Fresh Track: The Shamefaced Sparrows “Ride That Seastorm!”
Back in March, we featured an interview and a few songs from UK-export The Shamefaced Sparrows. From the hypothetical libido of an indie songstress to a breakdown of the playground hierarchy, the sheer absurdity found in the responses of that interview will likely go down as some of the finest lines to ever grace this modest space. Late yesterday, we received word that our favorite irreverent Brits were safe, sound and playing tunes again.
“….since [we last talked], we have been self-imprisoned in our makeshift den, built amid a unmapped tree-ringed field, hidden from civilization and home only to ourselves and a silver-draped gang of magpies……. we finally emerge with two new tracks – Apple Tragedy and Ride That Seastorm! – which we would like to share with you and thought on tracks…
ever grateful.
steve + laim.”
Listen to “Ride That Seastorm!” below and visit The Shamefaced Sparrows’ Soundcloud page for three additional tracks.
Video: Killer Mike “Untitled”
I haven’t really written about Atlanta rapper Killer Mike’s amazing album R.A.P. Music that was released back in May for Thought on Tracks, but that’s not because it isn’t one of the best albums of the year. The album’s bombastic production from El-P fits like a puzzle piece with Mike’s booming delivery, giving R.A.P. Music a sound as heavy as its message. Mike has already released a short film for “Big Beast” , which features verses from Bun B and T.I. as well as a crew of zombie strippers that make the video unlike any you’ve seen this year. A few weeks back I selected the live, studio rendition of “Untitled” for my video of the night on Twitter, as it’s one of my favorite songs on the album. Well now “Untitled” has gotten the official video treatment and the visuals are equally dope. The moving pictures concept is well done and contains graphic religious and historical imagery that match Killer Mike’s vocals perfectly. “Untitled” is also the first video I’m aware of that depicts the decapitation of the artist who made it, that’s gotta count for something. Peep the vid below and grab your copy of R.A.P. Music here.
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Written by John Bugbee
Fresh Track: Lord Huron “Time to Run”
If you haven’t heard Lord Huron before, well, scratch that. You have heard Lord Huron before. You just might not know it. Back in 2010, Ben Schneider released a solo EP called Into The Sun that was composed while Schneider spent time in his home state of Michigan while at, you guessed it, Lake Huron. After recruiting a band to perform live, a second EP entitled Mighty was released that same year featuring a great little song called “The Stranger” that made it’s way into an advertisement and into the ears of America. And while the majority probably didn’t seek out who or what that thirty second clip was, I happened to, and I’ve been waiting for more ever since.
That wish was granted a few weeks ago when word came that a debut LP was forthcoming on 10-9-12 from Schneider & Company entitled Lonesome Dreams along with the first single “Time To Run”. Schneider’s music is a folky trip out west with every song you hear. Much like a sunset – or rise over the mountains, it’s uplifting and inspiring music with an aura of beauty all around it. Midwesterners can catch him in person on Thursday evening of the MidPoint Music Festival in Cincinnati along with me. For now, start your day off right with “Time To Run” below.
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Written by Greg Dahman
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