The day in music news: Mos Def working on a documentary, new Sufjan Stevens track and more
Fri Sep 25 2009
Mos Def, pictured above, unearths the mystery surrounding Detroit's early-punk band Death in a documentary. [NME]
Renowned Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli dedicates her upcoming Sacrificium to past generations of castrati (men who were castrated to preserve a high-pitched voice). The album comes out October 2. [Yahoo! News]
From a live show in Ithaca, NY, on Wednesday comes the latest Sufjan Stevens song, "There's Too Much Love." Watch the videohere. [Pitchfork]
Phoenix played "Lisztomania" on Jimmy Fallon's show yesterday—watch it here. The French band will perform tonight and tomorrow at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield with Passion Pit. [Stereogum]
And from the TONY desk:
Revisit The Feelies' 1980 debut LP Crazy Rhythms here and see why they predated contemporary indie-rock by years. [The Volume]
Lend an ear to the freestyle, in-office performance of two MC's fromAnti-Pop Consortium here. [The Volume]
