Seriously, what is in the water in Australia?? It must be something purely magical, because I’ve been hearing so many incredible bands coming out of the Australia music scene and Palms is one of my favorites. I am literally addicted to this song. Since the audio went up on the web, I am pretty sure I am solely responsible for its 4,632 views on YouTube. In April, the duo from Sydney toured with one of my other favorite duos from Australia DZ Deathrays. I would have looooooved to see them together. No news of any US tour right now, but know I will be the first to tell you once I get any word. Check out Palms track “Love” below and some of their other brilliant releases below, including their new song, “This Last Year”!
*Sigh* I think I’m in love again with Tame Impala! Though, to be fair, I never really stopped…
Tame Impala recently went into the studio of an Australian radio station and were asked to do a cover. Naturally, they chose one of their favorite songs, “Prototype” by OutKast (RIP/Please Come Back). Their banter before the song makes my heart even more sad we are not best friends yet and Nick and Kevin’s rendition of Andre 3000 is too good to be true.
Between the spot-on back and forth vocals, dreamy guitars, and baby-making bass line, Tame Impala’s version of “Prototype” makes you weak in the knees and makes you really want to go to the movies. I cannot wait to see this band live again, and to hear more new music from them, cover or not! Make sure you pick up a copy of their new record Lonerism from your local record store or here through their website!
Last Sunday the Queen of classical guitar, Kaki King, played World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Sad on a plane leaving Texas, I sent my friend Rick to the show…and he loved it.
This Kaki King show was extra special because she is on tour celebrating the 10th Anniversary of her first album, Everybody Loves You, and performed the album in its entirety. Kaki King started the show alone, picking up her acoustic guitar she began playing the album, with stories about each song in between each breathtaking track. Switching guitars after each song, Kaki King fans were treated to the stories behind each track. Fans who have loved the album for ten years, as well as new fans, were treated to a unique and rewarding experience: being a part of a live storytellers from such a brilliant, award-winning artist. Kaki informed the crowd that her entire family was in attendance, along with her wife and her wife’s family. She said it was the first time their families were meeting!
Kaki King then incorporated tracks from her other albums, such as Legs To Make Us Longer and her new album GLOW. After playing for over an hour, Kaki took a mere 15 minute break before taking the stage once more with her band. She continued to play for another hour, with more selections from Glow, …Until We Felt Red, and her other albums, which included not only her intricate guitar work, but her delicate, mesmerizing vocals. The Philly fans stood in a state of quiet awe the entire show, loving every minute Kaki graced the stage.
Once the show ended, the crowd demanded an encore, which she so graciously obliged by playing an encore on slide guitar. Kaki King then greeted fans and signed her cds and vinyls before heading out to continue her world tour. This May, Kaki King will be playing Portugal, Turkey and Australia. You can find her tour dates here!
I was so stoked to have one of my friends experience such an incredible show, and I can’t wait to catch her next time she stops in Philly! Check out her music below and make sure you go to your local record store and pick up a copy of Glow!
What a great morning, to wake up and see this in my email. The 1975 released a gorgeous new video for their single “The City”, and as I expected I’m obsessed with it. Shot in black and white, the video features some breathtaking imagery of not only the band playing, but tiny stories played out by actors, some with moving projections of city life covering their skin. Their single “The City” is one of the incredible tracks from their self-titled upcoming album The 1975 due out (hopefully) this September. I seriously cannot wait for this record to come out. I need to make sure there is a vinyl with my name on it on my record player no later than October 1st…it will most likely be on constant rotation in my house from that point on (sorry I’m not sorry in advance housemates!). But until then, their next EP IV will be out May 20th! The 1975 will be back in the US to tour with The Neighbourhood! Both bands will be playing Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia on June 25th, tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon here!
The 1975 on tour with The Neighbourhood:
June 4th – Tulsa, OK @ Vanguard
June 5th – Dallas, TX @ Trees
June 7th – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
June 8th – Austin, TX @ Antones
June 11th – Orlando, FL @ The Social
June 12th – St. Petersburg, FL @ The Local 662
June 14th – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
June 15th – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
June 17th – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
June 18th – Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
June 19th – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
June 22nd – Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory
June 23rd – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase
June 25th – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
June 26th – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Headlining shows:
July 24th – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
July 25th – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
By now, I am pretty sure you all know that this is how I feel about The 1975:
Like a million other hearts around the globe, my heart exploded when I heard The 1975 play an absolutely breathtaking cover of “So Good To Me” by Chris Malinchak, one of my favorite songs ever, for BBCR1′s Live Lounge Late last night. Although I’ve seen The 1975 live twice since March (spoiled, I know) I am on the edge of my seat waiting for them to release their new album (out May 20th UK) and come back to America to serenade me…I mean us.
