CD Release of the Week #55
Oh man. Look what time it is…..(waiting for you to look)….O-M-G!! It’s Talk That Rocks CD Release of the Week time!!!!!!!
Since we weren’t on the air last week, I have a super special treat for all of you. This week’s CD Release of the Week features 2 albums! Can you believe it? I know you’re all excited to hear what made the cut this week so let’s just get on with it.
We’ll start out the album I Told You I Was Freaky from Flight of the Conchords. If you haven’t heard of Flight of the Conchords then it’s quite possible that you don’t subscribe to the premium movie channel HBO. The Conchords just recently finished the 2nd season of their TV show of the same name which airs on HBO. The show is a bit of a musical comedy that follows their lives as they struggle to make it as a band. It’s quite hilarious and the music is great (as you’ll hear), so I recommended checking the show out on DVD (both seasons are currently in stores). Also they were recently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song “Carol Brown” which you’ll here tonight. Sadly they didn’t win, but that’s not the point…the song is great…and I hope you like it.
The 2nd release this week is the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for New Moon. Now before all you Twilight haters out there flip shit about Talk That Rocks featuring the New Moon soundtrack, let me tell you that I understand. It’s ok to totally hate the films, I have no problem with that, BUT, you can’t deny that the music collected on this soundtrack is good. The soundtrack features previously unreleased tracks from great bands well-known like Death Cab for Cutie, Muse, and The Killers, and throws in quite a few upcoming indie bands like Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, Anya Marina, and Band of Skulls. Alexandra Patsavas and the crew at the Chop Shop have put together a truly great soundtrack in a time when great soundtracks are few and far between, and for that reason alone I’m excited about it.
So tune in tonight to Talk That Rocks LIVE at 9/8c on www.talkthatrocks.com as we play through songs from this week’s Dual Release CD Release of the Week. See you on the show!!!
Check out the video for Death Cab for Cutie’s “Meet Me On The Equinox” from the New Moon Soundtrack, and the video for Flight of the Conchords’ “Carol Brown” after the jump. Read more
Local Catch: Pet Lions
Man this new Local Catch segment is really “catching” on! Wink Wink….do you get it? Of course you do.
Well it’s only the 2nd week of the Local Catch segment on Talk That Rocks and we’ve already reeled in another great one. This week we’ll be spinning the song “Roman History” from the Chicago band Pet Lions.
Pet Lions are an indie pop rock band from Chicago formed by guitarist/vocalist Karl Østby and bassist Shuhei Yamamoto. Pet Lions’ lineup was completed with the addition of Tom Owens on guitar/keys and Matt Dahl on drums. The band has been playing live since July of 2008. Pet Lions debut EP Soft Right (recorded with Brian Zieske at Gallery of Carpet) was released earlier this year and can be found on iTunes and Amazon RIGHT NOW!
The song we’re playing tonight reminds me a little of Weezer but I wouldn’t say that it completely defines the band’s sound. The rest of the EP broadens them out a bit and is definitely worth checking out. The band has recently played live at Schubas, and has received rave reviews from Metromix Chicago, Indie Rock Cafe, and WXRT.
So tune in to Talk That Rocks live tonight at 9/8c as we play “Roman History” from Pet Lions, our Local Catch of the week.
Make the jump to find out more information about Pet Lions, and to learn how to get their debut EP Soft Right for free! Read more
CD Release of the Week #54
We’re back with another brand new CD Release of the Week.
This week we’re taking a listen to the self-titled debut album by the group Dead Man’s Bones. The group is made up of none other than Oscar nominated actor Ryan Gosling and his best friend Zach Shields. Apparently they got together based on an obsession with the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland. Once they became friends they decided to write some songs together based around a monster/ghost love story they had come up with. It was interesting to read that while in the studio the band wanted to play every instrument themselves, even if they’d never played it before, and do no more than three takes for each song so that they did not end up sounding too sophisticated or overly produced. This lends them a very earthy sound that I quite enjoy. Their music does sound pure and un-tweaked to the fullest by engineers in the studio. The whole album also features the voices of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music’s Children’s Choir. This too is a nice touch as it often adds to some of the eeriness I’m sure they were looking to portray.
So tune in to Talk That Rocks live tonight at 9/8c as we play through the top 3 picks from Dead Man’s Bones self-titled debut album. See you on the show!
Check out a live video of Dead Man’s Bones and the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Children’s Choir performing the song “In The Room Where You Sleep” after the jump. Read more
Local Catch: Breakers Broken
Tonight marks the start of a brand new segment on Talk That Rocks. You’ve heard of the Catch of the Day at your local restaurant, well Local Catch is a segment where the hosts of Talk That Rocks give you the local music “Catch of the Week” that is coming your way thanks to the great artists and bands being featured in venues around Chicago.
To kick things off this week’s Catch is a Chicago band by the name of Breakers Broken. The trio is made up of Chicago natives Tim Yamaya, Herf Yamaya, and Neal Wehman. Together they spent the summer in the studio recording brand new songs for their EP Reset with well-known Chicago producers Rick Barnes and Doug McBride. New listeners will most likely liken the band’s sound to that of MuteMath, but be sure to check out one of their live shows to see the ensemble expand beyond the trio heard on the EP. Read more
CD Release of the Week #53
Ladies and Gentlemen….Welcome to the CD Release of the Week….#53. How exciting!
This week we’re taking a listen to I and Love and You from The Avett Brothers. The Avett Brothers have been around quite awhile, in fact if Wikipedia is to be believed, I and Love and You constitutes the band’s tenth release. With this being true I’m sure that most of you haven’t even heard of The Avett Brothers. I myself hadn’t heard of them until earlier this year, but I’m glad a friend of mine introduced me to them because I was missing out. Their songs have such a great lyrical quality to them (the album’s title makes for a great lyric in the title track). Even if the melodies are simple, each song has something to say.
So listen up!! and miss out on The Avett Brothers no longer as we play through the top three picks off of I and Love and You tonight on Talk That Rocks. Catch the stream live at 9/8c on www.talkthatrocks.com
Check out the video for the title track off of I and Love and You after the jump. Read more
