Bless the jumpy, earnest hearts of emoting indie rockers. These kids probably had a lot of bad times with thick-necked men and no shortage of angst-ridden teenage years, which they've transmuted into a well-caffeinated variation on Pixies-style rock damage. There are a bunch of genre cliches going on here, and, though cringing a bit, I still have it my heart to enjoy every one of them. Pidgeon - Ain't Nothing Can't
So yes, this is supposed to happen on Tuesday, ideally. But the world is not always an ideal place and sometimes you wake up at 5 *PM* when you meant to wake up at 5 *AM*, and then before you know it you're not sure what day it is and you've had six cups of coffee and you've been wearing your favorite polar bear pajamas for three days and things get ugly. But now, here we are with another collection of mp3s which are very listenable indeed, and that feels great. I guess sometimes the [...]
Insound has another installment of their free "mixtape" download. January 2009's compilation features songs from the following artists: A.C. Newman Faunts Matt & Kim Volcano Suns Golden Triangle J. Tillman Of Montreal Pidgeon Owen Cotton Jones Funeral Party Cut Off Your Hands Goblin Cock Lisa Hannigan Fiction Family Blue Giant Loney Dear Download the compilation here.
Subscription Feeds: Online Music Program Only | All Podcasts E-mail Comments: phill[at]thephiller[dot]com Loxsly - "Chopper" Flashlights Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Amazon This Town Needs Guns - "Telemundo" [...]
pidgeon haben mit "might as well go eat worms" am 23.09. ihr zweites album auf den markt geworfen. basisstation dafür war das um- und weitsichtige label absolutely kosher ( die im übrigen mit plus minus justament einen fetten hyperaktuellen release tätigen ). pidgeon bin ich aus verschiedenen gründen zugetan. einerseits beweist die band aus san francisco musikalische vielseitigkeit. ihr laut-leise-programm ist keine wüste dekonstruktion, sondern planvoll gewaltig. der bass summiert sich zum stakkatoschlagwerk, die gitarren agieren reisserisch und daneben verzaubert val iwamasa mit engelszunge. ausfälle in [...]
Lsat month, Pidgeon quietly released Might As Well Go And Eat Worms (on Absolutely Kosher), their follow-up to 2004's From Gutter With Love . Lucky for us, that is likely the only thing they will do quietly. Pidgeon - California (is for F**ckers)(mp3) Also: the original version of Mania in Lithuania , of which they said "We didn't put in on the record because we think we can do it better someday." An updated version is on the new record.
This was an all-day affair at Thee Parkside, an old-hat venue for some of you, I'd imagine. I like a good and greasy dink, tho, and whenever a performer busts out the Mitre, you know it's gonna go off faithfully, like a skypiece from a tonsured Monk. Olivia from Wiretap did a great job collecting myriad habits for this marathon ball. Most notable among those assembled was Sean (the Pope) of Pope of Yes a.k.a. El Papa, who changed out of a boy's [...]
Fellow local music blog Wiretap Music will be celebrating its one year anniversary this Saturday at Thee Parkside . The extensive and diverse lineup includes: Hey Three Eyes , The New Centuries , The Lovely Public , Pigeons or Panthers , Pope of Yes! , Pidgeon (whose newest album, Might as Well Go Eat Worms , came out September 23rd), [...]
Head on over to Insound to snag yourself a free download of Insound's October Digital Sampler that features such artists as: Of Montreal Daniel Martin Moore Cut Off Your Hands School Of Seven Bells Horse Feathers +/- The New Year Mason Proper Pidgeon The Bloody Beetroots Black Moth Super Rainbow Jolie Holland Hauschka Hospital Ships MSTRKRFT.
PLAYLIST : Get Well Soon - If This Hat Is Missing I Have Gone Hunting Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon ( City Slang - 2008) www.myspace.com/youwillgetwell soon Woodhands - Dancer Heart Attack ( Paperbag Records - 2008) www.woodhands.com Dead Confederate - The Rat Wrecking Ball ( Razor [...]
