Here's a couple of really great, acoustic tracks from Asobi Seksu. You can purchase the entire live album these are taken from, "Acoustic at Olympic Studios" here . Visit their MySpace page here . "New Years(Acoustic)" by Asobi Seksu Download via YSI or zShare "Thursday(Acoustic)" by Asobi Seksu Download via YSI or zShare Asobi Seksu music available at iTunes and Amazon . [...]
In honor of the Get Up Kids reunion tour, here's a few tracks off of their first EP. The Get Up Kids will be at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on April 2nd, and The Troubadour in West Hollywood on April 3rd. The following day they will be playing at Verizon Wireless Ampitheater at Bamboozle Left , at 11:30 am?!! Visit the Get Up Kids' MySpace page here . "Woodson" by The Get Up Kids Download via YSI or zShare [...]
Here's some upcoming events in L.A. this week worth checking out. Also, another track from the forthcoming album "Swoon" by L.A's own Silversun Pickups. Tuesday 3/31/09 - From Monument to Masses @ Cinespace Wednesday 4/1/09 - Bonnie Prince Billy free show @ Amoeba 6pm (no fooling!) Wednesday 4/1/09 - White Denim & The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ Spaceland Wednesday 4/1/09 - The Rakes & Fol Chen @ The Troubadour Thursday 4/2/09 - The Delta Mirror @ The House of Blues [...]
Here's a track off of the forthcoming 'Open Door' EP, from Death Cab For Cutie. The release date is April 14th, and you can preorder from Insound here . Also, Death Cab's take on a Superchunk song, "Kicked In", from the MERGE Records forthcoming compilation "Score! 20 Years of MERGE Records: The Covers", available directly from MERGE records here . "I Once Was a Loyal Lover" by Death Cab For Cutie Download via YSI or zShare "Kicked In (Superchunk [...]
Upon listening to "Swoon", I think the album immediately offers itself up to two factions. "Swoon" can be fodder for all the detractors who think The Silversun Pickups are too pop and commercial for their britches, or there will be those willing to expand their appreciation, and follow the band's new direction. I'm volunteering my ears and mind towards the latter group. Check out two wonderful tracks from the forthcoming "Swoon", which will be released on April 14th. Preorder "Swoon" from Insound HERE . Visit Silversun Pickups MySpace page here. [...]
The wonderful and iconic MERGE Records will be releasing what looks to be a great compilation on April 7th, titled "Score! 20 Years of MERGE Records: The Covers". You can preorder the album directly from MERGE HERE . Artists covering MERGE artists include the likes of The New Pornographers, Death Cab For Cutie, St. Vincent performing with The National, and Bright Eyes, and Ted Leo & The Pharmacists amongst others. Check out Ted Leo & The Pharmacists covering Robert Pollard, and St. Vincent and The National collaborating to cover The Crooked Fingers. [...]
Kristian Matsson is not in any Guiness Book of World Records editions as being the actual Tallest Man On Earth , but he is one to note. His 2008 release "Shallow Grave" scored an 8.3 from Pitchfork , a pretty great feat, considering how tough the folks at good old Pitchfork can be. I'll spare all the folk hero comparisons, and instead recommend two tracks below. "The Gardener" makes the world and love seem like a pretty good idea, for about 4 minutes. The Tallest Man On Earth will be performing at the Troubadour, [...]
MF Doom is now, plain and simple "Doom". His new album "Born Like This" will be released tomorrow, and available for order here . Thom Yorke is rumored to be remixing one of the albums tracks, "Gazillion Ear" which is featured below. Tracks removed at the gracious request of LEX Records. MF Doom music available on iTunes .
For those of you in Los Angeles, looking for something fun on Saturday night, check out The Health Club at Basswerks Art Gallery. See flyer for details. Also, check out "Summer Rolls" from "Rarities and Outtakes". Visit The Health Club at their MySpace page here . "Summer Rolls" by The Health Club Download via YSI or zShare "Rarities and Outtakes" is available on iTunes and Amazon . CLICK HERE to go [...]
I'm really loving this accompanying, second disc for Radiohead's "The Bends" re-issue. Where have you been this whole time, extra songs? Check out two below, and a previous post about the "Pablo Honey" re-issue here . Purchase "The Bends" reissue discs from Insound here . "Maquiladora" by Radiohead Download via YSI or zShare "How Can You Be Sure?" by Radiohead Download via YSI or zShare Radiohead [...]
