BLOC PARTY PLANNING ANNOUNCEMENT? Yesterday afternoon our favorite British post-punkers Bloc Party posted an enigmatic Myspace Bulletin exclaiming “every half hour is a countdown” (this line of course being a lyric from the band’s classic early single “Little Thoughts”) and a timer counting down to something unknown. When the time reached zero another Myspace bulletin appeared, this time saying only this:
This of course begs the question, what could this all mean? Are our boys in Bloc Party announcing a new single? The release date of their new record? Special tour dates? Whatever it may be you know we’ll post about it here at Cannibal Cheerleader so stay tuned for further developments.
Bloc Party – “Little Thoughts” (Black Session) ******************************************************************** WHAT LAURA SAYS TO SWING THROUGH AUSTIN In what will surely be a practice in patience for us freak-folk-loving Austinites, Tempe’s What Laura Says will be touring through our town at the end of the month July 29th at Stubb’s. Check out this video for “American African” (which sounds and looks neither African or American for that matter) in order to satiate your WLS needs and of course, be on the lookout for the Thinks and Feels LP out August 19th. American African ******************************************************************** NEW BAND CHEER: TAT A female-fronted trio from the UK that draws cursory comparisons to a British Distillers (one of my favorite acts of all time by the way) TAT whips up a brand of thoughtful rock with a more post-modernist slant than most punk acts. With tracks like “Champagne, Cocaine, and Strawberries”, TAT are clearly an act both living the rock dream of excess while at the same time commenting on its nihilism. With a three-chord assault and pop aesthetics reminiscent of acts like Rancid, TAT are far too good a band to be mucking around on the Warped Tour. Alas, that’s with whom the band are currently touring, though afterwards they plan a nationwide jaunt spanning coast to coast. Check out their EPK video for a great introduction to the band and their justifiably rabid fanbase and watch for their debut album which drops at the end of the summer!
Also, as the title suggests, this is my 100th Cannibal Cheerleader post! Thanks to all the readers! Comments people?
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)
******************************************************************** 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 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!
Yesterday afternoon our favorite British post-punkers Bloc Party posted an enigmatic Myspace Bulletin exclaiming “every half hour is a countdown” (this line of course being a lyric from the band’s classic early single “Little Thoughts”) and a timer counting down to something unknown. When the time reached zero another Myspace bulletin appeared, this time saying only this:
In what will surely be a practice in patience for us freak-folk-loving Austinites, Tempe’s What Laura Says will be touring through our town at the end of the month July 29th at Stubb’s. Check out this video for “American African” (which sounds and looks neither African or American for that matter) in order to satiate your WLS needs and of course, be on the lookout for the Thinks and Feels LP out August 19th.
A female-fronted trio from the UK that draws cursory comparisons to a British Distillers (one of my favorite acts of all time by the way) TAT whips up a brand of thoughtful rock with a more post-modernist slant than most punk acts. With tracks like “Champagne, Cocaine, and Strawberries”, TAT are clearly an act both living the rock dream of excess while at the same time commenting on its nihilism. With a three-chord assault and pop aesthetics reminiscent of acts like Rancid, TAT are far too good a band to be mucking around on the Warped Tour. Alas, that’s with whom the band are currently touring, though afterwards they plan a nationwide jaunt spanning coast to coast. Check out their EPK video for a great introduction to the band and their justifiably rabid fanbase and watch for their debut album which drops at the end of the summer!
