Yeasayer

Live at Ancienne Belgique

From a recording live on October 28, 2010 in Brussels at Ancienne Belgique; these Brooklyn based "Avant-Gardists" are joining the likes of Radiohead & NIN by releasing a "Pay what you want" album via their webstite.

Here's the tracklist:

Live at Ancienne Belgique:

01 Madder Red
02 Rome
03 Wait for the Summer
04 Tightrope
05 Red Cave
06 Grizelda
07 Sunrise
08 Mondegreen
09 Strange Reunions
10 O.N.E.
11 Ambling Alp
12 The Children
13 2080

Get the album here

She & Him

Stop by Conan

The indie folk/soul classicists, She & Him stopped by 'Conan' thursday night. The duo performed their stripped down rendition of the classic "I put a spell on you" off of this year's fantastic release 'Volume 2'. Before the show, there was a more intimate and somewhat impromptu performance backstage of the holiday classic "Have yourself a Merry little Christmas" featuring Conan O'Brien showing off some of his guitar skills.

Beach Fossils

"Calyer"

It's starting to seem as is if indie label Captured Tracks can't sign a bad band; they're streak continues with a new Beach Fossils Ep, What a Pleasure, that drops February 22nd. The jangly pop of their addictive first single "Calyer" can be picked up as a 7" January 11th, a mere 7 months after their outstanding full length saw the light of day.

M. Ward covers Joanna Newsom

"Sadie"

Indie troubadour, M.Ward, is featured on the new Joanna Newsom tribute record, entitled Versions of Joanna ( insert Dylan pun here ). The 22 track album features an array of indie artists from 6 countries including Billy Bragg & Owen Pallett covering songs spanning all of her albums. For a donation of $10, you can download the compilation here; the donation is part of a fund towards the relief of Pakistani floods. 
Check out M.Ward's version of "Sadie" below & a video of Joanna Newsom performing it herself.

03. Sadie - M. Ward by VersionsofJoanna

Neon Indian

"Mind, Drips"

Heading up the past years 'Chillwave' movement has been Neon Indian, whom you have undoubtedly at least heard of. He just released a oddly beautiful new video for "Mind, Drips" off of his stellar debut 'Psychic Chasms'. The video, created by Lars Larsen, was done using a "analogue video synthesizer" called the LZX Visionary, which apparently manipulates video the same way a standard one does sound. 

"Mind, Drips"

The Clash

"London Calling" - The Film

According to the BBC, remaining 'Clash' members & current 'Gorillaz' members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon are executive producing a film depicting the creation of their legendary album "London Calling". The film is currently in the pre-production stages; also on board, for the script duties, will be playwright Jez Butterworth. This, to say the least,  much anticipated biopic will begin shooting next year with a still unnamed cast.
Because you can never have enough 'Clash'...