Paper Bag Records has released another covers compilation. This time, they take on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars featuring covers by Austra, CFCF, PS I Love You, Yamantaka//Sonic Titan and more. The compilation is available for free download from the Paper Bag Records website here - grab it now.
To get you in the mood, here is the original version of Soul Love which is redone by Austra and CFCF on the Paper Bag release. Check it out below.
Arts & Crafts are holding a stellar SXSW 2012 showcase on Friday March 16 at 512 Bar with 11 artists, including Dan Mangan, Zeus, The Darcys, Eight and a Half, Gold & Youth, Bam Bam, Antoine Reverb, Trust, Bishop Morocco, Parlovr, and Molly Rankin. If you are hitting SXSW this year, you should definitely attend this showcase.
Watch Trust’s ‘Bulbform’ below.
Watch Bishop Morocco’s ‘Old Boys’ below.
For more detail on this showcase as well as other Arts & Crafts artists’ performances at the festival, and to download the free A&C sampler, visit www.arts-crafts.ca/sxsw2012.
Vanbot (Ester Ideskog’s new alias) today released her new single, ‘Got To Get Out’ which is a retro synth pop track. In the studio, Vanbot’s dreams can fly freely to compose electronic soundscapes inspired by synthesizers and drum machines.
Vanbot writes all of her own material and her music is produced by companion Sebastian Forslund who also worked with Swede indie artists I Break Horses, Blackstrap and Loney, Dear. Her self-titled debut album was released last spring and followed by a remix EP with work from Niva, Fear of Tigers and Bremen. Already highly recognized in Europe, Vanbot is now hitting US with upcoming shows at SXSW with fellow Swedes Niki & The Dove, Serenades plus opening for legendary Roky Erickson - presented by FILTER, Peace & Love Festival, Bilda and Export Music Sweden.
SXSW showcases:
March 15 - 2 pm @ Bar 96. Presented by FILTER, Export Music Sweden, Bilda and Peace & Love.
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March 15 – 11pm @ Deseo Centro Lounge. Official SxSW Showcase
March 16 - 12pm @ Threadgills, 301 West Riverside Drive. Presented by Roky Erickson Icecream Social, Export Music Sweden, Bilda and Peace & love. **
* with Niki & The Dove
** with Roky Erickson, The Bombettes, Anna Ihlis
Watch Vanbot ‘Numb’ below.
For more information about Vanbot, visit http://vanbotmusic.com/.
The Enemy’s new single Gimme The Sign is the first track from the band’s new album “Streets In The Sky” to be released this spring. The track was produced by The Bronx’s Joby J. Ford (The Bronx are Culture Addicts favourites), Gimme The Sign and Ford’s influence is immediately evident. Much heavier than The Enemy’s earlier recordings whilst still maintaining the anthemic sound of their first album “We’ll Live and Die in These Towns“, Gimme The Sign couples Tom Clarke’s signature chanting vocals with strong, propulsive drums and full sounding guitars.
MP3: The Enemy – Gimme The Sign
They have just announced that they will also be performing four UK tour dates this May where they will be premiering further album tracks.
UK Tour dates:
Sat May 5 Leeds @ Live at Leeds
Wed May 23 Manchester @ Academy
Thu May 24 London @ Shepherds Bush Empire
Fri May 25 Glasgow @ ABC
For more information on The Enemy, visit www.theenemy.com.
Kingston, Ontario’s PS I Love You have released an album through Paper Bag Records called Muster Sessions which includes tracks from various live engagements and interview sessions recorded while promoting their debut album Meet Me At The Muster Station. They have put it up Muster Sessions as a free download, but if you like the album, you can make a donation to support the band – go here to download the full album & donate - http://noisetrade.com/psiloveyou.
Album Tracklisting:
1. Subtle & Majestic (KEXP Session)
2. Meet Me at the Muster Station Part 1 (Daytrotter Session)
3. Breadends (KEXP Session)
4. 2012 (CBC Radio Q Session)
5. CBEZ (XM Session)
6. Little Spoon (XM Session)
7. Leftovers feat. Diamond Rings (Daytrotter Session)
8. Starfield (CJLO “Hooked On Sonics” Session)
9. Butterflies & Boners (CBC Radio Q Session)
10. Scattered (CJLO “Dirty Work” Session)
11. Facelove (CBC Radio Q Session)
12. Get Over (Daytrotter Session)
13. Meet Me At The Muster Station Part 2 (Daytrotter Session)
Watch ‘Leftovers’ f/ Diamond Rings below.
Over the past year, Young Galaxy have been completed various remixes and has now compiled the tracks they have reworked onto a new release entitled Versus. Remixes of tracks by Handsome Furs, Junior Boys, Grimes, Austra and CFCF are featured on the Versus which is available as a free download!
Tracklisting:
1. Serve The People (Handsome Furs)
2. You’ll Improve Me (Junior Boys)
3. Lose It (Austra)
4. Better Off Dead (The Sounds)
5. Crystal Ball (Grimes)
6. Snake Charmer (CFCF)
7. Call Me (The Pipettes)
8. Watch The World Go By (Johan Agebjorn)
9. Michigan Left (The Arkells)
10. Spellwork (Austra)
11. This Crowded Room (Freedom or Death)
Merge Records today released their Winter Sampler including various artists from their roster. Stream and/or download the Merge 2011-2012 free sampler now – www.mergerecords.com/wintersampler.
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They have also released streams of songs from their two holiday albums, Julian Koster‘s The Singing Saws at Christmastime and She & Him‘s A Very She & Him Christmas.