Another fantastic little cover I've been blasting on repeat for a while. This one was recorded for the Buffet Libre and Amnesty International PEACE compilation. PEACE features a ton of great artists playing exclusive songs, covers, and even includes some remixes. There's literally something for everyone. Fact: the 180 exclusive songs bring together artists from over 50 countries. A few of the artists include: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Antlers, Asobi Seksu, Ra Ra Riot, Spinto Band, Princeton, Her Space Holiday, and Thao + The Get Down Stay Down. But those are just some of the artists from the United States. Pretty cool, huh?
Even cooler? Just 5 pounds can get you the entire collection downloaded to your computer. Check out the PEACE webpage for more information and to get some music while helping out a great cause.
I'm From Barcelona - Anywhere You Looked (Au Revoir Simone cover)
I'm From Barcelona - Anywhere You Looked (Au Revoir Simone cover)
The Antlers - VCR (The xx cover live on WPGU)
The Antlers were in town this Saturday to play a show at the Canopy Club. Just before they stopped by WPGU for a little interview and played a few songs as the last time they were in town (during Pygmalion Music Festival) they ran short on time. The guys played stripped down versions of "Bear" and "Kettering," but sandwiched between was this cover of The xx's "VCR." One of my favorite songs from last year covered by one of my favorite artists down the street at the radio station I work for. Epic?
Check out the other two tracks and get some quality music on the WPGU live stream over at the217.com
The Antlers - VCR (The xx cover live on WPGU)
Check out the other two tracks and get some quality music on the WPGU live stream over at the217.com
The Antlers - VCR (The xx cover live on WPGU)
Santah - Neighbors and Cousins
I'm waking from the dead. Its been a long, long, long time since I've posted something remotely cool to this little blog, but here's a track that's extremely good. Catch onto these guys before they get too big and its too late.
For the sake of full blogalistic integrity, these guys are some of my friends, although honestly I'm not sure it would matter upon hearing their music. Stan, Tommy, Otto, and Steve (and Vivian at least for recent live shows) make up Santah and are coming back stronger than ever with their latest effort recorded over the past few months with Matt Dewine at Pieholden Studios in Rantoul. The album, titled White Noise Bed, is set to release locally May 6th, but if you aren't from the Champaign-Urbana area, hopefully you won't have to wait longer to get your paws on a copy.
The fact that the album was recorded at Jay Bennett's Pieholden Studio hangout is no coincidence. Listen to the track below and try to tell me it doesn't sound like the good old Bennett days of Wilco a la Summerteeth. Just try. And no... that's not a bad thing at all.
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