“Gran Ganga” comes again packed with freebies, beginning with the new offering in Stereogum’s series of tributes to classic albums. After “OK Computer” and “Automatic For The People” now is the turn to pay respect to Björk’s second solo album “Post”. Among the bands gathered for the occasion, Liars give a noisy rendition of “Army Of Me”; Dirty Projectors apply their chamber pop antics to “Hyperballad” with a great deal of success; and No Age, Atlas Sound, Xiu Xiu, Evangelicals and Spanish sensation El Guincho give their best shots to the rest of tracks. The album is free to download at Stereogum’s popular blog.
JAY REATARD-My Family
Matador records has also prepared a spring sampler to give away, previewing their current and forthcoming releases. Their regular compilation “Intended Play” is available for the first time to download online and includes tracks by established alternative royalty like Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks; New Pornographers; Cat Power or Mission Of Burma..next to new promising acts like Times New Viking or the newly signed to their imprint, punk revivalists Jay Reatard. You can get it here.
THE BREEDERS-We’re Gonna Rise
4AD has built a listening post to preview in full the new and imminent Breeders album “Mountain Battles”, whereas Stones Throw rapper Guilty Simpson’s well received “Ode To The Ghetto” is the subject of this week’s paperthinwalls listening party.
Popular new music website Pitchforkmedia has got the rather ambitious plan of launching a free, internet based music TV, that could easily become the MTV for the XXIst century, after the pioneering music channel has fallen victim of its own overcommercialization. Pitchfork.tv It will be available for viewing from April the 7th with an excellent program of live shows, old and new videos and documentaries. See schedule for their first days here.
And last but not least, R.E.M. keep on their ubiquitous promotional campaign for new effort “Accelerator” by bringing La Blogotheque to their natal Athens, Georgia and producing one of their acclaimed “Take away shows” ready to be seen, downloaded and enjoyed right now.
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