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Elsewhere

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:38:21 +0000



Elsewhere
1981
self-released


 ADDS 8/3/10
"Quite Possibly one of the best bands nobody in Boston has ever heard of.  Elsewhere could be to punk what U2 and REM were to alt-rock..." - Instant Magazine 
The trio consists of guitarist/vocalist Michael Aroian, drummer Craig Morrison and bassist Marc Ubaldino-a trio of atypical rockers with corporate day jobs who bring the duality of their existence to the stage with their high-energy live performances. This contradiction between image and sound pulls the listener into a state of emotional release through thought-provoking music. The truly progressive part of Elsewhere’s music is that it also has a pop sensibility that people can appreciate and relate to on an entirely different level.  Influenced by a wide array of bands such as Rush, the Police, Duran Duran, and the Sex Pistols, Elsewhere has developed a smooth, electric and groove-oriented sound that transcends the wavering music trends of today. 


TRY: #5, 2, 6


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.facebook.com/elsewhereband

http://twitter.com/elsewhereband

http://www.myspace.com/elsewhereboston

http://themusebox.net/client-pages/client-pages/elsewhere

http://elsewhere-band.com/



Ivy Walls
admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:21:11 +0000




The Ivy Walls
The Elegant Universe
self-released


 ADDS 8/3/10
"The Ivy Walls have well crafted songs that benefit from inventive arrangements. Their lyrics are smart. Easily one of the best new bands around! They merit major label status." - Greg Allen 
"Music with a dream-like quality. It's dreamy, lush, and as romantic as a Hollywood score." - XYZmp3 
"As fresh as newly baked bread, and the ingredients are all top quality." - Leicester Bangs (UK) 
"A Familiar Welcoming Sound." - Los Angeles Times


TRY: #1, 3, 5, 7


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
 http://theivywalls.com 

http://www.myspace.com/theivywalls

http://twitter.com/theivywalls

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ivy-Walls/49446586283

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Ivy+Walls






Colour Revolt
admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:27:10 +0000




Colour Revolt
The Cradle
 New Fear/Dualtone


 ADDS 7/27/10
The Oxford, MS band dubbed a “Band To Watch” by Stereogum and the “best edge-of-your-seat energy since The Arcade Fire” by Paste -- have crafted their strongest statement to date with new album ‘The Cradle,’ out August 10 on New Fear/Dualtone. The band has been whittled down to core members Jesse Coppenbarger (vocals, guitars) and Sean Kirkpatrick (guitar, vocals), and the resulting consolidation of creative energy has reinvigorated the group, resulting in a 10 song album that focuses the band’s wild-eyed, textured, standing at the edge of the world rock.
‘The Cradle’ was recorded in a whirlwind seven day session at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC with producer Hank Sullivant (MGMT, The Whigs). Coppenbarger and Kirkpatrick recruited Daniel Davison to play drums and Brooks Tipton to man the Farfisa, Rhodes and Casio with Sullivant handling bass duties.


RIYL: Low, David Bazan, Dead Confederate

DIRTY: #1 - TRY: #2, 4, 5, 6, 9


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/colourrevolt

http://twitter.com/colourrevolt

 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colour-Revolt/6130334579 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_Revolt

http://www.dualtone.com/current_artists/colour_revolt






Seneca Hawk
admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:00:39 +0000




Seneca Hawk
Sun Year Long
Self-Released


 ADDS 7/27/10
Highlighted by the band's first single, "Steal Your Heart Away," which has reached half a million downloads via iPhone's app, Tap Tap Revenge 3 
Seneca Hawk's music spread through Los Angeles with shows at the Troubadour and Spaceland and live on-air performances on  KXLU 88.9FM, continuing across the country with a successful national tour. Following their return, the band began recording their debut album, Sun Year Long, with producer Adam Lasus, the indie rock guru behind Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's monstrous debut and acclaimed albums with Army Navy and Yo La Tengo. For their premier album, Lasus brilliantly captures the trio's best work onto analog tape. The finished product is built around first takes and live performances accented with Sunset Strip rock, California country, and 80's pop rock that gives rock and roll a surprisingly complex voice in modern pop world.



