New Volcano Choir Video - "Island, Is"

There's a lot you could say about Justin Bon Ivernon's winning collaboration with his experimental statesmates of Collections Of Colonies Of Bees -- how tender and affecting his voice can be whether being a backwoods-folkie sad sack or fronting a... CONTINUE READING NEW VOLCANO CHOIR VIDEO - "ISLAND, IS"»

Posted on September 30, 2009 in MP3, Video (1 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Collections Of Colonies Of Bees | Courtney Love | Volcano Choir

New Volcano Choir - "Youlogy"

Volcano Choir, Justin Vernon's collaborative project with state-mates Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, introduced itself with the striking "Island, IS," a track we noted "released Vernon's falsetto from its plaintively strummed trappings, pairing it instead with a hypnotic world of... CONTINUE READING NEW VOLCANO CHOIR - "YOULOGY"»

Posted on August 25, 2009 (7 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Collections Of Colonies Of Bees | Happy Mondays | Volcano Choir

New Volcano Choir (Bon Iver + Collections Of Colonies Of Bees) - "Island, IS"

For this new project with what he's called his "favorite band" -- fellow Wisconsites and Outsiders faves Collections Of Colonies Of Bees -- Justin Vernon does much to demystify and escape the loner-folkie backwoods aesthetic/mythology that's colored his Bon Iver... CONTINUE READING NEW VOLCANO CHOIR (BON IVER + COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES) - "ISLAND, IS"»

Posted on August 11, 2009 in Album Art, MP3 (16 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Collections Of Colonies Of Bees | Vivian Girls | Volcano Choir

New Collections Of Colonies Of Bees Videos - "Flocks II" & "Flocks III"

I've posted about Collections Of Colonies Of Bees' Birds songs in the past -- now we have videos for "Flocks II" and "Flocks III." (The tracks come from the Bees' most recent release, Birds, which consists of four different "Flocks.")... CONTINUE READING NEW COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES VIDEOS - "FLOCKS II" & "FLOCKS III"»

Posted on August 11, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
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The Outsiders: Vol. 4

Not all of Stereogum's favorite sounds conform to what folks expect us to cover. In this space, resident Bananafish fetishist Brandon Stosuy focuses on bands, albums, singles, and villages in Sweden that may otherwise pass by unnoticed. This installment's eclectic... CONTINUE READING THE OUTSIDERS: VOL. 4»