243. KIWI SISTERS "CAROL LAURE"

this next track is devastatingly desolate, with emotionally damaged, artless crooning/wailing over stripped back, glitched-out percussion, infused with the soothing balm of a distant saxophone. Carol Laure is from Dallas-based minimal/synth-wave experimentalists Kiwi Sisters {chiefly Caleb Flores-Gutierrez} off the debut "...For The Young And Fertile Bearers Of Fruit..." (2011).

for fans of Xiu Xiu, Cold Cave et How To Dress Well ... enjoy this remarkable track!




the "...For The Young And Fertile Bearers Of Fruit..." album is currently available digitally from bandcamp, where you can also stream the entire album, i'd recommend giving it a solid listen!

you can find Kiwi Sisters here: myspace | facebook

243. WORDS ...

243.

Words cannot capture its strange essence.

{Amélie Nothomb, The Character of Rain}

242. COUNTRY MICE "MORNING SON"

here's a jaunty, rambling, Americana-imbued, dusky, apocalyptic lament, Morning Son from Brookyln-based country/noise rock revelers Country Mice off their debut album "Twister" (2011).

for fans of Yo La Tengo, Wilco et Neil Young ... enjoy!


MP3: Morning Son

the "Twister" album is available from Insound on cd et lp! or you can also grab it digitally from itunes or bandcamp, where you can currently stream the entire album.

you can find Country Mice here: myspace | facebook | countrymice

242. A ...

242.

A somewhat remarkable instance recurs to me.

{Herman Melville, Billy Budd}

241. TASSEOMANCY "SOFT FEET"

take a listen to the airy, mystically steeped, atmospheric, gothic-tinged, folk incantation, Soft Feet from Toronto-based neo-folk duo Sari & Romy Lightman aka Tasseomancy {formerly Ghost Bees} off their forthcoming album "Ulalume" (2011).

tasseomancy is the art of reading/divining fortunes et insights from tea leaf patterns. the album title is a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's poem Ulalume. enjoy!


MP3: Soft Feet

check out the intense, experimental, macro-probing visuals for Soft Feet, created by Kate Young and Ériver Hijano.

Tasseomancy - Soft Feet

the "Ulalume" album will be available August 30th from Out Of This Spark on cd & lp! et as a curiosity you can purchase a collectors edition of the album in the unique form of a candle, adorned with a waterfall print et vintage matchbox's from Record Drop, which also comes with digital download, limited to 500!

you can find Tasseomancy here: myspace | facebook | tasseomancymusic

241. MUSIC ...

241.

Music pours over the sense

and in a funny way

music sees more than I.

{Anne Sexton, Music Swim Back To Me}

240. CAT'S EYES "OVER YOU"

here is the latest swinging, brassy, nostalgia-swooning, Bond theme-evoking single, Over You from London-based duo Cat's Eyes off their infectious debut self-titled album "Cat's Eyes" (2011).


MP3: Over You

take a look at the hazy, flare-streaked, 60s-styled, split screen music video for Over You directed by Michael Baldwin.

Cat's Eyes / Over You

the "Cat's Eyes" album is available on cd + lp from Rough Trade et Record Store, et digitally online from itunes. the limited edition "Over You" 7" is also available from Rough Trade.

take a look at my post for the single Not A Friend {if you haven't already}.

you can find Cat's Eyes here: facebook | catseyesmusic 

240. NOT ...

240.

"Not one word, not one gesture of yours

shall I, could I ever forget ..."

{Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenin}

239. A CLASSIC EDUCATION "BABY, IT'S FINE"

next up is a catchy-as-hell, warm & peppy, fuzzed-out, jingly-jangly garage pop jam Baby, It's Fine, from Bologna, Italy-based garage pop outfit A Classic Education off their forthcoming album "Call It Blazing" (2011).


MP3: Baby, It's Fine

the "Call It Blazing" album will be released October 25th by Lefse Records, pre-orders are available now on cd or lp!

you can find A Classic Education here: mysapce | facebook | aclassiceducation

NEW VIDEO FOR SOKO'S "I'VE BEEN ALONE TOO LONG"

take a look at the delightfully lo-fi, 60s-evoking, intimate performance of Soko's new single I've Been Alone Too Long, from her forthcoming debut album "I Thought I Was An Alien", filmed by Matthew Gray Gubler.

et here's a lovely warm Californian sun-drenched, melancholy-tinged music video for Soko's stunning track No More Home, No More Love, filmed by Matt Amato & Tommy Mose Abbott.

239. SMALL ...

239.

Small lists written sideways,

broken up with pen dashes, 

underlined.

{Lucy Orbell, Movements/Ridding The Body}

238. JULIA HOLTER "GODDESS EYES"

take a listen to the remarkable Laurie Anderson-infused, epic, synth pop revelation Goddess Eyes, from LA-based avant-pop artist Julia Holter {of Nite Jewelia} off her much anticipated album "Tragedy" (2011).


MP3: Goddess Eyes

also here is an earlier single, the slow building, hypnotic mantra, Try To Make Yourself A Work Of Art.

MP3: Try To Make Yourself A Work Of Art

the "Tragedy" album is set for release August 30th on Leaving Records.

you can find Julia Holter here: myspace | facebook | juliashammasholter

NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR ST. VINCENT'S "CRUEL"

have a look at the twisted new humour noir music video for St. Vincent's latest single Cruel, directed by Terri Timely. it could be described as Miranda July meets Edward Gorey, featuring an awesome scuzzed-out guitar solo!

238. IN ...

238.

In the world everything is as it is 

and happens as it does happen.

{Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus}