Month: February 2009

Posted on: February 19, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

TEAM LOVE SET TO RELEASE DEBUT LONGPLAYER FROM JOKER’S DAUGHTER ON APRIL 07, 2009

As she became an adult, UK-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and incorrigible eccentric Helena Costas brought her vision into focus. Born in London to Greek Cypriot parents, Helena learned violin from ages 7 to 13. Later, she taught herself guitar and keyboards. All the while, she developed a unique inner language and logic, rich with unconscious resonance, mythic allusions and complex food analogies. (Not unlike Prince, after a fashion.) She wrote…

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Posted on: February 18, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

HALLOWEEN, ALASKA RETURN WITH EAGERLY AWAITED THIRD ALBUM 4/7

East Side Digital recording group Halloween, Alaska has announced the upcoming release of its much anticipated third album. “CHAMPAGNE DOWNTOWN” – the Minnesota-based band’s first new music in more than three years – arrives in stores and at digital retailers on April 7th.

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Posted on: February 18, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Autocad-Penultimatium (CD)

Autocad-Penultimatium-2000. Electronic music that does not contain many (any?) words. The music, while catchy, becomes repetitive very quickly, as the songs quickly go back to the same beats. This album, created from fractals, sounds as if it is a soundtrack from a mid-90’s video game. Autocad flows from each subgenre of electronic music, from annoying eurodance (Delta Atnos) to an ethereal tune (Our Skies 1). Log rhythm is another song…

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Posted on: February 18, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NOVEMBERS DOOM to Enter Studio, Begin Work on New Album

NOVEMBERS DOOM entered recording studio “Belle City Sound” to begin recording their 7th full length CD, to be titled Into Night’s Requiem Infernal. Tracking duties will be handled by Chris Djuricic (Engineer and Novembers Doom bassist), and the mixing of the disc by Dan Swano at Unisound. The band comments: “We’re using the same Recording / Mixing formula we’ve used on ‘The Pale Haunt Departure’ and ‘The Novella Reservoir’. In…

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Posted on: February 18, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Butch Walker Announces March Tour Dates

Butch Walker has announced his new headlining tour, in support of his recently released and critically acclaimed Sycamore Meadows album. The tour will kick-off on 3/5 in Toronto and take him to 20 cities across the U.S. New single “Here Comes The…” features a collaboration with Pink. Listen at www.myspace.com/butchwalker. On Sycamore Meadows: USA Today – Best thing I’ve heard from him. The New York Times – His music craftily…

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Posted on: February 18, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

GREAT NORTHERN SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM APRIL 28TH

Great Northern (Solon Bixler, Rachel Stolte) released their atmospheric and melodic debut album, ‘Trading Twilight For Daylight’ in 2007. With its catchy hooks, lush keys and breathy vocals, it was received warmly and created a solid buzz – the band’s music was also featured in commercials and played on an A-list of radio stations, including KDLD, KCRW, KNRK, WEQK, WWCD, KEXP and Indie 103, plus FM giant KROQ and a…

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Posted on: February 18, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Michael Lee Austin – Labor Pains (CD)

There is no denying that one can tell exactly how Michael Lee Austin is going to sound after looking at the front cover of eir CD “Labor Pains”. The disc starts off with the title track, a honky-tonk type of song that will get individuals into lines, all ready for dancing in just the shortest bit of time. Austin’s vocals are easily the equivalent of a Travis Tritt or an…

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Posted on: February 18, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Company of Thieves Tour

Company of Thieves will enjoy a Top 5 debut on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart via digital sales only, largely due to iTunes strong support in choosing the track “Oscar Wilde” as a Discovery Download. The physical release of Ordinary Riches is due at retail on February 24, 2009. Confirmed dates are below.

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Posted on: February 17, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

MISSY HIGGINS HITS THE ROAD IN 2009 IN SUPPORT OF CURRENT ALBUM, ON A CLEAR NIGHT, OUT NOW ON REPRISE RECORDS

Burbank, CA- Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins will embark on a new headlining tour in 2009 with openers Justin Nozuka and Lenka, playing bigger venues to accommodate her growing success in the U.S., in support of her current album On A Clear Night. Higgins has spent the past year on the road with such artists as Ben Folds and Indigo Girls, performing her timeless, intimate songs and winning over American audiences…

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Posted on: February 17, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Atomic Shelters – 5 Song Demo (CD)

