It's dark, it's ragged and real insight into the inner workings of The Phoenix Experiment, eight and half minutes of psychedelic blues within "Bad Vibration" made available as a free download.
Originally a twenty minute jam, probably recorded in the early hours of the morning I'd guess, "Bad Vibration" provides a snippet from the cosmic musical mindset of Mike Bee and cohorts. Who knows, what or even where this may end up going.
You find one great track from an artist you've never heard of and suddenly you're pointed in the direction of more. Check out Dead Flamingoes, another James Walbourne project with Kami Thompson and the gorgeous folk based track "Hold Your Fire."
There are occasions you come across the name of a musician you've never heard of, wondering how the hell did that happen, where have I been. Such is the case with James Walbourne.
An incredible guitarist who's played with The Pogues, still records and tours with The Pretenders and has undertaken recording sessions and shows with Jerry Lee Lewis,
Shane MacGowan, Death In Vegas, Saint Etienne, Ray Davis and Edwyn Collins amongst others.
I happened across an absolutely stunning track today "Gypsy Gate" from his "Drugs and Money" EP, a beautifully dark and melancholic piece of country folk, inclusive of incredible guitar work and gorgeous backing vocals provided by Kami Thompson, daughter of Richard and Linda.
Gypsy Gate is one of those tracks you just need to hear, and a perfect introduction to an incredible talent.
The
band's sophomore album sees them breaking far away from the acoustic
roots of their debut. Sons of Noel and Adrian's immersion in folk music
was always more informed by guitarists like Dave Pajo, David Grubbs and Jeff Parker
than by traditionalists. These influences, rooted in the city of
Chicago’s pre-millennial post-rock, jazz and avant-pop scenes, are
explored on Knots to their fullest. At times soft and orchestral, at times crass and loud, Knots is always infused with beauty and tenderness: soulful, taunt, honed and with a new found love of kosmiche experimentation. Knots’
expanded sonic tapestry is marshalled and woven with growing stature by
SONAA’s chief song-writer, Jacob Richardson, whose meditative lyrical
concepts and melodic craftsmanship mark him out as musician
of genuine depth and gravitas whilst remaining as arcane and beguiling
as Palace.
Rejecting
notions of a fixed line-up, Sons of Noel and Adrian is more of a
sprawling musical whirlpool centred around a few key members, not unlike
Broken Social Scene, with whom two members of Sons toured with last year as part of their horn section. The band includes members of The Mariner's Children, Eyes & No Eyes, and make up most of the renowned Willkommen Collective that spawned The Leisure Society, and the various members lend their talents freely to everyone from Damo Suzuki to Laura Marling.
Also don't forget the following shows:
April 2: CARDIFF – 10 Feet Tall | Last.fm | Songkick | Tickets | with Winter Villains & Emma Gatrill
April 3: BRISTOL – The Fleece | Last.fm | Songkick | Tickets | with Laish & Emma Gatrill
April 4: NORWICH – Arts Centre | Last.fm | Songkick | with Laish & Emma Gatrill
April 5: LONDON – Bush Hall | Last.fm | Songkick | Tickets | with Laish & Emma Gatrill
April 7: BRIGHTON – The Haunt | Last.fm | Songkick| with Laish & Emma Gatrill
Crap day? Feel the need for some honest to goodness, shit kickin rock n roll to blast all that general mundane bollocks away. Here's your tonic, a new track from Sweden's Airborne Enemies. Play it loud and play it fuckin proud.
Utterly brilliant psychedelic track and suitably bizarre video from Pond. "Fantastic Explosion of Time"
The band's fourth album, Beard, Wives, Denim is an audio
diary of ten friends' strange, terrible and blissful time in the country
trying in vain to be a wholesome family band. It sounds just like it,
distorted and woozy and fractured and ultimately nostalgic and loving.
Mixed by Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) and Rob Grant at Poon's Head Studio
in Perth, said record will be out on Modular Recordings March 2nd
(AUS), March 5th (UK/EU), and March 6th (US). Pre-order now, Mod Shop, JB Hi Fi.
Stream Beards, Wives, Denim in it's entirety here :
Pond will be touring across America with Oberhofer throughout March and April. The 5-week tour will take in SXSW, dates below.
US SPRING TOUR DATES
Tue March 6th || Black Cat Backstage || Washington, DC *!
Wed March 7th || Telfair Square, Savannah Stopover Music Festival || Savannah, GA *#
Thu March 8th || The Drunken Unicorn || Atlanta, GA *!
Sun March 11th || Fitzgerald's || Houston, TX *+
Sun March 18th || Low Key Arts || Hot Springs, AR *
Tue March 20th || Johnny Brenda's || Philadelphia, PA *
Wed March 21st || Bowery Ballroom || New York, NY *
Thu March 22nd || Brighton Music Hall || Boston, MA *
Fri March 23rd || Casa Del Popolo || Montreal, QC *
Sat March 24th || Cafe Dekcuf || Ottowa, ON *
Sun March 25th || The Drake Hotel || Toronto, ON *
Tue March 27th || Lincoln Hall || Chicago, IL *
Wed March 28th || Taylor University || Upland, IN *
Fri March 30th || Cactus Club || Milwaukee, WI *
Sat March 31st || The Maintenance Shop || Ames, IA *
Mon April 2nd || 7th Street Entry || Minneapolis, MN *
Wed April 4th || A Club || Spokane, WA *
Thu April 5th || Sunset Tavern || Seattle, WA *
Fri April 6th || The Biltmore Cabaret || Vancouver, BC *
Sat April 7th || Jinx Art Space || Bellingham, WA *
Sun April 8th || Squeak & Squawk Music || Tacoma, WA *
Mon April 9th || Mississippi Studios || Portland, OR *
Wed April 11th || Rickshaw Stop || San Francisco, CA *
Fri April 13th || The Echo || Los Angeles, CA
