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The Feelies Plan First Album in Two Decades

The Feelies Plan First Album in Two Decades

Fans of ancestral indie rock, get excited. In 2008, New Jersey postpunk pioneers the Feelies reunited to play a few shows and reissued their classic out-of-print albums. They must've liked the way things went, since they're now getting ready to release a new album, their first since 1991's Time for a Witness.

 

New Release: Cloud Nothings: Cloud Nothings

New Release: Cloud Nothings: <i>Cloud Nothings</i>

Artist: Cloud Nothings
Album: Cloud Nothings
Release Date: January 25 (North America), January 24 (Europe)
Label: Carpark (North America), Wichita (Europe)

 

Video: Deerhunter Cover Scott Walker

Video: Deerhunter Cover Scott Walker

When Deerhunter played Portland's Wonder Ballroom last night, frontman Bradford Cox broke out an acoustic guitar, and the band played a faithful cover of Scott Walker's 1969 classic "30 Century Man". Not too many people in indie rock are brave enough to take on a singer as iconic and distinctive as Walker, but Cox is nothing if not brave.

Clumsy342 filmed the performance, with crisp audio and nice black-and-white visuals. Watch it below.

 

Listen: Fang Island Team With Andrew W.K.

Listen: Fang Island Team With Andrew W.K.

Fang Island ft. Andrew W.K.: "Patterns on the Wall"

MP3: Fang Island: "Patterns on the Wall [ft. Andrew W.K.]"

Earlier this year, Fang Island released a BNM'ed self-titled album full of triumphant endorphin-rush guitar rock. On their cover of Joe Buzzell's "Patterns on the Wall", the track above, they've recruited party rock overlord Andrew W.K. (who knows a thing or two about endorphin-rush guitar rock) to add some wailing.

 

Feist Documentary Coming to DVD With Bonus CD

Plus: Watch her perform "Look at What the Light Did Now" with Little Wings

Feist Documentary Coming to DVD With Bonus CD

Photo on front page by Mary Rozzi

The Feist documentary Look at What the Light Did Now chronicles the making of her album The Reminder and its subsequent tour while highlighting the collaborators that helped her along the way. The movie is screening around the world now-- check here for dates and times-- and will come out on DVD December 6 in Europe and a day later in North America. The DVD will be packaged with a bonus CD of 13 songs from the film, which include live and studio takes. In addition to the film, the DVD will also contain more live footage, music videos, and short films.

Below, watch Feist take on the doc's title song-- along with the song's author, Little Wings, aka Kyle Field-- in a rocky ditch. Picturesque:

 

News in Brief: Wretches & Jabberers, Get Physical, American Hardcore, Heartland Music Festival

News in Brief: <i>Wretches & Jabberers</i>, Get Physical, <i>American Hardcore</i>, Heartland Music Festival

-- Antony, Devendra Banhart, Vashti Bunyan, Vincent Gallo, Scarlett Johansson and others contribute to the soundtrack for the upcoming autism documentary Wretches & Jabberers, put together by film composer J. Ralph. The album is out January 11, with proceeds going to the Autism Society of America and the Wretches & Jabberers Fund of the Institute on Communication and Inclusion at Syracuse University.

-- Berlin dance label Get Physical celebrates its eighth anniversary with a compilation that features Booka Shade, Nôze, Damian Lazarus, a collaboration between Matthew Dear and M.A.N.D.Y.'s Philipp Jung as M.A.N.D.E.A.R. and more. The Thomas Schumacher-curated mix is out now.

-- Feral House will reissue Steven Blush's hardcore punk history book American Hardcore: A Tribal History on November 1. The second edition adds over 70 pages, featuring new pieces of artwork, an expanded discography, updated chapters, and a new chapter and conclusion.

-- The Heartland Music Fest brings Canadian talents Broken Social Scene, Destroyer, Owen Pallett, Buck 65, the Acorn, the Hidden Cameras, Do Make Say Think, and more to Vevey, Switzerland November 10-13.

Posted by Marissa G. Muller on October 29, 2010 at 12:35 p.m.

Tags: Get Physical, American Hardcore, Heartland Music Fest, New Releases, Festivals, Benefit, Book, Film

 
 

Jim O'Rourke vs. iCarly

Miranda Cosgrove says Jim O'Rourke taught her to sing badly

Jim O'Rourke vs. iCarly

If you have any relatives under the age of 10, you probably know a couple of things about the popular Nickelodeon kids' sitcom "iCarly". But those relatives might not know about "iCarly" star Miranda Cosgrove's connection to Sonic Youth/Wilco collaborator/revered experimental solo artist Jim O'Rourke.

 

New Release: Laurel Halo: King Felix EP

New Release: Laurel Halo: <i>King Felix</i> EP

Artist: Laurel Halo
EP: King Felix
Release Date: November 30
Label: Hippos in Tanks

 

Aphex Twin Says He's Got Six Albums Completed

And surely we'll hear all of them soon, right? Right?

Aphex Twin Says He's Got Six Albums Completed

Electronic music boundary-smasher Richard D. James, otherwise known as Aphex Twin, isn't exactly cranking out new material at Lil Wayne speeds these days. His last proper album, Drukqs, came out in 2001, though he's released music under various names in dribs and drabs since then. But according to an interview with James in the British magazine AnOther Man (via Fact), Aphex currently has six albums in the can.

 

Hear the Caribou Remix Album in Full

Also stream full albums from Small Black and more

Hear the Caribou Remix Album in Full

Here's another batch of new albums streaming online, with links:

 

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