Boycrush (Auckland, New Zealand) - Headphone HighlightsWelcome to the forefront of the new South Pacific pop style! Alistair Deverick aka Boycrush recounts his fave songs old and new.
Playlist:
The Ruby Suns - Dusty Fruit - Sub Pop
Jellphonic - The Only One - Clone Crown Ltd.
Linda Mirada - Hermosilla 69 (Ruby Suns Remix) - Discoteca Océano
Busy Signal - FYI - Stainless
Arthur Russell - Me For Real - Point Music
Spoek Mathambo - Put Some Red On It - Sub Pop
Teamm Jordann - Stadium - Sewage Tapes
Julien Dyne - Get Closer - BBE
Grayson Gilmour - I Am A Light (Unknown Mortal Orchestra Mix) - Unreleased
Leno Lovecraft - Princess - Maman
Rita Indiana - Los Poderes (Atropolis Remix) - Unreleased
Chrome Sparks - Doubt, No - Unreleased
Boycrush - Camp Song - Various Assets
The Go! Team - Voice Yr Choice (The Ruby Suns Remix) - Memphis Ind.
Boycrush & Sander Mölder - Racist Jazz Space Creature - Various Assets
The Ruby Suns - Cinco - Sub Pop
Metronomy (Because Music, London) - Fireside ChatEvery time you break your heart, these sharp looking and sounding indie darlings will fix it. Metronomy's Joe and Gbenga tell their tale.
Playlist:
Metronomy - You Could Easily Have Me - Holiphonic
Metronomy - Trick Or Treatz - Holiphonic
Metronomy - Black Eye / Burnt Thumb - Holiphonic
Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To (Metronomy Remix) - Domino
Metronomy - Radio Ladio - Because Music
Metronomy - On Dancefloors - Because Music
Metronomy - My Heart Rate Rapid - Because Music
Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone (Metronomy Remix) - LL Recordings
Air - So Light Is Her Footfall (Metronomy Remix) - Virgin
Metronomy - Not Made For Love - Because Music
Metronomy - She Wants - Because Music
Metronomy - The Look - Because Music
Metronomy - Some Written - Because Music
Metronomy - The Bay - Because Music
Mark Stewart (Future Noise Music, Bristol) - Fireside ChatFrom post-punk and future funk to modern-day dub and hip hop: Mark Stewart has been there. True tales from Bristol's musical maverick.
Playlist:
The Pop Group - She Is Beyond Good And Evil - Radar Records
The Pop Group - Thief Of Fire - Radar Records
The Pop Group - We Are All Prostitutes - Rough Trade
The Pop Group - One Out Of Many feat. The Last Poets - Rough Trade/Y Rec
The Pop Group - Rob A Bank - Rough Trade/Y Records
The New Age Steppers - Crazy Dreams And High Ideals - On-U Sound
Mark Stewart & Maffia - Jerusalem - On-U Sound
Mark Stewart - Hypnotized - Mute
Mark Stewart - Passcivecation Program - Mute
Mark Stewart & Maffia - This Is Stranger Than Love - Mute
Mark Stewart - These Things Happen - Mute
Mark Stewart - The Half - Mute
Mark Stewart - Freak Circus - Crippled Dick Hot Wax
Mark Stewart - Nothing Is Sacred - Future Noise Music
Mark Stewart - Autonomia - Future Noise Music
Mark Stewart - Gang War - Future Noise Music
Morgan Geist (Metro Area, Environ, Brooklyn, NYC) - Personal - Vol 25 - Hello Teenage AmericaThe Geist inside the special fx machine: Environ's boss man and super producer glues yesterday's and tomorrow's disco together.
Playlist:
Meat Beat Manifesto - God O.D. Part 1 - Wax Trax!
Meat Beat Manifesto - God O.D. Part 2 - Wax Trax!
Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads - Rhino
BFC - Evolution - Planet E
Yes - Roundabout - Atlantic
Depeche Mode - PIMPF - Sire
Devo - Girl You Want - Warner
Queen - We Will Rock You - Elektra
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - CBS
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water - Purple/WB
The Cars - Let's Go - Elektra
Herbie Hancock - Future Shock - CBS
Lipps Inc - Funky Town - Casablanca
Severed Heads - We Have Come To Bless This House - Nettwerk
New Order - Perfect Kiss (12" Mix) - Factory
Alexander Robotnik - Problemes D'Amour - Fuzz Dance
Ministry - Over The Shoulder - Sire
Kraftwerk - Nummern - EMI
Public Enemy - Public Enemy No.1 - Def Jam
LL Cool J - Rock The Bells - Def Jam
Night Moves - Transdance (7" Version) - Flexi Pop
Tin Tin - Kiss Me (Dub) - Sire
Chaz Jankel - Glad To Know You (Short Version) - A&M
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F - MCA
Dominatrix - Domanatrix Sleeps Tonight - Streetwise
Meat Beat Manifesto - Hello Teenage America - PIAS
Anna Calvi (Domino, London) - Headphone HighlightsDomino's rising star Anna Calvi talks idols and inspiration from Prince to The Velvet Underground. Amps up to eleven!
Playlist:
Anna Calvi - Rider To The Sea - Domino
Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend - Paisley Park
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) - RCA
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy - 4AD
Wild Beasts - Albatross - Domino
The Velvet Underground & Nico - Sunday Morning - Polydor
The Invisible - Jacob & The Angel - Accidental
David Bowie - Always Crashing In the Same Car - RCA
Dr. John - I Walk On Guilded Splinters - Atlantic
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Do You Love Me? - Mute
Grizzly Bear - Alligator (Choir Version) - Warp
Leonard Cohen - Joan Of Arc - CBS
Anna Calvi - Joan Of Arc - Domino
Dënver (Cazador, Santiago de Chile) - On The Floor! - Live at Suka Club Monticello, Santiago de ChileFrom playing shows on a public bus to Lollapalooza's Chilean edition, indie darlings Dënver have come a long way. Live at Suka Club Monticello.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Dylan Ettinger (Not Not Fun, Indiana) - Main Stage - Live at Elevate 2011Indiana's synth wizard and New Age outlaw Dylan Ettinger takes on the dark side of oscillating soundscapes. Live at Elevate 2011.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Peaking Lights (Not Not Fun, Weird World, USA) - Headphone HighlightsHusband and wife duo Peaking Lights have created their very own sound... sweetly smooth, yet abstract and haunting. Inspiration information!
Playlist:
Peaking Lights – Hey Sparrow – Not Not Fun Records
The Beach Boys – You’re So Good To Me – Capitol Records
Mulatu Astatke With Muluken Melesse – Wubit – Strut
Oral John – Me No Wah No Bun – Cottontail
Headley Deadly – Rough Ninja – Soul Fire
Peaking Lights – Silver Tongues, Soft Whispers – Night People
Rev. Ruben Willingham & The Supreme Angels – Dry Bones – Nashboro
Arabian Prince – Africanism – Sound Of Music Records
Dr. Dre – The Chronic (Intro) – Death Row Records
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle – Factory Records
Peaking Lights – Marshmellow Yellow – Not Not Fun Records
Baby Huey – A Change Is Going To Come – Curtom
Peaking Lights – Amazing And Wonderful – Not Not Fun Records
Spiritualized – I Didn’t Mean To Hurt You – Spaceman Records
Gary War (Sacred Bones, USA) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Club 2011Brooklyn's master of noise swashes, pop hooks and downright strangeness with a classy set live at Primavera Club 2011.
Playlist:
coming soon.
Puro Instinct (Mexican Summer, Los Angeles) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Club 2011Los Angeles sisters Skylar and Piper Kaplan take Puro Instinct's lush harmonies and rough'n'ready attitude to Primavera Club 2011.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
EMA (Souterrain Transmissions, Los Angeles) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Club 2011Atmospheric walls of noise, raw emotions and hooks that sink right into your skin. Catch the sound of EMA live at Primavera Club 2011.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks (Matador, USA) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Club 2011Ever evolving indie rock stalwart Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks kick out the jams, live at Primavera Club 2011.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Girls (True Panther, San Francisco) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Club 2011San Francisco's Girls take a swirly dive into medicated west coast harmonies. Catch them live on stage at Primavera Club 2011.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Factory Floor (DFA, London) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Club 2011From industrial skronk to the steadfast pulse of early techno, Factory Floor wrap it all up for maximum physical impact.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Chico Unicornio (Off-On Entertainment, Lima, Peru) - Live from Madrid - Espacio Trapezio at Mercado San AntonWhether it’s luscious pop melodies or abstract beatscapes, Peruvian troubadour Chico Unicornio live in Madrid. Chico bounce!
