All Them Witches - Diamond

By most bands’ fifth LP, the sound is pretty set. Parameters established. Refinement dissipated in favor of formulaic execution of what’s worked in the past and with the new single from the Nashville psych-rock experimentalists, ALL THEM WITCHES is sounding really promising.

In 2017, the Nashville four-piece offered what might’ve otherwise become their own template in their fourth album, "Sleeping Through The War". Their second for New West Records following 2015’s mellow-vibing "Dying Surfer Meets His Maker", Sleeping brought larger production value to dug-in heavy psych blues jamming with oversight from producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson). Good or bad, well I have learned to like it true time, even if the older one is more playable for my ears.

The new album is mixed by Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliott Smith, Kurt Vile) and introducing keyboardist/percussionist Jonathan Draper to the fold with McLeod, bassist/vocalist Charles Michael Parks, Jr., and drummer/graphic artist Robby Staebler, the new eponymous record isn’t self-titled by mistake.

Today's tune "Diamond" is taken from the upcoming album "ATW", set to be released September 28. The Video is directed by Robby Staebler.



Additionally, the band has announced a US headlining tour, kicking off at the Desert Daze Music Festival in Perris, CA on October 12-14 where they will play alongside the likes of MY BLOODY VALENTINE, TAME IMPALA, KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD.

Upcoming tourdates:

10/12/2018 - 10/14/2018: Perris CA @ Desert Daze Festival
10/14/2018: Sacramento, CA @ Monster Energy Aftershock
10/31/2018: Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
11/01/2018: New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
11/02/2018: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall: Upstairs
11/03/2018: Austin, TX @ Antone's
11/04/2018: Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
11/07/2018: Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
11/08/2018: Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
11/09/2018: Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
11/10/2018: San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
11/13/2018: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/15/2018: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/16/2018: Seattle, WA @ Freakout Festival
11/17/2018: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
11/19/2018: Boise, ID @ Neurolux
11/20/2018: Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
11/21/2018: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
11/23/2018: Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
11/24/2018: St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room

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The Besnard Lakes - People of the Sticks

The Besnard Lakes are from Montreal and basically consists of the pair of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas. Along with the more or less permanent band members and in cooperation with well-known people from the Canadian indie scene has during the years released a bunch of EPs and four albums. Two of them have been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize. Jace Lasek is himself a producer and has in Break Glass Studio produced small feats for a bunch of Canadian greats such as Wolf Parade, The Dears and Stars. Along with the release of Until the Excess, Imperceptible UFO are they out touring and doing three shows on Swedish soil.

In 10 years, The Besnard Lakes run with rakes in their hands through rock history, through the 60's sunniest surfpop choirs through the 90s dull grunge rumble to today's most fervent dream pop. The catch is, they have repeatedly tipped the holders and then sew quite large and psychedelic indie-quilts of. Over time, The Besnard Lakes simply become specialists in creating surf rock nightly tsunamis. Beach Boys, Veruca Salt, Fleetwood Mac, My Bloody Valentine, Pink Floyd and ELO are just some of the bands the reviewer has found that The Besnard Lakes might remind me of. Just recently dropped the band's new single, "People of the sticks" into our heads. The single is the first taste of The Besnard Lakes new album Until the Excess, Imperceptible UFO (released April 2).

Support for the last night show was three friends from Gothenburg, named "Milano Sun" that composing a soundtrack to the moment during an inter-railing in Europe for a few summers ago. Previously, the singles 'Already Gone', 'Vertigo' and 'If You Go Home Alone' released all of which have been well received around the world and the music is described as dreamy pop filled with melancholy and longing. EP "Scandinavia" Released May 4

The gig was really good, too bad the attendance was so poor, some 100 paying guests only, strange that this band has not hit yet, but it will certainly hit in the near future for they were really awesome live, the guitar dist and the dreamy vocals had to work hard, even smoke machine were in full swing.

Even the support act did a good performance and can be something we will hear more in the future. 

Todays tune "People of the Sticks" is taken from the fourth studio album "Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO", released in April 2013 on Jagjaguwar



Upcoming tour dates:

