Watch: Hilary Hahn and Hauschka's new music video for 'Draw a Map'

We've written about Hauschka a couple of times here on Cerebral Pop. The german pianist/composer with a penchant for stretching the limit to the sounds his piano can make by laying an assortment of items on the strings recently teamed up with violinist Hilary Hahn. Hahn has played with renowned orchestras around the world, and bands like ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead.

Together Hahn and Hauschka released Silfra, a journey through a beautiful soundscape that frequently touches on something resembling classical, but isn't afraid to veer wildly off in other directions. Now the pair has put out a music video for the song 'Draw a Map', off of their album.

In a day and age where music videos are usually sidenotes to album promotion, this one deserves a watch. Hit the jump to check it out, and find a link to purchase the album.

February Music Wrap-Up

The Music Wrap-Up is a monthly summary of my favorite and other notable new releases. Having trouble keeping up with all the new music? Need some music suggestions? Then the Music Wrap-Up is for you. And please support these musicians as that's the reason I'm featuring them in the first place.
The music onslaught of 2011 is beginning, so hold on tight! With surprises like a brand new Radiohead album out of the blue -- on top of the line-up of releases we already had -- there is a ton of great music coming out. I dug into some of these releases and found bands I'd never listened to before but will likely become some of my favorites.

Mogwai seem like a great post-rock type of band that I've all but ignored until now, Adele is a wonderfully talented woman that deserves the attention she's getting, and The Dears are another great act out of Montreal that have, until now, I've let be eclipsed by the bigger-name bands. Plus, new music from Trail of Dead, The Dirtbombs, and Bright Eyes. It was a good month for music, and March is only looking better. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Let's enjoy what February had to offer right now.

Shuffled Podcast: 4 out of 10 Edition

Every other Wednesday I hit the shuffle button on my 90 gigabytes of music and post the results. I might have to justify some of the stuff in my library, but hopefully it will help inform you of new music -- or at least be entertaining.
This weeks episode of Shuffled turned up some of my favorite artists ever. Of course, the Gods of Shuffle didn't exactly pick the best songs to represent them, but we'll just have to roll with the punches. Inside you'll find songs from amazing artists like Faith No More, Against Me, and mc chris, plus, the music should sound much less tinny and be free of skipping this time! Sorry about that.