Song of the Day

Song of the Day: St. Paul & the Broken Bones – Sugar Dyed

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Ricky in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

Three weeks from SXSW and I’m already full of regret for the bands that I missed. One of these bands is the Alabama based St. Paul & The Broken Bones, a soul/gospelly/roots kind of band whose music just screeeeeeeeeeeams awesome live show. Apparently the lead singer Paul Janeway was on his way to be a preacher, which I can easily see. It’s easy to say that they can be on the same trajectory as bands such as Alabama Shakes, Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley, only white. Don’t hold that against them though, that would be quite racist. Check them out and pretend that you are in some random church.

Song of the Day: Sylvan Esso – Coffee

Posted on March 28, 2014 by halley in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

Everything about this video pulses. The opening strain, the overlay, the voice, the video shots… it will put a beat in your head that won’t soon be shaken. Sylvan Esso has paired its latest single with a cinematic work that is just as intriguing as the group’s mesmerizing sound. Couples dance in slow motion, we see snapshots of house parties, trickling fountains – a disconnected but compelling narrative is created of life as it would be if everything just… slowed… down.

Listen to the track, watch the video. Go see these guys live. They put together a compelling act in all manners of artistic form.

PR Tour Dates!
5/26 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House
5/27 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
5/28 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
5/30 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
6/3 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
6/5 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
6/7 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
6/13 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
6/15 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
6/16 Boston, MA – Royale Boston
6/18 Montreal, QC – La Tulipe
6/22 New York, NY – Webster Hall
6/23 New York, NY – Webster Hall

SXSW Review: Prides, March 10, Latitude

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Ricky in Song of the Day, South By Southwest | Leave a comment

prides

On the heels of the massive success that Scottish synth group CHVRCHES accumulated last year, it should be of no surprise that a bevy of like minded groups hit the SXSW music sphere this year.

Prides is a synth group trio from Scotland and from what I heard at their showcase on Monday, they are pretty much ready to take on the world. Specializing in soaring anthemic synth driven tracks, the group seems to have pre-built their music for a much larger venue then that of the Latitude house. It would all seem rather pretentious if it wasn’t for the fact that the two leads play their tunes with such intensity and passion.

For a band that only formed last year, it is startling how many good tracks they have already accumulated. I counted at least two radio friendly ready made singles out of the tracks they performed. The future looks very bright for this group. Check out this single and tell me otherwise.

SXSW Song Of The Day: Hurray For The Riff Raff – The Body Electric

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Gary in Song of the Day, South By Southwest | Leave a comment

It’s that time again boys and girls. It’s SxSW 2014. Which means I’m here to sate your hunger for backwoods burial, taboo rendezvous, and all things that are strangely sickening yet cling beautifully on your psyche like a cobweb-ful of morning dew. Not that you actually asked for it.

“The Body Electric” from Hurray for the Riff Raff fills me with exactly that sense of tragedy even before I read about the reason for its writing (a dedication to the 2012 rape victim in Delhi). Channeling the southern charms of O Brother Where Art Thou, it cleverly veils an angst that likens to Johnny Cash’s The Man Comes Around.

I am reminded of Audra Mae, but Alynda Lee Segarra’s smokier, heavier voice carries her punches well and strikes a resounding cord in a mere 2:50 min. Have a listen to an excerpt from their KEXP performance.

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