You should wreck his life the way that he wrecked yours
Posted: Friday 30 November, 2007 Filed under: Posts | Tags: alternative, indie, koncert, music, pop Leave a comment »Som en helt i en anden fabelhistorie, triumferede Will Sheff og resten af Okkervil River i aftes på Loppen.
På lidt over en halvanden time spillede bandet fra Texas en ren hitparade fra deres to seneste album Black Sheep Boy og The Stages Names. Især sange som “Unless it’s Kicks”, “Plus Ones”, “The Latest Toughs”, “Black” (hvor jeg elsker når Will skriger You should wreck his life the way that he wrecked yours) og naturligvis den dystre og maniske “For Real” blev spillet med stor indlevelse og tilstedeværelse. Og publikum var med. Jeg kunne bla. høre udtalelser som det er fandme super fedt! fra publikummer omkring mig efter støjballader til tonerne af “So Come Back, I Am Waiting” eller “Title Track”. Selv gennem sangene fra deres mindre kendte tidligere albums, som jeg ikke kendte, var publikum fanget.
Will Sheff, med en typisk småbøvet indie-frisure, hvor en stor manke er redt fremover panden, var en eminent frontfigur og facinerede at betragte på scenen. Han holdt en intens energi gennem hele koncerten og sang ganske enkelt helt fantastisk. En kuriøs, spændende og yderst talentfuld herre som, i følge ham selv, først sent i sit liv kyssede sin første pige.
En nær perfekt koncert, men alligevel nær nok til en topscore.
6/6
Nu glæder jeg mig bare til The National i morgen og så kan jeg sove tilfreds igen.
Le-Fix: Making of “Life of a Ghost” cover art
Posted: Saturday 20 October, 2007 Filed under: Posts | Tags: art, coverart, indietronica, music, photo, pop Leave a comment »Le-Fix is making the art work for Blue Foundation’s new album – “Life of a Ghost”. 2007:
Great album by the way.
Okkervil River – “Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe”
Posted: Tuesday 9 October, 2007 Filed under: Posts | Tags: alternative, indie, music, pop, rock Leave a comment »I’ve been enjoying Okkervil Rivers latest LP The Stages Names tremendously these last days.
My favorites are currently Unless It’s Kicks and Plus Ones. But these have no videos, so here are Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe:
New material from amazing Sufjan Stevens
Posted: Wednesday 21 June, 2006 Filed under: Posts | Tags: alternative, indie, music, pop Comments Off
The little secret behind the Illinois record is that it was originally conceived as a double album, culminating in a musical collage of nearly 50 songs. But as the project began to develop into an unwieldy epic, common sense weighed in—as did the opinions of others—and the project was cut in half. [...] The gathering that followed would become the setting for the songs on The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album.
- from Asthmatic Kitty Records webpage
The album The Avalanche is based on material from the sessions that became Illinios, which was one of my favorite albums last year.
It was brought to my attention, by Soundvenue, that you can stream part 1 from Asthmatic Kitty Records webpage. Direct link here.
