Blog: Nu Rave Brain Wave

mp3: jerry tropicano – surf trem

mp3: jerry tropicano – surf trem This song has been just sitting on Jerry Tropicano 's soundcloud for over a month without me discovering it, but I was compelled to put this up immediately. Surf Trem is as immediately likeable as it gets - I absolutely die at Danny's sinister vocals over the driving force of the easy-going garage riff and the dark bass line, all wrapped up in this total punk spirit. It wasn't that long ago that I was at The Diner listening to an idea about what Jerry Tropicano [...]

mp3: yoofs – hazy dayz

mp3: yoofs – hazy dayz I'm not surprised that a crop of bands from Bornemouth (sunniest place in the UK!) bring to mind so much sun, shade and relaxation, most notably YOOFS , here with Hazy Dayz . This languid, floating jam is just right for laying on a day bed in a haze. Fact. This little cut is available for the price of just 50p from The Sounds of Sweet Nothing . If you're in Brighton, though, this weekend, YOOFS & YRRS will be at the Green Door Store on [...]

mp3: french kissing – i want more

mp3: french kissing – i want more Very excited to have a new (well, recorded last year and found this year - but new to our ears) French Kissing track to play on a neverending loop, to the joy and then chagrin of everyone I have ever met. The London trio have been quiet for a little while but the Nuggets-y jangle of I Want More is a welcome reintroduction back into our lives. I've loved their garage-surf finesse for quite some time, and this jam is no different, though erring on the side of The Kingsmen than anyone else. [...]

mp3: king tuff – wild desire

mp3: king tuff – wild desire Suicide Squeeze has announced their 2012 singles series, featuring none other than our favorite King Tuff , whose 2nd LP is my most anticipated of the year. Wild Desire , spawned from the same 2nd LP recording sessions mentioned previously, is possibly the song of the year. If you had any doubts about KT's ability to write salient, succulent prime glam-pop songs 10 years after writing his perfect LP Was Dead , this will dissuade you from such thinking in the future, I'm sure. Glam notes, [...]

mp3: heavy hawaii – super bowl XXIX

mp3: heavy hawaii – super bowl XXIX It's a pretty special Sunday, whether you're in America or abroad - Super Sunday to be exact. And it's a great pleasure of mine to be posting Heavy Hawaii 's newest, wooziest jam Super Bowl XXIX . This frost covered cut from their brand new 73 via Art Fag Recordings sees our San Diego favorites hitting the high notes of Winter, the sparkling keyboards read like slowly falling snow. The guitars and the vocal harmonies remind me of the slow burning of ones fingers & toes walking into [...]
Artist:Heavy Hawaii
Title:Super Bowl XXIX
Link Text:Heavy Hawaii - Super Bowl XXIX
File Name:01-Super-Bowl-XXIX.mp3

mp3: brown brogues – anyone but you

mp3: brown brogues – anyone but you Brown Brogues 'Anyone But You' from Plastic Zoo on Vimeo . Check out Brown Brogues newest official video above for Anyone But You their brand new 73 of the same name coming from the impossibly en pointe Italian Beach Babes label. As for the song itself, besides being really great - is a different side to BroBro that I haven't really seen before. So much less aggression, but like I said, still great - I'd say erring [...]

mp3: royal limp – new ennui

mp3: royal limp – new ennui Good to see Andy Auld (formerly of Teen Sheikhs , currently of label Sex is Disgusting ) playing music again under the guise of Royal Limp , which is probably a fitting name for it all really. Been debating about posting this for a while, and in fact, whether or not I actually liked it at all - but after about 50 listens, it's only 2 minutes 15 seconds of wonder, I'm firmly in the camp of liking. Similar everything he's done, it's super ramshackle, has twists and twinges of The [...]

mp3: django reinhardt – honeysuckle rose

mp3: django reinhardt – honeysuckle rose It's pouring rain today in Los Angeles, January 23rd , and it's also Django Reinhardt 's birthday so enjoy Honeysuckle Rose as I strenuously finish this tedious piece of writing (not this one, another one - your confusion is understandable). mp3: Django Reinhardt - Honeysuckle Rose
Artist:Django Reinhardt
Title:Honeysuckle Rose
Link Text:Django Reinhardt - Honeysuckle Rose
File Name:01-Honeysuckle-Rose.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Jazz

mp3: mind spiders – wait for us

mp3: mind spiders – wait for us Fresh off of my Top 10 LPs of 2011, and about a year since their previous (and excellent) debut, Denton TX's Mind Spiders , are releasing their follow-up, Meltdown on February 21st via the great Dirtnap . I'm already of the early opinion that this is going to be one of the best albums of 2012. I said the exact same thing last year (and it came true! ). Check the first cut Wait For Us below: mp3: [...]
Artist:Mind Spiders
Title:Wait For Us
Link Text:Mind Spiders - Wait For Us
File Name:10-Wait-For-Us.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Punk
Year:2012

mp3: virals – magic happens

mp3: virals – magic happens Our friends over at SexBeat sent us this awesome new cut from Lovvers' Shaun Hencher masquerading under the new veil of VIRALS . They'll be releasing the debut double A-side 73 Magic Happens/Here Comes The Night . Magic Happens, download it below, is a brash and bristling sublime little cut of pop magic - and as described, a fine fucking pop song. Pre-order your copy right here . mp3: Virals - Magic [...]

