It should come as no surprise to many of you that I am a gigantic fan of the band Portishead. I’ve been following them since their debut release Dummy, and even snagged a random 12″ vinyl set of UNKLE tracks that featured a collaboration with Portishead. Yeah, I really dig them. The band took a long break after the release of their live album in 1998, finally returning in 2008 with their jawdroppingly amazing third studio album, which was even titled Third. Although they have been working in the studio on a new disc, we’ll just have to wait and see if and when it ever surfaces. Fingers crossed that it will be sooner than later.
A good sign about progress being made did appear recently, as the band has offered up a new song titled “Chase The Tear” (as in tearing paper, not tears from your eyes) to Amnesty International. The track was released today, which is International Human Rights Day, and is available for purchase at 7 Digital. All proceeds benefit Amnesty International. Portishead released a video to accompany the song, which you can check out below.
We’re eight days away from the release of Silversun Pickups’ sophomore album, Swoon. Now that the countdown is officially ticking down, we can finally share the band’s video for “Panic Switch,” which has officially debuted on MTV. Don’t forget, you still have time to pre-order a copy of Swoon for yourself here.
Things here at Dangerbird Austin off been off to a rocky start this morning, but I have found an instant cure for any case of the Mondays. This past weekend’s offering from Saturday Night Live was one of their strongest episodes in recent memory. Host Neil Patrick Harris brought some much needed energy back to SNL, including on this brilliant sketch where Kristen Wiig plays a spot on Kathie Lee Gifford for this parody of the bizarre fourth hour of the Today Show on NBC. Enjoy!
Our good friends over at Subterranean just debuted the brand new video for The Dears’ “Money Babies” today on their blog. We’re obviously mighty excited about it, so hop over and check it out. Don’t forget, The Dears’ new album, Missiles, hits stores in the US on Tuesday.
