train

BEACH HOUSE IN NORWAY


It’s no surprise that Dallas, Texas’ Beach House’s second LP Devotion which came out at the beginning of the year still receives spins on a regular basis here at the Cannibal Cheerleader headquarters. A collection of some of the best dream-pop in ages, Beach House is really coming into their own and Devotion remains one of our favorite releases of the year.

Recently the band traveled through Norway by train and were apparently asked by a Norwegian film crew if they would write a song impromptu for the trip. What the film crew captured was an inspired, transcendent sing-a-long worthy of inclusion on their next, sure to be excellent LP. Check it out, straight from Stereogum:
Stereogum comes this report of a video done by a Norwegian film crew following the band as they rode a train through the country. What follows is a transcendent little singalong that you can check here:
Beach House – “Wedding Bell” (from the Devotion LP)

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NEW BAND CHEER – THE ROLLER


Austin, Texas’ own black-metal act The Roller have just come onto the Cannibal Cheerleader radar and we’re sorry we didn’t know about these guys earlier. With a dirgey, brutal delivery and instrumental experimentalism both reminiscent of bands like Wolves in the Throne Room, true Norwegian darkness has finally landed in Texas. Check out this tune and swing by their Myspace.

The Roller – “Rattle of the Shaman”

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NEW BAND CHEER – WHAT LAURA SAYS

Tempe, Arizona’s What Laura Says Thinks and Feels – “July 23rd”

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THE HORROR, THE HORROR – THE STRANGERS


Here’s a new feature for Cannibal Cheerleader – The Horror, The Horror, where we preview new horror movies coming out. The inaugural flick is The Strangers, starring Liv Tyler, seems like a blast from a suspenseful past. Check the trailer.

Promises to have a low body-count but will undoubtedly have some wicked scares to make up for it. Reminiscent of my favorite movie of ‘08 thus far, Funny Games, in that it seems obsessed with how Americans no longer feel safe in their own homes, trapped in the prison of suburbia. On Monday I’ll post up a review!

Sorry to have skipped Terror Thursday for the past few weeks, and sorry for the small update yesterday. Comment folks and see you next week!

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