Grinderman, the raunchy alter-ego of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, will release its second album, Grinderman 2, on September 13/14 via Mute (England) and Anti- (USA). To get fans excited (or confused), the band has posted a weird 20-second trailer.
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Sage Francis debuts track with Yann Tiersen, lists tour dates
Prefix Magazine has premiered “The Best of Times,” a single from rapper/poet Sage Francis‘ forthcoming album, Li(f)e. The track, whose lyrical content is a revealing and personal reflection, is built on a neoclassical composition by Yann Tiersen, best known for his work on the Amelie soundtrack.
50 Unheralded Albums from 2009
ALARM leaves no genre unloved in our round-up of 50 albums that didn’t receive enough attention in 2009.
Bob Mould: With District Line, a Return to Classic “Bob”
Waleed Rashidi talks to Bob Mould about his awesome backing band, recent projects, and new album.
Weekly Music News Roundup
Hella returns as a duo; Converge posts a studio preview of a new song; Busdriver, Shining (Norway), Om, Russian Circles and Aphex Twin all have new albums on the way.
What We’re Seeing This Weekend: William Elliot Whitmore, Serengeti, Zing!
As we make our rounds this weekend, we plan to catch soulful folk crooner William Elliot Whitmore, multi-genre rapper Serengeti, rock/jazz/electronic quintet Zing!, and a local festival (Chicago Soundmap 2009) that asks selected composers to balance improvisation and composition.
ALARM’s Top 10 Albums of 2008
Our list of favorites from last year includes devastating dub metal, organ-fueled psychedelic grind, a re-released classic-rock gem from nearly four decades ago, an international assemblage of punk-infused field recordings, and an Indian/surf/metal take on John Zorn‘s Masada material.
Weekly Music News Roundup
More details emerge about the upcoming Supermachiner release; the Shrinebuilder super-group begins recording; Mono announces a new album; Orange Tulip Conspiracy announces a full US tour for May. Get these and 10 other news bit after the jump.
Weekly Music News Roundup
Fantômas plays The Director’s Cut in its entirety, Jon Brion posts an instrumental tune, Tim Fite releases a free Halloween EP, MySpace posts the Ben Folds Five performance of The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, and much more…
Jolie Holland: The Living and the Dead
Holland’s newest album, The Living and the Dead, offers a laid-back Americana folk feel, providing a nice contrast to the blues and jazz approach on her last album, Spring Time Can Kill You.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are readying themselves for the spring release and tour supporting Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, their fourteenth studio album. The band has also planned to release the title track as a single February 18th, and the full-length will be available in the U.S. April 8th from Anti-.
Despite increasingly miserable mainstream hits (how can the radio get any worse?), 2007 was an excellent, indulgent, fulfilling year of music. Here is a look at our favorite ten albums of the year.