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Rhylon Durham (LHASA, Busan, South Korea) - Live from Madrid - NastiFrom drum crashes and walls of guitar noise to blistering post-rock and Asian rhythms, LHASA's Rhylon Durham live in Madrid.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Money Mark (Brushfire, Los Angeles) - Fireside ChatFrom the Beastie Boys to Beck and Yoko Ono to quirky solo funkiness, listen to the life and times of keyboard hero Money Mark.
Playlist:
Money Mark - Pinto's New Car - Mo Wax
Money Mark - Poet's Walk - Mo Wax
Beastie Boys - Groove Holmes - Capitol Records
Money Mark - Have Clav Will Travel - Mo Wax
Beastie Boys - Ricky's Theme - Capitol Records
Money Mark - Monkey Dot - Mo Wax
Money Mark - Trust - Mo Wax
Money Mark - All The People - Mo Wax
Beastie Boys - Song For Junior - Capitol Records
Money Mark - Rain (NYC) - Emperor Norton
Money Mark - Soul Drive Sixth Avenue - Emperor Norton
Money Mark - Pepe Y Irene - Emperor Norton
Money Mark - Nice To Me - Brushfire Records
Money Mark - Color Of Your Blues - Brushfire Records
Money Mark - Brand New By Tomorrow - Brushfire Records
Money Mark - No Fighting - Mo Wax
Beck - Where It's At - Geffen Records
Lord Newborn & The Magic Skulls - Rainy Day Dog - Ubiquity Records
Money Mark - Hand In Your Head - Mo Wax
Money Mark - Ease - Mo Wax
Grayson Gilmour (Flying Nun, Wellington) - Live from Madrid - NastiGlockenspiel, vibes, xylophones, synthesizers, toy drums - Grayson Gilmour's sound is equal parts pop, soundtrack and beats. Live in Madrid.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Andrea Balency (Mexico City) - Live from Madrid - Espacio Trapezio at Mercado San AntonFrench and Mexican folklore combine with an eclectic indie rock palette, accordion and autoharp round out Andrea Balency's sound. Live in Madrid.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Maria Minerva (Not Not Fun, 100% Silk, Tallinn, Estonia) - Headphone HighlightsFrom straddling lo-fi sounds to edgy disco flavours, from Not Not Fun to 100% Silk - Estonia's Maria Minerva shares some of her musical influences.
Playlist:
Maria Minerva - Hagasuxzzavol - 100% Silk
Stereolab - Parsec - Duophonic
Fleetwood Mac - Walk A Thin Line - Warner
Patrick Cowley & Jorge Socarras - Memory Fails Me - Macro
Ramirez - A.M.Y. - White Label
Maria Minerva - Gloria - 100% Silk
Sparks - Now That I Own The BBC - Logic Records
Heidi Montag - Overdosin’ - Pratt Productions
Meredith Monk - Panda Chant - ECM
Weirdo/Begeirdo - Currin & Joel Used To Live Downtown - Not Not Fun
Sun Araw - Bump Up (High Step) - Not Not Fun
A Guy Called Gerald - Blame The Artist - CBS
Machinedrum - Sacred Frequency - Planet Mu
Maria Minerva - These Days - Not Not Fun
Julia Holter - Goddess Eyes - Leaving Records
Cut Copy (Modular, Melbourne) - Main Stage - Live at Pygmalion Music Festival 2011, Urbana, USAAustralian audio architects and electronic pop sensation Cut Copy live on stage at Pygmalion Music Festival.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Fiordmoss (Valasské Mezirici, Czech Republic) - Live from Madrid - CostelloPetra Hermanová is a singer-songwriter with an eerie precision, unwinding melodies from her guitar and vocal chords like a woman possessed. Live in Madrid.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
The Rapture (DFA, Brooklyn, NYC) - Fireside ChatThe Rapture's Vito Roccoforte in the chat about punk funk and cowbells. Welcome to the House of Jealous Lovers.
Playlist:
The Rapture - The Chair That Squeaks - Hymnal Sound
The Rapture - Mirror - Gravity
The Rapture - Confrontation - Sub Pop
The Rapture - Love Is All - Vertigo
The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers - Vertigo
The Rapture - I Need Your Love - Vertigo
The Rapture - The Sound - Universal Motown
The Rapture - Whoo! Alright Yeah... Uh Huh - Universal Motown
The Rapture - Down For So Long - Universal Motown
The Rapture - On And On - Vertigo
The Rapture - Come Back To Me - DFA
The Rapture - In The Grace Of Your Love - DFA
The Rapture - Can You Find A Way? - DFA
Rob Da Bank (BBC Radio 1, Sunday Best, London) - RBMA World Tour - feat Scroobius Pip - Live at EDF Energy London Eye - Pt 2Put on your best sunday dress! BBC Radio One mainstay and Bestival founder Rob Da Bank and Scroobius Pip live at the RBMA World Tour stop at London Eye.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Rob Da Bank (BBC Radio 1, Sunday Best, London) - RBMA World Tour - feat Scroobius Pip - Live at EDF Energy London Eye - Pt 1Put on your best sunday dress! BBC Radio One mainstay and Bestival founder Rob Da Bank and Scroobius Pip live at the RBMA World Tour stop at London Eye.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Glenn Branca (Systems Neutralizers, NYC) - Fireside ChatSkirting the limits of experimental music for more than three decades, Glenn Branca shares some of the knowledge gathered along the way.
Playlist:
Theoretical Girls - You Got Me - Theoretical Records
Glenn Branca - Structure - 99 Records
The Static - Don't Let Me Stop You - Theoretical Records
Glenn Branca - Lesson No. 2 (The Ascension) - 99 Records
Glenn Branca - 1st Movement (Symphony No. 1 Tonal Plexus) - ROIR
Glenn Branca - 3rd Movement (Symphony No. 3 Gloria) - LDDC
Glenn Branca - 1st Movement - (Symphony No. 10 The Mysteries) - Atavistic
Glenn Branca - Carbon Monoxide - Systems Neutralizer
Glenn Branca - Lesson No.1 For Electric Guitar - 99 Records
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour (Small Giants, Copenhagen, Denmark) - Main Stage - Live at FILTER Culture Collide Festival, LAPrep yourself for some Scandinavian sixties pop with The Asteroids Galaxy Tour live at FILTER Magazine's Culture Collide Festival 2011 in LA.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Rainbow Arabia (Kompakt, Los Angeles) - Main Stage - Live at FILTER Culture Collide Festival, LALA duo Rainbow Arabia navigate between futuristic club sounds and organic music from across the globe. Live at FILTER Magazine's Culture Collide 2011.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Ganglians (Lefse, Souterrain Transmissions, USA) - Headphone HighlightsRyan Grubbs of Californian folk-noise outfit Ganglians presents an entertaining bunch of tracks he listens to while cleaning the house.
Playlist:
Ganglians - Blood On The Sand - Captured Tracks
P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - Gee Street
The Jellies - Jive Baby On A Saturday Night - Jelly Records
The Arabian Prince & The Sheiks - Take You Home Girl - Rapsur
The-Dream feat. Mariah Carey - My Love - Island
Chrome - Electric Chair - Beggars Banquet
Dent May - Eastover Wives - Forest Family
Anika - No One's There - Stones Throw
Iggy & The Stooges - Search And Destroy - Columbia
Ganglians - Never Mind - Woodsist
The Twinkeyz - Aliens In Our Midst - Grok Records
Sonic Youth - Dirty Boots - DGC
Ganglians - That’s What I Want - Lefse Records
Lani Kai & His Hawaiians - Hawaiian Guitars - Diplomat Records
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You - End
The Low Anthem (Bella Union, Rhode Island) - Main Stage - Live at Soundland, Nashville - Pt 1Hailing from Rhode Island, The Low Anthem dig deep into the myths and songwriting traditions of the USA, finding their own gritty voice along the way.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
The Low Anthem (Bella Union, Rhode Island) - Main Stage - Live at Soundland, Nashville - Pt 2Rhode Island's The Low Anthem dig deep into the myths and songwriting traditions of the USA, finding their own gritty voice along the way.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Washed Out (Weird World, Sub Pop, Atlanta) - Main Stage - Live at Pygmalion Music Festival 2011, Urbana, USAFrom the hazily psychedelic to the merrily electronic: Washed Out live on stage at Pygmalion Music Festival.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Shonen Knife (P-Vine, Osaka, Japan) - Fireside ChatJapanese all girl indie pioneers Shonen Knife have cemented their place in musical history. It's time for a 'Flying Jelly Attack'!
