Morning Music Notes – End of Days Edition
With the holidays (and that apocalypse) upon us, things are winding down here at PeteHatesMusic. We’re making today our last Morning Music Notes of the year. We’ll follow up with our Top Tracks of 2012 today, our Top Albums of 2012 tomorrow, and a few other random posts to watch out for over the holidays. Enjoy your holidays (if you don’t enjoy the apocalypse first).
The Black Keys’ Drummer, Patrick Carney, to Host SiriusXM Show
Patrick Carney is following in the footsteps of fellow drummer Dave Grohl and will be backing Paul McCartney hosting a show on SiriusXM (via Consequence of Sound). Will he be reading night time children’s stories? Sadly, no – but this is better. He’ll be on Channel 35 SiriusXMU, hosting a show called Serious Boredom, which will debut tonight at 8PM EST, and air the first Thursday of every month starting in 2013. Carney, who produced the Tennis album earlier this year, will play his favourite indie artists from today and years past.
Hurricane Sandy Benefit Album Not on Spotify
Should a charity album be on music streaming service, Spotify? Or should people buy it because it, you know, supports a charity. The Robin Hood Relief Fund and associated release label Columbia Records have decided to pass on Spotify for their Hurricane Sandy Tribute Concert album and hope that you purchase the album and help the proceeds by paying for it upfront (via Digital Music News).
The strategy is likely to ‘force’ people to buy the album for the first few weeks, before offering it up to streaming services in the future, if at all. In 2 months though, will anyone remember the Hurricane Sandy Tribute concert?
Major Lazer Announce Album Tracklisting and Release Trailer
After showing the Major Lazer video Jah No Partial the other day, we have more news from Diplo and friends. Their Free the Universe album will be out on February 19, and will feature tracks with Santigold, Amber Coffman from the Dirty Projectors, Wyclef Jean, Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, and more. When is someone going to collaborate with Psy?! Check out the trailer, album artwork, and tracklisting below – pretty much every piece of information on the album.
Tracklisting for Major Lazer – Free the Universe
1 You’re No Good [ft. Santigold, Vybz Kartel, Danielle Haim & Yasmin]
2 Jet Blue Jet [ft. Leftside, GTA, Razz & Biggy]
3 Get Free [ft. Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors]
4 Jah No Partial [ft. Flux Pavilion]
5 Wind Up [ft. Elephant Man & Opal]
6 Scare Me [ft. Peaches & Timberlee]
7 Jessica [ft. Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend]
8 Bumaye (Watch Out for This) [ft. Busy Signal & Flexican]
9 Keep Cool [ft. Shaggy & Wynter Gordon]
10 Sweat [ft. Laidback Luke & Ms. Dynamite]
11 Reach for the Stars [ft. Wyclef Jean]
12 Bubble Butt [ft. Bruno Mars, Tyga & Mystic]
13 Mashup the Dance [ft. the Partysquad & Ward 21]
14 Playground [ft. Bugle & Arama]
Listen! STRFKR – Leave It All Behind
Vowels are overrated – just ask StarFucker STRFKR. They’re about to release Miracle Mile on February 19, and have released the groovy track, Leave It All Behind. Check out the mid-tempo synth pop jam below.
