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Fleet Foxes, The Cave Singers @ Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles 5/7/11

Andrew Youssef — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:33:07 +0000

A sold out Hollywood Palladium warmly welcomed Fleet Foxes as they celebrated the release of their latest album Helplessness Blues. Bonus points to Robin Pecknold for sporting a Sub Pop beanie.

The 9 Best Videos Of The Week

jessica — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:51:18 +0000

This week we’ve got new videos from Buraka Som Sistema, Herman Düne, Lady Gaga, The Cave Singers, and Rusko. I put the Buraka Som Sistema and Rusko videos next to each other because I think they’re shot and edited differently, but they’re great examples of entering and filming an impoverished culture without exploiting them. Both definitions of “impoverished” seem to apply too — the Salton Sea’s been destroyed by industrial pollution, Angola’s farmland was destroyed by war (and it remains littered with landmines).

The Cave Singers – “Swim Club” (Stereogum Premiere)

jessica — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:36:06 +0000

Seattle’s Cave Singers will release their third album, No Witch early next year. It’s their first for Jagjaguwar (Matador released their previous two records), and it was produced by Randall Dunn, who’s worked with labelmates Black Mountain, as well as Sunn O)), Wolves In The Throne Room, Six Organs Of Admittance, etc. They promise a more lush album this time around, and “Swim Club” builds on the warm instrumental and vocal harmonies they developed on “Beach House.” Singer Pete Quirk’s voice is raspy as ever, and it has a brittle, vulnerable quality here too.

Bumbershoot 2009 In Photos

Scott — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:34:14 +0000

At Seattle’s biggest music festival, rain is not unexpected; still, the downpours at Bumbershoot ’09 were scary even for this neck of the Pacific Northwest. No bands got electrocuted, but the sound cut out during Black Eyed Peas’ set, so that’s something. Franz Ferdinand and Modest Mouse were huge draws as the three-day event came to an end last night: Isaac Brock even claimed he was performing with a cracked rib, “but I did it to myself.” The previous day, Yeah Yeah Yeahs enjoyed a rare break in the weather and introduced a new touring keyboardist named Jessica. Other highlights: kids crowd-surfing on an inflatable turtle during Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, the reunited Os Mutantes at the KEXP Lounge, and De La Soul covering Gorillaz’ “Feel Good Inc” with a full band. Photogs Josh Bis and Josh Lovseth were on hand to capture all the excitement.

New Cave Singers – “At The Cut”

Scott — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:07:59 +0000

Following folky throwback “Beach House,” here’s a crunchier preview of the Seattle rock trio’s sophomore LP.

The Cave Singers – “At The Cut” (MP3)

A North American tour kicks off Friday in Spokane, WA. Dates can be found here. Welcome Joy is out 8/18 via Matador.

New Cave Singers – “Beach House”

brandon — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:18:17 +0000

Seattle’s Cave Singers work a vintage, folky, vocal-rich aesthetic, but the trio evokes a very different vibe than hometown favorites Fleet Foxes. Raspy Pete Quirk, who used to play in Hint Hint, possesses a classic sounding, affecting voice — thinking some kind combo of Harry Nilsson, Arlo Guthrie, the Gordons Gano and Lightfoot, and other dudes I can’t place right now. And guitarist Derek Fudesco was a member of Pretty Girls Make Graves and Murder City Devils, so you have lineage on your side if you think there’s something ballsier going on in the wispy, sun-spotted tunes (here, note the escalating drone). The Singers are releasing their second album Welcome Joy in August. For now, check out lead track “Beach House.”