225. VASE "LIGHT CHOP"

next up is an exhilarating, wonderfully endearing et idiosyncratic, folk-tinged reverie Light Chop, from lo-fi/avant folk artist Stephen Lane aka Vase off his brilliant album "A Distant Green for A Drier Shade" (2011). 


MP3: Light Chop

check out the stunning experimental video for the fantastic stream-of-consciousness track Soft Knees off the "By The River" 7", video made by Stephen Lane himself.

the highly recommended "A Distant Green for A Drier Shade" album is out on Hand Idiom records in the UK, it is also available from Norman Records on cd-r.

you can find Vase here: handidiom | facebook | youtube

225. WHERE ...

225.

Where is the poetry of my life?

{Muriel Spark, The Takeover}

224. JONATHAN JOHANSSON "BLOMMORNA"

here's the latest infectious, new wave-infused, synth pop single Blommorna, from Stockholm-based synth pop artist Jonathan Johansson off his digital single "Blommorna" (2011). 


MP3: Blommorna

check out the 80s-styled music video for Blommorna, directed by Rikkard Häggbom.

you can find Jonathan Johansson here: myspace | facebook | jonathanjohansson

224. TWO ...

224.

Two hornets were buzzing against the glass roof.

{Albert Camus, The Stranger}

NEW MARISSA NADLER MUSIC VIDEO FOR "ALABASTER QUEEN"

check out the stunning new music video for Marissa Nadler's latest haunting single Alabaster Queen, a day-dreamy, medieval-styled vision, re-imagined through the hazy lens of the 60s, directed/edited et starring Portuguese artist Joana Linda.

"Alabaster Queen" by Marissa Nadler

223. YES ...

223.

"Yes, her eyes are always brimming over with tears."

{Nancy Mitford, Don't Tell Alfred}

222. THE WAR ON DRUGS "COME TO THE CITY"

here's the new rousing et anthemic, Americana-revelling, Dylan-esque single Come To The City from Philadelphia-based indie rock outfit The War On Drugs off their forthcoming album "Slave Ambient" (2011). 


MP3: Come To The City

check out the new nostalgia-smeared, teenage ennui-worshiping music video for  Come To The City, with effective use of hand-scratched/painted-on-film technique, directed by Peter J. Brant for Urban Outfitters.

The War on Drugs - "Come to the City" (Official Music Video)

the "Slave Ambient" album is due out August 16th on Secretly Canadian on cd of lp!

for those who can't wait you can stream it now exclusively over at TLOBF.

you can find The War On Drugs here: myspace | facebook | thewarondrugs

222. IF ...

222.

if you're going to send me something, 
send me a key – i shall find the door 
to where it fits, if it takes me the
rest of my life.

{Bob Dylan, Tarantula}

221. GROSS MAGIC "WE'RE AWAKE TONIGHT"

need a bit of a pick me up? then here's an additively bouncy, synth-pulsing, hissy, glam rock-infused, pysched-out jam, We're Awake Tonight from Brighton-based, self-proclaimed "glunge" artist Sam McGarrigle aka Gross Magic off his wonderful debut "Teen Jamz" EP (2011). 


MP3: We're Awake Tonight

check out the great tripped-out, early 90s grunge-imbued music video for the single Sweetest Touch, directed by Sam McGarrigle himself.

the "Teen Jamz" EP is available to buy/stream digitally from bandcamp, pre-orders are open for the awesome, high quality purple 7" vinyl which will ship on/or around 16th August, limited to only 300!

otherwise you can stream the entire "Teen Jamz" EP on SoundCloud.

you can find Gross Magic here: myspace | facebook | thesoundsofsweetnothing

221. CRAZY ...

221.

Crazy as they may seem to the world,

they are not alone, and they will always

find each other.

{Yiyun Li, A Thousand Years Of Good Prayers}

220. TRAILER TRASH TRACYS "DIES IN 55"

check out the absolutely bewitching, woozy, carousel-organ-sounding, 80s, indie pop-smeared single Dies In 55, from London-based noise-pop cultists Trailer Trash Tracys off their much anticipated debut album scheduled for spring.


MP3: Dies In 55

the debut album will be out on Double 6.

you can find Trailer Trash Tracys here: facebook | trailertrashtracys

220. THE ...

220.

The echo is, to some extent, an original sound,

and therein is the magic and charm of it.

{Henry David Thoreau, Walden}

219. GENERATIONALS "YOU GOT ME"

next up is the infectious new blissed-out, plinky, synth-infused track, You Got Me from New Orleans-based electro pop outfit Generationals off their new "Medium Rarities" EP (2011).

MP3: You Got Me 

et here is the brilliant single from the "Actor-Caster" EP (2011).

MP3: Ten-Twenty-Ten

check out the awesome psyched-out, effects laden, collage-style music video for Ten-Twenty-Ten, made by Albert Birney.

Ten-Twenty-Ten by Generationals

the "Medium Rarities" EP is currently available for free digital download from Park Hevan,

you can find Generationals here: myspace | facebook | generationals

219. IT'S ...

219.

It's red and warm behind my eyelids

and I put my hands behind my head.

{Nikki Gemmell, Shiver}