Portishead Returns for Coachella + Kling Klang Download
The buzz is all over the Internet. Portishead is releasing its third album after a long three-year absence. Released on April 28th, Geoff Barrow and Beth Gibbons have come together to produce the 11-track album simply called "Third". There's something poetic about the timing, but what's the significance of 3-3-3?
We're anticipating the big sound from Portishead's understated single -word track names like "Silence", "Plastic" and "Small". It's gonna be huge. For a preview of the album go to the Coachella Music Festival (April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif.) where Portishead will play their first show on American soil in nearly a decade! For the full line-up click here. If you were lucky enough to be in Europe this spring you'd be spoilt as Portishead were playing gigs in Portugal, Italy, UK, Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, France and Brussels. We checked out the supporting acts on that tour and had never heard of the odd A Hawk and a Hacksaw, but we loved Liverpool's Kling Klang so much we got you all a download. Kling Klang describe themselves as "...5-piece heavy experimental synthesiser krautrock orchestra with amplified vintage synths, futuristic riffs, electric guitars and live drums".
Enjoy das Krautrock!
Download: "Nexus Live" by Kling Klang
Finally, word on the street is that there's a secret gig in LA this week...Remember who told you first.
And If you need a reminder of Portishead's classic sound, check out their 1994 film noir, "To Kill A Dead Man". That film score deserves a release! Pleease.
