SummersRadio™ New Music + Classic Remix! Snow Patrol - 'Called Out In The Dark'/ 'Open Your Eyes' (Redanka Remix) Northern Ireland's Snow Patrol are set to release a new digital EP on September 4th! It's entitled 'Called Out In The Dark' and it contains four songs - the title track plus three other new songs called 'My Brothers', 'I'm Ready' and 'Fallen Empires'. 'Fallen Empires' is actually the title track from their forthcoming new album - their sixth studio release. This is the artwork for the single:
The video for 'Called Out In The Dark' was just shot on the weekend and is due for release soon. It was choreographed by Noemie Lafrance who also worked on Feist's videos for '1234' and 'My Moon My Man'! For now we have the audio - this is 'Called Out In The Dark'... Enjoy!
One thing cool about Snow Patrol is that they've released quite a number of decent remixes - and I suspect it won't be long before some of 'Called Out To The Dark' begin to surface - as there are a number of subtle keyboard bits that can easily be brought to the forefront. Here's a classic remix of their song 'Open Your Eyes' by Redanka - which was released in 2007 as the fifth single from their 'Eyes Open' album... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ Concert News! Feist - 'Anti-Pioneer' (preview)/ 'Caught A Long Wind' (preview)/ 'The Bad In Each Other' (preview)/ 'Lonely Lonely' (Frisbee'd Remix) Just announced - Leslie Feist returns to Vancouver on November 18th - at the Center For Performing Arts! Tickets go on sale this Friday - with a Live Nation pre-sale happening on Thursday. (keyword 'electric') Scheduled dates for the tour thus far begin in Amsterdam in October and run until December.
Feist will be touring in support of her fourth studio album - or her fifth counting her currently unavailable first album - 1999's Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down) - called 'Metals' which is due for release on Oct. 3rd (U.K.)/ 4th (North America). The album features 12 tracks and this is the rather beautiful album cover artwork...
Feist is gradually releasing video snippets from 'Metals' - she's released three so far - with the fourth sample set to be released on Friday August 5th. You can keep up to date with the latest album previews on her official website here: http://www.listentofeist.com/#vignette7 This one is 'Metals #7' which - if the album tracklisting is the same as these preview numbers - is called 'Anti-Pioneer'... Enjoy!
This preview is listed as 'Metals #3' - so providing Feist isn't trying to trick us, and this is indeed track three - it's called 'Caught A Long Wind' - and the video features footage from the recording session... Enjoy!
And this preview is called 'Metals #1' - which suggests it's track one on 'Metals' - which is called 'The Bad In Each Other'. This sounds like it could very well be the actual album intro - perhaps Feist had the urge to rock out for a minute to address her aggro side! She did once play in a punk band called Placebo (not the U.K. band) in Alberta that opened for Radiohead in 1993 after all! Enjoy!
While previews and snippets serve their purpose - they can also be frustrating at times - you know like when someone acts like they're really interested in you at a party, and then they end up just disappearing! So here's a full length song to ease the anxiety! :) This is the 'Frisbee'd Mix' of her song 'Lonely Lonely' which first appeared on 2004's 'Let It Die' album - and this version is from her 2006 remix album called 'Open Season'... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Blu Mar Ten - 'Five Summers' My apologies for the lack of posts in recent days, but I've just returned from a long weekend spent at the Bass Coast Music Festival! I'm exhausted and completely covered in mosquito bites, but it was a great time! This is one song that stood out when played by SHAHdj's Kir Mokum on the main stage on Sunday night. The sun was just setting and everything seemed just right!
Blu Marten began as a London duo consisting of founding members Leo Wyndham and Chris Marigold that formed in the 'big bang of drum & bass' in 1995. Since then they've embraced many genres including downtempo, house, breaks, techno and leftfield. In 2004 they became a trio with the addition of Michael Tognarelli, and they're set to release their fourth studio album later this year. This is their latest single called 'Five Summers'... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Kate Simko & Anthony Collins - 'Sit Back' (featuring Brothers Vibe)/ 'Run & Tell'
Chicago's Kate Simko and France's Anthony Collins have just released a new EP called 'Sit Back' this week! It's released on Israel's Supplemental Facts Records label which is managed by Guy Gerber, and features two very solid house tracks - 'Run & Tell' - and the title track which features Brothers Vibe - a duo from New Jersey.
