Velveteen

That classic shoegaze sound is never going anywhere.  I love that.  Even now, some kid is hearing the layered guitar and ethereal reverb of My Bloody Valentine or Slowdive or Lush for the first time, and then creating their own swirl and noise.  Check out UK band Velveteen's "If You Could" below and get the new "Empty Crush" LP here from Shelflife Records.

Daily Jam - Livin' on the Edge

I was at the grocery store the other day, and they were playing Aerosmith's "Livin' on the Edge" over their PA system.  Aside from the fact that it's depressing that popular music from teenage years is now the backdrop muzak for grocery stores, i was pleasantly surprised that "Livin' on the Edge" totally slaps.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Death Valley Girls

February brings us a new album from the great LA garage rock band Death Valley Girls.  Check out new tune "What Are the Odds" below and pre-order the upcoming "Islands in the Sky" LP here from Suicide Squeeze.

Daily Jam - Your Endless Dream

Here's a track from one of my favorite albums of 2008.  Check out the melancholy quasi-spaghetti western sounds of "Your Endless Dream" by Get Well Soon, our Daily Jam.

Ivan The Tolerable

UK artist Ivan The Tolerable has a new record out of jazz, psych, and other assorted weirdness.  Check out the practically oozing "The Prince of Wits" below and order "The Aleph" LP here from Echodelick Records.

Daily Jam - Elephant Gun

It's cold and rainy here today, and i'm about to start prepping some chili for dinner tonight, slow-cooking it for the next 7 or 8 hours.  Anyway, here's Beirut with "Elephant Gun," our Daily Jam.

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

I was unaware that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross were providing the score for Luca Guadagnino's new vampire/love story/road movie "Bones and All," but here we are.  These two knock it out of the park on every single film score they make, and there's no reason to think this one will be any different.  Check out "(You Made It Feel Like) Home" below and download the whole soundtrack here from The Null Corporation.

Friday Horror Trailer - FleshEater

Daily Jam - Bobo Germaine

Every now and then i'll hear some old song for the first time, but it will feel like maybe i've known it all along.  I haven't, but it feels that way.  Anyway, that's the vibe i got when hearing the funk, world, and soul sounds of "Bobo Germaine" by Zirihi Bony Castro for the first time earlier this year.  Like it's always been there.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

SUSS

Here's a piece of cold and depressed ambient country music from New York's SUSS.  The band has been dropping EP's since late last year that will all be compiled on their upcoming, self-titled album next month.  Listen to "Winter Was Hard" below and pre-order the record here from Northern Spy.