I have been having a rough time coming down from that amazing Peter Hook & The Light show from last Friday in Dallas so today is an exciting day because the first lineup for GvsB5 was just announced! Gorilla vs. Bear is one of my favorite music blogs out there that I discovered a few years ago thanks to Blog Radio on Sirius XMU and if you're into new music, you definitely need to pay them a visit. For the last five years, the GVB gang has hosted a night of music at the Granada Theater in Dallas. Past lineups have included The Chromatics, Glass Candy, Grimes, and Panda Bear. I have been anxiously awaiting this year's lineup because I was hoping it would include a certain band from Baltimore and Chris certainly delivered. Not only will Lower Dens be performing, but the lineup will also include Jamie XX from the band The XX, Yumi Zouma, Tei Shi, and Prince Innocence. More bands will be added in the following months. And because GVB has grown over the past few years, this year's fun will not only include The Granada Theater in Dallas on Friday, July 31st, but will also head over to The Mohawk in Austin on Saturday, August 1st. Tickets will go on sale this Friday! And I will see you in Austin GvsB5!
Today's My Music Monday features the bands from today's GvsB5 lineup announcement starting with my current loves, Lower Dens. This band came into my life a few years ago thanks to a suggestion from a friend who knows me and my music tastes pretty well. I dug their sound initially, but it wasn't until their latest release Escape from Evil that I have absolutely fallen in love with this band. I've said it before that bands and songs seem to find me at the right moment, and this album deals a bit with relationships and Jana Hunter's lyrics basically say everything I've wished I'd been able to say to someone about how I felt about them. The first single released, "To Die in L.A.", immediately captured my heart with it's throwback synth sound and melodic guitars. The video was filmed in L.A. and also carries that '80s vibe and even features a cameo from fashion designer Marc Jacobs. Since I have listened to the album about 500 times by now, it is definitely in my top albums for the year. I will do a feature post on Lower Dens later but for now here is the first single from that album.
Another band that came into my life I believe at the recommendation of that same friend was The XX. Since their last album release, one of the members, Jamie XX, has been working on a new solo album entitled In Colour which will be released in the near future via Young Turks records. In anticipation of the album, Jamie has released a few tracks, one of which,"Loud Places", features fellow XX bandmate Romy Madley Croft on vocals. Upon the lineup announcement today, a new video for the track "Gosh" just debuted and features the same house, electronic sound as his other tracks.
Tei Shi is an artist I'm only recently discovering thanks to GVB. She recently took over the music blog's website for a day which allowed fans to get a deeper sense of her style. Her EP Verde is available in a digital format with physical releases slated for May. I am quickly falling in love with her sound.
Yumi Zouma is another recent discovery. I haven't been able to catch Chris' show on Thursdays too much lately, but did get a chance to listen some last week and heard this track. Are you able to see a trend here with sounds today?
Prince Innocence is an artist I hadn't heard of until today. They seem to have been around for a few years and have sort of a chill electronic sound. I chose an older track from them today called "To My Right" because it flowed well with the other tracks from today.
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