Graph Rabbit: A sonic invitation to a beautiful otherworld
I first heard Graph Rabbit (Austin Donohue and Shy Kedmi) this past September, just as Fall was beginning. Their press release — smartly citing the new, cool “snap in the air” I’d become keenly aware of — promised that Only Fields, from the duo’s debut, Snowblind, would have me hearing “wintery sleigh bells” and “whitewashed...
Ogres, werewolves and ghouls, oh my! Watch Wilco’s animated video for ‘Sunloathe’
Get into a Halloween state of mind with this new video from Wilco for Sunloathe. Taken from the band’s current LP, The Whole Love on dBpm Records, the clip is directed by Peter Glantz with darkly-adorbs illustrations courtesy Nathaniel Murphy.
While you were sleeping: Wilco played Fallon
For no other reason than ‘just because,’ legendary American alt-rockers Wilco dropped in on Jimmy Fallon to perform Art Of Almost from last year’s The Whole Love LP. Later, they dug deep into their archives to pull out Laminated Cat, a single from the Jeff Tweedy/Glenn Kotche/Jim O’Rourke splinter band Loose Fur. Wilco 2012 Tour Dates...
The Hudson Branch cover Wilco
Post release of latest LP World Kid, The Hudson Branch have decided to treat themselves to a little fun and record a purely-for-fun, souled-up rendition of Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky. “I had just watched the Paul Simon documentary Graceland and it was inspired to try something outside of how we are used to making music,” says band...
Wilco set to embark on ‘marathon’ tour
Wilco are readying to kick-off a 42-date marathon tour in support of their newest LP, The Whole Love. The dates – which kick off tomorrow (May 10) in Fayetteville, AR – include not one but two nights at the Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA in July and several festival dates both on this side of...
County Fair: This ain’t no CMT garbage
Alt-country, neofolk and the American Roots music movement have technically been around for more than 20 years – but one might be tempted to argue that they’ve always existed. Here’s a selection of songs with a taste of the county fair: some are urban songs sung with a country twang, some are in the purest...
Chris Mills: Reliving his early years
The cover of American singer-songwriter Chris Mills’ new retrospective, Heavy Years: 2000-2010, bears a stylized and stark black and white photo and hand-drawn lettering – conveying the artistry to be found inside. With five LPs under his belt – Every Night Fight for Your Life (1998), Kiss it Goodbye (2000), The Silver Line (2002), The...