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Cold War Kids: Mine Is Yours
Downtown
Cold War Kids swings for the fences with Mine Is Yours, the band’s most accessible and upbeat album to date. For the first time, the quartet enlists the help of an outside producer, Jacquire King. Best know for his work with Kings of Leon, King beefs up the band’s production and its layered approach, which may help CWC harness a similar mainstream attention. But in doing so, the members of the band sacrifice the emotional tension of their early material—save for “Royal Blue,” which achieves the perfect mix of urgent yet polished. Poppy and loaded with radio ready mid-tempo anthems, it’s hard not to long for the raw power of 2006’s debut Robbers & Cowards. But then again, people always say that kind of thing right before a band blows up.
Relix A/V
Beth Hart "Baddest Blues"
Beth Hart shares the opening track from her latest album, Bang Bang Boom Boom, live at Relix.
Jamie Lidell "A Little Bit More"
Jamie Lidell sets up in the Relix boiler room and delivers a tune from his 2005 album Multiply
King Lincoln "Coffee"
Duane Trucks is happy to announce his new project, King Lincoln. Watch them perform “Coffee” live and acoustic at Relix’s Online-Video Coordinator’s loft in Williamsburg.
Crystal Bowersox "Dead Weight"
Here’s another song from Crystal Bowersox’s new record All That For This, live at Relix.
Goodnight, Texas "The Railroad"
Goodnight, Texas share a song from their latest studio album, A Long Life of Living, live at Relix.
Warren Haynes "Railroad Boy"
Warren Haynes performs a solo, acoustic version of “Railroad Boy” and explains how he adapted the traditional Celtic song for Gov’t Mule, backstage at the Hangout Music Festival.
Alpine "Hands"
Australia’s Alpine recently made their NYC debut at the Relix office with this song from their new album A is for Alpine.
Brendan Bayliss and Jake Cinninger "The Pequod"
In honor of Umphrey’s McGee’s return to Summer Camp this weekend, we present the group’s Brendan Bayliss and Jake Cinninger performing this version of “The Pequod” from UM’s Anchor Drops.
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Stephanie May 6, 2012, 02:32:07