
Broadcast / Future Crayon ( Warp ) Released last week, this b-sides and rarities comp covers the "full-band" era of Broadcast's career, before they were whittled down to a duo for last year's Tender Buttons . And as much as Trish Keenan and James Cargill should be commended for keeping it together and productive, this disc is a reminder of how much fulller and to my ears, enjoyable the larger band was. The hazy, detached, '60s Kraut-lite lounge vibe is very [...]

Ok, so the deal about the last week or so is that I've only been playing EP's. Not, it gets tiring to keep heading back to my CD player, but these things are killing me. Seems like there's been a rash of excellent (mostly debut) EP's hitting the floor these days. And, to top things off, all these bands have come to me through the interweb. Music blogs are the best, no? Anyhow, without further ado, I present a little list of my top EP's of recent past. Most of 'em have been released [...]

Now, here's a song that made me immediately buy a whole album. Seriously, five minutes after hearing it, I bought Colour Revolt 's debut EP. Just a crushing, melodic, beautiful, crashing, bleeding, wonderful mess of a sing. You gotta listen to it. ::: Colour Revolt - Mattresses Underwater You can also listen to a couple more songs on their myspace page . To buy their album for less than 7 bucks, go to Insound her e and order it by using the special [...]