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With any kind of move, one has to inventory past experiences, laying some to rest and saving others as experiential knowledge. When the principle mind behind Heathers , Michael Avishay, left Portland after college to move to his native LA, he left behind his most popular and personal music project to date, Ghost Animal. And so Heathers began, first as an idea–based on the belief that uncomplicated melodies retain the most meaning and are accessible to everyone. With their first official track“Teenage Clothes,” the harmonies ebb and flow and the early-Slumberland and Sarah Records adoration is beautifully-apparent. Yet nothing is passe about [...]

Yung Life - Hiding Girl Honestly, this album just won’t quite. Releases just keep coming and coming, and I’m so glad, because it is honestly one of the best albums of the year for me. Such crazy nostalgia oozing newness. Anthemic choruses, synths so old and new you are simultaneously launched into the past and future. Chill Mega Chill proudly released this bad boy on beautiful purple cassette back in August. Yung Life also just finished a string of CMJ [...]
The Impermanent 73 is the debut recording from WL , which features members of Blouse and Houndstooth . Death Party Records (home to Surf Club , Prescription Pills , and Yung Life ; run by Michael Avishay of Ghost Animal ) put out this 73 earlier this Summer. The WL sound has been described as "SHOEGAZE DROWNED IN A SEA FLOWERS." I'd say that's pretty apt. This right here is the B-Side. Listen. Downloadable: No Escape (mp3) [...]

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the June 2011 Mix and find out. You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Downloadables: ( ) [...]
GHOST ANIMAL, GRAVE BABIES, NIGHTMARE FORTRESS, ASSS ( East End , 203 SE Grand) Last year, Ghost Animal was featured in the Pacific Northwest edition of an online video series sponsored by JanSport (of backpack fame) called Practice Space , which showcases hip bands in their alleged elements. Ghost Animal's segment was filmed (by Lance Bangs!)Â in their studio at Reed College, with Marisa Rowland and Michael Avishay discussing the literary and sonic influences of their fledgling efforts. They strike me as an interesting choice to represent the PNW, not yet having released an album, but [...]

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Ghost Animal - Dreaming of Love & Death pt 1 Michael Avishay, one half of this noise/artrawk duo w Marissa Rowland , hit me on twttr late yesterday evening asking me if I could do a rush premiere for him, and while I’d normally be pfffft, this song fucking rules. So here I am, showing it to all y’all for the first time outside his bedroom. If this isn’t an ambitious hommage to Sonic Youth , I don’t know what is. Excellent, raw, charged. Look for more in the coming months, keep [...]
THE VIDEOS THAT MADE MY WEEK, SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO… Fuck relationships and dating, I’m married to the music. Happy Sunday! Please enjoy my favorite videos of the week. #1 WU LYF Heavy Pop (Live on Letterman) I’ll be in the UK in Feb. We should totally make out… WU LYF | Tumblr | Facebook [...]

So, I started recording one song per set at every show I went to this year (provided that I was in the mood to hold up a recording device) and put the recordings up on the youtubes on a channel called GIMMETINNITUSTUBE . And now here's more best of 2011 coverage with our favorite 9 GIMMETINNITUSTUBE recordings. Watch + Listen. Streamable: I Hated School (Live @ Legion Bar ) (youtube) by Night Manager [...]

I am here to apologize for slightly detracting from your concert experience all year long. Why? I take photos at shows. I know it can be annoying. That said, I try my best to keep it to a minimum and usually don't use a flash (and then ramp up the contrast and exposure later). Here are my favorite 12 photos from 2011. Look + Listen: Ghost Animal @ Glasslands Downloadable: Tired (A Ceremony) [...]

It is time for the next volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011 . You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm ). Listen. Downloadables: ( ) [...]

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate. What were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the September 2010 Mix and find out. Downloadables: Coma Summer (mp3) by Weekend Drifting (mp3) by Young Adults Fever Dreaming (mp3) by No Age Transparency Is the New Mystery (mp3) by Marnie Stern [...]

Every Monday, we'll be offering you early picks for some of the week's best concerts. Do you think we omitted something worthwhile? Let us know in the comments! Be sure to visit our Local Concert Calendar for an expanded set of daily listings. Post-punk at Thee Parkside: Grass Widow, Dunes, Cold Showers and Petals Thee Parkside hosts a night of jangly lo-fi and post-punk bands on Wednesday, July 27th (8pm, $8), headlined by locals [...]
Last week Ghost Animal released their latest EP, A Ceremony , and to tempt you into their murky lo-fi world, Spooky Town Records have unleashed 'Golden Boy' for you to check out (they'll also be putting it out as a 7"). http://thespookytown.blogspot. com/

Ghost Animal have a new 73 filled with "dark shoegaze" that was recorded long long ago (last summer). The vinyl is being released via Spooky Town Records . There are 300 copies on black vinyl and 300 extra special spray-painted copies. Could this track be your next summer jam? Listen. Downloadable: In Shrouds (mp3) You can purchase the A Ceremony 73 @ thespookytown.blogspot.com . Ghost Animal is on Tumblr Ghost Animal is on Bandcamp Ghost Animal is on [...]
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