May 15, Debaser Slussen, Stockholm, Sweden
May 16, Pustervik, Göteborg, Sweden
May 17, Spillestedet Stengade, Copenhagen, Denmark
May 19, Vera, Groningen, Netherlands
May 21, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 22, Fleece n Firkin, Bristol, United Kingdom
May 23, The Ruby Lounge, Manchester, United Kingdom
May 24, Stereo, Glasgow, United Kingdom
May 25, Brudnell Social Club, Leeds, United Kingdom
May 26, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, United Kingdom
May 27, Komedia, Brighton, United Kingdom
May 28, The Garage, London, United Kingdom
May 29, Fleche D'Or, Paris, France
May 30, La Fourmi, Limoges, France
May 31, Stereolux, Nantes, France
Jun 01, Le Poste a Galene, Marseille, France
Jun 02, La Dynamo, Toulouse, France
Jun 04, Le Sonic, Lyon, France
Jun 05, La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
Jun 07, Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland
Jun 08, Blue Shell, Cologne, Germany
Jun 09, MONARCH, Berlin, Germany
Jun 10, Atomic Cafe, Munich, Germany
Jun 18, The Park Theatre, Winnipeg, Canada
Jun 19, AMIGOS CANTINA, Saskatoon, Canada
Jun 21, Sled Island Music Festival (Olympic Plaza), Calgary, Canada
Jun 22, The ARTery, Edmonton, Canada
Jun 23, The ARTery, Edmonton, Canada
Jun 25, Hume Hotel, Nelson, Canada
Jun 26, The Habitat, Kelowna, Canada
Jun 27, Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Canada
Jun 29, THE EXCHANGE, Regina, Canada
Jul 06, Festival d'Été de Québec (Imperial de Québec), Quebec City, Canada
Aug 01, Corona Theatre (Osheaga presents...), Montreal, Canada


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Primal Scream - 2013

On May 13th, Primal Scream will release their tenth studio album "More Light". It will be the band's first album since the 2008 Beautiful Future.

The first single and todays tune from "More Light" carries the apt title in 2013 and contains in addition to Debbie Googe even My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields on guitar.

Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Martin Duffy (keyboards), Simone Butler (bass) and Darrin Mooney (drums). Barrie Cadogan has toured and recorded with the band since 2006 as a replacement after the departure of guitarist Robert "Throb" Young.

The band performed throughout 1982-1984, but their career did not take off until Gillespie left his position as drummer of The Jesus and Mary Chain. The band were a key part of the mid-1980s indie pop scene, but eventually moved away from their more jangly sound, taking on more psychedelic and then garage rock influences, before incorporating a dance music element to their sound. Their 1991 album Screamadelica broke the band into the mainstream. Despite multiple lineup changes, the band has remained commercially successful and continues to tour and record. 

Bobby Gillespie says that "2013" is a critique of the lack of dissent/protest/resistance/anger in contemporary pop culture. Be that music/fashion/film/art/journalism. We are living in strange, violent dark & reactionary times. We're being governed by unenlightened people who are waging a class war. Read more about it here!


Todays tune "2013" is taken from the new upcoming album "More Light", released 13th May.



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Primal Scream - Movin On Up

 

Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie and now based in London.

Twenty years and six albums after release will now Primal Scream play the whole "Screamadelica" from beginning to end. In addition to an expanded lineup, which among other things, includes a brass section and percussionist, so directed the concert of the Turner Prize nominee Jim Lambie and initiated by the legendary DJ Andrew Weatherall (who, among other things remixed Bjork, Siouxsie Sioux, New Order and others). This evening they stand on the stage at Münchenbryggeriet here in Stockholm.

As well as the revived Screamadelica tour, the band re-released the album in a 20th Anniversary edition on 14 March, with the remastering done by Bobby Gillespie and frequent collaborator, Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine.

Screamadelica is a studio album and was their first to be a commercial success. It was released on 23 September 1991. The album was released to widespread critical acclaim, and is frequently acknowledged as one of the best albums of the 1990s. Screamadelica also won the first Mercury Music Prize in 1992.

The album was a massive departure from the band's early indie rock sound, drawing inspiration from the house music scene (and associated drugs) that was becoming popular at the time of its production. The band enlisted house DJs Andrew Weatherall and Terry Farley on producing duties, although the album also contained a wide range of other influences including gospel and dub.

The album's title track did not appear on the album itself; the ten minute dance track was also produced by Andrew Weatherall and sung by Denise Johnson. It appears on the Dixie Narco EP released in 1992, and is featured in the opening credits of the now rare Screamadelica VHS video tape.

The album cover for Screamadelica was painted by Creation Records' in-house artist Paul Cannell, who died in 2005. Screamadelica was among ten album covers chosen by the Royal Mail for a set of "Classic Album Cover" postage stamps issued in January 2010.

Todays tune "Movin' On Up" that opens up the album in C major and is similar in style to the Rolling Stones. The song features Bobby Gillespie's vocals in the verse section with a gospel chorus, accompanied throughout by acoustic guitar, electric guitar and percussion. The song borrows from the lyrics to Can's "Yoo Doo Right". The lyrics are similar to those of Amazing Grace. The single "Movin' on Up" was the band's breakthrough hit.

Primal Scream - Movin' On Up (Live on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 2003)



Primal Scream - Movin' On Up (From "Screamadelica Live")



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