HOT TRAXXX: Lemonade - Neptune [VIDEO/MP3]

MP3: Lemonade - Neptune

Lemonade

"Neptune"

Diver

True Panther 2012

Directors: House Plants and Weird Days

The best white people r&b jams are super stalker-ish, and this new one from Lemonade is in good company. Plus? The video has tits in it.

I'm all in. Diver is out at the end of the month.

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

FRGVNSS

MP3: Girls - Forgiveness

One of (if not) the best records of the year is officially out now! Here's an non-skipping mp3 of "Forgiveness" for those early adopters. Also follow this link to see the boys (pun!) on Jimmy Fallon playing beautifully. G'day dudes!

FUCK YEAH: Girls

MP3: Girls - Saying I Love You

Girls have returned with yet another album of spectacular songs. Spectacular in the sense that they keep getting better. Although I have a gripe: it bothers me that they're addressing this as "Record 3" on the cover, when they've not done so on the EP formally. In actuality, for continuity, it should be Album 3: Father, Son, Holy Ghost with Album 2: Broken Dreams Club or it should have been Record 1: Album and so forth from the beginning. I know they're minor details considering the music is so good, but it some form of continuity is going to be maintained in the naming conventions, then it should be decided beforehand and adhered to. Enjoy.

Video: Vomit

Keeping up on the Girls promise (post EVERYTHING).

HOT TRAXXX: Vomit

MP3: Girls - Vomit

"Eagerly anticipated" barely scratches the surface of how much I'm looking forward to the new Girls album Father, Son, Holy Ghost to leaking, uh I mean being released on September 13th. This song from it, 'Vomit', it's pretty really super cool. Check it out if you're behind like some people are (which is okay).

G Minor?

MP3: Real Estate - Out of Tune

Real Estate has always come off as pleasant and mildly enjoyable to me, but it's on their semi-recent single for True Panther that they've got me truly excited.

"Out of Tune" is quite great. But you already knew that I bet.

Girls B-sides

MP3: Girls - End of the World
MP3: Girls - Oh Boy
MP3: Girls - Life In San Francisco
MP3: Girls - Solitude

The new site is still trucking along as is the tardiness over here, but here are all of the Girls recorded b-sides. "End of the World", a Skeeter Davis cover, has been kicking around for a hot minute and is now out in the UK. Dig in.

The Best Albums Of The Decade: #22 - Album

MP3: Girls - Laura

#22 - Girls - Album
True Panther 2009

Joey On Album:

It really is weird including a release from this year on a decade list. Shit, this one only came out a few months ago. That's what happens when you don't wait another year to do these things: Oh well. I really like Girls' "Album" and over time, it could even be higher on this list. I think all of the songs are great and it's way original sounding and they do drugs and brag about it which is always cool. Fuck yeah.

NSWF VIDEO: Girls "Lust For Life" video

This new video for Girls' "Lust For Life" is pretty amazing. There's tits and cocks and all the good stuff. Seriously, some dude uses Hunx's dick as a microphone. Fuck yeah! The bar has been set, rock outfits.

It's NSFW but that's only if your job sucks. Who would work at a joint where you can't look at breasts and penises?! Your job fails, mother fucker.

(thanks to and via MBV)

HAHAHAHAHA (Welcome Back)

MP3: Girls - Heartbreaker
MP3: Girls - Love Life
MP3: Girls - Broken Dreams Club
MP3: Girls - Saying I Love You

I stopped buying weed long enough to pay the bills, so we're back! Hi! It's sort of cruel to be gone for 2 weeks and to return on a Friday, leaving you once again over the weekend. But the backlog of posts are many and in November, Matthew and I will be doing some cooler shit. So get on it.

Now I'll leave you with a Girls radio session on KDHX, all new songs. Enjoy, and see you next week!

Girlsgirlsgirlsgirlsgirlsgirlsgirlsgirls.

MP3: Girls - Ghost Mouth
MP3: Girls - Life In San Francisco

Personally, I try not to buy into hype. You can typically tell when something is or is not worthy of the hysteria, but every now and then a small element in the grand image throws you off course and causes you to ultimately reject something that otherwise could've been one of the best things for you in your life.

When Girls hit the blog scene, I noticed their name coming up on all of my favourite columns yet something just wouldn't click with me. I even saw the original pressing of the "Lust For Life" 7 inch at a trusted friend's house, and was staring at it's striking cover (which is a photo of a cute girl just smiling) - I actually started to notice that trend in all of their singles, but it wasn't enough.

Lately, however, I've been trying to listen to as much new music as I can, going in blind in most cases and hoping for the best. When I came across Girls' "Album", my past reservations had faded completely, and were suddenly transformed into an overwhelming burst of curiosity. So yeah, I went for it and listened to it again and again and again. This was incredible to me, and I was kicking myself for not going to a show they played a week before when they were in town or for not picking up any of the singles when they were released last year. But I didn't feel behind really, just inspired by the greatness of this album.

In fact, I think it's safe to say I'm very glad I didn't pay attention in those early days. I love being able to take in "Lust For Life" and "Hellhole Ratrace" in the context of a record, and not as a single mp3 file. The songs actually do work on their own though, perfect for mix tapes or a quick listen on the way to the post office.

The music itself can be described as passionate and meaningful, very warmly recorded and a great example of pop music done right with sticky hooks and lyrics that are brave and honest, bundled with a kind of bravado unseen in the 21st century music environment.

Christopher Owens sings like a kind of recluse, and I find that very easy to relate to. The desires he sings about and the situations he craves spoke to me and I can see "Album" being a treasured LP in my collection for the rest of my life. I have complete faith in what's to come from these guys, and cannot wait a second for more.

Enjoy "Ghost Mouth" from "Album" and "Life In San Francisco" from the "Lust For Life" 7 inch single reissue, both from the great True Panther out this moment. Run!

Hunx and His Punx pre-order!

MP3: Hunx and His Punx - U Don't Like Rock N Roll

Great news from True Panther: they are releasing a vinyl only collection of the 5 out of print singles by Hunx and His Punx. Awesomely titled "Gay Singles" (that's the brilliant cover art up above), it contains pop gemstones that are quite touching in oh so many ways.

I picked up the "Teardrops On My Telephone" 7 inch semi-recently after a friend played it for me and I was hooked. You can pre-order it now right here and it will ship on or before it's October 6th release date.

Hey True Panther or Hunx, does this come with a digital download?