Lodge-Mastered Bands Featured On La Blogothéque, Take Away Shows!

La Blogothéque is a popular online music publication based in France well known for its series of guerrilla-style music videos dubbed Take Away Shows.

Started by independent film maker Vincent Moon in 2006, Take Away Shows - usually set in whimsical locations like abandoned buildings, rustic stairwells, public streets - are intended to capture the raw beauty of spontaneous, intimate acoustic performances by seriously inspiring musicians.

Among the 100+ episodes of Take Away Shows in the La Blogothéque archive are videos by the following bands that have previously mastered material at The Lodge with Emily Lazar and Joe LaPorta:

Vampire Weekend ("Vampire Weekend," "Contra")

The Shins ("Chutes Too Narrow," "Wincing The Night Away")

Suckers ("Wild Smile")

Dean & Britta ("L'Avventura Deluxe Edition")

Noah and the Whale ("The First Days of Spring")

The National (Pitchfork Exclusive, Live EP)

Bear in Heaven ("Beast Rest Forth Mouth")

Watch the videos below or visit La Blogothéque's website for a full list of Take Away Shows!

VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Mansard Roof

THE SHINS - Part 2

SUCKERS - Afterthoughts & TV - A Take Away Show

DEAN & BRITTA - KNIVES ...

NOAH AND THE WHALE - Episode 2

THE NATIONAL - Start a war

BEAR IN HEAVEN - For Beauty

Brand New, The Shins & Vampire Weekend make NME Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade!!!!

So we're all feeling like a pair of proud sappy parents here at The lodge. Brand New's album "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me" mastered by Emily and Joe over the summer just made NME's top 100 greatest albums of the decade. The list also includes The Shins' "Chutes Too Narrow" & "Wincing The Night Away" and Vampire Weekend "Vampire Weekend" (all mastered at The Lodge!).

Hooray for top 100 lists!

The Shins Do It Again!

Next week, on January 23, pop/rock all-stars The Shins will release their third album "Wincing the Night Away," (Sub Pop) mastered by Emily Lazar and Sarah Register.

Known for their uplifting melodies and lush arrangements, The Shins' upcoming album was produced by the infamous Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, U2) and frontman James Mercer, and engineered by Mercer, Chiccarelli and Phil Ek (Band of Horses, Built to Spill, Les Savy Fav).

"Wincing the Night Away," is eleven beautiful songs you will happily lose yourself in, check it out in stores near you!