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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Fucked Up - Paper the House

Fucked Up have a new album due out later this year. Look for "Glass Boys" on Matador in June. And watch the video for first single "Paper the House" below. Hell yeah!

The demise of the fantastic Calgary band Women was pretty tragic, an ugly break up that occurred on stage, followed by the death of a band member. Since then, members have been putting out various solo projects like the excellent Androgynous Mind, and now Viet Cong who will soon have a release ready for Mexican Summer. Listen to the rough mix of "Bunker Buster" below. There are a lot of elements of Women in the mix, noise and pop...and that's a grand thing.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Umberto - Temple Room

Kansas City's John Carpenter-worshiping synthesizer enthusiast Umberto is set to release a new 12" single on Not Not Fun later this month, a reworking of "Temple Room" from 2010's "Prophecy of the Black Widow" LP. Watch the excellent video below and spook out.

Gymshorts

I saw a lot of music last week, and one of the groups i really dug was Providence, Rhode Island's Gymshorts, a scuzzy burst of garage, punk, and surf rock...the kind of stuff to smoke bad weed and drink cheap beer to. Get their album "No Backsies!" here and listen to "Scumdog" below.

Lewis

The nice folks over at Gorilla vs Bear were kind enough to post about Light in the Attic's upcoming reissue of the 1983 private press oddity, "L'Amour," by the artist simply known as Lewis. I'm at a loss for how to actually describe the music. It's kind of atmospheric, kind of poppy, kind of yacht-rocky (maybe?), kind of something. I don't know. You just have to listen. It's beautiful, and "I Thought the World of You" is kind of haunting. Get the record in June and listen to the track below.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Golden Retriever

This has been a long week (and i was on vacation the whole time). Up to my armpits in beer and food and music, it's now time to wind down, sit, reflect, relax, and just enjoy all that is life...with some beer and food and music. So let's listen to the space exploration theme that is "Flight Song," the latest from synthesizer enthusiasts Golden Retriever from their upcoming album "Seer" on Thrill Jockey. It's like closing your eyes, letting go, and just collapsing into the center of a black hole.

It also makes me want to watch that "Cosmos" show tonight, so mental note and all that. Listen below.

SXSW 2014, Day 5

And so we've reached the end of our saga...and what an end. Yesterday my 9 month old son saw his first concert at Waterloo Records' SXSW Saturday day party. Mobb Deep and Temples. My baby digs on gangsta rap and psych pop. He's already cooler than i am.

Afterwards, i closed out with some psych garage rock from Ty Segall and a whole lot more, drank a mystery beer, and slowly began to peel the dead, sun burned skin from my face. I guess this year qualifies as a success. Here's some pics from Saturday.

Mobb Deep

Temples

Holy Tidal Wave

Coachwhips

Construction Unit

Ty Segall

The Coup

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Calvin Love - Cool

Last year when i saw Calvin Love at SXSW, the man was singing warped and strange little pop-folk jams, but this year, he put on a more debonair and slick 80's synth yacht rock vibe. And he owned it, as evidenced on his latest "Cool/Wild Blue" 7" on Hit City USA. Listen to the A-side below.

Friday, March 14, 2014

SXSW 2014, Day 4

Man. Doing the whole South By thing while taking care of a baby is exhausting. I just can't do it like i used to. I just can't stay up like i used to. I just can't drink like i used to. But the siren call of free beer and junk food is just too enticing, too hypnotic, too demanding. One does not ignore its call. One simply obeys. And i keep trying to.

Here are some pics from the day...

La Femme

The Entrance Band

Mutual Benefit

Classixx

Gruff Rhys (of Super Furry Animals)

Jessy Lanza

Thursday, March 13, 2014

SXSW 2014, Day 3

Thoughts, prayers, and love to all the people, family, and friends of those affected by the tragic car accident last night. A general somberness hung over the duration of the day's shows and everyone was just a little bit nicer to each other today.

Here's a few pics from the day...