It's astounding how many Radiohead 'fans' I've discovered who don't own, acknowledge, or listen to "Pablo Honey". I wonder if Miley Cyrus and Kanye West fall into that demographic? Check out some tracks from the re-issue of Pablo Honey, available from Insound here . Including the slightly different US version of "Stop Whispering". "Faithless, The Wonderboy" by Radiohead Download via YSI or zShare "Stop Whispering" by Radiohead Download via YSI or [...]
Check out The Movies version of the wonderful "Creation Lake", as well as the Nikki Monninger sung cover by The Silversun Pickups. Also, a previous post with the single version of "Panic Switch" here . "Creation Lake" by The Movies Download via YSI or zShare "Creation Lake" by The Silversun Pickups Download via YSI or zShare Music by the Movies and The Silversun Pickups is available on [...]
Star Parts is the brainchild of Los Angeles resident and musician Michael Compton. He has recently added the former drummer and guitarist of L.A. bands, Sunday's Best and The Kite Eating Tree , respectively. The aforementioned drummer and guitarist, is solely Tom Ackerman. Their album is titled 'What You Bleed, Is What You Get'. There is a steady calm and confidence to this record that seems to effortlessly build up, and guide one's senses and imagination through this collection of songs. In the vein of The Red House Painters, or today's contemporary [...]
Here is the opening track to Peter, Bjorn, and John's latest "Living Thing", titled "The Feeling". This track starts off quite minimal, which in my opinion will have every remix DJ with Pro Tools offering up their own interpretations, quite shortly. Proceed with caution with this record, if 'Writer's Block' weighs heavy on your expectations for this record. It's best to give it a listen with a clean slate. Preorder "Living Thing" through Insound here , which has a release date of March 31st. "The Feeling" by Peter, Bjorn, [...]
Long story short, this is Yo La Tengo. The Condo Fucks will be releasing an album titled 'Fuckbook' a week from today. Preorders available directly from Matador Records here . Give a listen to "With A Girl Like You" below. "With A Girl Like You" by The Condo Fucks Download via YSI or zShare CLICK HERE to go to home page and full list of track postings
A happy St. Patrick's Day to all. And a tribute to Mac McCaughan, founder of MERGE Records, Superchunk, and Portastatic. Mac's efforts in last year's North Carolina Democratic Primaries, also proved to be quite pivotal, in teaming up with The Arcade Fire for Concerts for Obama. Superchunk is releasing 'Leaves In The Gutter' on April 7th, which you can preorder through Insound, here . This 5 song EP proves Mac and Company can still churn out the great Superchunk melody. "Learned To Surf" by Superchunk [...]
Check out The Kleptones take on The Pharcyde's 'Passin Me By'. The song is officially dubbed 'Love Song For Yoshimi' and appears on The Kleptones 'Yoshimi Battles The Hip Hop Robots' release. The Kleptones is the brainchild of British DJ Eric Kleptone. Check out the Kleptones site and albums available for download here . "Passin' Me By (Kleptones Mash-up)" by The Kleptones Download via YSI or zShare More Pharcyde music available on iTunes . CLICK HERE [...]
The latest Thermals record, "Now We Can See" is set for an April 7th release, on the wonderful label, Kill Rock Stars. You can preorder the album from Insound here . Check out 'How We Fade' below. From a preliminary listen, we here are impressed with The Thermals' consistency and well crafted pop songs, which too has left us the ability to now see. "How We Fade" by The Thermals Download via YSI or zShare [...]
Check out 'Panic Switch' from the forthcoming album 'Swoon'. I was just retelling a friend the story of how I saw them at The Silverlake Lounge years ago, even before 'Pikul' was released. For those of you who live in L.A. and have been to Silverlake Lounge, you know that the 'stage' is only elevated a few feet off the ground, so if you wanna actually see the band, line up for spots begins well before they come on. So, just before the SSPU's come on, a random girl who had been eavesdropping on me and a [...]
'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix' is set to be released on May 25th. The tracks I've heard so far are all quite good. They do not stray from their well honed pop sensibilities on this record. So far, there are no details of album preorder information yet, so in the meantime, check out their official site here . Also check out 'Countdown (Sick For The Big Sun)' below. "Countdown(Sick For The Big Sun)" by Phoenix Download via YSI or zShare [...]
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