This will be my last post for an indefinite amount of time, it may be a couple weeks or a couple months. I don’t know. I need to take a break from blogging. Recharge the batteries. It also feels like a chore and I hate that. It’s unfair to you because I feel like the quality isn’t quite up to snuff. I could give you a laundry list of reasons to why I need this break but I won’t waste the words.

I need to ask myself why do I do this?

• Will still be tweeting @jimmy_morris
• Feel free to email at music.headunderwater[at]gmail.com

For those who just started following my apologies, but there are over 3 and a half years worth of archives you can go through. Also, may I suggest you checkout my blogroll on the side bar. A lot of those folks are friends of mine, have way better taste than I do and they are the absolute best.

It’s not the end, just an off season. Be kind and do nice things for each other.

Much Love,
Jimmy

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St. Vincent live in Paris 11.30.2011

Good gawd I don’t know what to do with my self. Seriously. *swoon*

[By Sarah Bastin]

Marissa Nadler - In Your Lair, Bear

After falling in love with Marissa’s music a few years ago I had to contribute to her Kickstarter fund this past summer to get her latest album to wax. This opening track of the album fully vindicated my decision to fund it. Goes without saying that you should pick it up if you dig.

Thomas William VS Scissor Lock - Cadillic

Forget what you know about music associated with Cadillacs. You’re not going to see David Banner, Outkast nor the shortas ridin’ to this. Instead this can be heard as what might be mating calls of the Sorns [from C. S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet]. With the scattering of various tones from what could only be described as bent and twisted array of stem whistles these two Aussies Thomas William and Scissor Lock have painted a landscape of deep jungle rhymes.

Connan Mockasin - Forever Dolphin Love

Prior to reading this, I had no idea who Connan Mockasin was, now I’m hooked. I understand stand why it’s Marissa’s #1 album. You’ll want to take the full journey. Around 3:45 and on is my favorite, mainly for the bass part.

Brothertiger - Lovers

Hey Europe, be on the look out for a Teen Daze/Brothertiger show they’re touring your part of the world soon.

VIBE OUT.

Bollywood - Antoiança

So forget everything you know about Bollywood for these dudes from Minneapolis are much more haunting and abrasive. I’m fairly convinced that they’ve used an out of control freight train flying through the midwest as distinct influence. As though they wrote this looking through a black and white kaleidoscope on PCP.

At the end of the day think Dirty Beaches with cleaner vocals and a pinch of UK post-punk. Also check out their track Sheilds.

Arches - Nowhere to Go

In the hazy lazy manner Arches have squeeked in an EP in the final weeks of 2011. Picking up after their full release Wide Awake Tom and Julien have turned up the spacial feelings and like a 3-year-old on the night before Christmas morning, they’ve created this tension that is released throughout bits and pieces of each track.

You can pick up the cassettes that are the EP Enough and their live set from when they played the Metro Gallery in Baltimore just a bit ago for $9. You can also pay what you want for the digital version of this 4 song EP.

Chrome Sparks - Miss You

The album version features the airy siren Steffaloo. The track comes off my EP of the Year: My <3. Amazing to see how the electronically dominated album was translated to a live setting. Music students FTW!

The Black Tambourines - Bad Day

Some bad days are cured by rip roaring thru your buddy’s garage powering thru a hand full of chords slathered with fuzz. By George, I think these young lads would make for good touring partners through the UK with Ty Seagal, the Jacuzzi Brothers, and Three Oh Sees etc.

You can stream all of their tunes on their Soundcloud or download them from their bandcamp. This one comes of their latest, Chica EP off Art is Hard Records.