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Below you can find yourself a brand spanking new tune called “Comets” from UK based band Rapids! The band has striking similarities to early Bloc Party so you know we ATH kids will get behind that business. This new tune appears on a new EP from the group entitled Fragments due out September 27th on Old Flame Records. Happy Wednesday.
Downloads: Rapids! – Comets [MP3]
Polyvinyl Records has been home to some of my favorite bands over the years and probably deserves a lot of credit for me discovering real indie music in high school. What with bands like Aloha, Rainer Maria, American Football, etc. the label was one of the hottest and biggest in the emo/post-emo world. It’s hard to believe the label is already 15 years old in 2011 and they continue to put out great albums year after year. To celebrate their 15 years in existence, Polyvinyl has put together an incredible sampler featuring a whopping 30 songs from their finest acts over the years. Old school songs like “Killing a Camera” from Braid are enough to make this a must download for me. Hell, I’ll even entice you with a free download of that old school jam below. Check out this sampler now and enjoy.
Download: Braid – Killing A Camera [MP3]
Hospitality are a Kansas City based band that have been earning some positive praise via the interwebs over the last couple of years or so. We’ve honestly never paid too much attention to the band until we heard this jangly new pop tune “Friends of Friends. It’s nothing spectacular, but should at least turn that frown upside down. The band was recently signed to Merge Records earlier this week and a much anticipated full length is said to be coming sometime in early 2012. Stay tuned.
Download: Hospitality – Friends Of Friends [MP3]
In our continued goal to bring you as much pre-ACL coverage as possible, we bring you our second interview of the festival season from L.A. based indie-pop group Fool’s Gold. We’ve been following these guys since their inception, and have particularly enjoyed their new album Leave No Trace. Leading up to their appearance at ACL in a couple weeks, we sat down with Fool’s Gold front man Luke Top to ask him about his band’s tunes. Follow the jump for full interview.
Probably one of the most interesting things, at least in my historical view of music, is that Deleted Scenes are an indie group from Washington D.C. According to their bio, they maintain the cities DIY ethics, but apart from that, they share little else with the city. Their tracks are down-tempo, employing various textures in each song, creating an overwhelmingly clever pop collage. Their new record, Young People’s Church of the Air, is being released this September, and if this track is any indicator, I anticipate various outlets reporting on this group, continuing their rise to stardom.
Download: Deleted Scenes – Bedbedbedbedbed
If you haven’t given a thorough listen to Kurt Vile‘s Smoke Ring for My Halo, then do so now, as you’re really missing out on some kind of wonderful. Sure, there’s tons of hype, but it truly is justified. If you’ve already gotten into that effort, then you’ll also be happy to know Kurt’s putting out the So Outta Reach EP on Matador Records on November 8th. If it’s anything like the track below, it’s just going to add on to the damage he’s done to my bank account this year. Oh, and if you truly dig this and you’re in Austin, Kurt’s an act not to miss at ACL next week.
Download: Kurt Vile – The Creature [MP3]
| Date | Tuesday, September 6th |
|---|---|
| Location | Mohawk |
| Doors | 900p |
| Tickets | $12 from Frontgate |
It’s quite possible that you’ve forgotten Tim Kasher, as Cursive seems to have slowed things down, but Tim’s been doing his own thing for quite some time, wether under his given name or The Good Life. He’s always got a personal story to tell, and he weaves his words well. You’ll be able to enjoy his passion for songwriting, with a full band no less, Tuesday night at the Mohawk, which should also give you time to enjoy the great weather we seem to have stumbled upon. Also opening the show is Aficionado and Milk Thistle. Give it a go; you’ve got nothing to lose.
[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/05-Cold-Love.mp3]Download: Tim Kasher – Cold Love [MP3]
One of the great things about being an old-ish punk rocker is watching your idols grow up along with you. Their music changes as your tastes do, both of you seemingly taking the same path. For me, this has been the case watching Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music fame go out on his own with his folk recordings. Generally they rely upon acoustic guitar and his throaty vocals, giving old post-punk fans a bit of enjoyment, and sense of self, while listening to a bit of folk. You can pick up Ragan’s new album, Covering Ground, on September 13th, and it’ll be worth it; I haven’t met a Chuck Ragan LP I didn’t like.
Download: Chuck Ragan – You Get What You Give [MP3]
It seems that all over the college sports landscape nowadays, all we hear about are conference realignments, TV deals, advertising packages, and student athlete sponsor scandals. Somewhere along the lines, the good old fashioned spirit of the game got lost in the shuffle and with that came the sad realization that these young athletes are mere pawns in a much wider international game of economics. Regardless of what side of Lee County you set your allegiance or which color lucky underwear you wear on game day, let’s all remind ourselves about what the whole ‘Hullabaloo’ is about in the first place; dirty, evil money. Like the song says, ‘it’s the root of all evil today’ and there’s plenty of evil to go around in college sports these days. Just ask the U, tOSU, Oregon, Auburn…well for the sake of you, the reader, I couldn’t possibly list all 122 of them here. So, in light of Texas A&M’s indecisive decision to take their markets elsewhere and to mark the anticipated beginning of the 2011 season, here are the top 5 most ridiculously relevant songs that feature our corrupting currency as a common theme. Now, where’s the tailgate party? I’m about to make it rain.
One of the places I frequently troll for new music tipped me off to this great little London act, Fanzine, They also alluded to a possible signing with Fat Possum, which wouldn’t seem out of line after they picked up Yuck last year. The group are self-releasing their Low EP, and there’s definite gems for you to enjoy. Whether you want a slow-pace pop ditty or a nice upbeat stomper, you can find it on this short EP. One things for sure, the band has the hooks, seemingly, to write a great track, so I’m sure we’ll hear more from them in the future.
Download: Fanzine – Rocket Fuel [MP3]
