Happy Friday! I have become mildly obsessed with Tennis over the past few weeks so, I figured I would share this video for the track “Cape Dory” off their Underwater Peoples 7″. Enjoy!
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Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, the much praised indie rock band Miniature Tigers has moved to New York to record its sophomore LP, Fortress. You might remember their refreshing first album, Tell It To The Volcano, and its daring indie-pop tunes, released back in 2008. Here, throughout ten inspired tracks, the foursome happily strays away from rock again, in order to explore edgy folk, psyché synth-pop and, at times, even electro. Produced by Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo, and first single from Fortress, “Gold Skull” is another one of these chilly tunes we loved this Summer. |
Dreamy yet catchy, catchy yet smart, with this little something that somehow reminds me of a sweeter Animal Collective. Enjoy. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Artist: Miniature Tigers |
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Happy Friday! A quick Friday jam for ya. Something I have been bumping nonstop for days now. It has been pretty hard to piece together the story behind Wise Blood. WB has just a myspace and a bandcamp with no real description of the band. The tunes are fantastic, using samples from all sorts of stuff. The Beatles… Prince… just to name a couple. I cannot wait to hear from from this dude. Get the 10 minute EP here for free. Enjoy! |
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For those of you who don’t already know Fergus & Geronimo get ready. These guys hail from Denton, Texas and blend the right amount of punchy Motown pop with fuzzy lo-fi punk. As you may know F&G is playing in DC at Velvet Lounge on August 17th w/ newdust bros Long Walks on the Beach and Archivists. Last I heard the band is releasing an EP very soon with Hardly Art. Until then enjoy the Yours Truly video for the soulful B-side “Powerful Lovin” (newdust fave), “Blind Muslim Girl” (buy it here) and “Girls With English Accents”. See you at the show! |
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I just can’t get enough of the massive amounts of lo-fi, fuzzy, summer, beach-pop tunes that have emerged into the music scene over the past year. You’d think that it would’ve been beaten to death by now, but I’m continuing to come across bands of this genre that stand out. Here’s one of them: this is ATX’s Stunts, and their charming little ep is up for grabs here on their bandcamp page. “Felt” is my personal favorite. I love the intro to this song and all the seemingly organic electronic elements that show up throughout the tune. |
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Happy 4th of July! Enjoy this video from Tennis for the single “South Carolina”. Features vintage babes and fireworks.
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The Spires’ Curved Space EP has had some serious playback in my car over the past couple weeks. Like I mentioned before, they’ve got this refreshingly simplistic lo-fi pop sound that makes for an EP that I can’t get enough of. It’s not officially out until July 13th, but in addition they will also be releasing Absent Minded Window Gazing, a five-song collection of tracks from Curved Space, that have been reimagined and remixed by the mysterious Grafton. It’s fantastic! Grafton, whoever he/she is, has given The Spires’ songs a whole new feeling and mood. With minimalistic industrial soundscapes and fuzzy undertones, Absent Minded Window Gazing is the perfect companion for those late-night drives. Here’s the original track, “Curved Space,” along with Grafton’s remix. |
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So occasionally a song comes along that hits me at that perfect moment. You know what I am talking about. Its one of those days… the clock is moving slower than ever… then BAM! Lo-fi pop song for the win! This song is great… and the single is even better. Enjoy the B-side to the Didn’t You 7″ and if you are in DC go see Cloud Nothings open up for WAVVES this Friday at Rock n’ Roll Hotel. Enjoy! |
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