TRY: #5, 1, 3, 8


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://senecahawk.net/

http://www.myspace.com/senecahawk

http://www.facebook.com/SenecaHawk

http://twitter.com/senecahawk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Hawk






Rock Shop
admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:25:42 +0000
Pirate! is proud to be involved in the promotion of Rock Shop, a monthly series at The Middle East in Cambridge, MA.  
Rock Shop is a series of panels/seminars/guest speakers and most importantly networking, for bands/artists and the Boston music community.  
To stay up to date on coming Rock Shops or to see what we’ve covered in the past please add yourself to the Rock Shop group on Facebook at http://rockshopboston.com 
The next Rock Shop will be a CMJ Music Marathon info-session on 7/21/10.  
All Rock Shops are All Ages, Free/Open To The Public, and take place from 7-10PM at The Middle East (Downstairs).  




Lost In The Trees
admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:55:54 +0000




Lost In The Trees
All Alone In An Empty House
Anti-


 ADDS 7/20/10
Anti- Records is thrilled to introduce Lost In The Trees, an inventive music collective from Chapel Hill, North Carolina helmed by composer and songwriter Ari Picker. The band merges the dramatic symphonic elements of classical music with the accessibility of American folk and modern pop, creating a sound that is simultaneously intimate and sonically ambitious. 
Creative Loafing has described their unique sound as “beautiful soul baring music combining folk with unconventional classical that will make your toes curl.”
Picker, who has already composed and publicly debuted his first symphony with members of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, draws band members from prestigious music schools such as Berklee, Eastman and University of North Carolina, as well as the rich, indie-rock community in North Carolina. 
Lost In The Tree’s album All Alone In An Empty House was co-produced by Scott Solter (St. Vincent, Mountain Goats, Okkervil River, John Vanderslice) who provides a sonic landscape in which classical and pop composition can co-exist with stirring results. 


RIYL: Okkervil River, Timber Timbre, Jeremy Messersmith

TRY: #4, 5, 6, 11 (ALL TRACKS CLEAN)


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/lostinthetrees

http://www.lostinthetrees.com/

http://www.last.fm/music/Lost+In+The+Trees

 http://www.facebook.com/lostinthetrees 

http://anti.com/artists/view/78/Lost_In_The_Trees






Dead Confederate
admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:21:46 +0000




Dead Confederate
Sugar (Sampler)
Old Flame Records


 ADDS 7/20/10
Winter storms are times of punishing cold and discomfort, but provide an important source of water for eventual spring growth. Likewise for Dead Confederate, the series of New Jersey blizzards that besieged the recording of sophomore album Sugar (a reference to the record snowfall) also heralded growth from the darker, somber realm of their critically acclaimed Wrecking Ball. With an evolving approach and focused, streamlined sound, Sugar explores new styles beyond the aching, bleak psychadelia of the debut.
“We were expressing long, drawn-out anguish on Wrecking Ball, but it would have felt repetitive to do it again. They just weren’t the songs we were writing,” vocalist-songwriter Hardy Morris said. “It was a very natural progression to do something a little different.” 
That progression was shaped by tours with legends Dinosaur Jr. and Meat Puppets, which gave Dead Confederate an increased appreciation for the early underground bands of the 80s and 90s that laid the foundation on which their sound is built. Bringing in star producer John Agnello — who, aside from Dinosaur Jr., has also helmed records by Sonic Youth, Drive-By Truckers, and The Hold Steady — the band also got a few ideas to incorporate into its own work: New songs that developed were lighter and tighter (while Wrecking Ball had seven songs longer than five minutes, Sugar has none), without abandoning the driving guitarwork and unbridled emotion that has set the band apart. 


RIYL: Black Angels, Darker My Love, Drive By Truckers

TRY: #1 (w/ J Mascis, radio edit)


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://deadconfederate.com/

http://twitter.com/deadconfederate

http://myspace.com/deadconfederate

http://facebook.com/deadconfederate

http://www.last.fm/music/Dead+Confederate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Confederate






Eli Paperboy Reed
admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:49:56 +0000




