Archive for the 'b-side' Category

Devendra News & Covers - ¡Hurrah!

[devendra banhart]

When last you joined us for news on the Devendra front, it was epic folking all-around as we rejoiced over the news and new tunes. Well, Devendra over at his place has been streaming two new tracks from Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon every week starting with “Seahorse” and now “Bad Girl” & “Carmensita”. This second batch is almost ad expiry, which means you better go check them out before the day’s up!

You may also be interested in his new video, though I don’t know why really, it’s a fairly obscure making-of clip (which also happens to be in Spanish). As for myself, I dug around for something a little more to tide over the time until his new tracks go up, so here I give you two really nice covers that he performed a little while back.

covered:
Devendra Banhart - Colorado Girl (Townes Van Zandt cover)
Devendra Banhart - Summertime (Gershwin cover)

Strawberry Jam Sessions / Peacebone B-side

[borrowed from flamelia.com]

The internet Gods love you more than you will ever know. So much so, they’ve seen fit to bestow upon you a Strawberry Jam outtake jam. This is probably the most conventional sounding you will ever hear Animal Collective, even moreso than Purple Bottle acoustic. I guess it’s not called Safer for nothing?

If you’re still getting the leg-shakes in a trembly jello-anticipation of this album, dig this track; it’ll help you to sleep tonight, and pay close attention for that recurring vocal crack. This track will be included on the Peacebone single when that hits.

mp3:
Animal Collective - Safer