The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher than the Stars Everyone's favorite twee pop band, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have an EP out called Higher than the Stars featuring a single called "Higher than the Stars". If you like their self titled debut you will not be disappointed and if you did not get a chance to check out then look at this song as a gateway drug. I still am shocked every time I [...]
Throw Me The Statue - Hi-Fi Goon Throw Me The Statue is releasing their (his?) sophomore album this month called Creaturesque . Their debut Moonbeams was a favorite of mine so I look forward to hearing this. In unrelated news I feel its my duty to point out Shark Week starts today.
Voxtrot have always crafted great indie pop songs so I was not surprised to see their new single Berlin, Without Return was no different. You can stream it at imeem from the link below and download previous single Trepanation Party below that. Voxtrot - Berlin, Without Return Voxtrot - Trepanation Party
Yacht - Physic City (Voodoo City) Yacht is a two person group who when I saw open for Vampire Weekend was just one dude singing and dancing. I remember there being a glowing anchor on stage. The music was pretty good , but not enough to take my attention away from the blinding anchor. Anyway they are releasing an album on July 28th on DFA Records where the above song is from. Psychic City has a catchy summer [...]
Discovery - Orange Shirt Here is a song from Discovery , a duo made up of a member of Vampire Weekend and the singer from Ra Ra Rio t. That is some indie cred right there. It is very Electronic/R&B/Retro and awesome. I cannot wait to hear a debut album which is due July 7th and has hit summer album written all over it. Head to their myspace to hear another song.
Grizzly Bear - Cheerleader I really like blogging about music so I don't know why I do it so rarely now a days. I guess I have to start looking for music harder. Anyway an album that comes out next month is Grizzly Bear's new disc Veckatimest . Above is a wonderful song from that album. I am a huge fan of these guys and believe everything they do is must hear.
New video from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for the song "Zero" from their new album It's Blitz . I am a fan of this song and the video is growing on me. It is basically Karen O dancing around in a leather jacket. You can read Karen O's thoughts on the video and the album leaking over at pitchfork.
Harlem Shakes - Strictly Game The Harlem Shakes are a band from Brooklyn who will be releasing their debut full length Technicolor Health on March 24. I would suggest checking it out if you are a fan of bands like Born Ruffians or Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Most of their songs have a good amount of energy and a feel good vibe. This song though not as much as they unconvincingly repeat "This will be a better year". Anyway give it a [...]
Here is the video for the song "Fitz and Dizzy Spells" from Andrew Bird's newest disc Noble Beast . You can also see him perform the song live on the Late Show here . The video is hard to describe. It has a flaming arrow, a guy in a banana suit, and a marching band. Soldier on below. Andrew Bird with Mucca Pazza - "Fitz & The Dizzyspells"
Bomb the Music Industry! - Can I Pay My Rent in Fun What you may ask brings me back from my blogging slumber? Well that would be a new album from Bomb The Music Industry . It is name Scrambles and like previous albums they are giving away FOR FREE . If you liked previous Bomb albums then getting it should be a no brainer. If you are unfamiliar with them I would say they are punk/ska/folk/indie and like a hundred more things. They are [...]
Bruce Springsteen played halftime of the Superbowl last night and while I am sure most people saw that what some probably missed (including me) is The Gaslight Anthem playing Letterman. The Gaslight Anthem is like Bruce from NJ and he is definitely an influence on their sound. They really are impressive so check out their performance of title track "The 59' Sound" below.
So Zach Condon is releasing a double EP under two different monikers. March of the Zapotec will be credited to his usual band name Beirut . The other half will be credited to realpeople a name he apparently used pre-beirut. So anything this guy does is must hear and the double ep is released 2/17. For now check out the video for La Llorona from the March of Zapotec.
You may have recently heard M. Ward with Zooey Deschanel in the group She & Him , but he released a bunch of great albums before that. His voice is unmistakable as always on this new song off of his album called Hold Time . It is out Feburary 17 and the mp3 is via Pitchfork . Check it out below. M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight We all voted and it was a unanimous number one. Frightened Rabbit if you are unaware are an indie rock band from Scotland and one of the best things going in music if you ask me. Midnight Organ Fight is very much a breakup album. You have been warned. It is an extremely moving album in which every song is strong. The lyrics and melodies will get stuck in your head. It definitely connected with me and if you [...]
Son Ambulance 's new album is called Someone Else's Deja Vu . I am not really sure if the band puts the comma in between the two words anymore. Their official site seems comma less but wikipedia has it. I could of sworn the band use to always have the comma. Anyway that is a mystery that no one really cares about. Here are two songs from their new album that are very good and everyone shoud check out. Mp3s after the jump. [...]
The Layaways - O Christmas Tree My First Earthquake - Fa La Freezing Hello Saferide - Ipod Xmas
So I have not posted in a very long time. I open many posts with sentences with the same general meaning as that last one and they usually follow with a promise of it not happening again. Well.....I totally mean it this time. Anyway Christmas time so that is pretty cool. I will put together a post with Christmas songs when it gets closer. It is surprisingly close already though. Here are some songs. AC Newman is the man behind the New Pornographer s so that is enough reason to check out his new single. The song [...]
Afternoon Records is a Minneapolis based label and they are putting out new albums for bands Now, Now Every Children and The Poison Control Center . I suggest checking both bands out and the rest of the label's roster. MP3s from both after the pic of Now, Now Every Children. Now, Now Every Children - Not One, But Two The Poison Control Center - Give It A Try
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