Subscription Feeds: New Song Daily Only | All Podcasts E-mail Comments: phill[at]thephiller[dot]com Pidgeon "California (is for Fuckers)" from Might As Well Go Eat Worms ( Absolutely Kosher Records ) Buy at Insound Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon [...]
This month seems to just improve significantly from week to week in terms of new releases, as once again we're overwhelmed with some great albums. Many of which come from some well known names including TV on the Radio's latest, Dear Science ; Jenny Lewis' second solo effort, Acid Tongue ; Mogwai's The Hawk is Howling , and Blitzen Trapper's Furr . There are also a couple of albums from some lesser known bands that have piqued my interest after hearing a couple of songs [...]
This week's podcast is our latest monthly mix episode, featuring new music, recent music and otherwise excellent music from seven Bay Area bands and one from the Central Valley. More information about all of the bands below: Blue Rabbit ("Separate") recently released their debut EP Separate digitally and the title track is some great rolling cello-pop. You can pick it up at their MySpace page , and can see the San Francisco folk-rockers on October 19th at the Fiesta [...]
(See 'em?) As can pseudosnappy intros, so let's get to it. Little Death - Baby, Can You Dig Your Man? mp3 - from self-titled self-release, due 28 Oct. The Cute Lepers - So Screwed Up mp3 - from Can't Stand Modern Music New Grenada - January 1st mp3 - groovy Camper van Loweryesque vox Land of Talk - Corner Phone mp3 - from Some Are Lakes - rings 7 Oct. - and in case you missed this recently
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The long-awaited sophomore set from San Francisco quintet Pidgeon is not groundbreaking, but it is refreshingly raw and uncompromising. The seven-year-old act employs a broad scope spanning intense screamo and quietly haunting, melodic sections that recall early Smashing Pumpkins . Mostly, Pidgeon is heavy. The bootcrunch of its three-guitar attack gives the choruses of "California (Is For F*ckers)" the impact of a flurry of bodyblows, an impact not diminished by the sweetness of the layered vocal lines. The brilliantly titled "Kafka Does His Shopping From Home" thrashes through an old school hardcore-influenced verse that could [...]
Byrjum á einu svakalegu mixi sem Snap Ant , bassaleikari Super Numeri (ef einhver þekkir það ágæta band), setti saman. Snap Ant þessi hefur gerst svo frægur að mixa fyrir bæði Ladytron og Coldcut auk þess að spila í hinum og þessum nýaldar sækadelikusveitum. Mixið sem hér um ræðir er rétt tæplega hálftíma langt og inniheldur kostulegt samansafn af ólíkra laga. [MP3] Snap Ant - In Dark Three's (Super Numeri / Psychedelic Mix) Hér er svo smá hrærigrautur af lögum héðan og þaðan af [...]
Four years after their critically acclaimed debut, "From Gutter With Love," Pidgeon returns with "Might As Well Go Eat Worms". While the title evokes the whimsies of a children's poem, it is nonetheless a nice way of saying that if you're all alone, you're probably better off dead. Two and a half years have elapsed since the album was recorded, during which time the band clawed its way through a hailstorm of personal strife and classic human drama that might tear a lesser band apart. The survivability of the animal to which Pidgeon's name bears a [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Skybucket Records , one of the major reasons behind Birmingham's indie music renaissance, has released a free and legal online mp3 sampler. Included are tracks by Through the Sparks , 13ghosts , Dexateens , and other acts from the label. Various Artists : Skybucket Records sampler [mp3] Skybucket Records website Ben Sollee , along with DJ 2nd Nature, has remixed his song "A Few Honest [...]
And this week... Cut Copy - Lights and Music ( mp3 ) Foals - Olympic Airways ( mp3 ) House Of Fools - My Life Before Today ( mp3 ) Imperial China - There Is No Translation ( mp3 ) John Ralston - Fragile ( mp3 ) Land Of Talk - Speak To Me Bones ( mp3 ) Lightspeed Champion - Galaxy Of The Lost ( mp3 ) Magic Wands - Black Magic ( mp3 ) Oliver Future - Signing Off ( mp3 ) Ours - [...]
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