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Features new music from Allo Darlin', Wire, Mavis Staples, Chic, Rhett Miller, Calexico, Johnny Jewel, and more!

That Sound Mixtape Vol. 23

Sufjan

sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell

Support Artist - https://soundcloud.com/seoulmtl

BICYCLE MEALS PREMIERE: Seoul - Stay With Us

'Last Word' is the new single to be taken from Hospitality's latest album 'Trouble' (out now on Fire Records/Europe + Merge/USA). The band will embark on their first ever tour in May, which includes a sold-out headline show at London's Sebright Arms as well as a slot Primavera Sound Festival. Full European tour dates below.
 
European Tour Dates:
09/05/14 : London Calling @ Paradiso – Amsterdam (NL)
10/05/14 : Vera – Groningen (NL)
11/05/14 : Die Pumpe – Kiel (D)
12/05/14 : Stengade – Copenhagen (DK)
14/05/14 : Debaser – Stockholm (S)
15/05/14 : Pustervik – Gothenburg (S)
16/05/14 : Pop Revo – Aarhus (DK)
17/05/14 : Kampnagel – Hamburg (D) (+ The Julie Ruin)
18/05/14 : Bi Nuu – Berlin (D) (+ The Julie Ruin)
19/05/14 : Hafen 2 – Offenbach (D)
20/05/14 : Les Nuits de Botanique – Brussels (B)
21/05/13 : Sticky Mikes Frog Bar – Brighton (UK)
22/05/14 : Brudenell Social Club – Leeds (UK)
23/05/14 : Broadcast – Glasgow (UK)
24/05/14 : Whelans – Dublin (EIR)
26/05/14 : Sebright Arms – London (UK)
27/05/14 : Peniche – Lille (F)
28/05/14 : Fleche d’or – Paris (F)
31/05/14 : Primavera sound – Barcelona (ES)
 
Hospitality return with the follow-up to their glowing 2012 debut with a darker, richer collection of eclectic avant pop in Trouble. Taking unexpected yet satisfying turns, the new album sees the band offer up a moodier palette, with more instances of space and silence, looser arrangements and more open production.
 
The album draws on the expansive sound of 70s progressive rock and the minimalist urgency of post punk, citing specifically King Crimson’s "In The Wake of Poseidon", Arthur Russell and Wire as influences.
 
"Sweet at the core but pleasantly dark around the edges." Uncut

"Like Sleater-Kinney reimagined for synth-pop teens." Mojo

"takes a different direction from what was heard on the debut, embracing dark, dour synths and vocalist Amber Papini's slightly growling lower register." Pitchfork

“Papini’s lyrics are witty, and if you let her songs—which range from toe-tapping power pop to amped-up folk—into your head, they’ll stay there.” —The New Yorker


Order here: http://www.firerecords.com/site/index.php?page=releasereleaseid=00000001051r.com/firerecordings




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Hospitality - Last Words

Download the new EP - http://smarturl.it/iMyTypeEP

Lyrics:

Take a look around the room, 
Love comes wearing disguises. 
How to go about and choose. 
Break it down by shapes and sizes. 
I'm a man who's got very specific taste. 

You're just my type. 
You got a pulse and you are breathing. 
You're just my type. 
I think it's time that we get leaving. 

When there's loving in the air, 
Don't fight it just keep breathing. 
I can't help myself but stare. 
Double check for double meanings. 
I'm a man who's got very specific taste. 

You're just my type. 
You got a pulse and you are breathing. 
You're just my type. 
I think it's time that we get leaving. 

You're just my type. 
You got a pulse and you are breathing. 
You're just my type. 

SAINT MOTEL - My Type

Canción incluida en el EP "Tu Casa Nueva" de El Último Vecino editado por CANADA & Club Social (2014)
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Culebra, Columna y Estatua (feat. Javiera Mena)

Escape from Evil
Release date: March 31st (North America), March 30th (World)
Escape From Evil iTunes pre-order: http://po.st/EFEiTunes
Escape From Evil Ribbon Music CD/Ltd LP pre-order: http://po.st/EFERBN

Escape From Evil

To Die in L.A.

WIRE - released April 13th 2015

pre order album here - https://pinkflag.greedbag.com/buy/wire-10/

Wire

Split Your Ends

From forthcoming new album CARRIE & LOWELL
Preorder it: http://akrec.co/1y05i0M
Available on Asthmatic Kitty Records March 31st (US) / March 30 (EU)

More info: http://carrieandlowell.com

LYRICS:
Now that I fell into your arms
My only lover
Give out to give in
I search for the capsule I lost

Drag me to hell
In the valley of The Dalles
Like my mother
Give wings to a stone
It’s only the shadow of a cross

I slept on my back 
In the shade of the meadowlark 
Like a champion
Get drunk to get laid
I take one more hit when you depart

I’ll drive that stake through the center of my heart
Lonely vampire
Inhaling its fire
I’m chasing the dragon too far

There’s blood on that blade
Fuck me, I’m falling apart
My assassin
Like Casper the ghost 
There’s no shade in the shadow of the cross

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Sufjan Stevens, "No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross"

Built To Spill's new album 'Untethered Moon' is now available. Order at http://builttospill.com/untetheredmoon. Find your local record store at http://www.recordstoreday.com/Venues.

