Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Listen to new albums from Coheed and Cambria and Ben Gibbard


Earlier this month, I wrote about two new albums from Coheed and Cambria. They are called The Afterman: Ascension and The Afterman: Descension. The first one actually already came out this week (October 9) and the second one is set to be in stores sometime in February 2013.

If you are not decided yet whether you wanna buy the album or not, you can first listen to it and then decide because it is available to stream via Rolling Stone magazine. I gave it a try once and it sounds really good.

Frontman of Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard, is also releasing a new album. It will be his debut effort as a solo artist. It is entitled Former Lives and it will be out next week (October 16).

And you can also stream it in its entirety, this time via YouTube. I can't get off the feeling though that it sounds too much like album from his main band. I've said it already and I'll say it again - what's the point of doing a solo album when it sounds exactly like Death Cab for Cutie record? Anyway, give it a try below.

Check out Jack White's new music video

Genius Jack White just released new music video for song called "I'm Shakin'". Of course, track comes from his debut solo album Blunderbuss, which was released in April of this year (check out my review of it here).

Crazy song "I'm Shakin'" is fourth single of the album and also my favorite. It's got this groovy main guitar riff, which just makes you wanna dance. It is definitely one of the heavier tracks feaured on Blunderbuss.

The single will be released as a 7'' vinyl along with non-album B-side "Blues on Two Trees" on October 16. On October 30, the single will also get digital and physical release.

But let's go back to the video now. It was directed by Dori Oskowitz and it is actually really cool. It features "two Jack Whites" rocking against each other. One has all-female band and the other all-male band. The director did really awesome work on this one. Check it out below.

Watch new music video from Neil Young

Immortal Neil Young, who is still rocking big time, released new album in collaboration with band Crazy Horse earlier this year. Record called Americana is a mixture of older American songs, which were re-arranged for this album. The album has got mixed reviews, but I think it's not that bad.

However, Americana won't be the only album released by Neil Young this year. On October 30, he and Crazy Horse will release double album called Psychedelic Pill. As album title suggests, it will sound little different than Americana.

I actually really look forward for this album because tracks are pretty lengthy (the longest is the opener "Driftin' Back" and lasts 27 minutes and 36 seconds!) and based on first track revealed form this album - "Ramada Inn", the album will just sound awesome. I really love psychedelic music, especially psychedelic rock, so I'm stoked for it.

As I mentioned above, "Ramada Inn" is the first track revealed from the album. Pitchfork magazine also recently posted a music video for it on their YouTube channel. The video is as awesome as the music itself. Check it out below.


Psychedelic Pill tracklisting:

Disc: 1
1. "Driftin Back"
2. "Psychedelic Pill"
3. "Ramada Inn"
4. "Born In Ontario"

Disc: 2
1. "Twisted Road"
2. "She's Always Dancing"
3. "For The Love Of Man"
4. "Walk Like A Giant"
5. "Psychedelic Pill (Bonus Track Alternate Mix)"

Song of the day: The Vaccines - "Teenage Icon"

The Vaccines is a band, which basically hasn't stopped for a moment since release of their debut album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?, which came out in early 2011. Since then, they have toured basically the whole world and even had time to release sophomore record on September 3, 2012. It is entitled The Vaccines Come of Age and once again, it is good.

New album has got everything you loved about the old album plus more. You can definitely hear more mature sound on this record. Of course, they didn't change their sound completely and therefore if you are one of those people who don't like their first record, you won't probably like Come of Age either.

Anyway, it is incredible what these guys have already achieved during their three-year career. They are set to go on tour later this month, which will end with their biggest headline show to date on May 2 in London's O2 arena. See all the tour dates here.

The Vaccines also stopped by and played at Later...with Jools Holland last night. Check a performance of "Teenage Icon" from this show below.