It sounds fresh, exciting and most importantly enduring, something that I hope becomes the trend in 2012 - now with the added pressure of the bar being set so high by January's Attack on Memory. Don't miss it.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
HOT TRAXXX: Cloud Nothings - Stay Useless
It sounds fresh, exciting and most importantly enduring, something that I hope becomes the trend in 2012 - now with the added pressure of the bar being set so high by January's Attack on Memory. Don't miss it.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Pure X - Surface [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Pure X - Surface
Pure X
"Surface"
Pleasure
Acéphale 2011
Director: Malcolm Elijah
While putting together my best of 2011 list (coming Friday!), I've been looking a lot at Pleasure, the LP by Pure X. I didn't listen to it as much as I should've this year, which I'm trying to make up for now, but it's really a hell of a record, you know?
These are essential '11 jams, children.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Colin Stetson - Those Who Didn't Run [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Colin Stetson - Those Who Didn't Run
"Those Who Didn't Run"
Those Who Didn't Run
Constellation 2011
Director: Isaac Gale
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
FUCK YEAH: Poor Sons - Scales [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Poor Sons - Scales
Poor Sons
"Scales"
Dunes
Burger Records/Under the Gun Records 2011
Director: Poor Sons
Besides owning this on tape, you can and should download their ep for free right here. It rules.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Catwalk - Christmas Don't Be Late [MP3]
Not sure if we'll post any X-MenX-Mas tunes beyond this, but today's selection is certainly a keeper.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Bleached - Electric Chair [MP3]
Did you hear this one yet?
It's the b-side to Bleached's newest single Searching Through the Past. "Electric Chair" sees them cross the finish line after a fine debut year, bringing their count to three quality 7 inches.
Thanks dudes - for the hits!
Friday, December 09, 2011
Colleen Green - Live on WMBR [ZIP/MP3]
MP3s:
02. Only One
03. Mike
04. Darkest Eyes
05. Worship You
Colleen Green was cool enough to play on the radio for my birthday this morning, wasn't that nice of her? She also played 2 new songs ("Only One" and "Darkest Eyes") which sounded real dank.
So I ripped the session after it wrapped, as a gift to myself. There was a lot of chatting not found in my edit, so if that's your thang you can find the whole thing somewhere in here. Enjoy yourself!
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Tennis - Origins [MP3] + Deep in the Woods [VIDEO]
MP3: Tennis - Origins
Tennis
"Deep in the Woods"
Origins
Forest Family Records 2011
Directors: Scott Laidlaw & Frank Rinaldi
BONUS: Enjoy an mp3 of the a side - "Origins", which will appear on their forthcoming LP2 Young and Old on Fat Possum. Excited for this one, as the group seems to have amplified everything that was charming about them and abandoned the lackluster songwriting that plagued their last effort Cape Dory, preventing it from becoming anything memorable.
FUCK YEAH: King Blood - End of a Primitive [MP3]
Richie Records recently announced that they will be delivering the next King Blood record to a thirsty world sometime in early 2012. "Terrific" is the phrase I'd most likely use in response to that delightful bit of news.
Until I can jam that, here is a selection from 2010's impossible to find Eyewash Silver.
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Summer Twins - I Don't Care [MP3]
While the Summer Twins' self titled debut is out already in Japan, I don't have enough gas to make it to a record store there. Good thing Burger Records is releasing it next month in the states! Apparently the US pressing will be with different artwork and completely remastered - sounds killer!
Enjoy "I Don't Care", a tasty delight from the album itself and download their very great EP The Good Things for free if you haven't already.
The Best Song Ever: I Walked With a Zombie [MP3]
The skies became seas, and the unsuspecting world below was left to drown in a flood of evil.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Gauntlet Hair - Top Bunk [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Gauntlet Hair - Top Bunk
Gauntlet Hair
"Top Bunk"
Gauntlet Hair
Dead Oceans 2011
Director: Neighborhood Watch
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
HOT TRAXXX: Charli XCX - Nuclear Seasons [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Charli XCX - Nuclear Seasons
Charli XCX
"Nuclear Seasons"
Nuclear Seasons (Single)
This Is Music 2011
Director: Ryan Andrews
Sharon Van Etten - Serpents [MP3]
Today brings the first taste of Sharon Van Etten's forthcoming LP3 (and Jagjaguwar debut) Tramp. Can't wait for this one, SVE's epic was one of last year's best and she totally fucking ripped when I saw her back in January or whenever it was.
