Pumice "Hey Crap Crab" semi-official video!

We're pleased to share this Pumice "fan vid" with you all, directed by Tina from The Coolies & starring a cloaked Stefan Neville and several Incredible Hulks. Love this.

Pigeons "The Welcome" video directed by Camilla Padgitt-Coles

We've got another Pigeons video to share with you all, this one's the second from their latest LP, They Sweetheartstammers. "The Welcome" was directed by video artist Camilla Padgitt-Coles, and as Wednesday from Pigeons pointed out, it's got a heavy Loie Fuller vibe.

Pigeons live at CMJ 2011

Brilliant footage has surfaced of Pigeons' performance at yesterday's Chouette Promotion / DeStijl Records / Soft Abuse soiree at Bruar Falls for CMJ 2011. Here the band performed as a duo line-up of Wednesday Knudsen and Clark Griffin, amidst sets by Jerusalem & the Starbaskets, Forest Fire and Amen Dunes.

New Pigeons video "Tournoi" from upcoming album

This week Bronx duo Pigeons unleashed their first video from their upcoming album They Sweetheartstammers, due 8 November via Soft Abuse. Our pal Amy Ruhl directed / created the animated clip, about which Altered Zones' Jenn Pelly said --

Pigeons' recent releases for Soft Abuse, Curatorial Club, and Olde English Spelling Bee highlighted the Bronx duo's noir-ish breed of slow, psychedelic pop. But on "Tourni," from their forthcoming The Sweetheartstammers LP, guitarists Wednesday Knudsen and Clark Griffin carry their sonic vision to a new level of clarity, with higher-fidelity production values and help from two new members: bassist Jason Meagher and drummer Nathan Bowles. The result is a fuller-sounding Pigeons that still maintains their brooding beauty, but with pronounced hints of Hope Sandoval and brighter guitars that meander densely. In the video above, Brooklyn-based filmmaker/visual artist/recent Julian Lynch collaborator, Amy Ruhl layers chroma-keyed footage atop digitally animated archival photos. And like Pigeons, the result has an eery gracefulness that feels vintage and secret.

Be sure to check out "Tournoi" and "Dead Echo," also from They Sweetheartstammers, via Soundcloud below. The LP / ltd CS release features lettering by Keith Connolly of NNCK and artwork (inside & out) by Yugi Agematsu.

Pigeons "Dead Echo" by Soft Abuse

Pigeons "Tournoi" by Soft Abuse

Video from Horrid Red's debut live show

First video (that I've found) from the string of debut shows from Horrid Red this past week. This one's taken from their debut show, at Haunted Oak in Davis, CA (a house venue; RIP The Hub). I'll share some live photos from their gig at The Echo shortly...

Donovan Quinn video - new song, live

Good ol' Donovan Quinn recently opened a string of shows for Six Organs of Admittance, and the video above features our pal playing an as-yet released new song solo with a modified acoustic 12 string. Check elsewhere for live footage of The New Bums, his duo with Ben Chasny, playing a few tunes from a forthcoming full-length.

Horrid Red "The Horror & The Cruelty" video

Edmund Xavier has unleashed a new video from the forthcoming Horrid Red 7" on Soft Abuse called Silent Party, due in June.

Primitive Motion video for "Certain Materials"

Direct from Brisbane: Primitive Motion have shared a video for the lead-off / title tune from their newly released Certain Materials EP. Its a good one...

Live Deadnotes footage, in support of The Clean

The Clean recently made their first trip to Australia in twenty-something years. Their gig in Brisbane was particularly excellent, with support from Blank Realm and our very own The Deadnotes (with The Legend!). A few live clips have surfaced via the Eternal Soundcheck blog; check them out --

Horrid Red "Pink Flowers" video

Edmond Xavier just completed his video for the song Pink Flowers, from the upcoming Pink Flowers EP. Check it out --

Pigeons live at The Empty Bottle, via Acid Marshmallow

Pigeons
November 2nd, 2010
at Empty Bottle in Chicago

More from our pal Acid Marshmallow, this time we've got video from their gig at The Empty Bottle on election night.
More videos and photos from the just-finished Pigeons tour are forthcoming...

Pumice "World With Worms" video

Gfrenzy created this animated video for Pumice's tune "World With Worms" (from the album Quo), based on "old EC and Warren horror comics based on my 6 year old child memory." It's perfect.

Pigeons live at Permanent Records, via Acid Marshmallow

Pigeons
November 2nd, 2010
at Permanent Records in Chicago

Thanks to our pals at Acid Marshmallow for sharing this video !

Donovan Quinn & the 13th Month: new album & video

We're pleased to announce that the sophomore album from Donovan Quinn & the 13th Month will be released August 3, 2010. The LP (with free DL) version is on Soft Abuse, while CD / DL fans will find theirs via the esteemed, venerable Shrimper label. The album is called "Your Wicked Man."



"Your Wicked Man" was created in collaboration with Nick Marcantino (bass), and Paercuts' Jason Quever as producer and multi-instrumentalist. In much the same way his presence molded early efforts from Cass McCombs, Quever's touch on YWM serve Quinn's narratives with arrangements that range from barely there to lush & ornate. There are some rockers, too. The band's particular take on art-pop & folk-rock song forms plays out like a re-imagining of the early efforts from Mekons, Nikki Sudden and John Cale as filtered through a distinctly Californian approach. Quinn's enigmatic deadpan & dense, fragmentary style reveal a reverance for Robert Forster, Malcolm Lowry, Pavement and Thomas Pynchon (in equal measure).

The first song released from "Your Wicked Man" is the hypnogogic, otherworldy 'Mom's House' (mp3 available here), which seems almost like a hallucination. Donovan himself put together a video for the song; we hope you agree that its brilliant....

Sonny & the Sunsets "Death Cream" music video

Killer Sonny & the Sunsets video for Death Cream, created by Ben Montero & edited by Rosie Adams. We still (remarkably!) have copies of the band's Love & Death single, which features Death Cream b/w Strange Love. The song is also found on the band's debut LP, Tomorrow is Alright.

Donovan Quinn & the 13th Month "Sister Alchemy" video

Marcy Saude (website here) filmed this super-8 video for 'Sister Alchemy' in San Francisco in 2008. Features Donovan Quinn, Grace Cooper and Jason Quever. The song, written by Donovan Quinn & the 13th Month, appears on the limited 7" single of the same name (purchase here), as well as the band's self-titled debut album (purchase here). Cameras by Marcy Saude and Michael McWay.

Car Commericals at Cake Shop

Behold: the full set from David & Daniel's gig at Cake Shop, NYC on May 26 in support of Pumice and King Darves. Wow.

Donovan Quinn & the 13th Month "The Wind At Her Craft"

Live footage (courtesy of 'bcfaulkner' on YouTube) of Donovan Quinn & the 13th Month live at the Bottom of the Hill. That's Jason Quever on the drums...

Giant Skyflower Band - live!

Live footage has surfaced from the debut live performance by Giant Skyflower Band in San Francisco at Hemlock Tavern on June 29. Here the newly-expanded trio of Glenn Donaldson, Shayde Sartin and Jason Quever perfrom two new tunes.

Lovely & New - Ov "Soul of Swan" video

Newly created by Ov's Christine Boepple.