New High Places Video - "I Was Born"

"I Was Born" feels like an especially personal statement from High Places. Mary Pearson loves the bassoon, her primary instrument: She spoke about taking classes and teaching lessons when we did a Quit Your Day Job in early '08, but... CONTINUE READING NEW HIGH PLACES VIDEO - "I WAS BORN"»

Posted on October 30, 2009 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: High Places | MSTRKRFT

New High Places Video - "Late Bloomer"

"Late Bloomer" is High Places' 12-minute contribution to a longtime-in-the-making split 12" with Soft Circle out now on Dean Spunt's PPM. The video for the song opens on a woodsy trail, Rob Barber and Mary Pearson wandering back and forth,... CONTINUE READING NEW HIGH PLACES VIDEO - "LATE BLOOMER"»

Posted on August 24, 2009 in Video (1 comments)
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Indie Rockers Eulogize The King Of Pop

It wouldn't be all that risky to say everyone of a certain age has a Michael Jackson moment. He was a cultural phenomenon on a much larger scale than almost anyone else making music today (in some circles he'd get... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS EULOGIZE THE KING OF POP»

High Places Visit Daytrotter

High Places, seemingly on tour for the last year, stopped by Daytrotter and performed four songs from their self-titled full-length. Mary Pearson's song notes -- including an Ursula Goodenough shout out -- are also worth the trek. Listen. ... CONTINUE READING HIGH PLACES VISIT DAYTROTTER»

Posted on March 26, 2009 in MP3 (3 comments)
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Stereogum's Favorite Artists' Favorite Things In 2008

We love year-end lists, it's really a shame that no one made any this month. To remedy that, we asked a handful of our favorite artists what music they dug most over the last twelve months. No Age, Grizzly Bear,... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S FAVORITE ARTISTS' FAVORITE THINGS IN 2008»

Gummy Awards '08 Live Starring Deerhunter @ MHOW

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Yesterday we learned the winners of the 2008 Gummy Awards. Last night we partied. Thanks everyone for braving the cold and long lines to get in. The show was a full and festive --... CONTINUE READING GUMMY AWARDS '08 LIVE STARRING DEERHUNTER @ MHOW»

Posted on December 9, 2008 in Concert, The Gummy Awards (7 comments)
Tags: Bell | Deerhunter | High Places | Max Silvestri | Violens

New Transformation Surprise (Mary Pearson Of High Places) Video - "The Moving Line"

Transformation Surprise is the solo project of High Places' Mary Pearson. It clearly sounds a bit like HP because of her voice, but less so than you might imagine. The songs tend to be more fragmentary ("I Could Just Lie... CONTINUE READING NEW TRANSFORMATION SURPRISE (MARY PEARSON OF HIGH PLACES) VIDEO - "THE MOVING LINE"»

Posted on November 4, 2008 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: High Places | Mary Pearson | Real Estate | Transformation Surprise

CMJ '08: Matteah Baim, Lichens, & High Places @ Less Artists More Condos

Less Artists More Condos is a loft space down around the West 4th stop, a section of Manhattan you generally want to avoid unless you're a tourist wearing a lot of hairspray or cologne. Once inside, though, it makes for... CONTINUE READING CMJ '08: MATTEAH BAIM, LICHENS, & HIGH PLACES @ LESS ARTISTS MORE CONDOS»

Crystal Stilts, High Places, Vivian Girls, KRS-One Helped East Village Radio Celebrate Five Years

NYC online music institution East Village Radio turns five this year, and after a day's delay due to tropical storm Hanna, a party was had yesterday at the Seaport to celebrate. The fest went from afternoon 'til night, spanning... CONTINUE READING CRYSTAL STILTS, HIGH PLACES, VIVIAN GIRLS, KRS-ONE HELPED EAST VILLAGE RADIO CELEBRATE FIVE YEARS»

New High Places - "From Stardust To Sentience"

It's hard to believe, but High Places still haven't released their first proper album -- 03/07 - 09/07 was a comp, remember. But don't expect a letdown: Their forthcoming self-titled debut on Thrill Jockey's great, easily expanding on and complicating... CONTINUE READING NEW HIGH PLACES - "FROM STARDUST TO SENTIENCE"»

Posted on August 29, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (0 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Here We Go Magic | High Places | Luke Temple | SXSW

Boris To Play FREE East Village Radio Music Festival

That's right, it's free. And, yes, Boris was just added to the bill. If you're in the NYC area on Saturday, 9/6, you can head to Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport between 1PM and 9PM and catch the... CONTINUE READING BORIS TO PLAY FREE EAST VILLAGE RADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL»

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Sunday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Aaaaand we're back. Quite a weekend in Chicago, and this is the post to put a Fork in our coverage of this year's party in Union Park. For day last, the threat of... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008: SUNDAY IN PHOTOS»

