Cold Cave #3 - Live at Terminal 5, New York

Another short set, this time from Cold Cave, another one time Editors support and another fantastic live act. This one is from the back end of last year.

I'm really looking forward to Cold Cave's UK return. I didn't really know them before they were annouced for Editors' March tour and I know they won over quite a few fans on that little stint. Love Comes Close really is a fantastic album and I hope they can continue it with whatever comes next.
DOWNLOAD: FLAC ONE

Cold Cave - 21st November 2009 Live at Terminal 5, New York, NY
Setlist:
I.C.D.K 4:38
Life Magazine 2:59
The Laurels of Erotomania 3:43
New Track 5:28
New Track #2 2:39
Love Comes Close 4:29
Theme From Tomorrowland 5:23

I LIKE TRAINS #2 - New Album News

Big new today from the I LIKE TRAINS Camp - see below or click here. Basically getting digging in your pockets. I want one of those sexy vinyl boxsets - 100 need to be ordered before we can get one, so get maxing out your Mastercard!

Zola Jesus - New Music "Introducing" & Tour News

http://www.myspace.com/zolajesus
http://zolajesus.com/news/

I've been in love with Nika Roza Danilova aka Zola Jesus for a little while now. Her latest release (following last years The Spoils and few other EP's / split releases) is the Stridulum EP which came out earlier this year is one of my favourite releases of the year (just listen to Night below to see why) it's getting re-released on August 23rd with a few extra tracks - see Rough Trade for more.

Stridulum is a lot more assessible than the previous material I think, but this is dark, dramatic and foreboding music to fall in love with.

Even NME are in love with her, even NME have taste sometimes it seems (actually I'm being harsh - since the relauch NME has had some great bands featured in the Radar section including TJF)...

UK TOUR DATES - cannot wait for CAMP Basement.

Tue 31-Aug-10 UK Brighton Freebutt
Wed 1-Sep-10 UK London Camp Basement
Thu 2-Sep-10 UK Manchester Deaf Institute
Fri 3-Sep-10 UK Leeds Nation Of Shopkeepers
Sat 4-Sep-10 UK Glasgow Indian Summer
Sun 5-Sep-10 UK Edinburgh The Roxy Art House
Mon 6-Sep-10 UK Glasgow ABC1 (supporting Fever Ray)

Wed 8-Sep-10 UK London Brixton Academy (supporting Fever Ray)

Watch the mesmerising videos below.

ZOLA JESUS "NIGHT" MUSIC VIDEO from FUTURE PRIMITIVE FILMS on Vimeo.

ZOLA JESUS "CLAY BODIES" MUSIC VIDEO from FUTURE PRIMITIVE FILMS on Vimeo.

Tennis - New Music "Introducing"

Tennis - South Carolina from woodsman man on Vimeo.
http://www.myspace.com/tennisinc

Watch the video for the lush debut single from this American duo.
It's coming out on 7" mid July, there is no point me linking it because it's already sold out! Expect more from the husband and wife duo from Denver very soon.
I'm posting more and more American bands that haven't come UK side - if you read this - please do!

You can listen to the equally lovely Marathon below.

Tennis - Marathon by morrisday

Family Trees - New Music "Introducing"

http://familyytreess.blogspot.com/ 
http://fatherdaughterrecords.bigcartel.com/
http://www.myspace.com/familytrees

Family Trees -- Dream Talkin
1. Dream Talkin
2. Baby Come Back
3. No One Will Ever Know
Spiel - Dream Talkin is the debut 7" from Brooklyn's Family Trees. Their breezy tunes will make anyone dream of spur of the moment beach trips. This 7" is limited to 400, pressed on clear vinyl and comes with a FREE digital download card.

I Say - This is quite lovely - In the vein of Beach House's latest and of course  Beach Boys and quite a few of the chilled out American Lo-Fi / surf bands that are becoming popular at the moment (that's no bad thing) - this is inspired summer pop by Family Trees from Brooklyn (seriously just how many bands that are great can Brooklyn keep producing!).
All three tracks on the 400 only release on clear vinyl 7" (order from the link above) are delivered with care free vocals and with gentle guitar riffs which is just swoonful, lovely and charming throughout it's brief seven minute duration. One to watch.

Here's a few demos / free downloads from the band off their Windbreaker EP. You can buy that on CD-R here.

DOWNLOAD: Mp3 LINK
Tracks:
Dream Talkin 1:50
Brother 1:27
Friend Friend 1:35
Teenage Eyes 2:14
Under The Sun 1:31
Never Forget 2:19
Do You Ever Wonder? 1:52
Dream Dream 2:11

More proof can be found in this delightful little video for one of the tracks off the single:

FAMILY TREES no one will ever know from amanda finn on Vimeo.

Dirty Projectors

I think anybody who saw Dirty Projectors at Glastonbury will be raving about them - the show was that good - I'm glad it was at it meant missing Stevie Wonder - I don't regret the choice, especially as I wasn't seeing their London show as I was at Glasto. They were fantastic.

They have just release an EP with Bjork - get it here.