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Watch the new TV show from Belle and Sebastian and find out how to hear the new single before everyone else 3 September 2010 in Belle and Sebastian
Today sees the launch of the first in series of transmissions of varying sizes and shapes from Belle and Sebastian to mark the impending release of their eighth album, Belle and Sebastian Write About Love.
Available from www.belleandsebastian.com, the first episode of Belle and Sebastian TV is a fully realized, half-hour mixture of music, chat and revealing (and not so revealing) insights from the band filmed in Glasgow over the last few weeks.
Presented by Dougie Anderson and produced by Forest of Black, it features performances of two of the songs from the album: I Want The World to Stop and I Didn’t See It Coming.
As well as the performances, the show offers the chance to see the band as both questioners (Stuart and Chris discuss DIY strategies with various Glasgow bands) and questioned (by fans in the studio). It sees them faced with the harsh realities of the changes in music business since they last made a record but grappling with solutions and offering some insight into the processes involved in making the record.
In addition, the soundtrack also includes a mixture of other snippets of Belle and Sebastian (some previously heard, some not) music set against a backdrop of Glasgow in its full autumnal glory. Other visuals come in the form of some of the photographs and videos that have been submitted as part of our Write About Love competition. (more about them later)
It’s conclusion, that “things normally work out the way they should and more often than not, for the better” seems better than anything to capture the essence of the band’s approach and the ethos of the record.
Twitter / Write About Love
Aside from the songs in the TV show, we are releasing Write About Love as lead track /single.
It will initially be officially available from our website from the 7th of September for a very limited period to download – but we want to let one of our twitter followers have the track for themselves – ahead of it being more widely available on iTunes and the like. It’s official release date in the USA is 7th September and in the UK not until the 25th October.
We will mail an mp3 of the song to a randomly selected follower on Monday (6th) and they will be the only person outside the band and those closest to them to hear/ own a digital copy of the song for 24 hours. It will be the winner’s choice what to do with it ahead of release. They can keep it to themselves in the knowledge that no-one else has it; share it with their friends; hold a listening party at their home or they could let the world either hear it or hear all about it online (and see if we get upset in the process!) – the choice is entirely theirs. . . .
To put yourself in the frame to receive your own copy of Write About Love on Monday, here’s what you have to do:
If you haven’t already done so, sign up to follow us on twitter @bellesglasgow and then post one 140 character message using the hashtag #writeaboutlove. The content of the message is entirely up to you: it could be to share the TV show with your followers, or be more generally about the band or the album – it is up to you.
As well as mailing the track to the winner immediately, the winner will also receive a finished copy of the album on vinyl and CD before its release and some other assorted B&S goodness delivered to their home.
Watch: The Morning Benders new video for 'All Day Day Light' 1 September 2010 in The Morning Benders
Watch the new Morning Benders video for ‘All Day Day Light‘. The seasons themed video was directed by Jack Ferry who has previously worked with the likes of Ted Leo and Jeffrey Lewis.
‘All Day Day Light‘ is taken from the Morning Benders‘ latest album ‘Big Echo‘ which is available here.
‘All Day Day Light‘ is released on September 27th.
The video is currently premiering on MTV.co.uk
Watch WILDER play two songs live at Reading Festival 31 August 2010 in Wilder
This weekend WILDER played a stirring set on the BBC Introducing Stage at the past weekend’s Reading and Leeds Festivals.
Watch them play recent single ‘Girls Vs Boys’ and forthcoming single ‘Skyful of Rainbows’:
Girls Vs Boys:
Skyful Of Rainbows:
Watch Warpaint play an acoustic version of new track 'Undertow' for BBC3 31 August 2010 in Warpaint
Warpaint played two storming sets at Reading & Leeds Festivals this weekend. Before the band’s set at Reading Festival they recorded this fantastic acoustic version of ‘Undertow‘ for BBC3.
‘Undertow‘ is taken from their forthcoming album ‘The Fool‘, which is released on October 26th.
Here are some photos of the band performing at Reading Festival. Photos courtesy of David Emery.
Click here to see all photos.
Antony and The Johnsons release 'Thank You For Your Love EP' 30 August 2010 in Antony and the Johnsons
This week Antony and The Johnsons release their new EP ‘Thank You For Your Love‘, five songs served as a prelude to their forthcoming new album ‘Swanlights‘.
Tracklist:
1. Thank You For Your Love
2. You Are The Treasure
3. My Lord My Love
4. Pressing On (Bob Dylan cover featuring Kevin Barker)
5. Imagine (John Lennon cover and collaboration with composer William Basinski)
‘Thank You For Your Love‘ available on CD, Download and 12”.
The video for the single and title-track is also out this week, comprised of Super 8 footage that Antony filmed upon his first visit to New York aged 19:
‘Swanlights‘ will be released on October the 11th and is available to pre-order from Swanlights.com. Each pre-order comes with an instant download of the ‘Thank You For Your Love EP‘.
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Go Viral! Posted by on 28 July 2010 in Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Two men, Blake and Mike, recently walked across America from New York to San Francisco, they compiled this inspiring video using photos that they took along the way and the song Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros as the soundtrack:
Check out this google map of the route they took.