Eli 'Paperboy' Reed
Come And Get It
Capitol


 ADDS 7/20/10
"It's been a wild ride, that's for sure," admits Eli "Paperboy" Reed, looking back at the incredible journey that took the boyish-looking yet preternaturally mature soul belter from a Boston high school band room to a Mississippi Delta juke joint, from Sunday morning gigs behind the organ at a tiny South Side Chicago church to headlining the coolest clubs in Brooklyn with his red-hot band, and now, signed to Capitol Records.  On his major label debut, Come and Get It, Reed proves to be the life of a soulful, sweaty party in which everyone eventually gets dragged onto the dance floor. As a performer, Reed approaches each song with nothing less than utter conviction; he's as authentically gritty as he is ingratiatingly sexy. Reed incorporates the feel of classic R&B and soul into a largely self-penned, 12-song set, produced with Mike Elizondo, the bassist-turned-producer whose credits include, among others, Eminem, Pink, Gwen Stefani and Fiona Apple. Admirers have likened Reed to such luminaries as Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett; the Boston Herald called him "Boston's answer to Sam Cooke." But he's not merely trying to recreate a sound; Reed is channeling his influences and inspirations into making something all his own.  Speaking in March 2010 to noted UK soul writer Pete Lewis - Deputy Editor of Blues & Soul - Reed stated the album was strongly influenced musically by the late Sixties/early Seventies Chicago soul music recordings of artists like Tyrone Davis and Mel & Tim.


RIYL: Sharon Jones, Jesse Dee, Black Joe Lewis

TRY: #1, 5, 6


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.elipaperboyreed.com/

http://twitter.com/elipaperboyreed

http://www.myspace.com/elipaperboyreed

http://www.facebook.com/elipaperboyreed

http://www.last.fm/music/Eli+%22Paperboy%22+Reed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_%22Paperboy%22_Reed






School Of Seven Bells
admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:02:25 +0000




School Of Seven Bells
Disconnect From Desire
Ghostly/Vagrant


 ADDS 7/13/10
School of Seven Bells take their magic seriously. Symbols, myths, mantras—in the hands of sisters/vocalists Alejandra and Claudia Deheza and guitarist/producer Benjamin Curtis (formerly of On! Air! Library! and Secret Machines, respectively), these mystical practices become achingly human, methods of making sense of an emotionally complex world. School of Seven Bells’ sophomore album Disconnect from Desire—the follow-up to the Brooklyn trio’s breakthrough debut Alpinisms—takes its title from one of Brian Eno’s oblique stratagems; its’ cryptic album image is a “sigil,” a mystical figure containing the energy and intent of the album entire. The real magic of Disconnect from Desire, though, lives in its music: ten tracks of soaring, visionary dream-pop from a band working at the height of its powers.
Disconnect from Desire is a complete work—an old-fashioned album from forward-thinking minds, as themati- cally airtight as it is mind-bendingly gorgeous. In the end, the “sigil” on the cover of Disconnect from Desire is the perfect analog to the music: strange yet familiar, exquisitely rendered, breathtaking to behold.


RIYL: Broadcast, Asobi Seksu, Beach House

TRY: #1, 3, 5, 9


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/schoolofsevenbells

http://www.sviib.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Seven_Bells

http://www.last.fm/music/School+of+Seven+Bells

http://www.facebook.com/pages/School-of-Seven-Bells/32542831062

http://twitter.com/sviib

   

   

http://pitchfork.com/news/38814-new-school-of-seven-bells-windstorm/






Mean Creek 7″
admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:53:04 +0000




Mean Creek
Comedian 7"
Old Flame Records


ADDS 7/13/10
DIGITAL ONLY
The recently named Best Band In Boston (Boston Phoenix, more here) is back with the Comedian 7"
"Boston's indie-rock outfit, Mean Creek, really knows how to pump up the epicness in their music as shown in their new single, "The Comedian".  Coming out on a two song 7", "The Comedian" single showcases the raw power behind their musical capabilities while singer Chris Keene's vocals sound like a pleading holler." - Filter 


TRY: #1, 2


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/meancreek

http://meancreekblog.blogspot.com/

http://oldflamerecords.com/

 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mean-Creek/55055975015 

http://twitter.com/MeanCreek

http://www.last.fm/music/Mean+Creek






Orbans
admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:19:27 +0000




The Orbans
When We Were Wild
Self-Released


 ADDS 7/13/10
"Their debut album, When We Were Wild, is so full of pop hooks that there is almost no discernible lead single on here. It's all good." - Dallas Observer
"Orbans capture lightning in a bottle with 'When We Were Wild'" - DFW.com
"Lush and full of finely orchestrated roots-rocking gems, the disc was produced by Adam Lasus and in a just world would be pumping out of every upstanding American citizen’s car stereo" - Fort Worth Weekly
"One of the best new bands to come out of Texas will belong to the world soon." - Galleywinter.com
Produced by Adam Lasus (Yo La Tengo, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Clem Snide) 


RIYL: Wilco, Delta Spirit, Ryan Adams

TRY: #1, 3, 4, 5, 10


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/theorbans

http://www.theorbans.com/

 http://www.facebook.com/theorbans 

http://twitter.com/theorbans

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Orbans






JENNY WILSON LIVE IN NEW YORK!
admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:45:30 +0000

Facebook | Jenny Wilson: JENNY WILSON LIVE IN NEW YORK!.



