231.
Thoughts rain out of my mouth.
And b: why is there no music?
{Airini Beautrais, The Drunk At The End Of The World}
Friday, August 19, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
230. YOUNG WRISTS "I WANT TO DIE YOUNG COS YOU'RE ALWAYS WRONG"
if you're in desperate need of a healthy dose of wistful, 80s-steeped twee pop then i've got just the fix for you, here's a ridiculously catchy, brooding et hazy, jingly-jangly, indie pop gem I Want To Die Young Cos You're Always Wrong, from Pesaro, Italy-based indie/noise pop duo Young Wrists {Alberto & Letizia} off their fantastic new "Fucked Up In the Head" EP (2011).
i absolutely love the song title, very Smiths! enjoy!
MP3: I Want To Die Young Cos You're Always Wrong
check out the great 80s-imbued, playfully detached, smokey, twee video for I Want to Die Young Cos You're Always Wrong, directed by Enrico Boccioletti.
the "Fucked Up In the Head" album is currently available digitally for free from Italian label Rockit, just click on where it says 'scarica' for download.
i'd also recommend heading over to the Young Wrists bandcamp to check out the fantastic "Wasted Youth" EP.
you can find Young Wrists here: myspace | facebook
AMAZING NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR OUPA'S "WINDOWS"!!!
have a look at the stunningly simple et poignant conceptual video work for Oupa's achingly fragile track Windows, made by the multi-talented 'Maxi S' of Silent Portraits. enjoy!
230. WHENEVER ...
230.
Whenever bees were swarming we would
follow them, sometimes by car.
{Peter Peryer, First Light}
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
229. AMEN DUNES "CHRISTOPHER"
if you feel like you need to leave your earthly confines momentarily, then i'd definitely recommend taking the wonderfully woozy et hallucinogenic, jangly, reverb-rippling, acid folk trip Christopher, from New York-based psych-pop/folk experimenter Damon McMahon aka Amen Dunes off the brilliant new album "Through Donkey Jaw" (2011).
MP3: Christopher
check out the absolutely stunning, tripped-out, Jonas Mekas-esque, experimental 8mm video for Christopher, directed by Kenny Curwood. what you are about to witness is a rare audiovisual experience, a sublime marriage between sound et image!
the "Through Donkey Jaw" album is out now on Sacred Bones, available on cd or lp. there is also a special vinyl edition version with a hand-silk-screened wrap-around sleeve, it is a very limited edition item, only 150 hand numbered copies are in existence, so get in quick! you can also get it from Insound, vinyl copies come with free digital download.
i'd also recommend checking out Amen Dunes earlier albums "Dia" (2009) et the "Murder Dull Mind" EP (2010), both available from Insound on either cd or lp! "Dia" is available digitally from itunes.
you can find Amen Dunes here: myspace | facebook
GREAT NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR HATCHET WOUND'S "BABY TO BED"!
check out the super cool 80s-video styled, jaunty, slapstick mime music video for Hatchet Wound's catchy track Baby To Bed, directed by Cassandra Lee Hamilton.
229. ONE ...
229.
One can only raise happiness
on a foundation of despair.
{Marguerite Yourcenar, Fires}
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
228. PONY "AROUND"
next up is the delightfully intimate et eccentric, bouncy et wheezy, synth-savoring, airy, daydream that is Around from ex-Toronto/Maastricht, Netherlands-based ambient folk songstress Pony off her mesmerizing debut album "(I Forgot) To Turn You On" (2011).
et here is a sublimely sparse new single that was posted recently Shout:
check out the haunting et unexpected visuals for the stunning Lost Sun track.
if you like what you hear then you should definitely purchase the "(I Forgot) To Turn You On" album from Mole In The Ground Records, it is available on cd, you can also buy it from Norman Records, or you can download it digitally from Amazon.
otherwise you can head over to the LOST SUN soundcloud where you can stream several tracks from the album et keep playing them over et over again!
i have to give a huge thanks to Chantal le Doux {CLD} for bringing to my attention the wonderful existence of Pony! what a stunning revelation! merci!!!
you can find Pony here: facebook | squaretreerecordings
NEW MARIA MINERVA MUSIC VIDEO FOR "RUFF TRADE"
check out the great new psyched-out, effects-laden experimental, hip hop {anti-basketball} pastiche music video for Maria Minerva's latest single Ruff Trade off her "Cabaret Cixous" album, directed by Joonatan Allandi.
228. YET ...
228.
Yet these repetitions, these tiny variations, halts,
regressions, can give rise to modifications –
though barely perceptible – eventually moving
quite far from the point of departure.
{Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jealousy}
Monday, August 15, 2011
227. FEIST "HOW COME YOU NEVER GO THERE"
check out the uber-catchy, swaggering et sultry, blues-laden lead single How Come You Never Go There, from Toronto-based indie-folk/pop goddess Feist off her greatly anticipated new album "Metals" (2011).
take a look at Feist conjuring up the spirits of the forest in this moody, atmospheric, forest dwelling black & white performance video for How Come You Never Go There. enjoy!
the "Metals" album is set for release October 4th via Cherrytree/Interscope, pre-orders are available from Amazon on cd.
if you need more, then keep checking in at Listen To Feist for an unfolding series of wonderful audiovisual impressions of the album-in-progress.
you can find Feist here: myspace | facebook
227. A ...
227.
A feather flight, dreamfloating my heart away
Hanged in space, a white cloud
Torn on winds of birdwings.
{Karen Dalton}
Sunday, August 14, 2011
226. TERRIBLE TRUTHS "HEAT THEN FIRE"
here's an infectiously throbbing, fuzzed-out, feisty track, Heat Then Fire from Adelaide-based garage/surf punk trio Terrible Truths off their fantastic self titled "Terrible Truths" 7" (2011).
recommended for fans of Street Chant and Coasting ...
MP3: Heat Then Fire
et here's another ridiculously catchy et perky, guitar pop single off the forthcoming split 7" with Hissey Miyake.
the "Terrible Truths" 7" is available through The Thousands.
you can stream some other tracks from the "Terrible Truths" 7" on their bancamp or soundcloud page.
you can find Terrible Truths here: terrible-truths
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