In The Studio : The Go Find

If you do not know about The Go Find, fronted/founded by Dieter Sermeus, it is my fault because I have neglected to write about them for a rather long time. I am sorry. But! They're in the studio, making their third record.

So we are recordig the new album.
So we are nervous.
We think it’s going to be reaaaaaaaaally good.
Sometimes we think we better stop the music all together and start a real life?
But most of the time we think we are making the best go find record ever and are very happy with it.
I hope...

d

Pfft, who needs a "real" life anyway? Please keep making music.

Here's a video of them at la Flèche d'Or back in October 2007, taken by Grandcrew (troll their archives for more gorgeous live videos):

Out of the Studio: Oh, hey, Kasabian's made a new record? Where was I?

I started listening to Kasabian during my junior year of college when I got hooked on their sophomore effort, Empire - okay, that's not entirely true. I got hooked on the singles "Empire" and "Shoot The Runner" (still a great video), while the rest of it just became a vague jumble of Britrock in my mind. The mental association is so strong it still makes me think of running around rue Gay Lussac and trying to get my Sorbonne classes sorted.

So, I guess it took them a long time to get it together, but on 8th June, they'll be releasing their much-delayed third record, The West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum. First single, "Vlad the Impaler," was (until recently) available for free download via the band's site. Not that you should let that stop you from finding it, because it's...well. Watch the video :



I think "fucking good" was the adjective I was looking for. Also aptly describes that video cum mini-grindhouse horror flick. (And yes, that's Noel Fielding.) Says the band on WRPLA,

"The album was inspired by movies like (Alejandro Jodorowksy's) Holy Mountain," says Serge. "It's the soundtrack to an imaginary movie. We want to encourage people to listen to it as whole. At the moment people are being encouraged to pay seventy nine pence to download one song, and I think that really underestimates what genuine music fans want to listen to. We wanted to make an album which takes the listener on a journey."

Those are sentiments I can get behind.


The band also just unveiled the second single, "Fire," which you can hear over here.

New song from Palomar, who are still in the studio.

Brooklyn-based Palomar are still working on their next record (well, actually, I believe they're at SXSW this week, but, details details), though the blog where they are (occasionally) chronicling their adventure has changed to this address.

A few weeks ago, they posted a new song, entitled "Crush Rica" (after a Facebook captcha phrase, apparently), and I'm thoroughly enjoying the bratty '80s feel to it. You can listen to it here.

In The Studio : Jordan's making a new record (eventually) and has a demo for you.

So I absolutely forgot that French group Jordan had released a record last year and had toured the US and I missed them and all that. My brain is made of Swiss cheese sometimes. (I almost wrote "parfois," but then I remembered that a lot of you probably don't speak fluent Franglais.)

So here's some new news from them:

FRESH NEWS!
Hey friends!

some fresh news:

*we are in the process of writing several new songs and are really excited about it!
*we gonna leave for a small tour in June (8th to 18th). it's in Europe and you can get in touch if you wanna set up a show or just have a free hug...
*after that it's summer break, shitty season for Jordan, but we have a new bigger tour in Fall, possibly far far away and its the time when we'll record the new shit for real!

stay tuned! i know you hate march but we can't wait to have fun with all of you very soon!

Take Care

Long story short, they're demoing, touring, taking a break, touring again in the fall, and making another record after that.

In the meantime, the demo for their new song "Tropics" is available on the À Decouvrir Absolument vol. 15 mixtape (it's difficult to translate "À decouvrir absolument" without sounding too literal, but it's pretty much "stuff you absolutely need to discover") along with a bunch of other acts. Jordan warns, "the version will probably change on a new recording but enjoy it!"

You can download ADA vol. 15 here. (Scroll down to "Télécharger ÀDA Volume 15," for you non-francophiles out there.)

It's like I'm a sophomore again : OK Go announces March '09 east coast tour.

The Paradise, Boston, 1/06

Indulge my past fangirl sensibilities, please. OK Go has just gone and announced a handful of east coast tour dates for next March, which probably means a (series of) full-fledged tour(s) is also at hand sometime in the near future. And because they've been making a new record, that means they'll be playing new material as well, which is a relief, because their sets started sounding like CDs to me and that's never good.

Dates as follows:

6 March 2009 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
7 March 2009 - Recher Theatre - Towson, MD
8 March 2009 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
10 March 209 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
11 March 2009 - Pearl St. (upstairs, I'm assuming) - Northampton, MA
12 March 2009 - Paradise - Boston, MA

But I really just want to squee on about how they're playing Pearl St. again. I'm not at Smith anymore, but hell if I won't be there.

Here's a video of them playing some new stuff:

Palomar's making a new record.

While we're on the topic of "pretty awesome bands from Brooklyn that I like a lot," Palomar is making a new record! Yay!

We are starting off this thrilling adventure with absolutely no knowledge of how to record anything beyond on a cassette machine, and we invite you to share our fantastic journey. Come aboard!! Our resident, ship-board analog M.D. is my husband, the most recording-savvy member of The Wrens, Charles Bissell. He is the genius behind their records, and by the end of this journey we will all know whether or not recording prowess is innate or learned.

You can read about their adventures and updates here.

Palomar - "I'll Come Running" (Brian Eno cover)

In the studio: Franzypants news.

From Billboard.com:

"The idea of making a dirty pop record -- this is what has been on our minds," Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos tells Billboard.com of the band's ongoing studio sessions in Glasgow. A new, as-yet-untitled album is expected from the group this summer via Epic.

"It's the opposite of punk/pop, which took something that was wonderful and removed all the dirt," Kapranos says..."For me, the imperfections are what makes it perfect, like the cheapest, shittiest guitars through practice amps."

More here.

Kapranos also said in this interview with Rolling Stone that "I suppose we’re heading back to the idea of dance music. It’s more of a dance record than a rock record."

I've always thought of Franz as a dancerock band regardless, though I suppose You Could Have It So Much Better was more rock than their self-titled debut was.

In any case, I'm glad they've headed back to the studios. It's been well over two years since YCHISMB dropped and over a year and a half since the last time I saw them live. It'll be great to hear some new tunes this summer.

In the studio: The Like

I tried to get into the Like when their record, Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?, was released, but they didn't sound like what I expected, so I didn't really...well, get into them. Then in January, I picked up a used copy of Are You Thinking... for about 3 euros, and really just loved it. In fact, I've been wanting to listen to it again for a little while, so I'll go do that now...

In any case, the girls of the Like have crossed the pond to work on their as-yet untitled second record:

FINALLY!!!

we're going back in the studio to record our second album!! we start at the beginning of november, so we'll keep you updated with more blogs and hopefully photos and things.....

we're so excited!!!!


love,
THE LIKE

They'll be keeping us all updated via their 'Space blog.

Also, while you're at it, go to their 'Space and listen to "(Before I Break Your Heart) Release Me," live from when they were on Jonsey's Jukebox. Really sweet, really honest, and really sad.

I wish you knew I'm knew I'm not the one for you
I'm just a sad excuse for what you long for
And after all I do,
I'm still just stuck on you
Why don't you run from me?
Because I can't leave you

In the studio: Phoenix

Oh, goody. New bulletin from "France's finest art-rockers":

Dear friends,

Long time no see, long time no say...
We've been busy working on our new album and exciting new projects coming out next year.

Check www.wearephoenix.com for exclusive previews and more over the next few months!

We will also be touring South America for the first time in December, with shows in Argentina and Chile, so see you there!

Until next time..

PHOENIX


Anticipation! Would love to see them play in Paris, although they'll probably play smaller venues here rather than there.