mp3: cold bones (feat. king dj) – no need for names

mp3: cold bones (feat. king dj) – no need for names Came across this kickass collab between Brown Brogues ' Mark masquerading as King DJ and Manchester upstarts Cold Bones . This demo is totally wild-eyed and rough around the edges, but the sinister guitar and vocals work really well with the mid-song freakouts, both making me come back for more. Don't know much more about No Need For Names other than it rules, and that's pretty much all you need to know. mp3: Cold Bones (feat. King DJ) - No [...]
Artist:Cold Bones
Title:no need for names
Link Text:Cold Bones (feat. King DJ) - No Need For Names
File Name:no-need-for-names.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2012

mp3: king khan & the shrines – bite my tongue

mp3: king khan & the shrines – bite my tongue Haven't heard anything from King Khan & The Shrines in quite some time. Bite My Tongue is as good as I've ever heard them. Smooth as. King Khan and the Shrines 'Bite My Tongue' by PureHoney + TheHoneyComb

mp3: the growlers – kick the habit of dredd (audiotree sessions)

mp3: the growlers – kick the habit of dredd (audiotree sessions) On December 30th, I got to see the Growlers for the first time since they came to England and made my life worth continuing on - and my god, was it amazing. Despite the fact that their fanbase is way too hardcore in LA for my old, rickety bones - it was one of the best shows I've seen all year. In fact, they played a song ( Sunset Girl ) that is not only maybe my favorite of all time but had been forgotten by the band, [...]
Artist:The GROWLERS
Title:Kick The Habit of Dredd
Link Text:The Growlers - Kick The Habit of Dredd (Audotree Session)
File Name:07-Kick-The-Habit-of-Dredd.mp3
Genre:Rock
Year:2011

mp3: base ventura – side of the street

mp3: base ventura – side of the street Our bro Matthew from Lost Lost Lost / The Pigeon Post turned us on to this new Manchester band, Base Ventura . Can't say this too many times, but I love a bad/good band name, and this is a great one. Not too much known about these dudes, save a connection to Manchester Scenewipe , but the self-given description of "coming of age Mormon-stoner grind" sounds about right. Side of the Street chugs on, super sinisterly, with almost [...]

mp3: tenement – (messy endings) in middle america

mp3: tenement – (messy endings) in middle america Appleton, Wisconsin's Tenement came into my life not too long ago with their second LP, The Blind Wink and it's become a thing of wonder, fascination, confusion and headbanging for me. Having read many a description of them as a punk/pop, I immediately expected to like this but I found so much more on this album. There is of course, some great pop punk here, not the kind referenced by cool 90s bands but of awesome bands like Lit (see: The Pleasure We Get ), [...]
Artist:Tenement
Link Text:Tenement - (Messy Endings) In Middle America
File Name:11-Messy-Endings-In-Middle-Ame rica.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

mp3: teen runnings – why does everybody do?

mp3: teen runnings – why does everybody do? My favorite Japanese band, formerly known as Friends , has changed their name to Teen Runnings due to the whatever Brooklyn band that took the name. Why Does Everybody Do is of the same ilk - that is, sublime reverb-pop - as all their previous jams under the name Friends. Succulent and sweet, the straightfoward riffs are like fuzzy waterfalls, chugging along in perfect accord with the reverbed-out 'ooh oohs' of the doo-wop-pop vocals. As always, this is awesome. mp3: Teen Runnings - [...]
Artist:Teen Runnings
Title:Why Does Everybody Do?
Link Text:Teen Runnings - Why Does Everybody Do?
File Name:Why-Does-Everybody-Do_.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2011

new release: the babies – cry along with the babies

new release: the babies – cry along with the babies Fresh off being named my favorite album of 2011, The Babies are prepping their next release, Cry Along With The Babies which is available now via Matt Mondanile's new label New Images and is comprised of acoustic demos from 2010 and 2011. In all likelihood, this will be awesome. Also below is the acoustic turn of Trouble that was released on that great Teenage Teardrops 73 . The Babies - Trouble by New Images

new release: the babies – cry along with the babies

new release: the babies – cry along with the babies Fresh off being named my favorite album of 2011, The Babies are prepping their next release, Cry Along With The Babies which is available now via Matt Mondanile's new label New Images and is comprised of acoustic demos from 2010 and 2011. In all likelihood, this will be awesome. Also below is the acoustic turn of Trouble that was released on that great Teenage Teardrops 73 . The Babies - Trouble by New Images

introducing: kids cryptic

introducing: kids cryptic Any bancamp album that is titled As Shit is probably one that's going to get my attention, lucky for Berlin/Brisbane's Kids Cryptic . Besides knowing nothing about them besides these few songs, I'm pretty into it y'all, because I'm superficial that way. Fortuitously, As Shit is what it is - a small and endearing introduction to this cross-world duo who do noisy garage rock that veers downwards to (self-prophesized) drowsy punk rock. Shore sort of beats onward, into the past, in a sort [...]
Artist:Kids Cryptic
Title:Shore
Link Text:Kids Cryptic - Shore
File Name:Kids-Cryptic-As-Shit-01-Shore. mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2011

video: the bell peppers – happy xmas (war is over)

happy xmas war is over / the bell peppers
Our favorites, The Bell Peppers , were originally planning to do a Holiday EP entitled The Jingle Bell Peppers .... which didn't happen. However, they did release this ultra cool Mexican-Santa themed video for their John Lennon cover Happy Xmas (War Is Over) . Of course, it rules. mp3: The Bell Peppers - Bell Pepper Hop
Artist:The Bell Peppers
Title:Bell Pepper Hop
Link Text:The Bell Peppers - Bell Pepper Hop
File Name:03-Bell-Pepper-Hop.mp3
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