LIZARD KISSES "WATER TAP"!

i am delighted to be sharing the winsome new single from Brooklyn's loveliest, Lizard Kisses! here's the irresistibly catchy, warm et dreamy, melodiously slinky et swoony, 50s-laced, bittersweet, indie pop tale-of-woe, Water Tap from Brooklyn-based indie pop/folk outfit Lizard Kisses {chiefly Marc Merza & Cory Siegler} off their forthcoming "Water Tap/The Colour Of Water" split 7" (2012), in collaboration with My Friend Wallis.

"I can use a glass of water

But what you give to me don't,

quench my thirst."

MP3: Water Tap

the "Water Tap/The Colour Of Water" split 7" is due out March 6th on clear vinyl et digital download, you can pre-order now from bandcamp or lizardkisses. this is a very special et limited edition item, there are only 35 hand numbered copies in existence, each with unique retro-styled collage cover-artworks designed et assembled by the bands themselves! get in quick, head over et check out the covers to see which one takes your fancy!

this is my favorite cover so far! 

what can i say, i'm an ailurophile!

if you happened to miss the phenomenal "Tiny Island Teeth" EP (2011), then i strongly urge you to acquire a copy immediately. you can check out my post for the wonderful single Swell, et head over to the Cakes & Tapes bandcamp to digitally stream or download/purchase the EP, please be generous!!!

you can find Lizard Kisses here: myspace | facebook | lizardkisses

60. IT ...

60.

It goes without saying

that a sheep can remember

a fair life

and more than fifty human faces.

{Stephanie de Montalk, Northern Spring}

BE FOREST "HANGED MAN" MUSIC VIDEO

take a look at the stylish et trippy, edwardian/pre-raphaelite-steeped, experimental performance video for Italian dreamgaze trio Be Forest's latest single Hanged Man off their new "Hanged Man/I.O." digital 7", available digitally from the WWNBB bandcamp. video by Lorenzo Musto and Erica Terenzi.

59. STRAIGHTFORWARD ...

59.

Straightforward words

Seem  paradoxical.

{Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching}

DEATH GRIPS "GET GOT" MUSIC VIDEO!

check out the intense et deliriously lo-fi, glitched-out, video effects-laden performance video for Death Grips' latest experimental electro/hip-hop barrage Get Got, off their forthcoming album "The Money Store" which drops April 24th on Epic Records.

58. A ...

58.

A cloud, small, serene, floated across the moon.

{Katherine Mansfield, At The Bay}

GARUZONE "EISBAER" MUSIC VIDEO!

here's another stunning animated video, this time for early 80s Swiss, NDW/new wave pioneers Grauzone's hit single Eisbaer (Polar Bear) from the brilliant compilation album "Gauzone 1980-82 Remastered", which came out in 2010 on mital-U. the animation is by KALKATTAK/Shfflerror & Telle.

57. THERE ...

57.

There is more work in interpreting interpretations

than in interpreting things; and more books about

books than any other subject; we do nothing but

write glosses on one another.

{Michel de Montaigne, Essais}

WILLIS EARL BEAL "EVENING KISS" ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO!!!

check out the absolutely stunning new flickery, lo-fi, pencil-drawn illustrated animation for Willis Earl Beal's devastatingly forlorn debut single Evening Kiss from his forthcoming album "Acousmatic Sorcery" (2012). video directed by Willis Earl Beal et animated by Michael Zauner for Forever-Pictures.

56. SICK ...

56.

Sick of the town, sick of the situation,

sick of everything.

{Banana Yoshimoto, The Lake}

CRAFT SPELLS "STILL LEFT WITH ME"

take a listen to the deliriously hazy et washed-out, wistfully introspective et nostalgia-swooning, indie pop lamentation Still Left With Me, from Seattle-based indie/synth pop outfit Craft Spells {chiefly Justin Vallesteros} off their forthcoming "Gallery" EP (2012).




the "Gallery" EP is set for release May 15th on Captured Tracks, it will be available on lp et mp3.

also check out for posts for Your Tomb and For The Ages off the highly recommended debut album "Idle Labor", available from Captured Tracks or Insound  on cd or lp.

you can find Craft Spells here: myspace | facebook | craftspells

55. WHEN ...

55.

When people have no real life,

they live on their illusions.

{Anton Chekhov, Uncle Vanya}

54. I ...

54.

"I am a rock thrown down, and heaviness is in me."

