Up until recently, our only chance to catch a glimpse at the highly anticipated new Avett Brothers record was to scan The Carpenter tracklist for tunes unveiled live or to leave the single, “Live and Die,” on repeat. But now a healthier portion of the set is available to sample (if 90 seconds of each cut isn’t too tantalizingly short) in the form of iTunes preview clips.
Maria Doyle Kennedy, Damien Rice: Sing
Save for last fall’s impressive U2 cover and promising new tunes popping up in early live form, we’ve been hearing a lot more official music from Damien Rice’s former partner Lisa Hannigan than the man himself of late.
Nick Cave, Warren Ellis Score A Few Hours of Spring
While we wait for their incredible Lawless soundtrack to reach theaters later this month, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have another film project on the way: A Few Hours of Spring — an understated new French drama about the relationship between an ex-convict and his mother in the final years of her life — features a “pared-back score” from the longtime collaborators, Variety reports.
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