As we're adjusting to 2009, we just finished up our top 100 songs of 2008 and are now in full swing again. This week has lots of names we're not too familiar with, so let's start off by mentioning the electronica powerpop of Peachcake. We think you'll be interested to at least watch one of their videos and get a good idea of what these guys are all about.
Also this week, City and Colour are reissuing their Sometimes album from 2005. One of the most well known names this week is Saosin, who are releasing an EP. There's an array of pop-punk bands this week such as Varsity Fanclub, My Dear Disco and Royal Bliss.
Also, we urge you to check out Franz Nicolay's (the Hold Steady guitarist) album Major General. Lastly, check out Gris - they're a group form Canada, and although their MySpace page is in French, we're sure its nothing but good reviews for this mysterious rock style. Enjoy this week and be sure to check back with us for some new music for 2009!
MP3: Kanye West - Love Lockdown (My Dear Disco Remix) (buy)
MP3: Odd Nosdam - Fat Hooks (buy)
MP3: Franz Nicolay - World Inferno Vs. The End Of The Evening (buy)
MP3: City and Colour - Save Your Scissors (buy)
Adam Payne - Organ Holy Mountain (Official) (MySpace)
Bang Camaro - Bang Camaro II (Official) (MySpace)
City And Colour - Sometimes (Re-Issue) (Official) (MySpace)
Cocount Records - Davy (Official) (MySpace)
Colossol Yes - Charlemange's Big Thaw (MySpace)
Derek Trucks Band - Already Free (Official) (MySpace)
Down For The Count - Battle Royale (MySpace)
Eliane Elias - Bossa Nova Stories (Official) (MySpace)
Franz Nicolay - Major General (Official) (MySpace)
Gris - Gris Live at the Creamery (Official) (MySpace)
Heather Headley - Audience of One (Official) (MySpace)
Hunches - Exit Dreams (MySpace)
Joshua Redman - Compass (Official) (MySpace)
La Otracina - Blood Moon Riders (Official) (MySpace)
Late of the Pier - Fantasy Black Channel (Official) (MySpace)
Laura Barrett - Earth Sciences EP (Official) (MySpace)
MV + EE - Drone Trailer (Official) (MySpace)
My Dear Disco - Dancethink Music (Official) (MySpace)
Odd Nosdam - T.I.M.E. Soundtrack (Official) (MySpace)
Oh No Not Stereo - 003 (Official) (MySpace)
Peachcake - What year will you have the World?.. (MySpace)
Royal Bliss - Life In-Between (Official) (MySpace)
Saosin - The Grey EP (Official) (MySpace)
The Bats - Don't You Rise 7" (Official) (MySpace)
Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre (Official) (MySpace)
Varsity Fanclub - Varsity Fanclub (Official) (MySpace)
The Year Ends In Arson - Vessels (MySpace)
Arbor Day (4/25) isn't something we normally celebrate, but it makes for a great playlist opportunity that we couldn't pass up. Since we missed out on Earth Day (4/22), we threw in an Earth theme as well. First place for the best tree song goes to Rush. You rock.
So grab some seeds, maybe a beer and some mulch and enjoy our list. Happy Arbor Day.
MP3: Rush - The Trees (buy)
Trees rock!
MP3: Sea Wolf - Leaves In The River (buy)
This was such an easy pick. Leaves In The River is pretty much a metaphor for Arbor Day.
MP3: Matt Pond PA - The Trees and the Wild (buy)
If Matt Pond sings about trees, so should you.
MP3: The A-Sides - We're the Trees (buy)
MP3: Silversun Pickups - Three Seed (buy)
Amazing song, amazing album, amazing band. And this song might have something to do with trees. We're not totally sure.
MP3: Embrace - Nature's Law (buy)
MP3: City & Colour - In The Water I Am Beautiful (buy)
MP3: The Album Leaf - Eastern Glow (buy)
MP3: MGMT - Kids (buy)
The randomness of MGMT sticks well. "A family of trees wanted, to be haunted"
MP3: Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (acoustic) (buy)
Picture above from the "Paranoid Android" video if you didn't know.