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Saturday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy After a night of "classic" recreations, it was nice to dive into the current state of the indie landscape. Yesterday's lineup was stacked, and we spent the day scissoring back and forth catching... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»

High Places Perform New Songs In London

Last night Rob and Mary played a free outdoor show at the Stuyvesant Town Oval in Manhattan. I couldn't make it, but our woman on the street told us there were about 400 people who did, 100 of which were... CONTINUE READING HIGH PLACES PERFORM NEW SONGS IN LONDON»

Posted on July 3, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (0 comments)
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New High Places - "Vision's The First..." (Stereogum Premiere)

Herein lies the first listen of the new High Places record. Yesterday we received the "Vision's The First / Namer" 7", out now on sturdy UK label, Upset The Rhythm (you maybe remember it most for the super, dare I... CONTINUE READING NEW HIGH PLACES - "VISION'S THE FIRST..." (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on June 11, 2008 in Tour Dates (3 comments)
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Mammas, Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Indie Rockers

Mother's Day is this weekend. Hopefully you haven't forgotten. If you did, then hopefully you've done something great enough that your poor mom can get by on motherly pride alone. Like, for instance, over at emusic, there's a dang cute... CONTINUE READING MAMMAS, LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE INDIE ROCKERS»

Posted on May 8, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: Beirut | Bon Iver | High Places | Holy Fuck | Lost

L Magazine's 8 NYC Bands You Need to Hear

Local event guide L combines two of our favorite things to blog about (NYC bands and lists) in a feature for the current issue. The publication's criteria? "Bands that have written a bunch of songs we really, really like, and... CONTINUE READING L MAGAZINE'S 8 NYC BANDS YOU NEED TO HEAR»

ENJOYED: The Reviews Are In!

It's entirely possible you don't check Stereogum as often as we do, so drag your mouse to this link and click to download our tribute to Björk's Post. It's essentially a list of our favorite bands right now -- Liars,... CONTINUE READING ENJOYED: THE REVIEWS ARE IN!»

Stereogum Presents... Enjoyed: A Tribute To Björk's Post

Stereogum's complete 12-track Enjoyed comp is live and ready to be downloaded (for free). Yep, 12. Because No Age cooked up an excellent alternate take on "It's Oh So Quiet," which we wanted to keep a surprise until ... now.... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS... ENJOYED: A TRIBUTE TO BJöRK'S POST»

Last Of Our SXSW Videos, Promise: Evangelicals, High Places, Yeasayer

SXSW is way over, and we have no intention of posting about it anymore. Except for oh yeah this last splurge of live videos that never made it onto these pages last week. The final crumbs from our SXSW '08... CONTINUE READING LAST OF OUR SXSW VIDEOS, PROMISE: EVANGELICALS, HIGH PLACES, YEASAYER»

Posted on March 25, 2008 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: Evangelicals | High Places | SXSW | Yeasayer

SXSW: Saturday Party Picks

As far as we can tell, there are two must-see parties today. Not to be too shameless, but one of them is ours. We're not just saying that -- we've been waiting for this for months now. This afternoon Fuck... CONTINUE READING SXSW: SATURDAY PARTY PICKS»

Band To Watch - SXSW Edition: High Places

This week we're revisiting and reflecting upon the original write-ups for some of our favorite Bands To Watch playing SXSW '08... So far, the Brooklyn duo High Places has seemingly made all the right choices as they step further into... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH - SXSW EDITION: HIGH PLACES»

Posted on March 15, 2008 in Band To Watch, MP3 (1 comments)
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NY Times Profiles Brooklyn's Experimental (And Stylish) Indie Rockers

Stereogum's tag cloud hovers above The Paper Of Record today, with profiles on Brooklyn alt-rockers in Arts & Leisure and an indie rock dress-up cheat sheet in the Men Styles Magazine. Consider it a print version of the story run... CONTINUE READING NY TIMES PROFILES BROOKLYN'S EXPERIMENTAL (AND STYLISH) INDIE ROCKERS»

Stereogum & PASTE Present The Dell Lounge @ SXSW 2008

So, we're pretty excited. Three days, great bands, free drinks all day, new club on 6th St. (right next door to Emo's). There go all your excuses not to be there. More info? This way...... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & PASTE PRESENT THE DELL LOUNGE @ SXSW 2008»

Quit Your Day Job: High Places

The Brooklyn duo and BTW High Places don't need too much of an introduction in these parts. Personally, I find myself listening to to their scattered, recently collected tracks quite a bit without getting tired of the dreamy, oddly tropical... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: HIGH PLACES»

Posted on February 27, 2008 in MP3, Quit Your Day Job, Video (3 comments)
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