The KEXP Blog » Gomez http://blog.kexp.org/blog where the music matters Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:03:51 +0000 en hourly 1 Out This Week 3/31 http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/03/31/out-this-week-331/ http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/03/31/out-this-week-331/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:52:44 +0000 Jim Beckmann http://blog.kexp.org/blog/?p=18020
Living Thing

It may not be a massively long list of new releases gathered up by Largehearted Boy this week, but it’s an undeniably good one. Your days of anxious anticipation are over now that Peter Bjorn and John, PJ Harvey and John Parish, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Gomez are finally in stores. KEXP listeners will also want to grab the latest from Adam Franklin (of Swervedriver), Malajube, Aceyalone, and the danceworthy releases from Thunderheist and The Whitest Boy Alive. Veterans Stevie Nicks and Leonard Cohen are both revived with live CD and DVD performances. After hearing how great LC still sounds, you’ll want to waltz yourself to the end of the checkout line today!

Aceyalone - Lonely Ones ft. Bionik (MP3)
from The Lonely Ones on Decon Records

Leonard Cohen - Democracy
from Live In London on Sony

Gomez - Airstream Driver (MP3)
from A New Tide on ATO Records

Great Lake Swimmers - Pulling on a Line
from Lost Channels on Nettwerk Records

PJ Harvey and John Parish - Black Hearted Love
from A Woman A Man Walked By on Island

Malajube – Ursuline (MP3)
from Labyrinthes on Dare To Care

Stevie Nicks - Landslide (audio)
from The Soundstage Session on Reprise Records

One for the Team - Best Supporting Actress (MP3)
from Build A Garden on Afternoon Records

Pansy Division - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (MP3)
from That’s So Gay on Alternative Tentacles

Peter Bjorn and John - Nothing to Worry About
from Living Thing on Almost Gold

Thunderheist - Jerk It
from Thunderheist on Ninja Tune

Venice Is Sinking - Ryan’s Song (MP3)
from AZAR on One Percent Press

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
from It’s Blitz! on Interscope

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photos by Jim Bennett

Known for their straightforward, minimal, yet precisely orchestrated rock sound, Gomez is just weeks away from releasing their sixth studio album in ten years. Titled A New Tide, the album is sure to feature all the pop hooks longtime fans expect from the British quintent.

If the recently released single “Airstream Driver” is any indication of the direction the rest of the album takes, listeners can expect a new take on lead singer Ian Bell’s vocals as layered telephonic filters wash over his usually crystalline voice. Along with the changes in vocal styling, the single features heavy guitar distortion, a relentlessly driving drum beat, and chunky synths that tie the whole affair together into a beautiful pop gem.

In and out of the studio over the course of 2008, Gomez has peppered their schedule with numerous tour dates with the likes of Dave Matthews, The Black Keys, The Hives, and Jamie Liddell. No stranger to the yearly marathon of music in Austin, Gomez will share the stage at SXSW with Cursive, M. Ward, and Crystal Antlers. Immediately following their appearance at the festival the band will head out on a co-headlining, stateside tour with troubadour Josh Ritter.

Featured many times on KEXP, Gomez is certain to delight fans with their personalized brand of guitar-driven pop music. You can listen to an intimate in-studio performance from 2004 right here on KEXP.org.


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