{Djuna Barnes, Ryder}

FRANKIE ROSE "KNOW ME"

time to lie back et soak up the infectiously hazy et sultry, jangle-laden et reverb-swooning, 80s-imbued, wistful indie pop reverie Know Me, from Brooklyn-based garage/noise pop songstress Frankie Rose {ex-Vivian Girl/Dum Dum Girl et Crystal Stilts...} off her brilliant sophomore album "Insterstellar" (2012).


MP3: Know Me

check out the winsome 70s-styled, tripped-out, interstellar visuals for the ridiculously catchy single Gospel/Grace, video directed by Hannah Lew {Rat Columns' I Wonder video!}. evokes the films of Ed Emshwiller et Norman McLaren, one can also see the influence of the Crystal Stilts "In Love with Oblivion" album cover. enjoy!

the BNM'd "Insterstellar" album is out now on Slumberland Records, it will be available on cd or lp, or digitally via itunes.

you can find Frankie Rose here: facebook | missfrankierose

53. IN ...

53.

In its leaves that day

We read no more.

{Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy}

DUSTIN WONG "DIAGONALLY TALKING ECHO" MUSIC VIDEO!

check out the ecstatically tripped-out, ultra-vivid, lo-fi, compression art acid trip for ex-Ponytail guitarist Dustin Wong's deliriously cathartic, reverb-shimmering et tropical flavored, anthemic single Diagonally Talking Echo, off his phenomenally epic new album "Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads" (2012). out now on Thrill Jockey, available on cd, mp3 or double lp! enjoy!

52. THE ...

52.

The escalator of words ran swiftly under me,

like a river.

{Anaïs Nin, The Labyrinth}

COLLEEN GREEN "GOLDMINE"

have a listen to the deliciously scuzzed-out, grunge-steeped, garage pop daydream Goldmine, from Oakland-based DIY garage/stoner pop artist Colleen Green off her forthcoming album "Milo Goes To Compton" (2012).

"I'd do anything to make you mine."

MP3: Goldmine

"Milo Goes To Compton" comes out February 21st on Art Fag Recordings, it will be available from Midheaven or ANOST on lp et mp3, otherwise you should be able to score it digitally from itunes.

check out my posts for the deliriously anthemic single Dance The Night Away off Green's debut "Green One" EP (2011) et the more recent single Rabid Love from the great "Cujo" EP (2011).

you can find Colleen Green here: myspace | hardlyart | happybirfdayjeff

51. DESPITE ...

51.

Despite this strange way of swirling, the starlings

cleave through the ambient air at no less rare a speed

and each second make precious, appreciable headway

towards the end of their hardships and the goal of

their pilgrimage. 

{Lautréamont, Les Chants de Maldoror}

TANLINES "BROTHER" 360° MUSIC VIDEO!

check out et have a play with the 'interactive' 360° rotatable, apartment performance video for Tanlines' catchy electro pop single Brothers. video created by Weird Days using Go Pano. enjoy!

50. AND ...

50.

and the coffee pot 

still bends at the knee slightly

{Joanna Margaret Paul, Poem Written In A Garden}

PHÈDRE "COLD SUNDAY"!

check out the infectiously skitzed-out, chillwave-flavored, drawly et spaced-out, hip hop-infused acid trip that is Cold Sunday, from Monte Carlo-based avant-leaning electro/hip-pop outfit Phèdre off their phenomenal self-titled debut album "Phèdre" (2012).




take a look at the lurid, Kenneth Anger-esque, glitchy et tripped-out, dionysian-addled visuals for the lead single In Decay. video directed by Jesse Ewles. enjoy!

i'd highly recommend checking out the rest of the brilliant "Phèdre" album, it is available digitally from the DAPS Records bandcamp. otherwise the album is also streaming on soundcloud. enjoy!

you can find Phèdre here: facebook | pantheonrecliner | phedreamour

49. A ...

49.

A listener might not understand precisely what was
being talked about; but he would catch his breath, 
curtains would open wide before his eyes, something 
resplendent would burn dazzlingly ahead of him.

{Ivan Turgenev, Rudin}

JULIA HOLTER "IN THE SAME ROOM" MUSIC VIDEO

soak up the gorgeous layers of superimposed nature imagery et refreshingly artless performance for Julia Holter's wonderfully airy new single In The Same Room off her forthcoming album "Ekstasis" (2012), set for release March 8th on RVNG intl. video directed by Hilary Walsh. enjoy!

48. UPRIGHT ...

48.

Upright books were jammed shoulder to shoulder

within high metal cases, no room to breathe, book

after book, shelf above shelf, case following case

with only narrow isles between.

{Edith Pearlman, Inbound}

GLASS VAULTS "GOLD STAR" MUSIC VIDEO

take a look at the mesmerizing et enigmatic, Philippe Grandrieux-esque, mystical et tribal-steeped cinematic visuals for Glass Vaults new single Gold Star off their phenomenal follow-up "Into Clear" EP (2011), available digitally from bandcamp. enjoy!

47. I ...

47.

I will give your mind wings on which to lift itself;
all disquiet shall be driven away and you will 
be able to return safely to your homeland.

{Ancius Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy}

PIOTR KUREK "SHE" MUSIC VIDEO!

check out the wonderfully entrancing, psyched-out, experimental visuals for Piotr Kurek's stunning track She, off his new "Heat" album, which came out on a limited run cassette from Digitalis Limited, it has mostly sold out now, but you can try to acquire a copy from DSCRMNT. video made by Piotr Kurek. enjoy the audiovisual experience!

46. THEN ...

46.

Then cold white lights went over the fields;
and went out; and I stood under great trees
waiting for the lights of the bus.

{Virginia Woolf, Selected Diaries}

45. MY ...

45.

My opinions are all too frequently 

too damn harsh for words.

{J. D. Salinger, Hapworth 16, 1924}

TOMORROW WE MOVE TO HAWAII "UNDERWORLD"

take a listen to the infectiously tranced-out, pulsating, darkwave-infused, electro-pop anthem Underworld, from Oslo-based electro/synth-pop duo Tomorrow We Move To Hawaii off their new "Underworld" 7" (2012).




the "Underworld" 7" is available from Brilliance Records, you can acquire it digitally from itunes.

you can find Tomorrow We Move To Hawaii here: myspace | facebook

44. TO ...

44.

To fly/steal is woman's gesture, 

to steal into language and make it fly. 

{Helene Cixous & Catherine Clement, Newly Born Woman}

COASTING "SAME OLD SAME OLD" MUSIC VIDEO!

check out the great new retro-styled, stop-motion  collage animation for Coasting's latest infectious single Same Old Same Old from their awesome debut album "You're Never Going Back", which is available from M'Lady's on cd, lp or cassette! et digitally from bandcamp. video directed by Alice Cohen {who also made the fantastic video for Coasting's Kids}.

43. IDLE ...

43.

Idle youth 

enslaved by everything,

by being too sensitive 

I have wasted my life.

{Arthur Rimbaud, Song of the Highest Tower}

42. SHE ...

42.

She lies quietly on the bed, and her head turns

and turns towards the words.

{Kirsty Gunn, The Keepsake}

41. SOMETIMES ...

41.

Sometimes my reveries end in meditation, but

more often my meditations end in reverie, and

during these wanderings my soul roams and soars

through the universe on the wings of imagination,

in ecstasies which surpass all other pleasures.

{Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Reveries Of  A Solitary Walker}

KENDL WINTER "SHADES OF GREEN"!

well, i've been meaning to post this gorgeous track for some time now ... so here it is, the melancholy-tinged yet rousingly optimistic, banjo-laced, soulful, bluegrass-imbued reverie Shades Of Green, from Olympia, WA-based indie folk multi-instrumentalist/songstress Kendl Winter off her winsome new album "The Mechanics Of Hovering Flight" (2012).


MP3: Shades Of Green

et here's a great single from the "At The Same Time" 7" (2011).

MP3: At The Same Time

if you like what you hear then i'd highly recommend getting yourself a copy of the delightful "The Mechanics Of Hovering Flight" album, it is out now on Krecs, available on cd, lp et mp3, you can also acquire it digitally from itunes.

i'd also suggest you check out Kendl Winters' previous album "Apple Core" (2010), it is available from Krecs on cd, lp or mp3, otherwise you can find it digitally on itunes.

you can find Kendl Winter here: myspace | facebook

40. AT ...

40.

At no point have I ever been able successfully

to keep a diary; my approach to daily life ranges

from the grossly negligent to the merely absent,

and on those few occasions when I have tried

dutifully to record a day's event, boredom has so

overcome me that the results are mysterious at best.

{Joan Didion, On Keeping A Notebook}

39. SHUDDERINGS ...

39.

Shudderings of images awakening.

{Robert Bresson, Notes On The Cinematographer}

oOoOO "NOWAYBACK"!

next up is the airy et spectrally, throb-laden et reverb-shimmering, somberly reflective, synth-infused lamentation NoWayBack, from San Francisco-based electro-pop producer oOoOO off his forthcoming album "Our Loving Is Killing Us" (2012).

