The Tallest Man On Earth’s second LP, The Wild Hunt, is out April 13 via Dead Oceans. Here’s a taste of what’s to come.
The Tallest Man On Earth – “King of Spain”
Read our review of The Tallest Man On Earth’s 2008 album, Shallow Grave, here.
Stream the full album while you can on NPR’s First Listen. Courage of Others is out Feb. 2 via Bella Union.
And, if you are anywhere near North Texas in March, you should probably mark your calendar for Midlake’s show with The Flaming Lips at Denton’s NX35 Music Conferette.
I can’t stop listening to Elvis Perkins in Deerland. Definitely one of the most underrated albums of 2009.
Mentions of The Low Anthem have scrolled across my glowing screen often as of late, but I sat oblivious to the band’s charms until last week. I happened upon their Lake Fever Sessions videos and now I am completely enamored. All of these videos are worth your time, but pay special attention to “This God Damn House.” It is something special.
With a menagerie of instruments–a beat up pump organ, a duct-taped baritone and a clarinet– the band creates a deceptively large orchestral-folk sound. It’s simple but full and comes with surprises. The organ’s foot pumps provide a strange but fitting rhythm that clicks just beneath the song throughout. And, the song’s last few bars take an ethereal turn when a pair of cell phones takes a whistled melody to another world.
Watch. You won’t be disappointed.
If you want more, check out the video for “Charlie Darwin” from the bands latest long player, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin. Another gem.
Centro-Matic frontman Will Johnson has joined Magnolia Electric Co.’s Jason Molina for what will likely be the most understated indie supergroup of the year. The duo, under the name Molina & Johnson, releases a long-awaited self-titled LP next month.
Johnson’s aching melodies and weary delivery are at the forefront of the album’s opening track, “Twenty Cycles to the Ground.” But, Molina’s backing harmonies are a nice addition, providing levity by filling the crags in Johnson’s voice.
Molina & Johnson – “Twenty Cycles To the Ground”
Looking forward to hearing more from Molina & Johnson. The album is out Nov. 3 on Secretly Canadian.