Very roughly recorded album by this 3 piece band. This punk music is inherently catchy and the recording only helps endear this band to its audience. The guitars and bass are the high part of the album, with the vocals also playing a large part. Atomic Shelters are very adapt at playing different styles of music and add their own special flair to each song. As I am a bass…

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Posted on: February 17, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BOB MOULD Readies New Album For April 7

Bob Mould is arguably one of the most influential musicians of the alternative rock era, first for his early work with post-punk rabble-rousers Husker Du, followed by the college-rock-defining pop of Sugar and finally for his solo albums, notably his first, Workbook, which quieted Mould’s previous ire to reveal his fine songwriting in a new light and allowed an introspective glimpse into the inner workings of an evolving artist.

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Posted on: February 17, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Jeremy Jay To Release Sophomore LP “Slow Dance” Out March 24th On K Records / Announces February European Tour

Pitchfork Media : “In many ways, Jeremy Jay appears to be a man out of time. Sporting a mop-top and coarse wool blazer, Jay draws on such esoteric yet melody-minded songwriters of the past as Harry Nilsson and Bill Fay (with a little bit of post-punk disaffection thrown in for good measure). And while he’s no throwback act, it’s not hard to imagine a tune of his gracing the same…

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Posted on: February 17, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE NUMERO GROUP LABEL TO PREMIERE FIRST LIVE EVENT – ECCENTRIC SOUL REVUE ON APRIL 4th IN CHICAGO!

On April 4th 2009, The Numero Group’s Eccentric Soul Revue will make its debut at Chicago’s Park West Theater. And while Syl Johnson, the Notations, and Nate Evans perform regularly around the world, Renaldo Domino, the Kaldirons, and the Final Solution haven’t been on stage in over 30 years. In true revue fashion, a stalwart backing band, The Uptown Sound, will take the stage to curtain the entire performance, expanding…

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Posted on: February 17, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Atombombpocketknife – Lack and Pattern (CD)

ABPK’s grave sound is no doubt caused by the brooding nature of their sound, best described as a mixture of Husker Du and Marilyn Manson. When I say best describe, what I really mean are the two bands that contribute to ABPK’s sound but are not indicative in any large way to their sound. The band is just too diverse to have any single influence predominate, and depending on their…

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Posted on: February 17, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Majesco Entertainment Announces Puffins: Island Adventure for Nintendo DS

Dive into life as a Puffin as Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Puffins: Island Adventure for Nintendo DS(TM). Developed by Other Ocean Interactive, Puffins: Island Adventure is an adventure simulation that lets players experience what it’s like to be one of Nature’s most unusual and endearing seabirds.

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Posted on: February 16, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

THE DECEMBERISTS’ THE HAZARDS OF LOVE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 24th RELEASE

On March 24th, Capitol Records will release The Decemberists’ The Hazards Of Love, the follow-up to the group’s 2006 breakthrough, The Crane Wife, which NPR listeners voted their favorite album of the year. With their fifth full-length album, the Portland-based quintet of Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query and John Moen solidifies its standing as one of the most innovative creative forces in music today. In an age…

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Posted on: February 16, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 1

Atom and His Package – Attention! Blah blah blah. (CD)

Honestly, this is the first time that I’ve ever been lucky enough to hear Atom and his Package, although he has came highly recommended for the last 4 or 5 years. With this album, Atom’s newest, pop just flows out of the radio, at times sounding like Weird Al, other times They Might Be Giants, and about 50 different synthesizer groups that I neither have the time nor the space…

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Posted on: February 16, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Chainsaw returns with a new album!

Chainsaw, one of the best bands on Polish melodic thrash metal scene, returns with a brand new album entitled “Evilution”. The new LP is a concept album due to the lyrical content, written by a native Scotsman, Alex Summers. It consists of 10 rather dark and gruesome tales – Celtic legends telling stories of half-human and half-animal creatures, paranormal activities, supernatural powers and the evolution of evil and magic that…

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Posted on: February 16, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Venice Is Sinking release “AZAR” on March 31, 2009!

Venice is Sinking plays orchestral pop, Americana, slowcore, or space rock, depending on whom you ask. Founded in Athens, GA in 2003, this five-piece outfit eschews facile categorization. Its sound is familiar but hard to pin down, rooted in cinematic arrangements, subtle genre tweaks, and clear, ringing harmonies. The band’s 2006 debut LP, Sorry About The Flowers, gained national attention for the crystalline male/female vocals of singers Daniel Lawson and…

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