June, 2011
Givers| “Up Up Up” [Video]
Hotly tipped collective Givers have released the visuals for there blazing single “Up Up Up.” Insert your awkward dance moves here…………….. because this song is all kinds of fun. Debut album “In Light” is available now.
Coldplay | Every Tear Drop is A Waterfall [Official Video]
A band that ruled the last decade have been pretty quiet during this one. Well, that streak is over. Coldplay’s yet to named album is expected to drop this fall. Their first single is entitled Every Tear Drop is A Waterfall.
tUnE-yArDs performing “Bizness” on KCRW [Video]
Merrill Garbus aka tUnE-yArDs sophmore effort, w h o k i l l has made us a believer around the Cafe. She took what made her live shows so incredible and unique and was able to capture it on this studio album. Check out her performing on Morning Becomes Eclectic above. Lo-fi yet sophisticated, Merrill
Surfer Blood| “Hey Sandy” (Polaris Cover) [Audio]
Floridian collective Surfer Blood have released a new track just in time for the warm months ahead. “Hey Sandy” is a cover from the 90′s band Polaris. Enjoy the sunny version below. Surfer Blood – Hey Sandy
Still Corner| “Cuckoo” [Video]
“We never meant obsession, we should have had confessions” “Cuckoo” is the first single from hotly buzzed collective Still Corners, and there atmospheric fan made visuals for this track just might be the best we’ve seen all year. Enjoy the dream pop goodness above.
Washed Out| Full Album Stream
Ernest Greene‘s fascinating debut album “Within and Without” will be released on July 12th via Subpop. Until then you can stream the LP in full over at NPR. You’d do your ears some justice if you did, link is below. Washed Out Within and Without
Bon Iver | I Can’t Make You Love Me [Live Studio Performance]
As the title states, Bon Iver (Justin Vernon) covers Bonnie Raitt’s track I Can’t Make You Love Me, but what we left off is he flips Raitt’s the chorus of Nick Of Time in this track. Their self-tilted Bon Iver album is in stores now!
Week in Review [June 20th - June 26th]
Check out stories from this previous week. Check out anything you might have missed. Follow us on Twitter and then Like Us on Facebook. Theophilus London | Last Name London Yuck| “Shook Down” [Video] Incubus | Promises, Promises [Video] Washed Out| “Amor Fati” [Audio] Laura Marling | A Creature I Don’t Know [Video] Givers| “Up
Blood Orange| “Dinner” [Audio]
“A party in the 80′s where anything goes, and we mean anything”. Whether it’s Lightspeed Champion or various other monikers Dev Hynes now Blood Orange likes to follow, his music is more hit or miss with us, however we like the lane that he’s following at the moment. His single “Dinner” is streaming below and
On Rotation at the Cafe June 2011
Take a look at what’s blasting from our iPods and Cafe Speakers during this current month of June. See all those album streams below…yup, your welcome! Washed Out – Amor Fati [Video Single] Other Lives – For 12 [Video Single] Bon Iver – Self Titled [Full Album Stream] Big Sean – Finally Famous [Album Stream]
Warpaint| (Glastonbury Full Set) [Video]
As Warpaint continues there press run in the UK the ladies recently performed at the legendary Glastonbury festival. Watch the ladies brilliant set in full above. “The Fool” is available now.