Although Tennis claims the release date is a coincidence, Valentines Day is perfect for the release of Young & Old , the Denver band's second album. If you don't know the story: the espoused Patrick Riley and Aliana Moore spent a romantic half-year sailing along the East Coast, during which they composed songs that would become their debut, Cape Dory . Produced in part with The Black Keys' Patrick Carney, the new album finds the duo evolved into a band, with drummer James Barone now a full member. You can read an exclusive interview with the [...]
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • As reported late last month, orchestral pop outfit Canasta has ventured to Mongolia as a part of the U.S. State Department's Arts Envoy program. The group has been providing Gapers Block with a daily tour diary and from the sounds of it, the trek has been mostly positive with the band encountering enthusiastic locals at its performances and sampling [...]
Failure is ultimately an album you can put your arms around and give a great big hug to, and - maybe, just maybe - a big, wet sopping kiss. The third album from Chicago's Unicycle Loves You appropriately drops on Valentine's Day 2012. And there's a fair deal to love about this trio's latest, the ironically-titled Failure. While the band earns comparisons to the likes of Guided by Voices - which I don't see, unless titling your songs "Wow Wave Cinema" and "Master Medical Driveway" taps into the same stream-of-consciousness whimsy of Robert Pollard - what Unicycle Loves [...]
Género: Inide pop, psych rock. Ya comenté por aquí hace un par de meses sobre los chicos de Chicago. Y no me perdonaré haberme olvidado de ellos en la votación de canciones. Sun Comes Out (and I Don't Care) es una de las canciones que más me han gustado de este año. A modo de redención, les rendiré culto mañana por la noche, pinchándolos en Depósito Legal . Ahora llega segundo single de adelanto, Wow Wave Cinema , del que será su tercer largo [...]
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Unicycle Loves You have got some new music heading your way soon. The band are releasing their next album, Failure , on February 14 through Mecca Lecca Recording Co , and we've got a slice of it for you. The track's called Wow Wave Cinema , and it sounds like Times New Viking sprinkling glitter into the gutter. Have a listen to the song here: Wow Wave Cinema
Give it a close listen 'cuz you're gonna dig. Play 'em against past 5ives and enjoy thoroughly. Feist "How Come You Never Go There" (Beck Remix) [ follow ] Carousel "The Thrill" [ follow ] from 26 Allston EP Unicycle Loves You "Wow Wave Cinema" [ follow ] from Failure Islands "This Is Not A Song" [ follow ] from Asleep & A Forgetting [...]
Their silly band name aside, Chicago based trio Unicycle Loves You have changed their sound a few times since beginning in 2008, but have seemingly settled on fuzz pop. This new tune from the group "Wow Wave Cinema" confirms the direction of the band with catchy hooks and noisy guitars. Stay tuned on February 14th for the release Unicycle I Love You's new album Failure via Mecca Lecca Recordings . Download: Unicycle Loves You - Wow Wave Cinema [MP3]
Looking at the state of things around the world it could be said that a lot of flawed philosophy has been in play. Many are wondering who has really been controlling things as the decisions that allowed us to reach this point surely weren't made for our benefit. Perhaps we're just seeing the limits of intellectualism on parade. Or rather this is the masterwork of duplicitous leaders and the counterintuity is its obvious betrayal. Some will find sense to be made where there is none. Meaning from meaninglessness. And I guess that I just don't know. And I guess that I just don't know. [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Edda Magnuson : "Handsome" [mp3] from Goods search for more Edda Magnuson posts at Largehearted Boy Gospel Music : "Apartment" [mp3] from [...]
Unicycle Loves You have announced the details of their next album and Mecca Lecca debut. The album will be called Failure , and will be released on 2/14/12. This is band's third full-length album and first 2010's Mirror, Mirror . The album was again recorded and produced primarily by the band's frontman Jim Carroll. You can listen to "Wow Wave Cinema" below and stream "Sun Comes Out (And I Don't Care)" at the band's website . The band will be releasing a video for the track "Piranha" shortly. MP3: [...]
Blogophilia 21 Songs from Blogs: July 5, 2010 – August 31, 2010 Ripped at 320 kbps VBR Gapless Mix Download All Files in One Zip TRACKLIST 01 Intro – Weak Soul Patch 02 Night and Day – Chief 03 Justine – Unicycle Loves You 04 No One's Fucking to the Radio – The Streets on Fire [...]
And now three reasons to pop on over to the Beat Kitchen this evening... 1. Chicago's Unicycle Loves You have a solid garage-pop foundation, but their 2010 LP, Mirror, Mirror , found them dabbling in electronics and '80s new wave. Just recently, however, the group released a new track, " Sun Comes Out (And I Don't Care) ," from their upcoming 2011 release, Failure . The song features a lo-fi organ melodies and a bonafide guitar boogie and is a promising taste of what's to come. [...]
Género: indie pop, psych, rock. Tras dos LP's que apenas tuvieron repercusión por estas tierras, a la tercera va la vencida. Failure circulará en febrero del 2012, aunque los chicos de Chicago nos adelantan una pista, la revitalizante Sun Comes Out (and I Don't Care) . Canción pop, psicodélica, divertida, sobrada de ritmo pero que no le falta nada, con un punto áspero gracias a esas vocales y caja de hojalata, que contrastan estupendamente con punteos juguetones de guitarra, maracas, y estribillo que se pega como la [...]
It appears that Unicycle Loves You will be hitting the road again shortly, this time most of the upcoming dates are with Dinosaur Bones . There are still plenty of TBAs on the schedule, but there are also a lot of New York City dates (mainly around CMJ time). Check out the list of shows below. Unicycle Loves You tour dates: Dates marked * w/ Dinosaur Bones 10/10 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen* 10/11 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Lounge* 10/12 [...]
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Unicycle Loves You | Photo by Anthony Dixon Three tennis-Mondays-continue-as-we- all-try-to-get-in-the-swing-of -things-get-it-swing reasons to get your weary self to the Empty Bottle tonight... 1. It's Monday, it must be free. It's Monday, you probably just sighed heavily. Fret not, music lovers, Chicago's Unicycle Loves You wish to turn that sigh upside-down. These kids play just about the most up-beat and infectiously peppy music this side of the Mississippi. If you love them half as much as they love themselves, well, you'll love them [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Ash Black Bufflo : "Buho" [mp3] from Andasol search for more Ash Black Bufflo posts at Largehearted Boy Baby Baby : "Kidz" [mp3] from [...]
Illustration by Johnnie Cluney While Loud Loop Press staffers hungrily gorged themselves on Tofurky this past holiday season, several Chicago artists decided to rock the hell out of Daytrotter . Roots rocker Judson Claiborne , indie poppers Unicycle Loves You , new wavers California Wives and folk poppers Seafarer all recently recorded a live set for the Rock Island-based website. Pop rocking trio Unicycle Loves You unveiled a groovy, previously unreleased jam titled "Golden Girls" along with [...]
Continuing our best of 2010 coverage we now look at some of the awesome songs recorded by our pals at Daytrotter this year. And I will just go and say it... Daytrotter is quite possibly my favorite places to find music on the internet. If you are not clicking over there at least one a week, you are really missing out. Yes, you have to register and use their java-based downloader thingy, but it is so worth it. These are our favorite Daytrottin' tracks of 2010 . Listen. Downloadables: [...]
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