Check out this awesome video of LNWF fav’s Man Man performing “Doo Right” for The Black Cab Sessions. This is impressive but they should have fit EVERY band member in that car! I suppose they would have to make the cab a mini van though. Oh well, it rules anyways.
Islands played their biggest NYC gig yet on Saturday at Webster Hall. The set list consisted mostly of songs off their new record Arms Way (Anti), including stand out tracks like “Creeper,” “J’aime Vous Voir Quitter” and “Pieces of You.” In fact the only song before the encore that came from Return to the Sea was “Don’t Call Me Whitney, Bobby,” which Diamonds prefaced by saying “this is what we used to sound like.” When the crowd cheered he exclaimed “No, boo! Out with the old in with the new!”
While Return to the Sea was a very logical step from their previous band, The Unicorns, Arms Way is the band’s boldest statement to date. The difference in the sound between the two records is astounding and that was even more apparent at the show. Despite Diamonds’ distaste for the old songs, the encore consisted of two Return to the Sea songs; “Swans” and “Rough Gem.”
Also of note, Man Man’s biggest fan Darren Mabee was in the crowd trying to perform some show stealing antics. Has he moved on to Islands?
Check out some more pictures after the jump.
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Man Man have released the first video from their stellar Rabbit Habbits. A majority of Man Man songs are about heartbreak and this animated video perfectly captures that moment when you catch your girlfriend making out with a dirty hipster dude at a party and then your skin melts off. One of the best videos of the year, check it out below.
Anti-, who arguably boasts the best current roster of any label, recently launched AntiLabelBlog.com, along with a spring 2008 sampler. The sampler includes new tracks from Man Man, Tim Fite, Nick Cave, Islands, Billy Bragg, The Weakerthans, DeVotchka, Lyrics Born and more.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy and see more photos after the jump.
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