As ringleader of The Shins, James Mercer has left a busload of bandmates on the hard shoulder over the past two decades. His longest lasting act must be Broken Bells, this occasional project with best mate Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton. The duo’s first two albums established a pattern of flirting convincingly with various genres (new wave, folk, prog, post-punk) before ghosting them entirely. Impressive, but weirdly hard to enjoy. Into the Blue, their third album, is similarly promiscuous, but more frequently dazzling.
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Divus Julius presents…Husky
Husky Gawenda y Gideon Preiss, son dos australianos que, además de ser primos, comparten su pasión por la música desde la adolescencia. Esto les llevó en el año 2008 a formar juntos la banda que hoy en día conocemos como Husky. Tras haber sacado dos discos, (“Forever So” – 2012 y “Ruckers Hill” – 2015), el dúo de Australia vuelve con un sonido renovado y un nuevo álbum bajo el brazo. Se titula “Punchbuzz.” A medio camino entre el punto rústicamente ensoñador de Fleet Foxes y la versatilidad pop de The Shins, su música ha ido evolucionando con el paso de los años. Cooncert les presenta esta noche en la Antigua Fábrica DAMM en el octavo aniversario del blog Binaural.
Ville à Dômat #172: “Transgressions Transcendents”
Transgressions transcendents sonores cada dilluns a Ville à Dômat. Divus Julius Bonasera entrevistarà els directors del nou Fred Festival Hivernal de Terrassa organitzat per Jölssen Events. Estrenarem el més nou de The Drums, Lorde, The Shins o Beach Fossils i descobrirem a noves bandes com els catalans Nuu , els francesos Papooz ,els britànics Ritual, Pale Waves o altres com Fazerdaze, Bearoid i Froth.
Tota la info sobre els festivals musicals d’aquesta setmana: Emergència Festival i el MUTEK [ES]. Parlarem del programa de la 2na edició del Pedrera Artlab i avançarem el cartell del Mayday Mambo.
Dilluns al 100.5FM de 19h a 21h Ràdio Ciutat Vella
Ville à Dômat: Transgressions Transcendents
Ville à Dômat #156: Trick or Tune
Trick or tune? Així celebrarem Halloween. No us oferim un dolç, sinó una bona melodia. Divus Julius Bonasera entrevistarà a la gent de l’AMFest que inundarà de músca instrumental aquest proper cap de setmana La2 de l’Apolo. Us informarem dels concerts d’aquesta setmana a Barcelona: James Vincent McMorrow, The Kills, Lianne Le Havras, The Album Leaf, Andrew Bird,Celestial Bums, Opatov, Satellite Stories o Magnolia Shoals. A més punxarem el més nou de The Shins, SG Lewis, The Radio Dept i Le Tigre i us presentarem a noves bandes com Corbu i Yumi Zouma. Parlarem del festival Cruïlla tardor i de l’ÚS Festival. Donarem una ullada a la sèrie islandesa del moment “Trapped”.
Dilluns from 7pm to 9pm 100.5FM
Ville à Dômat: Trick or Tune
Hit of the week: Beck “Wow”
Beck has officially shared his new single “Wow”. The track is taken from his upcoming as-yet-untitled album, due out on October 21st through Capitol Records. It features production from Greg Kurstin (Sia, The Shins).
On “Wow”, Beck taps into his hip-hop meets folk roots, bringing the bars as well as a cool, fun sense of swagger. Over a rumbling, rubbery beat and siren-like effects, the songwriter talks demons, jewels, and “getting loose with the luminous moves.”
“The song is about the moments in life that leave you in awe of the world,” wrote videographer/photographer Alicia Ward, one of the many creatives tasked with fashioning a promotional clip for Beck and Capitol Records. Other creatives who helped Beck include illustrator Nathan Jurevicius, ceramic craftsman Eric Landon, and graphic designer Andrew Kuttler.
Productora de Pardals: Eagulls
Two years ago the Leeds band Eagulls released their excellent self-titled debut album, a jaggedly noisy post-punk LP with varying degrees of shoegaze euphoria creeping in from the edges. Now they’re back with a forthcoming 2nd LP called Ullages. Eagulls are morphing into something cleaner and more approachable. The echo-chamber aggression has given way to a sparkling sonic environment situated somewhere between The Cure, The Smiths, The Shins, and Stone Roses. It’s a lovely development, and you can check it out below.
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