It’s Friday already! Can you believe it? Whew, time flies! Especially when you had a long weekend right before, spent talking about the end of the summer under what may or may not have been the last summer sun rays… Well, August may be over, but the sun and the beach never really leave us!
How you ask? With Beach Day! In their words, “It’s a beach day baby and I am going to pick you up.” Anytime, guys! On top of that, we’ve got a Menomena premiere for you and… The Raveonettes! You’ve been waiting for it… you’ve been asking for it… and now here it is: the entire Observator album available for free streaming! Plus, if you Like Sean Hayes‘ page on Facebook, you’ll get another full album stream — all on one Friday.
You’re welcome!
Beach Day: “Beach Day” video premiere via VEVO
Beach Day available now on Kanine Records
(so many beach days!)
Menomena: “Pique” via Pitchfork
Moms out September 18 on Barsuk Records
The Raveonettes: Full album stream via Rolling Stone
Observator out September 11 on Vice Records
Sean Hayes: Full album stream via Facebook
Before We Turn To Dust out September 11 on Sean Hayes Music
I will observe, he will observe, they will observe… Will you observe this?
Though you may have already taken a first look at The Raveonettes‘ forthcoming album Observator with “Observations” and “She Owns The Streets,” here’s your chance to get a peek into the Danish duo’s creative intimacy with their behind-the-scenes video of the making of Observator. Yes, that’s right! The Raveonettes documented the creation of their upcoming album and put together a series of short clips that give fans an inside view into the studio and recording process of Observator. So what are you waiting for? Observe this!
Premiered on Paste Magazine, Part 1 of the series reveals Sune Rose Wagner confessing about noise, confusion, beauty, and unique influences and inspirations that went into writing this new collection of songs. Sune Rose Wagner, Sharin Foo and mentor/producer Richard Gottehrer (who also happens to be Co-Founder of The Orchard!) are caught on tape, in full swing, from within the Sunset Sound Studios of Los Angeles.
We observed it and we loved it! Now it’s your turn:
Catch Observator on September 11th on Vice Records. Or better yet, go see The Raveonettes live! Tour dates below.
Keep smiling freeloaders, (and how could you not with the artwork posted to my left?), it’s Friday! And you know what that means!
Today, we have tracks to suit all tastes and platforms: streams, downloads, videos of Brazilian Funk Soul à la Tim Maia, Synth-Pop/New Wave/Rock brought by Spirit of Talk Talk, Menomena’s Indie Rock, and a special making-of spotlighting The Raveonettes’ upcoming release Observator.
Good week-end to you, Freeloaders!
Tim Maia: “Que Beleza” via Soundcloud
Nobody Can Live Forever out October 2nd on Luaka Bop
Jason Lytle: “Tomorrow Started” via Stereogum
Spirit of Talk Talk out September 3 on Fierce Panda Records
Menomena: “Capsule” via Pitchfork
Moms out September 18 on Barsuk Records
The Raveonettes: “Making of Observator (Part 1)” on Paste Magazine
Observator out September 11 on Vice Records
I’ve had the rare opportunity to watch unknowns develop and blossom into superstars many times in my music career. Among those is Mr. Worldwide himself, Pitbull, who we remember as a hungry young rapper out of Miami. Back then, the Cuban-American rapper originally known as Armando Cristian Pérez was ID’d as Mr. 305, having built up his fan base in that sunny beach environment.
We first realized that Pitbull’s international potential was huge when we were on vacation in the Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and heard his early dance floor smash “Culo” blasting at mega-volume from a convertible on the ocean front drive. Since then the hit tracks just keep coming with a Who’s Who of collaborators from Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins to J-Lo, T-Pain and most recently Shakira.
Top 10 Pitbull singles can be heard all over the world now and this fact was driven home most recently on a visit to Yankee Stadium during a group outing with 26 members of The Orchard crew for a game against The Angels. In the pre-game warm-up at one of the South Bronx’s local Dominican watering holes, a number of Pitbull tracks could be heard blasting out of the jukebox. I’ve visited this fine establishment several times in August (being a season ticket holder and all), and various tracks from Pitbull’s Original Hits have aired along side the more expected merengue and salsa classics. Armando has certainly made his presence felt from his recent visit to Kodiak, Alaska’s Walmart and concert for the locals to the environs of Noo Yawk’s Yankee Stadium!
On another note, here is some Raveonettes trivia for you:
We live in an uncertain world… The stock market goes up and down and no one seems to know where our economy is heading. It is very reassuring then to know The Raveonettes are one band you can certainly rely on to deliver their unique, personalized blend of 50s rock vocal stylings, surf guitar, post punk, droney noise rock and more year after year after year. As the Danish duo prepare to deliver their newest opus Observator on 9/11 and celebrate their 10th Anniversary by heading out to rock your world in cities across America, here’s a little known fact: Every single Raveonettes full album has debuted in the Billboard Top 200 or higher since Chain Gang of Love first hit #123 in 2003. You may be undecided on who to vote for in the upcoming Presidential election (or not), but clearly The Raveonettes have been pulling the popular vote for as long as they’ve been around!
Happy Friday, Freeloaders! To celebrate the last Friday of July, we have a lot of fun, free links for you, including music videos from The Raveonettes, behind the scenes videos from TESTAMENT, an album teaser from Bleeding Rainbow, and streams from Kadavar.
Enjoy!
The Raveonettes: “She Owns The Streets” via Noisey
Observator out September 11th on Vice Records
TESTAMENT: “Native Blood” via YouTube
In-studio videos via YouTube
Dark Roots of Earth out July 31st on Nuclear Blast
Bleeding Rainbow: Yeah Right via Brooklyn Vegan
Yeah Right out October 9th on Kanine Records
Kadavar: “All Our Thoughts” via The Obelisk
“Goddess of Dawn” via MTV Iggy
“Creature of the Demon” via Decibel
Kadavar out now on Tee Pee Records
