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The Wedge: Five After Five

September 2nd, 2011

For “5 After 5″ we bring you the five best tracks released into the world today via the World Wide Web. Click on ‘em and enjoy! Toro y Moi “All Alone” M83 “Midnight City” (Big Black Delta remix) Braids “Peach Wedding” Neutral Milk Hotel “Engine” (Alternate Version) Little Dragon “Seconds” (Syd the Kid of OFWGKTA [...]

Tags: Big Black Delta, Braids, Little Dragon, m83, Neutral Milk Hotel, OFWGKTA, Syd the Kid, Toro Y Moi
Posted in 5 After 5, Blog, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge P.M. News Round Up: Lykke Li announces iTunes Session EP

August 24th, 2011

Lykke Li will release an iTunes Session EP next week. On August 29th, the nine-track EP will be available exclusively at the titular online music retailer and feature live tracks from her two albums, Youth Novels and Wounded Rhymes. Also on there will be a cover of the Big Pink’s “Velvet,” chosen by Lykke, and [...]

Tags: Beats In Space, Bon Iver, Fang Island, James Blake, James Murphy, Justin Vernon, lykke li, m83, Morgan Kirby, tokyo police club
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

M83 Set To Revive the Double Album

August 5th, 2011

The double album. It’s a bold, risky and often stupid artistic statement that very rarely hits the mark (if my math is correct, 23 percent it succeeds). Of course, we’re talking about the studio effort that was so epic it needed to be spread across two halves, not the “greatest hits,” singles or live collections [...]

Tags: Aphex Twin, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Lift to Experience, m83, Meat Beat Manifesto, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, nine inch nails, smashing pumpkins, swans, Unwound, wilco
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The Wedge: Five After Five

July 20th, 2011

For “5 After 5″ we bring you the five best tracks released into the world today via the World Wide Web. Click on ‘em and enjoy! M83 “Midnight City” Loney Dear “My Heart” Flying Lotus “Lullaby” Washed Out “Eyes Be Closed (Star Slinger remix)” Twin Sister “In Heaven”

Tags: Flying Lotus, Loney Dear, m83, Star Slinger, Twin Sister, Washed Out
Posted in 5 After 5, Blog, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge: Five After Five

July 19th, 2011

For “5 After 5″ we bring you the five best tracks released into the world today via the World Wide Web. Click on ‘em and enjoy! Dum Dum Girls “Coming Down” Best Coast “Girlfriend (Lindstrøm remix) Damu “Mermaid” M83 “Midnight City” The Flaming Lips “Gummy Fetus songs”

Tags: best coast, Damu, Dum Dum Girls, Lindstrøm, m83, The Flaming Lips
Posted in 5 After 5, Blog, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: Mercury Prize shortlist announced

July 19th, 2011

The shortlist for the 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize have been announced. The lucky ten albums vying for the prize are Let England Shake by PJ Harvey, Disc-Overy by Tinie Tempah, The English Riviera by Metronomy, On A Mission by Katy B, Anna Calvi by Anna Calvi, Man Alive by Everything Everything, Good Days at Schloss [...]

Tags: Bjork, m83, Mercury Prize, Nevermind, nirvana, PJ Harvey, SPIN
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge News Round Up For July 6

July 6th, 2011

Listen to a couple of mixes Washed Out made for BBC 6, one of his influences and his other of new music… M83 announce North American tour… Watch Noel Gallagher explain how Oasis broke up… My Brightest Diamond prepping new album… Austra to release remix album set around new single, “Sparkle.”

Tags: Austra, m83, My Brightest Diamond, noel gallagher, oasis, Washed Out
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge News Round Up For June 28

June 28th, 2011

Watch a teaser for the forthcoming new M83 album… UK band Brother forced to change their name to Viva Brother… Mates of State announce North American tour in preparation of new album… Foster the People frontman apparently co-wrote a song with U2 for the Spider-Man musical… The Besnard Lakes announce new EP, fall tour.

Tags: Besnard Lakes, Brother, Foster the People, m83, Mates of State, U2
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The Wedge News Round Up For June 6

June 6th, 2011

Japandroids have announced a big North American tour for the fall with Bass Drum of Death… M83 planning a double album featuring Zola Jesus… Dinosaur Jr is reissuing their classic album Bug on cassette… Die Antwoord collaborator/DJ Leon Botha has died at the age of 26… Radiohead have launched a remix series for their new [...]

Tags: die antwoord, dinosaur jr., Japandroids, Leon Botha, m83, radiohead, Zola Jesus
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

Bombay Bicycle Club – The Next Big Thing

December 17th, 2009

What do you get when you have four British boys, a couple oceanic guitars, whirling drums, a shimmering synth, some lyrical genius, and impeccable musical talent; toss in some boyish young love, raw emotions, and quavering vocals – then stir it all together with UK’s one-and-only Jim Abbiss (the magical producer who brought you The [...]

Tags: bloc party, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bon Iver, broken social scene, Ed Nash, England, good tunes, How We Are, Jack Steadman, Jamie MacColl, London, lttgoe, m83, next big thing, Suren de Saram, The Arctic Monkey, The Boy I Used to Be, The Maccabees, top secret
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Megan C