The Besnard Lakes to score Mark Ruffalo directorial debut

So... Mark Ruffalo is making a movie (his first time at the helm). The film stars both Ruffalo and Orlando Bloom and follows a paralyzed DJ named Delicious's attempts at healing. It is called Sympathy for Delicious which is a deliciously silly title for a movie. Where do The Besnard Lakes fit in to all of this? Well, they're scoring the movie. Which reminds me, why is the band movie score so under-utilized? Remember when Radiohead was going to score A Scanner Darkly (maybe it was just Thom Yorke, I don't remember)? Seriously, that would've been awesome. But back to the matter at hand, after listening to The Besnard Lakes, I get a real cinematic sort of feel. Lots of emotion. I think they're a pretty natural choice. So without further ado here's an mp3 and a couple videos. [thanks jagjaguwar]

The Besnard Lakes :: And You Lied To Me

Video for "Agent 13"

Video for "Devastation"

Volcano Choir's first single.

The first single from Justin Vernon, best known as Bon Iver, and Milwuakee band Collections of Colonies of Bees (collaboratively known as Volcano Choir) "Island IS" really is damn good. Justin's voice is amazingly expressive (still) and it's complemented well by a sort of minimalist sounding guitar pulse and an insistant rhythm. It almost reminds me of parts of Steve Reich's Different Trains. It's rare to strike so tenuous a balance between the comforting and the experimental, but I think this song pulls it off well without sounding plastic-y or contrived. Volcano Choir's first album Unmap will be released on September 22nd on Jagjaguwar. Jagjaguwar is one of my favorite labels right now and they've really been doing a super job putting out some of the best music, so if you haven't already taken a look at there website/roster/events do it soon.

Volcano Choir :: Island IS

As if the dentist wasn't creepy enough already...

Check out the new video for Julie Doiron's "Consolation Prize". It makes me smile, hopefully you will too.




On a completely unrelated note I get to see two of my favorite bands and one of my favorite local bands on Wednesday (Tortoise, Dirty Projectors, and Balmorhea respectively)!! Expect full details and pictures on Thursday.