The 'Sit Back EP' is available exclusively on Beatport - first up we have the title track. The song has some similar percussion (and vibes) to one of my all time favorite club tunes - Alcatraz's 1996 club classic 'Give Me Luv'... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Umek - 'Zagreb EP' Hot on the heels of last week's new 'Remixed At 16:05 Vol. 2' compilation comes a new EP from Umek and his 1605 Music Therapy label! It's called the 'Zagreb EP' - it has two tracks - the title song and 'Promise Land' - and it's currently available exclusively on Beatport. Both are postworthy, but we shall begin with the tech-house track 'Promise Land' (Original Mix)... Enjoy!
And this is the title track 'Zagreb' (Original Mix)... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Summer Camp - 'Better Off Without You' Summer Camp are a new duo - Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey - from London. Last fall they released their debut six song EP called 'Young' on the Moshi Moshi Records label. They're currently working on their full length debut album - in fact they're actually seeking pledges to help finish it! That may sound a bit desperate at first, but it's actually a pretty cool idea.
You 'pledge' by choosing from about 60 band/ fan related offers! Each one has a corresponding price - from a download copy of the new album plus 10 pledger-only updates for £8 - to a signed t-shirt for £20 - to the band writing a song about you for £250! (Only 2 left!) Regardless of what you pledge you will be entitled to an advance download of the full album (and a copy of the cd when they're made) plus other upcoming exclusives - not to mention the fuzzy feeling you'd get inside for helping a new band make their first official album! If this song is any indication I doubt they'll be asking for funding when it comes time to make album number two - they could make it quite big in indie (and possibly even pop) circles!
This is the first single from the forthcoming album called 'Better Off Without You' - which tells the tale of a friend who you just can't handle anymore. I had one like this - who would call all the time to tell me about his problems in great detail - so I could comfort him - but he'd never ask anything about my life. I ended up just feeling like a psychiatrist - without the big pay cheque! The song reminds me a titch of some of Blondie's recordings - like a more pop/ less guitar version of 'Hanging On The Telephone'. This is 'Better Of Without You'... Enjoy!
And just for kicks here's Blondie's 'Hanging On The Telephone' from their 1978 release 'Parallel Lines'. The two songs aren't the same by any means - they just have a similar feel... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Girls - 'Vomit' It's time for some girl on girl action! From Death In Vegas's' track 'Girls' to Girls - the indie rock band from San Francisco! Girls are set to release their second full length album called 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost' on September 13th, and they've just released the first song from it called 'Vomit' as a free download!
I've heard this track being compared to Spiritualized - which certainly got my attention - and it is similar is some ways... from the meek yearning romantic vocals of lead singer Christopher Owens, to the epic gospel style backup vocals - plus the organ - but the guitars sound much more American. If 'Vomit' is to your liking (!) you can download the song for free from the band's Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/GIRLSsf?sk=app_151079988301527#!/GIRLSsf?sk=app_113345305387225
SummersRadio™ Classics! Death In Vegas - 'Girls'/ 'Help Yourself' The new Death In Vegas song 'Your Loft My Acid' that I posted yesterday got me thinking of some of their earlier material - 'Scorpio Rising' was in fact my favorite album of 2002! So I thought I'd post a couple tracks from it in case you haven't heard them in a while - or ever!
'Girls' is the opening track on the album and was featured in the movie (and soundtrack to) 'Lost In Translation'. This is a fan made video that features footage from various 1960's drug awareness films... Enjoy!