Playlist:
Shonen Knife - Elephant Pao Pao - Oglio
Buzzcocks - Fast Cars - Wizard
Shonen Knife - Twist Barbie - Oglio
Shonen Knife - Burning Farm - Oglio
Shonen Knife - A Day Of The Factory - Oglio
Shonen Knife - Chinese Song - Oglio
Shonen Knife - Flying Jelly Attack - Oglio
Redd Kross - Kappa Ex. - Giant Records
Shonen Knife - Lazybone (Live) - Rockville
Shonen Knife - Redd Kross (Live) - August Records
Nirvana - Come As You Are - Geffen
Shonen Knife - My Favourite Town Osaka - Rockville
Shonen Knife - I Am A Cat - Virgin
Shonen Knife - Banana Chips - Big Deal
Shonen Knife - Rock Society - Glue Factory
Shonen Knife - Perfect Freedom - Damnably
Shonen Knife - Rock‘N’Roll Cake (Punk Version) - Damnably
Shonen Knife/Osaka Ramones - Beat On The Brat - Good Charamel
Shonen Knife/Osaka Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - Good Charamel
Teenage Fanclub (Merge, Pema, Glasgow) - Fireside ChatNorman Blake of Glasgow's eternal masters of elegant jangle Teenage Fanclub with a typically demure look back at an impressive career.
Playlist:
The Boy Hairdressers - Golden Shower - 53rd & 3rd
Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows - Matador
Teenage Fanclub - The Concept - Creation Records
Teenage Fanclub - Alcoholiday - Creation Records
Teenage Fanclub - 120 Mins - Creation Records
Teenage Fanclub - Gene Clark - Creation Records
Teenage Fanclub - Neil Jung - Creation Records
Frank Black & Teenage Fanclub - Handyman - Strange Fruit
Teenage Fanclub - About You - Creation Records
Teenage Fanclub - Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From - Columbia
Teenage Fanclub - I Need Direction - Columbia
Teenage Fanclub & Jad Fair - Near To You - Geographic
Teenage Fanclub - Fallen Leaves - Pema Records
Teenage Fanclub - Dark Clouds - Pema Records
Teenage Fanclub - Shock and Awe - Pema Records
The Drums (Moshi Moshi, Brooklyn, NYC) - Headphone HighlightsThese Florida boys lead the way in establishing the new indie sound. The Pixies and The Smiths would be really proud of them. Drums, please!
Playlist:
The Drums - Best Friend - Moshi Moshi
Bow Wow Wow - Fools Rush In - EMI
Blueboy - So Catch Him - Sarah Records
Aztec Camera - The Boy Wonders - Rough Trade
The Drums - Me And The Moon - Moshi Moshi
Iceage - Remember - Escho
The Soft Moon - Out Of Time - Captured Tracks
Joel Alme - You Will Only Get It Once - Razzia Records
The Drums - Days - Moshi Moshi
John Maus - Rights For Gays - Upset! The Rhythm
Nico - My Heart Is Empty - Beggars Banquet
Part Time - What Would You Say? - Mexican Summer
The Embassy - Just A Dream Away - Service
The Drums - I Need A Doctor - Moshi Moshi
The Sugarcubes - Birthday - One Little Indian
The Drums - Money - Moshi Moshi
Joy Electric - Analogue Grand Diary - Tooth & Nail Records
Qva Libre (Havanna, Cuba) - On The Floor! - Live at El Sauce, Havanna, CubaCuban alternative music masters Qva Libre with an energetic live set recorded at El Sauce in Havanna, Cuba.
Playlist:
Coming soon...
The Sea And Cake (Thrill Jockey, Chicago) - Fireside ChatThe quintessential experimental pop band of the Chicago school of post rock share the thoughts and inspirations behind their remarkable body of work.
Playlist:
The Sea And Cake - Showboat Angel - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake - Nature Boy - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake - A Man Who Never Sees A Pretty Girl... - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake - The Biz - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake - Sporting Life - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake - The Argument - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake - Afternoon Speaker - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake - The Colony Room - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake - Four Corners - Thrill Jockey
Sam Prekop - Magic Step - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake - Left On - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake - New Schools - Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake – Lyric - Thrill Jockey
Neil Hamburger (Drag City, Los Angeles) - Headphone HighlightsThe one and only Neil Hamburger takes his pick of favorites - enter the dark and twisted mind of “America’s No.1 Funny Man”!
Playlist:
Neil Hamburger – The Recycle Bin – Drag City
Frank Sinatra, Jr - Tomorrow Is The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life – Daybreak
Joe E. Neubauer - Come On Sign – Eabla Records
Four Tops – 7 Rooms Of Gloom – Motown
American Music Club - Johnny Mathis’ Feet – Virgin
Minimal Man – Loneliness – Subterranean Records
Bow Wow Wow – C30, C60, C90 Go! – EMI
Tony Mason-Cox - The Impossible Dream - Tony Mason-Cox Records
Pat Boone - What’s Gnawing At Me – Tetragrammaton Records
Jaibi - It Was Like A Nightmare – Kapp Records
Robert Tennison Troupe - Two Words, Three Words – Tentam
Sammy Davis Jr. - You Can Count On Me – 20th Century Records
Heidecker & Wood - Life On The Road – Little Record Company
Flipper – The Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly – Subterranean Records
The Tubes – White Punks On Dope – A&M Records
Hard-Ons With Neil Hamburger - American Exports – Alternative Tentacles
The Joey Allen Movement - Eleanor Rigby – Unknown
The Minister And The Nuns – Balada Da Caridade – Companion Records
Wooden Shjips (Thrill Jockey, San Francisco) - Fireside ChatWith their very own take on psychedelic and exploratory rock music, Wooden Shjips continue to strive for the quintessential primal groove.
Playlist:
Wooden Shjips - Dance, California - Sick Thirst
Wooden Shjips - We Ask You To Ride - Holy Mountain
Wooden Shjips - Lucy’s Ride - Holy Mountain
Wooden Shjips - Loose Lips - Sub Pop Records
Wooden Shjips - Vampire Blues - Sick Thirst
Wooden Shjips - Motorbike - Holy Mountain
Wooden Shjips - For So Long - Holy Mountain
Wooden Shjips - Fallin' - Holy Mountain
Wooden Shjips - Auld Lang Syne - Sick Thirst
Wooden Shjips - Fight - Thrill Jockey
Wooden Shjips - Black Smoke Rise - Thrill Jockey
Wooden Shjips - Home - Thrill Jockey
M83 (Mute, France) - Headphone HighlightsFrom French teenage angst to West Coast futurism, M83's post shoegazing don Anthony Gonzalez never lacked in taste nor ambition.
Playlist:
M83 - Midnight City - Naïve
Ash Ra Tempel - Le Berceau De Cristal - Spalax Music
Beach House - Used To Be - Carpark Records
Blonde Redhead - Violent Life - Smells Like Records
The Blue Nile - Over The Hillside - Linn Records
Brian Eno - Discreet Music - Obscure
The Cars - Drive - Elektra
Chairlift - Bruises - Kanine Records
Christophe - Emporte Moi - Les Disques Motors
Terry Reid - To Be Treated - ABC Records
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing - DGC
Popul Vuh - Aguirre I - Ohr
My Bloody Valentine - Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside) - Creation Records
Iron & Wine (Warner, 4AD, Texas) - Fireside ChatFrom bedroom recordist to celebrated Americana bandleader, Sam Beam's lush voice and rich storytelling have aged like a fine wine.
Playlist:
Iron & Wine - The Rooster Moans - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - Weary Memory - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - Teeth In The Grass - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - Sodom, South Georgia - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - Sunset Soon Forgotten - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - Dead Man's Will - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - The Night Descending - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - My Lady's House - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - Lovesong Of The Buzzard - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - Peace Beneath The City - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - Hickory - Sub Pop Records
Iron & Wine - Godless Brother In Love - 4AD
Iron & Wine - Monkeys Uptown - 4AD
Iron & Wine - Glad Man Singing - 4AD
Grinderman (Mute, Anti-, UK) - Fireside ChatThe unholy triumvirate of Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos, that leads Nick Cave through primal middle age angst. This is Grinderman.
