Blog: Sell The Lie

Blame it on Gravity

May 9, 2008, 6:20pm Sell The Lie
Old 97's - Blame It On Gravity - The Story Behind The Album
....it's out on Tuesday (May 13th). I must say, this may be the album I've been anticipating the most this spring. I posted up the first single, Dance With Me, a little while ago and I've posted it again below. I found this when looking for some info about the album. There's some great live cuts of various tracks: Mark your calendars, I'll be rushing to the store to pick this up on Tuesday! [...]
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Title:Dance With Me
Link Text:Dance With Me
File Name:dancewithme.mp3
Year:2008

Six Pack of the Week - Covers (Vol. II)

May 8, 2008, 6:50pm Sell The Lie
Six Pack of the Week - Covers (Vol. II) Ah, it's covers. I love covers. I'm not sure why I have such a fascination with one band playing another's music, but it always has (and always will) intrigue me. Sometimes they bring something new to the song or emphasize it in a way you never thought of it. Sometimes it's just really, really shitty. We'll try to avoid those ones. To start things off, I (Kraig) will take you out to Africa for my selections. Mysterious Ways - Angelique Kidjo (originally by U2) Both of the tracks [...]
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Artist:Angélique Kidjo
Title:Mysterious Ways
Link Text:Mysterious Ways
File Name:mysteriousways.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Eddie Vedder
Title:Hard Sun
Link Text:Hard Sun
File Name:hardsun.mp3
Artist:Howie Day
Title:hday1999-07-20t08
Link Text:Howie Day - All Along the Watchtower
File Name:Watchtower.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:7
Artist:Howie Day
Title:hday2001-04-21d2t08
Link Text:Howie Day - Africa
File Name:Africa.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:4
Artist:Pete Yorn
Title:Splendid Isolation
Link Text:Pete Yorn - Splendid Isolation
File Name:09 Splendid Isolation.mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Artist:Soweto Gospel Choir
Title:Pride (In The Name Of Love)"
Link Text:Pride (In the Name of Love)
File Name:pride.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2007

Nine Inch Nails - The Slip

May 5, 2008, 5:15pm Sell The Lie
Nine Inch Nails - The Slip As you may recall , Nine Inch Nails released a little ditty called Discipline for free via their website a few weeks ago. The comments tag of that track told us to come back on May 5th. Well, it's Cinco de Mayo and I've come back to Trent - this time to find a whole album for my listening pleasure. The album is called The Slip and it's available for free in a multitude of formats. More info on the formats and download info here . Here's a few tracks so [...]
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Artist:Nine Inch Nails
Title:1,000,000
Link Text:1,000,000
File Name:1000000.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:Nine Inch Nails
Title:Discipline
Link Text:Discipline
File Name:discipline.mp3
Year:2008

Mason Jennings - Fighter Girl

May 2, 2008, 12:08pm Sell The Lie
Mason Jennings - Fighter Girl I know that I have a "thing" for criticizing bands for going the "yeah yeah yeah", "hey" and "la la la" route, but I gotta give Mason a free pass on this one. He may have a pre-chorus of solid "yeahs" on Fighter Girl (his first single for the upcoming album) but it's a catchy song and it's been stuck on repeat throughout this dreadful finals week. If you haven't already downloaded this track, do yourself a favor and listen to it already. It's the perfect soundtrack for [...]
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Weezer - Pork and Beans

May 1, 2008, 7:52pm Sell The Lie
Weezer - Pork and Beans I'm not sure what to think of this proposed new Weezer album, which is probably going to be known by many as The Red Album. Part of me is saying, "oh yeah! Come on with the albums named after colors already!" because I'm a fan of both the Blue and Green albums. Other parts of me are reading in places that this album is going to be more experimental, featuring: instrument switching, synthesizers, southern rap, and drum machines, among other things. Gotta be honest, some of that stuff makes me cringe. [...]
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Artist:Weezer
Title:Pork and Beans
Link Text:Pork and Beans
File Name:porkbeans.mp3
Year:2008