NoWayBack features the entrancing et wistful vocal stylings of Laura Clock aka Butterclock, enjoy!


MP3: NoWayBack

the "Our Loving Is Killing Us" is set for release April 10th on Tri-Angle Records, it will be available on cd, lp et digitally.

check out my post for last years stunning single Burnout Eyess, if you haven't already.

you can find oOoOO here: myspace | facebook

38. WE ...

38.

We rested at times, 

and when we rested hanging down,

an article of clothing became a hammock.

{Trisha Brown, Floor of the Forest}

HORRID RED "NOTHING IN MY HEART"

check out the wonderfully woozy et murky, infectiously bleak et nihilistic, NDW-imbued mantra Nothing In My Heart, from Aachen, Germany/San Francisco-based punk-wave trio Horrid Red from their phenomenal new album "Celestial Joy" (2012).

Nothing In My Heart features some gorgeous reverb-swooning, Robert Smith-y guitar hooks, enjoy!!!




the "Celestial Joy" album will be released February 7th on Terrible Records et will also be available from RVNG on vinyl, otherwise you can acquire it digitally from bandcamp!

you can find Horrid Red here: facebook

37. STARS ...

37.

Stars are beautiful, but they may not take 
an active part in anything, they must just
look on for ever.

{James M. Barrie, Peter Pan}

36. OH ...

36.

Oh oh the sky is too wide to sleep under!

{Janet Frame, The Clown}

M.I.A. "BAD GIRLS" MUSIC VIDEO!

check out the ultra slick new middle-eastern-themed, stunt et attitude-laden, tour-de-force performance video for M.I.A.'s latest infectious single Bad Girls. directed by French filmmaker Romain Gavras {"Notre Jour Viendra" (2010)}.

35. WE ...

35.

We have considered the possibility that a virus 

can be activated or even created by very small 

units of sound and image.

{William S. Burroughs, The Electronic Revolution}

BEACH FOSSILS "SHALLOW"!

here's a delightful surprise for you, check out the deliciously wistful et harmonious, jangle-laden new single Shallow, from Brooklyn-based indie/surf pop outfit Beach Fossils off their forthcoming "Shallow/Lessons" 7" (2012).


MP3: Shallow


the "Shallow/Lessons" 7" is set for release February 21st on Captured Tracks, it will be available on 7" vinyl or digitally from itunes.

the yet to be named follow up full length album is in the works for release later in the year.

you can find Beach Fossils here: myspace | facebook | beachfossilsnyc

34. BUT ...

34.

But when there is music I am collected,

the thoughts fly not about, but keep still,

and look at the secret of things, 

which pleases me. 

{Betine von Arnim, Correspondence}

FIRST AID KIT "EMMYLOU" MUSIC VIDEO

take a look at the trippy, new age-styled, desert-bound performance video for First Aid Kit's latest bittersweet, country-steeped single Emmylou off their gorgeous sophomore album "Lion's Roar" out now on Wichita Recordings. video directed by Maximilla Lukacs.

33. AND ...

33.

And this motionless incantation has called it forth

that it may serve us, later – in memory of its origin, 

doubtless, wherein it is one with the azure sky, and
heavy with perfumes of magnificence and purity – 
as the fragrant light of the last of our altars.

{Maurice Maeterlinck, The Life Of The Bee}

SOPHIA KNAPP "CLOSE TO ME"

next up is the wonderfully nostalgia-steeped, shimmery et funked-out, disco-infused single Close To Me from San Francisco-based sassy songstress Sophia Knapp off her forthcoming debut album "Into The Waves" (2012).

Close To Me has a definite 'Sound and Vision' vibe going on. is it just me or is there something about the font et the arched windows on the cover art for "Into The Waves" that evokes a kind of deconstructed version of Fleetwood Mac album covers, in particular the 1975 self-titled "Fleetwood Mac" album cover et the font from the "Rumours" cover. like i said, maybe it's just me! enjoy!


MP3: Close To Me

"Into The Waves" is set for release February 28th on Drag City, it will be available on cd, lp. pre-orders are open now if you want to get in early. it will be available digitally from itunes.

you can find Sophia Knapp here: facebook | sophiaknapp

32. IT ...

32.

It was shrieks or floods in that house,

usually shrieks.

{Nancy Mitford, Love in a Cold Climate}