Free Music: Spin April 2011 Compilation
We’re only in day five of April, and this month’s already kicking my butt. I’m super behind on reviews, and I wish I had more time to write more longer-form posts, but you know how sleep gets in the way.
Let’s just put it this way: last night was epic. Bright Eyes showed up, saw three and a half bands – about six hours worth of music and meeting people. When DJ Conor Oberst finally showed up after his show at First Avenue, he brought a ton of fans over. The word I got from a friend from that show was that he said on stage that, “I’ll be DJing tonight… somewhere in Minneapolis“. People-in-the-know all roamed down to the 400 Bar shortly afterward. It was great, The Builders and Butchers played a mini-six song set at the after party.
Anyway, while I’ll recover, I thought I’d pass along another tip, head over to spin.com/itunes for a download code to get 17 tracks for FREE, tracks picked by the editors of Spin Magazine.
Last month’s issue (March 2011) featured W♥M’s favorite Lykke Li on the cover – in a weird sexy cut of a dress. This month’s cover (April 2011) features The Strokes on their “comeback” (what comeback? I haven’t been told).
Let’s just put it this way: last night was epic. Bright Eyes showed up, saw three and a half bands – about six hours worth of music and meeting people. When DJ Conor Oberst finally showed up after his show at First Avenue, he brought a ton of fans over. The word I got from a friend from that show was that he said on stage that, “I’ll be DJing tonight… somewhere in Minneapolis“. People-in-the-know all roamed down to the 400 Bar shortly afterward. It was great, The Builders and Butchers played a mini-six song set at the after party.
Anyway, while I’ll recover, I thought I’d pass along another tip, head over to spin.com/itunes for a download code to get 17 tracks for FREE, tracks picked by the editors of Spin Magazine.
Last month’s issue (March 2011) featured W♥M’s favorite Lykke Li on the cover – in a weird sexy cut of a dress. This month’s cover (April 2011) features The Strokes on their “comeback” (what comeback? I haven’t been told).
SPIN’S APRIL 2011 PLAYLIST
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01 Beady Eye “The Roller”
02 Cornershop “Natch” 03 Faust “Herbststimmung” 04 J Mascis “Not Enough” 05 JEFF The Brotherhood “Diamond Way” 06 Keren Ann “My Name Is Trouble” 07 Kurt Vile “Jesus Fever” 08 Morning Teleportation”Expanding Anyway” 09 Obits “You Gotta Lose” |
10 Papercuts “Do You Really Wanna Know”
11 Peter Bjorn and John “Breaker Breaker” 12 Pharoahe Monch “Clap (One Day)” 13 Sharon Van Etten “Love More” 14 Starf–er “Bury Us Alive” 15 The Dirtbombs “Sharevari” 16 Toro Y Moi “New Beat” 17 Yelle “Safari Disco Club” |
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From April 2011’s playlist (see full listing above), my favorite is easily Russian-Jewish-Dutch-Javanese cutie Keren Ann. The synth reminds me of another song.
The single is probably from her 2011 album, 101, and she’ll be on tour to promote it this Summer:
KEREN ANN TOUR DATES:
April 17 – Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
June 7 – Bell House – Brooklyn, NY
June 8 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
June 9 – ICA – Boston, MA
June 11 – The Warhol – Pittsburgh, PA
June 13 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
June 14 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
June 17 – Triple Door – Seattle, WA
June 18 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
June 19 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
June 21 – Yoshi’s – San Francisco, CA
June 23 – Casbah – San Diego, CA
June 24 – McCabes – Santa Monica, CA
June 25 – Luckman Fine Arts Complex – Los Angeles, CA
June 28 – Drake Hotel – Toronto, ONT
April 17 – Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
June 7 – Bell House – Brooklyn, NY
June 8 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
June 9 – ICA – Boston, MA
June 11 – The Warhol – Pittsburgh, PA
June 13 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
June 14 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
June 17 – Triple Door – Seattle, WA
June 18 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
June 19 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
June 21 – Yoshi’s – San Francisco, CA
June 23 – Casbah – San Diego, CA
June 24 – McCabes – Santa Monica, CA
June 25 – Luckman Fine Arts Complex – Los Angeles, CA
June 28 – Drake Hotel – Toronto, ONT
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