Good to know that the winter will be a bit more bearable on February 7th, when Tramp is released. Sounds toasty.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Black Lips - Raw Meat [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Black Lips - Raw Meat
Black Lips
"Raw Meat"
Arabia Mountain
Vice Records 2011
Director: Phil Pinto
Friday, November 11, 2011
FUCK YEAH: Some Girls - Various hits [MP3]
So glad to hear about the American Nightmare reunions, but I fuckin' miss this band a ton more I think.
Have great weekend, apes.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
FUCK YEAH: Wooden Shjips - Phonograph [MP3]
Here's an outtake from West by Wooden Shjips, that originally appeared as a bonus 7 inch included in the LP, but now has been released widely.
It's a business as usual track for the dudes, and business is gooood.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
FUCK NO: Die Antwoord
Longtime readers of the blog may be surprised that it look this long to finally acknowledge these purveyors of aural cud. As easy as they were to ignore the hype marketers began their push, they're statements pertaining to their upcoming record need to be translated, knowing how hard it may be for English speakers to pick out their Afrikaans lyrics. Their statements appear italicized below, with the translation underneath.
So anyway... Interscope offered us a bunch of money again to release our new album TEN$ION.
This is simple: Interscope/UMG paid for the recording of the new album.
But this time, they also tried to get involved with our music, to try and make us sound like everyone else out there at the moment.
Upon hearing the finished product, the executives asked if we could possibly make it listenable. We asked them to explain further. To paraphrase a near half-hour diatribe on what makes something listenable and referring to it as commercial rap's "Lulu" we found ourselves rather taken aback by their lack of faith in our "masterpiece"—they even suggested firing that blonde thing and replacing her with Rihanna. Fools, they are! We're making the music of the future we responded, and they had the gall to retort that the record sounded like a mixture of all of the worst rap songs of 2008.
So we said: 'U know what, rather hang on to your money, buy yourself something nice...we gonna do our own thing. Bye bye'
Mr. Record Executive wrote off the album expense, tore up our contract and even gave us the album. He said "Good luck even trying to give this to the toilet or the rubbish heap".
Friday, November 04, 2011
NSFW: Jacuzzi Boys - Glazin' [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Jacuzzi Boys - Glazin'
Jacuzzi Boys
"Glazin'"
Glazin'
Hardly Art 2011
Directors: "6 girls (and one tiny dog)"
HOT TRAXXX: Mazzy Star - Common Burn [MP3]
The thing about successfully ripping off a band's style is that it makes the listener yearn for the original so much more. Sadly though the Ramones are dead and Black Sabbath is too old, too sober and too rich.
Mazzy Star, however, are still spring chickens and with their reform comes the "Common Burn" single, which finds them sounding better than ever while managing to take a shit all over everyone who copped their sound.
Death to false shoegaze. Welcome home, soldiers.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
High Places - Sonora [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: High Places - Sonora
High Places
"Sonora"
Original Colors
Thrill Jockey 2011
Director: Keith Musil
On tour:
Fri Nov 4 - Los Angeles, CA - The Smell - Post Present Medium (PPM) Ten Year Anniversary Celebration
Tue Nov 8 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
Thu Nov 10 - Baltimore, MD - Softhouse w/Purity Ring
Fri Nov 11 - Ann Arbor, MI - WCBN presents w/Damned Dogs at the Halfass
Sun Nov 13 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme w/Memoryhouse
Mon Nov 14 - Toronto, ON - Garrison
Tue Nov 15 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore
Fri Nov 18 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands
Fri Nov 25 - Madrid, Spain - Primavera Club
Sat Nov 26 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Club
Tue Nov 29 - London, UK - Plan B
Wed Nov 30 - Paris, France - Batofar
Thu Dec 1 - Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun
Fri Dec 2 - Koeln, Germany - Week-End Festival
Sat Dec 3 - Berlin, Germany - HAU 2
Sun Dec 4 - Prague, Czech Republic - Meet Factory
Mon Dec 5 - Vienna, Austria - B72
Tue Dec 6 - Muenchen, Germany - Feierwerk
Wed Dec 7 - Luzern, Switzerland - Suedpol
Thu Dec 8 - Yverdon, Switzerland - Amalgame
Fri Dec 9 - Torino, Italy - Spazio 211
Sat Dec 10 - Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv
Sun Dec 11 - Bourogne, France - Generiq Festival
Tue Dec 13 - Den Haag, Netherlands - State-X New Forms Festival
Wed Dec 14- Amsterdam, Netherlands - OT301
Fri Dec 16 - Lisbon, Portugal - ZDB
Sat Dec 17 - Guimaraes, Portugal - CCVF
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
FUCK YEAH: The Spits - All I Want [MP3]
MP3: The Spits - All I Want
Everyone's favorite band of mutants with more self-titled albums then Weezer has returned with the glory of a half-decade. Sometimes it's hard to pick a track so rock out to the album opener. Enjoy.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
EMA - Angelo [MP3]
MP3: EMA - Angelo
Souterrain Transmissions, clearly with an eye for no-brainers, is releasing a new EMA single for Past Life Martyred Saints gold metal hit "Marked". It also comes backed with new song "Angelo", which you can download here (NOTE: I will update with a better quality mp3 once it becomes available to me).
