I'M BAACK (with Coachella highlights and a new Stereolab track)

After a very long and unexpected absence (here and here), c4 is back on the Orphan blog. Did ya miss me!??!?!?!

Of course you did.

Here's what else you missed:

1. In an interview with NME.com David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame) announced that he and Brian Eno have finished a new record which will be released before the end of 2008. He also alluded to the fact that a tour might be in the stars, so keep your ears peeled.

2. Coachella came and went. I didn't go, but from what I've seen so far, the highlights were totally:

Prince covering Radiohead (the video quality is poor, but the sound is the best of the 5 or 6 I found on youtube)


The Verve's performance of 'Bittersweet Symphony.' I can't believe how good it sounds.

If you went to Coachella and would like dispute either of these, feel free to get it all out in a comment.

3. Stereolab will release new material on 4ADat the end of the summer. The new record's called Chemical Chords and I scoured my feeds to find a track for you guys to preview. The scouring was not done in vain. Download a track from Chemical Chords:
Stereolab - Three Women

4. Orphan Review contributor, miss Jessica (machinesaysno) has started an L.A. events blog. If you're looking for something to do, look no further. Just click here.

5. And finally, Orphan's own Fascinoma played an absolutely phenomenal set at the Silverlake Lounge last Tuesday. I feel sorry for you if you missed it, and am glad I didn't.

Final note: In the future, Orphan Review updates certainly won't be as few and far between as they have been lately, but make sure you subscribe to The Orphan Review via RSS so you don't miss a single one!

Yours (sometimes),
c4

Stream Tapes n Tapes Walk it Off Now!

Tapes n Tapes Walk It Off isn't due for another couple dayss (April 8th, to be preceise) but you can hear it in its entirety on the mtvU website as of today. The band posted an alert in their myspace blog and I'm listening to it as I write this post, because

wanna see 'em live? THere are a lot of really good shows coming up but if you let tapes n tapes cruise through the LA area WITHOUT sinking your teeth into one of their thighs you'll regret it forever. The band is scheduled to appear on Conan O'Brien on April 9th, after which they head off on tour supported by Austin's White Denim. The tour won't stop in L.A. for a month after that, till they're at the Troubadour on May 8th and 9th.

Think you can wait that long??? At least Walk It Off comes out on April 8th. and like I said, you can listen to it NOW by clicking HERE.