New New Musical Express - March 2008

New Music March 2008, by Nialloleary.

Extract:

Q Magazine March 2008


Random Recommended Tracks

NEON NEON new track entitled "Michael Douglas” taken from the forthcoming album “Stainless Style” available on (Lex Album)

Hercules & Love Affair new track entitled “Blind” taken from their forthcoming album “Hercules & Love Affair” available on http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes

Sébastien Tellier new track entitled “Roche” taken from his forthcoming album “Sexuality” available on (Lucky Number Album)

Tiny Masters of Todaynew single entitled “Hologram World” available on http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes

Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong new single entitled “Lonely Buoy” available on http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes

Martina Topley-Bird new single entitled “Carnies” available on Carnies (Independiente Single)

Envelopes new track entitled "Heaven” taken from the forthcoming album “Here Comes The Wind” available on (Brille album)

(See journal for links and more new music).

Nine Inch Nails is taking cues from Radiohead’s experiment, and has launched their new album online, with record-setting options on both ends...free to very expensive. Its new instrumental album, “Ghosts I-IV” went live tonight, here (The site’s down very sluggish right now as fans hit the site in presumably crazy numbers).

The options include (via Idolator, since the site is sluggish):
-- Free downloads of the first nine tracks from the Ghosts I-IV collection as DRM-free MP3s, plus the 40-page PDF.
-- $5 download: All 36 tracks in a variety of digital formats, plus a 40-page PDF.
-- $10 two-disc set: A double-disc set, packaged in a Digipak with a 16-page booklet, to be shipped on April 8. Includes immediate download of album.
-- $75 deluxe edition: Ghosts I-IV in a “hardcover fabric slipcase containing two audio CDs, one data DVD with all tracks in multi-track format, and a Blu-Ray disc of Ghosts I-IV. Ships May 1. Includes immediate download of album.
-- $300 “ultra-deluxe limited edition package”: Deluxe edition plus a four-LP set on 180-gram vinyl, which is packaged in a fabric slipcase. Two limited-edition Giclee prints are included; package is numbered and signed by Trent Reznor. Limited to a run of 2500, and one piece per customer. Ships May 1 and includes immediate download.

NIN’s contract with longtime label Interscope expired last October, and since then it is going direct, a la Radiohead. According to Billboard, one source close to NIN believes the differentiation between the approaches of artists in this position will actually be what changes the game. Hence these many pricing and package options.

Updated: The MP3 album also went live on Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) at the same time, the only online music store to offer it.

The album can be listened to below:

Source and album: Paid Content.org

Check out a totally guilt-free download of the gorgeous "New Soul" by emerging French songstress Yael Naim. The song It is currently featured on the new Macbook Air commercial so you will likely recognize it the moment you hear the opening notes. "New Soul" is taken from the Paris-based singer's upcoming self-titled debut that she recorded with collaborator West Indian multi-instrumentalist David Donatien. The album will be released on Atlanta Records on March 18.

Source and download link: Arjan Writes

As promised, here are the videos of SugaRush Beat Company's appearance on 'Later... with Jools Holland'.

Video - They Said

Video - L.O.V.E

MySpace

A new album featuring Zooey Deschanel & the fantastic M. Ward under the name She & Him will be out this month... I found the tune and track listings and samples here and I have fallen in love (Not just with Zooey Deschanel but the music too)

You may remember Zooey Deschanel as an actress in movies such as 'Almost famous'
and 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'... She rocks my tiny wee world. You can hear M. Ward's musical thumping and scratching tumble along as Deschanels vocals float along the top like a rubber ducky on a stormy see. The mix is wonderful... I can't wait to hear more.

Click here to hear the first single named "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" SIMPLY WONDERFUL.

Blackandredkris

Amazon UK, May 08

Johnny Flynn is described in Last.fm as upbeat post folk. Post folk is a new one on me, I'll check it out.

Meanwhile, here's the video for the new single, Leftovers, out 10 March.

Video

MySpace

Portishead - Third : Album Review 5/5, by me.

Extract:

The album begins with Silence. Sounds like a man speaking Brazilian Portuguese at the beginning, I'm not sure, before the track begins. The depth of darkness in this track just makes me think it's up there with the best of Massive Attack. Mezzanine is one of my favourite albums, it's my 5/5. 'Silence' belongs there. It's city music, cold, dark, with Beth Gibbons's scary melody over the thumping beats. Good to drive on a motorway at night to.

Second single from the up-and-coming Clinic. They're still wearing masks.

Video - The Witch

New single, We Think We Have Eyes, taken from the very lovely Blasts of Holy Birth from Lewis & Clarke. The video is quite charming, in a wholesome, homemade kind of way.

The album is streamable in Last.fm and I've tagged it 'my gang 08' to appear in our Featured Albums 08 radio.

Video and article.

... we're proud to announce the April 7 beta launch of Pitchfork.tv, the first-ever music video channel dedicated to documenting independent music as it happens. As a visual extension of the music coverage Pitchfork has provided for more than a decade, and a means of updating and advancing the music television format, the online channel will bring you closer to the artists you love, through original mini-documentaries, secret rooftop and basement sessions, full concerts, exclusive interviews, and the most carefully curated selection of music videos online.

In addition, Pitchfork.tv will become the first online video channel to screen full-length feature films, vintage concerts, and music DVDs free of charge. From the Pixies' 2004 reunion tour film LoudQuietLoud and Todd Phillips' notorious GG Allin documentary Hated, to Jimmy Joe Roche & Dan Deacon's acid-drenched visual art piece Ultimate Reality, Pitchfork.tv will highlight a different film each week in its entirety.

Source and more details: Pitchfork

Radiohead are to play a free concert for BBC Radio 2 this April.

The gig, to be held at the BBC's Radio Theatre, situated in central London's Broadcasting House, is open to fans who can apply for, or win, tickets.

Fans can call 08700 100 200 to apply for tickets to the intimate gig - passes will also be given away on Radio 2 shows.

The gig takes place on April 1, and will be the band's first live appearance since their tiny show at London's 93 Feet East venue in January.

Source: Old NME

Elbow's Guy Garvey has spoken out against iTunes, asking them to give artists the right to lock albums.

The singer believes that allowing users to buy individual tracks from albums is leading to the death of the music form.

Laying out his demands, Garvey said: "Ultimately, iTunes is a device for selling hardware, MP3-playing hardware, so they should give the artists the freedom to lock their records if they want and it's something that I'm personally gonna see if I can make happen because it's fucking important."

Garvey, whose band are set to release their fourth album 'The Seldom Seen Kid' next week (March 17), told Gigwise.com: It's not the buying thing either, it's not like I want £7.99 not 79p.

"I'd rather people went ripped the whole thing for free than got the individual tracks for 79p each, you know what I mean, there's no point in doing what we do (otherwise)."

Source: Old NME