Happy Halloween: Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" Video

Happy Halloween Everybody!

Here is a little treat for you. The Halloween premiere of a very dark and creepy video for Childish Gambino's "Bonfire" from the album Camp, which drops on November 15th via Glassnote Records. Enjoy!



Muh hahahahaha!

- Spence

Current Swell - Long Time Ago

Current Swell is no stranger to the Canadian music scene. This is a band who has refined their sound over the past 6 years and through their 4 studio releases. They have toured throughout Canada, the USA and Australia earning their stripes along the way. Now they are back with a new album entitled Long Time Ago which was released on October 25th. In my opinion this is their best work yet. Throughout all of their releases they have experimented and reinvented themselves, some of which I have enjoyed... and some that I have not. Long Time Ago could be considered a more simple album by many. However, I think Current Swell has come into their own and that growth is projected in every note of the album. Their last 3 releases at times came off as brash to me, while this album seems to have been thought out meticulously. If you want to check out the whole album you can head over to CBC Radio 3 or to the Current Swell Website.


Tour:

Nov 05 - Beaver Point Hall - Salt Spring Island
Nov 08 - O'Flanagans - Kelowna
Nov 09 - Communitea Cafe - Canmore
Nov 10 - Dickens Pub - Calgary
Nov 11 - The Pawnshop - Edmonton
Nov 12 - Louis Pub - Saskatoon
Nov 13 - The Pyramid Cabaret - Winnipeg
Nov 15 - The Northern - Fernie
Nov 16 - Heroes Pub - Kamloops
Nov 22 - Mavericks - Ottawa
Nov 23 - Le Divan Orange - Montreal
Nov 24 - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto
Nov 25 - Music Hall Lounge - London
Nov 26 - Villains - Windsor
Nov 27 - Paddy's Irish Pub - Sarnia
Nov 30 - Nicky Zee's - Fredericton
Dec 01 - Baba's Lounge - Charlottetown
Dec 02 - Pavilion - Halifax
Dec 03 - Manhattans - Moncton

- Bryce

Phantogram - Don't Move

For those that don't already know:

 Phantogram is an electronic-rock duo from the state of New York which consists of guitarist Josh Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel. They released their first full length entitled Eyelid Movies on February 9, 2010 and although the record was not full of great songs I thought it definitely showed that the band had some major potential.

Now to the new stuff:

The band is set to release a new mini-album on November 1st entitled Nightlife.The single has been released and it is a feel good electro-pop tune that might have you tapping your foot too.

Track listing:
1. 16 Years
2. Don’t Move
3. Turning Into Stone
4. Make a Fist
5. Nightlife
6 A Dark Tunnel


 Check out the single Don't Move here:


dont move // phantogram


Tour:

10/28/11	DENVER, CO Marquis Theater
10/29/11	SALT LAKE CITY, UT Urban Lounge
11/01/11	SACRAMENTO, CA Harlow's
11/02/11	SAN FRANCISCO, CA Fillmore
11/03/11	SANTA BARBARA, CA SOhO Restaurant and Music Club
11/04/11	LOS ANGELES, CA Music Box
11/05/11	PHOENIX, AZ Crescent Ballroom
11/06/11	SANTA FE, NM SOL
11/08/11	DALLAS, TX Loft
11/09/11	AUSTIN, TX Mohawk
11/10/11	HOUSTON, TX Fitzgerald's
11/11/11	BATON ROUGE, LA Spanish Moon
11/12/11	BIRMINGHAM, AL Work Play Theatre
11/13/11	ATLANTA, GA Masquerade
11/15/11	CARRBORO, NC Cat's Cradle
11/16/11	WASHINGTON, DC Black Cat
11/17/11	PHILADELPHIA, PA Union Transfer
11/18/11	HOBOKEN, NJ Maxwell's
11/19/11	BOSTON, MA Royale
11/20/11	S. BURLINGTON, VT Higher Ground

- Bryce

Childish Gambino - "Camp"

We don't post a lot of rap/hip-hop on Blue Sloth but I feel obligated to introduce you to Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover. He is jack of all trades, musician, actor from the hilarious TV show Community, Emmy winning writer for the series 30 Rock and stand-up comedian. He has multiple EP's and mixtapes but he is ready to release his first official LP called Camp on November 15th via Glassnote Records. Below is some pictures from the Life + Times series on the making of Camp and the first two tracks from the album, "Bonfire" and "All The Shine". Check it out.

Bonfire by Childish Gambino

All The Shine by Childish Gambino











- Spence

Twitter - Follow Us

This one is for all you tweeters out there. Blue Sloth Music Blog is on Twitter. It's a great way to keep updated on all the happenings here at the Sloth.

Check us out, @BlueSlothBlog

Also, keep an eye out for a new look that's coming soon!!!

