NEW WHISPERTOWN VIDEO. Haven’t been keeping up with our friends in the Whispertown 2000 lately, but rest assured Cannibal Cheerleader faithful, the LA-based quartet is alive and kicking. In fact, the band are just about to begin their first UK tour ever – hopefully they blog it in their overly addicting Tour Tumblr. The band’s sophomore LP Swim was one of our favorites of last year and “From the Start” was a real standout track – check out the video for it below, directed by none other than Morgan Nagler’s brother! Check it folks (we may be late on this one, but haven’t really seen it ’round the blogosphere yet!).
The Whispertown 2000 – “Atlantis” ******************************************************************** ROLO TOMASSI TOURING WITH GALLOWS. Just a quick update for those Cannibal Cheerleader fans not living in the UK (though apparently we have a lot of fans from across the pond, hmmm), two of our favorite acts right now London’s Gallows (whose Grey Britain is bloody ferocious) and Sheffield’s Rolo Tomassi (long time CC faves, headliners of our SXSW party, and punk rock masters of tomorrow) are tearing up the British Isles with a one-two rip-and-snarl of punk rock mastery. If there was ever a reason to make a trip from Austin to Portsmouth, now’s the time.
Gallows – “I Dread The Night” Rolo Tomassi – “Beatrotter” ******************************************************************** SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS TOUR DIARY. One of our favorite psych-rocking Brooklyn-based trios (and we know there’s probably a bunch of ‘em) School of Seven Bells have a really cool Tour Diary that you can access via their homepage. Definitely worth checking out if only for the cool tour pictures and trippy site design. Here’s hoping this group releases more material soon! They’ll be playing here in Austin on June 2nd at Mohawk and you know we’ll be first in line for that one.
School of Seven Bells – “Chain” ******************************************************************** GRAND OLE PARTY TO TOUR WITH YYYS. It’s official today – all of our favorite bands are hooking up! This time it’s the inimitable Yeah Yeah Yeahs with the fantastic San Diego trio and old-school Cannibal Cheerleader fave Grand Ole Party. Check out the dates on the GOP myspace (the only GOP this Austinite could ever get behind!).
Grand Ole Party – “Look Out Young Son” Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Hysteric (Acoustic Version)” ******************************************************************** NEW KILLERS VIDEO. We leave you fiends today with the Killers’ excellent rendition of their newest single “Dustland Fairytale” from their Day & Age LP – guitar-rock gods this quartet, gods we say! And Letterman appears to think so too.
Don’t mean to post two Lissy Trullie updates in a row, but the NYC starlets have a new video up on their Myspace. It’s an EPK for their “Boy Boy” single and it features some pretty sweet live footage and behind the scenes looks so it’s definitely worth checking out. The Self-Taught Learner EP is shaping up to be one of our favorite releases of the year so far!
Well, is it better? Is Grey Britain worse? Does it boast the same vitriolic level of carnage and bloodshed as Orchestra of Wolves. Cleaner production and a major label may have made the riffs sharper and Frank Carter’s lyrics a little less muddled, but UK hardcore act Gallows still retain their passionate and heartfelt desire to shred faces on both sides of the pond. Listen to a few tracks below and offer your verdict!
Things are looking up for Cannibal Cheerleader favorite Agent Ribbons who will be playing a string of dates opening for Camera Obscura, who recently named the band one of their favorite new bands! Exciting times for AR, check out the dates on their Myspace and watch a video from their performance at this year’s Cannibal Cheerleader SXSW Blood Bath below!
News leaks as a snail’s pace out of the Converge camp when it comes to any new material from the band, but this time around it looks as if the Boston-based hardcore quartet will be keeping fans up to date with every step of the recording of the new album via their Twitter page. Seems like everyone is on Twitter these days. Here’s hoping for a repeat of the majesty that was No Heroes.
Dance-rock megastars the Sounds have posted the first single “No One Sleeps When I’m Awake” from their upcoming album Crossing the Rubicon (out June 2nd) as well as a tracklist which you can check out below. Sounds like Sounds to us, classic stuff people. Check it out at their Myspace.
1. No One Sleeps When I’m Awake 2. 4 Songs & A Fight 3. My Lover 4. Dorchester Hotel 5. Beatbox 6. Underground 7. Crossing The Rubicon 8. Midnight Sun 9. Lost In Love 10. The Only Ones 11. Home Is Where Your Heart Is 12. Goodnight Freddy
It’s called God Help The Girl and it’s the newest project from the seemingly out-of-hiatus Stuart Murdoch, the brains behind twee-pop stalwarts Belle & Sebastian. Here’s the story according to the project’s Myspace:
“God Help The Girl’ is a story set to music, which Stuart Murdoch has been working on intermittently for the last five years, its origin in some songs that were written while Belle and Sebastian were touring ‘Dear Catastrophe Waitress’ in 2004. Stuart explains:
“I was out for a run and I got this tune in my head and it occurred to me that it wasn’t a Belle & Sebastian song. I could hear female voices and strings, I could hear the whole thing, but I just couldn’t envisage myself singing it with the group.”
As more songs emerged, a shape and theme began to develop, before the music was actually recorded, or the vocalists found to take on the parts.
“All the time I was touring with Belle and Sebastian, I was putting aside songs for certain characters,” he says, “and at one point I realised, that it would make sense to string them together to form the backbone of a musical narrative.”
