Jens Lekman
“An Argument With Myself”
New Jens Lekman song! Not sure how I feel about it yet—the frenetic melody and lyrics are definitely on the contentious side (with a bit of a “Graceland”-era Paul Simon vibe), but I guess that’s the whole point. This song stresses me out a little (arguments tend to have that effect), but I can’t wait to hear more new stuff from Jens.
And hey—look! Tour dates!:
Sept 28 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Sept 29 - San Francisco, CA - California Academy of Sciences
Oct 1 - Seattle, WA - Columbia
City Theater [Great venue. This show will be RAD.]
Oct 3 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Oct 5 - Washington DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Oct 6 - Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Ethical Society
Oct 7 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct 8 - Boston, MA - Somerville Armory
Oct 9 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct 14 - Nijmegen, NL - The Vereniging
Oct 15 - Düsseldorf, DE - Schumannsaal Düsseldorf
Oct 17 - London, UK - Heaven
Oct 19 - Manchester, UK - Band on the Wall
Oct 22 - Stockholm, SE - Södra Teatern
Oct 24 - Köpenhamn. DK - Jazzhouse
Oct 27 - Milano, IT - Salumeria della Musica
Oct 29 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Music Festival
twin shadow’s last tour for forget was announced today. check out the dates/locations on the image above. was fortunate enough be graced by mr. george lewis jr.’s presence at sxsw and it def a show that should not be missed.
Huzzah to this tour poster. It will be awesome to see Twin Shadow play as a full-on headliner (although they were the headliner in my heart at their last Seattle gig).
Good. Bad. Ugly.
Ennio Morricone. Looks like this could have been a Smiths or Morrissey album cover, no?
Yo La Tengo - “Periodically Double Or Triple”
1. I’m getting stoked for tonight’s Yo La Tengo show at the Showbox, 2. This video looks like it was a blast to make, 3. I could totally go for some cantaloupe melon right now, and 4. I have a ticket for sale!
Oh, and 5: Wish you were here, jhp.
Excellent V-day (or any day) mix from Bobby at The Fox is Black (formerly KistuneNoir.com).
Track list:
Swarming by Efterklang
Seed by Kap Bambino
Fujiyama Attack by Guitar Wolf
Tell ‘Em by Sleigh Bells
This Is All We’ve Got by Cut Copy
Tokyo Eye by Sonic Youth
Mickey Mouse by Wavves
Exit Does Not Exist by Modest Mouse
We Are Sex Bob-omb by Sex Bob-omb
Not In Love by Crystal Castles
Bury Us Alive by Starfucker
Download it here.
I <3 Man Man and reeeeally wish I could see them tonight at Neumo’s, but alas, I have other plans. When I saw them play here a couple years ago, the first 15 minutes of the show instantly qualified for inclusion on my BEST SHOWS EVAR list. So, so good. See them live if you can.
Also: This video is cute (Fred Armisen plays a creep and an ice cream man serves bunnies in waffle cones, among other things). You should watch it.
“A Summer in 3/4 Time,” a waltz-tastic mix by Jens Lekman.
Track listing:
Au Revoir Simone - Shadows (Jens Lekman’s remix) /// Barbara Mason - Oh How It Hurts /// Thomas Mapfumo - Madiro /// the Morning Benders - Excuses /// dialogue from Gregory’s Girl (1981) /// Chad & Jeremy - Everyone’s Gone To The Moon /// music and dialogue from Day Of The Locust (1975) /// Eggstone - Birds In Cages /// Pete Drake - Forever /// Armando Mantovani - Around the World /// dialogue from Puberty Blues (1981) /// Jane Morgan & the Troubadours - Fascination /// Armando Trovajoli - L’Amore Dice Ciao /// Sharon O’Neill - Puberty Blues /// Like A Sleepy Blue Ocean
GEEK-OUT UPDATE: This mix—is killing me. So good, seriously. And it has Eggstone! I love Eggstone! Go Sweden! Go Jens!
Jens Lekman – “The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love” - Stereogum
YES. Finally.
And in Jens’ own words:
It’s a song of hope. When love turns its back on you it’s nice to know there’s a world out there that doesn’t give a shit about your problems. That forces you to keep your head held high and move on. A world that is fragile and beautiful. Maybe it can sound cold to some of you, but let me make it clear that I believe in love, I just get so wrapped up in it sometimes that I need to put it into proportion. It’s something you have to do a lot when you’re Jens Lekman.
I love this song. This video is what I want my summer to look like (if it would just get here already).
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes - “Home”
I bet these kids would be fun to hang out with.
themusicwagon:Can you believe they’ve just released a video for this song? Don’t get me wrong, I’m still madly in love with this song, but it’s been out seemingly forever! I guess it took a while to build a time machine, travel back to 1971, steal a bunch of 8mm footage, and come back to edit it all together.
I kid! But this is exactly the type of video I’d expect from Ed Sharpe and his metal-attracted zeroes! And honestly, had I not seen modern cars in the background of some shots, I’d suspect that the footage actually was from 1971!