You Me At Six
admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:07:28 +0000




You Me At Six
Hold Me Down
Virgin


 ADDS 7/6/10
It takes a special kind of band to be able to write instantaneously catchy, hook-driven pop-rock songs whose appeal cuts across generations, continents and gender. In the recent past,  US-based bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic at the Disco made it look easy, and now, a new generation of young bands has emerged to take up the cause. Leading the way is the undeniably impressive You Me At Six, whose bittersweet, sugar-coated hooks and hard-rocking riffs have fans jumping, sweating and singing to every word from shore to shore.
The release of Take Off Your Colours is only the beginning for You Me At Six. Following a slew of European festival dates including Rock Am Ring and Download Festival, the band will come to the US for the Vans Warped Tour.


RIYL: Sing It Loud, Forever The Sickest Kids, Motion City Soundtrack

TRY: #1, 2, 3, 7, 11


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/youmeatsix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Me_at_Six

http://www.youmeatsix.co.uk/

http://www.last.fm/music/You+Me+At+Six

http://twitter.com/youmeatsix

http://www.facebook.com/youmeatsix






Globes
admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:43:09 +0000




The Globes
Sinter Songs EP
Self-Released


 ADDS 7/6/10
 DIGITAL ONLY
"...the band subtly contrasts loud and quiet, making for carefully crafted guitar rock that's beautiful, but with a bang." - The Stranger 
"The Globes, from Spokane, are way up there on the list of great acts that made their mark on the local indie-pop scene this year, meaning that Seattle's next big thing may actually come from beyond the mountains...hints of darkness and discord... moody yet warm, deep and lovable. It's the ideal kind of music to get attached to, not demanding attention but definitely meriting it." - Seattle Weekly 
"Watching The Globes last night sealed my opinion of that band as a thing of budding greatness." - Reverb (Seattle Weekly music blog) 
"...to limit The Globes into one concrete genre is a waste...however you want to classify their sound, it’s damn good, and very original." - What's Up Magazine 
"These songs sound like a cross between Pinback and Medications, but comparing The Globes to other bands is more like comparing apples and oranges. Their music is hard to specifically categorize because the band sounds more like creators rather than emulators. The Globes keep each minute intriguing, whether it's through tempo changes, the undercurrent of math rock, or the addition of an effect pedal. They know when to be subtle and when to hook you in with intricately interwoven guitar lines. Both songs here showcase the band's tightly-wound sound that is both relaxed and sharp." - mixtapemuse.com
The Globes spent the fall of 2009 writing and recording new music with veteran producer John Goodmanson (Blonde Redhead, Death Cab for Cutie, Unwound), resulting in the release of the Sinter Songs EP. 


DIRTY: #1 - TRY: #2, 3, 4


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/theglobes

 http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Globes/7747729815 

http://www.mixtapemuse.com/2010/06/listen-globes.html

http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/06/ep_review_the_globes_4-song_si.php






Commerce
admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:17:52 +0000




Commerce
What Happens Now
Littlest Sounds


 ADDS 7/6/10
"The band's most recent (release), What Happens Now, is awash in layers of lush instrumentation and heartfelt sentiment." - ALTERNATIVE PRESS    
"You can feel the magic. These young men craft consistently engaging tunes, each bearing it's own trapdoor-sprung surprises." Their songs are the kind that "should be on every self-respecting blogger's mp3 roster." - BLURT 
"It's truly beautiful... almost haunting. Commerce have successfully crafted a superb, intricate record from beginning to end." - ABSOLUTEPUNK


RIYL: Death Cab For Cutie, Owen, Say Anything

TRY: #1, 2, 4


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/commerce

http://www.commercemusic.com/

http://www.facebook.com/commercemusic

http://twitter.com/commercemusic






Cloud Nothings
admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:49:03 +0000