Playlist:
Grinderman - Grinderman - Anti-
Teenage Jesus And The Jerks - Race Mixing - Migraine
Dirty Three - Better Go Home Now - Touch & Go
8 Eyed Spy - Swamp/Run Through The Jungle - Fetish Records
Grinderman - Get It On - Anti-
The Triffids - Left To Rot - White Label Records
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Lovely Creatures - Mute
Grinderman - Love Bomb - Anti-
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Lime Tree Arbour - Mute
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Todays Lesson - Mute
Grinderman - Bellringer Blues - Anti-
Nick Cave And Warren Ellis - Clean Hands, Dirty Hands - Mute
Grinderman - Heathen Child - Anti-
Grinderman - Palaces Of Montezuma - Anti-
Grinderman - Kitchenette - Anti-
CSS (V2, Sao Paulo) - Fireside ChatWith feel good hits catchier than the common flu, Sao Paulo's finest provide the soundtrack for hot summer days. CSS share their serendipitous story.
Playlist:
CSS - I Wanna Be Your J.Lo - Self-Released
CSS - Bezzi (Versão Gay) vs. Sweet Dreams - Self-Released
CSS - Hollywood - Self-Released
CSS - Meeting Paris Hilton - Self-Released
CSS - Music Is My Hot Hot Sex - Sub Pop
CSS - Computer Heat - Sub Pop
CSS - Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above - Sub Pop
CSS - Jager Yoga - Sub Pop
CSS - Give Up - Sub Pop
CSS - Beautiful Song - Sub Pop
Fever Ray - Seven (CSS Remix) - Rabid
CSS - Hits Me Like A Rock - V2
CSS - You Could Have It All - V2
CSS - Partners In Crime - V2
... And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (Richter Scale, Texas) - Main Stage - Live at Dockville 2011, HamburgWalls of sound, elegant songwriting and enough energy for an army. Trail Of Dead's full live show from Dockville!
Playlist:
Coming soon...
Washed Out (Weird World, Sub Pop, Atlanta) - Headphone Highlights From the hazily psychedelic to the merrily electronic - a journey through music with Washed Out's mastermind Ernest Greene.
Playlist:
Washed Out - Belong - Mirror Universe Tapes
Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day - Priority
Aphex Twin - IZ-US - Warp
Boards Of Canada - Dawn Chrous - Warp
DJ Shadow - Giving Up The Ghost - MCA
Koushik - Be With - Stones Throw
Woo - Ready For The Moon Trip - Grunki Records
Black Moth Super Rainbow - 1 2 3 Of Me - Graveface
Manitoba - Hendrix With Ko - Leaf
Panda Bear - Comfy In Nautica - Paw Tracks
Anna - Systems Breaking Down - RCA
Lifelike - Discomachine - Different
The Khalsa String Band - Song Of Bliss - Music Of Life
Washed Out - Soft - Domino/Sub Pop
Glasser (True Panther Sounds, USA) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011, BarcelonaThe wonderful Glasser brings her layered ethereal sounds to Primavera Sound 2011 in Barcelona.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
The Monochrome Set (Cherry Red, UK) - Fireside ChatThe Monochrome Set's Bid recounts a singular career in post punk indie pop - wry wit, dry humor and vivid memories all in place.
Playlist:
The Monochrome Set - The Strange Boutique - Virgin
The Monochrome Set - In Love, Cancer? - Virgin
The Monochrome Set - The Puerto Rican Fence Climber - Virgin
The Monochrome Set - The Man With The Black Moustache - Virgin
The Monochrome Set - The Midas Touch - Cherry Red
The Monochrome Set - March Of The Eligible Bachelors - Cherry Red
The Monochrome Set - Jacob's Ladder - Blanco Y Negro
The Monochrome Set - Take Foz - Blanco Y Negro
Scarlet's Well - The Captain's Song - Siesta
The Monochrome Set - Pauper - Cherry Red
The Monochrome Set - Kissy Kissy - Cherry Red
Scarlet's Well - New Friends - Siesta
The Monochrome Set - Lester Leaps In - Cherry Red
The Monochrome Set - Mr Bizarro - Cherry Red
The Monochrome Set - The Great Barrier Riff - Cherry Red
The Monochrome Set - Eine Symphonie Des Grauens - Virgin
The Monochrome Set - The Lighter Side Of Dating - Virgin
The Monochrome Set - He's Frank - Cherry Red
The Monochrome Set - The Monochrome Set (I Presume) - Cherry Red
Veronica Falls (Bella Union, London) - Main Stage - Live at Benicassim 2011, SpainLondon based quartet Veronica Falls with their mixture of sugar sweet melodies and dark lyrics live at Festival Internacional de Benicàssim.
Playlist:
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Anika (Invada, Stones Throw, Bristol, Berlin) - Main Stage - Live at Benicassim 2011, SpainDub drenched, minimal wave leaning, reverb loving Anika live at Festival Internacional de Benicàssim in 2011.
Playlist:
Anika - Terry - Stones Throw
Anika - End of The World - Stones Throw
Anika - No One's There - Stones Throw
Anika - He Hit Me - Stones Throw
Anika - Yang Yang - Stones Throw
Anika - Go To Sleep - Stones Throw
Anika - Masters Of War - Stones Throw
Anika - Love Buzz - Stones Throw
Anika - Poetry - Stones Throw
Anika - In The City - Stones Throw
Anika - Officer - Stones Throw
Anika - Sadness Hides The Sun - Stones Throw
Anika - He Needs Me - Stones Throw
Primal Scream (B-Unique, London) - Main Stage - Live at Benicassim 2011, Spain - Pt 2Primal Scream play 'Screamadelica'! Live at Festival Internacional de Benicàssim. Come together as one!
Playlist:
Primal Scream - Country Girl - SCR
Primal Scream - Jailbird - SCR
Primal Scream - Rocks - SCR
Primal Scream (B-Unique, London) - Main Stage - Live at Benicassim 2011, Spain - Pt 1Primal Scream play 'Screamadelica'! Live at Festival Internacional de Benicàssim. Come together as one!
Playlist:
Primal Scream - Movin' On Up - SCR
Primal Scream - Slip Inside This House - SCR
Primal Scream - Don't Fight It, Feel It - SCR
Primal Scream - Damaged - SCR
Primal Scream - I'm Comin' Down - SCR
Primal Scream - Higher Than The Sun - SCR
Primal Scream - Loaded - SCR
Primal Scream - Come Together - SCR
Peaches (XL Recordings, Berlin) - Fireside ChatToronto raised, Berlin praised - a truly multi-talented lady and exceptional artist with energy galore. Welcome to the teaches of Peaches.
Playlist:
Peaches - Set It Off - Kitty-Yo
Peaches - Fuck The Pain Away - Kitty-Yo
Peaches - Lovertits - Kitty-Yo
Peaches & Gonzales - Red Leather - Kitty-Yo
Peaches - Operate - XL Recordings
Peaches - I U She - XL Recordings
Peaches feat. Iggy Pop - Kick It - XL Recordings
Chicks On Speed - We Don't Play Guitars - Chicks On Speed Records
Peaches - Boys Wanna Be Her - XL Recordings
Peaches - Two Guys (For Every Girl) - XL Recordings
Peaches - Downtown - XL Recordings
Peaches - Billionaire feat. Shunda K - XL Recordings
Peaches - Talk To Me - XL Recordings
Peaches - Lose You - XL Recordings
Deerhoof (Polyvinyl, USA) - Fireside ChatFrom frenetic DIY psychedelics to playful insanity and bent electronica, Deerhoof are one of the most strikingly original bands around.
Playlist:
Deerhoof - Polly Bee - Kill Rock Stars
Deerhoof - Tiger Chain - Kill Rock Stars
Deerhoof - The Moose's Daughter - Kill Rock Stars/5 Rue Christine
Deerhoof - Trickybird - Menlo Park Records
Deerhoof - This Magnificent Bird Will Rise - Kill Rock Stars/5 Rue Christine
Deerhoof - Sealed With A Kiss - Kill Rock Stars/5 Rue Christine
Deerhoof - Milk Man - Free Porcupine Society
Deerhoof - C - Free Porcupine Society
Deerhoof - O’Malley, Former Underdog - Kill Rock Stars/5 Rue Christine
Oneone - Letitino - P-Vine Records
Gorge Trio - The Age Of Almost Living - Skin Graft
Deerhoof - +81 - Kill Rock Stars/5 Rue Christine
Deerhoof - Offend Maggie - Kill Rock Stars
Deerhoof - Behold A Marvel In The Darkness - Polyvinyl
Deerhoof - No One Asked To Dance - Polyvinyl
Langhorne Slim (Kemado, Portland, USA) - Main Stage - Live at Wakarusa 2011Strong vocals lead the journey, blending poetry through the beautiful chaos. Langhorne Slim live at Wakarusa Festival 2011.