'Help Yourself' is the majestic closing track on the 'Scorpio Rising' cd and features vocals from Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music! Death In Vegas featuring Katie Stelmanis - 'Your Loft My Acid' Death In Vegas have just announced today that they will be releasing their first new album in seven years! It's called 'Trans-Love Energies' and it will be out on September 26th on their own Drone label. 'Your Loft My Acid' is the first single which features guest vocals from Katie Stelmanis - the lead singer for the Toronto band Austra - who just released their debut album called 'Feel It Break' in May. Katie Stelmanis is the only guest vocalist on the album - all other vocals on the album will feature founding band member Richard Fearless.
The album title 'Trans-Love Energies' was inspired by an anti-establishment group called Trans-Love Energies Unlimited that worked in Detroit in the 1960's. This is Death In Vegas's new single 'Your Loft My Acid'... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ Concert News + New Remix + Free Download! Trentemoller -'Moan' (Enigma Dubz Remix) Just announced today - Trentemoller is returning to Vancouver on November 2nd! Trentemoller follows up his performance at Venue in April with another show (with his band) at the Commodore on November 2nd - tickets go on sale tomorrow morning.
James Vine aka Enigma Dubz is a musician/ producer from Birmingham England. He's releasing a new EP called 'Let's Go' on his Dank 'N' Dirty Dubz label - a collaboration with Keith Stewart aka Sub Antix - a dj/ producer from Vancouver! The EP will be available on both itunes and Beatport on August 16th. In the meantime Enigma Dubz have made this remix of Trentemoller's 'Moan' available as a free download which you can get here: http://soundcloud.com/enigmadubz/trentem-ller-moan-enigma-dubz
This is the 'Enigma Dubz Remix' of Trentemoller's 'Moan'... Enjoy!
And in case you haven't seen it, here's the official video for Trentemoller's 'Moan' which is based on the radio edit of the 'Trentemoller Remix'. The video is a tribute to Laika - the female Soviet space dog that became the first animal to orbit the earth - and sadly the first animal to die in space. :(
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! Dum Dum Girls - 'Coming Down' The Dum Dum Girls are an all female four piece band from Los Angeles, led by singer/ songwriter Kristen Grunded aka Dee Dee. They released their debut album called 'I Will Be' on Seattle's Sub Pop Records last March. It was produced by Richard Gottehrer - who is responsible for producing the debut albums from Blondie and the Go-Go's. The Dum Dum Girls are a bit darker sounding than those two bands - they've cited The Ronettes, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Jesus & Mary Chain and Mazzy Star as major influences.
Dum Dum Girls are set to release their second album called 'Only In Dreams' in September. The album is preceded by the tragic passing of her mother last October, who was suffering from brain cancer. Dee Dee describes this difficult period thusly:'It was really hard to figure out how to balance the opportunity of having a record out on Sub Pop and wanting to tour, and then feeling really awful for not staying home and just quitting music for the year. Our next record, as much as I really love the songs, is definitely a dark record.'
The good news is that if this powerful song is to your liking, Sub Pop has made it available as a free download which you can get here: http://www.subpop.com/artists/dum_dum_girls
This is first single from 'Only In Dreams' - the beautifully sad 'Coming Down' - singer Dee Dee sounds a bit like the legendary Chrissie Hynde at times here... Enjoy!
SummersRadio™ New Music + Free Download! M83 - 'Midnight City' France's M83 have just released the first track from their forthcoming double album coming out in October! The song is called 'Midnight City' from the new album 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming' which is due for release on October 28th. M83's main man Anthony Gonzalez describes it thusly'It's mainly about dreams, how every one is different, how you dream differently when you're a kid, a teenager, or an adult. I'm really proud of it. If you're doing a very long album, all the songs need to be different and I think I've done that with this one.'
It's interesting that 'Midnight City' is described as the 'first track' from the album, so I'm betting that it's most likely not an official first single - just a taster. (update: turns out it is the first single!) I'm still assessing this one - I like it but I'm not so big on the keyboard hook - the sound is a bit shrill. Perhaps I'll get used to it after a few more listens. Perhaps. :) Regardless if this song is to your liking you can download a copy for free from their official website here: http://ilovem83.com/midnight-city
