In August of 2009, Dan Mangan will release his sophomore album, Nice, Nice, Very Nice. And it’s about time. After three and a half years of touring his sleeper-hit, Postcards and Daydreaming, Dan is ready and eager to unveil a collection of lyrical ruminations that showcase his growth as a songwriter.
It’s always a matter of time… sometimes late, sometimes early. So with Dan Mangan’s second full length, you may think that i’m really in advance spreading the word. In fact, once again i’m late writing those couple lines about this awesome Roboteering 5 tracks collection : a really dense container preluding the upcoming realease. Dan’s music seems to have evolved since his first release reminding me either on the opening ‘Robots’ or on the beautiful “Sold” the sounds of an Elvis Perkins or a favorite Mark Berube… Indeed, it’s a full collaboration EP including familiar prints : the above mentioned Mark Berube, Veda Hille, Mark Sasso and Shane Koyczan.
Artist : Dan Mangan Label : none Where to buy ? Off Stage, on the artist website, Zunior Some more words : This short post is also a private request to our prolific Lonesome Drifter Radio DJ and fellow blogger Geordie. Mr Mangan will be touring UK in May and on the 14th, he will be @ the Great Escape Festival in Brighton. Don’t miss such an opportunty, Geordie and bring us back at least some good shots at best some unreleased perls !!!
Brandi Carlile & Gregory Alan Isakov : One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
It’s always pretty cool to be late on a top rated album, so you won’t have to wait too long for the forthcoming one. It was my case with “That Sea, The Gambler” from Gregory Alan Isakov. His third full length “This Empty Northern Hemisphere” will be released on May 15th and features a duet with Brandi Carlile on my ever favorite L. Cohen Song :”One of Us Cannot Be Wrong”.
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If I had to mention and select a single album from the past years.. many chances my ears will request again and again the sound of Drawn to Dust from Camphor. Max Avery Lichtenstein has released in this thirteen songs collection a musical Everest. If you missed this album : you’re just 12 months late ; but no worries this is the kind of music which do not suffer the print of time. Before switching to the band website and learning the backstory of this special track, be sure to have you daybreak experience listening to Max most recent philosophical exploration : ‘Enjoy the Struggle‘.
NB : Due to express mention, YCD won’t stream this song right from this page – even if temptation to host such a perfect track was evily burning my fingers.
Many news to be shared in these early days of spring… First of all, Mr Holcombe Waller got – a brand new haircut but above all – a handfull of brand new songs that have been recentlty recorded @ Kink FM Station couple days ago…
Brand new beautiful songs and couple dates to shared them :
April 16 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
April 19 – Santa Cruz, CA – Cayuga Vault
April 20 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord
April 22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mint
April 26 – New York, NY – Joe’s Pub
Those April stages will be shared with Gabriel Kahane. At last but not the least :
PORTLAND PREMIERE INTO THE DARK UNKNOWN: THE HOPE CHEST
Thursday through Saturday, March 26-28, 8pm
Sunday, March 29, 2pm Matinee at the IMAGO THEATRE
I’ve got few information about this french band and I’m not sure I want to spend more time seeking for. “Jil is Lucky“ just released their first full length and this video… Enjoy !
Totally absorbed in interviewing M. Brownrigg, Trini forgot to provide us some all-important information concerning the inescapable Bon Iver. Some extra tour dates in Europe accompanied by the talented Sarah Siskind, as well as a video available on YouTube, are sufficient matter to add another layer.
But it would be quite arrogant to mention this in passing and to not go into Ms Siskind’s universe a little more. Chiefly because we count among the fans of this songwriter from North Carolina some big names like Alison Krauss, Ron Sexsmith and Peter Bradley Adams…
“Sarah Siskind’s music is not easily explained or contained. She’s a singer and songwriter based in Nashville and grounded in Appalachian roots, but one who transcends category with a beguiling fusion of the traditional and the modern. Whether solo, fronting an electric band or in her harmony-laden side project Old Black Kettle, Sarah creates emotionally charged soundscapes that consistently delight and surprise even her long-time fans.”
Four albums to her credit, of which the first one was recorded at age 14, Sarah announced by the end of Summer, the forthcoming release of her next cd, still is in its mastering phase. So, you will have understood I had to be satisfied with the digital version of her latest double EP : ‘Studio . Living Room’. But what a satisfaction indeed!
If the original ‘Lovin’s For Fools’ version is of a rare beauty ; both Studio songs and Living Room ones deserved your full attention. Thinking Christmas !
Of all the available ways of expressing ourselves, Colby Stead singled out nakedness. His songs are barely dressed, merely a few guitar notes. At times they are warmed up by a female echo, sometimes by a moving cello or the breath of an accordion. In this way, he serves up an appetizing variety of ‘crudités’ for curious minds.
Today, by creating Mytunes, M. Stead offers us the possibility to crunch the apple once again: a collection of songs and spoken word you can download for ‘What’s it worth’.
Among these gems we discover his two latest albums ‘No’ and ‘So it goes’ in full, a set of home recordings, concerts and readings and others unreleased pearls like this one :
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