Elephant Stone - Setting Sun
I don’t have much to say at the moment, too much to do and too much going on. I will say, I love new things that sound old and the kaleidoscopic Elephant Stone satisfies that love.
Dirty Beaches - Temple Street (Featuring The Offset: Spectacles)
Hong Kong. Rock ‘n’ roll.
“3 guitars, bass, and tambo. Recorded live onto tape in Beijing, 2011. This is off a split Russian tour tape with our buddies TONSTARTSSBANDHT and will be released by Spacebridge, a tape label based in Russia. 2013” - Alex Zhang Hungtai aka Dirty Beaches
Radiation City - Foreign Bodies
This Portland based group is one I’ve regrettably never blogged before today. I first heard them when they released their dream heavy EP Cool Nightmare where I was floored by the chick vocals, then saw them play at CMJ 2k11 what seems like a hundred times [not really, but really] in various types of spaces. From what I remember, no matter the venue size their sound was consistent, which I think attributes to the talent of a band’s members. What I love about this band is their balance of sound. There is this perfect balance between sharing of chick and dude vocals, doo-wop-esque sound intertwined with modern day synths that compliment instead of overshadow. At the end of the day, it’s just good fun music that I really enjoy listening to.
This is their lead single off their brand new LP Animals in Median due out 5/21/2013 via Tender Loving Empire [great label name]
No Monster Club - A Better Fit
If you include a mascot or a puppet in your video, you’ve got my attention, immediately. I think it’s the fact they posses the same expression on their “face” no matter the emotion or situation.
Pick up the Dublin rocker’s split The Community Games with fellow Dublin bands Ginnels, Grand Pocket Orchestra and Cave Ghosts.
Directed by Narayan Van Maele
Previously: Wish Me Well // La La Land
Teen Daze - Hidden
Oh hello there spring, meet your new soundtrack. Like a early Bibio song with less glitch. Bright like the start of spring, that moment when you come out of your house during a long cold winter. Feeling the vitamin D build up as the sun rays drench any exposed skin.
This comes off Jamison’s latest EP released yesterday and recorded last month in his house situated on the side of Sumas Mountain in Abbotsford, BC. Made up of beats created by Jamison and improvisions added later by his roommate David to play guitar overtop. All resulting in a 4-track EP called The House On The Mountain.
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Pure Bathing Culture breaking hearts and uniting lovers at Black Cat tonight in DC. To say I’m not stoked for a full length would be a fib… (at Black Cat)
Shy Boys - Ride
These two ultra cool kids, Nichole McMinn and Brandon Biondo, out of Knoxville have teamed up to create some great throwback rock n roll with hints of shoegaze. Forged from some screwed up sleep patterns and housing arrangements the two make up the natural core of the two with drummer Chris Rusk of Royal Bangs poking in and out to provide some backing beats.
You can download all of their singles from their bandcamp, and there will be a very limited pressing done thru Brandon’s label, who has one of the best names for a label, Dracula Horse.
Majical Cloudz - Childhood’s End
I realize I just posted a Majical Cloudz track but I don’t care, this video for the Canadian duo’s new single is too powerful not to share, hopefully you take 4 minutes out of your day and watch this. Remember always blame the dust/pollen for the watery eyes.
Video features Kenneth Welsh, directed by the very talented Emily Kai Bock with beautiful cinematography by Bobby Shore.
Angel Olsen & Marissa Nadler - Frisco Depot
Whoa. This is special.
Cover of Mickey Newbury’s song Frisco Depot
