New Video From Marissa Nadler: "Rosary"

[mp3] Marissa Nadler: "Daisy Where Did You Go"

It's been an exciting experiment in modern social media watching Marissa Nadler progress through the process of recording her new album. After a well documented split with her previous label Kemado, and a fantastically successful kickstarter campaign, Marissa recently announced on Twitter that she has nearly completed recording the new album. Today, we get the beautiful new video for 'Little Hells' track "Rosary" which debuted on Pitchfork. We can't wait to hear some tracks from the new album. If you haven't yet, you should make sure to pick up her excellent covers CD here.

Drop This: New Langhorne Slim

[MP3] Langhorne Slim - " I Love You, But Goodbye"

That's right folks -- PA suburbanite, Langhorne Slim, drops his newest release, Be Set Free, today. He is set up with some great tour dates including shows at Le Poisson Rouge, NY; The Chameleon Club, PA; The Basement, TN; and XPN's "Free At Noon," PA. This album comes out on one of Stark's favorite labels of 2009, Kemado records. From the first few listens Be Set Free has proven to be a more mature and well-rounded effort than his 2008 debut. Enjoy!

Full tour dates after the jump.

Upcoming Shows
Oct 2, 2009 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live - XPN's FREE AT NOON w/ Will Hoge
Oct 14, 2009 - Milford, CT @ Daniel Street w/ Murder By Death
Oct 15, 2009 - Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House
Oct 17, 2009 - Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bears
Oct 21, 2009 - Cleveland Heights, OH @ The Grog Shop
Oct 22, 2009 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
Oct 23, 2009 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Oct 24, 2009 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Oct 25, 2009 - Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
Oct 26, 2009 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Oct 28, 2009 - Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
Oct 29, 2009 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
Oct 30, 2009 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Oct 31, 2009 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
Nov 2, 2009 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
Nov 3, 2009 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
Nov 4, 2009 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Nov 6, 2009 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Nov 7, 2009 - Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
Nov 8, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Nov 9, 2009 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room
Nov 11, 2009 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Nov 13, 2009 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement
Nov 14, 2009 - East Atlanta, GA @ Earl
Nov 15, 2009 - Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
Nov 16, 2009 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
Nov 17, 2009 - Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel
Nov 19, 2009 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
Nov 20, 2009 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
Nov 21, 2009 – New York City, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge

New Langhorne Slim Album + Tour Dates + MP3

[MP3] Langhorne Slim - " I Love You, But Goodbye"

This suburbanite from Langhorne, PA (hence the name) cut his teeth with his self-titled debut in 2008. While the record reverberated mildly throughout the music world, he has a crack team behind him, and some fairly pleasant music to-boot. Now, hoping to avoid the dreaded sophomore slide, Slim is set to release his newest effort, Be Set Free (Kemado Records) dropping Sept. 29. Enjoy a new track from the album, "I Love You, But Goodbye" avove.

Full set of tour dates and cover art after the jump.

10/15 - Bell House - Brooklyn, NY
10/17 - TT The Bears - Cambridge, MA
10/21 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
10/22 - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
10/24 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
10/25 - 400 Bar - Minneapolis, MN
10/26 - Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
10/28 - Jackpot - Lawrence, KS
10/29 - Hi Dive - Denver, CO
10/30 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
11/02 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
11/03 - Media Club - Vancouver, BC
11/06 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
11/08 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA
11/09 - Rhythm Room - Tempe, AZ
11/11 - Mohawk Outside - Austin, TX
11/13 - The Basement - Nashville, TN
11/15 - Cats Cradle - Carrboro, NC
11/16 - The Southern - Charlottesville, VA
11/17 - Rock N Roll Hotel - DC
11/19 - Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia, PA


Cover Art:



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New Video: The Soft Pack

The Soft Pack 'Pull Out' from Felipe Lima on Vimeo.

Stark favorites, The Soft Pack (formerly The Muslisms) have been biding their time, working hard on a new record. They want to get it right and we commend them for that. Their new release will be through Kemado Records and should be coming out sometime this fall if all goes well. Regardless, the self-titled release under the Muslim moniker was plenty amazing to sell us on all things Soft Pack for sometime. The video above is for a new track titled "Pull Out." Rock! Word on the street is, more videos to come.

Via.

Marissa Nadler Tonight At Joe's Pub

Marissa Nadler's fantastic new record Little Hells has provided the perfect soundtrack for the past few snow-filled frigid days in New York City. Nadler has cultivated a more fleshed out full band sound that only adds power to her haunting songs and immaculate voice. We've been hyping this album for awhile, but we just wanted to encourage you to make it out to one of her live shows on the upcoming tour and to check out Little Hells which is out now on Kemado records. Marissa Nadler is at Joe's Pub in NY tonight - the rest of her tour dates with Deer Tick, The Handsome family and Jesse Sykes (awesome) are after the jump. Tickets here for Joe's.