Playlist:
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Destroyer (Merge, Vancouver) - Fireside ChatFrom artful pop to 80's soft rock leanings - the music of Dan Bejar aka Destroyer is as complex and wise as it is joyous and beautiful.
Playlist:
Destroyer - Streets Of Fire - Tinker
Pavement - Summer Babe (Winter Version) - Matador
Destroyer - The Space Race - Tinker
Destroyer - Thief - Catsup Plate
The New Pornographers - Breakin’ The Law - Mint
Destroyer - The Sublimation Hour - Misra
Destroyer - The Music Lovers - Sub Pop
Destroyer - Painter In Your Pocket - Merge Records
Destroyer - Rubies - Merge Records
The New Pornographers - The Spirit Of Giving - Matador
Swan Lake - The Freedom - Jagjaguwar
Swan Lake - Heartswarm - Jagjaguwar
The New Pornographers - Silver Jenny Dollar - Matador
Destroyer - Bay Of Pigs - Merge Records
Destroyer - Blue Eyes - Merge Records
MEN (I Am Sound, Brooklyn, NYC) - Main Stage - Live at Melt! Festival 2011Brooklyn-based band and art/performance collective MEN with their incentive show live on stage at Melt! Festival 2011.
Playlist:
MEN - Life's Half Price - I Am Sound
MEN - Boom Boom Boom - I Am Sound
MEN - Be Like This - I Am Sound
MEN - Make It Reverse - I Am Sound
MEN - Simultaneously - I Am Sound
MEN - Whi Am I To Feel So Free - I Am Sound
MEN - Off Our Backs - I Am Sound
MEN - Credit Card Babies - I Am Sound
MEN - If You Want Something - I Am Sound
Bikini Kill - Double Dare Ya - Kill Rock Stars
Rainbow Arabia (Kompakt, Los Angeles) - Headphone HighlightsLA duo Rainbow Arabia navigate between futuristic club sounds and organic music from across the globe. Unclassifiable and highly enjoyable.
Playlist:
Beppe Loda - Train Wreck Mix Excerpt - RBMA Radio
OMD - Almost - Virgin
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round And Round - 4AD
Omar Souleyman - Leh Jani - Sublime Frequencies
Desmond Dekker - 0.0.7 (Shanty Town) - Trojan
Grace Jones - Private Life Dub - Island
Dengue Fever - Glas Of Wine - Web Of Mimicry
The Lifetones - Good Side - Tone Of Life Records
Lizzy Mercier Descloux - Fire - ZE Records
Rainbow Arabia - Sequenced - Kompakt
Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity - Casablanca
The Kills (Domino, USA, UK) - Fireside ChatObsessed with a feverish vision of dark and psychedelic rock music from the mean streets between foggy London and sunny Florida: The Kills!
Playlist:
The Kills - Cat Claw - Domino
The Mob - Witch Hunt - All The Madmen
Fugazi - Waiting Room - Dischord
The Kills - Superstition - Domino
The Kills - Fried My Little Brains - Domino
The Kills - Wait - Domino
The Kills - Kissy Kissy - Domino
The Kills - No Wow - Domino
The Kills - Love Is A Deserter - Domino
The Kills - Murdermile - Domino
The Kills - U.R.A. Fever - Domino
The Kills - Cheap And Cheerful - Domino
The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother - Third Man
The Kills - Future Starts Slow - Domino
The Kills - DNA - Domino
Lydia Lunch (Widowspeak Productions, NYC) - Fireside ChatThe queen of no wave! Teenage Jesus & The Jerks member and New York's primal screamer Lydia Lunch with an underground history lesson.
Playlist:
Teenage Jesus & The Jerks - Red Alert - Migraine
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation - Sire
8 Eyed Spy - Diddy Wah Diddy - Fetish Records
Lydia Lunch - Spooky - ZE Records
Lydia Lunch - Lady Scarface - ZE Records
Lydia Lunch - Suicide Ocean - Outline Records
Lydia Lunch - Dance Of The Dead Children - Outline Records
Lydia Lunch - 3 x 3 - Outline Records
Einstürzende Neubauten - Thirsty Animal - Self-Released
Sonic Youth with Lydia Lunch - Death Valley ’69 - Iridescence
Rowland S. Howard & Lydia Lunch - Endless Fall - Triple X
Rowland S. Howard & Lydia Lunch - Pigeon Town - Triple X
Teenage Jesus And The Jerks - Orphans - Migraine
Lydia Lunch’s Big Sexy Noise - Gospel Singer - Sartorial
Lydia Lunch’s Big Sexy Noise - Another Man Comin' - Sartorial
Lydia Lunch’s Big Sexy Noise - That Smell - Sartorial
Lydia Lunch’s Big Sexy Noise - Bad For Bobby - Sartorial
Lydia Lunch & Philippe Petit - Requiescat In Comfort - Comfortzone
Kitty Daisy & Lewis (Sunday Best, London) - Headphone HighlightsBlue beat shoes and hillbilly swing. London's teenage greasers explore their rock'n'roll roots with a splendid selection of all-time faves.
Playlist:
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Buggin’ Blues - Sunday Best
Jimmy McGriff - All About My Girl - Sue Records Inc.
Wilmoth Houdini - Sweet Papa Willie - Arhoolie
Bert Kaempfert - Afrikaan Beat - Polydor
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - I Got My Mojo Working - Sunday Best
Blind Willie McTell - Broke Down Engine Blues - Belzona
Sonny Boy Williamson & B.B. King - From The Bottom - Stardust
Desmond Dekker - Pretty Africa - Trojan
Bill Doggett - Hold It - King Records
Ann Cole - Each Day - Baton Records
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Mean Son Of A Gun - Sunday Best
Reverend Kelsey - Shine For Jesus - Document
Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Get Up Edina - Trojan
T. Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action - EMI
Clive & Naomi - Open The Door - Ska Beat
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Messing With My Life - Sunday Best
Joe Morris - Beans And Cornbread - Acrobat
Bill ‘Jazz’ Guillum - Sarah Jane - Goldenlane Records
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - What Quid - Sunday Best
Dengue Fever (Fantasy Records, Los Angeles) - Headphone HighlightsCambodian psychedelica filtered through Long Beach's fading neon lights. Dengue Fever with an offbeat nugget selection.
Playlist:
Dengue Fever - Kiss Of The Bufo Alvarius - Fantasy Records
Javelin - Tu Machina - Self-Released
Sagor & Swing - Återkomsten - Häpna
Nino Nardini & Roger Roger - Malaysia - Neuilly
Juaneco Y Su Combo - Caballito Nocturno - Barbès Records
Secret Chiefs 3 - The End Times - Web Of Mimicry
Asmus Tietchens - Fast Food - Die Stadt
ESG - Erase You - Pow Wow Records
Mort Garson - Symphony For A Spider Plant - Homewood Records
B-52's - Planet Claire - Island
Les Mogol - Ilgaz - Concert Hall
Pan Ron - I Want To Be Your Lover - Minky Records
Ros Sereysothea - I Will Starve Myself To Death - Minky Records
Samsimar - Bapikek Balam - Sublime Frequencies
Unknown Artist - Unknown - Sublime Frequencies (Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk & Pop Music Vol. 1)
Ratatat - Black Heroes - XL Recordings
Tindersticks - The Organist Entertains - Beggars Banquet
Chicha Libre - Sonido Amazonico - Barbès Records
Dengue Fever - Uku - Fantasy Records
AEIOU (EMI, New York) - Sonar Sessions 2011AEIOU is a fever dream of exquisite pop, shared by Juan Son and Blonde Redhead's Simon Pace. Recorded live at Sónar 2011.
Playlist:
AEIOU - Hippo Campus - EMI
AEIOU - Coffins Floating At Sea - EMI
AEIOU - Last Seen - EMI
AEIOU - Mr. Owl - EMI
AEIOU - Little Prince Of Vice - EMI
The Album Leaf (Sub Pop, San Diego) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011, BarcelonaFrom traces of chamber music to post rock landscapes, Jimmy LaVales The Album Leaf celebrate a decade of lushness with a set at Primavera Sound 2011.
Playlist:
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Incarnations (Lovemonk, New York) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011Daniel Collás (Phenomenal Handclap Band), Bart Davenport and Bing Ji Ling team up as Incarnations - live at Primavera Sound 2011.
Playlist:
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Pissed Jeans (Sub Pop, USA) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011, BarcelonaPennsylvania's purveyors of finest guttural sludgecore (and pole dancing) with a fiery set at Primavera Sound 2011. Your life is worth Pissed Jeans.
