This actually happened I believe in 2007 as well. I was pumped on Hissing Fauna , Neon Bible , and just starting to tear my teeth through Sound Of Silver . Then this NY band comes out with their new album Boxer , and I thought fine dammit, I'll check out "The National." And I liked it. Then I liked it a lot. Then I was borderline obsessed with it. Then there was nothing else. Sure, in all actuality there was plenty of fantastic music coming from all around but I no longer cared. It all [...]
Being the young age I am (under 30) this last decade was really the one where I can intensely focus on new releases, critically analyze and find real magic in modern music. As much as I wish I was cool enough to say I bought "Slanted and Enchanted" on vinyl the day it came out or smoke a joint and sit around with my friends about to listen to "The Bends follow-up album" with everyone saying "this better not suck!" But since I never saw Nirvana in a basement and didn't hear "Loveless" until Billy Corgan recommended it I'll just stick to [...]
Vanaprasta - Something Better Listen to new track from Vanaprasta, off their debut album "Healthy Geometry," due out early next year.
Whew, it's summer and here in LA the June gloom has finally faded. Here's the soundtrack to my crazy ass season: 20. Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix) The only thing sexier than Emily Haines singing "hold my arms down, I've been bad" is her singing it in front of a danceable beat. 19. Casxio - Boiling Point Another one of my local favorites, Casxio [...]
So evidently Modest Mouse are gearing up for a new EP or something, but fragments are appearing every once and a while....and I love it. No One's First and You're Next contains the country freak single Satellite Skin , as well as 4 other interesting tunes that have all but 1 surfaced online over the last couple weeks. One thing I'll always love about MM is no matter what people are gonna think of their next move, it's always fresh and untraveled. Issac Brock is not a songwriter known for repeating his last move. He will never make [...]
There has been some sweet album covers so far this year. Animal Collectives, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the upcoming Dinosaur Jr. cover is awwwwwesome, and now Wilco's Wilco (the album) , has been tossed into the bunch. I really never know what to expect from a Wilco album. After their slurring art rock twist of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot I can say I would have expected the overall mutil-directional noise rock of A Ghost Is Born tracks like At Least That's What You Said, or Spiders (Kidsmoke.) I did not, however, think the [...]
Burial's amazing second album Untrue cast a wave of user-friendly dubstep into the mainstream that otherwise may have always remained in the dark. The loneliest, coldest moments in life wave in and out of burial fragile melodies and dark systematic howls. Alongside his almost anonymous identity, his magestically black and grey tracks circle like a lost person with a paranoid high. Burial and Four Tet have now come together for this 123 Moth/Wolf Cub released tomorrow, 5/4/2009. Four Tet's more basic flowing motion rolls Burial pitched vocal snippets through Moth , a 9 minute mash of hyperdub [...]
It's been a while...I'll sum things up. Coachella was great, My Bloody Valentine absolutely killed. Here some new jams: > Passion Pit - Little Secrets Cheeseball as it may be, it's catchy and just in time for summer. With Chromeo-esque synths and playful vocals that tighten and expand, Passion Pit are about to blow the fuck up. > Passion Pit - Sleepyhead Another equally great but completely different Passion Pit track. [...]
Helluva start to the year. Thank you Animal Collective for setting this shit in motion, starting the year off with a "Hey bitches, top this" sorta method. Well there definitely should be some competition. Between Phoenix's pop perfection, Dan Deacon maturing sound, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs dance album, and a barrage of new local LA acts surrounding me, 2009 will closer match the achieving heights of 2007 and not the depressive, lost 2008. 20: > Cymbals Eat Guitars - And The Hazy Sea Fuckin' Pitchfork. [...]
Goddamn the taste of this ablum is enjoyable. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Phoenix at some degree since "United," and honestly really dug the first half of "Alphabetical" (yet not enough to really pay any attention to "Its Never Been Like That.") But when I first pumped "19013 I was immediately impressed. It sounds like a Strokes album tailored more towards the second half of the decade. It's perfect pop rock but the shell is electronic, with Thomas Mars full vocal capabilities finally being fully uitilized. With the additon [...]
HERE"S SOME MUSIC PEOPLE! Panic Switch - Silversun Pickups I am diggin' the hell out of this new Silversun Pickups song from their upcoming album "Swoon" out April 14th. "Panic Switch" expands on their fuzzy, jolt-bass sound that made "Carvanas" huge. It's catchy, and the bass breakdown into the ending is something special...lookin' forward to the rest of the album. > Vanaprasta [...]
Dear Win Butler and Wayne Coyne: This is an open letter to end these silly differences. C'mon you guys, you've both made music/life changing albums. You both have given uncountable emotional experiences to truly devoted fans. Your live shows are top notch and sought after. This is the last thing the world needs....the economy sucks, nearing a depression..but wait ! WTF! Win Butler and Wayne Coyne are arguing!!??? *BOOM! shotgun blast to the fuckin face!* Wayne: From Rolling Stone: [...]
Honestly, this is better than the shitty karaoke version that I saw MGMT do.
Here's some killer tunes that recently came into play to energize the weekend: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero -Excited for the album. Karen sounds sexier than ever. Vanaprasta - Prizefighter -One of the best bands in Los Angeles. Check this dope shit out! The Thermals - Now We Can See -Kick Ass PDX rock band.
Prodigy new track 'Omen' pretty much kills. The Prodigy - Omen
Well it took longer than previous years but its pretty much worth it. My Bloody Valentine, Beirut, TV On the Radio, The Hold Steady...pretty solid. The Sahara needs a boost or two(maybe some Chem. Bros.) but other than that I'm pumped. I'd continue but I have some new bands to listen to. Peace!
The Red Hot Organization is releasing Dark Was the Night on Feb. 17th, a 2 disc/triple vinyl comp. to raise cash and awareness to HIV causes. The Comp. looks to good to be true, with new songs from artists like Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, My Morning Jacket, Yeasayer, The National, Yo La Tengo and singular members from every awesome band ever doin' thangs with other awesome members of other awesome bands. It was produced by Bryce and Aaron Dessner from the National (you know, those two twins who make beautiful music and put up with Matt Berninger.) The album started [...]
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