By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Yesterday started off bright, early, and ecstatic with NJ's Roadside Graves at Peckerheads. The band seduced a 2PM crowd into hooting, hollering, do-sa-do-ing, and otherwise pretending it was after midnight to tracks both new... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: THURSDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on March 20, 2009 in , , (2 comments)
Tags: Akron Family | Bearsuit | BLK JKS | Crystal Stilts | Cursive | Daniel Johnston | Dinosaur Jr | Gun Outfit | Hymns | Mika Miko | Mogwai | Roadside Graves | Soft Circle | SXSW | The Golden Filter | The Wrens | Toadies | Wavves
Beloved online music radio station KEXP.org took over Bowery Friday night to celebrate one year of co-broadcasting terrestrially at 91.5FM and raise some funds, and you know, respect for the momentousness of that occasion and all, but for most that... CONTINUE READING THE WRENS @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 3/13/09»
Posted on March 16, 2009 in , (8 comments)
Tags: Radiohead | The Wrens | Thom Yorke | Titus Andronicus
NAME: The Wrens PRGRESS REPORT: Recording the followup to The Meadowlands at bassist Kevin Whelan's home studio in Teaneck, New Jersey. We usually like to catch bands after they've been in the studio for a while, or when they've just... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: THE WRENS»
Posted on January 30, 2009 in , , (20 comments)
Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Crystal Antlers | Paul McCartney | Robin Pecknold | The Wrens
Good morning, 2009. True to form and band lore, the mighty Wrens released one of the past decade's best albums, like they do ... and then retreated to too many years at their day jobs, to play the occasional gig... CONTINUE READING NEW WRENS(!) - "PULLED FENCES" (LIVE AT ABBEY ROAD)»
Posted on January 13, 2009 in (3 comments)
Tags: Public Enemy | The Wrens
NAME: Kings of Convenience PROGRESS REPORT: Recording their third studio LP, Quiet IS The New Loud (working title), at Esagono Studios near Reggio Emilia, Italy Things are coming full circle for Kings Of Convenience, at least as album titles go.... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: KINGS OF CONVENIENCE»
Posted on December 1, 2008 in (22 comments)
Tags: Andrew Wyatt | Erlend Øye | Kings Of Convenience | Lykke Li | The Wrens
Today we present the second installment in a series that brings you classic indie rock albums at hugely discounted prices. Every week, Amazon.com is letting us select one album from its MP3 store to go on super sale (up to... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM X AMAZON MP3 FRIENDLY DEALS #2: THE WRENS' THE MEADOWLANDS»
Posted on November 17, 2008 in (34 comments)
Tags: The Kills | The Wrens
In January, The Lifted Brow, a biannual "50% fiction and 50% everything else" Melbourne-based magazine, is putting out an issue that includes two CDs with exclusive music from Spiral Stairs, the Magnetic Fields' Claudia Gonson, Frightened Rabbit, and Dan Deacon,... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP LXIII: HEAR NEW WRENS, WIN NEW ORDER REISSUES»
Posted on November 12, 2008 in , (1 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | New Order | The Wrens | Vampire Weekend
After OKX, our 10-year cover tribute to the Radiohead classic OK Computer, we soon began narrowing the list of prospects for our next celebratory project: sifting, sorting, debating, etc. But when we realized we were approaching a decade and... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS... DRIVE XV: A TRIBUTE TO AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE»
Posted on October 2, 2007 in (0 comments)
Tags: Blitzen Trapper | Catfish Haven | Dappled Cities | Dr. Dog | Figurines | Kaki King | Meat Puppets | R.E.M. | Rogue Wave | Shout Out Louds | Steve Albini | Tegan And Sara | The Forms | The Veils | The Wrens
The Wrens need no introduction, but it has been three years since The Meadowlands, so we figured grieving fans might appreciate insight into how their favorite bird-themed, Jersey-born band otherwise fills the days. I caught up with Charles Bissell, Jerry... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: THE WRENS»
Posted on February 21, 2007 in , (25 comments)
Tags: The Wrens
One thing to know about Oslo: Most people are honest (except cabbies), friendly (except customs agents), extremely beautiful (no exceptions), and obsessed with the export of their arts. So Øya is ostensibly an international festival, drawing on credible, on-the-rise indie... CONTINUE READING NOR-WAVE GOODBYE TO OSLO: STEREOGUM @ ØYA 2006»
Posted on August 15, 2006 (27 comments)
Tags: Band Of Horses | Beck | Cold War Kids | Doveman | Hot Chip | Les Savy Fav | Liars | Love Is All | Midlake | Morrissey | Snow Patrol | Spank Rock | The Smiths | The Twilight Singers | The Whitest Boy Alive | The Wrens | Yoko Ono
I know you're sick of covers albums, but we all have a soft spot for They Might Be Giants, right? At least I do. You might've read on Pitchfork about Hello Radio, an anniversary tribute to the quirky Johns featuring... CONTINUE READING WE SOUND LIKE GIANTS»
Posted on July 13, 2006 (15 comments)
Tags: The Wrens
I hit the Onion's holiday party last night, drawn by both the talent and the oddity of the lineup. When's the last time MC Pee Pants opened for Mission of Burma? There was supposed to be a ton of free... CONTINUE READING THE ONION'S "WAR ON CHRISTMAS" PARTY»
Posted on January 14, 2006 (10 comments)
Tags: The Wrens
Bowery Ballroom SOUNDTEAM 7:00 pm MIHO 7:45 pm HIDDEN CAMERAS 8:45 pm THE FRENCH KICKS 9:45 pm THE DECEMBERISTS 10:45 pm DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS 1:15 am THE DONNAS 2:00 am Irving Plaza THE HEAD SET 7:45 pm MOVING... CONTINUE READING CMJ PICKS TONIGHT»
Posted on October 13, 2004 (14 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | CMJ | French Kicks | The Wrens
If you missed Royal City's cover of "Is This It," Largehearted Boy will hook you up. Meanwhile, Newflux has a killer new Walkmen song. And - sorry to underestimate the musical taste of my readers - but if you happen... CONTINUE READING THIS WEEK IN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS»
Posted on December 9, 2003 (2 comments)
Tags: The Walkmen | The Wrens