Six Pack of the Week - City Central

Apr 30, 2008, 10:22pm Sell The Lie
Six Pack of the Week - City Central So I'm sure everyone can think of some song by their favorite band that's about (or just named after) a city. Yeah, there sure are a lot of them. I like to think they're written for some reason other than to get a loud "Whooo" (or "woot" if you prefer) when they play them for said city, but I think I'm just lying to myself. It's sad really, lying to yourself. Anyway, this week's six pack is songs about cities. Stu's going first this time, let's see how long it takes me to screw this up: [...]
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Artist:Beirut
Title:Nantes
Link Text:Beirut - Nantes
File Name:nantes.mp3
Bitrate:178 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Collective Soul
Title:Over Tokyo
Link Text:Collective Soul - Over Tokyo
File Name:overtokyo.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2000
Artist:Ed-E Roland
Title:Over Tokyo
Link Text:Ed E Roland - Over Tokyo
File Name:edetokyo.mp3
Bitrate:80 kbps
Artist:Ryan Adams
Title:New York, New York
Link Text:Ryan Adams - New York, New York (live)
File Name:newyorknewyork.mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Sufjan Stevens
Title:Chicago
Link Text:Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
File Name:09 Chicago.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Sufjan Stevens
Title:Jacksonville
Link Text:Sufjan Stevens - Jacksonville
File Name:05 Jacksonville.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:The Stereo
Title:Have I Paid My Debt To Minneapolis?
Link Text:The Stereo - Have I Paid My Debt to Minneapolis?
File Name:minneapolis.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2002
Artist:The Stills
Title:Of Montreal
Link Text:The Stills - Of Montreal
File Name:05 Of Montreal.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2003

Coldplay - Violet Hill

Apr 29, 2008, 1:15pm Sell The Lie
Coldplay - Violet Hill Coldplay released their new single, Violet Hill as a free MP3 over on their site today. You should probably check it out. I haven't quite decided if I like it or not after a few listens, but it's certainly different than their last few singles (Speed of Sound, Clocks etc.). I know Stu will be firing back in seconds about how Coldplay is music for bed-wetters, but this song seems to have less of a bed-wetting vibe to it. Definitely more rock. The new album (with a terribly long name that [...]
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A little more Howie Day...

Apr 25, 2008, 12:22pm Sell The Lie
A little more Howie Day... I like how I posted earlier this week about Nine Inch Nails and now I'm giving you some Howie Day. It's good, I dig - it should keep all of y'all on your toes. That's right, I just said y'all. Or is it ya'll? Hmmm....food for thought there. How does one spell y'all? It's not giving me the red squiggles for that spelling so I'm stickin' to it. Now, back to the post: I've gotten my dirty little hands on a few more demos from Howie's forthcoming release - hooray for [...]
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Artist:Howie Day
Title:Be There
Link Text:Be There
File Name:bethere.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Howie Day
Title:Sound the Alarm
Link Text:Sound the Alarm
File Name:soundthealarm.mp3
Bitrate:80 kbps

The Zutons - You Can Do Anything (6/2/08)

Apr 24, 2008, 8:53pm Sell The Lie
The Zutons - You Can Do Anything (6/2/08) All ya'll that are excited for the Zutons new album (like moi) will be even more excited to hear that it's due on June 2. It's called You Can Do Anything , and should be downright incredible if the single, Always Right Behind You, is any indication. Speaking of the single, I must say it's catchy as the dickens! Stong words, I know, but it's true. This one features some excellent saxomophoning, very nice drumming, and rockin' guitar work and singing; in other words, nothing less than what you'd expect from The Zutons! [...]
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Artist:The Zutons
Title:Always Right Behind You
Link Text:Always Right Behind You
File Name:alwaysrightbehindyou.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008

Nine Inch Nails - Discipline

Apr 23, 2008, 11:35am Sell The Lie
Nine Inch Nails - Discipline I thought I heard a new NIN song on the radio yesterday but I figured I'd just forgotten a single they released during the With Teeth era. Nope, I rolled out of bed today and found that not only did Trent & Co. release a new single to the radio yesterday (called "Discipline") but they also threw it up for free download on their website at around midnight. Sweet. The track fits perfectly on With Teeth (which is probably why I thought it was a single [...]
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Some NEW Longview...

Apr 21, 2008, 12:23pm Sell The Lie
Some NEW Longview... I'd hope that most of you know Longview, but in case you don't you should probably check out their Myspace page and take a listen to Further. Their first album, Mercury is a necessity in any collection. The combination of shoegaze textures and alt-pop hooks should please the "indie" crowd and the more mainstream folk as well. Check it out on Amazon , it can usually be had for a pretty modest price (looks like it's just a penny right now!). The band has been pretty quiet the last few [...]
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Artist:Longview
Title:Waste Tonight
Link Text:Waste Tonight
File Name:wastetonight.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Longview
Title:Why?
Link Text:Why?
File Name:why.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008

Jimmy Eat World @ McKay Events Center, Orem (4/14/08)

