Irish songsmith James Mcmorrow - he of Bon Iver comparsions (although we think he's a bit more Jeff Buckley in there) joined us in studio to talk about his well received debut album, supporting the The Antlers, those aforementioned comparisons and the thorny topic of "indie cred".
Recent Assets
March 2010 Archives
Irish songsmith James Mcmorrow - he of Bon Iver comparsions (although we think he's a bit more Jeff Buckley in there) joined us in studio to talk about his well received debut album, supporting the The Antlers, those aforementioned comparisons and the thorny topic of "indie cred".Javeline - "Oh Centra" (Thrill Jockey)
Two Door Cinema Club - "Undercover Martyn" {Passion Pit Remix} (Kitsune)
Pure Ecstacy - "Voices" (Acéphale)
The Mountain Goats "Alpha Omega" (4AD)
James McMorrow - "Hear The Noise That Moves So Soft And Low" {Acoustic Version} (EMI Music Publishing)
Villagers - "Becoming A Jackal" (Domino)
Vyvienne Long - "Bad Move" (Happyhazard)
Ben Kweller - "Walk On Me" (ATO Records)
The Decemberists - "O Valencia!" (Capitol)
Bats - "BATS spelled backwards is STAB" (Richter Collective)
Phantogram - "When I'm Small" (BBE)
Damien Jurado - "Arkansas" (Secretly Canadian)
ROXY MUSIC
LEFTFIELD
MASSIVE ATTACK
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
THE FRAMES
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD
THE NATIONAL
MUMFORD &SONS
SEASICK STEVE
MODEST MOUSE
HOT CHIP
GIL SCOTT HERON
FEVER RAY
JONSI (SIGUR ROS)
FAT FREDDYS DROP
BAD LIEUTENANT
CRYSTAL CASTLES
AFRO CELT SOUNDSYSTEM
BOOKASHADE
BLOODY BEETROOTS DEATH CREW77
STEVE EARLE
BEACH HOUSE
THE BIG PINK
LOW ANTHEM
REDNECK MANIFESTO
THE HORRORS
MONOTONIX
LIQUID LIQUID
HERE WE GO MAGIC
FIELD MUSIC
CYMANDE
MESSIAH J & THE EXPERT
DUBLIN GOSPEL CHOIR
CARIBOU
ADRIAN CROWLEY
VILLAGERS
NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
BEAKESTRA & CHALIE 2 NA
MR SCRUFF
MEMORY TAPES
Not a bad fist announcement by half. Particularly looking forward to seeing The National (oh let it be even half as good as their Nov 2007 show at Dublin's Olympia and I'll be happy) Caribou, Massive Attack and The Redneck Manifesto.
Limerick's rap / comedy / hip hop hybrid Rubber Bandits will also be on the line-up we understand.
Tickets on sale this Friday 26th March at 9am for €240 (again). The early bird €199 price is sold-out. And be sure to go here for all the latest EP news: http://forum.electricpicnic.ie/
Barry
Yes indeed, the wonderful Will Oldham shall play not one, not two, not even three, but five (!!) dates in Ireland this Summer. No word on ticket prices as yet.
27 July: Bonnie Prince Billy - Empire, Belfast
28 July: Bonnie Prince Billy
- Whelans, Dublin
29 July: Bonnie Prince Billy
- Whelans, Dublin
30 July: Bonnie Prince Billy - Roisin Dubh, Galway
31 July: Bonnie Prince Billy
- Skibbereen Festival, Cork
Gorillaz - "Some Kind of Nature" (Parlaphone)
Nada Surf - "Electrocution" by Bill Fox. (City Slang)
Holy Roman Army - "Wave of Mutilation" by the Pixies. (Collapsed Adult Records)
Gil Scott Heron - "Me and The Devil" (XL Recordings)
Delphic - "Clarion Call" (Polydor)
Desmond Decker & The Aces - "Pickyney Girl"
So Cow - "Limboat" (Tic Tac Totally)
Broken Bells - "The High Road" (Columbia)
Born Ruffians - "Sole Brother" (Warp Records)
Joanna Newsom - "Easy" (Drag City)
Irish troubadour Fionn Regan dropped into studio to talk about his new album The Shadow Of An Empire, the change in musical direction it's heralded, how traveling informs his writings and his early days in the UK...Sam Amidon - "How Come That Blood" (Bedroom Community)
Foals -" Spanish Sahara" (Transgressive)
Fionn Regan - "Lord Help My Poor Soul" (Heavenly Recordings)
Teenage Fanclub - "Ain't That Enough" (Creation Records)
Foals -" Spanish Sahara" (Transgressive)
Fionn Regan - "Lord Help My Poor Soul" (Heavenly Recordings)
Teenage Fanclub - "Ain't That Enough" (Creation Records)
Sparklehorse - "Most Beautiful Widow In Town" (Capitol)
Jesca Hoop released her 2nd album Hunting My Dress at the tail end of 2009. If you haven't already heard it go forth now and invest - it is simply brilliant. Still here? Her progressive folk / blues stylings meld in a shimmering sonic assault that is rather unique. Barry caught up with prior to her rather more stripped back Dublin show at the end of February and asked about her musical background and why her next album will be a completely silent work...
Wilco - "Wilco (The Song)" (Nonesuch Records)
Blood Red Shoes - "It's Happening Again" (V2)
Menomena - "Muscle and Flo" (Barsuk)
Jennifer Evans - "Salient Point" (Scuffle)
Not Squares - "Asylum" (Self Release)
Jesca Hoop - "Bed Across The Sea" (Indie Europe / Zoom)
Two Door Cinema Club - "Come Back Home" (Kitsune)
Yacht - "The Summer Song" (DFA Records)
Dublin's Autumn Owls have created 2 EP's of atmospheric, lyrical indie rock not unlike Wico or, indeed, The National. They are one of this year's Irish continghent heading to the musical smorgasbord that is Austin's SXSW. The band dropped into studio for a chat and a song ahead of their Texas trip and discussed a hectic gigging schedule to date, recent additions to their line-up and the recording of their debut album.Interview:
And So I Watch You From Afar - "S is for Salamander" (Smalltown America)
Frightened Rabbit - "Swim Until You Can't See Land" (Fatcat Records)
Owen Pallet - "E is for Estranged" (Domino)
The Redneck Manifesto - "Black Apple" (Trust Me I'm A Thief)
The Morning Benders - "Promises" (Rough Trade Records)
Autumn Owls - In studio acoustic
The Coral - "Goodbye" (Deltasonic)
Field Music - "Measure" (Memphis Industries)
Kate Bush - "Cloudbusting" (EMI)