C2009_4

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The Current Playlist for The Collective is below, and some extras:

Info/Submissions

2009_4 Video Playlist

Elvis Perkins in Dearland – Shampoo
1990’s – 59
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – I Am Goodbye
Camera Obscura – French Navy
Jeffrey Lewis – To Be Objectified
Department of Eagles – No One Does It Like You
Lupe Fiasco – Daydream

EXTRAS

XL Recordings is pleased to announce the forthcoming release from Elvis Perkins In Dearland. The album, self-titled, will be released on March 10, 2009. This album is the debut album for the band and at the same time is the follow up to Perkin’s first release, the critically acclaimed Ash Wednesday.

(mp3) While You Were Sleeping

Glasgow’s 1990s have just released their second album “Kicks” on Rough Trade.

Rolling Stone gave it 3 1/2 stars: ‘On their second disc, the trio pump out tightly wound,
Seventies-sounding punk with a dozen near-perfect tunes about American pastimes such
as smoking pot on a lazy afternoon (“Vondelpark”), popping Xanax (“Kickstrasse”) and moving
to California to enroll in Scientology (“Everybody Please Relax”).’

Now, life may just imitate art for the trio when they hit our shores for a US tour that starts
in late May on the east coast, and takes them across the country through mid June!

1990s are now: Jackie McKeown (vocals on most songs, guitars),
Dino Bardot (bass, vocals on two songs), and Michael McGaughrin (drums
and vocals on 4 songs)

Check out the MP3 for “The Box” which got a 4 star track review from Rolling Stone:
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/1990s_thebox.mp3

Here is the video for their song “59″ which has a nice paper-doll motif:
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/media/1990s_59.mp4

(mp3) The Box

NPR’s Exclusive First Listen Series will be streaming Camera Obscura’s My Maudlin Career starting tonight, April 13th at 11:59p and will be available for the week leading up to the album’s April 21st release.
Visit NPR to listen to this extraordinary album, which NPR calls ” its richest and most ambitious album to date.”
In addition, NPR’s All Songs Considered will be playing their single “French Navy” on the show today.
Visit the show’s site to catch it live!

(mp3) My Maudlin Career

(mp3) Slogans
(mp3) Posters
(mp3) End Result

In Ear Park is a colorful and expansive album, an intimate and personal collection of songs; much of the material that Daniel brought to In Ear Park draws on memories from his childhood, especially those relating to his father, who passed away in 2007 and to whom the album is dedicated (the title track is a nickname for a park in Los Angeles that the two used to visit). Many of Fred’s contributions relate to similar themes of nostalgia and mortality, giving the album at times an elegiac feel. In Ear Park is also full of joyful moments, lush production and concise songwriting.

(mp3) No One Does It Like You
(mp3) In Ear Park

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