The best music on the web this week..
Blackbird Blackbird
Mikey Sanders may be the only member of Blackbird Blackbird but he doesn’t let that stop him from churning out high-quality dream pop jams on an almost daily basis. An album, an EP and a rarities collection is on his Bandcamp profile to delve into but definitely give his cover of Modest Mouse’s Float On a spin.
http://blackbirdblackbird.bandcamp.com
http://bit.ly/floatoncover
Sufjan Stevens album preview
It was only a month ago when Sufjan made his fans instant bedwetters with a new EP. He has quickly followed that up by debuting two songs (I Walked and Too Much) from his forthcoming album The Age Of Adz (pronounced Odds). Both tracks are much more electronic-based than previous material but still strive for the same grandeur.
http://sufjanstevens.bandcamp.com
Holy Other
Brooding ambient electronica to help you through the night from a Berlin-based band who release their debut 7” through music blog Transparent’s label wing this week.
http://www.myspace.com/holyother
Fever Ray mixtape
After Fever Ray’s knockout atmospheric show at Electric Picnic, Karin Dreijer Andersson delivers a bonkers mixtape for Dazed Digital featuring South African Shangaan electro, obscure caterwauling vocalist Meredith Monk, Konono No.1 and more. When M.I.A is the most conventional artist on the tracklisting, you know you’re in for a strange listen.
Listen at Dazed
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Fri, Sep 24, 2010