Good As Bogans

Great song, amazing video...Head Like A Hole's 'Glory Glory' from the album Blood Will Out.  Hell yeah!

The Black Seeds 'Dust & Dirt' Album out 9 April

Y'know, to say we're pretty excited to be releasing the new Black Seeds album is one of those understatement things. Dust and Dirt is the title of this one, and it's an album which introduces a bunch of new sounds and styles not heard on previous records, while retaining that trademark Black Seeds sound so many of us just can't get enough of.

From the get-go, album opener 'Out of Light' with its shimmering keyboards and trippy vocals showcases an invigorated band with a more expansive sound. 'Loose Cartilage', inspired in part by an AC/DC concert, comes flying out of the traps with a beast of a riff before slipping into a funk-laden Black Seeds groove.

Then there's the chilled out disco dub of 'Don't Turn Around', born out of a spontaneous jam before rehearsal, and the blaring horn line and varied use of instrumentation on 'Love Me Now'.  Yep, Dust and Dirt is testatment to a band at the top of their game, revelling in their new found creative freedom.

Just check this Making of Dust and Dirt clip to see...

Some Rather Good Recent Releases

After too darn long Jim O'Rourke's 1999 EP (and office favourite) 'Halfway to a Threeway' is available again on vinyl.

And we've happily taken delivery of these other Drag City items and sent them out into the world:

Doug Jerebine - Is Jesse Harper LP (CDs too, via local label Imperial)
Dirty Three - Toward the Low Sun LP (CDs too, via Hope & Anchor)
Masaki Batoh - Brain Pulse Music LP and CD
Sophia Knapp - Into the Waves LP & CD
Bonnie Prince Billy - The B-Sides From Time to Be Clear 7"
Black Bananas - Rad Times Xpress IV LP & CD
Bonnie Prince Billy - Wolfroy Goes to Town LP

Available now from all good etc etc 

 

Real Estate Live!

Real Estate play three dates in NZ this week:

Thursday 15 March
Auckland, Kings Arms
w/ Sherpa and Cool Rainbows

Friday 16 March
Wellington, San Francisco Bath House
w/ Golden Awesome and Sleepy Age

Saturday 17 March
Dunedin, Refuel
w/ Shifting Sands

Exciting!

Tickets available at Under the Radar

your favourite feedtime songs according to mark arm

feedtime The Aberrant Years is being released as a CD box set and and LP box set via Subpop on 13 March. Mark Arm reckons if you like Mudhoney, you'll dig feedtime. We do.

The Dirty Three Return to Auckland

Wednesday 14 March 2012

The Powerstation

Last seen blowing minds in the late afternoon sun at Laneway 2010, instrumental trio the Dirty Three break cover with Toward the Low Sun, their remarkable new album, and to celebrate make a welcome return to our shores.

"I think we may have cracked it.  This may well be the definitive album." - Warren Ellis

There is a certain magic that can only be invoked when Warren Ellis, Mick Turner and Jim White are brought together.  There is an energy and a raw excitement evident from the first electrifying opening moments.  Toward the Low Sun sounds like a first ever recording, for all their incredible music of the past, the Dirty Three have never seemed more relevant.

"It's a pretty big deal." - Stereogum

"Australian post-rock gods Dirty Three return." - Pitchfork

"Post-rock awesomeness." Rcrdlbl

Toward the Low Sun is released on 5 March, 2012.

Read an interview with Warren Ellis over at Under the Radar. 

And stream Toward The Low Sun at NPR.

Black Bananas - TV Trouble

A Danny Perez Video: Black Bananas "TV Trouble" from Drag City on Vimeo.

Safe for our work, but maybe not yours?!

tUnE-yArDs "Bizness"

here's tUnE-yArDs on Jimmy Kimmel Live don't miss tUnE-yArDs at the kings arms thursday 12 january we'll be there in our usual spot...

Kronos Sends His Xmas Greetings

The Dark Lord and his friends wish everyone the best of the season. 

Get in the Van

Rhythmethod Summer Touring

ARIAL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
Auckland - Tuesday 13th March, Kings Arms
Wellington - Wednesday 14th March, Bodega

BEIRUT
Auckland - Monday 16th January, The Powerstation
Wellington - Saturday 14th January, San Francisco Bath House






BIG DAY OUT
Best Coast
Friday 20th January, Mt Smart Stadium

BON IVER
Wellington - Monday 27th February, Wellington Town Hall
Wellington - Tuesday 28th February, Wellington Town Hall

THE CHECKS (w/ The Datsuns)
Waihi - Wednesday 18th January, Waihi Beach Hotel
Auckland - Thursday 19th January Bacco Room
Mangawhai - Friday 27th January, Mangawhai Tavern
Wellington - Thursday 2nd February, San Francisco Bath House


COROMANDEL GOLD
30 - 31st December, Ohuka Farm
Shapeshifter, The Black Seeds, Ladi 6, The Upbeats, Fat Freddy's Drop, Trinity Roots

DUM DUM GIRLS
Auckland - Friday 6th January, Kings Arms

FAT FREDDY'S DROP'S ONE DROP
Matakana - Monday 2nd January, Ascension Wine Estate (w/ Trinity Roots AND Cornerstone Roots)
Havelock North - Saturday 7th January, Black Barn


FLEET FOXES
Wellington - Friday 13th January, Town Hall
Auckland - Saturday 14th January, Town Hall

LA DE DA
Martinborough - Friday 30th December - Saturday 31st December, Dry River Road
Fat Freddy's Drop, State of Mind, Sola Rosa


LADI 6
Lower Hutt - Monday 26th December, The Station Village Complex
Mangawhai - Wednesday 28th December, Butler's Reef
Waihi - Monday 2nd January, Waihi Beach Hotel
Mt Maunganui - Tuesday 3rd January, Brewers Field

LANEWAY FESTIVAL
Auckland, Monday 30th January, Silo Park
The Horrors, SBTRKT, Girls, M83, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Toro Y Moi, Washed Out

THEE OH SEES
Auckland - Friday 27th January, Whammy
Wellington - Saturday 28th January - Mighty Mighty
Whanganui - Sunday 29th January - ARC Theatre


THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION
Wellington - Saturday 31th December, Queen's Wharf

SHAPESHIFTER
Matakana - Thursday 29th December, Ascension Vineyard
Motueka - Monday 2nd january, Riwaka Hotel
Tauranga - Friday 6th January, Brewers Field
Waihi - Saturday 7th January, Waihi Beach Hotel

TUNEYARDS
Auckland - Thursday 12th January, The Kings Arms

WOMAD
Taranaki - 16-18th March 
The Black Seeds
The Yoots

RHYTHM AND VINES 
Gisborne -29th-31st December, Wai-o-Hika Estate
The Thomas Oliver Band


RIPPON
Wanaka - Saturday 4th February, Rippon Vineyard, Lake Wanaka
Street Chant, The Yoots, Lord Echo, Trinity Roots