sorry i know this place has been real lame lately. not enough hours in a minute. so here are some gems from my favorite new or upcoming releases
gnarls barkley
this is the collaboration between dangermouse and cee-lo as in the grey album and cee-lo green … is the soul machine. this shit is going to blow up. the soul machine is chugging at full force and dangermouse has the goods to back it up.
crazy
gone daddy gone
cover of the violent femmes song!
nightmares on wax
“its that babymaking shit”
funky sexy groovy. in a space outta sound is the perfect album to put on and do some hardcore chillin
the sweetest
matisyahu
i’m sure youve heard about this. hasidic reggae. its all over mtv and whatnot. what you might not have heard is the dub version of youth that was released as a bonus disc with the album in some markets
youth dub
flaming lips
from at war with the mystics, these are two of my favorite cuts
free radicals
it overtakes me/ the stars are so big, i am so small…do i stand a chance?
bossacucanova
bossanova trio throws electronics and turntablism into the mix on uma batida diferente
samba da minha terra
subtle
sounds of anticon style hiphop coupled with morr music style electronica. wishingbone features guest spots by the likes of beck, hrvatski, console, fog, mike patton, and ms. john soda
swanmeat
jel
head honcho from anticon gathers the troops for soft money which i guess is more of a group than a solo album
wmd
hot chip
last year’s coming on strong was a solid effort. this track is from the warning due later this year that tries to perfect the sound pioneered by the beta band
boys from school
starlight mints
from their follow up to built on squares, drowaton, here is the fun and quirky trio flexing their pops
seventeen devils
pläns pläns
imagine animal collective rocking out with instruments instead of just crazy vocal loops and tribal drumming. from pläns pläns’ plays herman melville’s moby dick
we love grapes in the springtime
tv on the radio
their upcoming album is called return to cookie mountain. theyve started to use some samplers in addition to their standard instrumentation and delays. yum
dirty whirl wind
books
although the album music for a french elevator is not as strong as their previous work and is mostly composed of odd vocal samples, these cut and paste kings have a couple great instrumental numbers
three day night
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on shelves
over break:
dresden dolls
drive-by truckers
loose fur
yeah yeah yeahs
ben harper
richard ashcroft
hard-fi
group sounds
new amsterdams
rainer maria
built to spill
liars
and lots more (thanks bill)
on shelves
this week:
*the moore brothers - murdered by the moore brothers [plain]
beautiful pop songs with singing brothers
bebel gilberto - s/t [crammed/six degrees]
sweet acoustic bossanova
*bossacucanova - uma batida diferente [crammed/six degrees]
bossanova meets turntablism
*mugison - little trip [ipecac]
rustic and relaxed plus a cover of tom waits’ little trip to heaven
eagle*seagull - s/t [paper garden]
the star is only in the name
*wizardzz - hidden city of taurmond [load]
fat prog rock from lightning bolt’s basist
**subtle - wishingbone [lex]
sounds of anticon meet sounds of morr music featuring hrvatski, mike patton, beck, fog, etc
alex lukashevsky - connexions [northeastindie]
art folk singer/songwriter
latent anXiety - perception [delvian]
be fooled by the lame name and lame cover and creepy fat guy on the back. its cheesy arena new wave
****pläns pläns - plays herman melville’s moby dick [see]
freakpsychbluesrockmenagerieextravaganza
ken - stop!look!sing songs of revolutions! [metropolis]
danish rock by guys with funny names
volumen - science faction [wantage]
skeleton jumpsuits
stuporhero - it would be nice to wake up [basement tape]
fuzzed out pop
*robbie lee - sleep, memory [i and ear]
intimate, acoustic folk
*milosh - meme [plug research]
laid-back electronic pop
cary aria - morning wood [self released]
quirky rock mostly about sex
guillemots - from the cliffs [fantastic plastic]
rock tightly wrapped around a standup bass
sondre lerche and the faces down quartet - duper sessions [astralwerks]
norweigan singer with a norweigan band
hotel lights - s/t [bar none]
slow atmospheric background music
****gnarls barkley - st. elsewhere sampler [atlantic]
dangermouse and cee-lo green!!!!!!!!!
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everytime i watch this sport i think of how much better it would be if they were naked.
well. its way better
nude figure skating
and while were talking naked,
isnt that …. homer simpson?
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grand national - kicking the national habit [recall]
british dance party
cocteau twins - lullabies to violaine: singles and extended plays 1982-1996 [4ad]
singles and extended plays from 1982 - 1996
band of horses - everything all the time [sub pop]
warm, smart rock
nightmares on wax - in a space outta sound [warp]
that babymaking shit
calexico - garden ruin [quarterstick]
less texmex than usual
jason collett - idols of exile [arts
appearances from broken social scene, stars, apostle of hustle, and do make say think members
ghostigital - in cod we trust [ipecac]
einar örn from the sugarcubes says “confusion is the message”
david & the citizens - s/t [friendly fire]
fun rock. swedish but you wouldnt know it
matt costa - songs we sing [brushfire]
pretty pop rock
v/a - idol tryouts two [ghostly international]
that babymaking shit in the year 3000
adam mugavero - breathe [self released]
laid back with textured arrangements
isobel campbell & mark lanegan - ballad of the broken seas [v2]
dark, eerie, tattered, fragile
the robocop kraus - they think they are [l'age d'or/epitaph]
catchy dance rock waiting for the eighties
willy mason - where the humans eat [astralwerks]
bluesy folk
the essex green - cannibal sea [merge]
sunshine pop
v/a - and to the disciples that remain [amish]
brooklyn folk compilation
et ret -gasworks [western vinyl]
experimental instrumentals that would be at home on constellation
eastern youth - 365-step blues [five one inc]
japanese pop punk
the capricorns - pure magical love [paroxism]
casio pop
secret machines - ten silver drops [reprise]
stoner rock
built to spill - conventional wisdom [single] [warner bros.]
another song from upcoming you in reverse
the talented timothy taylor - a genocide [intelligent muzik]
anthony hamilton - ain’t nobody worryin’ [zomba]
con quest - do you mind [sugarwater]
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