O sucessor do aclamado The Rhumb Line (2008) dos norte-americanos Ra Ra Riot já dá que falar. Acabado de ser editado The Orchard volta a trazer o indie-pop suave de orquestrações completas com guitarra, violoncelos e violinos da banda.

Boy é o primeiro single e chega com um interessante vídeo e uma escaldante remistura de RAC. The Orchard está à venda via Barsuk Records aqui.

The successor of the acclaimed The Rhumb Line (2008) from the north-american Ra Ra Riot has arrived. Released this past week The Orchard returns with the band’s gentle indie-pop and complete orchestrations of guitars, cellos and violins. Boy is the first single and comes with an interesting video and a hot remix by the likes of RAC. The Orchard is available on Barsuk Records here.

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Ra Ra Riot – Boy

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Ra Ra Riot – Boy (RAC remix) (via rcrdlbl)

Umas das minhas músicas favoritas do ano. The Drums com o vídeo para Down by the Water, realizado por Surround, Brian e Brad Palmer. Uma injecção de glamour vintage para acabar a noite.

One of my favorite songs of the year. The Drums with the video for Down by the Water, directed by Surround, Brian and Brad Palmer. One shot of vintage glamour for ending the night.

Se eu acreditasse em anjos, e se porventura eles cantassem, seria na voz de Charlotte Oleena, do projecto de Montreal Sea Oleena.

A música soa a um rasgo de inspiração, uma voz familiar, memórias que pensávamos ter perdido e que surgem para deixar um travo doce na boca. Fica para ouvir o EP homónimo da artista, que pode ser encontrado aqui, e o vídeo para Island Cottage que mistura recordações de infância com cenas de Blow Up, clássico de Michelangelo Antonioni (1966)

If I believed in angels, and if the could actually sing, they’d sing in the voice of Charlotte Oleena of Montreal’s project Oleena Sea. The music sounds like a dash of inspiration, a familiar voice, memories that we thought we had lost and that appear suddenly to leave a sweet flavor in your mouth. Here you can listen to the self-titled EP, which can be found here, and the video for Island Cottage which combines childhood memories with scenes from Blow Up, Michelangelo Antonioni’s classic (1966).

Já tinha falado dos Houses há uns tempos (aqui) quando surgiram numa colaboração com o s meus favoritos Teen Daze. O incrível Endless Spring, que apresentei então, marca o seu regresso com um belíssimo vídeo que soa a 100 Verões em repeat.

Endless Spring antecipa o álbum de estreia All Night a 19 de Outubro pela Lefse Records.

I had already talked about Houses some time ago (here) when they began a collaboration with my favorite Teen Daze. The incredible Endless Spring, I presented then, now returns with an amazing video that sounds like 100 Summers on repeat. Endless Spring anticipates the debut album All Night on October 19 on Lefse Records.

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Houses – Endless Spring (via Pitchfork)

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Houses & Teen Daze -Bikes (via xlr8r)

I Walked é novo single do próximo álbum de Sufjan Steven, The Age of Adz. O sucessor de Illinois (2005) faz um uso extensivo da electrónica (o banjo e guitarra acústica dão lugar às drum machines e sintetizadores), e das obsessões pelas fantasias cósmicas (espaço, céu, aliens, amor, etc) que criam uma extravagância pop potenciada por uma forte orquestração e alguns momentos de dança.

The Age Of Adz chega a 12 de Outubro via Asthmatic Kitty e pode ser pré-reservado aqui.

I Walked is the new single from the forthcoming album of Sufjan Steven, The Age of Adz. The successor of Illinois (2005) makes extensive use of electronics (banjo and acoustic guitar give turn into drum machines and synthesizers) and an obsession for cosmic fantasies (space, heaven, aliens, love, etc.) that creates a pop extravaganza boosted by a strong orchestration and some danceable moments. The Age Of Adz arrives on October 12 via Asthmatic Kitty and can be pre-ordered here.

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Sufjan Steven – I Walked

Preparem-se para um momento de elevação pristina. Um banda daquelas que se ouvem de tempos a tempos e nos fazem cair tudo das mãos. Falo dos britânicos The Diogenes Club, não sei ao certo quantos são, mas sei que fazem o tipo de música que eu faria se algum dia aprender a produzir (duvido!).

A banda prepara-se para editar o EP Versailles a 20 de Setembro pela Urban Torque que podem ouvir em streaming aqui. As 3 faixas que o compõem (Too soon, Taliesin e Versailles) são pura emoção electro-pop inspirada nos anos 80, com vocais ridiculamente sedutores sobre um manto de teclados planadores, synths reminiscentes de New Order e baixos dominantes que nos dão vontade de rodopiar de braços bem abertos e olhos fechados debaixo de uma bola de espelhos (ridícula a imagem, não?)… Feelgood pop para vos arrancar um sorriso parvo, garanto.

Get ready for a moment of pristine elevation. A band like those you heard from time to time and make you drop everything of your hands. I’m talking of the Brighton-based The Diogenes Club. I’m not sure how many they are, but I know that they make the kind of music I’d love to do if I ever learn to compose (I doubt it!). The band is preparing to release the Versailles EP on September 20 via Urban Torque, which you can stream here. The 3 tracks (Too soon, Taliesin and Versailles) are pure electro-pop emotion inspired  in the ’80s, with ridiculously seductive vocals laid on a mantle of floating keyboards, synths reminiscent of New Order and dominant bass that make me want to twirl with arms wide open and eyes closed under a shiny disco ball (that’s a ridiculous image!) … Feelgood pop to pull a silly smile out of your face, I guarantee.