fun. is dropping their album tuesday (dat shit is gonna be 7.99 at best buy, plz pick it up) and stopped by iheartradio to perform the hell out of “carry on” and “we are young” with all of their members and some acoustic instruments.
-grizzly
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james mercer brings his smooth voice to the rooftop radio station for a performance of his new song, “simple song” as well as performances of wincing’s “phantom limb” and that one garden state song. both of the latter can be found below the jump.
-grizzly
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i’ve never posted about epitaph’s latest surprise, but the menzingers new album, on the impossible past, has found its way into my life. this rockin’ good time band is for fans of gaslight anthem and bouncing souls (do we have a type? i’d say so) and will definitely steal your hard, punx-upped heart with this acoustic rendition of “sculptors & vandals.”
stream:
the menzingers – sculptors & vandals [acoustic]
-grizzly
this brings you back to those good times of ’03. and man, this crowd is cult-like.
-grizzly
anthony green is getting ready to release a solo album next week, under the album title beautiful things. among them is this song, as well as a slew of bonus songs that have pretty much piqued my anticipation for the release:
Soul for My Soul – Featuring Colin Frangicetto of Psychic Babble
Can’t Be Satisfied – Featuring Ida Maria
Only Love – Featuring Nate Ruess of fun.
Right Outside – Featuring Chino Moreno of Deftones
preorder the album here, before it drops on the 17th.
-grizzly
in stark contrast to the wallop packing that the alabama shakes serve up on a daily basis, the soul band tried a little tenderness when they stopped by virginia’s wnrn studios and performed a bittersweet version of their song “boys and girls,” presumably off their upcoming debut lp. check it out above.
- sunbear
it’s ya boy, kevin devine, chiming in to wish you and yours a “happy” christmas. in the video above, he has a few words of his own about christmas, including an acoustic performance of “splitting up christmas.”
-grizzly
jack freeman’s on a roll here. not only was lynnie’s world a great LP, but this performance of “slow dance” is the best yet. for the video, he gets together a minimalist video production and throws singer lee-lonn into the mix for some soulful good times.
-grizzly
get your acoustic thanksgiving on with portugal. the man, as the band plays a stripped down version of “everything you see” from this year’s in the mountain in the cloud.
-grizzly
holler at BWC for the heads up on this one. the fun. crew took to an exclusive hour-long dealio with consequence of sound today, and due to the lack of them not having the stream up continuously, this rip shall do. i won’t mind if fun keep dropping little ditties constantly til feb. 21st.
-grizzly
there aren’t many better things thrice does than turn their electric songs acoustic. and for fans of major/minor, baeblemusic put together a session of a handful of m/m songs spliced with interviews and all that good stuff. head over to baeble to watch the whole thing.
watch:
thrice – baeble acoustic sessions
-grizzly
the quin sisters are releasing their live and acoustic cd/dvd combo in a week, and rolling stone’s got dibs on the audio portion. after having seen these gals a few years back, my interest in watching this is definitely piqued.
stream:
tegan and sara – get along [full album stream]
-grizzly
how incredible is it to see nate reuss and janelle monae in a video performing together? call me mcdonalds, cause i’m lovin’ it, yall. fun.’s sophomore effort now has a title and a release date: some nights will drop on FBR on february 21, 2012. too soon to call AOTY?
-grizzly
big sean isn’t the greatest singer, but he does his best kanye on choice FM’s radio show, where he performs an acoustic version of one of finally famous’ best tracks.
-grizzly
getting really excited to see the bayside/saves the day/i am the avalanche tour in a few weeks, but in the meantime, this acoustic performance of “how to fix everything” and “killing time” will do.
-grizzly
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the good news is that the new fun. album is complete. the bad news is that they don’t know when it’s coming out. from prior statements, i still wouldn’t count on it coming out this year. anyway, new song performed acoustic and it sounds just fantastic.
- panda
after having previously not been a fan of AM! before white crosses, i’m glad to say i’m a bit converted. in this clip/interview with exclaim! magazine, the q+a sessions are intertwined with acoustic performances of the mentioned songs. a questionable format, but whatever. “because of the shame” below the jump.
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i don’t care for new pop-punk these days. and while NFG’s not without a fight was underwhelming at best, it still had its share of great summer jams. “radiosurgery” is pretty terrible overall, but i’m glad to see these guys dabbling in acoustic music and making that song sound a tad better.
am i the only one who wants a follow-up in the vein of coming home? thought so.
-grizzly
yeah, buddy. had footage of this song being performed live posted the other day, but this is on that studio ish – an official b-side of the record after preordering it.
cannot wait for major/minor.
-grizzly
for this dimly lit clip, lykke li, with a little help from the wildbirds & peacedrums, performs a haunting version of wounded rhymes track “jerome.” just three lovely ladies, with lovely voices, all fighting for the title of ‘most intense eyebrows.’ enjoy.
- sunbear
i don’t actually know who or what nervous energies is, but they managed to capture some great footage of adam and john of tbs performing acoustic. up top is “faith”, and after the jump you can watch em do “sad savior”. apparently there’s a third video that will drop wednesday of a tom petty cover, so get stoked for that.
- panda
while kevin devine is waiting on releasing his follow-up to the fantastic brother’s blood, he’s off filming these wonderfully shot videos for four new songs from between the concrete and clouds.
spotted these over at BWC, so watch the rest there.
-grizzly
taken from the same blood pressures sesssions that brought us an intimate interview with jamie and alison of the kills, is this stripped down version of their blood pressures track “pots and pans”
- sunbear
swinging by chicago public radio station wbez (you just said that in your best ira glass voice didn’t you?!), the arcade fire performed (relatively) bare bones arrangements of the suburbs standouts “sprawl II (mountains beyond mountains)” and “we used to wait” that are as moving and affecting as their grandiose counterparts.
watch “we used to wait” after the jump.
- sunbear
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and our first taste of damnesia is really (x 3) good. this is better than anything i could’ve imagined, and i’m expecting damnesia to be the toppest of notches as far as “acoustic” or stripped down records go. tracklisting below, artwork up top. the album is dropping on july 12th, so mark your calendars with that skull heart thing, ya feel me?
tracklisting:
1. Calling All Skeletons
2. Nose Over Tail
3. This Could Be Love
4. Every Thug Needs A Lady
5. Clavicle
6. Mercy Me
7. The American Scream
8. We’ve Had Enough
9) Olde English 800
10. I Held Her In My Arms
11. Blue In The Face
12. I Remember A Rooftop
13. Private Eye
14. You’ve Got So Far To Go
15. Radio
download:
alkaline trio – this could be love [acoustic]
-grizzly
