We here at Cannibal Cheerleader have been waiting with bated breath since even before we started the blog for new material from our favorite foul-mouthed ferocious songstress Annie Hardy aka Giant Drag and finally her infamously delayed Swan Song EP gets a release date – Feb. 16th people on Roar Scratch. Get on [...]
NEW NEKO CASE ALBUM
We’ve been huge fans of Neko Case since her Blacklisted days (and we still can’t get over how awesome Fox Confessor was), so we were ecstatic to nab a copy of the Canadian soulstress’ new LP Middle Cyclone, which definitely does not dissapoint. Featuring hushed instrumentation backing Case’s powerful voice, the album [...]
GIANT DRAG UPDATE – EP COMING SOON
Annie Hardy of our favorite shoegaze-cum-fuzzrock band Giant Drag has been busy lately, posting away at her website’s blog, finishing up her new Swan Song EP, and getting an interview with Stereogum about her band’s progress. The Stereogum article features the killer, souped-up version of “Stuff To Live For” [...]
LIFE IS A GIANT DRAG (UPDATE)
Our old pal Annie Hardy of our favorite shoegazey solo-act Giant Drag has been staying busy, what with recording her new Swan Song EP and all (by the way check out the new version of “Swan Song” up on the band’s Myspace, it’s absolutely haunting and gorgeous). Recently Annie
hooked up [...]
GIANT DRAG RELEASING NEW EPAccording to the Giant Drag website, Annie Hardy of our favorite My Bloody Valentine-referencing, shoegazey, post-punk solo/duo band will be recording a new, as of yet untitled EP. The tracklist will include live favorites such as “Swan Song” and “White Baby” as well as tracks “Heart Carl” and “Stuff to Live [...]
So, things seem to be tough all over, with many of CC’s favorite artists apparently falling off (or never having been) the indie rock radar and the artists being forced to turn to the fans for support. This is of course yet another sign of the way that the music industry must take on a [...]