HAPPY RECORD STORE DAY 2013: jack white / pulp vs soulwax / nick drake / rodriguez / manchester orchestra feat grouplove / willy mason & brendan benson / the shangri-las / notorious b.i.g. / kate nash / mgmt

every 3rd saturday in april, independent record stores, artists and fans gather to pick up limited edition/one off pressings of new or rare recordings on vinyl. throw in live performances and cool parties, you have a fun day of music that is celebrated internationally. if you're in one of the cities listed, go and pick up the 7"/12"/albums being re-issued or released on record store day 2013 will ya? here are my highlights that are out today:


jack white (record store day ambassador) - record store day 2013
jack white explains how vinyl records are done... well kinda...


pulp vs soulwax - after you



nick drake - riverman



rodriguez - i wonder



manchester orchestra feat grouplove - make it to me



willy mason and brendan benson - waiter at the station



the shangri-las - remember (walking in the sand)



notorious b.i.g. - big poppa



kate nash - free my p*ssy



mgmt - alien days (cassingle preview)


mgmt - alien days

WONGIE DISCOVERY: lianne la havas - age (live @ later with jools holland) / final form (everything everything cover) / no room for doubt (live @ la blogotheque) / no room for doubt (feat willy mason)

get ready to know and love this girl fast! at just 22 years old, this half greek/half jamaican londoner is quickly gathering massive praises with her gentle yet mesmerizing voice. there's something very retro about the jazz chords lianne sings over, but it just draws you in. check out some choice examples of her wonderfulness below!


lianne la havas - age (live @ later with jools holland)
[what a way to get introduced to the masses! lianne quickly got a gig as an opening act touring with bon iver after this performance!]


lainne la havas - final form (everything everything cover)
[proving that she can sing beyond the acoustic guitar, check out this solid cover of the everything everything hit!]


lianne la havas - no room for doubt (live @ la blogotheque take away show)
[c'est magnifique!]


lianne la havas feat willy mason - no room for doubt
[here is the studio version featuring the gruff vocals of willy mason paired with lianne's smooth lilt of a voice. weirdly, the combination works]