by charles poladian
So it’s that time again. I know what you’re thinking: what now? Well, it’s near the end of the year and near the end of the decade, so it’s all about the list. What’s the best toy to get, what’s the best album of 2009, what’s the best album of the first decade of 2000, what’s the worst album of 2009, it all becomes too much. I guess we’re all obsessive in that way, we need lists to categorize and check off. It really is a gratifying experience. I feel like I had a productive week, did you? If not, don’t sweat it and enjoy the Reel.
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► More New Album Announcements!
► What do you do when you release perhaps the best album of 2009? Well, why not release an EP of fresh ideas that have been bubbling in that ‘ol collective creativity? That’s exactly what Animal Collective is doing with Fall Be Kind, out digitally on November 23rd, and you can pick up a physical copy on December 15th. The album features “What Would I Want? Sky” which contains the first ever licensed Grateful Dead sample along with four other tracks. Not a bad treat for fans.
Fall Be Kind Track Listing
1 – Graze
2 – What Would I Want? Sky
3 – Bleed
4 – On a Highway
5 – I Think I Can
► In other exciting news, Liars will be coming out with a new dose of primal no-wave inspired music; Sisterworld, their first album in three years, will be released in 2010. The band settled down in L.A. for this album, doing all of the production in America for the first time since 2004. Said to be inspired by the fringe characters that are drawn to L.A. and the city itself, the album will be a must listen when it comes out.
► After four years of waiting, Four Tet is set to release some new material. There is Love in You will be released on January 26th, 2010. Expect the first single, “Love Cry” to be released on December 8th.
There is Love in You Tracklisting:
1 – Angel Echoes
2 – Love Cry
3 – Circling
4 – Pablo’s Heart
5 – Sing
6 – This Unfolds
7 – Reversing
8 – Plastic People
9 – She Just Likes To Fight
► Hot Chip is set to release their latest effort, One Life Stand, in early February. More details are sure to follow including some choice U.S. dates. One month prior, Beach House will release Teen Dream via Bella Union Records on January 25, 2010.
► Enjoy Sessions Featuring tUnE-yArDs
4AD is offering some great new music all for you, and free! The label will be presenting their roster of artists in a unique and intimate setting, letting their music do the talking. The first band to get the treatment is 2009 sensation tUnE-yArDs. Enjoy the 25 minute set below and check out 4AD.com/Sessions when they release more sets.
► Let’s Talk About Songs That Define Brooklyn
Sure to be torn apart and criticized, NYMag released their list of 40 songs that are at the heart of Brooklyn’s emergence as the music capitol. You have your Grizzly Bear, Suckers, The National, Panda Bear, Japanther, Matt and Kim, Gang Gang Dance, and LCD Soundsystem to name a few. Check out the list here, any songs they left out?
Once again, my time for talking is done. Enjoy the gorgeous styling of Massive Attack and Grizzly Bear. Enjoy Veteran’s Day, and all condolences to Jerry Fuchs, a great drummer who seems to be just as great of a person.
►Massive Attack:
►Grizzly Bear:
One Comment
readng in bed re is the best song of the decade!