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Contest! Win Gnarls Barkley / Santogold Show Limited Edition Prints
To celebrate and commemorate the Gnarls Barkley & Santogold show at Highline Ballroom on April 10th, one hundred strictly limited edition screenprints, signed and numbered by the artist, were printed.
Enter to win your own by signing up for the RCRD LBL email list (see the signup to your right - yep, over there...)
DOWNLOAD: Hanne Hukkelberg- A Cheater's Armoury
The voice of an ingénue. Gives you tingles. Like when you first heard Feist or Sia or Emily Haines. Or Ella Fitzgerald. Etta James. Joan Baez. Or Judy Garland singing to the sky in Kansas. Though each unique, they all elevate you to some cloud nine where you breath quieter, let your shoulders slump, and all thoughts dissipate. It’s probably something Freud called lullabies-from-the-womb syndrome or something. We don’t know and we don't care. All we know is the Norwegian songstress Hanne Hukkelberg’s got it. Along with a cheeky jazzy style that giggles and whispers in your ear. And quirky instrumental accompaniments like typewriters, kitchen utensils, a cat purring. And she wears wierd hats. How demure. How divine.
DOWNLOAD: People In Planes- Pretty Buildings
Since 2006's As Far As The Eye Can See, we barely heard a whisper from the quirky Welsh rockers People In Planes. Now, four producers and 6 studios later, People In Planes are (finally) releasing a new, intricately thought-out album, Beyond The Horizon.
Initiating us to their new sound, the single "Pretty Buildings" is introspective, dark rock. If I didn't hate the word Emo and its blatant misuse so much- I'd say Gareth Jones' grilling lamentation brings out the 'emotive' side to 'emo'. Beause by the time the electric guitar and drums kick in, you really believe Gareth really is hurting like hell. It's a bit numbing, a bit embittering. and yet strangely carthartic.
If you're in the Jers, check em out at Maxwell's in Hoboken tonight.
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple - Out Now and #1 on iTunes!
As you may have noticed, Gnarls Barkley, the Grammy-winning, genre-wrecking partnership of artist/producer Danger Mouse and soul sensation Cee-Lo, released their new album The Odd Couple a couple of weeks early. The album is #1 on iTunes, with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. People seem to like Gnarls Barkley even more than Danity Kane (iTunes #2)
"They felt the timing was right to just go for it," said an unnamed spokesman for the band. "With the shifting seasons, furtive romantic entanglements and fierce college basketball rivalries, the latter half of March can be confusing. People need to be soothed and inspired now."
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New Santogold SXSW Performance Press Clippings!
Check out these hot new Press Reviews on Santogold's SXSW Performances!
DOWNLOAD: The Fashion- Like Knives
The Danish band The Fashion is really obsessed with knives. This might explain why their music also has a certain edge and urgency to it; it sounds a bit like the Bravery- if all The Bravery members were holding up knives and had endured a quick injection of more electro-punk beats. If you missed them this past week performing at the Fader Fort in Austin, check out the tracks below.
Pssstttt.....If you're in NY this week, they are performing with Cut Copy tonight as well as a free show at Club Midway on Tuesday, the 18th.
Download: The Fashion- Like Knives
Download: The Fashion- Solo Impala (Take The Money and Run)
STREAM: The Ting Tings - Great DJ
The latest in a wave of hot UK bands with questionable names (see also Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong), the Ting Tings singer/guitarist Katie White and drummer Jules de Martino are a mix between Girls Aloud and the Go! Team. They've got more buzz this side of the pond than could possibly be healthy- but dude- it doesn't matter- we are too busy jumping raucously and head-bopping to notice.
Stream: The Ting Tings - Great DJ and Great DJ (Calvin Harris Remix)
Ting Tings SXSW Schedule
March 12 11 pm KCRW Showcase at Buffalo
March 13 2 pm Fader Party
March 13 8pm Brooklyn Vegan Showcase
March 14 8 pm Stubbs Showcase
March 15 10 pm Diesel Party
DOWNLOAD: Ra Ra Riot- Can You Tell
It's no mistake their initials sound like a lion's roar. Ra Ra Riot is a carthatic cacophy of distorted guitar, orchestrated strings, bass, keyboards, and vocals. After losing their drummer John Pike tragically last year, the troupe has manage to fill their sorrow with sound- "Can You Tell" releases bursting, frothing blasts of guitar and symphonic violin swells- It's fearsome.
Download: Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell
Ra Ra Riot's SXSW Schedule:
Wednesday March 12th - Austin Convention Center, 5pm
Wednesday March 12th - Todd P Party @ Ms. Beas, 9:30pm
Thursday March 13th - Saddle Creek/Arts & Crafts/The Onion/Canvas
Media Party @ Emos, 1:55pm
Friday March 14th - Soundcheck Magazine Party @ Emos Annex, 2:30pm
Saturday March 15th - Diesel Party @ Saengerrunde Hall 8:50pm
Saturday March 15th - Park the Van/Daytrotter Party @ Emos Annex, 10pm
FEATURED: Cornelius at the SEEN RCRD LBL blog
The SEEN RCRD LBL blog have gone Cornelius-crazy: they just posted two MP3s and a really long article about the Japanese electro composer. Cornelius is one of the founders of Shubuya-kei, the alternative Tokyo rock movement that spawned some of our favorite Japanese bands, like Buffalo Daughter and Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her. Head over to the SEEN blog for a little school lesson!
Download: Cornelius - Wataridori
Gnarls Barkley "Run" Premieres Friday on MTV.com/VH1.com
The video for "Run", the first single from Gnarls Barkley's upcoming album The Odd Couple, is premiering tomorrow on MTV.com and VH1.com. See their post here - and watch the video Friday!
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