Order Untethered Moon:
Official Store- http://smarturl.it/btsue
Google Play- http://smarturl.it/bts.google
iTunes- http://smarturl.it/bts.itunes

Never Be The Same

Never Be the Same

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Featuring Backing Vocals By Desire
Produced & Mixed By Johnny Jewel

CHROMATICS / I CAN NEVER BE MYSELF WHEN YOU'RE AROUND

From the new album CARRIE & LOWELL by Sufjan Stevens
Get it: http://akrec.co/1y05i0M
Available on Asthmatic Kitty Records

More info: http://carrieandlowell.com

LYRICS:

I should have known better
To see what I could see
My black shroud
Holding down my feelings
A pillar for my enemies

I should have wrote a letter
And grieve what I happen to grieve
My black shroud
I never trust my feelings
I waited for the remedy

When I was three, three maybe four
She left us at that video store
Be my rest, be my fantasy

I’m light as a feather
I’m bright as the Oregon breeze
My black shroud 
Frightened by my feelings
I only want to be a relief

No, I’m not a go-getter
The demon had a spell on me
My black shroud
Captain of my feelings
The only thing I want to believe

When I was three, and free to explore
I saw her face on the back of the door
Be my vest, be my fantasy

I should have known better
Nothing can be changed
The past is still the past
The bridge to nowhere
I should’ve wrote a letter 
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling

Don’t back down, concentrate on seeing
The breakers in the bar, the neighbor’s greeting
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination

Don’t back down, there is nothing left
The breakers in the bar, no reason to live
I’m a fool in the fetter
Rose of Aaron’s beard, where you can reach me

Don’t back down: nothing can be changed
Cantilever bridge, the drunken sailor
My brother had a daughter
The beauty that she brings, illumination 

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Sufjan Stevens, "Should Have Known Better"

Preorder it: http://akrec.co/1y05i0M
Available on Asthmatic Kitty Records March 31st (US) / March 30 (EU)

More info: http://carrieandlowell.com

In “Carrie and Lowell,” Sufjan Stevens is a child again or, more specifically, the child character in the family of man drama that often but not always centers on the story of love given, or love forsaken, but isn’t that the same thing to the poet? That the love Stevens sings about having left or given or been born to–thank you, Carrie–is a perceptible wound not only on the singer’s throat, but his sleeve: he wears love’s incomprehensibility, and the deep incomprehensibility of being a son, like a backing vocal on “Carrie and Lowell,” which is also filled with colors, hearts, trees, conclusions, and beginnings,

Sufjan Stevens, "Eugene"

Sufjan Stevens, "Drawn To The Blood"

Sufjan Stevens, "All Of Me Wants All Of You"

“Half Heart Necklace” is the new single to be taken from Allo Darlin’s latest album We Come From the Same Place (out now on Fortuna POP!). The third full-length recording from the much loved Anglo-Australian four-piece is made up of smart, beautiful pop music, with lyrics that resonate with experience and melodies that chime, echo and soar.

Unusually for Allo Darlin', "Half Heart Necklace" is written from someone else’s perspective, a rare occurance among songwriter Elizabeth Morris' catalogue of intimate, heart-wrenching songs, and taps into a dark story from her youth in a small Australian town. As she explains; “This is a song written from the point of view of a girl from my home town who did quite a strange thing when I was growing up. There had been some murders, and this girl who was my age was missing and presumed killed. It turned out she had been hiding for years in her boyfriend´s cupboard, and she was charged for wasting police time and there was a big brouhaha. Half Heart Necklace is a Twin Peaks thing. Sometimes I think my hometown is like Twin Peaks in more ways than one.”

Allo Darlin’ were formed after Australian Elizabeth Morris arrived in London and bought a ukulele from the Duke of Uke shop in Shoreditch. She began writing music and was soon joined by fellow Australian Bill Botting (bass), Paul Rains (guitar), and Michael Collins (drums). Their debut album attracted many plaudits including being named No. 2 record of the year by online retailer eMusic, and a glowing 1,200 word essay by Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens in the Australian critical magazine, The Monthly. Their second album "Europe" scored 8.1 on Pitchfork, was made USA Today’s Album Of The Week, and garnered praise from Uncut, Q, NME, The Quietus and The Guardian. It was also named Rough Trade Shop’s Album Of The Month, where it went on to become the biggest selling album of the year. The band have been playlisted at BBC 6Music and have recorded sessions for Lauren Laverne, Marc Riley and John Kennedy (XFM), as well being Steve Lamacq’s personal pick for BBC Introducing. Their releases to date, along with their joyous and effervescent live shows, have seen them build an intensely loyal and ever-increasing fanbase.

The new album combines the eagerness, urgency and immediacy of their 2010 self-titled debut with the contemplation, sophistication and ambition of their 2012 follow-up "Europe," and yet it goes beyond either both sonically and in the songs. It was written at a time of considerable change for songwriter Elizabeth Morris, a time during which she fell in love, moved to Italy and got married. The truism is that third albums are difficult beasts, but by remaining true to themselves Allo Darlin’ have side-stepped the pitfalls to produce a wonderful record - thoughtful and exciting and exquisitely played – that will please their existing army of fans and newcomers alike.


Allo Darlin' - Half Heart Necklace

Albert Hammond Jr. - In Transit

Asthmatic Kitty Records is an independent record label that was co-founded by Lowell Brams and his stepson, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, in 1999. Since its founding, AKR has released albums by a variety of artists, including Lily & Madeleine, My Brightest Diamond and Helado Negro, and is currently home to Sufjan Stevens, Angelo De Augustine, Denison Witmer and The Welcome Wagon. 

Asthmatic Kitty was named after Sara, an orange and white tabby who wandered out of the woods pregnant and starving near Holland, Michigan in 1994. For fourteen years she brought joy as a beloved friend to Lowell, enjoying a happy life despite her initial hardships. Her asthma improved after moving west to New Mexico and Wyoming, where she lived out her days as an asthmatic kitty in name only.

Sufjan Stevens, "All Of Me Wants All Of You"

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