It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another weekly dip into the pool of music news, interviews and videos that I like to call This Week In Music! Yes, in addition to the normal Pick Your Poison mp3s and Soundcloud streams, I like to toss out links to a bunch of other music-related content that I’ve found interesting or worthwhile over the course of the week. I encourage you to check some, if not all of these things out, particularly if you’re looking to waste some time. There’s plenty to see, read and hear:
Stream Arcade Fire’s live session on Triple J Radio in Australia
Music Video: Chromeo – Come Alive (ft. Toro y Moi)
An attempt to rename the Paul’s Boutique street corner as “Beastie Boys Square” has been rejected
Stream A Place That Doesn’t Exist, a new EP from Willis Earl Beal
Watch Lorde cover James Blake’s “Retrograde” live in concert
Watch Class of 2014 artist FKA twigs perform “Hide” in a cave
YouTube Audio Stream: Wye Oak – The Tower
Watch Katy B cover Arctic Monkeys’ “One for the Road” live on BBC Radio 1
Listen to The National’s Matt Berninger on Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast
Watch St. Vincent’s Annie Clark demonstrate how to do a “rainbow kick” in soccer
Once you’re done with that set of distractions, let me offer up another set via some song downloads and streams. Don’t miss tracks from Cayetana, Crookers, Kurt Von Stetten, Major Lazer, Ought, Phebe Starr and Slow No Wake. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream cuts from Creative Adult, Jimi Goodwin (of Doves), Sally Seltmann, Solomon Grey, The Whigs and Withered Hand.
Jim Rooney & Peter Rowan – Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
Kurt Von Stetten – Cashier Girls
Major Lazer – Smooth Sailing (ft. Mr Williamz)
Phebe Starr – Tonight (Steed Lord Remix)
Saint Motel – Ace in the Hole (Wize Remix)
Slow No Wake – Everyone Needs Someone
We Came From Wolves – Paradise Place
SOUNDCLOUD
Beat Culture – Drifter (SAINT PEPSI Remix)
Creative Adult – Public Transit
Jimi Goodwin – Oh! Whiskey
Sally Seltmann – Catch of the Day
Solomon Grey – Last Century Man
The Whigs – Hit Me
Withered Hand – Horseshoe