The single is available digitally now and becomes physical on November 21st. Make your dreams come true.
The Beach Boys - Smile [GIVEAWAY]
Hey guys I've got a 2CD copy of the looooooong awaited Smile by The Beach Boys to giveaway and even a t-shirt too!
If you are a United States resident just email me at unicorntastic@gmail.com with your name, shirt size, email and mailing address and in one week (Nov 8) a winner will be chosen, at random of course.
The long awaited release of the Brian Wilson and Beach Boys masterpiece, SMiLE Sessions. With the full participation of original Beach Boys Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson, Capitol/EMI has, for the first time, collected and compiled the band's legendary 1966-'67 sessions for the never-completed SMiLE album. Rolling Stone magazine recently called SMiLE "the most famous unfinished album in rock & roll history."
In several sessions between the summer of 1966 and early 1967, The Beach Boys recorded a bounty of songs and drafts for an album, SMiLE, that was intended to follow the band's 1966 album, Pet Sounds. The master tapes were ultimately shelved, and The Beach Boys' SMiLE has never been released. Drawn from the original masters, SMiLE Sessions presents an in-depth overview of The Beach Boys' recording sessions for the enigmatic album, which has achieved legendary, mythical status for music fans around the world.
SMiLE Sessions physical and digital configurations include an assembled collection of core session tracks, while the box set delves much deeper into the sessions, adding early song drafts, alternate takes, instrumental and vocals-only mixes, and studio chatter. SMiLE Sessions invites the listener into the studio to experience the album's creation, with producer, singer and bassist Brian Wilson's vision leading the way as he guides his fellow Beach Boys, singer Mike Love, drummer Dennis Wilson, lead guitarist Carl Wilson, rhythm guitarist Al Jardine, and newest member Bruce Johnston (who'd replaced Brian Wilson in the touring group during 1965), through the legendary sessions.
Artwork for all of the SMiLE Sessions physical and digital configurations has been created with and inspired by Beat-Pop artist Frank Holmes' original 1967 LP sleeve art and booklet designs intended for the SMiLE album. With its three-dimensional shadowbox lid, The SMiLE Sessions box set offers a whimsical peek inside the storied "SMiLE Shop."
Box Set Content
- 5 CDs / 2LPs / 2 7" singles
- Three-dimensional shadow box lid featuring the original artwork of Frank Holmes.
- The Box Set measures 13" x 13" x 2.5"
- 60 page case bound book features liner notes by:
Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Frank Holmes, Peter Reum, Tom Nolan, Domenic Priore
Anecdotes by:
Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford, Diane Rovell, Dean Torrence, Mark Volman, Michael Vosse, David Anderle, Danny Hutton
Timeline
Sessionography
Lyrics
Frank Holmes drawings
Producer's Notes
More than 60 previously unreleased photos
Box also contains:
- 6 panel folder holding 5 CDs and singles. Features photos of original session tape boxes.
- 7" vinyl singles
- "Heroes and Villians" in sleeve art
- "Vega-Tables" in sleeve art
- Gatefold 2 LPs
- Features full tracklisting of proposed unfinished album +
- Stereo mixes and session highlights (not available on CDs)
- 12" x 12" booklet created for original release features:
- Photos by Guy Webster
- Drawings by Frank Holmes
- 24" x 36" poster of Frank Holmes cover art
Purchase link for the SMiLE Sessions Light Up Box Set:
http://www.merchdirect.com/TheBeachBoys/Combos/Limited_ SMiLE_LIGHT_UP_Box_Set? productid=14651
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebeachboys
Monday, October 31, 2011
Glass Candy - Halloween [MP3/VIDEO]
I was going to say it, but Glass Candy seems to be getting the message across better than I ever could. Have fun tonight!
