Daily Jam - California Demise 3

It's Friday.  Let's listen to something from one of my all time favorites.  Here's The Oliva Tremor Control with "California Demise 3," our Daily Jam.

W. Cullen Hart & Andrew Rieger

Way back at the turn of the century (nothing to see here, just feeling old), fellow Elephant 6 members Will Cullen Hart (Olivia Tremor Control) and Andrew Rieger (Elf Power) were roommates and recorded a one-off EP called "Leap Through Poisoned Air" that's finally seeing the light of day some 25 years later.  It's a perfect combination of the two artists' lo-fi psychedelic pop sounds.  Pay tribute to the late, great Cullen Hart by listening to "Treasures in the Magic Hole" below and pre-order the upcoming 10" release here or here from Orange Twin Records.

The Olivia Tremor Control

I got up early yesterday to venture out to my local independent record shop to pick up some Record Store Day Black Friday releases.  One of the records was the soundtrack to "The Elephant 6 Recording Co." documentary, featuring two new tracks from '90s psych pop wunderkinds The Olivia Tremor Control.  But it's all bittersweet, since bandmember Will Cullen Hart passed away yesterday as well.  Feeling a lot of emotions right now, but the songs are pretty great.  Check out "Garden of Light" and "The Same Place" below and download both tracks here from Elephant 6.

Daily Jam - Hooray for Tuesday

There's an Elephant 6 documentary making its way around the film festival circuit, and i'm really hoping i get to catch it at some point.  Their scene was a seminal part of music education when i was in college.  Here's a track from one of the groups in their circle.  Listen to "Hooray for Tuesday" by The Minders below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Do You Know the Time?

I've been a huge fan of Olivia Tremor Control ever since first spinning their "Black Foliage" LP back when i was a college radio DJ, and i had no idea that they recorded an EP with Japanese pop artist Kahimi Karie in 2000 called "Once Upon a Time" until reading about it a month ago in Adam Clair's book about the Elephant 6, "Endless, Endless."  Naturally i sought it out.  And the backing music is undeniably them.  Listen to "Do You Know the Time?" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - NYC-25

Man i miss these guys.  And i'll always consider myself lucky i got to catch them live in 2011 before Bill Doss passed away.  Here's some music from the wonderful Olivia Tremor Control for your Sunday.  Listen to "NYC-25" below our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Disconnect the Dots

Stressed and depressed.  Let's try to remedy that with some pop from Of Montreal.  Listen to "Disconnect the Dots" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

I'm currently reading "Endless Endless: A Lo-Fi History of The Elephant 6" by Adam Clair, so i envision a lot of Olivia Tremor Control and Apples In Stereo listening in my immediate future.  And Neutral Milk Hotel, probably the most critically successful of the bunch.  Here's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea," our Daily Jam.

Elf Power

This summer brings us a new album from the long running Athens psych folk/alt-rock band Elf Power.  The psych pop and Elephant 6 adjacent sounds still prevail.  Watch the video for "Undigested Parts" below and pre-order the "Artificial Countrysides" LP here from Yep Roc.

Daily Jam - Hilltop Procession Momentum Gaining

My COVID symptoms the past few days have been all over the place.  I'll start feeling better in one regard only to have something else flare up.  It's weird.  I'm pretty good today, but i've got a kind of lightheadedness that i can't seem to shake.  And the whole family is going stir crazy.  Just gotta get through the woods.  Here's some Olivia Tremor Control to get us there.  Listen to "Hilltop Procession Momentum Gaining" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - No Growing (Exegesis)

I really, really miss Olivia Tremor Control.  Here's "No Growing (Exegesis)," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Symbols and Maps

Olivia Tremor Control were one of my favorite bands of the '90s, and i was certainly bummed when they broke up, but at least i had Circulatory System to pick and run with the ball for a little while.  Here's the melancholy, lo-fi sunshine psych pop of "Symbols and Maps" from the band's 2001 self-titled debut, our Daily Jam.

Elf Power

Veteran Elephant 6 band Elf Power, responsible for one of my favorite albums of last decade, 2000's fantastic "The Winter Is Coming," have a new album out today on Orange Twin Records.  Watch the video for "Halloween Out Walking" below and get the "Twitching in Time" LP here.

Circulatory System

Will Cullen Hart (Olivia Tremor Control) is set to release a new album with his Circulatory System project called "Mosaics within Mosaics."  Listen to the hazy, choppy sunshine psych pop jam "Stars and Molecules" below and look for the album at the end of June from Cloud Recordings.