Drawn from the current issue of Relix here is the latest a collection of videos for your viewing pleasure…M83, Live at KCRW ‘08 : M83, not the intermediate spiral galaxy but the electronic shoegazing band, performs “Skin of the Night” at KCRW radio station; think Enya goes Joy Division goes Explosions in the Sky.The Gaslight Anthem, Annandale Hotel, Australia, ’09 : A scruffy Brian Fallon romanticizes young Jersey years in this live version of “Blue Jeans & White T- Shirts.” Watch out at 2:01; the smoky howling “Some things baby never told you” will sure well up your eyes.
The Tallest Man on Earth, La Blogotheque in New York: Kristian Mattson, in ’09, sports a mustache while shaking “The Gardener” out of a guitar from the 1800s in the Narnia of guitar shops.The Low Anthem, Later With Jools Holland ’09 : Another anthem band, another balladesque tune that takes you all the way “To Ohio.”Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Rhythm & Brews in Chattanooga, TN ’08 : Jason Isbell’s hoarse croon is the yin to his slide solo’s yang in this solid performance of “The Assassin.”Benevento Russo Duo, Baltimore, MD ’05 : The Duo at their most poppy. And in this HQ version the audience is all smiles instead of pixels.