Apr 20, 2008, 5:15pm Sell The Lie
Jimmy Eat World @ McKay Events Center, Orem (4/14/08) Yeah, so it turns out one of us should probably invest in a decent camera since we've gone to a couple shows in a row and came out with no pictures, sorry! Also, this show review comes pre-packaged with a crazy story, enjoy!: Ok, so to get from my town to the area where we see most of our concerts, one must drive over some mountains (takes about 30 minutes) then drive an additional hour and 20 minutes over fairly flat terrain. Me and a friend hopped into my rickety old car and began our journey. [...]
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Artist:Jimmy Eat World
Title:Crush
Link Text:Jimmy Eat World - Crush
File Name:06 Crush.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2001
Artist:Jimmy Eat World
Title:Hear You Me
Link Text:Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me
File Name:06 Hear You Me.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2001

PlayRadioPlay! - Texas

Apr 19, 2008, 4:58am Sell The Lie
PlayRadioPlay! - Texas PlayRadioPlay!'s sound falls somewhere between Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service. That... that doesn't actually sound like much space, but when you hear it, you'll get it. Comparisons to hellogoodbye would also be appropriate; though the songs are written about (and probably during) high school, they don't really feel immature or inaccessible. Even a song like "My Attendance is Bad, My Intentions Are Good" overcomes the high school theme. Dan Hunter, the mind behind PlayRadioPlay!, is 18 years old with a talent far beyond his years. [...]
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Link Text:PlayRadioPlay! - I'm a Pirate, You're a Princess
File Name:pirateprincess.mp3

Weekend Playlist

Apr 18, 2008, 6:29pm Sell The Lie
It's been a long week - now it's time for rockin'! These tunes helped me survive the week, hopefully they'll make your weekend brighter: [mp3] Joseph Arthur - I Wanna Get You Alone -from his latest (of many this year) EP, Crazy Rain [mp3] Mason Jennings - Fighter Girl -from his upcoming album, In the Ever (5/20) [mp3] Tokyo Police Club - Juno [mp3] Islands - Creeper -from the upcoming album, Arm's Way (5/20) [...]
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Link Text:Tokyo Police Club - Juno
File Name:juno.mp3
Artist:Annuals
Title:Sore
Link Text:Annuals - Sore
File Name:sore.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Gavin Rossdale
Title:Love Remains the Same
Link Text:Gavin Rossdale - Love Remains the Same
File Name:lrts.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Islands
Title:Creeper
Link Text:Islands - Creeper
File Name:creeper.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Joseph Arthur
Title:I Wanna Get You Alone
Link Text:Joseph Arthur - I Wanna Get You Alone
File Name:iwgya.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Mason Jennings
Title:Fighter Girl
Link Text:Mason Jennings - Fighter Girl
File Name:fightergirl.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Dodos
Title:Fools
Link Text:The Dodos - Fools
File Name:fools.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008

Overview

Apr 18, 2008, 2:30pm Sell The Lie
Overview Some of you may have already heard of the band I'm writing about today - Overview. They made a big splash in the indie scene last year with a number of extremely favorable reviews of their EP, Forty-Four Stone Tigers . I appears that they're back to writing some more songs , hopefully we'll have some more output from these guys again this year. In case you missed the boat (as I did) last year, here's what you missed: [mp3] Scorpian Woman [mp3] Forty-Four Stone Tigers [...]
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Artist:Overview
Title:Forty-Four Stone Tigers
Link Text:Forty-Four Stone Tigers
File Name:44stonetigers.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Overview
Title:Scorpian Woman
Link Text:Scorpian Woman
File Name:scorpianwoman.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2007

Six Pack of the Week - Rainy Day Tunes

Apr 15, 2008, 7:38pm Sell The Lie
Six Pack of the Week - Rainy Day Tunes The month of April and rain are nearly synonymous in the north-western hemisphere of the world. Since that's where I live those are the lamentations you shall here today. It rained (and snowed) today in the little place I call home and I'm sure it will keep on raining through the end of the month. And then stop. Forever. Because I live in a desert. We've got some tunes to get your drenched and dreary soul through the day. First off, my (Kraig) picks: The Beatles - Rain [...]
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Link Text:the original
File Name:wash1.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Adam Elk
Title:It's Raining In Here
Link Text:Adam Elk - It's Raining In Here
File Name:06 It's Raining In Here.mp3
Bitrate:206 kbps
Artist:Apples In Stereo
Title:The Rainbow
Link Text:The Apples in Stereo - The Rainbow
File Name:TheRainbow.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2000
Artist:Collective Soul
Title:She Gathers Rain
Link Text:Collective Soul - She Gathers Rain
File Name:08 She Gathers Rain.mp3
Bitrate:204 kbps
Year:1995
Artist:Pearl Jam
Title:Wash
Link Text:Pearl Jam - Wash
File Name:wash.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:The Beatles
Title:Rain
Link Text:The Beatles - Rain
File Name:Rain.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:The Jayhawks
Title:Save It For A Rainy Day
Link Text:The Jayhawks - Save It For a Rainy Day
File Name:SaveItForARainyDay.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2003

