Austin City Limits - Radiohead

Check out the Austin City Limits taping of Radiohead.
Here is the setlist:
1.  Bloom
2.  Daily Mail
3.  Myxomatosis
4.  Morning Mr. Magpie
5.  The Amazing Sounds of Orgy
6.  Staircase
7.  Identikit
8.  There There
9.  Feral
10.  Ideoteque
11.  Paranoid Android

Playlist of the Week #25

Here are some tasty tunes to enjoy this week.  Please watch the Al Green video, as it is one of my favorite recorded performances ever (the first video).  Enjoy your weeks. Cheers!

1.  How Can I Tell You - Cat Stevens
2.  Crazy Love - Van Morrison
3.  Bring It On Home To Me - The Animals
4.  Breakin' The Chains of Love - Fitz and The Tantrums
5.  Got The Hunger - Alice Russell
6.  Ah Yeah - Robert Glasper Experiment
7.  Uncle Sam Goddamn - Brother Ali
8.  Wish You Were Here - Lee Fields and the Expressions
9.  For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
10.  Let's Stay Together - Al Green

New Atoms For Peace

Many remember Thom Yorke's 2010 solo album 'The Eraser' and subsequent tour.  This supergroup consisting of Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich (Radiohead's producer), and Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea, was later named Atoms For Peace.  Since the 2010 tour, the group has taken a backstage stance as Yorke and Godrich busied themselves with Radiohead's "King of Limbs" album and tour, and Flea with RHCP's "I'm With You".  With the exception of some DJ sets and a remix here and there, this new project has remained rather inactive.  Until this week that is, when Yorke announced a new track by the band, Default, and an expected album release in the next year.  With one listen to the new tune, no Thom Yorke fan should be surprised or disappointed.  Yorke's known obsession with glitchy electronic music and frequent collaborations with Flying Lotus and Modselektor shine through this new groove.  Have a listen here!

David Byrne & St. Vincent "Love This Giant"

Yesterday, David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Annie Clark, better known as St. Vincent, released their long awaited collaboration album, "Love This Giant".  After one listen this morning, I highly encourage you all to give the record a good once over.  If you are a Talking Heads fan you will love the bouncy, hypnotic tunes reminiscent of the Heads' hit album "Fear of Music".  If you are a St. Vincent fan you will adore the way her curiously, beautiful voice compliments Byrne's in 'Who' and 'The One Who Broke Your Heart', as well as her numerous solo tracks on the album.  Overall, this album grooves.  It is carried along by a prominent brass section that creates the backbeat to the two artists' vocal and lyrical experimentation.  Be sure to pick up a copy of this album!  And have a listen to the hit track "Who" below.

New 'Muse' ic

Yesterday, Muse released their first single off the upcoming album, The 2nd Law.  The track is titled 'Madness'; and although it does not reach the full dubstep of 'unsustainable', there is still an underlying electronic influence heard in the warped bass that pulses throughout the song.  But unlike the forementioned song, 'Madness' contains a screaming Bellamy solo that ties them to their rock roots despite this sudden push in a new direction.  The new album is released October 2nd and Madness is available now on Muse's site.

Give it a listen now!

Axelrad New EP

Only 4 months after the release of their debut EP, Itai and Eden Axelrad are back with a summer EP to keep our thirsty ears quenched.  And after a few listens to the new EP, these drum and bass samples did not fail to satisfy.  With only a small number of songs under their belt, Axelrad has already managed to develop its own, unique sound.  Swirling ambient synths dodge the heavy snare and bass syncopations to create an experimental sound without being esoteric and turning away listeners.  With this fast pace release of music, I can only say I am anxious to hear what comes next from our local siamese samplers.

Enjoy the new summer EP for free HERE

Playlist of the Week #24

1.  Greenback Boogie - Ima Robot
2.  One Wing - Wilco
3.  The Dead Dog - Portugal. The Man
4.  Evening - Tops
5.  She Was Out In The Water - One Little Plane
6.  Into The Black - Chromatics
7.  Without You - Junip
8.  The Weight - Aretha Franklin
9.  Im Shakin' - Jack White
10.  Dead and Gone - The Black Keys
11.  Bright Lights - Gary Clark Jr.
12.  Wish You Were Here - Lee Fields & The Expressions

Album of the Week

Gorillaz - 'Plastic Beach'
March 2010

1.  Orchestral Intro
2.  Welcome To The World of The Plastic Beach (ft. Snoop Dogg)
3.  White Flag
4.  Rhinestone Eyes
5.  Stylo
6.  Superfast Jellyfish
7.  Empire Ants
8.  Glitter Freeze
9.  Some Kind of Nature
10.  On Melancholy Hill
11.  Broken
12.  Sweepstakes
13.  Plastic Beach
14.  To Binge
15.  Cloud Unknown
16.  Pirate Jet

Blur - "Under The Westway"

This past week, Blur debuted two new songs; "Under The Westway" and "The Puritan".  Yesterday, they released an intimate studio performance of the former.  Although frontman Damon Albarn's had previously stated that Blur would never again release an album, the recent action from the band leads many eager fans to anticipate an upcoming release.  We can only hope!
Here is the beautiful new track, "Under The Westway"

Album of the Week

Fleetwood Mac - 'Rumours'
1.  Second Hand News
2.  Dreams
3.  Never Going Back Again
4.  Don't Stop
5.  Go On Your Own Way
6.  Songbird
7.  The Chain
8.  You Make Lovin' Fun
9.  I don't Wanna Know
10.  Oh Daddy
11. Gold Dust Woman