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We Were Promised Jetpacks on Daytrotter Sessions

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Awesome Scottish indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks had the pleasure of playing the Daytrotter Sessions this week. The band is made up of Adam Thompson, Michael Palmer, Sean Smith and Darren Lackie. During the session, they played songs off their album These Four Walls. From Daytrotter: “The band [...] makes its music feel as if there’s nothing like a good catharsis, something to jar the system – as if the smelling salts had been brought out and, suddenly, things are different. There’s nothing quite like getting those personal injustices off of a chest, just rearing back and letting loose with some pent up rustling, trying to push the moon further back in the sky by a couple hundred feet. It’s an emotional stream of thought that [singer] Thompson taps into and his bandmates execute, bringing to life all of the feelings that were already feeling very lively within them, hurting them a bit as they simmered and grew into meaningful assignments of blame. There’s a desire and a yearning on the group’s last full-length, These Four Walls, that want for just a little something more, any kind of replacement of the stagnancy for something that’s charged, something that’s a bit scary. It’s a plea for youth again and it’s a plea for such things that make us choke on our breaths again, anything that will get us worked up.” Listen to their session here.

Daytrotter is known for selecting unique and impressive artists, so this is quite an accomplishment for Jetpacks. They now join the ranks of fellow IODA artists that have played on the Daytrotter Sessions such as Frightened Rabbit, J. Tillman, Alela Diane, Brother Ali, Deastro, Andrew W.K., Christopher Denny, David Karsten Daniels, Sean Hayes, The Papercuts, Nina Nastasia and more.
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“Ships With Holes Will Sink” (mp3)
from “These Four Walls”
(Fat Cat Records)

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“Head Rolls Off” (mp3)
from “The Midnight Organ Fight”
(Fat Cat Records)

We Were Promised Jetpacks on Daytrotter Sessions

283208 72 We Were Promised Jetpacks on Daytrotter Sessions Brother Ali
“Us” (mp3)
from “Us”
(Rhymesayers Entertainment)

We Were Promised Jetpacks on Daytrotter Sessions

297580 72 We Were Promised Jetpacks on Daytrotter Sessions Alela Diane
“The Rifle” (mp3)
from “The Pirate’s Gospel”
(Holocene Music)

We Were Promised Jetpacks on Daytrotter Sessions

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“Gypsy Into A Carpenter” (mp3)
from “Age Old Hunger”
(00:02:59 LLC)

We Were Promised Jetpacks on Daytrotter Sessions

J. Tillman’s “Year in the Kingdom” NPR Song of the Day

Friday, February 19th, 2010

NPR picked up on the Fleet Foxes’ drummer and proliferate solo musician, J. Tillman, for Friday, February 19th’s Song of the Day. “Year in the Kingdom”, the title track off of Tillman’s sixth solo record came out on Western Vinyl

“…here’s hoping Tillman’s tenure in that band will shed a brighter spotlight on his own beautiful brand of gentle, pastoral folk. Tillman’s latest album, Year in the Kingdom, is a regal, autumnal affair. The title track perfectly exemplifies what Tillman has to offer: It’s a hushed and respectful hymn for a modern age in which doubt and spirituality coexist under uneasy, overwhelming and ultimately humbling terms.” -Barbara Mitchell, NPR

Music Video Round-Up: J. Tillman, Syntaks, Zola Jesus

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Check out an oddly minimal and technical video treatment for J. Tillman’s “Though I Have Wronged You”, the thoroughly warm, glowing and romantic video for Syntaks’ “Twentytwohundred” and, finally, Zola Jesus’ eerily romantic video for “Clay Bodies”.

J. Tillman – “Though I Have Wronged You”

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“Earthly Bodies” (mp3)
from “Year in the Kingdom”
(Western Vinyl)
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Syntaks – “Twentytwohundred”

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from Ylajali
(Ghostly International)
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Zola Jesus – “Clay Bodies”

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“Clay Bodies” (mp3)
from “The Spoils”
(Sacred Bones Records)
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Featured Artist: J. Tillman

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

By: Elijah Carroll

Artist: J. Tillman
Title: Year in the Kingdom
Label: Western Vinyl
Genre: Indie : Psychedelic Folk
Release Date: 9/15/09
UPC: 656605460222
Territory: Americas, Africa

Year in the Kingdom is the 6th solo release for singer/songwriter J. Tillman. Today most people who are familiar with Tillman know him as the drummer for the acclaimed indie folk band Fleet Foxes. Tillman got his start playing drums for several indie rock bands including Saxon Shore during his college years in New York. On the side he wrote and recorded his own music inspired by folk icons such as Nick Drake and Pete Seeger. Tillman began selling and distributing CD-R demos while playing out and eventually one found it’s way to Damien Jurado. After hearing Tillman’s songs Jurado decided to bring him on tour as his drummer and occasional opening act. During the tour Tillman became close with Jurado’s friend and band-mate Eric Fisher who would later produce Tillman’s second effort Long May You Run. As Tillman became more and more involved in the Seattle indie folk scene he befriended several members of the rising band Fleet Foxes. At the end of April 2008 it was announced that J. Tillman was joining the Foxes as their new drummer.

With his latest release Tillman is clearly holding fast to what he does best – pure honest lyrics backed sparsely by an interesting blend of instruments. Hammer dulcimer, recorder, cymbals of varying size and wheezing air organs all help to create the unique backdrop for Tillman’s vocals. In contrast to his previous album Vacilando Territory Blues Tillman’s latest record does not feature any of the other Foxes or their signature vocal harmonies. Rather Year in the Kingdom is a stark folk record that places Tillman’s unaffected voice at the forefront. This album is a true work of art and another glimpse into Tillman’s very being. With the whole pop music world becoming increasingly digitized and auto-tuned, it is truly a gift that musicians like Tillman still give us honest music.

Though stark and at times almost somber Year in the Kingdom is a record of hope and for those who have followed his solo career clearly his most joyful work to date. The title track has a beautiful happiness to it that seems to convey Tillman’s true feelings on life. The moving ballad Earthly Bodies is a celebration of this world we live in and the bodies that hold our spirits. Tillman has established himself as a real folk troubadour and this record clearly places him with the best of his generation. Year in the Kingdom embodies everything we want in a folk record: Honesty and truth with a beautiful stark accompaniment.

Here’s a great track off Year in the Kingdom:

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“Earthly Bodies” (mp3)
from “Year in the Kingdom”
(Western Vinyl)

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IODAcast 062: The Apples in stereo, J. Tillman, Lusine, More.

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Featuring The Apples in stereo, J. Tillman, Lusine, Egadz! and Finn Riggins.

Listen at IODAcast.com or at iTunes.

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“Earthly Bodies” (mp3)
from “Year in the Kingdom”
(Western Vinyl)