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Journal Thursday, September 02, 2010

  • Philip Selway: Familial [cover]
    Thursday, September 2, 2010
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    Philip Selway's "Familial" Features "Truly Beautiful, Affecting Tracks," Says A.V. Club

    Philip Selway's solo debut album, Familial, was released earlier this week. The Onion's A.V. Club calls it "a hushed, fragile collection" with some "truly beautiful, affecting tracks," and credits Selway with being "a fine singer, strong and clear even in his most intimate moments." The New York Post says "Selway's songs feature plain-speaking, personal lyrics and whistle-able melodies." Complex calls it "a warm, folk-ish record that’s a definite departure from his group’s previous catalog, while maintaining Radiohead’s standard for quality." Spinner features Selway in a video interview you can watch here.

  • Philip Selway: Familial [cover]
    Thursday, September 2, 2010
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    Philip Selway's "Familial" Features "Truly Beautiful, Affecting Tracks," Says A.V. Club

    Philip Selway's solo debut album, Familial, was released earlier this week. The Onion's A.V. Club calls it "a hushed, fragile collection" with some "truly beautiful, affecting tracks," and credits Selway with being "a fine singer, strong and clear even in his most intimate moments." The New York Post says "Selway's songs feature plain-speaking, personal lyrics and whistle-able melodies." Complex calls it "a warm, folk-ish record that’s a definite departure from his group’s previous catalog, while maintaining Radiohead’s standard for quality." Spinner features Selway in a video interview you can watch here.

  • Sara Watkins 2010 by Todd Cooper
    Thursday, September 2, 2010
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    Sara Watkins to Perform on "The Late Late Show" and "A Prairie Home Companion"

    Tune in to The Late Late show with Craig Ferguson to see Sara Watkins perform "Where Will You Be," off her self-titled Nonesuch debut album tonight on CBS. She, Garrison Keillor, and the cast of A Prairie Home Companion bring their Summer Love Tour home to the Minnesota State Fair for a live radio broadcast of the show on Saturday. Watkins promises a song by Harry Nilsson and one by Randy Newman.

  • AfroCubism [cover]
    Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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    AfroCubism Video Premieres on NPR's All Songs Considered; Album Available for Pre-Order in Nonesuch Store

    AfroCubism, the collaboration between Cuban and Malian musicians that was meant to take place when the Buena Vista Social Club was born, is due out October 19 and is now up for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store with the exclusive bonus track "El Manisero." "What I've heard of Afrocubism so far sounds pretty awesome," says NPR's Robin Hilton on the All Songs Considered blog, which premiered a new behind-the-scenes video today. Watch it here.

  • Natalie Merchant: "Leave Your Sleep" [cover]
    Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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    Natalie Merchant Concludes Summer Tour; New Album Shows Her to Be a "Defining Singer-Songwriter of Her Generation," Says Glide

    Natalie Merchant concludes her summer US tour, featuring music from her album Leave Your Sleep, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina, tonight. She hits the road again in October for a five-stop tour of the mid-Atlantic states backed by a full orchestra. Glide says the new album shows "once again that Natalie Merchant not only has the chops to be one of the best singer-songwriters of her generation, but rather she is one of the defining ones."

  • Philip Selway: Familial [cover]
    Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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    Philip Selway's Solo Debut Album, "Familial," Out Now

    Today marks the North American release of Philip Selway's Familial. The Detroit Free Press says the Radiohead drummer "defies expectations on his solo debut," which "showcases Selway's gentle, tuneful vocals ... Familial is a wonderful surprise." The Globe and Mail gives the album four stars, citing its ""haunting Nick Drake-style of contemporary folk." The Village Voice says "Elliott Smith's influence runs strong." Philadelphia Weekly calls it "a delicate and dreamy record of intimately told folk songs."

  • Philip Selway: "By Some Miracle" [video]
    Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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    Video: Philip Selway's "By Some Miracle" Premieres on MySpace

    "By Some Miracle," the opening track to Philip Selway's just-released solo debut album, Familial, is now the album's featured music video, which premiered on MySpace and can be seen here. "'By Some Miracle' is always the first track that I play to people who are new to my songs," Selway tells Spinner. "I'm aware that no one knows what to expect from me outside Radiohead, and so I think this song sets the tone for what is to come on the record."

  • Laurie Anderson 2010 by Tim Knox
    Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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    Observer Documents a Week of Laurie Anderson's Life in Pics; Under the Radar Cites "Gift for Creating Evocative Recordings"

    A week in the unique life of Laurie Anderson has been documented in the UK's Observer magazine through photos Anderson took earlier this summer for the magazine's Show and Tell feature. Under the Radar reviews Anderson's new album, Homeland. "Laurie Anderson has a gift for creating evocative recordings," says the magazine. Homeland's "rewards come from setting aside the time to settle in for the full flight."

  • Ben Folds: Live4Pakistan
    Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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    Ben Folds to Perform in Live Online Pakistan Benefit Event

    Ben Folds will perform in a live fundraising event to benefit victims of the floods in Pakistan, which airs online at live4pakistan.tv today starting at 4 PM GMT / 11 AM ET. The event, led by singer/songwriter Imogen Heap and Sir Richard Branson, will feature live music and open discussion. Other performers include Heap, Amanda Palmer, KT Tunstall, and Josh Groban. Contributions are being accepted for UNICEF, OXFAM, and Architecture for Humanity.

  • Punch Brothers: Chris Eldridge, Lied Center video
    Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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    Video: Punch Brothers' Chris Eldridge Talks to Lied Center About Band's Unique Sound

    Punch Brothers return to the road Saturday for the first of several September performances, starting with a set at the moe.down festival in Mohawk, New York. The band's fall tour includes a stop at the Lied Center in Lawrence, Kansas. Punch Brothers guitarist Chris Eldridge spoke with the folks at the Lied Center about the band's unique sound, in a video interview now on YouTube. Watch it here.

  • Ben Folds, Nick Hornby, Pomplamoose: "Things You Think" [cover]
    Monday, August 30, 2010
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    Video: Ben Folds & Nick Hornby Join Pomplamoose for VideoSong "Things You Think"

    Ben Folds and Nick Hornby have taken the collaborative spirit of their forthcoming album, Lonely Avenue, and joined up with another duo, Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn of Pomplamoose, for the VideoSong "Things You Think," featuring music by Folds and lyrics by Hornby. The song is available now on iTunes, and the video is just out on YouTube. Watch it here.

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