Wednesday, April 20, 2011

News: New Bon Iver Album due out June 21
















It's been four years since Justin Vernon spent a lonely winter in his father's cabin in the Wisconsin wilderness, where he passed the time by watching Northern Exposure DVDs, chopped fire wood and recorded one of the most beautiful and intimate records of all time.

And finally, after stints in several other projects and slummin' it with Yeezy, Bon Iver is back with a new album this June.

AltConDel will keep you posted as more info comes to light but for now check out this short clip which features a snippet from the album and footage of the record's artwork, which was created by Minnesota artist, Gregory Euclide.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Videos: Guadalupe Plata


















Blues rock groups are a dime a dozen these days, but these guys are something ripped from the gates of hell.

Hailing from Spain, Guadalupe Plata play a mix of blues and spaghetti western style tunes while smoking a pipe packed with a suicidal mix of sex, heat and eternal damnation.

They've made some extremely badass video clips, including one incredibly NSFW where they play a live show at a strip joint, while a young lady entertains the crowd with some seriously impressive acrobatics and a very long string of beads. I can only imagine she makes her dad very proud.

They're heading to SXSW this year where hopefully someone will dig their vibe and get them touring more extensively outside of Europe, so we can go see them rip the house down (and maybe get in on some of that bead action too).

Pollo Podrio:

Guadalupe Plata - Pollo PodrĂ­o from NYSUfilms on Vimeo.


Como Una Surpiente! (NSFW!!!!!!)

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Song: Dum Dum Girls – Wrong Feels Right




















Dum Dum Girls have released a new amazing EP and are showing us yet again that there is much more to them than just fuzzy production and a couple of catchy hooks.

The 'He Gets Me High' EP shows off the band's maturing song writing skills and how they are honing their sound as a musical unit.

This fantastic song is the opener on the EP, but the record also has a fucking gorgeous cover of The Smiths 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.'

We recommend you buy it now!

Video: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Thought Ballune


























I was gonna skip the opening band for the Smith Westerns for their Toronto gig the other night 'cos I was feelin' tired/shitty.

Fucking luckily I didn't 'cos I would have missed these dudes tear the stage up.

Hailing from Portland/Auckland they play a funky, psycho-chillwave kinda rock that almost blew the headliners off the stage.

This song is from their debut EP:

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Free Album: Geotic – Mend
















Many of you may have not heard of Geotic, but you may have heard of the guy behind it, Will Weisenfeld, aka Baths.

Geotic is the name of Weisenfeld's atmospheric, ambient side project and he's released a bunch of free music under this moniker.

We've been giving the album 'Mend' a thorough workout and think it is just gorgeous, so now we are encouraging you to explore it yourselves.

You can find the links to download 'Mends' and a bunch of other Geotic releases here.

In the meantime here's a delicious morsel for you to whet your appetite – the album's stunning opener, 'Unwind'.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Video: sanso-xtro – Hello Night Crow


























Melissa Agate is an "alien folk" artist/mega babe, from Adelaide Australia that makes beautiful sound collages under the name sanso-xtro.

This gorgeous new clip's release coincides with the release of her album 'Fountain Fountain Joyous Mountain,' available from her website.

The clip was directed by Fergal Brennan.

Sanso-Xtro - Hello Night Crow from Fergal Brennan on Vimeo.