- Bryce & Spence

Elliot Brood - Days Into Years

Although Elliot Brood would be most accurately labeled as an alt-country band, they prefer 'Death Country.' This three piece band from Toronto released their most recent album, Days Into Years late last month. You can listen to the single below!

"If I Get Old" by Elliott BROOD

 Tour:

October 27th, 2011 - Lop Lops, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
October 28th, 2011 - Crocks, Thunder Bay, ON
October 29th, 2011 - West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, MB
October 31st, 2011 - Amigo's, Saskatoon, SK
November 1st, 2011 - The Slice, Lethbridge, AB
November 3rd, 2011 - Republik, Calgary, AB
November 4th, 2011 - Spirit Bar, Nelson, BC
November 5th, 2011 - The Rockwater, Golden, BC
November 7th, 2011 - Waverly Hotel, Cumberland, BC
November 8th, 2011 - Sugar Nightclub, Victoria, BC
November 9th, 2011 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
November 11th, 2011 - Cactus Jack's, Kamloops, BC
November 12th, 2011 - Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB
November 13th, 2011 - The Exchange, Regina, SK
November 17th, 2011 - The Townehouse, Sudbury, ON
November 18th, 2011 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON
November 19th, 2011 - La Sala Rossa, Montreal, PQ
November 22nd, 2011 - Pepper's Patio Pub, Saint John, NB
November 23rd, 2011 - The Capital, Fredericton, NB
November 24th, 2011 - Baba's Lounge, Charlottetown, PEI
November 25th, 2011 - The Seahorse Tavern, Halifax, NS
November 28th, 2011 - Royal Canadian Legion, Sackville, NB
November 29th, 2011 - Parkindale Hall, Parkindale, NB

- Bryce

The Black Keys - Lonely Boy

First Listen. Nuff' Said.



- Bryce

The Wooden Sky - City of Light EP

Canadian indie rockers The Wooden Sky are releasing their City of Light EP today. Their last full length, If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone put the band on the national stage and earned them a loyal following. You can stream the new album over at Exclaim.

On Tour:

10/19 Toronto, ON - Dakota Tavern
10/20 Guelph, ON - Jimmy Jazz  (free show)
10/21 Kingston, ON - The Mansion Wine Cellar
10/22 Ottawa, ON - Raw Sugar Cafe
10/27 London, ON - Nite Owl (free show)
10/28 Hamilton, ON The Casbah Lounge
11/9 New York, NY - Pianos
11/10 Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
11/11 Boston, MA - The Lizard Lounge

- Bryce

Youth Lagoon - Montana

I was put on to Youth Lagoon a couple weeks ago by a friend. I have really been enjoying their stuff so I thought I would post them here. The video below is for the song Montana. The song is off of the september release The Year of Hibernation. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.


On Tour:

11-01 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
11-02 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
11-03 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
11-04 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom
11-05 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture Gallery
11-07 Austin, TX - Emo's
11-08 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf
11-09 Oxford, MS - Cat's Purring Dude Ranch
11-10 Nashville, TN - The Basement
11-11 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
11-12 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
11-13 Washington, DC - The Red Palace
11-14 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
11-15 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
11-16 Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy
11-17 Cambridge, MA - TT The Bear's
11-18 Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore
11-19 Toronto, Ontario - The Garrison
11-21 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
11-22 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
11-23 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
11-25 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
11-26 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court

- Bryce

Rich Aucoin - We're All Dying to Live

Halifax native Rich Aucoin is set to release his new album We're All Dying to Live on November 1st. This is a guy who has toured across the country on a bicycle wearing a Grinch costume with his his equipment in tow. His new album has been contributed to by over 500 musicians! His live shows are supposed to be quite a spectacle and he is on tour this fall. Definitely something to check out.

His new single IT has been released. Listen to it via soundcloud below:

Rich Aucoin - It

Grab the single for yourself with the widget below:

Tour:


Oct 28 - Film Festival International - Rouyn-Noranda
Oct 29 - Hunters Ale House - Charlottetown
Nov 04 - Dooly's - Yarmouth
Nov 07 - The Distrikt - Regina
Nov 08 - The Starlite Room - Edmonton
Nov 09 - MacEwan Hall Ballroom - Calgary
Nov 11 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver
Nov 12 - Sugar - Victoria
Nov 23 - Bronson Centre - Ottawa
Nov 24 - Corona Theatre - Montreal
Nov 25 - Sound Academy - Toronto

- Bryce

A Frightened Rabbit EP

Scottish indie band Frightened Rabbit released an EP today and whats even better is that it is free via Grab Trax for an email address and the country your from. The EP features three tracks titled "The Work", "Fuck This Place" featuring Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura, and "Scottish Winds". All three songs bring comforting and emotional feelings of love and pain, similar to their 2008 LP Midnight Organ Fight. The band seems to moving back in this direction which has made me such a devoted fan of Frightened Rabbit and my most listen to band according to Last.fm. And as you wait for the EP to download you can listen to "Fuck This Place" below and stayed tuned for more information on new music as the band's twitter page tells me, is in the works.

