Moby - Pale Horses

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFsvKcWnee0

What the world needs is another Moby single. This is actually not a bad single and is off his forthcoming new album called Wait For Me which should be out now. Very downtempoish. Vocals are Amelia Zirin Brown(who?) who is a friend of Mobys.

Dirty Projectors / Anni Rossi

1. Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMPF6lpM0XM

I'm convinced this is what Indie RnB would be if there was such a thing of indie RnB. Very good track though off the Domino Record Label who really don't ever fail with their releases. The Dirty Projectors is Dave Longstreth accompanied by a shifting cast of band members. This is his first album for Domino Records although there has been many records. This is the first single from Bitte Orca.



2. Anni Rossi - The West Coast
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzKlutR0ve8

This is a grower off 4AD by Anni Rossi. Nice track from her album Rockwell. Anni just recently opened up for labelmates Camera Obscura here in Toronto at Lee's Palace on June 27. You can read a review of her show at our Sister blog Panic Manual right here. Although Panic Manual didn't take to well to the show the single below definately does have some good qualities and has inspired me to track down the full length.

Freemasons & Sophie Ellis-Bextor / Basement Jaxx

Two Club tracks for Saturday

1. Freemasons & Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak Make Me a Dancer

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1wnAaIVvcs

Great new club track from the Freemasons and featuring the vocals of Sophie Ellis-Bextor (The Audience). Epic slow trotting house-trance track. This one is off Loaded records. Nice video of Sophie but no real plot to the video.



2. Basement Jaxx -Raindrops

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdtewwXmb1M

First single taken from the new album Scars due out in September. Nice track but when do Basement Jaxx ever fail. Sorta chanelling MGMT for this one. Not sure how long the video will be available as it has adult content and is being banned. Check it out below. Otherwise click on the above link for a non video audio youtube track.

La Roux - Bulletproof

Catchy retro electro cut that stormed to number 1 on the UK charts. How, I'm not sure. Good track? Yes. Incredible track? No. I'll let you judge. This is the third single taken from the self titled debut album by this British synthpop duo. Check out what our sister blog Panic Manual is saying about La Roux right now right here. Or check out the mini review of the second single by us earlier this year here.

To see the video click on the Youtube link below (alas the majors won't let us bloggers embed their videos these days (not sure why): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOYufRHQSms

Fleet Foxes - Your Protector / Jarvis Cocker - Angela

Fleet Foxes - Your Protector

Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O52raYzXvk

Brand new single from their spectacular full length self titled album. This is on Bella Union Records. No video as of yet to go with this 7 Inch. Just a fan made video below



And while we are at it lets see what Jarvis is all on about:

Jarvis Cocker - Angela

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbNh4CS9Cns

Taken from his latest solo album Further Complications I think Jarvis is pulling a Nick Cave on us here. This album was released in May and disappeared just as quick. Not to say the album is bad as I have not heard it myself. This was the first single from the album and isn't bad. Again very Nick Cavish music wise in my opinion.

Bat For Lashes / Florence + The Machine Double UP Wednesday

First Off....Happy Canada Day.

Bat For Lashes - Pearl's Dream


Brand new single from the fantastic new album Two Suns. This single definately makes me think Kate Bush. Nice track. Unfortunately Parlophone won't let me embed so you will need to click on the youtube link below for the video

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jfxm4ywN4s

Florence + The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up)


A new single from this act from their album Lungs. Very nice and in the same vein as Bat For Lashes. Universal Music is the culprit this time and alas you will need to click on the youtube link below for the video

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHqbco0zHWo

Dinosaur Jr - Over It

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgTJtdn6VjM
Grungy return for Dinosaur Jr. The new album Farm is getting huge hype and this is the first single. The video is a clever shot of the band reliving their youth by doing skate board/bmx bike tricks for 3:46 including some crazy spills. My mate Ben is all over this band. American band who first got going in 1984.

Ash - Return Of White Rabbit

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsOACFA3sXA

New high energy single from Ash called Return of White Rabbit. One of the better things I have heard from them in years. Not sure what the strategy is but it looks like they are going with a new strategy. After 2007's album, Twilight Of The Innocents, Ash have indicated that the band will not release another album. Instead, they are now releasing the 'A-Z Series', a series of 26 singles released on a fortnightly basis over the next 12 months. Return Of White Rabbit is the first of these singles.

Fans will be able to download this song free of charge from the Ash website www.ash-official.com from May 18, and 1000 limited 7” will be made available to buy through mail order and selected independent record shops from June 8.

A band adopting the digital age while still catering the vinyl fanatics.

Anyways....fantastic track

ABC Live in Toronto at Pride Sunday June 28, 2009

Having been really young when ABC put out their first single I was quite excited about the opportunity to check them out live about 30 years later. On arrival I just caught the tail end of another 80s ikon Wang Chung. Was always a big fan of their track Dance Hall Days but you can have Everybody Have Fun Tonight. Of course, I was unlucky enough to catch only the latter track.

Check out Dance Hall Days here:
Dance Hall Days Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ernCPFVe8wU

ABC were next to take to the stage. I keep on forgeting we are all getting older. Martin Fry, lead singer of the band is 51. Dressed in a suit, he said a quick hello and said he was going to run through his 80s catalog. No other original members are still part of the band. He dropped right into Poison Arrow.

The following was the set list which went heavy on their early career and avoided the later stuff completely (They have nine albums). Alot of good singles missed including one of my favourites Vanity Kills. The set was maybe about 4o minutes and had no encores. ABC released a new album last year called Traffic, their first album in 11 years and he played one track off of it but surprisingly not the first single.

Poison Arrow (Lexicon Of Love - 1st album)
How To Be A Millionaire (How To Be A Zillionaire - 3rd album)
Ride (Traffic - 9th album)
All Of My Heart (Lexicon Of Love - 1st album)
Forever Together (?-New Song-?)
Tears Are Not Enough (Lexicon Of Love - 1st album)
Be Near Me (How To Be A Zillionaire - 3rd album)
When Smokey Sings (Alphabet City - 4th album)
Look Of Love (Lexicon Of Love - 1st album)

Actually I found out that all these bands that performed Sunday afternoon as part of Pride was not by coincidence. They are all currently on tour as part of A Regeneration Tour across North America with ABC headlining. Also included on top of ABC, Wang Chung are Missing Persons, Cutting Crew, and Terri Nunn of Berlin. This was the shame that Terri Nunn didn't make the Canadian date. Loved Berlin and their classics including No More Words, and Sex (I'm A).

I'll leave you with the classic video for Look Of Love. Cannot embed unfortunately due to the record company but click to get the youtube video. Classic video

Look Of Love Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkwEK9AYQHg

Jack Penate Be The One

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKRchFtlkEI

Okay. Michael is gone and we need to move on. Fantastic new single from Jack Penate on XL Recordings. This is off the very good 2nd album Everything Is New. Great indiepop single