News in Brief: Luaka Bop, Clem Snide, Datarock, Havoc
-- Most artist vanity labels last a little while, put out next to nothing, and are forgotten without much notice. But not David Byrne's Luaka Bop imprint, which celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. In the spirit, the idiosyncratic label is offering a compilation called 21st Century, 21st Year (out May 26) featuring tracks from Luaka heavies like Byrne, Tom Ze, and Os Mutantes.-- Hungry Bird is an album by Nashville alt-country vets Clem Snide that was recorded in 2006. But it's being rel...
Pitchfork — -- Most artist vanity labels last a little while, put out next to nothing, and are forgotten without much notice. But not David Byrne's Luaka Bop imprint, which celebrat... more info