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THE JOY FORMIDABLE RELEASE “WHIRRING” SINGLE

In a move that’s sure to attract a whole new legion of fans, London’s the Joy Formidable have chosen album standout “Whirring” from their debut LP A Balloon Called Moaning as their next single, releasing a brand-spanking new video along with a 7″ single. “Whirring” is quite possibly our favorite song of the year so far, so we’re ecstatic to see it get the single treatment. Check out the video below and grab the band’s LP for free on their Myspace right now! Also check out the band’s main site for a banned video of “Austere”. Loving these guys right now.


The Joy Formidable – “Whirring”

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NEW BAND CHEER: RINGFINGER
While surfing the blogosphere may bring up the same results day after day, once in a blue moon one stumbles across something wholly unique and brilliant, as was the case with today’s discovery of the inimitable Ringfinger, a blazingly original solo effort from Tracy Wilson, formerly of Dahlia Seed (just pretend you’re cool enough to remember those guys). With a sound best described as ‘dream-doom’, Ringfinger combines haunting, sometimes droney, sometimes electronic textures with Wilson’s enigmatic whispers, creating a shoegaze-meets-fuzztronica sounds that defies definition except for one: mesmerizing. This is definitely the soundtrack to the most apocalyptic, philosophical horror movie of your most bizarre nightmares, equal parts thoughtful and mystifying while simultaneously blood-soaked and raging, a current of fright and wonder bubbling just below the surface. Featuring guest musicians from Cave In, Isis, Film School, and even Sunn 0))), Ringfinger’s debut Decimal is an album of mind-benders ten years in the making, a monumental undertaking and a powerful album the likes of which indie-rock lovers the world over wish they could stumble upon all the time. Feels like the death of the whole world and the birth of a new one at the same time. Highly recommended, be prepared to catch this act as they head on tour in May for the first time. Wear earplugs.

Ringfinger – “Waving Goodbye”
Ringfinger – “Landing Strip”

Yes (yes yes!), according to all the sources, our favorite NYC art-rockers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be featured as the musical guest on this weekend’s edition of Saturday Night Live. Not that the band needs any further assurance that It’s Blitz! is one of the best releases of the year (other than our Cannibal Cheerleader bloody seal of approval that is), but being on SNL is still a big deal, even years after the show stopped being funny. We’re waiting with bated breath to see the videos this weekend of “Zero” and another single (possibly “Heads Will Roll”? maybe “Hysteric”?) so keep your Firefox window opened to Cannibal Cheerleader for all the latest. In the meantime check out the final edition of the Snakesweat Trilogy as featured on the YYY’s YouTube page below:

MMJ ON SNL VIDEOS


Thanks to Stereogum for finding this awesome SNL performance for My Morning Jacket on YouTube. Apparently they played the Prince-infused “Evil Urges” and the country-fried “I’m Amazed” both from the Evil Urges LP. Here’s “Evil Urges”:

And you can find “I’m Amazed” here. Thanks Stereogum! MMJ rule! Also, the introduction of ‘Quick Bites’, the format from now on of single-item updates. Here’s the first installment!

RINGO DEATHSTARR TO OPEN FOR SWERVEDRIVER


Here’s a post from the Ringo Deathstarr Myspace:

SO, we have finally secured a rehearsal space to call our own. now we can get down to business. we are currently planning our next release, which as of the moment looks like it will be another e.p. released on vinyl and download. the release for this will be determined as soon as we are done recording it! i am also beginning pre- production on our next self made music video…im thinking sweet girl but i also fancy making one for down on you…maybe i should let you decide. We are playing our next show June 3rd at Emo’s with the great SWERVEDRIVER….so come get launched into outerspace with us! thanks for being our #1 fans!(we will play in your area this fall)
-elliott

Ringo Deathstarr and shoegaze greats Swervedriver sharing the same stage? Awesomeness! You’ll know we’ll be attending this June 3rd show and hopefully we’ll have a camera in tow!
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MY MORNING JACKET PERFORMED ON SNL


My Morning Jacket’s first Saturday Night Live appearance apparently happened over the weekend, much to my dismay as I had not planned to record it. More details will obviously be forthcoming (what songs, hopefully a video, etc) but until then, here’s a taste of some live action MMJ has done on TV shows in the past!

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SLOW WEEKEND – I ADDED ADSENSE


So yeah, slow weekend on the music news front but hey, let it be known I added AdSense so click on the ads a few times over there on the right margin. Also, look what Yahoo are apparently selling!

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That’s right, if you’re looking to buy a Cannibal or cannibal related items, Yahoo is the place to go!

That said, this week I’ll start posting some longer reviews/articles I’ve done recently for the viewing public. Look for reviews (that I’ll actually be submitting to magazines and such) for My Morning Jacket, Death Cab for Cutie, Converge, and the Last Shadow Puppets (who do indeed rock). See everyone tomorrow!s