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Jul
23
Lights Out Asia, Tanks and Recognizers
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The wedding was fabulous and a lot of fun. It felt good to reconnect with family and friends and everything was beautiful; I think all the guests were filled with love after the event, it was really quite lovely. And I was their witness for their marriage license, I felt quite special. :-)
I thought we would ease into the week with some electronic ambient sounds from Lights Out Asia. Their new album has captivated my soul with it’s magical shoe-gaze electronica and ravishing multi-layered arrangements. This Wisconsin group has certainly won me over with this sophomore release and I highly recommend checking out other songs on this album like, March Against The Savages and Art Divided By Science that were just too long to post but gorgeous indeed. Enjoy!
mp3 Expired: Ring Of Stars
mp3 Expired: Oh! Toronto
Lights Out Asia on myspace
Tanks and Recognizers 2007 (n5MD)
Jul
19
Stars, In Our Bedroom After The War
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Stars and their record label Arts & Crafts have been the first to release the full length album digitally to combat against the Internet leak of the album, the album doesn’t hit stores until September 25th. This is a bold but very smart move and I just wanted to acknowledge it plus the entire album is fantastic. Filled with majestic alternative pop-rock that is really quite brilliant. I won’t be posting any mp3’s right now but you can stream samples of all the songs from their fourth album at the Arts & Crafts website. Support them please and raise your glass to toast to progress.Tomorrow is my birthday so I am putting together a little birthday mix, check back soon and for now go download the new Stars!
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So I was sitting here listening to music and I was preparing a belated birthday post and then this song off Star’s new album came on…I have been listening to the album for the last week and half now but in intervals so basically I stopped dead in my tracks when this song came on this evening. It is beautiful.
mp3: Personal* (mp3 expired)
Stars, In Our Bedroom After The War 2007
Download the new album HERE or HERE
*This file will only be available for 48 hours and then it will self destruct
Jul
12
Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
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That’s right all my fine feathered friends Spoon’s highly anticipated follow up to Gimme Fiction, their sixth album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga was finally released this week. And although this is old news around the blog-o-sphere I am sure there are some of you out there who held out as long as I to experience this release.
So what do I think of this album? Well for one thing I don’t think the title is stupid, it’s crazy! And my oh my I do love crazy. As for the music? I really wasn’t expecting much but this 10 track album has kind of knocked my socks off…Rarely do I enjoy an entire album all the way through but this set of songs seem to pull me right in with all of their toe tapping energetic rock and apparently “it can all be wedding cake” ;-). It is hard to keep a frown listening to these guys rock that’s all I’m saying.
And not to sound all cliché or anything but this is a must have album…It has certainly quickly climbed up my favorite albums of 2007 list. They come to LA in September to the Henry Fonda Theater.
Check to see when they are coming to you!
mp3 Expired: The Underdog
mp3 Expired: Black Like Me
Spoon on myspace
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 2007 (Merge Records)
The new album is available HERE and HERE
Jul
10
The Yarrows, Plum
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Sorry for the hiatus life has been busy and the summer heat has left me quite lazy I must confess and I think some of you know how much I hate the heat. But I have so much new music I seriously am not sure where to begin…So let us back up a bit, rewind, reverse, what have you.
The Yarrows hail from New Jersey and according to their website
The Yarrows are a band started in a house in a 200 acre woods in New Jersey in 2002.
Four guys from Jersey who make mellow indie folk rock. Their debut album Plum was released through Empyrean Records on June 19th. An inspiring debut from this group of guys from Jersey indeed, their tour dates have yet to be determined but hopefully they can make it out West eventually, for now I recommend tracking them down if you live in the Jersey/Philadelphia area and I will keep you posted on tour dates. A couple tracks I hope tickle your fancy as much as they tickled mine.
mp3 Expired: Cellophane
mp3 Expired: Impossible One
The Yarrows on myspace
Plum 2007 (Empyrean Records) available HERE and HERE
Jul
5
Ray’s Vast Basement
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Starvation Under Orange Trees is the new album by Ray’s Vast Basement. An album which lifts your spirits with it’s acoustic folk melodies and gentle poetic lyrics. The songs that make up Starvation Under Orange Trees are from a score Jon (lead singer) wrote for a John Steinbeck play; the band performed it live in the theater for 16 weeks. I would have loved to see this because the album is really a delight song after song.
Ray’s Vast Basement hails from San Francisco and although most of their shows are currently in the SF area they set sail in August for a few shows on the East Coast. I highly recommend checking them out.
mp3 Expired: California’s Gone (Grapes of Wrath)
mp3 Expired: Palace Flophouse (Cannery Row)
Ray’s Vast Basement on myspace
Starvation Under Orange Trees 2007 (Howells Transmitter)
Get the new album HERE or download it HERE
Jul
2
The Lovetones, Axiom
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The Lovetones hail from Melbourne Australia and have just released their third full length album through Tee Pee Records on June 19th. The Lovetones have toured extensively all over Australia and Europe and have even supported Morrissey on his first ever Australian tour.
