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music: the wailing wall
Monday 03.17.08
The Wailing Wall, who’ve been mentioned over on my blog by yours truly, have just released a brand new album called Hopsital Blossoms. Jesse Rifkin leads the troupe and sonorously blends Leonard Cohen, The Microphones and Akron/Family.
Of the new record, Rifkin explained that “it’s a much darker record, all the songs were written during a pretty horrible period of my life. They were definitely a coping mechanism, and they helped me work out what was going on in my head… it was six months, probably actually eight or nine where things were just the worst they’d ever been. I don’t know that it’s more honest, but it’s differently honest than the other stuff because everything that I wrote during that period is on the record. I did my best to cut out the whiny, indulgent parts.”
The Wailing Wall- Sister, I
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-Ben
photo via flickr user, orangeacid.
music: tenniscoats
Tenniscoats are from outside Tokyo and have just released their excellent seventh album, Tan-Tan Therapy. The album is a mix of their work over the last two years, owing much of its influence to the band Tape, who also play on the record. They’ve managed to utilize the sound of double bass, zither, and glockenspiel to thicken up their original sound.
Umbarepa! is so catchy that it’s already well into this month’s top ten most played on my end. I get a pretty rad Stereolab/Cibo Matto vibe from the track, and have found myself singing this in the shower for the last three mornings. Repa!
Tenniscoats- Umbarepa!
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-Ben
photo via flickr user, cylou.
music: mute with stupefaction
Mute with Stupefaction is the moniker for Benjamin Seretan, who just self released called They Came Around and Sold That To You. The album is a sixteen song collection that features a mess of vocal loops, overdriven guitar, and lyrics that cut right to the heart.
“The Falls” and “4th” are pretty good approximations of the stylistic extremes the album spans, and you can also download the whole thing here. The album has been called “an experimental mix of Brian Jonestown Massacre, Animal Collective, and maybe Pavement,” but I think you should just see for yourself.
Mute With Stupefaction- 4th
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Mute With Stupefaction- The Falls
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-Kyle
music: grand archives
A lot of hullabaloo has been surfacing about the poppy folky goodness that call themselves Grand Archives. Mat Brooke has an excellent voice, a naturally good sound that beckons you to sing along with him, especially in the song, Swan Matches.
If you’re in the mood for some folk pop and generally just some new music than Grand Archives are just for you.
Grand Archives- Swan Matches
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- Kyle
photo from flickr user, moriza.
review on tiny mix tapes.
a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship
I wanted to write a really ultra creative post describing Destroyer as a Lego Star Wars Destroyer Ship but instead I posted a picture and now I have that out of the way. Also, as much as I’d love to talk about Daniel Bejar and his awesome band, Destroyer and the new album that’ll be coming out in March, I’d much rather talk about home-made Lego USB drives.
Blam! Look at that Lego USB Drive! That shit is awesome and extremely easy to make. All you need is a USB drive, some Legos, an X-Acto knife and some glue. Fucking mind blowing right? Right! If you’d like your own Lego USB drive you could PayPal me like fifty dollars or you could go to Instructables and make your own.
Get your shit together and make one of these tight pieces. Listen to some brand spankin’ new Destroyer while doing so.
Destroyer- Blue Flower/ Blue Flame
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-Kyle
sam owens
Solo artists are something to behold. Their lyrics are almost always personal and their instrumentals are always simple. Whether it’s a guitar with a couple of other tracks layered with it or just the guitar; something personal always shines through when listening to a solo musician. A man by the name of Sam Owens happens to be wonderful solo musician with some excellent folk flair without the twang.
I received the mail from the extremely talented Sam Owens about nine minutes ago while I was eating a Cesear salad with chow mein, trying to stay warm, and studying for my Communication Theory class. When my little mail icon jumped up off of my dock on my computer; I instantly was distracted and checked my mail. What I found inside was an incredible and bittersweet acoustic track from Sam Owens that I’ve already stuck on repeat. The song, Miss Hummingbird may not be as upbeat and as poppy as some people may like their music mixed but it’s charm really lies in the simplicity of the soft string plucking and Sam’s impressive voice. Miss Hummingbird has instantly became one of my favorite songs and hopefully one of yours too.
Sam Owens- Miss Hummingbird
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-Kyle
