Tom Conrad

kate8: Columbine

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 09:42:55 -0800

In the Spring of 1999 I was a Senior at Colorado Academy in Denver. My school was just down the street from Columbine High School where on April 20th, 1999, the shooting started at 11:20am. 15 people died. 21 people were injured. One teacher was killed. The two shooters killed themselves. I looked…

pitchfork: “Comeback Kid” is the latest riff-hungry track from...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:20:45 -0800

pitchfork:

“Comeback Kid” is the latest riff-hungry track from Sleigh Bells’ forthcoming album Reign of Terror.

Bloodstream by Stateless.

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:33:02 -0800

Bloodstream by Stateless.

A couple of other cool Pandora consumer electronics tidbits as CES spins up: we’re coming to...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:18:46 -0800

A couple of other cool Pandora consumer electronics tidbits as CES spins up: we’re coming to Comcast, Dish Network, and FiOS.

New Pandora stats: More than 125M registered listeners, more than 450 CE devices, 23 automotive...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:46:40 -0800

New Pandora stats: More than 125M registered listeners, more than 450 CE devices, 23 automotive partnerships now including Acura, Kia, and Audiovox, average listening now up to 18 hours/month, and we have 68% share of all Internet radio. More…

Great working of The Big Pink’s “Hit The Ground...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:36:06 -0800

Great working of The Big Pink’s “Hit The Ground (Superman)” by Forest Swords. 4ad still knows how to pick bands.

Memoryhouse

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:28:46 -0800

Memoryhouse

Fast Company on Pandora’s approach to playlists.

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:40:34 -0800

Fast Company on Pandora’s approach to playlists.

kateimbach: Zola Jesus: Vessel video

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:25:09 -0800

kateimbach:

Zola Jesus: Vessel video

Love this.

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:52:37 -0800

Love this.

8tracks: The Top Tracks of 2011 on 8tracks in Sex, Study, Sleep...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:26:04 -0800

8tracks:

The Top Tracks of 2011 on 8tracks in Sex, Study, Sleep and Party.

New(ish) Fever Ray from last year’s Red Riding Hood...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:33:02 -0800

New(ish) Fever Ray from last year’s Red Riding Hood Soundtrack.

pitchfork: Watch the bloody new video for Youth Lagoon’s “July”...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:27:01 -0800

pitchfork:

Watch the bloody new video for Youth Lagoon’s “July” directed by Tyler T Williams.

disconaivete: A new track titled No Face by Karin Dreijer...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:24:00 -0800

disconaivete:

A new track titled No Face by Karin Dreijer Andersson, which you know from The Knife and Fever Ray, is featured on the We Are The Works In Progress compilation. The song was initially written for the Ingmar Bergman play The Wolf Hour, of which the soundtrack was entirely written by Karin - hope we get to hear that soundtrack one day.

With just a minimum of instruments and a focus on the opera-like vocals, No Face reminds me of the music of Klaus Nomi and Tomorrow, In A Year, the opera The Knife wrote music for last year, along with Planningtorock and Mt. Sims.

We Are The Works In Progress is a 14-song benefit album to support Japan and it’s ongoing efforts to heal post-tsunami and was compiled and organized by Blonde Redhead. It will be available digitally on January 10th and the double LP can be pre-order on their website.

New music from Shearwater. Animal Life.

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:18:13 -0800

New music from Shearwater. Animal Life.

Home.

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:27:05 -0800

Home.

New Sleigh Bells on Pitchfork.

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:13:31 -0800

New Sleigh Bells on Pitchfork.

tuneage: Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws Iceland! Iceland!...

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:19:43 -0800

tuneage:

Of Monsters and Men - Dirty Paws

Iceland! Iceland! What do you put in your water? You give me Björk, Sigur Rós, Emilíana Torrini and now Of Monsters and Men?

This sextet’s first album is like this perfect smorgasbord of indie music. Little bit of Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, sprinkle of Florence & the Machine and a touch of the xx. Admittedly, Dirty Paws is not their catchiest song (that award goes to Little Talks) but I think it best represents the album as a whole. I also love how evocative the lyrics are.

Their new album, My Head is an Animal, is only available in Iceland but it’s slated for an early 2012 US release. To tide you over, you should check out their EP Into The Woods.

p.s. Oh and did I forget to mention that their song, “Little Talks” is the free single of the week on iTunes?

pitchfork: Bon Iver’s Bon Iver, #1 on our Top 50 Albums of...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:41:53 -0800

pitchfork:

Bon Iver’s Bon Iver, #1 on our Top 50 Albums of 2011.