Entries Tagged as 'Kishi Bashi'

You Ain’t No Picasso’s Favorite Albums of 2012

January 7th, 2013 by Matt

Louis CK – Word Recorded in 2010, Louis CK’s Word was used in bits and pieces in those cutaway comedy scenes in Louie. As such, it suffered a bit because you’ve probably heard some of this before. But it’s such strong material delivered by such a great performer that it’s hardly a detriment at all. [...]

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You Ain’t No Picasso’s Favorite Songs of 2012

December 17th, 2012 by Matt

Another year, another great crop of songs. Some of you might be surprised to see a handful of radio smash hits on here, but I’d be lying to myself and you if I didn’t include them in a list of my favorite songs of 2012. There’s a Spotify playlist (with a few extra songs) to [...]

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Kishi Bashi offering new pay-what-you-want holiday charity flexi single

December 4th, 2012 by Matt

Kishi Bashi and Joyful Noise are getting into the holiday spirit by offering a new flexi single of K’s track “It’s Christmas, but It’s Not White In Our Town” as a pay what you want order that benefits . That’s right, it’s the name your own price model for physical media. If you do kick [...]

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[video] Kishi Bashi covers Beirut with string quartet

July 26th, 2012 by Matt

If you haven’t yet had a good sit-down listening session with Kishi Bashi’s great new album 151a, consider this video your reminder. Here K covers Beirut’s “A Sunday Smile” with a string quartet. This seems to be a video from a studio recording, so here’s hoping that gets released soon!

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[video] Kishi Bashi: “I am the Antichrist to You”

July 10th, 2012 by Matt

Here’s the charmingly lo-tech video for Kishi Bashi’s “I am the Antichrist to You.” It’s done with mixed-media cutouts and stop motion, directed by Kishi Bashi himself.

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[video] Kishi Bashi: “Bright Whites”

April 9th, 2012 by Matt

I’ve been loving Kishi Bashi’s new album 151a. He’s one of the most skilled composers/songwriters I’ve seen pop up recently. He’s also a creative and fun guy, as demonstrated by this new video for “Bright Whites.” It features a lot of his buddies in Of Montreal acting out famous idioms like “break a leg.”

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[video] Kishi Bashi: “Manchester”

February 17th, 2012 by Matt

I’ve been mad about Kishi Bashi ever since I saw him live last year. Guy’s insanely talented. That’s probably why they went with a live video of him performing for the official video for his song “Manchester” off his upcoming album 151a.

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[mp3] Kishi Bashi: “Bright Whites”

January 22nd, 2012 by Matt

Even though we just got our first taste of Kishi Bashi’s upcoming record 151a, he’s already dished out a second. Enjoy “Bright Whites.” MP3: Kishi Bashi – Bright Whites [via CoS]

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[mp3] Kishi Bashi: “It All Began With a Burst”

January 19th, 2012 by Matt

Of Montreal’s incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist K Ishibashi has a new album out under his Kishi Bashi moniker. 151a will be released April 10 on Joyful Noise. Here’s our first listen. MP3: Kishi Bashi – It All Began With a Burst For someone who uses as many studio tricks and instruments as he does, Kishi Bashi’s [...]

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