Serious bad day yesterday, so no post. Was and still am very upset about something that happened and was said to me. I guess I deserved what I got. All I was trying to do was express my opinion. Sometimes wonder if this is all worth it or if anything is worth it. Sometimes wonder how I make it through each day. The post below took me a whole day (today) to do, I needed to keep my mind off thi...
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New Music Releases - 09-29-09
[New MP3s] Meth Teeth, At Swim Two Birds, A Grave With No Name, Sun Araw
Meth Teeth are based out of Portland and there sure doesn't seem to be a hell of a lot written about them. From what I've gathered they began as the one-man folk project of Mattey Hubele and Kyle Raquipiso later joined the band. So, a two man band I guess and they sure as hell can make quite a bit of noise. 2009 sees the band release their first full length Everything Went Wrong. There are only...
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[MP3s] Something Different - Dance And Electronic Music
The title above is definitely appropriate for this post. As you may well know by now, from reading this blog, that I am a true Indie rock/pop guy. I love noise-pop, power-pop, psych-pop, garage rock, punk, lo-fi, the 80's, 90's indie rock/pop, 00's indie rock/pop etc. etc.. And, as always, I have been featuring/reviewing a lot of new Indie music in those sub-genres. However, last night, I had s...
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[MP3s] The Love Story, New Radiant Storm King, The Daylight Titans, Iran, The Handcuffs
Following up on their 2007's S/T release (recorded by famed Steve Albini), The Love Story return for 2009 with Mink. TLS, in my opinion, are somewhat hard to nail down. Mainly classified as slow-core/mood-core, the NYC band throws in touches of Shoegaze to further complement their music. While Albini is no longer at the helm for Mink, the band has not lost his influence to their song-craft. The...
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New Music Releases - Week Of 09-22-09 - Part II
Another decent week for new music releases. Here is part II for the week of 09-22-09.Two years after releasing their debut Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters, Glasgow's The Twilight Sad release their new LP Forget The Night Ahead on the Fat Cat Label. Forget further expands the sound that the band developed on their debut release. The sound is large, expansive and loud. James Graham's Scottis...
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New Music Release - Week Of 09-22-09 - Part I
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Sorry, once again about the brief delay in posting. As usual, the Black Dog bit me real bad and I was down for the count. I would have blogged some about it but want to just stick to the music. So, back to the music and let's hope that Black Dog stays away for a long while...San Diego's Castanets are appropriately labeled in a sub-genre called "freak folk". Their music has roots in folk, countr...
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[MP3s] Buildings Breeding, The Upsidedown, Parts And Labor
This one has a lot of background behind it. From what I've gathered, frontman and founder Chris Larsen started the band as a way to reach out to his girlfriend (now band mate co-vocalist Melanie Glover) while she was abroad. Larsen created Buildings Breeding as a "fake" band which included its very own MySpace page. Essentially, a way for Larsen to keep in touch with Glover. Make believe or not...
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[MP3s] Boston Spaceships, Andy Church, Gifts From Enola
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Shit, when it comes to really writing about Robert Pollard, I won't bullshit you - I wouldn't/don't know where to start or even end. Pollard is literally a music making machine, producing/releasing albums at more than a startling pace. He has been responsible for some of the best indie rock of the past three decades, namely through Guided By Voices (which disbanded in 2004) and his other numero...
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New Music Releases - Sept. 15, '09 - Part II
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Well, here is part II as promised. I pared it down from six to five. I am somewhat going "out on a limb" on this one because, quite frankly, I am not very up on these bands. But, when I weeded through the new releases list for this week, these intrigued me. As I said before, I don't have the funds to buy all these albums. So, don't expect to read below a long write-up review on them. And, in so...
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New Music Releases - Sept. 15, '09 - Part I
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Wow, I was blown away when I started compiling a list of new music releases for this week (September 15th). Weeding through a master list, I found twelve that I thought were worthy of mentioning. Unfortunately, for me, I already blew my music expenses for this month and probably next month too. So, I can't afford to buy copies of these new LP's at this time. Sure, a lot of this stuff has probab...
