DOWNLOAD: William Fitzsimmons - I Don't Feel It Anymore (George Raquet Remix)
Illinois singer/songwriter William Fitzsimmons is currently touring through Europe, playing pretty much every city he can get to until Christmas. The insanely long list of dates is on his MySpace, while a warming, living room-appropriate remix of his new single "I Don't Feel It Any More," from the unknown George Raquet is below.
William Fitzsimmons - I Don't Feel It Anymore (George Raquet Remix)
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William Fitzsimmons - Goodmorning (Live at Downtown Studios)
DOWNLOAD: Colin MacIntyre - Cape Wrath
Colin MacIntyre was the main dude behind Mull Historical Society, a Scottish indie band from early this decade that recorded for XL and Rough Trade and notched a Debut Single Of The Year from NME in 2000. That project dissolved in 2005, but MacIntyre's been going strong under his own name, releasing his second solo album, Island, earlier this summer. He's currently in the middle of a two-night stint in New York City–last night he played Manhattan's Living Room and tomorrow he'll play Brooklyn's Union Hall. An MP3 of Island's first single, "Cape Wrath," is available below.
DOWNLOAD: Tim Buckley - What Do You Do (He Never Saw You)
Before Tim Buckley died in 1975 at the age of 28, he managed to carve a small albeit uniquely shaped hole in the nexus and diaspora of folk music. Twenty years later, his son Jeff would do the same, to a greater extent even, and meet an equally tragic end. Tompkins Square recently issued a recording of the elder's 1967 performance at the Folklore Center in New York, where the then twenty-year-old played for an audience of about thirty-five people. The disc contains six never before heard or released songs, one of which is "What Do You Do (Never Saw You)." To call it a gem would be an understatement–this is essential time capsule exploration.
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: White Rabbits - Percussion Gun (Live On Viva Radio's Me + You)
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"Percussion Gun" is far and away our favorite song on the new White Rabbits record, It's Frightening, but we've already said as much. The people at Viva Radio recently sent us this live version, taken from their Me + You show, which forgoes the floor tom artillery for just a brittle guitar/vocal pairing. Grab the exclusive MP3 below, head to Viva Radio for the full session, and hit the break for video of the performance.
White Rabbits - Percussion Gun (Live On Viva Radio's Me + You)
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White Rabbits - Percussion Gun
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Band Of Skulls - Impossible (Live On Viva Radio's Me + You)
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For a band as clearly riff-capable as Band Of Skulls, they really shift well into spread-out-on-the-carpet intimacy. "Impossible" originates on their soaringly badass Baby Darling Doll Face Honey LP (Shangri-La), reduced here to frail picking and a voice that could lull a demon child to sleep. Another exclusive from Viva Radio's Me + You series, so be sure to head there for the full session. Video after the break as well.
Band Of Skulls - Impossible (Live On Viva Radio's Me + You)
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EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Doug Paisley - Lies Lead To Lies (Live On Viva Radio's Me + You)
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Doug Paisley's appearance on Viva Radio's Me + You was the fiftieth in the series, so congrats are in order to those guys. Keep 'em coming! Below is an exclusive download from the session, one of the Canadian songwriter's more nomadic songs, "Lies Lead To Lies".
Sounds like: Kurt Vile, Gruff Rhys
Doug Paisley - Lies Lead to Lies (Live On Viva Radio's Me + You)
Previously:
Doug Paisley - Digging In The Ground
DOWNLOAD: Ben Reynolds - England
We know this is sort of dubious to post on a Friday afternoon, but if you're planning on sitting around a reading room tonight sipping Glenlivet, then man do we have you covered. Ben Reynolds plays guitar player in Will Oldham-loved Glaswegian band Trembling Bells, but he also moonlights as an instrumental steel string player under his own name. "England" comes from his new LP for the revered Tompkins Square (home of the Imaginational Anthem comps and James Blackshaw), out June 9.
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Fellow Citizens - On The Parkway
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Fellow Citizens, a five men and one woman troupe based in Boulder, CO, crafts sepia-toned, folk-bred American beauties - the ageless sort that could have been made in the 1950s, 1970s, or yesterday. "On The Parkway" opens with a grainy recording of an old-school space launch (i.e. Apollo? Major Tom?), hinting the track is as much a departure as a remembrance of things past. The song proceeds with lazy acoustic guitar strums, loose drums, chimes and lush vocal harmonies. It's perfect to listen to while neck-deep in a bubble-bath, traipsing idly in a park, or for any time you need to slow down and soak in life's smells, gestures, and intricacies, deeply and daintily.
Sounds Like: Frontier Ruckus, Cotton Jones Basket Ride, William F. Gibbs, Deer Tick, Iron and Wine
DOWNLOAD: Ultra Violent Lights - Here In Filth
Since Ultra Violent Lights began in early 2001, when Nick Faiella and Adam Lewis met in Southern California, Ultra Violent Lights's grungy, 90s garage rock feel makes sense. "Here In The Filth" sounds straight up guy in tattered sweater cradling a guitar, expeling abrasively raw yet poetic vocals, as candles flickering nearby - like an untouched outtake from Nirvana's infamous Unplugged session in 1993. Their first LP, Slings & Arrows has varying textures - a meld of gritty rock, emo and post-punk sensibilities.
Sounds Like: Nirvana, Echo and The Bunnymen, Screaming Trees
DOWNLOAD: by:Larm: Hjaltalín - Traffic Music + Goodbye July/Margt ad Ugga
Further proof that it may actually be impossible to create anything ugly in Iceland: the 8-piece 60s tinged Hjaltalín community. Hjaltalín revel in the melodically simple sound of friends around a campfire (or in a circle in a beach town like the above acoustic video for "Traffic Music"), having Sleepdrunk Sessions among flowers and fireflies with everyone contributing to the playfully lush tunes. Live it is impossible to not be impressed with the overwhelming musicianship of the band. When's the last time you saw a band with a bassoon, violin and squeezebox on stage? Both songs on RCRD LBL today are evidence of Hjaltalín's confidence in experimenting with structure, the off-the-rails breakdown in "Traffic Music" and the "Margt ad Ugga" movement of "Goodbye July" show this band to be much bigger than the sum of their parts.
Sounds like: mum, Sigur Ros, the Mamas and the Papas, Moon High
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