Waz

Apr 14, 2008, 12:59pm Sell The Lie
Waz Sometimes I get a little bothered by the total isolation that life in Utah can bring. The music scene is pretty dull in the town I live in, campus life revolves more around Sunday mornings than Saturday nights and the complete and utter domination of conservative values is a little too much to handle at times. It's times like these that I'm quite happy that I can at least drive down to Salt Lake every once and again and see a kick ass show and forget about Simpleton, USA for a few hours. While I know [...]
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Artist:Waz
Title:Mine To Remember
Link Text:Mine To Remember
File Name:minetoremember.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Waz
Title:She Is Gone
Link Text:She's Gone
File Name:shesgone.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008

Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward

Apr 12, 2008, 10:18pm Sell The Lie
Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward Be Your Own Pet is of the latest "old-school" movement of punk, eg, crunchy lo-fi guitars; gainy, gritty vocals; and songs that mostly follow the short-fast-loud formula. The melodies and lyrics are simple fare, but catchy and effective. The songs are rough; unpolished but good. There are a few throwaway songs that interrupt the general flow of the album. My original intention was to write a full-on review for this album, but I just couldn't maintain interest in it. So perhaps that's a review in and of itself! Overall, I'd [...]
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Artist:Be Your Own Pet
Title:The Kelly Affair
Link Text:The Kelly Affair
File Name:The Kelly Affair.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Be Your Own Pet
Title:Zombie Graveyard Party!
Link Text:Zombie Graveyard Party!
File Name:Zombie Graveyard Party!.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2008

Absentstar - Sea Trials

Apr 11, 2008, 11:02am Sell The Lie
Absentstar - Sea Trials Absentstar's debut album, Sea Trials , will hit the stores next Tuesday. It's one of the albums I've been most excited about this year - a Dan Wilson produced alt-pop album? Sounds like a recipe for success to me. The closest comparison that comes to my mind is Dishwalla , though they seem to rely a bit less on the keys. I'm still getting a feel for the album, a review should be up shortly. Check out these tracks until then: [mp3] Half Life [...]
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Artist:Absentstar
Title:For God Sakes
Link Text:For God Sakes
File Name:forgodsakes.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Absentstar
Title:Half Life
Link Text:Half Life
File Name:halflife.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008

Six Pack of the Week - Bonus Tracks!

Apr 10, 2008, 3:45pm Sell The Lie
Six Pack of the Week - Bonus Tracks! Sometimes 12 songs just isn't enough. Sometimes, you're just listening along to a new cd, and that last song ends, but it doesn't end . Or sometimes it'll just be an extra track thrown your way, as a very special thank you for buying the cd. You'd better buckle up, because you've entered the realm of bonus tracks, baby. I (Brock) will go first this time around. The Damnwells - Air Stereo [...]
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Link Text:Counting Crows - Come Around (Acoustic)
File Name:02 Come Around (Acoustic Version) [P.mp3
Link Text:Counting Crows - There Goes Everything
File Name:01 There Goes Everything (Pre-Order.mp3
Link Text:Jack's Mannequin - Into the Airwaves
File Name:11 Into the Airwaves [_].mp3
Link Text:The Damnwells - Air Stereo
File Name:03 Air Stereo (Bonus Track).mp3
Artist:Counting Crows
Title:Sunday Morning L.A. (Bonus Track)
Link Text:Sunday Morning L.A.
File Name:sundaymorningla.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Howie Day
Title:So, Goodbye
Link Text:So, Goodbye
File Name:sogoodbye.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Pete Yorn
Title:Go With It
Link Text:Pete Yorn - Go With It
File Name:15 Go With It.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Sense Field
Title:The Horse Is Alive
Link Text:Sense Field - The Horse Is Alive
File Name:12 The Horse Is Alive.mp3
Bitrate:264 kbps
Year:2003
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