Two great recordings from two of my favorite indie-rock bands popped up on the web this week. Not to encroach on another blog’s turf, but the first track is a cover of Holly Miranda’s seafaring song “Waves” by the Brooklyn trio, and NPR favorite, The Antlers. The audio quality isn’t stellar, but the beauty is certainly still there.
The second song is a live cut of “Meridian” that Shearwater posted on their website a couple of days ago. Recorded at Lincoln Hall in Chicago this past April, Jonathan Meiburg & Co. show that there is really little difference between studio and live sessions with their music. Amazing!
Whoa! I caught wind of a massive compilation benefiting Amnesty International through a blog posting by Massachusetts singer/songwriter Marissa Nadler (whose contributing an original song). Don’t know why I haven’t heard much about this project yet from other places as there is a HUGE line-up on this 150+ song compilation put on by the folks at Buffetlibre. Pulling in over fifty musicians and bands from pretty much all across the globe, this is certainly a worldwide effort — something only Amnesty Intl. could put together. Here’s the promo video:
The album is available for digital download March 1 at the ridiculous minimum price of 2 Euros, but you’re welcome to donate more as all proceeds from the sale of the compilation will go to Amnesty International’s humanitarian aid projects in areas of conflict. If you want a full list of all the contributors you can check it out here. These are some of my personal favorites:
Dan Deacon (US)
Marissa Nadler (US)
Voxtrot (US)
The Antlers (US)
Asobi Seksu (US)
Dent May (US)
Sic Alps (US)
Thao and The Get Down Stay Down (US)
Bonde do Role (Brazil)
Patrick Wolf (UK)
Malick Pathe Sow (Senegal)
Malajube (Canada)
The Hidden Cameras (Canada)
Fennesz (Austria)
Ane Brun (Norway)
Vieux Farka Toure (Mali)
Sally Shapiro (Sweden)
Air France (Sweden)
Mexican Institute of Sound (Mexico)
You can stream a handful of tracks and download Isreali Ivri Lider’s track “Mike” from the official site. I can’t wait for this!
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