has anyone else got the extend…
May 9, 2008
has anyone else got the extendo version of The Golden Compass yet? So amazing!!!!
going to see Half Handed Cloud…
May 6, 2008
going to see Half Handed Cloud 2nite at Cake Shop on the lower east side Manhattan.show starts at 8$7 cover. John (HHC) prolly goes on 10.
Inside a Boy | Single
May 6, 2008
Digital EP - Release Date: May 6, 2008
My Brightest Diamond releases the first single from A Thousand Shark’s Teeth with “Inside a Boy.” The release includes the original track, a beatbox-driven fantasy rock b-side called “I Had a Pearl,” and remixes of two tracks.
Tracklisting for “Inside A Boy” digital single:
1. Inside A Boy (album version)
2. I Had A Pearl
3. Black and Costaud - Tim Fite redux
4. Inside A Boy - Son Lux remix
Listen to “Inside a Boy” on MySpace or purchase on iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, etc.
Download SonLux remix at pitchforky.
I Had A Pearl Lyrics:
Many strange things did I behold
I had the favor a queen and watched it turn to stone
I’ve kissed the lips of princes, fools and dreams
I walked a tightrope through the moonlight to the seven seas
I’ve seen silver headed Valentine
I carried up the swan kings gold and gave them thimble wine
I saw the old man time glisten before the end
I went down disappearing hole was never seen again
I had a pearl and I lost it
I knew the bliss of the dawn and it faded
I saw her face turn away
and now I know that there is nothing so hard
I can’t get over it
On eleven o two I sailed a red hot balloon
to the snow capped mountains of Timorataloo
And when the owl stole my air for his last tune
I floated up to Pluto on a beam of the moon
I had a pearl and I lost it
I knew the bliss of the dawn and it faded
I saw her face turn away
and now I know that there is nothing so high
I can’t get over it
I Had a Pearl credits:
programming- SonLux
bass drum- James McAlister
beatboxing- Adam Matta
bass, guzheng- Nathan Lithgow
clarinet, bass clarinet- Sebastian Krueger
piano, organ and vocals- Shara Worden
toys- Sxip Shirey
engineered by Shara Worden
Produced by Shara Worden and Son Lux
New Single
May 6, 2008
The record’s first single, “Inside a Boy”, will be released to all digital service providers TODAY, May 6th. The release includes the track, a beatbox-driven fantasy rock song called “I Had a Pearl,” and remixes of two tracks from A Thousand Shark’s Teeth.
Tracklisting for “Inside A Boy” digital single:
1. Inside A Boy (album version)
2. I Had A Pearl
3. Black and Costaud - Tim Fite redux
4. Inside A Boy - Son Lux remix
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Download album version “Inside a Boy” on AKitty or buy the single on iTunes.
Download SonLux remix at pitchforky.
New Tour Dates
May 6, 2008
My Brightest Diamond will be playing a select run of West Coast shows with Pedestrian, in addition to her own very special East Coast shows.
5/20/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café (w/ Pedestrian)
5/21/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café (w/ Pedestrian)
5/23/08 Saratoga, CA @ Monalva Arts Center (w/ Noe Venable)
5/24/08 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (w/ Pedestrian and A Weather)
5/27/08 Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
6/9/08 New York, NY @ Other Music Instore
6/14/08 Hultsfred, Sweden @ Hultsfred Festival - Theater Stage
6/17/08 New York, NY @ Blender Theatre at Gramercy (record release show!)
6/20/08 Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center (w/ Clare and the Reasons)
6/27/08 Evreux, France @ Le Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats
Pre-Order
May 6, 2008
A Thousand Shark’s Teeth is now available for pre-order at Secretly Canadian. If you pre-order the CD or LP, you’ll receive a download code for a fully realized collection of alternate versions of A Thousand Shark’s Teeth, in addition to one album outtake. Orchestrated and complex, yet spacious and direct, these versions are a rewarding listen for the opportunity to hear how the songs have grown into their final form. Link to PREORDER.