Their new album Axiom is filled with polished dreamy indie rock that is enjoyable indeed.
mp3 Expired: Navigator
mp3 Expired: Wintertime In Hollywood
The Lovetones on myspace
Axiom 2007 (Tee Pee Records) GET IT
Jun
28
The Winter Sounds, Porcelain Empire
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The Winter Sounds hail from South Carolina and Athens Georgia. Their debut album Porcelain Empire was just released this week on Livewire Recordings. An album which demonstrates their ability to create airy indie-pop that entice the senses. A solid debut indeed and this band is a touring machine, check out their myspace to see when they are coming to you.
mp3 Expired: Windy City Nights
mp3 Expired: You Can’t Give Up
The Winter Sounds on myspace
Porcelain Empire 2007 (Livewire Recordings)
In other news I finally got my new keyboard for my laptop…So I will no longer have a broken “A”!!! Weeee! Also has anyone played the Xbox 360 Guitar Hero II? Holy Shit it is an addictive and fun game…So much so that I think we might buy it!!!! I never thought those words would come out of my mouth.
Jun
25
Pela, Anytown Graffiti
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I know I have been gone all weekend and I’m sorry it has been so quiet but I have been listening to some new music and now I am backed up with goodness to share so let’s just get right to it.
Pela is a band from Brooklyn, New York who’s members include:
Billy McCarthy – Vocals, Guitar
Nate “Natron†Martinez – Guitar
Eric Sanderson – Bass, Vocals
Tomislav Zovich – Drums, Vocals
They have released 2 EP’s in the last 2 years and toured their little hearts out. Their debut full length album, Anytown Graffiti was just released on The Great Society Label. And let me tell you these guys can make some honest rock & roll, with layers of blazing guitars carried by a steady marching rhythm and McCarthy’s vocals are filled with so much passion, the entire album is nothing short of inspirational.
They are currently touring in support of their new album and Pela will also be featured in the documentary Rockin’ Brooklyn by Wojtek Bozyk, which is supposed to be coming out soon but I have yet to get an official release date, if anyone knows please enlighten us and if I find anything out I will let you all know. In the mean time check out the website and watch the trailer.
mp3 Expired: Lost To The Lonesome
mp3 Expired: Cavalry
Pela on myspace
Anytown Graffiti 2007 (The Great Society Label) GET IT
Jun
20
The Frames
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The Frames have been making music since 1995 but with lead singer Glen Hansard starring in “Once” and their recent album, The Cost which was released in February of this year on the ANTI Label; The Frames have finally received some world wide attention…
But when I went to see “Once” this passed weekend at the new Landmark Theater in snooty Santa Monica I noticed that there was no mention of The Frames new album in the usher’s introduction, in fact there was not one mention of The Frames in general, which ruffled my feathers to say the least considering “Falling Slowly” and “When Your Minds Made Up” are present on both album and soundtrack. And after seeing the movie I am not really sure why the director didn’t just make this movie about “the band” with a concentration on the two main characters…It would have worked to have the whole band there from the beginning I think…I don’t know that is just my two cents, of course I am a little bias as I have made it my business to introduce people to music from bands like The Frames and when I see perfectly good opportunities to promote unknown music it baffles me when it doesn’t seem to happen…
Anyways lets get right to it shall we? The Frames blend gentle folk melodies with passionate lyrical honesty and explosive yet sensitive guitars. It is all really quite appealing like in that warm inviting art house coffee shop kind of way. My favorite song of theirs you can only find on the album, The Cost, but I highly recommend picking up a copy of the album or the soundtrack or tickle me pink and get both you won’t be disappointed…And you will want to have something after seeing the movie. :)
mp3 Expired: Rise
The Cost 2007 (ANTI Label) GET IT
Once Soundtrack 2007 (Columbia) GET IT
Jun
18
Radiohead, Ok Computer
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So I am a day late posting a Father’s Day post, I hope all the Father’s out there had a wonderful day. I kept myself pretty busy this weekend, which was good…And as some of you know my dad was the one to introduce me to Radiohead and since June 16th was the official 10th anniversary of Radiohead’s Ok Computer I thought this would be a good time to share a couple of tracks off this celebrated album. Ok Computer proved that it was possible to mix electronic textures with soaring guitars and still delight “rock” fans everywhere. This 3rd full length album demonstrated Radiohead’s ability to reinvent their sound, something which they continue to do album after album, this is just one of the reasons why I love them as much as I do.
Also on June 13th Radiohead made news after Ed posted a little ditty on Dead Air Space about their highly anticipated new album saying, “Yes I know its been a while ….. but we’ve been working on this album for a while …… BUT WE ARE NEARLY THERE …..”
What does nearly there mean? I have no idea but good things come to those who wait…So I’m waiting…Anxiously. Cheers!
mp3 Expired: Let Down
mp3 Expired: No Surprises
Ok Computer 1997 (Capitol Records) GET IT
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