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[New MP3's] Here Holy Spain, Little Black Dress, Shibboleth, Impossible Arms, Americans In France
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Well here we are, digging back hard at it. Finding new music everywhere. Great fun and great stuff!The first three featured here hail from my old "stomping" grounds - Dallas, Tx. They are all on the wonderful Dallas based Idol Records Label. These guys churn out some excellent local bands and are a respected indie music label.Here Holy Spain is a trio that hails from Dallas and on their debut M...
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Crash! Bang! Boom!
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Image From HereShite David, its been a whole week where the hell have you been?Sorry, I haven't been around here in a week. Suffice it to say, things got bad for me the past week. My illness is bad and it effects my functionality at all levels. There are days or weeks that I will be able to be "semi-functional" and then there are times that I will be laid up in bed 24/7. This past week the depr...
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[MP3's] Greg Hoy, The Mandrake Project, La Snacks, Green Palm Radiation
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Greg Hoy's most recent outing is appropriately titled Feel The Crunch!. A sheer master at infectious power-pop, Hoy is a one man cranking music machine. On 2006's Tastemakers & Heartbreakers, Hoy made a full-on, catchy, tight power-pop record all by himself. He manages to create music that sounds like it is coming from a quartet rather than just one person. An amazing feat. 09's Feel has Hoy ba...
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[MP3's] Bell X1, Floorian, The Junior League, The Shattered Hopes, Ralpheene
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Wow, there is a wealth of new indie music out there and a bunch that have not been covered by any blogs. I have listened to so many new albums over the last few weeks and it has been awesome. Amazon.com always has some good specials and you can get mp3 digital downloads from them for a pretty cheap price. Check it out.Indie rock Irish trio Bell X1 were formed in 1999 out of the ashes of the fai...
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[MP3's] The Jellybricks, Section Gang, Obits, Soviet
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Image From HereA couple from last year and a couple more recent. Definitely ones that I am getting more familiar with and like. There is great indie music everywhere these days. I love it, for sure!You know, I post a lot of power pop bands on this blog and that is mainly because I love that genre of music. The Harrisburg, PA-based rock ’n roll quartet The Jellybricks have been around the circui.
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[New MP3's] Adam Franklin, Baby Teeth, HC-B, The Sleepover Disaster
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Image From HereIf you don't know Adam Franklin, then you should. Franklin was born in Essex, England and is most well known as the frontman/guitarist for one of the best 90's Shoegaze bands - Swervedriver. Along with his more recent solo work, he has also been a part of Toshack Highway and Magnetic Morning. Regarding his solo career, his debut release was Bolts Of Melody released in 2007. Bolts...
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[MP3's] The Moog, Snowglobe, Dipsomaniacs, Elba
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Image From HereThe Moog are a Budapest, Hungary quintet. Their follow up to the excellent '07 debut Sold For Tomorrow was recorded in Seattle and is titled Razzmatazz Orfeum. They are a hard playing band and put out a sound that is part Ramones, part Dinosaur Jr., with the fuzziness of Jesus & Mary Chain. A nice mix for sure. Think "new wave-garage with hints of post-punk psych" and you will have
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[MP3's] Faunts, Cazals, Gregor Samsa, Semi Precious Weapons, The Disciplines
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Image From HereSorry about being away for a few days. Had a lot of personal stuff to take care of. But, I should be back to my normal daily posting now.Some of these albums came out in 2008, but are still new to me. Some, came out in the early part of '09. Hopefully, they are ones that are new to you too. Coming up, will be new releases for this week. Enjoy!How I missed out on Canadian Faunts...
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[New Releases 8-25-09] Blitzen Trapper, Spider Bags, Mellowdrone, Mew, David Mead
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Image From HereTrying to keep up with what is new. Will try to do this every week. Below are five albums I picked out of the new releases for August 25th, 2009. Arctic Monkey's Humbug was also released on the 25th. But, I decided not to post about it since about a million other bloggers have beat me to the punch. It's actually a decent album and I have nothing against the band. So, every week, ...
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[MP3's] A Mixed Bag
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The reason why I called this post "A Mixed Bag" is mainly because I've included songs from 1968, 1970, and all the way to 2009. I don't think I have ever, during the life of this blog, posted anything from the 60's. I think I may have posted some 70's stuff before but not sure.Well, you all know by now that I love lists. And, I've talked a lot about Mojo Magazine. In their latest edition they h...
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