The Current Music Blog: September 1, 2009 Archive

A.A. Bondy set the Devil loose today!

Posted at 9:48 AM on September 1, 2009 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

You may remember A.A. Bondy as the vocalist from the band Verbena. Here's a quick refresher on the band, their most well known song "My Baby Got Shot."

Verbena broke up in 2003 and Bondy returned to New York and started writing his own music. His debut solo album, American Hearts, was released on an indie label in 2007 and then re-released last year on Fat Possum records. A.A. Bondy's sophomore solo record, When The Devil's Loose was released today. In celebration of that, on our Song Of The Day podcast you can grab the title tune for free! If you're a new subscriber, you'll also receive new music from Jack Penate, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, Amanda Blank and David Bazan.

Later this week we'll be featuring new music from Joe Henry, Volcano Choir and local music from Mark Mallman.

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New Music Added To The Current This Week!

Posted at 4:13 PM on September 1, 2009 by Melanie Walker

Hey there! It's Melanie Walker the Music Director here at The Current! Check out the latest new music we'ved added to our playlists each week here on The Current's music blog! You can learn more about the artist or band and listen to more of their music by clicking on their name. It will link you directly to their website. Enjoy!

Imogen Heap has a new album out titled Ellipse and it is our featured CD of the week! We'll be hearing multiple tracks from the record all week including "First Train Home", "Swoon", "Tidal", "Bad Body Double" and "Canvas". Ellipse is in stores now. Imogen Heap is an English singer and songwriter from Romford, Havering in the UK. Before going solo in 2005 she was part of a group called Frou Frou. Imogen made quite a name for herself for her last album Speak For Yourself in 2005 which she wrote, produced and mixed herself. It garnered so much acclaim, Imogen was was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2006.

The Dodos "Fables" from their new album Time To Die due to release September 15th. Originally formed in 2006 as Dodobird by multi-instrumentalist Meric Long and Logan Kroeber, San Francisco indie rock duo the Dodos have been making music together since 2005. Long has a strong back ground in West African Ewe drumming and Kroeber has a great deal of experience with more modern drumming techniques having played in metal bands. Along with Long's interest in country blues fingerpicking they together sought to create music in which "drumming could be a center role and help bring out the syncopated rhythms coming out of the acoustic guitar."

Felix Da Housecat "We All Wanna Be Prince" from their new album He Was King in stores now. Felix is considered a member of the second wave of the Chicago house music scene. He's known under a number of aliases, including Thee Maddkatt Courtship, Aphrohead and Sharkimaxx, but also for his ownership of Radikal Fear Records, one of the premiere Chicago labels of the late 90's. Felix left the house club scene for awhile to attend Alabama State University. While there he was greatly influnced by the music of the era, including Prince, A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr. Felix has made no secret of his imense admiration for Prince. So, it's no suprise his new Euro-dance release in somewhat of a dedication to him.

Golden Silvers "True Blues No. 9 (True Romance)" from their new album True Romance in stores now. Golden Silvers hails from London England and consists of vocalist/keyboardist Gwylim Gold, bassist Ben Moorhouse, and drummer Alexis Nunez. With influences ranging from the Beach Boys and Super Furry Animals to David Bowie and Kraftwerk, Golden Silvers crafted a danceable indie rock sound that was so well received that they won the coveted 2008 Glastonbury Unsigned contest in 2008.

Langhorne Slim "Say Yes" from his new album Be Set Free due to release September 29th. Born Sean Scolnick in Langhorne Pennsylvania, Langhorne Slim is a folk singer based out of Brooklyn, NY. Dubbed "the bastard son of Hasil Adkins" in some of his early press releases, Langhorne Slim takes a more modern approach to traditional folk, country, and blues. Be Set Free is his 3rd full length solo release.

Netherfriends "Friends With Lofts" from their new EP Calling You Out in stores now. Netherfriends are a three-piece psychedelic pop outfit out of Chicago. Lead by multi-instrumentalist Shawn Rosenblatt, Netherfriends is an amalgamation of experimental field recordings, solid pop melody, and vocal harmonies.

These United States "I Want You To Keep Everything" from their new album Everything Touches Everything in stores tomorrow September 1st. Born of a collaboration between Jesse Elliott and David Strackany, These United States combines eccentricity, twanginess with playful production to create a sound unique to them that yet clearly denotes their influences from folks like The Flaming Lips and Wilco. Everything Touches Everything is their 3rd full length release.

Twilight Hours "Queen Of Tomorrow" from their new album Stereo Night in stores now. The Twilight Hours is comprised of local twin cities musicians John Munson and Matt Wilson. John and Matt first began playing together in the early 90's in a group called Trip Shakespeare. John split off for a bit to play with a band called Semisonic while Matt joined a band called Polera. They soon rejoined forces to create a duo called The Flops in 2001. After finding musical success together and apart over the last 20 years, Matt Wilson and John Munson have again rejoined forces as The Twilight Hours.

The Very Best "Warm Heart of Africa" from their new album Warm Heart of Africa in stores October 6th. Esau Mwamwaya was born in Mzuzu in Malawi, East Africa. He played drums in various bands and was a good friend of the legendary musician Evison Matafale before he was killed in Malawi police custody in 2003. In 1999 Esau Mwamwaya moved to London, England where he ran a second-hand furniture store in East London. Esau's shop was on the same street as producer, Radioclit's old studio, He evetually invited Esau to one of their house warming parties where they eventually became friends and started working on music together. Warm Heart of Africa features guest apperences from both M.I.A. and Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend.

Wolfmother "New Moon Rising" from their new album Cosmic Egg which due to release October 27th. is an Australian hard rock band that formed in Erskineville, Sydney in 2000. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett, the band has released one studio album (2005), which reached number three on the Australian Charts. The album also won the 2005 J Award and 2006 ARIA Awards for Best Breakthrough Album and Best Rock Album. They even gained critical acclaim in the USA with a single from the album titled "Woman" which won the band their first Grammy Award, for Best Hard Rock Performance, in 2007. But that didn't mean everything was going well for the band. Co-founding members Ross and Heskett left the band due to "irreconcilable personal and musical differences,". After a brief hiatus, Stockdale returned with new musicians: bassist and keyboardist Ian Peres, guitarist Aidan Nemeth and drummer Dave Atkins.