Posts Tagged ‘4AD’

Blonde Redhead – Here Sometimes

By • Jun 24th, 2010 • Category: Downloads

Ornate and dreamlike New York trio Blonde Redhead return with Penny Sparkle, the follow-up to 2007′s 23, due out September 14 on 4ad. Details on the album are still somewhat scarce, but frontwoman Kazu Mazion recently released this vague soporific statement (edited for space here). “I can’t say what Penny Sparkle is about just yet.

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The Big Pink – The New Sonic Youths

By • Jun 18th, 2010 • Category: Live Reviews

An hour in the company of The Big Pink is a sensory distorting experiment, and one that also questions your sexuality. It’s not a glam/gay thing, but there is a certain amount of homoeroticism about The Big Pink. The obvious sexual nature of the band name notwithstanding, and their record sleeves are all chicks and tits, but I think that’s to throw off the thinly veiled man-love shared between guitarist/vocalist Robbie Furze and bassist Milo Cordell.



Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today

By • Jun 6th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

Sounding more like a theme park ride than a band, Ariel Pink pulls off both with a little 70′s funk and 80′s new wave self-exploration.



The Charlatans – Some Friendly (20th Anniversary Edition)

By • Jun 3rd, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

20th Anniversary? Seriously? You’re twisting my melon, man! Wait, wrong band…



Careering with Camera Obscura

By • May 24th, 2010 • Category: Interviews

With their fourth album My Maudlin Career Glasgow’s Camera Obscura shifted further away from their indie pop origins to create their own take on Bacharachian orchestral pop and ’60s soul contrasted against sparse country melancholy. Keyboardist and backing vocalist Carey Lander talks about joining the band, meeting Lloyd Cole, the orchestral and country elements in their sound and how they came to cover the Boss.



The National – High Violet

By • May 20th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

Riding high on the charts, The National have found a resounding voice where “High Violet’s loneliest, weightiest moments feel like shared sorrow.”



The Big Pink – Tonight

By • May 14th, 2010 • Category: Downloads

They finished their UK tour last night in London, giving off one of the most energetic hometown performances that Webcuts has ever witnessed — not to forget the unexpected appearance of Sonic Youth’s “100%” in the set. The Big Pink‘s debut album of last year, A Brief History of Love still won’t be denied. A [...]



The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio

By • Apr 1st, 2010 • Category: Downloads

High Violet is Brooklyn quintet The National‘s first full-length release since 2007′s acclaimed long-player Boxer and all eleven tracks were recorded in the band’s own studio. The first single ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’ is due for release on 7″ vinyl and digital download on May 3 with the album arriving one week later on May 10. Fans can now download [...]



Tune-yards – Bird-brains

By • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Album Reviews

One of the top records of the year that you never want to hear again? Merrill Garbus is Tune-yards and experimental lo-fi folk is the order of the day.



Cold Cave – Life Magazine

By • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Webcut of the Week

Sultry New York electro-pop quartet Cold Cave are set to tour Europe this May, beginning their journey at the Matt Groening-curated ATP Festival and finishing up at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival. To coincide Matador Records are to release Cold Cave live favourite ‘Life Magazine’ as a 12″ featuring a number of high profile guest remixes. The video clip itself is something of a burlesque make-up tutorial as if filmed by Andy Warhol, but it’s actually directed by Aaron Brown and Ben Chappell (Focus Creeps) and stars Marti Domination, star of Matthew Barney’s ‘Cremaster’ (she played Goodyear) and main protagonist on the cover sleeve of Cold Cave’s Love Come Close album.