If you've been following this blog, you probably know that one of my recent obsessions have been Champaign, IL's own Headlights. So obviously I wasn't going to miss the CD release show of their fantastic debut, Kill Me With Kindness in their hometown. There were a couple local bands that played before Headlights went on. The first band was called The Living Blue and I was really impressed with them. They were a bluesy, garage rock kind of band, that [...]
Finally, a good new release week made it all worthwhile. No videos today because youTube is being a pain in the butt. --- So Idlewild came out this weekend. While I haven't seen it yet, I have been enjoying the soundtrack. While I know it's all hipster-trendy to like Outkast, they really are quite good, and i'll offer my favorite song from the disc, " PJ & Rooster ." --- [...]
Manchmal ist es ja so, dass man sich total auf ein Album einer Band freut, nachdem man erst einmal ein paar Songs daraus vorab gehört hat. So ging es mir neulich bei der amerikanischen Gruppe Headlights - im Homoeclectic-Blog wurde das Trio aus Illinois in den höchsten Tönen gelobt, es hieß, sie würden Indiepop mit einem "shoegazey touch" spielen, was mich natürlich hellhörig werden ließ. Die beiden Songs «TV» und «Put us back together right» sind auch tatsächlich ganz große klasse - flotte Gitarren treffen melodische Gesänge und, fürwahr, eine prise [...]
The fall album season has officially begun. Many new releases are beginning to hit your record stores and online outlets. Here are some of the notable ones from this week.... Cursive: Happy Hollow At Conception ( mp3 ) Eric Bachmann: To The Races Lonesome Warrior ( mp3 ) Headlights: Kill Them with Kindness Put Us Back Together ( mp3 ) [...]
Pop/Rock. Tristan Wraight, Erin Fein and Brett Sanderson tried with "Absinthe Blind". They tried again with "The Orphans". Finally, Illinois spring of 2004, Headlights was born in a farmhouse just... sabas.jud.as-new indie music messiah
Headlights Kill Them With Kindness Polyvinyl Records Ahhh... summer. The time of year when the sun is up for 15 hours a day at least. When jockey high school boys are constantly outside playing basketball with their shirts off. When neighbors sit together on their porches in conversation, drinking beer . When things finally start picking up again in the National Football League. In my childhood, summer was one of my favorite times of year. Now in my young adult life, it is one of my [...]
Champaign, IL Headlights describe themselves as indie pop with a shoegazey aftertaste, and I think that's a pretty damn good description. This trio is getting ready to release their first full-length on Polyvinyl Records . Kill Them With Kindness is out August 22 and will surely prove to be one of the year's finest. "Your Old Street" [...]
I had never heard of The Headlights until yesterday, when I noticed that two of my favorite blogs (Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good and Good Weather for Airstrikes) mentioned them, both going out of their way to gush about them as something special. I downloaded TV and was hooked. Within 20 minutes I had bought the album Kill Them With Kindness and now, less than 24 hours later, I've listened
This Summer, I casually talked about Headlights in this post , but ever since I picked up their debut LP, Kill Me With Kindness , I've been practically obsessive over the band (who I earlier described as "shoegazey dream piano pop rock sound that's full of guy/girl harmonies and multi-layered synths"). The amazing part of Headlights ' Kill Me With Kindness is what a full listening experience the album gives you from start to finish. It's one of the few albums this year that I'd prefer to listen [...]
Here are some songs that I have been listening to lately. Check em out. Im also working on a way to make an actual playlist out of each of these posts so that you can just click once and listen to all of the songs. The Walkmen - Many Rivers to Cross The Submarines - Peace & Hate [...]
Today's fluffy, light-hearted piece of indie-pop sweetness comes to us from Illinois-based artist, Headlights. "TV" is off of their first full-length, Kill Them with Kindness , which is due out later this month on Polyvinyl . And while you're waiting for its release, if you get a chance to check out "Put Us Back Together Right", which is another track from that album, I highly recommend it (it's been in heavy rotation on my iPod as of late). In the meantime, you can also check out " Tokyo " off of their The [...]
The fine folks at Polyvinyl Records and Invisible Limb have teamed together to bring you a killer Headlights prize package. One grand prize winner will receive their up coming debut album Kill Them With Kindness on both CD and vinyl, as well as a band poster, sticker, & button.   This is your chance to win what has already been called " one of the year's most intriguing and memorable debuts ".  To hear a sample, check out the free mp3 below: Headlights - TV  We will announce [...]
YAY songs come at the tops of the posts now, with an upgraded flash player!! Headlights - Killing Them With Kindness - 02 - TV Download Song Longtime Champaign, IL local favorites Headlights are all set to release their first full length "Killing Them With Kindness" on Polyvinyl Records August 22nd. This song "TV" is one of my favorites on their [...]
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Does This Frame Even Look Like Piano Keys To You? Once upon a time, I tunefully pressed the black and white keys of a piano and did so for three years before I threw out my songbook and deemed the instrument for nerds. I regret ever making that decision, and I shatter to pieces knowing that, had I continued, I probably could belt out the fantastically sequential notes of Spoon's The Way We Get By on my dusty, neglected Yamaha keyboard. I have a sense of respect to [...]
Excited, no? If you've not already passed out from the awesome prospect of 24 hours of non-stop music posting, then make your way over to the Blogathon site and get to donating. For the second post, having exhausted the few brain cells summer has left me, I've decided to share my current favorite tracks. Keep in mind that not all of them are brand new, and that if played in order they don't
Yes I still have July 22's Anti-Hit List to review but I'm going to start with the latest edition of John Sakamoto 's Anti-Hit List. Going to start off with a band called Headlights out of Illinois. I have never heard of them but I really like the song they have for download and that Sakamoto singled out. "TV" is a really good song and is from their album Kill Them with Kindness out on Polyvinyl. You can the song below... Headlights-"TV" Next up [...]
Steel Scissors, Duane Keiser Scissors - Barbara Manning Walking Stick - Barbara Manning Don't Let It Get You Down (Paul McCartney and Wings cover) - Barbara Manning Wherein I make my [...]
(NO IMAGE AVAILABLE)< LESS WRITING. MORE MUSIC. RE-ROOTING THE ROCK SOUND. Sam Roberts, The Gate. The Long Winters, Ultimatum. Zoe, Via Lactea. The Mattoid, Blue Suede Shoes.# Dirty On Purpose, No Radio. Headlights, Put Us Back Together Right. The 1900's, Bring The Good Boys Home. The Dears, Ballad Of Humankindness. SOMETIMES ALL WE CAN DO IS SUCCUMB. # Marathonpacks recommended.
How come no one told me how awesome this band was?! I heard about Headlights a few months ago when I found out that were releasing a split 7" with Skatterbrain favorites The Most Serene Republic , but like a fool I neglected to check them out. Now, because of my foolish decision, I'm likely the very last blogger to be mentioning them. Incidentally, headlights have more in common with The Most Serene Republic than just releasing a split together. Headlights have got a good solid hold on that dreamy noise pop sound [...]
Headlights are a band whose name I’ve heard thrown around throughout the blogging community for the past couple of months and since they’ll be performing at Schubas later on this summer, I figured I’d give them a listen. Good thing I did. How awful is it when you finally get around to hearing a group that you like only to find out that you just missed the band’s local live performance by mere days? I’ll be the first to admit that the band’s formula isn’t really anything original but still, it’s [...]
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