Great release day today, for two musical Gods.
Sir Paul Weller's new B sides and rarities, Will of the People, getting an airing right now and Ólafur Arnalds gifts us a piano rework of Some Kind of Peace.
Both magnificent.
His Lordship has announced a follow up to his 2003 Fly On The Wall rarities collection with Will of the People, a similar mix of non-album rarities which takes in an array of B-sides, tracks from singles, remixes and live recordings.
Here's a demo of a track Sir Paul wrote with Noel Gallagher...
Been playing it today, sadly not too focused as I was preparing some stuff.
I need a headphone moment to get involved with it. Lucky you, getting another performance.
Stumbled across the first 3 volumes of this, absolutely packed full of names and some lovely music.
Stunning stuff.
https://www.stereogum.com/2187285/for-the-birds-compilation-volume-1-beach-house-beck-animal-collective/news/
Vol. 1 contibutors: Original music from the likes of: Beach...
Excellent news, Ólafur Arnalds has announced a piano rework version of his 2020 album Some Kind Of Peace, which will feature contributions from JFDR, Eydís Evensen and more.
Out in October.....excited doesn't begin to cover it.
Here's a track from Nils Frahm's new Autumn offering.
His first album since 2018’s All Melody it's set to be released on 23 September, it’s notable for its three-hour length and complete absence of piano.
Said to unfold “at an unhurried, meditative pace in a celebration of tone, timbre and...
For any fan of neo-classical piano, this is absolutely fantastic.
Cooler than a penguin's codpiece.
https://leiter.bandcamp.com/album/piano-day-compilation-vol-1
A splendid compilation for all you 70s long-hairs unable to shake off nostalgia.
Been playing most of these, a lot of them new tracks to me.
Interesting stuff indeed.