212. LOVE OF EVERYTHING "THREE WAY ANSWERS"

here's the endearingly fuzzed-out, distortion-laden, pithy lead single Three Way Answers from Chicago-based lo-fi crooner Bobby Burg aka Love Of Everything {also of Joan of Arc & Make Believe ...} off his wonderful new "Sooner I Wish" EP (2011).


MP3: Three Way Answers

the "Sooner I Wish" EP/7" is available from Polyvinyl on either black {700 copies} or white {only 300 copies} vinyl 7" with free mp3 download code or you can just grab it digitally.

you can find Love Of Everything here: myspace | facebook

212. SIMPLY ...

212.

Simply to think, this is all happening,

I am at the centre of all of this.

{Vincent O'Sullivan, Family Unit}

211. SLEEP ∞ OVER "ROMANTIC STREAMS"

next up is the utterly mesmerizing, sublimely airy et brooding, 80s-infused, epic, darkwave-tinged single, Romantic Streams from Austin-based, dream-weaver Stefanie Franciotti aka Sleep ∞ Over off the eagerly anticipated debut album "Forever" (2011).


MP3: Romantic Streams

the "Forever" album is set for release september 27th on Hippos in Tanks.

you can find Sleep ∞ Over here: lastfm | sleepoverforever

211. ALONG ...

211.

Along the bank the toi-toi had gathered,

hundreds of them, to welcome her.

{Kirsty Gunn, Not That Much To Go On}

NEW BACHELORETTE "BLANKET" MUSIC VIDEO

here's the new tripped-out, effects-laden "official" music video for Bachelorette's epic, melancholy-tinged single Blanket, directed by Steven Grisé for Souterrain Transmissions.

Bachelorette - Blanket

210. MICKEY MICKEY ROURKE "SATANIC YOUTH BRIGADE"

if you thought that one Mickey Rourke was trouble enough, then be scared, here's a delightfully rowdy, stripped-back, reverb-overdosed, cathartic jaunt, very aptly titled, Satanic Youth Brigade from LA-based (g)lo-fi, psych pop reveler Miller Rodriguez aka Mickey Mickey Rourke off his new "Magic User" EP (2011).


MP3: Satanic Youth Brigade

check out the wonderfully sun-baked, day-dreamy music video for Satanic Youth Brigade, directed by Jon Casey.

Mickey Mickey Rourke - Satanic Youth Brigade

the "Magic User" EP is currently available as a free download from Mickey Mickey Rourke's bandcamp.

you can find Mickey Mickey Rourke here: myspace | lastfm

210. MY ...

210.

My heart was leaping no longer but felt

somehow deliciously constricted.

{Turgenev, First Love}

209. DIRTY BEACHES "GOD SPEED"

here's a deliriously woozy, psyched-out, 60s rockabilly-spiked track, God Speed from East-Vancouver based lo-fi crooner Alex Zhang Hungtai aka Dirty Beaches off the brilliant "Double Feature" split 12" (2011).

awesome cover art work by Shawn Reed, silkscreen cover on recycled paper with clear vinyl! 


MP3: God Speed

check out the great washed-out, begrimed, trip-inducing, experimental video for God Speed, created by Grace Denis.

DIRTY BEACHES "God Speed"

the highly recommended "Double Feature" split 12" album with Ela Orleans is available on vinyl from Night People, Atelier Ciseaux or La Station Radar.

also, you can listen/purchase all of Dirty Beaches' previous offerings, including the stunning "Badlands" LP (2011), on his bandamp.

you can find Dirty Beaches here: myspace | facebook | dirtybeaches

209. SHE ...

209.

She left her story, to which her entire devotion

was due, to attend to some personal grievance.

{Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own}

208. ERIKA SPRING "6 MORE WEEKS"

next up is the wispy, intoxicating, melancholy-laced debut solo single, 6 More Weeks from Brooklyn-based synth pop artist Erika Spring {of Au Revoir Simone} off her upcoming "Violens/Erika Spring" split 7" (2011).

"Gone from lovesick, down to a new low.

Nowhere in my imagination, 

did I see where this story would go." 

STREAM: 6 More Weeks

check out the sun-bleached, hazy, day-dreamy visuals for 6 More Weeks, directed by Paola Suhonen.

 

the stunning "Violens/Erika Spring" 7" will be available on vinyl August 2nd from Friend Fire, it is available now digitally from itunes et Amazon. 

you can find Erika Spring here: facebook | lastfm

208. AS ...

208.

As I read this page through again, I see 
that I forgot to tell the end of the story; 
but you can easily imagine it.

{Goethe, The Sufferings of Young Werther}

207. VIVIAN GIRLS "TAKE IT AS IT COMES"

in need of some solid relationship/love advice, well next up is the wonderfully mocking, saccharine-laced, 60s-Shangri-las-esque, pop ditty, Take It As It Comes from garage-pop trio Vivian Girls off their excellent "Share The Joy" album (2011). 


MP3: Take It As It Comes

check out the new retro-laden, pastiche music video for Take It As It Comes, directed by Travis Peterson.



if you haven't got a copy of "Share The Joy" yet, it is available from Polyvinyl on cd, mp3 or LP! otherwise you can get it digtially from the Vivian Girls bandcamp, or from itunes.

take a look at my post for the great lead single I Heard You Say here.

you can find the Vivian Girls here: myspace | viviangirls | facebook | lastfm 

BRILLIANT NEW BJÖRK "CRYSTALLINE" MUSIC VIDEO!!!

check out the fantastic new inter-galactic, retro, stop-motion animation video for Björk's stunning lead single Crystalline, directed by Michel Gondry. enjoy!

207. THERE ...

207.

There was a question in the air,

and it was the same question in her head.

{Mary McCallum, The Blue}