Posts Tagged ‘Future Islands’

q and also a :: ANTIMAGIC

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Marcia and Ted of ANTIMAGIC sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.

q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

m: You Got Lucky (youtube) by Tom Petty.

t: “Same Old Scene” by Roxy Music, from their much-maligned Flesh & Blood album from 1980. It’s serves as the opening and closing music of the film Times Square also from 1980. Total ear candy perfection, but still kinda weird. A heavily reverbed Ferry vocal with little of his trademark vibrato, makes him sound like a ghost in a genuinely creepy way.

Streamable: Same Old Scene (youtube)

q: What is your favorite beverage?

m: I like iced tea, and I like Old Grand Dad, in separate glasses please.

t: Scalding hot black coffee.

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

m: Future Islands, can never see those guys play enough. Also YellowFever, their singer has a rad voice.

t: Talk Normal and The Psyched fer sure; so many good ones going right now – really enjoyed Heavy Cream a few weeks back as well, Parts And Labor, ZULUS

Downloadables:
Walking Through That Door (mp3) by Future Islands
Culver City (mp3) by YellowFever
In A Strangeland (mp3) by Talk Normal
Meow Meow (mp3) by Heavy Cream
A Great Divide (mp3) by Parts & Labor

Streamables:

SXSW 2011 Sampler (bandcamp)

Blackout (Live @ Death By Audio) by ZULUS

q: What is your favorite venue in NYC (if applicable)?

m+t: Death By Audio. Nicest folks, great sound, rad environment and we’ve always been paid. The best.

q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?

m: There’s a new exhibit at The Natural History Museum called The World’s Largest Dinosaurs that we’re both really stoked about. My mom just emailed me about it actually. Check it out.

t: Watching art and music documentaries on Netflix Instant – it’s like the only thing that they’ve instant-ized completely and apparently there’s an obscure documentary about almost any band or artist you could possibly be interested in. I just saw “Athens Inside And Out” for the first time, which was thrilling for contemporary ted the Pylon super fan and 8th grade ted the over-zealous R.E.M. apologist. Really well made, by turns heartbreaking and completely inspiring. I also watched a great one about The Doors recently at my girlfriend’s insistence that really did convince me to stop being such a naysayer on those guys.

Downloadable: Dub (mp3) by Pylon

Streamables:

Radio Free Europe (Live on Letterman) (youtube) by R.E.M.

Touch Me (Smother Brothers Comedy Hour) (youtube) by The Doors

q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

m+t: We’re having a 7″ release show on April 25th with our dear and talented friends The Psyched and YVETTE! We’re super stoked to finally have finished screenprinting the jackets and assembling everything. We’re also perilously close to finally finishing our eternally forthcoming 2nd full length, which we can barely contain our excitement about. Seriously.

Downloadables:
Shake Shake Shake (mp3)
Inner Most Secret Shogun Heart (mp3)
Never Learn Not To Run (mp3)

Shake Shake Shake 7 Inch by ANTIMAGIC

Streamables:

Live Trash (bandcamp)

Trash Symmetry (bandcamp)

Upcoming Shows:

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mp3 :: Double Dagger > Pillow Talk

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

And now, another Thrill Jockey release…

The purveyors of fine postpunk bass, drums, and vocals called Double Dagger have a new EP, Masks. The CD and 12″ both feature crazy limited edition packaging designed by the Post Typography design studio, and come with custom die-cut mask drawing covers. The eyes on said covers change color depending on the orientation of the viewer. It looks something like this.

Masks by Double Dagger

And it sounds like this. Listen.

Downloadable: Pillow Talk (mp3)

You can purchase the 12″ or CD and get a randomly selected cover or you can order the whole shebang in by selecting one of the many bundle options @ Thrill Jockey.

Upcoming Show: May 1 @ Death By Audio w/ Future Islands

Double Dagger is on the internet.
Double Dagger is on Myspace.
Thrill Jockey page is here.
Stationary Heart page is here.
Toxic Pop is here.
Terra Firma Ltd. is here.
Insound page is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.
More Double Dagger mp3s are here.

Double Dagger and their masks

mp3 :: Double Dagger > No Allies

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

B’more posthardcorers Double Dagger are coming to town next month. Maybe it’s time you banged your head and reconnected with some of the material from MORE, their Thrill Jockey debut. This here is the most recent mp3 the band has ok’ed for posting. Listen…

Downloadable: No Allies (mp3)

Upcoming Show:
Oct 24 @ Death By Audio w/ Future Islands

Myspace page is here.
More Double Dagger mp3s are here.
Thrill Jockey page is here.
Stationary Heart page is here.
Toxic Pop is here.
Terra Firma Ltd. is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

“Best Of 2003″ BONUS: I Was So Bored I Wanted To Hang Myself On The Dancefloor (mp3)

Double Dagger in SPIN
(source: SPIN, no really)

Lazy Saturday Vids: Acoustic Wavves + Future Islands + Live Nodzzz and TPOBPAH

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

Streamable: Weed Demon (youtube) by Wavves (props to THEY SHOOT MUSIC)



Streamable: So Bored (youtube) by Wavves



Streamable: Follow You (youtube) by Future Islands



Streamable: Is She There (pitchfork.tv) by Nodzzz



Streamable: Doing All the Things That Wouldn’t Make Your Parents Proud (pitchfork.tv) by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

TOMORROW: Javelin / Liturgy / Future Islands / Double Dagger

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Where: Market Hotel

Oh My Rockness profile is here.

When: Thursday, March 19 @ 9:00 PM

Who???

Sorry, no Teeth Mountain as previously listed.

Band: Javelin
last.fm Description: “hip-hop and electro production duo”
Pictures: speak louder than words
Watch: Soda Popinski (vimeo)

Band: Liturgy
last.fm Description: “brutal death metal”
Watch: Live @ Market Hotel Dec 19 2008 (youtube)

Band: Future Islands
last.fm Description: “perpetual singer movement in front of motionless band”
Pictures: speak louder than words
Listen: Old Friend (upset the rhythm mp3)

Band: Double Dagger
last.fm Description: “post punk band”
GT blogspot Description: “postpostpunkers”
Pictures: speak louder than words
Listen: No Allies (Live) (mp3) (source: Jeff Mewbourn The Baltimore Taper, Thanks!)
More mp3 are here.

Why: Double Dagger, Double Dagger, Double Dagger! They have built up a reputation as a fucking insane live act. I have missed Double Dagger every time they came to New York last year and it is really getting on my nerves that I have not seen them live. I just hope this show lives up to my expectations. Plus, their new Thrill Jockey album, MORE drops soon (more on that later).

Also, the Bard College show listed on the poster below is canceled and moved to Philly. Here are some deets…

NEW CITY / NEW VENUE / SAME AWESOME
Friday, March 20
Philadelphia, PA
Danger Danger Gallery
w/ Future Islands, +1 local TBA

Double Dagger + Future Islands Show Flyer