How about a seriously feel good tune for this Friday’s Weekend Tunage? ‘Little Talks’ seems to be the perfect song for today. I’ve been whistling this all week long, it’s the first song I’ve been playing when I wake up every morning and I can’t help but leave the house with a giant grin on my face.
‘Little Talks’ is the latest single from Of Monsters and Men’s debut album My Head Is An Animal. Powerful folk pop with the emotion and shouty group vocals to content with the likes of Arcade Fire. The band made their American television debut on Jimmy Kimmel last week, check out their performance below.
My Head Is An Animal is out now. [iTunes]
The name Ships may seem familiar – Chris posted about this new Dublin band and their super catchy tune ‘You’re Gonna Feel It’ a few weeks back, and since then a bit more info has been shared with us about the release of the song itself – which it deserves to be shared. Turns out it’s part of a limited double A-side 7″ vinyl release from Synth Eastwood, that will also feature fellow Dublin band I Am Cosmos and their track ‘Take What You Want’.
Synth Eastwood is a collaborative art group that has been knocking around Dublin for a while now. I remember attending a few of their art exhibitions back when I was living in Dublin, always a good time. This is their first foray into music and they’ve picked two mighty fine up-and-coming bands to start with.
Both the tracks have a definite dance-floor feel. Take a listen to the I Am Cosmos tune below, and Ships again after the jump. Launch party for the single release is being held at the Sugar Club on Friday 25th May (tkts are €10). Both bands will play on the night, along with DJ sets by David Kitt and Lil’ Dave.
The first 50 people in the door will receive a crisp new copy of the record with artwork supplied by John Cowhie. Bargin!
Toronto band Bravestation released a new track yesterday ‘Tides of the Summit’, it’s taken from their forthcoming debut LP Giants & Dreamers. The band announced the details of the album yesterday, which is to be released on July 10 – 2 years after their 2010 EP and perfect timing for some summer listening.
‘Tides of the Summit’ follows on in the similar chilled vibe of ‘Signs of the Civilized’, with the ever present Tribal feel, evident in everything down to the lyrics. If you’re a fan of Wild Beasts you may dig these guys.
Giants & Dreamers is available to pre-order here (‘Tides of the Summit’ is available for free).
Mumford and Sons are taking a bit of a different approach to festivals this summer, they’ve decided to set up their own mini one: The Gentlemen of the Road Tour. This special tour sees the band stop off in Galway on June 9th for a one day mammoth show featuring Mumford and Sons, The Vaccines, Willy Mason, Zulu Winter, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Correspondents.
Sounds damm good right? If you agree then you’re in the right place as we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the Galway show. To be in with a chance to win the tickets, send us an email to hello@theclink.ie with your full name and “Mumford and Sons Ticket Giveaway” in the subject line. We’ll notify the winner on Friday 25th May.
The band have really taken a hands on approach with the show, curating everything from the line up to the food & drink at the show. They’re keen on supporting the local scene and making the show a truly unique experience.
“We want to stop off in towns not usually heavily toured by bands, and celebrate the people, food and music that inhabit them. We’re keen to promote the town’s local businesses, and we’ll be using the local bars and venues for aftershow parties, whilst working closely with the local people to get everyone involved in making these shows spectacular. “
More info on the show can be found here: http://www.gentlemenoftheroad.com/galway
Here’s an old favorite from Mumford to get you in the mood for the show, we’ve seen them live before and they are a must see.
The new HBO show Girls brought me to the discovery of this honest and melancholy song by The Echo Friendly. Jake Rabinbach and Shannon Esper make up the Brooklyn duo, and ‘Same Mistakes’ seems to be the only single that’s been released by them thus far.
If you’re in depression mode as tomorrow is Monday and the weekend is over already, crank this up and wallow in your sadness, at least there’ll be some decent music sountracking it.
At the start of the month I posted about Ms Mr – a NY boy/girl duo whose music I’ve been crushing on. I’ve been wearing out their debut 4-track EP, wondering when some new tunes were on the horizion. Well the wait is over, as today they premiered their new single ‘Hurricane’ over on Disco Naïveté.
Take a listen to the track below…you can download it for free for the price of your email here: msmrsounds.com. It’s a more slicker affair this time around, with the song shining above their previous four tunes. And that voice. Sold.
Ms Mr are set to support Marina & The Diamonds on her upcoming US tour, so keep an eye out.
This is a must watch for anyone with an interest in Ireland’s DIY music scene. Hats off to all involved.
Passion Pit are back! Today they debut a new song – “Take a Walk”. The track is taken from Gossamer, the band’s follow up album to Manners & Chunk of Change EP. Gossamer will be released on July 24.
