mammoths melting out of the ice!?! - meow hit lot dood [self released]
multi-instrumentalist collective playing instrumental songs with strings and occasionall electronics
persephone’s bees - a peek into the underworld [columbia]
an underworld of sexy rock with a russian accent
aphex twin/afx - chosen lords [chrysalis/rephlex]
a block of yellow - grow up or grow out [around sounds]
britpop rock ep
the five mod four - whiskers [contraphonic music/no karma]
chicago rock outfit. sometimes witty
a whisper in the noise - as the bluebird sings [transdreamer]
eerie
*the lovely feathers - hind hind legs [equator]
full length from these lovely canadians
the presets - beams [modular]
electrodancerock
nicky click - you’re already a member [crunks no dead]
sassy electropop
*men women & children - s/t [reprise]
like the sour skittles of disco rock
shearwater - palo santo [misra]
okkervil river’s “other band”
v/a - selections from monsieur gainsbourg revisited [verve/forecast]
a few covers featuring the rakes, cat power, feist, michael stipe and more
**serena maneesh - s/t [playlouderrecordings]
norweigan group recalls the noise pop of eric’s trip and my bloody valentine
yonder mountain string band - s/t [frog pad/vanguard]
eclectic americana
look down - 24/7 dance force [afternoon]
pinbacky dance rock
human television - look at who you’re talking to [gigantic]
really neat packaging
walking bicycles - disconnected [high wheel]
female fronted indie rock
saves the day - sound the alarm [vagrant]
sound the alarm theyre still through being cool
orbit service - songs of eta carinae [beta-lactam ring]
dark and spacey
jolie holland - springtime can kill you [anti]
no it can’t!
future pigeon - the echodelic sounds of future [record collection]
freak dub? psychadelic reggae? afrobeat punk? death disco?
nofx - wolves in wolves’ clothing [fat wreck chords]
no kidding punk
blanket music - love translation [hush]
twee pop. one disc of originals, one of covers
the fever - in the city of sleep [kemado]
rolicking dark carnival
demolition doll rods - there is a difference [swami]
ballsy, smokey female rock
bedroom walls - all good dreamers pass this way [baria]
dreamy slow soothing rock
the like young - last secrets [polyvinyl]
some seroius, some fun
the little killers - a real good one [gern blandsten]
not like the big killers
*rose merlberg - cast away the clouds [double agent]
‘i wanna fall asleep to her voice.. is that creepy?’ asks tauwan
anatheallo - floating world [nettwerk]
somber, brooding, seven member collaborative
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If you like violent movies, you should move to Korea. Not because we don’t like you, but because arthouse violence is all the rage there. On April 28th Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, the 3rd of Park Chan-wook’s revenge series, is released on DVD here in the states. They are pretty intense (see incest, violence).
I asked him if violence, even imaginary violence, was perhaps an exaggerated response to this virtual new world, an extreme form of human contact. “Because of capitalism, relationships between people and their communities — family, or clan, or region — have largely broken down”… The characters in his films, he said, were “bound to feel lonely and isolated from the world.” That is why he often shows them communicating by e-mail or mobile phones, instead of actually seeing one another. “This puts a distance between people, leading to misunderstandings, which is interesting.”
From the New York Times Magazine article. He is a philosophy major.
Update: In the of “being the man” and “keeping people down” the NYT is charging cash money for the article. Try these less compelling ones instead.
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rennick - to the skies [pathways]
i thought we already got morrisseys new album. and it was no longer the 80s
*the concretes - in colour [astralwerks]
yum brit pop
*the rakes - capture/release [v2]
a british the_ band
*be your own pet - summer sensation [ecstatic peace!]
like the yeah yeah yeahs with a bass guitar
matthew sweet and susanna hoffs - under the covers vol. 1 [shout]
dig their new versions of smash hits and rediscovered gems!
victory at sea - all your things are gone [gern blandsten]
piano based pop
battleship - s/t [on on switch]
noisy rock
mono - you are there [human highway/ temporary residence]
ambient instrumentals
*norfolk and western - a gilded age [hush]
rustic pop songs with a saloon swing
voxtrot - s/t [cult hero]
jangly rock both catchy and edgy
*maritime - we, the vehicles [flameshovel]
promise ring and dismemberment plan widowers finally find a sound of their own
rahim - ideal lives [frenchkiss]
bass-centric angular rock with brass
geoff farina - already told you [southern]
spare, mellow guy with guitar
submarines - declare a new state! [nettwerk]
drum machine indiepop
lyon - hold me close ft. lady l [single] [self released]
prophet of eternal testament - s/t [angel boy]
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oops. forgot to post last weeks adds:
the rewinds - s/t [livewire]
southern power pop
end of fashion - s/t [capitol]
australian power pop
tom brosseau - s/t [loveless]
cozy, twangy folk
south - adventures in the underground journey to the stars [young american/yam]
dreamy brit pop
pretty girls make graves - elan vital [matador]
first album with new keyboardist
velvet teen - gysmkid [slowdance]
heavier sound than previous releases. less synthpop more glitchy lap-pop
aloha - some echoes [polyvinyl]
heavier sound than previous releases. less indiepop more prog rock
a whisper in the noise - as the bluebird sings radio e.p. [transdreamer]
dark rock with eerie strings and horns. includes a haunting dylan cover
the flaming lips - at war with the mystics [warner bros]
new lips!!!!!!!
morrissey - ringleader of the tormentors [attack/sanctuary]
serious crooning
the cribs - mirror kissers [wichita]
three song teaser for upcoming album
tanakh - ardent fevers [alien8]
subdued, delicate thirteen piece chamber rock ensemble
v/a - invaders [kemado]
its all heavy; high on fire, comets on fire, fucking champs, dungen, wolfmother, etc.
v/a - see you on the moon! [paper bag]
kids songs performed by broken social scene (puff the magic dragon), sufjan, junior boys, mark kozelek, hot chip, and more
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