Monday, October 24, 2011
HOT TRAXXX: Veronica Maggio - Jag Kommer [MP3]
MP3: Veronica Maggio - Jag Kommer
It's been awhile Swedish pop. So much so that we've been beginning to miss one another. Some of it maybe due to Laakso not releasing anything new in way too long, or even Marit Bergman just not reaching the heights of Baby Dry Your Eye in subsequent releases. But hot goddamn (and emphasize the hot)—the new Veronica Maggio hits the spot. Totally awesome pop music by a total babe. Enjoy.
Wild Flag - Electric Band [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Wild Flag - Electric Band
Wild Flag
"Electric Band"
Wild Flag
Merge Records 2011
Directors: Andrew Ellmaker & Lara Gallagher
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Devon Williams - Revelations [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Devon Williams - Revelations
Devon Williams
"Revelations"
Euphoria
Slumberland Records 2011
Director: Michael Cullen
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Class Actress - Weekend [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Class Actress - Weekend
Class Actress
"Weekend"
Rapprocher
Carpark Records 2011
Director: Bek Andersen
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
HOT TRAXXX: Future Islands - Give Us the Wind [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Future Islands - Give Us the Wind
Future Islands
"Give Us the Wind"
On the Water
Thrill Jockey 2011
Director: Mike Anderson
FUCK YEAH: Witch Tapes [MP3]
MP3: Witch - Eye
Burger Records continues their greasy winning streak with the cassette release of the 2 (very awesome) albums by Witch. Limited to 250 copies each, snag em now!
Oh, and also enjoy a song from each album.
Monday, October 17, 2011
HOT TRAXXX: Bleached - Searching Through the Past [MP3]
MP3: Bleached - Searching Through the Past
Bleached are back with their best A-Side yet: "Searching Through the Past" jangles into your heart and infects it with a gleeful disease, until you die of murderous joy - except that it kind of sounds nothing like that at all.
Searching Through the Past is out December 6th on 7 inch/digital via Suicide Squeeze, of all labels.
Monday, October 10, 2011
True Widow - Bathyscaphe [MP3]
Usually this would be a good fall post. True Widow make that perfect autumn drone you want to hear while sipping on pumpkin beers and wearing long sleeves, but it's almost 80 degrees outside. What kind of bullshit is that?
Thursday, October 06, 2011
GO TEAM: Kelly Hangauer - I Can Almost Feel [MP3]
My former Ladyparts bandmate Kelly Hangauer has finally embraced the internet, and I feel like if it doesn't embrace him back we're going to lose him.
He's hard at work on a semester in Prague, recording some new tracks along the way including the 5 day old "I Can Almost Feel". He probably hates the song by now, but I loved it and I just wanted to say that I miss him and I hope he's having a blast.
Keep up with him on his Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/huntersandgatherers
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Monday, October 03, 2011
The Best Song Ever: Live Neil Edition [MP3]
This week is going to be crazy - just sayin' is all. Here's 2 from this Live in Chicago 1992 deal that was going around the download blogs last week.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Colin Stetson - The End of Your Suffering [STREAM]
If you've got 10 minutes to be blown away, try out this new Colin Stetson track. "The End of Your Suffering" appears on the 2 track Those Who Didn't Run 10 inch, out next week via Constellation Records.
Girls - B-Sides II [MP3]
MP3: Girls - Love Life
MP3: Girls - Martina Martinez
Another album, another round of genius Girls b-sides.
SEE ALSO: Girls B-Sides, Live at KDHK
Another album, another round of genius Girls b-sides.
