This cover is pretty awesome. So is Or, the Whale. I think this cover of “Toxic” is going to wind up on a Cokemachineglow podcast though I can’t find any info out about that podcast.
DOWNLOAD: “Toxic” (by Britney Spears as performed by Or, the Whale)
Not sure if this qualifies for a supergroup but Apparatjik features singer/guitarist Jonas Bjerre (Mew), guitarist/keyboardist Magna Furuholmen (a-ha) and bassist Guy Berryman (Coldplay).
I’m not sure when the band’s first album, We are Here, is supposed to be available but there are plenty of videos on YouTube featuring the songs (like the video posted above) and it sounds like this could be a really good record.
Aussies The Temper Trap got exposure via the sleeper hit film (500) Days of Summer. Time to capitalize on that exposure by bringing the dance-rock sound to the U.S. (phew … I missed ’em at SXSW 2009 even though they were on my “must see” list).
March
10- Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre
12- San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
14- Portland, OR @ Peter’s Room
17- Boston, MA @ Hurricane O’Reillys, WFNX St. Patrick’s Day Party
20- Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
22- Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
23- Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Hall
24- Chicago @ Metro
26- Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall, CD101 Low Dough Show
27- Cleveland, OH @ Cambridge House at HOB
30- Toronto, ONT @ Mod Club
31- Montreal, QUE @ The Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire
April
2- New York, NY @ Webster Hall
3- Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
6- Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
12- Dallas, TX @ Pontiac Garage at HOB
13- Austin, TX @ Emo’s
15- Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse
17- Indio, CA @ Coachella
An update from The Wrens:
The Wrens don’t have any tour plans in the immediate future but are playing a special Haiti Benefit gig with the likes of Ted Leo, The Cold War Kids, AC Newman, Rhett Miller and Jimmy Fallon on January 27 in Brooklyn
Info and RSVP here.