Thom York - Latitude Festival (July 19, 2009)

Set List:
01 - The Eraser
02 - Arpeggi
03 - Atoms for Peace
04 - Harrowdown Hill
05 - Follow Me Around
06 - Everything in its Right Place
07 - The Present Tense
08 - Cymbal Rush
09 - Black Swan
10 - Videotape
11 - There There
12 - True Love Waits

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The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometown (2009)

 
 Pitchfork: 8

"Over the course of the past 10 or so years-- from Neutral Milk Hotel to Arcade Fire to Bright Eyes-- winking detachment has ceded an increasing amount of indie rock ground to unmockable earnestness. Next in that line of serious, and seriously emotive, songwriters are the Rural Alberta Advantage. The Toronto-based trio, led by born-and-bred Albertan Nils Edenloff, has created an affecting debut that's full of nostalgic songs about hometowns (hence its title) and heartbreaks, marrying salt-of-the-earth acoustic rock to energetic rhythms and grand orchestral arrangements. Even Edenloff's nasal, impassioned singing and lyricism are practically naked in their straightforward sincerity. "

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Ramona Falls - Intuit (2009)

Ramona Falls is Brent Knopf's first solo venture, but he has an extensive musical resume as part of trio Menomena. His debut release, Intuit, was written and performed by Brent, with guest appearances by 35 friends (including members of The Helio Sequence, Mirah, Loch Lomond, 31 Knots, Talkdemonic, Nice Nice, Tracker, Dat'r, Dear Reader, 3 Leg Torso, and Matt Sheehy).


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The Sunshine Underground - Everything, Right Now EP (2009)

Four likely lads from Shrewsbury who came together in Leeds. Together, they form the rhythm colossus known as The Sunshine Underground.

The Sunshine Underground - Coming To Save You from dave Aspinall on Vimeo.

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Cold Cave – Love Comes Close (2009)

Wesley Eisold, the man at the center of dark synth band Cold Cave said this is his attempt to “make a beautiful album to balance all the ugliness I’ve put into the world.”



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Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures (2009)

Them Crooked Vultures is the new Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones super-group.



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The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (2009)

 Pitchfork + 9
"There's a raw directness to Embryonic that's been largely absent from Lips records since the mid-90s. For the first time in years, they've made an album that actually sounds like a band playing live together in a small room. In light of Mystics' overly processed, grab-bag quality, the holistic, audio-vérité approach on display here is remarkable-- the record is extremely dense, initially overwhelming, but unusually rewarding upon repeat listens. Like the double-disc, high-concept rock epics of yore (think Physical Graffiti or Bitches Brew), it captures them at their most sprawling and ambitious, boldly pushing themselves towards more adventurous horizons."

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We are the Storm - We are the Storm EP (2009)

I don't know anything about We are the Storm, but they're from Uppsala, Sweden and I like their sound.



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Carsick Cars - You Can Listen, You Can Talk (2009)

One of the most widely admired bands in Beijing's underground, Carsick Cars have played major festivals and concerts in China and abroad with the likes of Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Ex Models and These Are Powers. Carsick Cars, whose "Zhong nan hai" is considered the anthem of Chinese countercultural youth,  released their second CD this year, which was produced by Wharton Tiers, who also produced CDs for Sonic Youth, Glenn Branca, and Dinosaur Jr.

CARSICK CARS - 蘑菇 蘑菇 MOGU MOGU (Music Video) from Maybe Mars / 兵马司 on Vimeo.

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BBC - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose (2009)

Bombay Bicycle Club are a North London teenage foursome creating fierce catchy indie rock. Their new album has been a massive success. Receiving warm reviews it delighted fans, with some of the material on the record being written when the group were just fifteen.



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