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