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From France, Vialka combines folk music in a guitar/drums duo and sounds absolutely outstanding. If you like The Evens, you’ll LOVE Vialka. I’ve had the joy of listening to their two latest albums, Science & Superstition (2011) and La Poursuite de l’Excellence (2010) both of which are excellent. A real tribute to a world of so many different and beautiful cultures. And they’ve got a discography of 9 releases to check out!
Vialka - Science & Superstition
self-released, 2011
From the ATP newsletter:
All Tomorrow’s Parties second festival weekend for December 2011 at Butlins, Minehead is the Nightmare Before Christmas – this year curated by three of the most stunning live acts on the planet – Battles, Caribou and Les Savy Fav. As previously announced each band will headline and choose a line-up of 14 artists for one day of the festival. Today we can confirm a new set of additions with more yet to be chosen by our illustrious curators…
First up we are very excited to confirm that HOT SNAKES will reform for this event at the request of Les Savy Fav – this American rock group led by Rick Froberg (Drive Like Jehu, now of Obits) and John Reis (Drive Like Jehu, Rocket From The Crypt, now of Night Marchers) formed in 1999 and were one of the most vital and exciting live acts of the era.
I was just listening to this French podcast (June 30th), Rien à Branler, and it has a nice mix of new discoveries and old friends. Check it out!
I now see that I’ve never mentioned Manacle. I wish to apologize. Manacle are from Reno, they released a debut last year. Give it time, and it will grow.. Quiet EP only has good moments. Extra props for the Shellac reference in the intro.
Available in its full length over at bandcamp. Man, I love these modern times.
http://asiwyfa.bandcamp.com/
Just gonna pop this one in… released March 2011. It’s a free debut EP, and it’s got so much promise. References: Ghosts & Vodka, Pele etc..
This is exciting news!!! 31knots are releasing a new album on April 27th. The first song can be streamed and downloaded, and you can preorder CDs and LPs at Polyvinyl ».
And! The digital version is out! I love a band that doesn’t announce far-future physical releases with no digital versions… so cheers for that.
Last, but not least, they’ll be touring Germany, France and Belgium in May. Dates here »
New track, album to come out March 29 on head records. It’ll be called Highway to Health.
Today, Richter Collective is bringing a nice story! And So I Watch You From Afar is putting out a new single called Search:Party:Animal. The single itself is already available as a free download, but it will also be released as a 7″ on April 4th. In return of this nice new single, they’re also issuing a challenge: A competition for both remixing the new single and doing artwork for the release! The deadline is on March 6th.
