12/15/09 News briefs: Elliott Smith, Pitchfork’s Top Tracks, Ten Years of ATP, Empire of the Sun and The Shins + Danger Mouse
December 15th, 2009
While he may have left us six years ago, a new song from Elliott Smith has surfaced. His label Kill Rock Stars is giving away an MP3 of “Cecilia/Amanda,” which was originally recorded back in 1997. This gift comes along with news that KRS will remaster and re-release Smith’s first solo album, Roman Candle, along with the newly acquired final album, From a Basement on the Hill on April 6th, 2010.
The almighty indie bible Pitchfork has unveiled its Top 100 tracks of 2009. Topping the list? No surprises here: Animal Collective’s “My Girls,” followed by Dirty Projectors’ “Stillness Is the Move” and Phoenix’s “1901.”
Stereogum has been generous to share a photo album from the recent Ten Years Of ATP festival. There are some great pics of everyone from Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing Fever To Tell, Belle & Sebastian DJing, a fog-drenched Sunn O))) and a beardy Modest Mouse.
Though he found quite the buzz (and a fan in Jay-Z) with the dreamy psychedelic bubblegum of Empire of the Sun, Luke Steele is looking to release something new by his other band, The Sleepy Jackson. Steele told Aussie site Faster Louder he’s not sure when, but “the album should be out definitely in the next decade but not in the next 12 months – I’d want to, but I don’t think so, no.”
The Shins’ James Mercer and Danger Mouse have revealed details about their collaboration, Broken Bells. The two will release their self-titled, debut album on March 9th through Columbia Records. Described as ten “melodically seductive and psychologically provocative songs,” as of December 21st you’ll be able to hear their first single, “The High Road.”
Tags: Broken Bells, danger mouse, Elliott Smith, Empire of the Sun, Faster Louder, James Mercer, Kill Rock Stars, Luke Steele, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Ten Years of ATP, The Sleepy Jackson
Posted on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 5:03 pm by Cam and is filed under News, The New Music.
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