Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons - Born Again

I think I’m gonna go see these guys who are opening for Dawes and Jason Boesel at Iota Cafe Feb 23rd. The problem is it’s a Tuesday night. But to see 3 good bands for $12 is hard to resist.

Y La Bamba - Juniper

I can’t get enough of this song by this Portland band. I really need to hang out in Portland. Also found this song off a mixtape along with another great song I posted off this same mixtape Yukon Blonde -Wind Blows.

I also suggest you give their (Y La Bamba) song Fasting in San Fransico.

Wild Beast - We Still Got the Taste Dancing On Our Tongues

Wild Beast was one of my favorite groups of 2009.

So gcn wrote a massive Music and Tech Recap for Janurary ‘10 and he talked about this neat little app called HacKey. It runs through your “LastFM profile and tapping into the Echonest API, and it will tell you which key you most favour.” All based on your scrobbled list of songs.

As you can see above I favor D major. What key do you favor?

Star & Micey - So Much Pain

Soulful folk song with obvious Memphis influence.

Yukon Blonde - Wind Blows

This track is chuck-full of lush reverb and harmonics. Which is right up my alley. Yukon Blonde just picked up a new fan, mainly because of this mixtape.

If you didn’t know it’s kinda snowing.

Note: I’m 5’11

Julianna Barwick - Anjos

I’ve posted another track before by the lovely Ms. Barwick but after listen to her album Florine for the last couple weeks I cannot get enough of this track. I shared it with my new “online friend” Maura (http://texturism.tumblr.com/) but I felt like I should share with everyone else too.

If I’m lucky enough for my work to send me to SXSW for the Tech portion, I will be taking several days off after and staying for the music portion and will certainly be seeing Julianna.

My blog-buddy Brian aka whiteguyswithbeards released this mixtape. I suggest you download it. If you don’t follow him on Tumblr I suggest you do that too.

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?mtizbyj5mmi

Here is a collection of new jams from a handful of bands I have been digging lately and writing about. The tracks are mostly new and, for the most part, very local.

I envision myself putting one of these together periodically from now on, so consider this the first installment. Track listing below, enjoy.

1. DOM - Jesus
Pure summery pop bliss from Worcester Locals. Be sure to check out “Rude as Jude” on their myspace as well.

2. Lil Daggers - Ya Tube Sabe
Another track from my friends from Miami. Track makes me want to run from the cops in the worst way.

3. Quiet Loudly - Over The Balcony
Nifty number from my bearded buddies from Brooklyn.

4. Tan Dollar - Tan Dollar
I could listen to this on repeat all. day. long.

5. GOBBLE GOBBLE - End Of Days
Another new track from pals GOBBLE GOBBLE, this one pumps up the techno.

6. Truman Peyote - Kartwheels
Rad jam from Truman Peyote’s upcoming split with Many Mansions on Whitehaus.

7. Many Mansions - Sparkly Portal
Lighter-than-air track off of said split. Put your headphones on and take flight.

8. Tropical Depression - Miniature Mountains
Found this track thanks to FMLY. Airy grooves from the west coast.

9. Philip Seymour Hoffman - Everything In My Cupboards Is Moldy
Like the actor, only way better. 80% more R.L. Stein also.

10. PPALMM - Acid Cops
Killer track from PPALMM off Breakfast of Champs’ Mozart Family All-Stars comp.

11. Girlfriends - I Was Here But I Disappear
New track from Girlfriends’ amazing self-titled debut cassette on Floating Garbage Continent. For the record I called it “gritty” way before the Herald ever did.

12. Golden Girls - Amateur Teen Sex Attics
More wonderful noise coming from wormtown. Makes me miss the Common Fashion Outlets.

13. The Great Valley - Lucky Me!
New track from friends The Great Valley off of their 7” Holiday, Holinight on Spooky Town.

14. Boy Without God - City Kids
Boston songwriter, beautiful track.

15. Quilt - False Eto
This track sounds like it’s emerging from a cloud of smoke in another world to me.

16. Psychedelic Family - Black Horse Knight Rider (Live)
Epic. Put on repeat for days.

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?mtizbyj5mmi

Sun Hotel - Honey

Usually “Honey” is a term of endearment. Frankly I love I that referenced when used in the proper context. However, according to what I gather from the lyrics of this song, it seems like it’s sadly about divorce. Nevermind the fact when this New Orleans band sent me their concept EP “Team Spirit” they described it as an album “about love and early divorce”.

By the way you can pick up their awesome 4-song EP for free over at http://sunhotel.bandcamp.com

Taken By Trees - Anna (feat Noah Lennox)

Seems like all of a sudden today this track is being featured on a lot of “bigger” blogs but whateves. This is one of the female artists that crush on real hard. Lovely musician with an equally if not lovelier voice. Also, you’ll notice that Noah Lennox aka Panda Bear aka one of the bros from Animal Collective, is singing back up on this track.

I highly suggest you pick up her album East of Eden. And if you have a chance go see her live she’s on tour with El Perro Del Mar

Previously featured: Watch the Waves and My Boys (AC Cover)

Dilian - Wheel On The Track (Directed by Alfredo Hubard/DM)

Music video for this song that Dilian kind enough to send this track to my SoundCloud dropbox. It’s freakin’ rockin’

Lo-Fi Fnk - Marchin’ In

“heard this on the hype machine this morning. passing it on.” - fred-wilson

I like Mr. Wilson heard this on Hype Machine the other day and planned on passing it on this afternoon but now is as good as any other time. It’s a great song to get you over that Wednesday hump.

Also check out their song “Want You” that I posted awhile back which is also featured on my mixtape Arlington