Canadian indie-rock band Arcade Fire won big at the Grammys last night, receiving the award for Album of the Year, beating out favorites Lady GaGa and Eminem. The famously large group first performed “Month of May” followed by “Ready to Start,” both of which are off of The Suburbs.
“Ready to Start” is my favorite song on the album, and this performance definitely doesn’t let me down.
Electro duo Phantogram just made their TV debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. They played “Mouthful of Diamonds” which is a cut off of their sleeper-hit debut album Eyelid Movies. The Roots’ ?uestlove stepped in and played drums for the two. I’d say that Eyelid Movies is easily one of my top 5 favorite albums of 2010.
Check out The National on The Late Show with David Letterman. Somewhat surprisingly, they performed “Conversation 16” which I’d say is one of the lesser known tracks off of their critically acclaimed album High Violet.
It’s cool to see the Arcade Fire’s Richard Parry perform along with them. You can see him in the back with long, red hair.
Yes… some new Fleet Foxes has made its way onto the internet. The song is titled “Helplessness Blues” and it gives us a fresh dose of that classic Fleet Foxes sound. It’s a cut off of their upcoming second album of the same name.
[audio:http://jetcomx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/06-Helplessness-Blues-1.mp3 |titles=Helplessness Blues |artists=Fleet Foxes]
Good news, fellow Oberst worshipers!
NPR is streaming Bright Eyes’ new album The People’s Key, a month prior to its debut in March. Take a listen now, that’s what I’m doing this very moment!
I’m only one track in, so far it’s somber and a militant. The religious tones are so Conor, it makes me smile.
Tell us what you think!
