Posts Tagged ‘Arts & Crafts’


Featured Release: “AJA”

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

415979 72 Featured Release: AJAThe Darcys
download icon Featured Release: AJA “Josie” (mp3)
from “Josie”
(Arts & Crafts)

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 Featured Release: AJA

Three years of struggle, patience and loss. Thorough contemplation and tests of faith. The Darcys persist in 2011-12 with two releases. The first was an original studio album produced by Murray A. Lightburn of The Dears, and featuring 10 hauntingly beautiful songs, meticulously crafted and rich in dynamics and noise. The second and latest is a chilling and unlikely reimagining of Steely Dan’s 1977 classic AJA. These recordings, along with The Darcys’ massive, immaculate live performances, are evidence of a band whose moment has finally arrived. A group strengthened by its time and trials, whose future is built solely on the strength of its ideas and music of genuine depth and substance.

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Current Priorities: Late January

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

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410283 72 Current Priorities: Late January Ruthie Foster
Let It Burn
Blue Corn Music
Genre: Blues : R&B
UPC: 677967120128
Territories: World Except Australia
Release Date: 1.31.12
Soulful vocalist Ruthie Foster’s latest work is a deeply intimate recording: a smoky mix of original songs coupled with inventive interpretations of an unexpected collection of covers. Recorded in New Orleans at Piety Street studios, with a small group of A-List musicians, this album takes the listener on Ruthie’s most personal journey yet. With her deeply moving vocals at the core, Ruthie is supported along the way by some very special guests.

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409235 72 Current Priorities: Late January Union
Analogtronics
Fat Beats
Genre: Hip-Hop : Rap
UPC: 659123514422
Territories: World
Release Date: 1.31.12
Parisian duo Union take an otherworldly approach to analog-driven, melodically abstract, sample free hip-hop, and unleash a musically challenging, painstakingly crafted, MC-packed album – Analogtronics. Producing space-aged bangers that mold perfectly around each guest, sprinkling in a few lush, instrumentals. This is the album we have all been waiting for, as bonus tracks provide over twenty songs hypnotic interstellar boop-bap.

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IODA Stands Tall Among Amazon’s Annual Best Of 2011 MP3 Lists

Friday, December 9th, 2011

352307 72 IODA Stands Tall Among Amazons Annual Best Of 2011 MP3 ListsChikita Violenta
download icon IODA Stands Tall Among Amazons Annual Best Of 2011 MP3 Lists “Tired” (mp3)
from “TRE3S”
(Arts & Crafts)

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Amazon released their annual Best Of Lists this week and we couldn’t be happier about the IODA-distributed inclusions!  IODA Stands Tall Among Amazons Annual Best Of 2011 MP3 ListsFrom IODA faves Chikita Violenta to the soulful folk of Shelby Earl’s Burn The Boats, it’s been a great year for IODA-distributed artists. Congrats to all the artists and labels mentioned. Hit the jump for the rest of our inclusions and more promotracks!

Outstanding 2011 Albums You Might Have Missed:
#1 – Shelby Earl – Burn the Boats [Local 638 Records]
#6 – Chikita Violenta – TRE3S [Arts & Crafts]
#36 – My Goodness – My Goodness [Sarathan Records]
#50 – Loch Lomond – Little Me Will Start A Storm [Tender Loving Empire]
#59 – Delicate Steve – Wondervisions [LUAKA BOP]
#65 – Apollo Brown – Clouds [Mello Music Group]
#66 – Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes – Civilized Man [Daniel Ellsworth Music]
#87 – Blouse – Blouse [ Captured Tracks]
#91 – Crystal Stilts – In Love With Oblivion [Slumberland Records]

The 100 Best Albums of 2011:
#76 – Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes – Civilized Man [Daniel Ellsworth Music]
#84 – Soft Moon – Total Decay [Captured Tracks]

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Video Special: Feist Unveils First Video From “Metals”

Friday, November 18th, 2011

396830 72 Video Special: Feist Unveils First Video From MetalsArtist: Feist
Album: Metals
Label: Arts & Crafts
Genre: Alternative : Pop
UPC: 827590630086
Territory: Canada
Release Date: 10.04.11

Feist just released the first video off her critically acclaimed new album Metals. It’s an eerie, dark accompaniment for “How Come You Never Go There” featuring Feist herself sporting extremely long wavy hair while dancing through ferns.

Take a peek below and over at Feist’s official VEVO channel.

Typhoon, Chikita Violenta, and Son Lux Featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

We’re really excited to report three of our favorite IODA-distro’d artists were featured last night on NPR’s outstanding music program All Songs Considered. Portland’s Typhoon (Tender Loving Empire), Canada’s Chikita Violenta (Arts & Crafts) and NYC’s Son Lux (anticon.) all had songs recognized on the program along side indie heavyweights Fleet Foxes, Peter Bjorn and John, and Adele. It’s great to see some new talents elbow-to-elbow with some highly regarded and successful acts; it’s invaluable exposure. You can check out the program over on NPR’s website, and listen to a free promotrack from each of our artists after the jump!

354497 72 Typhoon, Chikita Violenta, and Son Lux Featured on NPRs All Songs ConsideredTyphoon
download icon Typhoon, Chikita Violenta, and Son Lux Featured on NPRs All Songs Considered “The Honest Truth” (mp3)
from “A New Kind of House”
(Tender Loving Empire)

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Music Video Roundup: Chikita Violenta, Sister Crayon, Daddy Lion

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Here we bring you this week’s music video roundup: La Blogotheque features a great take-away performance from Arts & Crafts Records artist Chikita Violenta, Sister Crayon presents us with a dark, spooky film noir video for their song “I’m Still The Same Person,” and the art of puppetry is reinvented in Daddy Lion’s video “Morning.”

Chikita Violenta on La Blogotheque

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