After their last show in Philadelphia at Kung Fu Necktie I asked them when they are coming back. They reassured me that they would be returning to play Johnny Brenda’s with none other than fellow band-of-dreamboats The Neighbourhood, whose debut album I Love You is out now on Columbia! Lo and behold, I woke up to a Songkick notification today that this show will be happening at Johnny Brenda’s on Tuesday June 25th! Tickets are only $12 (what!?) so get one for you and all your friends when they go on sale this Friday at 12PM EDT here!!!
People are still asking me how SXSW was, and I can only really describe it as my personal heaven. Music literally everywhere all day and night. I got the opportunity to see some of my favorite artists I’ve never seen before, including one of my new absolute favorites, Rudimental.
I’ve heard Rudimental’s music before, and every track I heard I thought to myself “Wow, I really really like this”. But when I went to see them at SXSW I had no idea what I was in for. My friends all had other shows they wanted to see, so I said goodbye to them and stayed at Fader Fort for Rudimental. The next thing I knew, I was showered in incredible dance music and absolute positivity. Their instrumentals, vocals and lyrics just radiate hope. In this giant crowd of people I didn’t know, I was dancing, smiling, and got the chills as everyone around me sang back “I know you said it’s true I can feel the love can you feel it too? I can feel it all” during “Feel The Love” ft. John Newman, sung live by the gorgeous Thomas Jules. Another track that had me beaming during their set was “Waiting All Night” ft. (and sung live by) the beautiful Ella Eyre.
Ella Eyre’s voice is powerful enough on it’s own, but she sings with such passion and conviction, and just gives it her all on stage, I was a bit taken aback by how moved I was by hearing the song live. When I came back to my normal (non-SXSW) life, I was so excited to see that Rudimental released a new music video for the track, “Waiting All Night” featuring Ella Eyre. The video, which features all real clips of San Francisco born BMX Champion and Actor Kurt Yaeger, who, after an accident in 2006, became an amputee. The video, like their music and live set, is so beautiful and inspiring.
I was also ecstatic to find out that Rudimental is also coming to Philly for Jay-Z’s Made in America Festival August 31st and September 1st!! The festival was so much fun last year and if you didn’t get a chance to go, this is the year to do so…and make sure Rudimental is on your list of bands not to miss! Rudimental also have a UK tour coming up in October, dates below!
I have to say for a song I love so, so, SO much…this is the best possible music video I could have ever seen for it. Follow the life of a man who swallowed a boom box, which unfortunately for him is playing “Need U (100%)” on repeat…leading everyone around him to dance maniacally while he tries to go about his normal life. Check out the hilarious video now, and make sure you see Duke Dumont on his short run of US tour dates, hitting Voyeur in Philly on May 16th!! See you on the dance floor!
I seriously can’t get enough of Burns right now. After releasing “Lies” and “Poison/No One Else” (coming out as special UK Record Store Day release this Saturday!), Burns has outdone himself with a stunning new music video based in a decaying church to portray his new single “Limitless”. Check out the video below! Burns will be celebrating the release of “Limitless”, out May 13th through Deconstruction/Columbia, with a live show at The Nest in London on May 14th, and you can get your tickets here.
Big Deal go on a good trip that turns very bad in their horrifyingly awesome new music video, directed by Danny Perez, for their single “In Your Car”. Although I might have nightmares tonight I just can’t stop watching, and the song is so good it’s hard for me to not keep pressing replay. Their new album June Gloom is due out on June 4th, and between this track and their heavy, electric, epic and raw new release “Teradactol” I can’t fucking wait to get my hands, ears, and record player on it. Check out both tracks below and make sure you are at your local record store on June 4th to pick up your copy of June Gloom.
British model and actress Lily Cole stars in the epic new music video for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs first single “Sacrilege” off their upcoming record MOSQUITO due out April 15th in the UK and april 16th in the US. The new video, directed by Megaforce, is an epic visual return and representation of the song, which for me has been on repeat since I first heard it. I am so stoked to hear and get my hands on the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album and catch them at more festivals this summer!
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