BIRN: Album + Songs of the Week

By BIRN

BIRN is a radio station run by students at Berklee that aims to supply music to the community within Berklee as well as the surrounding areas. Articles from BIRN are part of our Community Partner initiative. Meet BIRN and learn more about them here.

—

Album of the Week:

Carnival-Youth-No-Clouds-Allowed

Carnival Youth is a Latvian indie rock band that released their first full length album in February of this year. This four piece band formed in 2011 and toured all around the Baltics until 2014 when they played their first international festival in Brighton, UK. Carnival Youth has done impressive work for their debut album titled No Clouds Allowed. The style is indie rock but just imagine a more up-beat Angus and Julia Stone. They definitely have folk influences but with twists of interesting harmonies or undertones of electronic sounds. Definitely listen through the end of the album when they break out the Latvian for the track “Akmentini.”

———-

Song of the Week #1:

11880454_10153147119571483_3335448481588666432_nAustralian twin brothers Jack and Pat Pierce are the Pierce Brothers. Currently on a world tour, starting in France and ending in India, they have found much success since their humble beginnings busking on the streets of Melbourne. Their EP, Into The Dirt, was released a few weeks ago and is definitely worth a listen. However, a particular track I would like to bring to your attention is the first track on the album, “Overdose.” This track is up-beat and ridiculously catchy. It’s so easy to sing along to that even when the song ends you’ll still be singing. Imagine a more folky version of Mumford & Sons, add a mini-guitar/vocal interlude and that’s “Overdose.”
photo: Alysse Gafkjen Photography via Promised Land Sound Facebook

photo: Alysse Gafkjen Photography via Promised Land Sound Facebook

Song of the Week #2:
Emerging from the Nashville garage scene is Promised Land Sound, a four piece band that is heavily influenced by the famous Chuck Berry. They have recently released their second album, For Use and Delight. The entire album is worth a listen but in particular you should check out track two, “She Takes Me There”. I hear so much Pink Floyd in this tune it’s on constant repeat at my station. It’s a very relaxed and well constructed tune that even though it’s a healthy 4 minute and 49 second song, it seems to go by quicker than you would want. Take a listen and support up and coming bands!
Video of the Week:
On Saturday, September 19th, Brooklyn based rocker, Holly Miranda stopped by the BIRN for an energetic performance that included Morphine’s “Mary Won’t You Call My Name?”

Tune in this Saturday for a very special BIRN broadcast as we present:
Elvis Costello Interview: “Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink” – Live from the Berklee Performance Center

Tune in to BIRN Learn on Saturday, October 17th for a very special broadcast as rock legend, Elvis Costello is interviewed live by one of America’s leading cultural historians, Peter Guralnick about his new book, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink. The new memoir offers his unique view of his unlikely and sometimes comical rise to international success, with diversions through the previously undocumented emotional foundations of some of his best known songs and hits of tomorrow. The book contains many stories and observations about his renowned cowriters and co-conspirators, though Costello also pauses along the way for considerations of the less appealing side of infamy.

Landing page: http://www.thebirn.com/events/?event=6977

Streaming link: http://s9.voscast.com:7366/listen.pls