Daedelus

Monday, February 15th at Majestic Theater

w/ Nosaj Thing and Jogger

He's about the beats.  I guess since I wrote about Danger Mouse yesterday, I decided to continue my appreciation for guys who can throw down some great sounds while having others sing over them.  Daedelus does just that, with the few songs I have heard, able to go from a melodic Postal service sound to a harder, almost Gorillaz beat.  The synths are nice.  The beat is fun and even sometimes danceable.  He studied music at the University of California, and you can tell with some of the weavings of sound and vocals he does with a few of his songs.  Check out some of his music, and then check him out at the Majestic

Fair Weather Friends (AMAZING VIDEO)

It's Maddness (Nosaj Thing Remix)

La Nocturn

How I love Danger Mouse.

Broken Bells: Collaboration with Frontman of the Shins, James Mercer

   I first heard about Danger Mouse when my roommate at the time was emphatically complimenting this Hip Hop album he had heard, DangerDoom.   Listening to it, I didn't care too much for the rap style of MF Doom, but the music and beats were amazing.  I also knew that he illegally combined Jay-Z's rapping to the Beatles The White Album to create The Grey Album but I haven't checked it out yet.  Then Gnarls Barkley hit the scene in 2006 releasing the huge hit, Crazy, which I remember Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal covering when they were touring that year.  Gnarls Barkley is composed of Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green.   

Recently, under copyright litigation again, Danger Mouse teamed up with Sparklehorse and released one of my favorite albums of 2009, Sparklehorse and Danger Mouse present: Dark Night of the Soul.  But since Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse didn't get the rights to these songs from the record label EMI, they were not permitted to release the album.  Instead, they released the album with a blank CD-R and encouraged people to illegally download it themselves.  Any group that is brave enough to go against these Middleman record label thugs is definitely high in my books.  The list of artists that contributed to this album include James Mercer from The Shins, Black Francis, Iggy Pop, The Flaming Lips and the recently deceased Vic Chesnutt.  I highly recommend you "acquire" this album.

       Now I have great news that I just found out about.  Dangermouse is teaming up with James Mercer again and releasing a new album under the name, Broken Bells.  Their first single has already made an impact on music blogs.  The link for it is HERE. 

Whatever this guys touches seems to turn into gold, so I'm definitely looking forward to this new album.   

Out with old, In with the New

New Albums....New Solo Projects

2010

Some of this may be old news for some of you, but I spent the day looking up some info on up and coming Albums/projects that either are out now or are coming out in 2010.  I may post an in depth blog on some new band since I haven't done New Music Sunday for awhile (or daily blogging.  Sorry, My OCD kicked in.  I usually have peaks and troughs of interests in things and currently I'm in a trough with this blog, but I'm hoping with the New Year and an increase in touring bands coming to Madison, I'll be blogging more again.)  So here are some rumors I've picked up on the music blogs. If you hear of any others, let me know. 


New Albums coming out in 2010

Arcade Fire is releasing New Album in May:  PLEASE, PLEASE stop at Sasquatch on your tour.
Hot Chip: February 8th
Beach House: Teen Dream - January 26
The Books: April 2010 - (Nick told me directly, so yeah!!)
Wavves: ?? - Apparently they got some new band members form Jay Reatard's band and will be releasing a
                   new album sometime next year.  They already have a single out called Mickey Mouse.

New Solo Projects

Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson (so beautiful) lead singer from Sigur Ros just released a song from his solo project: boy lilikoi:  Again, PLEASE, PLEASE come to Sasquatch this year.

Joe Goddard of Hot Chip just released a solo album last month.  Here's a song from that: Lemon and Lime.

That's it.  Keep your eyes peeled for BBC's list of upcoming artists for 2010 coming out tomorrow. I know I will and hopefully have some great new artists to blog about. 

Screamin' Cyn Cyn and the Pons, His & Her Vanities, The Dials, & more

New Year's Eve Show

High Noon Saloon 8:30pm - Close

I already wrote about The Dials playing at the High Noon Saloon on New Year's Eve.  Now I wanted to mention two other local bands who have made a name for themselves in Madison and who will also be performing New Year's Eve at the High Noon Saloon.

Screaming Cyn Cyn and the Pons

              If you haven't heard about them, then you must be pretty new to Madison.  Screaming Cyn Cyn and the Pons is composed of Shane O'Neil, Cynthia and Christian Burnson, and Steve Shah on drums.  They are fun.  They are playful on stage (and off when they mosh with fellow audience members).  They have great outfits, great short punk/pop/heartbreak songs and a great following here in Madison.  It's no wonder that they are headling this show.

 

His & Her Vanities

          His & Her Vanities I don't know much about, but I know that when I went to see them live a few months back, they put on a good show.  It's Indie rock and there isn't too much that is different then maybe some other bands you have heard of.  But the vocals are great, the songs are tight and don't seem slopply put together and the songs themselves are fun.  Check them out for yourself.

Also playing the show is The Descendaints, who since they don't have any songs up on their myspace page, I don't know exactly how they show.  If they are a Descendants cover band, then expect some power punk which would fit in nicely with Screaming Cyn Cyn and the Pons.  Also playing is a newish band in Madison called The Hemlines .  For $12, this is a great show to catch on New Year's Eve.