SEE ALSO: Girls B-Sides, Live at KDHK
Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread [VIDEO/MP3]
MP3: Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread
Ty Segall
"Goodbye Bread"
Goodbye Bread
Drag City 2011
Director: Matt Yoka
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Deerhunter - Rhythm + Colorscale [MP3]
MP3: Deerhunter - Rhythm
It's been a rainy couple of days and when that's the case you usually go running to your old favorites. Here are the 2 Japanese bonus tracks for Deerhunter's Halcyon Digest. I know we keep posting outtakes for that album, but we really are excited for BC's new Atlas Sound album. This is just how we get through the pain of not having a copy of it yet. One day, in 2012, we'll all look back on this post and laugh at it, but not today. Enjoy.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Witch Gardens - Rain Delay [MP3/VIDEO]
There is nothing out there that sounds like the kind of good that Witch Gardens is. Rain Delay b/w Goodbye Ball is their newest 7 inch and it's out October 25th on Highfives and Handshakes.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Twin Sister - Gene Ciampi [MP3]
MP3: Twin Sister - Gene Ciampi
That new Twin Sister record In Heaven sure is nice, but let's go ahead and take a look at some bonus (and completely album-unrelated) images from cover artist/genius Jonny Negron. Enjoy.
Bleached - Think of You [VIDEO]
Neat film for the Bleached track "Think of You" from the Carter 7 inch. Old news, but still cool. Cameos galore that may interest you if you're into California.
Friday, September 16, 2011
FUCK YEAH: Applebees
MP3: Mean Jeans - Forever Young
Tonight's the night! The whole team is excited for the long awaited Mean Jeans show at Don Pedro's in Brooklyn tonight - I thought I was gonna have to move back to Portland to see these dudes live! They go on at 11PM, it's $6 and it's gonna rule. Tweet at us if you wanna buy me and Matthew drinks, we'll gladly drink them.
More info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=272922186070229
So here is their cover of "Forever Young" that appeared on the latest Trouble in Mind 4 way split. Everyone loves a rarity right?
Have a fun weekend, but unless you're at this it's probably not gonna be as killer (good luck though!).
Thursday, September 15, 2011
GO TEAM: Say My Name Triumphant
ALBUM STREAM:
Each track tells a story unique to your imagination, bursting with back handed pimps, gash fountain babes and drugs that haven't even been invented yet... or at least that's what I hear. Honestly what is so fascinating about SMN's music is that it's entirely open to interpretation, but is so brilliant that even the biggest village idiot has boost towards "getting it".
Take for example two of the Kid's all-star collaborators on this LP: Kenneth Kupfer's long fingered, skull cane ladden artwork for the cover makes complete sense, as does Range Life Records honcho and not-frequently-enough FY!GT! contributor Zach Hangauer's Wonder Woman vs. injustice video for single "La Cygne" (available for viewing below). It's seriously worth investing in a project of Say My Name inspired art projects, but in the meantime it's beyond worth investing in Say My Name 2 - and you can September 20th when it's available for digital consumption.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
FRGVNSS
MP3: Girls - Forgiveness
Monday, September 12, 2011
Nosebleed
MP3: Deerhunter - Nosebleed
In our wait to the upcoming Atlas Sound record, and whenever Deerhunter decide to drop another banger, here's the b-side from the "Memory Boy" seven inch which came out on Record Store Day earlier this year. Enjoy.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Frothing.
Colleen Green is been a welcome addition to the land of finely crafted musical beasts and her upcoming Cujo 12 inch for Art Fag only raises bars higher. It's drenched with hooks, nugs and Kindergarten Cop sound bytes - the classic formula of a sure thing. "Rabid Love" is a song on it and it's soooo good! Enjoy it like you would a fine wine that is gonna get you drunk and brave.
Cujo is out on October 4th.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Video: Crete'n
The team agrees: the new Saviours LP is total goddamn aces. Here's the vid for "Crete'n", dig in mother fuckers.
New Blouse: Videotapes
MP3: Blouse - Videotapes
More magic from Portland magicians Blouse, who after 2 genius singles have at long last announced their debut full length which is going to be self-titled. I don't get self-titling albums, but whatever. The point is this is going to be great and it's out November 1st on Captured Tracks.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
SELF TITLED/SELF HELP
Finally got around to checking those dudes Widowspeak and their self titled debut that just came out on Captured Tracks. It sounds real good! It's also very fitting of this rainy cold weather that New England has been cloaked in all this week. I'm not complaining, I truly am loving that I can wear long sleeves again. Autumn = class.
Oh, but yeah check these guys out if you haven't yet. They're nice, especially if you love Mazzy Star. Do these bands cry over that comparison or are they bad ass about it like the groups that are covers of Black Sabbath or the Ramones and totally own up to it and we can all have a good time? I hope it's the latter...
