Fanfarlo

Oh, look.  New video from Fanfarlo, directed by the sister of Jónsi (Sigor Rós), for the song Landlocked.

Genius Round the World

"Genius round the world stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round." - Miley Cyrus

 

 

A Take-Away Show

Three words:  Shara Fucking Worden.

Parquet Courts

ICYMI.

Adron

A nice preview of a song from her forthcoming album.

Dude, I Was There!

This "Promo Video" for MFNW 2014 is actually a recap of MFNW 2013, and I was at most of the events shown, including The Love Language at the Marmoset party, Dan Deacon, Animal Collective, Pickwick, and Thao at Pioneer Courthouse Square, !!!, and those glow-stick things on NE Burnside  What a time!  

Still waiting on an announcement about the 2014 lineup, but rumors are that the entire festival format will be changed to a weekend event at fairgrounds along the Willamette River - in other words, no different than any other festival.  That would be a big mistake, IMHO. 

SVE 2014

(That awkward moment when you realize it's been over a year sine you've seen Sharon Van Etten perform.)

In one of those best-of-all-possible-worlds announcements, Sharon Van Etten has revealed that she'll have a new album coming out in May, with more goove-, soul-, and R&B-influenced tracks than before.  Even better, she's said that guest performers on the album include Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater, Mackenzie Scott of Torres, Jana Hunter of Lower Dens, and Dave Harley and Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs.

This is worth watching out for, but here's an early version of one of the songs from the new album performed at the ever-blissful Pickathon festival.