These New Puritans hail from England’s Southend-On-Sea, and consist of Jack Barnett, his twin brother George, Thomas Hein and Sophie Sleigh-Johnson. They first came to prominence with their 2008 debut album, Beat Pyramid.
Their latest release, "Hidden," is one of my favorites of 2010 so far!
Throughout his decade-long career under the name Manitoba and now Caribou, Dan Snaith has retained the same brilliant melodicism and musical experimentation, but he’s varied his focus on each release. The latest offering from Caribou, “Swim,” explores the realm of dark electronica and dance music.
So tired Soul searching I followed the sounds to a cathredal imagine my surprise to find that they were produced by Brian Eno
past the gates quite stark the roses trimmed and the windows dark I see the walls through a limestone crack not red not blue not yellow but black and all the space left for you if the sky was synthesized you'd probably know
he taught me many things the wisdom of o bleak stratagems the prophet of a sapphire soul presented through creative freedoms and everything i say is true cuz if i was telling lies it'd probably show
i can tell that he's kind of smiling but what does he know? we're always one step behind him, he's Brian Eno Brian Eno
when I was stuck he'd make me memorize elaborate curses tinctures and formulas to ditch the chori and flip the verses my whole foundation came unglued when i tried to humanize by ambient light dipping swords in metaphors yeah but what does he know? he's go the whole world behind him he's Brian Eno Brian Eno!
he promised pretty worlds and all the silence I could dream of Brian Peter George St John Le Baptiste de la Salle Eno
well all alone by the oldest stone where the shade trees grow the creature by the water feature with a ghostly glow making sure that time's preserved well we reap what we sow he's go the whole world behind him he's Brian Eno
Following a self-imposed three-year hiatus, the UK's Field Music returns with a new 20-track double-album of artful English pop. Powered by brothers and co-frontmen Peter and David Brewis, Field Music's line-up now includes Kev Dosdale (guitar and keys) and Ian Black (bass).
Check out the progalicious track "Let's Write A Book" here:
Get your own copy of "Field Music (Measure)" HERE.
BROADCAST & THE FOCUS GROUP - INVESTIGATE WITCH CULTS OF THE RADIO AGE
From their beginnings in Birmingham in 1995, Broadcast’s aesthetic has remained a combination of their love for film, library music and electronics with psych-pop colour – a style which has gained them fans including musicians such as Flying Lotus, Tim Gane from Stereolab, Grizzly Bear, Atlas Sound and Dangermouse.
The Focus Group is Julian House, long time friend of the band and renowned artwork designer. House is co-founder of the Ghost Box label, which in the last few years has birthed a cult of its own with releases reflecting its creators' obsessions with library music, English folklore and the eerie feel of vintage programmes for schools and colleges. His music as the Focus Group offers some of the most enchanting distillations of all the above, instantly complementing Broadcast's own long-standing aesthetic.
'Broadcast And The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age' is their first collaborative release.
“Phantogram's music sounds like it's made by a band from the city. Electronic loops, hip-hop beats, shoegaze, soul, pop — each finds its way into their songs. Unexpectedly, the band doesn't live and work in a major urban center, but rather calls the town of Saratoga Springs, NY (population 26,186) home. Despite the cultural influence of local Skidmore College (where fellow beat-experimenters Ratatat formed) and a relatively small scene of adventurous musicians and listeners, Saratoga isn’t exactly teeming with fans of J. Dilla, My Bloody Valentine or Serge Gainsbourg.
But Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, the duo that make up Phantogram and who grew up in the even smaller nearby municipality of Greenwich, have flourished in Saratoga. In fact, the town itself isn't rural enough for their taste — they drive almost every day another 45 minutes into upstate farmland to a barn they call Harmony Lodge to write and record. Serving as their homemade studio/practice space/think-tank/bat-cave, the barn is equipped with various samplers, tapes, records, synths, drums, and both percussive and stringed instruments. It's there that Phantogram allows their natural surroundings and metropolitan influences to meld together creating beautiful, beat-driven dreamlike pop songs.”
The Montreal band Besnard Lakes, fronted by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, has released 2 previous albums, “Volume 1,” and "The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse.”
Their highly anticipated third album, “Are the Roaring Night,” doesn’t disappoint!
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