Haim is a trio of sisters — Danielle, Alana, and Este Haim — from LA.
Watch “Throwing It All Away”:
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For the next week, After The Show is featuring one band each day that has never been featured before on the site…Starting right now:
The first band is Au Revoir Simone.
Au Revoir Simone is a three-piece from New York. For the band’s MySpace, click here.
Watch the band play a live version of its song “Shadows”:
The band took its name from a line in the movie Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. Watch the scene in which Pee Wee says “Au Revoir Simone” at YouTube:
“California Dreamin'” (The Mamas and the Papas):
“I Love LA” (Rilo Kiley):
“Los Angeles” (Leslie and The Badgers):
“LA” (Amy MacDonald):
“California Sun” (The Rivieras):
“California Girls” (Rooney/Ben Lee):
“California” (Phantom Planet):
“Icarus” (The Hours) references the Icarus/Daedalus myth:
“Narcissus in a Red Dress” (The Like) references the Narcissus/Echo myth:
“Just Like Zeus” (Jenny and Johnny) references Zeus and Mount Olympus:
“Hey Now Girl” (Phantom Planet) references sirens from Homer’s Odyssey:
“Some Velvet Morning” (Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra) is about Phaedra and Hippolytus:
Honorable mentions:
-Ben Lee’s album The Rebirth of Venus
-“Icarus” by Jason Webley and Amanda Palmer
-“Narcissus Road” by The Hours
-“Athena” by The Who
David Vertesi (Hey Ocean!) released his debut solo album, Cardiography, last week. Although the album is now out in Canada, it won’t be out until early next year in America.
Here’s the tracklisting of the album’s 11 songs:
1. Mountainside
2. Gentlemen Say
3. All Night, All Night, All Night
4. Learn to Run
5. Cardiography
6. Broadcasting
7. Caroline! A Ghost!
8. Rossland
9. Soft Skin
10. Hearts Don’t Break, People Do
11. Epilogue
The best songs are “Caroline! A Ghost!,” “Mountainside,” and “Gentlemen Say.”
Although most of the songs on the album are on the slower side, songs like “Learn to Run” gain momentum and energy as drums build after the half way mark.
The last song of the album, “Epilogue,” cleverly ends with the opening notes of “Gentlemen Say.”
Listen to “Mountainside,” “Gentlemen Say,” and “All Night, All Night, All Night” on David’s MySpace.
