Author: nathan.lankford

New Music from Strawberry Whiplash

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You know how much we love Matinee Recordings, one of the best, if not the best, small labels around right now.  They’re releasing a special gift for their fans, The Matinee Holiday Soiree EP, and its filled with exclusive holiday tracks from five of the bands on their roster, including my personal favorite Math and Physics Club.  You also get to hear this new Strawberry Whiplash track, which despite having a holiday theme, doesn’t sound too far off from the splendid pop this label has been churning out for some time. You can preview it Here, then head over the the Matinee site to get your hands on your very own copy.  This is the perfect gift for your pop loving friends; its reasonably priced, and filled with good tunes.

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Download: Strawberry Whiplash – Santa Needs a Holiday [MP3]

New Tunes from Fergus and Geronimo

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You can’t deny the buzz of a band, and right now we’re stil supporting local Texas act Fergus and Geronimo.  In preparation for their new record, Unlearn, which will be released by our pals over at Hardly Art on January 18th, just a two days after my birthday. This one’s a little bit less post-rock jam, and a little more grab-your-lady-swing, though the vocals still have that throaty yelping quality.  As of right now, expectations couldn’t get any higher for this band’s debut, and with songs like this one, you know we’re all on board too.

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Download: Fergus and Geronimo – Powerful Lovin [MP3]

New Tunes from Balmorhea

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Austin’s favorite, well one of the many, instrumental band, Balmorhea, are releasing some new tunes for you to grab. The Candor/Clamor 7″ is hitting the streets on Western Vinyl, and it shows a newer sound for the group.  They’re including new instruments, such as marimbas.  It definitely makes them sound a bit more exciting, although part of me wants to see them just get really dark and mess things up, but that’s just one man’s love for discordant instrumental moments.  All in all, the band continues to show interesting progressive moves forward, making this an interesting purchase, as it will clearly document the band’s exploration of new sonic territory.  Never a bad thing.

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Download: Balmorhea – Clamor [MP3]

Friday Top 50: Albums of 2010

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How on Earth can a site run by several individuals come to a consensus on Best Album of 2010? Well, you missed out on some arm-wrestling, 100 yard dashes and other circus-like shennanigans, but we finally narrowed it down…well, down to our Top 50. Listen, we know you probably don’t agree with all of this, I mean we completely left off Sleigh Bells, yet we worked hard to combine our various tastes into one list. Fee free to tell us where we went wrong, but we’re pretty stoked on the list we put together as a whole.

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Show Preview: Will Johnson @ Catcus Cafe (12/4)

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Date Saturday, Dec. 4th
Location Cactus Cafe
Doors 830 PM
Tickets $10 at Door

We’re definitely glad to know that Cactus Cafe will still be around for some time, as they continue to bring us little treats, like Saturday’s show, featuring none other than Will Johnson. Dude wrote great songs for Centro-matic and his own solo-stuff, a bit with Jason Molina, not to mention playing drums for Monsters of Folk for a bit, at least on tour. Us guys here? We love him, everything he does. You can guarantee we’ll be there. You can also catch Some Say Leland opening up.

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Download: Will Johnson – Closing Down My House [MP3]

New Tunes from Electric Owls

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Andy Herod was always one of my favorites, especially when he fronted the Comas.  Now, he’s still working on his latest project, Electric Owls.  They combine a lot of his rootsy folk elements with flourishes of electronics.  The band has just released the new Cullowhee Songs EP on Vagrant, which features members of Band of Horses and other Comas remnants.  Herod always had this way of connecting with me as a listener, and based on this track, it seems like he still has that special touch.  Give this track a spin, and if you likes, then go back and check out all the old Comas stuff, as well as the last Electric Owls record.  I bet you’ll be pleased.

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Download: Electric Owls – When I Was a Flood [MP3]

New Tunes from Young Man

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When we brought you news of Young Man and his Boy EP, we had no idea that some of the songs from that session lay in wait for a later date in time.  We were happy today to find that My Old Kentucky Blog was releasing a new track from Colin Caulfield, as preparation for a new single to be released next Tuesday, December 7th.  This song stranger shows Caulfield going in a similar direction, but with more room for meandering in his own mind, which will definitely benefit the inner workings of our own musical ears.  Yet another reason we should all continue to look forward to Young Man‘s work in the future.

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Download: Young Man – Strangers [MP3]

New Tunes from The Cave Singers

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We absolutely loved Welcome Joy, the last album by The Cave Singers, so you know we’re going to be really excited by their new record, No Witch.  Of course, you’ll notice a label change, as they’ve ended up on JagJaguwar instead of Matador.  It’s got that same whispering folk feel we’ve come to love from the band, all made every bit more gentle by Quirk’s throaty vocal approach.  You can expect to see No Witch on February 22nd of next year, so get ready for another incredibly brilliant piece of work from the group.

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Downlaod: The Cave Singers – Swim Club [MP3]

Show Preview: Tame Impala @ Emos (12/1)

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Date Wednesday, December 1st
Location Emos
Doors 900p
Tickets $10 from TicketWeb

Unless you’ve been hiding out this year, you surely are aware of the great storm that has spread concerning Australian group Tame Impala.  Their blend of psychedelic rock with various texturizing layers has won over every single writer here in the States, and deservedly so, as their record, Innerspeaker, is a joy to listen to, track after track after track.  You’ll find the psychedelia, you’ll find 90s alternative, and I hope you see the layering, such as that used on their album cover. As if this wasn’t enough, you also get to catch the group play with Star Death & the White Dwarfs and Kuroma.  If you’re looking for that other worldly musical experience on Wednesday night, then this is where you’ll need to be.

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Download: Tame Impala – Solitude Is Bliss [MP3]


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