New track from DC mainstays, Imperial China. The song is a self described powder keg that rips you through two minutes fifty of post-punk bliss. The band sounds huge, with harmonic guitars amplifying the growling utterances of vocalist Brian Porter. The boys have a new album,”How We Connect”, out on January 28 through DC’s own Sockets Records. And if that isn’t enough homegrown goodness, Imperial China is playing with a few other bands from Sockets at the Black Cat DC on that same day, Saturday January 28. Be there kiddos, and enjoy!

Hailing from the UK, post-punk indie rockers Yuck just wrapped up their first U.S. tour, opening for Newdust favorites Smith Westerns. Here’s the video for “Get Away” from their self-titled debut full-length. This song instantly reminded me of the bands I was heavily into back in the early ’00s (think Hot Rod Circuit in particular), and those were good times my friends. Good times indeed.

Smith Westerns give us a taste of their upcoming sophomore album, Dye It Blonde, with their first single “Weekend.” And the video for the single is exactly that: a glimpse into what a typical weekend looks like for the strapping young lads of Smith Westerns. The video may also cause a sudden craving for cheese fries and nachos, which may or may not have been intentional. Dye It Blonde is set to release January 18th on Fat Possum Records, so check it out!

If you haven’t checked out the Mog Music Network’s Music Player, you’re missing out on a music library that put’s Pandora to shame. I found The Low Frequency In Stereo and fell in love with their retro, lo-fi sound. Here’s a couple of my favorite tracks off their last two albums:

There’s a lot of nostalgia packed into the sound of Austin-based foursome Major Major Major. For starters, it is in my humble opinion that these guys have some early Spoon bubbling from within (I’m talkin Soft Effects era mind you), and that is always a good thing. Not to mention the fact that collectively, these four studs have been rockin it off and on for eight years now, and they’re finally ready to show us their goods. You can listen to their three song demo on the Myspace page, and be on the lookout for their first EP sometime next year. If you’re in Austin check them out December 18th at the Parlor, and if you’re in Dallas you can catch them at the Prophet Bar December 19th.                                     ~~~~~~

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