New Haze Pop From Shoreline Is

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Right around this time last year, I was heavy into the haze pop/shoe gaze movement and my tastes at the time were epitomized with German based outfit Shoreline Is.  Well low and behold, summer puts me in that dreamy mood again, and the boys from Shoreline Is inform me that their debut LP Deal Kindly is finally ready to go.  It’s streaming in full over on their bandcamp page, but you can check out a new single from the band called “Feel Some” below to gauge your interest.  I can assure that the whole album is just as dreamy as this tune.

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Download: Shoreline Is – Feel Some [MP3]

Solid Rocker from Young Guv + the Scuzz

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As if Ben Cook wasn’t busy enough with Fucked Up and Marvelous Darlings, he’s gotta keep his own project, Young Guv going right?  Well, he’s joined up with some of his favorite musicians in Toronto, deemed the Scuzz, and recorded A Love Too Strong 12″, which will hit stores on July 31st.  It’s always interesting to listen to Cook’s work, as it definitely has a softer side than one would expect from the guitarist in Fucked Up.  This song reminds me of The Replacements a little bit, although there’s a softer edge to it overall–even with the Scuzz backing.  I’m pretty stoekd to hear the final product because this song is just killing it on my stereo right now.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/01_Heal_Over_Time.mp3]

Download: Young Guv + The Scuzz – Heal Over Time [MP3]

Show Pics: Chaos in Tejas (6/3)

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Chased the Indie crowd over to Emo’s East on the last night of Chaos in Tejas. Dreams of a comfy photo pit were dashed, but the staff did what they could for the photographers to help us out.

Why were we there? To see the Mind Spiders, of course. Oh wait, the headliner was Best Coast. Did I care? Not so much, but I wanted to shoot them. So, why not check out an ATH favorite and take in the other “openers” Laura Stevenson and the Cans and Lemuria.

Click through for a few show notes and plenty of pics…

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New Jams from Seapony (+ New Album)

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We were fortunate enough to have Seapony play at our SXSW party this year, so we’re happy to hear that the band are already about to return with a new record, titled Falling (odd title considering the release date is September 11th).  It will, again, be released by the hard-working folks over at Hardly Art, and I’m really loving this new track.  Jen’s voice sounds really good, but there’s a directness to this track that is quite striking; there’s less of a shoegaze element to the song, though you can still find a bit of the group’s endearing haziness.  I can’t tell you how excited I am for this record.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Seapony_WhatYouWanted.mp3]

Download:Seapony – What You Wanted [MP3]

New Tune from Papercuts

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Unless you’re living underneath a rock, you realize that San Francisco is probably one of the biggest scenes in the indie rock community.  Luckily for all of us outside the city, we can get our hands on the In a Cloud II compilation, featuring new unreleased tracks from a lot of great bands; the comp comes to us via Secret Seven Records on July 17th.  My personal favorite track from the comp is the one featured below by Papercuts, one of my favorite bands from San Francisco–check that, period. It’s got that chilled out vibe Jason’s known for, with a warm trickling melody that evolves slowly. There’s tons of great tracks on this collection, so be sure to Pre-Order it now.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/06-Hey-Jaqueline.mp3]

 

 

New Jam From Dalton

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Dalton is the name of the solo project headed up by Brooklyn native Nate Harar.  The song we have for you below, “Breaker”, appears on the multi-instrumentalists debut self-titled EP which is currently available to stream in full over on bandcamp.  Apparently Harar recorded every piece of the album in his studio recording space in 2011.  Little else is known about the musician so I’ll just let this sweet jam do the talking.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Dalton-Breaker.mp3]

Download: Dalton – Breaker [MP3]

 

Great Cover Tune from The Yellow Melodies

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This post is about two things really: a great new discovery, and one of my favorite bands, The Television Personalities.  I just discovered The Yellow Melodies, a Spanish band in the midst of several EPs paying homage to TTP, this one called How Television Personalities Learned to Love.  The original version is one of my favorite tracks, but this cover adds a bit more of a nice jangle, rather than that post-punk art-rock we got from the original act.  For me, I’m just now discovering The Yellow Melodies, and I’m grateful, as they’ve got slews of albums for you to enjoy.  Also, I just got a reminder of how much I love going back to my Television Personalities catalog.  Here’s both songs, so you can compare and fall in love.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/10-14th-Floor.mp3]

Download:The Television Personalities – 14th Floor [MP3]

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/03-14th-Floor.mp3]

Download:The Yellow Melodies – 14th Floor [MP3]

Show Pics: Chaos in Tejas (6/2)

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After taking a night to relax and sweat at Stubb’s, it was back into the Chaos. Primary venue choice was Club DeVille, but I did pop next door to see the goings-ons.

Club DeVille scored a great lineup for the indie kids with Sea Lions, Royal Headaches and The Clean. I saw more Japanese hardcore at The Mohawk courtesy Zyanose, full mosh pit included. Ironically, I took an elbow to the face while shooting Royal Headache.

Here come the pics…

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Mellow Electronic Jam The Deer Tracks

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It’s Monday, and while my body recovers from Chaos in Tejas, let’s throw something a little bit more chilled out in your direction.  This Swedish group is currently in the middle of releasing a trilogy of albums titled The Archer Trilogy–Part 3 should be out later on this year.  One of the reason’s I like the group so much is that I can see similarities to other electronic duo’s like the Knife, but this group has a sound completely all their own; it’s always good when you can build on influences and take your own direction.  The Deer Tracks is set to come to the US (though not Austin) in June, so keep a look out for them in your town.

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Download:The Deer Tracks – W [MP3]

More New Music from The Intelligence

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Summertime (I’m a teacher) is perfect for me to catch up on listening to records I’ve gotten that I haven’t given my full attention to, yet. This new album from the Intelligence is high on my list, so as they break out more great tracks for everyone, I’ve always gotta share.  Today this new single hit the web, and it’s more of a steady strum, as opposed to the jittery number they released earlier–that is until you get a little bit of swagger in the last minute of the track.  You can pick up the band’s new record, Everybody’s Got It Easy But Me, on June 19th via the good folks at In the Red Records.

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Download: The Intelligence – Techno Tuesday [MP3]

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