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Classic Grandeur

NEW DECEMBERISTS’ ALBUM – THE HAZARDS OF LOVE
Tons to talk about this week, as the weekend featured some heavy-hitting leaks that provided all of us dedicated indie-nerds with a plethora of new tracks to download, starting with best of all, the Decemberists‘ new record the Hazards of Love. Coming across as equal parts focused (on the sharp and enticing story) as well as sprawling (massive instrumentation giving the album a feeling of grandeur), HOL might just be the album Colin Meloy and company were brought together to make. Who would have thought that a band so meticulous at the construction of whimsical tales of arcane tragedy and ecstasy could pull off the rock opera? Actually, no one is surprised really, as overblown and fantastical is just what the Decemberists do best, especially on this, their most hard-rocking, anthemic album to date. Check out some tracks below and try to disagree.

The Decemberists – “The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid”
The Decemberists – “Margaret in Captivity”
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NEW YEAH YEAH YEAHS VIDEO
Lots of Yeah Yeah Yeahs updates these days, but small wonder really, as It’s Blitz!, the band’s third LP, is quickly being hailed as the New York group’s greatest triumph and a classic of the age. We here at Cannibal Cheerleader agree with such sentiments in no uncertain terms, as the album has delivered on all the promises of this fantastic trio, as does this playfully rocking music video for first single “Zero”, directed by Karen O’s boyfriend Barney Clay. Check it out below, it features KO seeming assured and happy as she trots down city-streets, but still with that same vulnerability we’ve come to expect from the “Maps” songstress. Check it:

Bonus! Did you know that there were iTunes-only bonus tracks for It’s Blitz!? Now you do:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Hysteric (Acoustic Version)”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Faces”
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NEW BAND CHEER: DUCHESS SAYS
In the vein of the Karen O crew comes Montreal’s Duchess Says, a face-shredder of a punk/new-wave act with a French-Canadian songwriting repertoire and the self-proclaimed moniker of ‘moog rock’ to back it all up. Seriously, this group surprises and amazes with its blazing sound, that sounds altogether as amazing and alien as it does familiar to us dance-punk aficionados. Check it out below and let us know what you think.

Duchess Says – “Ccut Up”
Duchess Says – “La Friche”

Comments? Anyone else want to disco with us to “Faces”?

Posted: March 9th, 2009
Categories: duchess says, hazards of love, karen o, the decemberists, yeah yeah yeahs, zero
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Hysterical Hazards

THE DECEMBERISTS ANNOUNCE HAZARDS TRACKLIST
Over at Stereogum our favorite masters of obscure songwriting and bookish lyricism the Decemberists have announced the tracklist for their upcoming ‘rock opera’ Hazards of Love. Looks like yet another twisting tale of intrigue, romanticism, and murder all under the familiar guise of harrowing but lilting pop tunes for which these 12th-monthers are famous. Check it out below:
01 “Prelude”
02 “Hazards Of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone)”
03 “A Bower Scene”
04 “Won’t Want For Love (Margaret In The Taiga)”
05 “Hazards Of Love 2 (Wager All)”
06 “The Queen’s Approach”
07 “Isn’t It A Lovely Night?”
08 “The Wanting Comes In Waves / Repaid”
09 “An Interlude”
10 “The Rake’s Song”
11 “The Abduction Of Margaret”
12 “The Queen’s Rebuke / The Crossing”
13 “Annan Water”
14 “Margaret In Captivity”
15 “Hazards Of Love 3 (Revenge!)”
16 “The Wanting Comes In Waves” (Reprise)
17 “The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned)”
The Decemberists – “Valerie Plame”
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TRYOUTS: ROLO TOMASSI’S HYSTERICS
We here at Cannibal Cheerleader consider ourselves connoisseurs of the punk scene in its many forms. From 77 punk, post-punk revival, ska, two-tone, oi, we’ve studied and nurtured an appreciation for it all. However, what 2008 seemed to be lacking for us was a heavy injection of some incredibly pummeling hardcore. Sure there were excellent releases, but nothing that seemed to push the boundaries, until we stumbled upon Rolo Tomassi and their debut LP Hysterics, which writhes and twists like a zombie on fire, spitting noodly guitar licks like sparks and filling the room with lead singer Eva Spence’s fanatical tongue-speak wailings. Sounding like a Mars Volta clone populated with straightedge punks with a fiery disposition, the band’s compositions tear across the spectrum, at times slow and meticulous at others stormy and hellish. For all the talk about hardcore becoming mired in sameness, Rolo Tomassi dismisses the nay-sayers with a wildly inventive record, one that’s sure to please any fans of uncommonly ferocious punk rock.
Rolo Tomassi – “Fofteen”
Rolo Tomassi – “Scabs”
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Posted: December 10th, 2008
Categories: hazards of love, hysterics, rolo tomassi, the decemberists
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