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We’re still working closely with the great guys over at Guerrilla Waltz, trying to bring you great videos of our favorite musicians from Austin and afar. Today we’ve got another gem from Her Space Holiday to offer you for our second video in the Lost in Austin Takeaway series. Read more to find out all about the gem of a video, and the free acoustic MP3 download we’re offering along with it. Read more
Local Austin boys Seaholm Electric have long been a favorite of the ATH crew and we dig the fuzz rock sounds they create. The band has been fairly quite as of late so imagine our surprise when the band just sent us word of a new EP entitled These Birds Are Lions out now and available over on their bandcamp page. New song from the band “Cul de sac” can be found below for your enjoyment. Lead singer David Malerba has that voice eerily similar to Ian Curtis that blends nicely with the band’s self-proclaimed “neo-gothic” sounds.
Download: Seaholm Electric – Cul de sac [Mp3]
| Date | 7/25/11 |
|---|---|
| Location | Mohawk |
| Doors | 9pm |
| Tickets | $7 @ Door |
A recent ATH discovery Yourself & the Air have a show planned for the inside stage of Mohawk this evening. The show is completely local after that and features young upstarts Magnificent Snails, Royal Forrest, and Searching for a Signal. The local talent alone should get you there and the headliners will hopefully impress a few of you people.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/yata_sickdays.mp3]Download: Yourself & The Air – Sick Days [MP3]
If you’ve been reading these pages for some time, then you undoubtedly are aware of my man love for Tim Cohen. While he gets more press for his role in Fresh & Onlys, he’s definitely got other great things going on, such as his Magic Trick project. He just released a song from The Glad Birth of Love, which will see a full release on August 23rd. While there are hints of psych folk, that seems to live primarily in the trickling sound of the guitar in the background. The rest of the 7 minute song comes off like a crooner of sorts, but one completed in the realm of carefully orchestrated opuses. With patience, you’ll grow to love and appreciated Tim’s songwriting, as it continues to grow and amaze me.
Download: Tim Cohen – Daylight Moon [MP3]
Ume opened for Mission of Burma a few days ago, and no doubt, the crowd would have gotten a taste of their latest sounds. With the new track “Captive”, they show a bit of a more polished sound. Not a shock, this band is getting better at being a band. It is a cohesive, pretty and strong track, with addictive guitar hooks to keep you glued. With similar acts like Metric and Joy Formidable gaining momentum, let’s hope Ume can capitalize.
The new album Phantoms will land August 30 on Modern Outsider, a new Austin label started by husband and wife team Chip and Erin Adams (nice people). You can preorder it now.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/03-Captive.mp3]Download: Ume – Captive [MP3]
It’s no secret to native Texans, but to all you recent immigrants to the Lone Star State may have noticed lately, it’s F-ING RELENTLESSLY HOT OUTSIDE! With Temperatures hovering above 100 and no relief in sight, it’s hard to stay pleasant. Heat waves and droughts like this one are so damned oppressive, and may make you just feel flat-out angry and depressed at the world, your fellow man, and especially those teasing bastard clouds, hanging there just laughing at us and our collective misery. F those assholes, seriously its thundering as I write this with no rain to show for it, WTF?!. As unfortunate as it is, the summertime blues are a universal feeling as we all pine for the blissful 80 degree temperatures and rain of October. With the unyielding Texas sun beating down on us like its red headed step-child, it felt only right to create a FT5 for the Dehydration Blues. Crank the A/C, grab an Arnold Palmer, and try not to move an inch. Don’t worry; our sole day or two of autumn is right around the corner.
Awhile back we brought you an early listen to “The Ornament,” the first single from the upcoming album, The Ornament, by Gold Leaves. It’s really easy to see comparisons to other folk acts such as Fleet Foxes, but one thing I enjoy that is a bit different is the lush arrangements behind the sound on each track. We’ve got another one today, and you’ll hear hints of the kind of orchestration you usually find on the quiet tracks of Papercuts records. Yeah, those are great qualities to have, so you won’t hear any complaints coming from my end right now. Be sure to pick up the record on August 16th via Hardly Art.
Download: Gold Leaves – Cruel/Kind [MP3]
You would think that a band made up of former members of The Village Green would have some sort of Davies-esque influence of their songwriting, but this doesn’t seem to be the case for Portland’s Light for Fire. They’ve just released their self-titled debut, and you’ll be disappointed if you don’t give this a good solid listen. Personally, I hear an edgier Dr. Dog, but that’s probably based on the piano line. Still, that guitar chord that knifes its way through the song just cleanses your palate before the band brings it all home again, making for one heck of a single. Be sure to check out the band’s SITE to preview their entire album.
Download: Light for Fire – NY (By the Hand) [MP3]
| Date | 7/22/11 |
|---|---|
| Location | Baby Blue Studio |
| Doors | 9pm |
| Tickets | $5 @ Door |
Local musical legend Bill Baird has begun recording with yet another moniker going by the name of Bill Baird & Blank Fritz. Bill hopes to debut some new material from the project tonight at a show going down at this studio Baby Blue Studio in east Austin. Helping provide some additional music entertainment on the night are two California bands Range of Light Wilderness and Yesway. You can also expect opening support from one of our favorite local up and comers Sleep Good. Below you can also find the first new song from Bill’s new project “Wino Strut”. It’s just streaming here, but can be bought in MP3 form over on bandcamp.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Bill-Baird-Wino-Strut.mp3]
It’s easy to know you’ll love something when the press release tosses the names of Ty Segall, The Ramones, and Trouble in Mind Records all into one email. Mikal Cronin will be releasing his self-titled debut on TiM on September 20th, and based on this track alone, I know I’m going to be playing it on repeat over and over. If you toss in a little more melody on Segall’s formula for psych-rock, perhaps remove a bit of hazy tones, and this is pretty much what you’re going to get. I know, right! Sounds pretty awesome, so jump on the wagon now, and prepare for Cronin to come to Austin in September (17th) with Ty.
Download: Mikal Cronin -Apathy [MP3]
