When we premiered Marissa Nadler's "River Of Dirt" at the end of last month, she spoke to us at length about the song's meaning. It's worth re-reading the explanation before watching the dusty, lonesome, looking-for-love-in-all-the-wrong-places Joana Linda-directed video for the... CONTINUE READING NEW MARISSA NADLER VIDEO - "RIVER OF DIRT"»
Posted on February 9, 2009 in (3 comments)
Tags: Marissa Nadler | Popo
Marissa Nadler's fourth album Little Hells is out 3/3 on Kemado. It's her best, most expansive collection to date, mixing her pristine vocals, guitars, and Wurlitzer with a full band that includes Blonde Redhead drummer Simone Pace, multi-instrumentalist Myles Baer... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP LXXII: HEAR NEW MARISSA NADLER, WIN A NOKIA N96»
Posted on January 21, 2009 in , (6 comments)
Tags: Marissa Nadler | Nine Inch Nails
We haven't heard from Marissa Nadler since her "Mexican Summer" video. Definitely a beautiful song, but that's sort of the wrong season for her, so this Greg Eggebeen-directed clip for Songs III: Bird on the Water's cover of Leonard Cohen's... CONTINUE READING NEW MARISSA NADLER VIDEO - "FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT"»
Posted on October 1, 2008 in (3 comments)
Tags: Leonard Cohen | Marissa Nadler | TV On The Radio
We like Marissa Nadler's tendency to put other ladies in her videos. Very Warholian. If the look and feel of "Mexican Summer" remind you of the duskier "Bird On Your Grave" vid that's because this languid, sun-downing love story was... CONTINUE READING NEW MARISSA NADLER VIDEO - "MEXICAN SUMMER"»
Posted on February 13, 2008 in , (0 comments)
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When we handed Cassadaga a rough evaluation, we po'd Bright Eyes fans by poking fun at a few of Conor's sillier lyrics like, "Corporate or colonial, the movement is unstoppable / like the body of the centerfold, it spreads" in... CONTINUE READING MARISSA NADLER COVERS BRIGHT EYES»
Posted on January 10, 2008 in (3 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Marissa Nadler
At least we think this is a hotel bed, else Ms. Nadler maintains a beautifully manicured boudoir. The La Blogothèque crew wraps its sepia-toned lenses around goth-tinged chanteuse Marissa Nadler for three songs on this, the latest installment of their... CONTINUE READING MARISSA NADLER'S SONGS FROM A HOTEL BED & INSIDE CENTRAL PARK»
Posted on December 3, 2007 in , (2 comments)
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When our phone book-sized copy of Artforum's annual "Best Of" arrived in the mail yesterday, we turned immediately to the "Best Of Music 2007" section, of course, where we were happily surprised to see a list from Stereofave Marissa Nadler,... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE, MARISSA NADLER, KIM GORDON GIVE ARTFORUM THEIR BEST-OFS»
Posted on November 29, 2007 (21 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Kim Gordon | Marissa Nadler
This dusky video for the Neil Young-covering Stereo-fave Marissa Nadler's "Bird On Your Grave" was directed by and stars the young Portuguese artist Joana Linda. That said, it could've very well been shot by Ansel Adams -- albeit steeped in... CONTINUE READING NEW MARISSA NADLER VIDEO: "BIRD ON YOUR GRAVE"»
Posted on October 31, 2007 in (1 comments)
Tags: Joana Linda | Marissa Nadler
A few weeks ago we recounted the tale of Chrome Dreams, the album Neil Young recorded and shelved in 1977 and then got bootlegged like a crazy horse. Even if you don't own a cobbled copy or chase after that... CONTINUE READING NEIL YOUNG HITS THE ROAD WITH CHROMES DREAMS II, HIS WIFE (AND GETS COVERED BY MARISSA NADLER)»
Posted on October 29, 2007 in (4 comments)
Tags: Marissa Nadler | Neil Young
Wow, there's something about Band To Watch and boy/girl duos: Recently, it was Misha and To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie and now it's the gorgeous, slow-release folk sadness of Mountain Home. The San Diego band could maybe remind you of... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: MOUNTAIN HOME»
Posted on September 6, 2007 in , (3 comments)
Tags: Marissa Nadler | Mountain Home
There's no way Pablo Honey or even The Bends could have prepared us for OK Computer. This isn't a new thought, but it is worth mentioning that in just over four years Radiohead graduated from "Creep" to visionary status. It's... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS... OKX: A TRIBUTE TO OK COMPUTER»
Posted on July 10, 2007 in (237 comments)
Tags: David Bazan | Doveman | Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble | John Vanderslice | Johnny Greenwood | Marissa Nadler | Mobius Band | Radiohead | Slaraffenland | The Decemberists | The Twilight Sad | Thom Yorke | Vampire Weekend
Psych-folk siren Marissa Nadler has recorded a take on "Lonesome Suzie," dressing The Band's tune in her finger-picking and ever-calming vocals. Richard Manuel would be proud. (via GvsB) Marissa Nadler - "Lonesome Suzie" (MP3) ... CONTINUE READING MARISSA NADLER COVERS THE BAND»
Posted on March 9, 2007 in (8 comments)
Tags: Marissa Nadler | The Band
Gothy, classic-sounding psych-folk siren Marissa Nadler possesses a dark, crystalline voice that's continued to grow gorgeously ethereal and especially dusky with each release. On her third full-length Songs III: Bird On The Water she's at the top of her game,... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: MARISSA NADLER»
Posted on February 14, 2007 in , (27 comments)
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