Psyched for CMJ? Yeah, us too. Aside from our dope showcase (Tuesday! Pianos! Noon til the margaritas run dry!), we’re looking forward to seeing one artist in particular: Julia Easterlin.
Whozat? you say. Check it. Girl is a highly impressive one-lady-band! She weaves together recorded loops of her own gorgeous voice and keyboards and then sings over it, building full-blown songs as she goes. Her cover of Radiohead’s “There There” is incredible – she brings an alluring femininity to Yorke and Co’s slow burning barn-stormer. As the lyrics say, “There’s always a siren singing you to shipwreck…” Easterlin’s lush voice could drag even Odysseus down to the ocean floor.
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Radiohead’s surprise new album, The King of Limbs, comes out today! TGIRhF, amiright? The album was intended for release tomorrow but has been set free today for the simple reason of, it was up on the site and ready to go. Sounds good to us. And to boot, Radiohead have released a new video for the single ‘Lotus Flower,’ featuring some well choreographed spastic dancing from Thom Yorke.
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Watch thousands of people sing along to ‘Karma Police’ in the feature below.
MP3: Radiohead – All I Need
Catch him at:
Saturday 4 September – IRELAND – Electric Picnic
Saturday 11 September – ISLE OF WIGHT – Bestival
Sunday 12 September – LARMER TREE GARDENS – End Of The Road
Tuesday 14 September – LONDON – Royal Festival Hall
Wednesday 15 September – NEWCASTLE – Academy
Thursday 16 September – GLASGOW – Barrowland
Familial will see daylight shortly.
MP3: Radiohead – All I Need
Brace yourselves for Familial.
It’ll see daylight on 8/30.
Spin still adores OK Computer.
MP3: Radiohead – All I Need
Today’s feature includes:
1. The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) by Fun Boy Three
2. Splitting The Atom by Massive Attack
3. Les Folies Francaises by Matmos
4. Sticky Situation (Toddla T & Seiji Mix) by Lady Chan
5. Veni Vidi Vici (Diplo Mix) by Black Lips
View the full rundown here.
Last month, Atoms For Peace covered Joy Division.
MP3: Thom Yorke – Hearing Damage (Whiskey Tango Mix)
Enjoy last night’s fab take on ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ in the feature below.
MP3: Thom Yorke – Skip Divided