Tracklisting for A Thousand Shark’s Teeth downloadable Bonus EP:
1. Apples (alternate version)
2. Bass Player (alternate version)
3. To Pluto’s Moon (alternate version)
4. If I Were Queen (alternate version)
5. The Diamond (alternate version)
6. Music Box (outtake)
got out of jury duty for the t…
May 5, 2008
got out of jury duty for the third time. tour and my civic duties are in conflict.
Misfits, Orphans and Hooligans
May 1, 2008
EXTRAS! live, unofficial, unreleased, unfettered, unfocused- it’s all right here.
WNYC: April 9, 2008. LISTEN
From the Top of the World | Apples
Shara Worden: vocals, guitar, kalimba
Rob Moose: violin
Olivier Manchon: violin
Hiroko Taguchi: viola
Maria Jeffers: cello
Playin’ around: October 24, 2007. LISTEN
Rock n Roll Will Never Die
Shara learns to use idrum and a casio keyboard.
Daytrotter: August 25, 2007. LISTEN
Shara reads from a collection of thoughts and stories by photographer Diane Arbus.
Huey Lewis Compilation: July 25, 2007. LISTEN
Naturally
Album to be released sometime in ‘08.
Performed with
Sebastian Krueger: Bass Clarinet.
Marla Hansen: Viola bumble bees.
Nathan Lithgow: Bass
Stereogum: July 12, 2007. LISTEN
Lucky
Performed with
Alfred Brown: Texture.
Sebastian Krueger: Bass Clarinet.
Marla Hansen: Viola.
Nathan Lithgow: Bass.
Ryan Lott: Mastering.
Liberated Matter: April 10, 2007. LISTEN
Hi, Remember Me?
MBD is featured on Cross-Pollination: The Mixtape Vol. 1
WOXY: April 5, 2007. LISTEN
Golden Star | Freak Out
Solo performance. Includes interview.
Daytrotter: February 10, 2007. LISTEN
Magic Rabbit | Something of an End | Freak Out | Gone Away
Performance with
Joel Shearer: guitar.
Zac Rae: guitar, keys.
Blair Sinta: drums.
Joseph Karnes: bass.
Hella Fabulous: freak outs.
KCRW: March 14, 2007. LISTEN
Feelin’ Good | Something of an End | Dragonfly. Youkali | The Good and The Bad Guy
Solo performance. Includes interview by Chris Douridas.
Minneapolis: November 30, 2006. LISTEN
Something of an End | Gone Away | Feelin’ Good
Solo performance. Includes interview with Shara.
WFMU: September 18, 2006. LISTEN
Golden Star | The Good and the Bad Guy | We Were Sparkling | Robin’s Jar
Includes interview with Shara and Marla.
Performance with
Rob Moose: violin
Marla Hansen: viola
Nathan Lithgow: bass
Sebastian Kruger: guitar
KVRX: September 16, 2006. LISTEN
Disappear | Golden Star | Dragonfly
Performance with
Rob Moose: violin
Olivier Manchon: violin
Marla Hansen: viola
Maria Jeffers: cello
Jedi Mind Tricks Collaboration: September 5, 2006. LISTEN
Razorblade Salvation
NPR: July 11, 2006. LISTEN
Golden Star | We Were Sparkling
Includes interview by John Schaefer with Shara.
Performance with
Yuko Naito: violin
Marla Hansen: viola
Maria Jeffers: cello
Sebastian Krueger: guitar
Indie-Eye: Summer 2006. LISTEN
Dragonfly | Golden Star | The Good and The Bad Guy | If I Could Say One Thing
Solo performance. Includes interview with Shara.
French Radio: June 14, 2006. LISTEN
Something of an End | Golden Star | Je n’en connais pas la fin/L’hymne a l’amour | Feelin’ Good | Dragonfly | Robin’s Jar
Solo Performance.
Asthmatic Kitty, February 7th, 2006. LISTEN
Riding Horses
MBD is featured on Mews Too: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation.
Before there was My Brightest Diamond, there was Awry.
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