(via The National: Falling For ‘Graceless’ : NPR)
The band performs a special studio session for New York City’s WFUV in advance of its new sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me. Watch The National perform “Graceless,” live from The Cutting Room Studios in Manhattan.
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Daft Punk-Get Luck featuring Pharrell Williams
From an interview with Daft Punk on NPR:
Daft Punk On ‘The Soul That A Musician Can Bring
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Piano Works 13 by Julien Martorell
”Piano Works 13” is two minutes of hypnotic dancers moving to gentle piano, and a dash of calligraphic motion design.
YES please!
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A great cover of the Daft Punk song Get Lucky by Daughter. At Doug Fir Lounge in Portland on March 18 the LA 21-22.
This is GREAT: Daft Punk First Listen
BLOWN MINDED (by Carine Khalife)
Hoooah! Sitting enjoying Young Galaxy’s new album Shapeshifting and along comes this video influenced, I’m guessing, by the art of Edvard Munch.
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The Knife - A Tooth For An Eye - Official video (by TheKnifeMusic)
Nice music video from The Knife hailing from Sweden. Listen to their cover of Jose Gonzalez’s song Heartbeats here.
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Often amorphous and mostly instrumental, Matthew Cooper’s songs suggest a sea of emotions: joy, sorrow, fear, love, awe. Eluvium’s Nightmare Ending is a double album of hymns celebrating the majesty and wonder of life.
Yes! Very definitely worth listening! Available May 14th.
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The Heart & The Sea: Official Trailer (by Nathan Oldfield)
Lovely Austrailan surfing video from Nathan Oldfield with music by Community Radio.
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Greetings from Tim Buckley: Trailer (by FocusFeatures)
Greetings from Tim Buckley due at Laemmle NoHo 7 tomorrow
Review on NPR here.
10 centuries of music evolution, in 4 brilliant a-cappella minutes. Pentatonix have an album of equally delightful a-cappella covers.
So awesome. Listen to this!
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EP 1: Steve Buscemi Meets the Band (Vampire Weekend - Amex UNSTAGED) (by americanexpressmusic)
Funny, funny, funny!
Cayucas - “Cayucos” (Official Video) (by Secretly Canadian)
Check out the band Cayucas. I really like the music and name too! Their new album Bigfoot due soon.
Totally unrelated except in proximity: If visiting Cayucos, CA drive 6 minutes south to eat some of the best fish tacos anywhere at Taco Temple in Morro Bay. Trust me.
2013 Paper Bag Records
Young Galaxy - Pretty Boy
From Canada’s Young Galaxy’s upcoming album Ultramarine which is due April 23rd.
Folk Alley Sessions: The Milk Carton Kids - “Hope Of A Lifetime” (by FolkAlleydotCom)
The Milk Carton Kids have a sound very reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel. Listen to their interview on NPR here. They are from Eagle Rock.
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