Cloud Nothings
Didn't You 7"
Old Flame Records


 ADDS 7/6/10
 DIGITAL ONLY
"Not unlike lo-fi acts Harlem or Sleigh Bells before them, Cloud Nothings bring the fuzz in all the right ways and have more of the melody you hear with Harlem than the noise you hear with other contemporaries like Sleigh Bells. Cloud Nothings hail from Cleveland, Ohio and even though we are skeptical that much good comes out of Cleveland, these dudes continue to be a bright light in an otherwise murky city. (wink)" - Each Note Secure 
"Cloud Nothings surprised me with their smart, briskly-paced pub punk. Not a slow song in their set. The frantic drummer kept them propelled while the rhythm section's other half spurted out consistently witty basslines. Their proficiency wasn't the only selling point though. There were with plenty of hooks and sharply crafted songs plotted through the headnodding speed." - Brooklyn Vegan 
"Here's the catchy title track and A-side to Cleveland power-pop machine Cloud Nothings' latest 7", which drops today on Old Flame Records." - Pitchfork Forkcast 


TRY: #1, 2


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/cloudnothings

http://www.last.fm/music/Cloud+Nothings

http://twitter.com/cloudnothings

http://www.facebook.com/cloudnothings

http://oldflamerecords.com/






Tokyo Police Club on Letterman
admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:04:15 +0000
Tokyo Police Club were on Letterman last night!  Check it out here:



Tokyo Police Club on Letterman 




Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Maps & Atlases: Perch Patchwork
admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:03:54 +0000

Pitchfork awards Maps & Atlases a 7.4, read all about it here:  
Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Maps & Atlases: Perch Patchwork.





Maps and Atlases
admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:35:10 +0000




Maps & Atlases
Perch Patchwork
Barsuk


 ADDS 6/29/10
Maps & Atlases' unique style melds the technicality of progressive music and the idiosyncrasies of art rock into a fascinating and oddly accessible sound all their own. Known for their virtuosic musical ability, they write pop songs with a magnificent aptitude for texture and a distinctive blend of both the intricate and organic. Produced by Jason Cupp (The Elected, Nurses).  
"Maps & Atlases make technical virtuosity fun with asymmetrical, galloping rhythms and vocals bright enough to sunburn The Beach Boys. Perch Patchwork could be this year's most esoteric album fit for a summer road trip." – Filter


RIYL: Born Ruffians, Vampire Weekend, Menomena, Dirty Projectors

TRY: #3, 4, 2, 6, 9


Full Album Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/mapsandatlases

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maps_%26_Atlases

http://www.last.fm/music/Maps%2B%2526%2BAtlases

http://twitter.com/mapsnatlases

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maps-Atlases/79928620563

http://www.barsuk.com/bands/mapsandatlases






Uffie – Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans
admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:48:41 +0000




Uffie
Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans
Because Music


 ADDS 6/29/10
Born in Florida and raised in Hong Kong, in 2004 Uffie walked into hip-hop as a teenager and took Paris by the balls. When she booked DJ FEADZ for a live show, it concluded with her doing the vocal on his new project.  Together they created the electro-pop hits “Ready to Uff” and “Pop the Glock”. Influenced by grime, crunk, hip-hop and acid house, she delivered a flow somewhere between electro, rap and nu-skool with a clear affinity for explicit and provocative lyrics. 
The much anticipated debut album "Sex, Dreams & Denim Jeans" is an Ed Banger family affair, co-produced with some of the greatest electro geniuses of our times (Feadz, Mr Oizo, Sebastian, and Mirwais). The record features a duet with Pharrell Williams plus many more exciting collaborations. "Sex Dreams And Denim Jeans" is the album she hinted at being capable of delivering – a futuristic, electronic hip hop soundtrack, soaked in kittenish sex appeal and heavy on endlessly catch pop hooks. 


RIYL: MIA, Santigold, Justice, Amanda Blank

DIRTY: #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14

TRY/CLEAN: #6, 10


Full DIRTY and CLEAN Albums Available Here:

 http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/downloads/ 
http://www.myspace.com/uffie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffie

http://www.last.fm/music/Uffie

http://twitter.com/uffieofficial

http://www.facebook.com/uffie