Frightened Rabbit - Fuck This Place

- Spence

Coldplay - Paradise Video

Coldplay's new album, Mylo Xyloto is out on October 24th and they have just released the video for the first single Paradise. As usual, I have placed the video below for you to check out.



- Bryce

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - The Death of You and Me

After the bitter breakup of the britpop band Oasis, Noel Gallagher is releasing a solo album which is due for release tomorrow, October 27th. This single, The Death of You and Me has been floating around since early this year and has received great reviews from around the globe. You can see for yourself below.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - The Death Of You And Me

- Bryce

Leeroy Stagger - On Tour

Raised in rural British Colombia by his grand-parents, Leeroy Stagger was surrounded by country music. He got involved with a couple bands early on sticking to punk music until he evolved back to his roots where he developed his unique brand of alternative-country. His 7 releases have rightfully earned him a national following in Canada, his latest Little Victories coming in October 2010. Currently, Leeroy Stagger is on a tour throughout Western Canada so you should go catch a show when he's in your town.

Listen to Everyone's on Drugs and Red Bandana below:





Tour:

Oct 20
The Vat - Red Deer, Alberta, CA - 21:00

Oct 21
The Slice - Lethbridge, Alberta, CA - 22:00

Oct 22
The Lyric Theatre - Swift Current, Saskatchewan, CA - 20:00

Oct 28
Century Casino - Edmonton, AB, CA - 19:00

Oct 29
Century Casino Silver Dollar - Calgary , AB, CA - 19:00

Dec 7
The Balehouse - Kiscoty, AB, CA - 19:00

Dec 8
The Hideout - Red Deer, AB, CA - 20:00

Dec 9
Ye Olde Jar Bar - Medicine Hat, AB, CA - 20:00

Dec 10
The Blue Chair Cafe - Edmonton, AB , CA - 19:00

Dec 11
Joes Place (House Concert) - Calgary, AB, CA - 19:00

Dec 13
Mecca Music Series - Leduc, AB, CA - 19:00

Dec 14
Front Row Seat - St. Albert, AB, CA - 19:00

Dec 15
Communitea Cafe - Canmore, AB , CA - 19:00

Dec 16
The Ironwood - Calgary, AB, CA - 19:00

Dec 17
Blackbird Coffee House - Coleman, AB , CA - 20:00

Dec 18
The Slice - Lethbridge, AB, CA - 20:00

- Bryce

The Black Keys - El Camino

The new Black Keys album El Camino is set for release December 6th of this year. Later this month the first single will be released which is called Lonely Boy.

Here is a humorous ad for the album:



All we have to do now is wait and see what they come up with this time!

For now, enjoy the track Countdown below.

The Black Keys - Countdown

- Bryce

Lana Del Rey - Video Games - Jamie Woon Remix

A little while ago Spencer made a post on Lana Del Rey's song Video Games. Recently, I heard a remix of the song by Jamie Woon.

Listen below and judge for yourself. I like it.

Lana Del Rey - Video Games - Jamie Woon Remix by woon

- Bryce

YBP Theme Song: "A Field of Birds" - The Tallest Man on Earth

What do you get when you cross my favorite charity and one of my favorite songwriters, Kristian Matsson (The Tallest Man on Earth)? You get an awesome theme song for the Yellow Bird Project, which if you recall from a post of mine months ago is a charity based out of Montreal. Their mission is to have indie bands design a t-shirt that the Yellow Bird Project will produce and distribute with all proceeds going to the charity of the bands choice. I strongly encourage you check out the Yellow Bird Project and grab a couple tee's from bands like Bon Iver, Andrew Bird, The National, TV on The Radio and many more. But for now check out the video for "A Field of Birds", the theme song for the Yellow Bird Project by The Tallest Man of Earth.



You can also download the video and mp3 of "A Field of Birds" at the Yellow Bird Project.

Enjoy!

- Spence

Patrick Watson - Sit Down Beside Me

Internationally acclaimed singer, composer, songwriter and producer Patrick Watson has announced in a recent interview with the CBC that his new album In Your Own Backyard should be due out early next year in January or February. His last two albums have earned him a Polaris prize and a large international following. I am really excited to see what this mastermind will bring to the table.

In the mean time, keep your eyes peeled here for more info on the upcoming release.

Here is a song that Watson recorded in May of last year in his home studio.

Patrick Watson: Sit Down Beside Me

Also, here are a couple Patrick Watson staples for those of you who need to be introduced.

To Build a Home - The Cinematic Orchestra (w Patrick Watson)

Patrick Watson: Wooden Arms

- Bryce