We are so excited about this show. Kria Brekkan (former lead singer of Mum) and Drawlings will be coming to McWorld on March 24th. Drawlings is the sister of Avey Tare’s Animal Collective and the family blood runs deep as her musicbox-tickertoy music has the same hauntingly beautiful quality. Kria Brekkan has the ability to pull you deep down inside the earth and open up your soul. Her music hits a note with me that goes straight into me. It is uncomfortable but leaves me longing for more. This is going to be a really spectacular show and, personally, I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
I know it’s late but thank you to everyone who tuned in this past week to Public Education. We are on every Sunday from 6-8pm PST playing all new music for two hour on indie1031.com. If you want to send in your music to be played on the show, you can send it to 5700 Wilshire Blvd. suite 250 Indie 1031 c/o Public Education or you can email us some tunes at publiceducation@thefmly.com
We live in a post-Animal Collective society, so who apart from Kanye West doesn’t know who Avey Tare is by now? I’ll save my Terrestrial Tones post for another day, I’m still wierded out that Dave has a Wikipedia page… Anyways, a ways back Avey put out a split 12″ with David Grubbs titled Crumbling Land, in short it kicks serious night-timing ass. Now I don’t have the actual record because I’m not quite that cool, but to make up for it here’s an extra tune called “Judy Biworker” which as far as I know isn’t released on anything. For those who don’t have any of Avey’s solo work, Terrestrial Tones or Pullhair Rubeye (Avey + Kria) hopefully these tunes will inspire you to dig a little deeper.
unrelated, cameron and i were with jeffrey lewis for a bit today. super rad dude and we recorded some songs that well…he hasn’t even recorded. ha. we’ll have those for you asap! i closed my eyes on the staircase and was sucked into his magnificent storytelling. hope you folks at his glasslands gig tonight have an awesome time.
A lot went down in the indie music community this weekend and slowly but surely I’ll catch you up on all you need to know.
First, Santogold released a new song via RCRD LBL that does not appear on her album; I’m assuming it’s a b-side. Go here to download it.
Los Angeles’ No Age added all tracks from their forthcoming Nouns to be streamed on their MySpace. Click here to listen.
Are Animal Collective racists? Click here to read a load of bullshit.
Kria Brekkan aka wife of Avey Tare (David Portner) from Animal Collective aka ex-Mum member has released a b-side from Wildering entitled “Gömul Vísa Um Vorið.”
CSS released a new song, “Rat Is Dead,” from their forthcoming Donkey. I’ll post both Kria and CSS’s tracks tomorrow as it’s going on 4:30am and there’s still much to do.
I’ll leave you with my Coachella highlight and maybe the best live experience of my lifetime…even considering Daft Punk. For some people there are The Beatles or Metallica, but for me there is Animal Collective and even more, Panda Bear. Being able to see “Comfy In Nautica” develop unexpectedly before my eyes with my best friends right beside me was possibly one of my greatest life experiences. Now that can sight can be shared via Youtube. Please enjoy this clip of Animal Collective playing Panda Bear’s “Comfy In Nautica.”
Stay tuned for tomorrow when I introduce you to L.A.’s enchanting Pocahaunted.
I realize that I post A LOT about Animal Collective, especially as of late. Currently I’m writing my final paper on the human perception of “Peacebone,” the first track from Strawberry Jam, so until anything major happens in the AC camp, this will be it for some time.
What I did want to briefly say – as I’ve said many times- is that Animal Collective absolutely blew me the fuck out of the water at Coachella. Unleashing an arsenal of new music at Coachella it was a monumental event to hear Panda Bear break out into solo and deliver “Comfy In Nautica,” a track that defined my 2007. Animal Collective has big things to come in ‘08 but in ‘09 we will hopefully see a new release from Panda as well as Avey; I’m also curious to see what Geologist has in store as his role in the group has become more distinguished since the release of Strawberry Jam. AC closed their set with the enchanting “Brother Sport” where you can see much influence from Panda’s move to Portugal as tropical sounds overwhelm the chorus in an ecstasy inducing manner. Please Avey, pass me the Strawberry Jam, prep the Water Curses EP and let me dig into what’s next!
Thank You Come Again
Lady Bird Lake Trail
March 20, 3PM
w/ dead gaze, easyboy, mistlefinger, big whup + pizza!, white fang, jonesin', tempo no tempo, dream panther
FMLY Group Hug
Dominican Joe, 515 South Congress
March 20, 8pm
w/ MillionYoung, Truman Peyote, Michael Parallax, Wampire, Idiot Glee, I Am The Dot, Magic Man, Philip Seymour Hoffman fbook event
Los Angeles
Kria Brekkan & Drawlings
McWorld
March 24th fbook event
Evan Voytas, WAMPIRE, Battlehooch, Pizza! + Afterparty for Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow) and The Hood Internet
McWorld
March 25th Fbook event
FMLY RIDE
April 3rd 2010
Dinowalrus, Tempo No Tempo
May 1
Santa Cruz
FMLY RIDE
April 3rd 2010
Pacific and Water
Boston
FMLY / Breakfast of Champs Fest
PPALMM's Chinatown Loft
April 16
New York
FMLY / Breakfast of Champs Fest
April 18
Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow) & Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Knitting Factory
April 24 fbook event
IcyDemons, Truman Peyote, Trouble Books
Glasslands
May 2
San Francisco
Thank you Come Again
The Neighbors, Wes Leslie, Shaw, Maus Haus, Mistlefinger, Goliath the Giver
March 21st
Dolores Park f book event
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