MP3: Dredg - Planting Seeds (buy)
"I'm good at planting my own seeds..." Good to know.
MP3: The Academy Is... - Seed (buy)
MP3: Frog Eyes - Bushels (buy)
"Give the birch birch back it's swing" for crying out loud
MP3: The American Analog Set - The Green Green Grass (buy)
One of my favorite bands. They obviously love grass.
Hooray! Tuesday is upon us once again with highly anticipated releases from City & Colour and British Sea Power (Butch Walker above). Let's see what's in the works for this week's new music releases:
City And Colour - Bring Me Your Love (buy) (official page) (MySpace)
Advent- Remove the Earth (buy)
From Autumn to Ashes - Live at Looney Tunes (purevolume)
Carrie Newcomer- The Geography of Light (buy) (MySpace)
The Golden Age - Merge (MySpace)
American Diary - The Brightest Colors EP Re-Release (MySpace)
My Complex Island - The Game
Secret and Whisper - Great White Whale (buy) (PureVolume)
Simple Plan - Simple Plan (buy) (MySpace)
That Was Something - BEARS! (PureVolume)
Sworn Enemy - Maniacal (buy)
Dread Zeppelin - Bar Coda (buy) (MySpace)
The New Frontiers - Mending (buy) (MySpace)
Shadowbirds - Unexpected
Joshua Radin - Unclear Sky (buy) (MySpace)
Estelle - Shine
Butch Walker - Leavin' The Game On Luckie Street (fansite)
Wendy James - Rancine 2
Lovers Make Liars - Undone EP (MySpace)
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music? (buy) (MySpace)
Idiot Pilot - Wolves (US release) (buy) (MySpace)
Swamp Cabbage - Squeal
Bullet For My Valentine – Scream, Aim, Fire (buy)
Kylie Minogue - X (buy)
The Puppini Sisters - The Rise and Fall of Ruby Woo (buy) (MySpace)
Murder by Death - Fuego! EP (buy) (MySpace)
Die! Die! Die! Promises Promises (buy)
Doug Hoekstra - Blooming Roses (buy)
Michael Jackson - Thriller--25th Anniversary Edition (buy)
Speakeasy - All Your New Favorite Songs
Widespread Panic - Free Somehow (buy)
Steve Smith - This Town (MySpace)
Dntel - Dumb Luck - SP725 (MySpace)
If you are a label or artist and would like to inform us of new release infomation or see your album missing from this list, email us at contactus@musicunderfire.com.
Check out iTunes New Music Tuesday for more release information!
One of the more anticipated albums we've been waiting for here at MUF is City & Colour's (Dallas Green) Bring Me Your Love, which will finally be released on Tuesday 2/12/08. Dallas Green, guitarist for Alexisonfire, released his solo debut Sometimes in 2005. Green sparked his solo career with his single "The Grace", featured on the Neverending White Lights' Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies (2005).
If you have no previous knowledge of Dallas Green, his musical style is pure acoustic guitar ballads and an emotional twang in singing style. Green's 2005 release Sometimes was eye-opening in that there are so many acoustic singer/songwriters out there, but none do it as well as Green. Perhaps its the extreme contrast from Alexisonfire's screamo style to City & Colour's quiet, meditated emotional lyrics fronted by a beautifully strung acoustic guitar.
You can listen to all of the tracks on Green's MySpace page. From just one listen through, we recommend listening to "Waiting".
Green can also be seen performing on MTV live on Wednesday the 13th. You can check out the video once it's up on http://www.mtv.ca/video/.
Check Out City & Colour on iTunes!
Alexisonfire MySpace
City and Colour MySpace
MP3: City & Colour - Hello, I'm In Delaware
MP3: Neverending White Lights - The Grace (ft. Dallas Green)