The hunt was then on to find some great new voices to put to use during the recordings. A competition where singers could add their vocals to the demo recordings of ‘Funny Little Frog’ and ‘The Psychiatrist Is In’ was posted on the iMeem social networking site and attracted around 400 entries. From these, Brittany Stallings (Olympia, Washington) and Dina Bankole (Jackson, Michigan) came to Glasgow in February 2008 to rehearse and record some parts, Brittany making the lead vocal part on ‘Funny Little Frog’ her own.
Among those who auditioned early in the process was Catherine Ireton, who had moved from Limerick to Glasgow, a friend of a friend, who had previously appeared on the sleeve of Belle and Sebastian’s last single, ‘The White Collar Boy.’ She took on the lead vocals for the majority of the songs on the record.
The recording continued during 2008, with a total of nine different singers (including Neil Hannon from the Divine Comedy and Asya from American teen trio, Smoosh) joining the members of Belle and Sebastian over the course of a few months. During this, Mick Cooke’s orchestral arrangements were recorded in London with the orchestra before the finishing touches were applied in Glasgow.
The result is a breathtaking record from one of pop’s most singular voices, combining the strengths and feel of the early Belle and Sebastian records in a broader musical palette, which draws equally on musicals, sixties’ girl groups, eighties’ indie and, most of all, classic pop records. And, in Catherine, Stuart has found a rare talent – her clear, lilting vocals bringing to life the characters in Stuart’s imagination and making for an ambitious and engrossing musical journey.”
Sounds completely and utterly amazing. I know we’re called Cannibal Cheerleader and all but far be it from us to not enjoy some incredible lilting pop tunes once in a while. Check out the intro video below.
And here’s the album’s tracklist!
01 “Act of the Apostle” – Catherine Ireton 02 “God Help The Girl – Catherine 03 “Pretty Eve In The Tub” – Stuart, Catherine 04 “A Unified Theory” – Instrumental 05 “Hiding Neath My Umbrella” – Catherine, Stuart 06 “Funny Little Frog” – Brittany Stallings 07 “If You Could Speak” – Catherine, Anna Miles 08 “Musician Please Take Heed” – Catherine 09 “Perfection as a Hipster” – Neil Hannon, Catherine 10 “Come Monday Night” – Catherine 11 “Music Room Window” – instrumental 12 “I Just Want His Jeans” – Asya 13 “I’ll Have To Dance With Cassie” – Catherine 14 “A Down and Dusky Blonde” – Dina Bankole, Catherine, Celia Garcia, Brittany, Asya
Now if only there was some way you could download an mp3 of the awesome first single “Come Monday Night”, only available now on the Myspace. If only there was even a low-quality version of the song so I could listen as I ride my indie-bike around town. IF ONLY….
Check out this new video from UK hardcore Gallows for their single “The Vulture (Act II)” from their upcoming LP Grey Britain. Here’s a band that’s bringing the blood and grime back into hardcore, taking the jump to the a major label after their smashing debut to craft a concept album about the horrors of the real-world underbelly of the British Isles. Think if your favorite hardcore 80s act had the funds to make whatever album they wanted and you’re gonna have Grey Britain. Can’t wait!
Also, check out the band’s E-book, featuring videos, pictures, and interviews about the making of Grey Britain – definitely a different take on the marketing campaign and worth a peek.
Insider sources have named June 2, 2009 as the release date for Spinnerette’s self-titled debut album. Excitement ahoy! Can’t wait for more Spinnerette news trickling out of the Brody Dalle camp!
Haven’t been keeping up with our friends in the Whispertown 2000 lately, but rest assured Cannibal Cheerleader faithful, the LA-based quartet is alive and kicking. In fact, the band are just about to begin their first UK tour ever – hopefully they blog it in their overly addicting Tour Tumblr. The band’s sophomore LP Swim was one of our favorites of last year and “From the Start” was a real standout track – check out the video for it below, directed by none other than Morgan Nagler’s brother! Check it folks (we may be late on this one, but haven’t really seen it ’round the blogosphere yet!).
Just a quick update for those Cannibal Cheerleader fans not living in the UK (though apparently we have a lot of fans from across the pond, hmmm), two of our favorite acts right now London’s Gallows (whose Grey Britain is bloody ferocious) and Sheffield’s Rolo Tomassi (long time CC faves, headliners of our SXSW party, and punk rock masters of tomorrow) are tearing up the British Isles with a one-two rip-and-snarl of punk rock mastery. If there was ever a reason to make a trip from Austin to Portsmouth, now’s the time.
One of our favorite psych-rocking Brooklyn-based trios (and we know there’s probably a bunch of ‘em) School of Seven Bells have a really cool Tour Diary that you can access via their homepage. Definitely worth checking out if only for the cool tour pictures and trippy site design. Here’s hoping this group releases more material soon! They’ll be playing here in Austin on June 2nd at Mohawk and you know we’ll be first in line for that one.
It’s official today – all of our favorite bands are hooking up! This time it’s the inimitable Yeah Yeah Yeahs with the fantastic San Diego trio and old-school Cannibal Cheerleader fave Grand Ole Party. Check out the dates on the GOP myspace (the only GOP this Austinite could ever get behind!).
We leave you fiends today with the Killers’ excellent rendition of their newest single “Dustland Fairytale” from their Day & Age LP – guitar-rock gods this quartet, gods we say! And Letterman appears to think so too.
