4AD has released a holiday sampler with one track from every album they released this year, including St.Vincent, W.Ward and the amazing, darling TUNE-YARDS – check her out performing in an awesome, only-in-LA, time travel passport office in the video below.
tUnE YaRdS – “Hatari” Part I – Pastport Office from Theo Jemison on Vimeo.
With M.Ward singing one of Conor Oberst’s songs on the album, Monsters of Folk slip us back in time quietly, calmly, and in sepia.
This was my second trip down to the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, and I continue to be impressed by the three day celebration. The festival has a very small and intimate feel, even though it has grown to include over 35 acts and 10,000 attendees. It does an impressive job bringing together [...]