Apr 7 - 8:00p - Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, CA
Apr 8 - 9:00p - Cafe du Nord - San Francisco, CA
Apr 10 - 8:00p - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA #
Apr 11 - 8:00p - The Media Club - Vancouver, BC
Apr 12 - 9:00p - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
Apr 16 - 9:00p - 400 Bar - Minneapolis, MN +
Apr 17 - 8:00p - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI+
Apr 18 - 8:00p - Shubas Tavern - Chicago, IL +
Apr 19 - 8:00p - Shubas Tavern - Chicago, IL +
Apr 21 - 8:00p - El Mocambo - Toronto, Ontario +
Apr 22 - 8:00p - Black Sheep Inn - Wakefield, Quebec +
Apr 24 - 9:00p - Lizard Lounge - Cambridge, MA +
Apr 25 - 8:00p - Highline Ballroom - New York, NY +
Apr 26 - 8:00p - IOTA - Arlington, VA +

* - w/ Deer Tick
** MV + EE
+ - w/ the Handsome Family
# - w/ Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter

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On The Blog Reel: Dent May, Jeremy Jay, Marissa Nadler

Featured:

DENT MAY "Meet Me In The Garden"

JEREMY JAY "Lite Beam"

MARISSA NADLER "River Of Dirt"

We're pretty much a sucker for anything Dent May does, so it's no surprise that the Mississippi trailer park troubadour's newest video for "Meet Me In The Garden" has us floored. The Jon Leone-helmed video for the Good Feeling... standout, which premieres today via Pitchfork TV, is a trip. In it, May parades around in vintage Elton glasses, kicks back with a bottle of bubbly and devilishly croons in a bathtub. Mysterious, low-budget and just a little flamboyant, this should definitely earn our Artist To Watch a few more fans in '09.

Meanwhile, Jeremy Jay and the gang are also using P4K to unveil the subtle video for "Lite Beam," from the Love Everlasting EP. If you fancy performance videos with uncomfortably close shots of mascaraed men, this one should be right up your alley. Marissa Nadler's "River of Dirt" video is much more pleasing: The clip, elegantly shot by director Joana Linda, captures the singer and friends on a journey through the Midwest by foot and by train. The track is from the forthcoming Little Hells, out March 3 via Kemado. All three videos are after the jump.

Marissa Nadler - River of Dirt - Directed by Joana Linda from Kemado Records on Vimeo

New Marissa Nadler - "River of Dirt"

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Marissa Nadler "River of Dirt" mp3

This morning, via the sometimes great Stereogum "'Gum Drop", comes a new track from Marrissa Nadler's upcoming record Little Hells (due March 3rd on Kemado.) This record seems to promise a more fleshed-out, full-band sound from Nadler, who is known for her introspective and largely acoustic ruminations. On her amazing last record, Songs III: Bird on the Water, she was backed by members of the more ethereal Espers, while on Little Hells the backing instrumentation features synths, drums, lap-steel and piano. We're not saying she's going to sound like AC/DC or anything here, just that this recording promises to be more crisp and focused than her previous outings. Either way, we're looking forward to it. Marissa Nadler also has a cool blog where she posts a lot of demos and home recordings. Check it out. You can read an excerpt of Stereogum's interview with Nadler after the jump.


How did you come up with a "River Of Dirt" as the central image in this song?

The imagery for the song was written stream of consciousness. It was the first song that I wrote when beginning to write Little Hells. To be honest, I wrote the song with a bottle of wine, sitting on my floor, and I had the melody that just wouldn't go away. I had the picking going and this droning guitar piece, and then the words arrived. I tried to just let them flow, without being intentional and without censoring any of the thoughts that were coming into my head. The meaning did not clearly present itself until months later. I knew it was more autobiographical, which was a goal for the record. It grew spinning like a wagon wheel, because of the jumping around of time and place. El Camino is a car I always dreamt of having, because I think they are sexy cars. But el Camino also means the road, or the path.

In the beginning of the song, there is a desire to return home, but to a home that doesn't exist. Words of a desire to revisit a lost place linger. There is an idealized sense in the first stanza that the protagonist, or "I", would run away with my first love and live this utterly romanticized version of a life together, birds chirping and all, like some freaking children's book. That doesn't happen in the song, didn't happen in real life, and very rarely does. I have stopped romanticizing that fairy tale happy ending that we are force fed in movies and books in our childhood, and the song slowly enters my interpretation of reality by each stanza. I still believe in love, am on the wagon and all, but that is not what the song is about.