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
New Kurt Vile: The Creature
Looks like come November 8th Matador Records will re-release this year's great Smoke Ring for My Halo because... um? But the bright side of such a pointless endeavor is that it's being packaged with (and thankfully available on it's own 12 inch vinyl release) So Outta Reach, a new ep of 6 songs from those sessions, touched up upon and thrown at an adoring public. Oh and one of the songs is a cover of Boss classic "Downbound Train". You know, this one:
Maybe it sounds like this?
Monday, September 05, 2011
HOT TRAXXX: Warm in the Winter
Hot damn! Glass Candy released another on fire single - it's called Warm in the Winter, it's backed with "Beautiful Object" and it just further proves these mother fuckers can hang, staying cool as hell.
Friday, September 02, 2011
FUCK YEAH: Bang
MP3: Big Business - Guns
I've got to go and get some beers for tonight, so this is a quick one - enjoy the best song on the recent Quadruple Single by Big Business. Have a good weekend!
I've got to go and get some beers for tonight, so this is a quick one - enjoy the best song on the recent Quadruple Single by Big Business. Have a good weekend!
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Video: Bad Feeling
New video from Veronica Falls for their new single "Bad Feeling", which is out in 7 inch form now on Slumberland. It's also appearing on September 20's self titled debut which is highly anticipated by everyone cool, including yours truly.
Cool video, burning shit in the woods is pretty bad ass.
(I also really like this video to "Come On Over" which will also be on the LP)
HOT TRAXXX: GOTHAM
MP3: HEALTH - GOTH STAR
Hey, right off the bat I just want to say to HEALTH that it's sooooooo nice to hear anything new from you guys! You've really been missed! I guess these dudes are spending time making awesome covers because this, their version of Pictureplane's "Goth Star", is everything these things should be. Now it's totally a HEALTH song while keeping everything that is special about the original intact: namely it's glitterbomb fireworks display and it's genius sampling of Fleetwood Mac's oft-forgotten "Seven Wonders".
Not that anyone needed a reminder of how great this track was but GODDAMN it still has legs! Good on you, nuders.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Introduced
We're all going to pretend that we all didn't download Hurry Up, We're Dreaming this week and that "Intro", featuring the lovely Zola Jesus, is a complete shocker. So let's go ahead and talk about the song!
It actually IS a shocker. Listening to "Midnight City" for so long left it harder to imagine something of equal or greater quality could come before and properly set up such a beast, but here we are and it totally fucking rules. It's sprawling, warm and as big as space itself (like all M83, duh), but beyond that I was air drumming like I was fucking a goddamn superstar by the end of it and I like that because I'm not and escape is everything.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
New Meg Baird: The Finder
MP3: Meg Baird - The Finder
Some people release too much music, some just enough and too many not much at all - it's the Goldilocks theory. Meg Baird totally falls into the latter category, though now we're all lucky enough to anticipate a new album called Seasons on Earth, coming out on Drag City next month.
Everyone is older and wiser in the world and I guess this LP's is gonna reflect that - "The Finder" certainly makes me believe it. While her Philadelphia peers like Purling Hiss and Kurt Vile are painting the USA the color Philly one city at a time, 2011 seems prime for a lovely overtaking. All hail Queen Baird, mother fuckers.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
FUCK YEAH: Bad as Me
MP3: Tom Waits - Bad as Me
Every time Tom Waits raises his head, music stops. It doesn't stop because it's run out, it's stops because of the blindsiding that occurs. At that point, you'd think it would reevaluate it's position, but it just keeps prostrating to the admonishment being delivered by Mr. Waits. He's the voice of reason; he brings character to the world. With Bad as Me seeing release this October, I can only hope an appropriate Dickensian winter (finally) follows suits. Enjoy.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
New Atlas Sound: Terra Incognita
MP3: Atlas Sound - Terra Incognita
There are the constants to Bradford Cox that you not only count on, but thrive upon as well: his voice will break your heart, no matter what he's singing and it's going to sound awesome in some way, even if it's not readily visible on it's the surface. How does it change up?
Well his upcoming Parallax album, the 3rd under his Atlas Sound moniker, is self labeled as "science fiction" for it's genre -sounds stellar to me.
Out Nov 8th on 4AD (and by Nov 8th I mean when it leaks in October).
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