Playlist:
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The Phantom Band (Chemikal Underground, Glasgow) - Headphone HighlightsTurning a myriad of influences into an enjoyable whole against all odds, the Scot sextet picks a suitably eclectic set of tracks. Phantom power...
Playlist:
John Fahey - On The Sunny Side Of the Ocean - Fantasy
Captain Beefheart - Tropical Hot Dog Night - Virgin
Flatt & Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Mercury
Neil Young - Motion Pictures (For Carrie) - Reprise
The Specials - Ghost Town (Extended Version) - EMI
Jaydee - Plastic Dreams - R&S
Wayne Smith - Under Me Sleng Teng - Greensleeves
Kraftwerk - Computer Love - EMI
Joey Beltram - Energy Flash - R&S
The Ronettes - Be My Baby - Philles Records
Black Sabbath - War Pigs - Vertigo
The Phantom Band - Goodnight Arrow - Chemikal Undergound
Phosphorescent (Dead Oceans, Brooklyn, NYC) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011Phosphorescent take their road weary slabs of classicist Americana to Primavera Sound 2011 in Barcelona. Here's To Taking It Easy.
Playlist:
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The Walkmen (Fat Possum, Bella Union, New York City) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011, BarcelonaNew York City's gentlemen masters of skeletal rock and tales of dejection in Barcelona: The Walkmen live at Primavera Sound 2011.
Playlist:
The Walkmen - On The Water - Bella Union
The Walkmen - In The New Year - Bella Union
The Walkmen - Woe Is Me - Bella Union
The Walkmen - Wake Me Up - Bella Union
The Walkmen - Unknown - Unreleased
The Walkmen - Victory - Bella Union
The Walkmen - Angela Surf City - Bella Union
The Walkmen - Juveniles - Bella Union
The Walkmen - We've Been Had - Bella Union
The Walkmen - Canadian Girl - Bella Union
The Walkmen - The Rat - Bella Union
The Walkmen - All Hands On The Cook - Bella Union
Cloud Nothings (Carpark, Wichita, Cleveland) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011, BarcelonaFrom lo-fi indie rock in suburban basements to the stage of Primavera Sound 2011 - Cloud Nothings provide their songs full of energy, precision, and catchy bits.
Playlist:
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Triangulo De Amor Bizarro (Mushroom Pillow, A Coruna, Spain) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011, BarcelonaReviving the fury of punk between layers of distortion and feedback. Live at Primavera Sound 2011.
Playlist:
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Of Montreal (Polyvinyl, Athens, Georgia) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011, BarcelonaOf Montreal are at the heart of classical pop without losing sight of the future. Live at Primavera Sound 2011.
Playlist:
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Half Japanese (Austin, Texas) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011, BarcelonaIndie since way before indie, these are Austin's iconoclasts Half Japanese live at Primavera Sound 2011.
Playlist:
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Glenn Branca Ensemble (Systems Neutralizers, NYC) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Sound 2011, BarcelonaSkirting the limits of experimental music for more than three decades - Glenn Branca live at Primavera Sound 2011.
Playlist:
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Yuck (Fat Possum, London) - Headphone HighlightsFrom the static of dusty cassette recorders to the torn and frayed wail of feedback, indie classicists Yuck prove impeccable taste with this selection.
Playlist:
Silver Jews - Train Across The Sea - Drag City
Porcelain Raft - Despite Everything - Acephale
Mount Eerie - Between Two Mysteries - Tomlab
A Grave With No Name - Sofia - No Pain In Pop
Red House Painters - Grace Cathedral Park - 4AD
Fanzine - Susan - Not On Label
Yuck - Rubber - The Pharmacy Recording Company
Laura Cantrell - Khaki & Corduroy - Matador
Smog - I Was A Stranger - Drag City
Royal Trux - I'm Ready - Drag City
East River Pipe - Metal Detector - Sarah Records
Yu(c)k - Weakend - Mirror Universe Tapes
Wilco - Jesus, Etc. - Nonesuch
Yuck - Get Away - The Pharmacy Recording Company
Yuck - Suck - The Pharmacy Recording Company
Yuck - Suicide Policeman - The Pharmacy Recording Company
Architecture In Helsinki (Modular, Melbourne) - Fireside ChatMelbourne's indie-electronic behemoth dances light heartedly through pop history. Do the whirlwind with singer Cameron Bird.
Playlist:
Architecture In Helsinki - One Heavy February - Trifekta
Architecture In Helsinki - The Owls Go - Trifekta
Architecture In Helsinki - It's Almost A Trap - Trifekta
Architecture In Helsinki - Need To Shout - Bar/None Records
Architecture In Helsinki - Rendezvous: Potrero Hill - Bar/None Records
Architecture In Helsinki - Do The Whirlwind - Bar/None Records
Architecture In Helsinki - What's In Store? - Bar/None Records
Architecture In Helsinki - Underwater - Polyvinyl Record Company
Architecture In Helsinki - Heart It Races - Polyvinyl Record Company
Architecture In Helsinki - Same Old Innocence - Polyvinyl Record Company
Bumblebeez - Dr. Love (Architecture In Helsinki Rework) - Modular
Architecture In Helsinki - Beef In Box - Polyvinyl Record Company
Architecture In Helsinki - That Beep - Polyvinyl Record Company
Architecture In Helsinki - Escapee - Modular
Architecture In Helsinki - Denial Style - Modular
Architecture In Helsinki - Yr Go To - Modular
Max Richter (130701, Berlin) - Fireside ChatFrom classical composition to folk, from the Future Sound Of London to ballet and film work, Max Richter is a gleeful master of doomy ambience.
Playlist:
Piano Circus - Steve Reich's 'Six Pianos' – Argo Records
Stravinsky - The Rite Of Spring - Part 1 – The Augurs Of Spring: Dances Of The Young Girls – Sony Classical
Philip Glass – Part 12 – Nonesuch
Piano Circus - Steve Reich's 'Six Pianos' – Argo Records
The Future Sound Of London – Max - Virgin
Reprazent - Lucky Pressure – Talkin’ Loud
Max Richter - Europe, After The Rain – Late Junction
Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight – 130701
Max Richter – The Trees – 130701
Vashti Bunyan – Wayward – FatCat Records
Max Richter - Flowers For Yulia - 130701
Max Richter – The Haunted Ocean 1 – Delabel
Max Richter - H In New England – 130701
Max Richter - Infra 7 – 130701
Max Richter - Infra 8 – 130701
Wire (Pink Flag, UK) - Fireside ChatMonorhythmic, monophonic, polytalented - Wire were post punk before punk started and have been pushing boundaries ever since.
Playlist:
Wire - Fragile - Harvest
Wire - The Commercial - Harvest
Wire - Pink Flag - Harvest
Wire - 106 Beats That - Harvest
Wire - Strange - Harvest
Wire - I Feel Mysterious Today - Harvest
Wire - I Am The Fly - Harvest
Wire - French Film Blurred - Harvest
Wire - Practice Makes Perfect - Harvest
Wire - Blessed State - Harvest
Wire - Outdoor Miner (Long Version) - Harvest
Wire - Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºW - Harvest
Wire - I Should Have Known Better - Harvest
Wire - Point Of Collapse - Mute
Wire - You Can't Leave Now - Pink Flag
Wire - Please Take - Pink Flag
... And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (Richter Scale, Texas) - Fireside ChatAnd You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - walls of sound, elegant songwriting and enough energy for an army. Get ready for a career spanning chat with Conrad Keely and Jason Reece.
Playlist:
...Trail Of Dead - Richter Scale Madness - Trance Syndicate
...Trail Of Dead - Mistakes & Regrets - Merge
The Clash - Bankrobber - CBS
...Trail Of Dead - A Perfect Teenhood - Merge
...Trail Of Dead - Homage - Interscope
...Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes - Interscope
...Trail Of Dead - Will You Smile Again? - Interscope
...Trail Of Dead - The Summer Of 91 - Interscope
...Trail Of Dead - Eight Day Hell - Interscope
...Trail Of Dead - Halcyon Days - Richter Scale
...Trail Of Dead - Fields Of Coal - Richter Scale
...Trail Of Dead - Pure Radio Cosplay - Richter Scale
...Trail Of Dead - The Fairlight Pendant - Richter Scale
...Trail Of Dead - Children Of The Hydra's Teeth - Merge
Passion Pit (Frenchkiss, Cambridge, USA) - On The Floor! - Live at Eiffel Society, New OrleansTake a sound cab to electronic sounds with the one and only DJ Shuttle of Passion Pit! Live at Eiffel Society in New Orleans.
