A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: THE BLACK BELLES
From their self-titled 2011 debut:
• “What Can I Do?”
• “Wishing Well”
A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: THE BLACK BELLES
From their self-titled 2011 debut:
• “What Can I Do?”
• “Wishing Well”
A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: ART VS. SCIENCE
Guitars, violent movies — “Hollywood” will make you move and groove.
• It’s not a Peter Gabriel cover, but “Sledgehammer” is still pretty good.
• Robot voices and real drums: “A.I.M. FIRE!” … So that’s what they meant by electro-dance-pop.
Art vs. Science will play NXNE 2012. Visit nxne.com/2012/art-vs-science for more information.
(Source: SoundCloud / Art vs Science)
A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: METZ
“Soft Whiteout” is less soft, more drum-assault
• Punk-chops with this cover of Sparklehorse’s “Pig”
• “Automat” – because we need more convincing that robots are cool
METZ make a triumphant return for another round of NXNE. Visit nxne.com/2012/metz for more on the trio.
A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: HOLLERADO
Mrs. Robinson redux with “Juliette,” give or take fifty years
• “Fake Drugs” = real raunchy good times
• Manotick’s finest pay tribute to our friends to the south in “Americanarama”
Hollerado play NXNE 2012 alongside their heroes the Flaming Lips. Check out nxne.com/2012/hollerado for more.
(Source: SoundCloud / Arts & Crafts)
A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: PLANTS AND ANIMALS
• “Lightshow” confirms that Plants and Animals are neither (in that they just rock)
• Beg for “Mercy” – or possibly just more
• For when you need to pull a Risky Business move, “Tom Cruz”
In the midst of a jaunt around the U.S., Plants and Animals play NXNE. Check out nxne.com/2012/plants-and-animals for more.
A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: EXITMUSIC
“Passage,” the first single off their debut LP (also appropriately called Passage) out May 22.
Older tunage:
• “The Modern Age”
• “The Hours”
(Source: SoundCloud / The dFm)
A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: YOUNG MAGIC
Remember a post ago, when we said we liked “Slip Time”? (You can look back, if you don’t believe us.) Now you can see/hear/experience/love what we were talking about.
• Young Magic’s re-re-re-remix of Doldrums’ “Egypt”
• Watching out for Jaws with “Night In The Ocean”
Young Magic bring their wands, errr, music to NXNE 2012. Visit nxne.com/2012/young-magic for more on the trio.
A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: BASS DRUM OF DEATH
“I Dunno,” complete with free download
• “Young Pros” sounds like it’s been preserved in a time capsule from the 70s
• “Spare Room” is cooler than any spare rooms we’ve ever been in, and we’ve been in a lot
Bass Drum of Death travel up the Mississippi to play NXNE 2012. Visit nxne.com/2012/bass-drum-of-death for more information.
A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: DZ DEATHRAYS
Step 1: Put on “Gebbie Street” / Step 2: Party
• This could be our theme song since “No Sleep” is pretty much the motto of the fest
• Build up, build up, build up, boom, “Blue Blood”
From BNE to YYZ, dz deathrays head to NXNE 2012. Check out nxne.com/2012/dz-deathrays for more.
A BAND A DAY WITH NXNE: OBERHOFER
“I Could Go” on and on and on about how much we love whistling along to this song
• “o0Oo0Oo” is much more than a bunch of Os. Give it a listen and see what we mean
• A cover of Kanye West’s “Runaway”? No way. (Yes way)
Oberhofer will be stopping by NXNE to make you dance and blush. Check out nxne.com/2012/oberhofer for more.
