Posts Tagged Laetitia Sadier
Entertainment Realm’s Top 25 Albums of 2012
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on November 28, 2012
1. The Avett Brothers, The Carpenter [American/Republic]
2. The xx, coexist [Young Turks]
3. Aimee Mann, Charmer [Superego Records]
4. Chelsea Wolfe, Unknown Rooms [Sargent House]
5. Meiko, The Bright Side [Fantasy]
6. The Shins, Port of Morrow [Columbia]
7. Exitmusic, Passage [Secretly Canadian]
8. Of Monsters and Men, My Head is An Animal [Universal Republic]
9. Norah Jones, Little Broken Hearts [Blue Note Records]
10. Metric, Synthetica [MOM & POP MUSIC]
11. Now Now, Threads [Trans- Records]
12. David Byrne and St. Vincent, Love this Giant [4AD / Todo Mundo]
13. Cat Power, Sun [Matador]
14. Imperial Teen, Feel the Sound [Merge Records]
15. Keane, Strangeland [Interscope]
16. Beth Orton, Sugaring Season [ANTI Records]
17. Jack White, Blunderbluss [Third Man Records / Columbia]
18. Regina Spektor, What We Heard from the Cheap Seats [Sire / WEA]
19. Purity Ring, Shrines [4AD]
20. The Organ Beats, Goldenheart
21. Laetitia Sadier, Silencio [101 DISTRIBUTION]
22. Lightning Love, Blonde Album [Quite Scientific]
23. Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel . . . [Sony]
24. Winterpills, All My Lovely Goners [Signature Sounds]
25. Skyline Pigeons, House of Mysteries [Retro Face Music]
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Benjamin Schoos: music review
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on October 21, 2012
This jazzy indie-pop album does two things: reminds me of being an exchange student in Paris (Ou est mon foulard? ) and makes me want to dance around like I’m in a 1960s Godard film. It’s retro in the best and coolest ways. Brings a magnetic vibe, laced with melancholia, through shimmering beats. I’m a fan of French indie-pop acts such as St. Etienne, Stereolab and Autour de Lucie so Benjamin Schoos jumped out at me. Quelle artiste. No worries if you can’t understand what Benjamin Schoos sings about. That’s the beauty of music. If it’s done well and this is, you can feel what the artist feels. Of course I’m stretching my rusty French skills as best I can. “Marquise” is swingy, breathy, chic and romantic. Then there’s the bubbly and gorgeous tapestry of “Je Ne Vois Que Vous” with guest vocals from Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab). “A Mort L’amour” unfolds with dramatic edginess. Schoos is a bit sad and cynical sometimes. Wants loves. Begrudges love. Loves love. Embrace it. Let yourself get lost in the beguiling arrangements and melodies. The perfect music for a sophisticated cocktail party or perhaps for one that you’d like to have a bit more charm infused into it.
China Man vs. China Girl
Virtual
release date: October 9, 2012
purchase at Amazon: China Man Vs China Girl
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Cool VIDEO: Benjamin Schoos [featuring Laetitia Sadier]
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on September 23, 2012
China Man Versus China Girl Out October 9 on Virtual
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September Concerts in Boston-area
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on September 11, 2012
Bon Iver
boa
Thurs, Sept 13
Owl City
Paradise
Thurs, Sept 13
Bloc Party
House of Blues
Fri, Sept 14
Mono
Brighton Music Hall
Sun, Sept 16
Glen Hansard
Berklee Performance Center
Tues, Sept 18
Patterson Hood and the Downtown Rumblers
Paradise
Tues, Sept 18
Metric
Orpheum
Thurs, Sept 20
Laetitia Sadier
Middle East
Thu, Sept 20
Matthew Perryman Jones/ Callaghan
Café 939
Fri, Sept 21
Gotye
boa
Sat, Sept 22
Grizzly Bear
Orpheum
Sat, Sept 22
David Byrne and St. Vincent
Orpheum
Sun, Sept 23
Jack White
Agganis Arena
Fri, Sept 28
Corin Tucker Band
TTs
Fri, Sept 28
Beth Orton
Somerville Theatre
Fri, Sept 28
Two Door Cinema Club
House of Blues
Sun, Sept 30
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current music obsessions: Purity Ring; Sea of Bees; Laetitia Sadier
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on August 2, 2012
Purity Ring
who: Corin Roddick [synthesizer/ samples] and Megan James [vocals]
from: Halifax/Montreal
sound: creepy lyrics sung with and exquisite, graceful vocal range. electro-pop provides appropriate dark moods and strange beats. the album ubiquitously pushes and pulls your emotions.
album: Shrines released July 24
label: 4AD
my picks:
“Fineshrine”— “get a little closer/ cut open my sternum and poke/ my little ribs around you”
—building a shrine from a human body if you want to read into it closely . . .
“Grandloves”—super delicate vocals and this churning techno feeding off it
purchase at Amazon: Shrines
Sea of Bees
who: Julie-Ann Bee[guitar, bass, keyboards, voice]
from: Sacramento, Calif.
sound: expansive, lush, layered folk-pop. at times lovely, aching, wistful and aspiring.
album: Orangefarben, out now
label: Team Love Records
PR: Riot Act Media
my picks:
“Gone”—pain never sounded so gorgeous
“Give”—Bee’s stunning vocals with a funky beat
“Leaving”—striking cover of John Denver’s “Leaving on a Jet Plane”
purchase at Amazon: Orangefarben
Laetitia Sadier
who: former singer for Stereolab (one of my favorite 90s bands)
from: the French singer resides in London, UK
sound: this solo album is much softer and more demure than the upbeat techno beats that Stereolab provided in the 90s. Reminds me of Autour de Lucie and April March.
album: Silencio, out now
purchase at Amazon: Silencio
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covering mostly music and books. focus on alternative/indie and women in music, literature and the arts. feminist. vegan. mostly alternative, a bit bohemian. Masters in journalism from Boston University. BA from Simmons College.
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