Playlist:
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (Slumberland, NYC) - Headphone HighlightsNew York's melancholic new wave shoegaze dons with a blissful excursion into the international pop underground.
Playlist:
Big Troubles - Freudian Slips - Olde English Spelling Bee
My Favorite - Working Class Jacket - Double Agent
Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise - Virgin
The Manhattan Love Suicides - Skulls - Magic Marker
Weezer - Only In Dreams - DGC
King Tuff - Connections - The Colonel
Archers Of Loaf - Web In Front - ARRA
Vincent Gallo - Honey Bunny - Warp
Sky Ferreira - One - Capitol
Destroyer - Chinatown - Merge
The Magnetic Fields - 100,000 Fireflies - Domino
Close Lobsters - I Kiss The Flowers In Bloom - Fire
Madonna - Crazy For You - Warner
Gene Page - All Our Dreams Are Coming True - Hot City
Further - Teenage Soul - Runt
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Too Tough - Slumberland
Okkervil River (Jagjaguwar, Austin, USA) - Headphone HighlightsFusing bookish intelligence and ragged emotion for their own folk tinged indie rock, Okkervil River's eclectic pick of faves ranges from Judee Sill to The Roots.
Playlist:
Okkervil River - White Shadow Waltz - Jagjaguwar
Bob Martin - Captain Jesus - RCA Victor
Mina - Se Telefonando - Ri-Fi Record Company
The Roots - How I Got Over - Def Jam
Johnny Osbourne - We Need Love - Studio One
Thayelo Kapiye Trio - Mai Wanga Anadiuza - Yazoo
Jim Pepper - Newly-Weds Song - Embryo
Joell Ortiz - 125 Part 4 (Finale) - Koch
Nassau String Band - Married Woman Is A Secret Murder - Rounder Select
L.J. Reynolds & Chocolate Syrup - Let One Hurt Do - Law-Ton
Ted Lucas - I’ll Find A Way (To Carry It All) - Sebastian Speaks
Judee Sill - Jesus Was A Cross Maker - Asylum
Okkervil River - Wake And Be Fine - Jagjaguwar
Destroyer - Kaputt - Merge
Okkervil River - Mermaid - Jagjaguwar
Mick Harvey (Mute, Melbourne) - Fireside ChatThe erstwhile Bad Seed looks back on more than four decades of working with people from Nick Cave to PJ Harvey. From here to eternity!
Playlist:
The Boys Next Door - Happy Birthday - Missing Link
The Birthday Party - Cry - Missing Link
The Birthday Party - Kewpie Doll - 4AD
The Birthday Party - Riddle House - 4AD
The Birthday Party - Dim Locator - Missing Link
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - From Her To Eternity - Mute
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Say Goodbye To The Little Girl Tree - Mute
Cave, Harvey, Bargeld - Glover: I Was 16 When They Put Me In Prison - Mute
Crime & The City Solution - Trouble Come This Morning - Mute
Mick Harvey - Initials B.B. - Mute
Mick Harvey - Everything Is Fixed - Mute
Mick Harvey - Blue Arrows - Mute
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake - Island
Mick Harvey - Famous Last Words - Mute
Tu Fawning (Provenance, City Slang, Portland) - Headphone HighlightsLet yourself be dragged deep into the world of Tu Fawning. The much lauded Portland outfit talk about their favourite valued tracks old and new.
Playlist:
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake - Island
Dengue Fever - Sleepwalking On The Mekong - M80 Music
Dead Man's Bones - Dead Man's Bones - Anti-
Don Cherry - Malkauns - A&M
Al Bowlly - Guilty - Castle Music
Burning Spear - Down By The Riverside - Studio One
Sol K Bright - Papio - Unlimited
Can - Yoo Doo Right - Celluloid
Nick Cave - Stagger Lee - Mute
Grinderman - Mickey Mouse And The Goodbye Man - Mute
Liars - House Clouds - Mute
Liars - Scissor - Mute
Suckers - It Gets Your Body Movin - Spunk
St Vincent - The Strangers - 4AD
Tu Fawning - Lonely Nights - Provenance
Junip (City Slang, Gothenburg, Sweden) - Fireside ChatJunip's José Gonzalez, Elias Araya, and Tobias Winterkorn tell the story of how to evolve from hardcore punk fans to one of the finest indie folk outfits.
Playlist:
Junip - Black Refuge - Teme Shet
Junip - Official - Teme Shet
Minor Threat - Straight Edge - Dischord
Junip - HC - Kakafoni
Junip - Cut The Rope - Kakafoni
Junip - Rope And Summit - City Slang
Junip - Every Direction - City Slang
Junip - It’s Alright - City Slang
Junip - Always - City Slang
Junip - Without You - City Slang
Junip - How - City Slang
Junip - Sweet And Bitter - City Slang
Junip - Off Point - City Slang
Junip - Don’t Let It Pass - City Slang
Junip - To The Grain - City Slang
Cut Copy (Modular, Melbourne) - Fireside ChatFrom one man band to global electronic pop sensation... Australian audio architects Cut Copy have come to take over the world.
Playlist:
Cut Copy - 1981 - Modular
Cut Copy - Saturdays - Modular
Guided By Voices - Game Of Pricks - Matador
Cut Copy - Time Stands Still - Modular
Daft Punk - Aerodynamic - Virgin
Cut Copy - Future - Modular
Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire - Modular
Cut Copy - Unforgettable Season - Modular
Cut Copy - Far Away - Modular
Cut Copy - Out There On The Ice - Modular
Cut Copy - Feel The Love - Modular
Cut Copy - We Fight For Diamonds - Modular
Cut Copy - Corner Of The Sky - Modular
Cut Copy - Where I'm Going - Modular
Cut Copy - Take Me Over - Modular
Edwyn Collins (Heavenly, Edinburgh) - Fireside ChatPostcards from an incredible journey in music - this is a Fireside Chat with Orange Juice founder, pop music eccentric and survivor Edwyn Collins.
Playlist:
Orange Juice – Falling And Laughing – Postcard
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) – United Artists Records
Orange Juice – Simply Thrilled Honey – Postcard
Orange Juice – Three Cheers For Our Side - Postcard
Orange Juice – Rip It Up – Polydor
Orange Juice – What Presence?! – Polydor
Orange Juice – I Guess I’m Just A Little Too Sensitive - Polydor
Edwyn Collins – You’re Better Than You Know – Demon
Edwyn Collins – What’s The Big Idea – Diablo
Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You – Setanta
Edwyn Collins – The Campaign For Real Rock - Setanta
Edwyn Collins Feat. Mark E. Smith – Seventies Night – Setanta
Edwyn Collins – Splitting Up – Setanta
Edwyn Collins – One Is A Lonely Number – Heavenly Records
Edwyn Collins – Losing Sleep – Heavenly Records
Lykke Li (LL Recordings, Stockholm) - Headphone HighlightsSwedish pop fairy Lykke Li shares some of her musical influences and a bunch of handpicked favourites from the past, present and future.
Playlist:
Cat Power - Sea Of Love - Matador
Wendy Rene - Crying All By Myself - Stax Records
Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Reprise
This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren - 4AD
Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance - LL Recordings
Beach House - Silver Soul - Bella Union
ESG - You're No Good - Factory
Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover - Roulette
The Shangri-Las - Dressed In Black - Red Bird
Lykke Li - Everybody But Me - LL Recordings
Brigitte Bardot - Contact - Disc’AZ
Vashti Bunyan - Leave Me - Spinney
Lee Hazlewood - Love And Other Crimes - Reprise
Bergen White - Gone Again - Rev-Ola
Lykke Li - Little Bit - LL Recordings
Beach House - Lover Of Mine - Bella Union
Lykke Li - Tonight - LL Recordings
The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Ace
Lykke Li - Let It Fall - LL Recordings
Black Mountain (Jagjaguwar, Vancouver, Canada) - Fireside ChatFinding psychedelia in everything from Studio 54 beats to outsider folk and swampy rock, Black Mountain raise their demon horns from Vancouver, Canada.
Playlist:
Black Mountain - Druganaut - Jagjaguwar
Black Mountain - No Hits - Jagjaguwar
Black Mountain - Stormy High - Jagjaguwar
Black Mountain - Wucan - Jagjaguwar
Black Mountain - Tyrants - Jagjaguwar
Sinoia Caves - Evil Ball - Jagjaguwar
Black Mountain - Rollercoaster - Jagjaguwar
Black Mountain - The Hair Song - Jagjaguwar
Black Mountain - Buried By The Blues - Jagjaguwar
Sinoia Caves - Naro Way - Jagjaguwar
Black Mountain - Wild Wind - Jagjaguwar
Black Mountain - Faulty Times - Jagjaguwar
The Go! Team (Memphis Industries, Brighton, UK) - Main Stage - Live at FM4 Fest 2011, ViennaThe Go! Team sound like someone playing all their favorite records at once - and making it work. A noise drenched, horn happy double dutch block party from Brighton!
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Mogwai (Rock Action, Sub Pop, Glasgow) - Fireside ChatThe Glasgow mega snake of post everything instrumental rock of demonic proportions. A career spanning chat with the mighty Mogwai.
Playlist:
Mogwai - A Cheery Wave From Stranded Youngsters - Chemikal Underground
Mogwai - Stanley Kubrick - Chemikal Underground
Mogwai - Year 2000 Non-Compliant Cardia - Chemikal Underground
Mogwai - Waltz For Aidan - Chemikal Underground
Mogwai - Secret Pint - Southpaw Recordings
Mogwai - O I Sleep - Southpaw Recordings
Mogwai - Golden Porsche - PIAS
Mogwai - Ratts Of The Capital - PIAS
Mogwai - Batcat - Wall Of Sound
Mogwai - Local Authority - Wall Of Sound
Mogwai - Rano Pano - Rock Action Records
Mogwai - San Pedro - Rock Action Records
Mogwai - Like Herod - Chemikal Underground
Mogwai - Punk Rock - Chemikal Underground
Tame Impala (Modular, Perth) - Headphone HighlightsFrom down under with love. Tame Impala take you on an acid-soaked trip to wonderland, playing their influences and a bunch of handpicked favourites.
Playlist:
Oh No Ono - Helplessly Young - The Leaf Label
Caribou - Kaili - City Slang
Mark Ronson - Lose It (In The End) - Columbia
My Bee's Garden - The Noise It Makes - Kitchen Music
Dungen - Marken Låg Stilla - Subliminal Sounds
Led Zeppelin - Out On The Tiles - Atlantic
Black Sabbath - Paranoid - Sanctuary Records
Neon Indian - Dead Beat Summer - Static Tongues
Wavves - California Goths - Bella Union
Can - Oh Yeah - Spoon
Kraftwerk - Autobahn - Philips
AC/DC - Jailbreak - Atlantic
The Knife - Heartbeat - Sony
Tame Impala - Runway Houses, City, Clouds - Modular Recordings
Yann Tiersen (Mute Records, Sine Terra Firma, France) - Fireside ChatFrom the Amelie soundtrack to his post-punk influenced classical music. A sneak peek into the fertile mind of the madman French composer.
Playlist:
Yann Tiersen - J'y suis jamais alle - Sine Terra Firma
Yann Tiersen - La valse des monstres - Sine Terra Firma
Yann Tiersen - Déjà loin - Sine Terra Firma
Yann Tiersen - La dispute - Labels
Yann Tiersen - La noyée - Labels
Yann Tiersen - La crise - Labels
Yann Tiersen - Qu'en reste-t-il ? - Labels
Yann Tiersen - Le jour d'avant - Labels
Yann Tiersen - Le banquet - Sine Terra Firma
Yann Tiersen - Comptine d'un autre été - L'après-midi - Labels
Yann Tiersen - Sur le fil (live) - Labels
Yann Tiersen - Summer 78 (Instrumental) - Labels
Yann Tiersen - Watching Lara - Labels
Yann Tiersen - La veillée - Labels
Yann Tiersen - Naval - Ici d'ailleurs
This Immortal Coil - Outro LSD ft. Yann Tiersen, Matt Elliott - Ici d'ailleurs
Yann Tiersen - Dust Lane - Mute
Yann Tiersen - Palestine - Mute
Yann Tiersen - Le vieux en veut encore - Sine Terra Firma
Richard Thompson (Universal, Proper Records, London) - Fireside ChatPlaylist:
Fairport Convention – Matty Groves – Hannibal Records
Django Reinhardt And Stéphane Grappelli – Stompin’ At Decca - Decca
Fairport Convention – Crazy Man Michael – Island
Richard Thompson – Nobody’s Wedding – Hannibal Records
Nick Drake – Hazey Jane II – Island
Richard And Linda Thompson – Wall Of Death – Hannibal Records
Richard And Linda Thompson – I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight – Island
Richard And Linda Thompson – Dimming Of The Day – Hannibal Records
The Golden Palominos – Boy (Go) - Celluloid
Richard Thompson – 1952 Vincent Black Lightning – Capitol Records
Richard Thompson – Beeswing – Capitol Records
Richard Thompson – Crawl Back (Under My Stone) – Capitol Records
Rufus Wainwright – Slideshow - Universal
Richard Thompson – The Money Shuffle – Proper Records
Male Bonding (Sub Pop, London) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Club 2010, BarcelonaLike mainlining caffeine, like listening to Teenage Fanclub on 45, this is Male Bonding at Primavera Club 2010.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Edwyn Collins (Heavenly, Edinburgh) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Club 2010, BarcelonaA true legend of British music and a founding member of post-punk band Orange Juice. Edwyn Collins rips it up at Primavera Sound. Forever gorgeous!
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Zola Jesus (Souterrain Transmissions, USA) - Main Stage - Live at Primavera Club 2010Zola Jesus live at Primavera Club 2010, bridging the gap between operatic passion and avant-garde noise. Soulful psalms of a doomsday soothsayer.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Is Tropical (Kitsuné, London) - Headphone HighlightsA personal playlist from young London trio Is Tropical. From exotic pop to alt-folk to electronic indie - the future is bright for these three masked men.
Playlist:
Lucio Battisti - Ancora Tu - Numero Uno
Dolby Anol - We Don't Rock - Back Yard
Teeth - See Spaces - Moshi Moshi
Caribou - Sun - City Slang
Is Tropical - Tan Man - Kitsuné
Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) - Mercury
Prince - Controversy - Warner
Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya - Atlantic
Goblin - Suspiria Theme - Cinevox
Is Tropical - When O' When - Hit Club
Crystal Fighters - Swallow - Zirkulo
Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait - Mercury
Lady Gaga & Beyoncé - Telephone - Streamline Records
Is Tropical - South Pacific - Kitsuné
Modest Mouse - Paper Thin Walls - Matador
Gang Of Four (Groenland, Leeds) - Fireside ChatIs it love? It surely is! New wave and post-punk legends Gang Of Four with a funk-infused history lesson. This sound Leeds the way.
Playlist:
Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods - EMI
Gang Of Four - Ether - EMI
Gang Of Four - Contract - EMI
Gang Of Four - Outside The Trains Don't Run On Time - EMI
Gang Of Four - History Of The World - EMI
Gang Of Four - Love A Man In Uniform (Dub) - EMI
Gang Of Four - Love A Man In Uniform - EMI
Gang Of Four - Is It Love - EMI
Gang Of Four - Silver Lining - EMI
Gang Of Four - Money Talks - Polydor
Gang Of Four - Showtime, Valentine - When! Recordings
Gang Of Four - Cheeseburger - EMI
Gang Of Four - I Found That Essence Rare - EMI
Gang Of Four - Guns Before Butter - EMI
Gang Of Four - Muscle For Brains - EMI
Gang Of Four - Second Life - Gang Of Four Recordings Inc.
Something Relevant (Silk Road Communications, India) - Main Stage - Live at Hanging Gardens, MumbaiMumbais prime jam band Something Relevant stays right on topic for their show at Mumbai's Hanging Gardens, as evidenced by this highlight snapshot.
Playlist:
Coming soon.
Autolux (TBD, ATP, Los Angeles) - Headphone HighlightsCreators of minimalist rock and post-punk shoegazers with a cult following - Autolux reveal the tunes that helped define their sound.
Playlist:
Syd Barrett - Dominoes - EMI
Daniel Johnston - Phantom Of My Own Opera - Stress Records
Brian Eno - Needles In The Camel's Eye - Island
Stina Nordenstam - Purple Rain - East West
Boards Of Canada - Dawn Chorus - Warp
Autolux - Highchair - ATP Recordings
Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte - Philips
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown - Island
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks - Atlantic
Autolux - Audience No.2 - ATP Recordings
Can - Mushroom - United Artists
Autolux - The Science Of Imaginary Solutions - ATP Recordings
Scott Walker - Clara - 4AD