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Hot music blog band Bat for Lashes are making their way to town at the Parish this Wednesday. Oklahoma boys Other Lives are also returning to town to provide opening support for the show. Unfortunately tickets are sold out for this one, so try your hand at some craigslist or scalping action.
Download: Bat For Lashes – Daniel [MP3]
Eenie Meenie Records and the fine folks at Amazon have teamed up for another free MP3 label sampler. The free tracks highlight the best the label has to offer like Great Northern, Division Day and other artists on the label. Check it out and enjoy the free tunes.
Download: Great Northern – Houses [MP3]
Sorry for the double up on Daytrotter posts this week, but damnit we can’t not post when Matt Pryor records a session. We talk about Matt and his work in and outside of GUK and New Amsterdams on our site constantly, so you all know we love the guy. Hell we even interviewed him a while back! Enough rambling, check out the awesome session with songs from Matt’s debut solo record Confidence Man plus this unreleased track “Your Look Gave You Away”.
Download: Matt Pryor – Your Look Gave You Away [MP3]
The Parish has a nice lineup of local artists this Friday night with headliners Balmorhea leading the way. Fellow up and coming Austin bands Ume and Sunset will also be a part of the night’s event. Tickets are available now for $10.
Download: Balmorhea – Harm & Boon [MP3]
We always get excited when Los Campesinos! come to town so we’ll be making a point to see them on Friday when they come to Emos. We’re even more excited this time around because one of our new favorite bands, Girls, will be playing as well. Chicago band Smith Westerns will be providing opening support. Tickets are only $14 and doors are at 9pm.
Download: Los Campesinos! – Don’t Tell me to Do the Math(s) [MP3]
Le Loup are about to drop their sophomore debut this fall and first single “Beach Town” is available now as a preview to the new material. Upcoming album Family will be hitting stores September 22nd via Hardly Art. Should be one worth your time.
Download: Le Loup – Beach Town [MP3]
Calm Blue Sea is an Austin band that have been known for their innovative take on music and their willingness to try things in a unique way. That being said, it should come to no surprise that the locals have embarked on this new project of scoring an entire film and releasing the soundtrack completely on their own. You may remember way back in March when we told you about CBS live scoring the old black and white cult favorite film Siegfried. Yes? Well shortly after that show, the band spent some studio time recording all the tracks for a double CD Calm Blue Sea soundtrack. The results are really quite beautiful. You can buy a digital copy of the soundtrack starting August 18th on your favorite online media outlets like itunes & Amazon or you can stream the entire thing at lastfm. If you’re interested in seeing the music synced up to Siegfried, try searching youtube or snooping around one of those bit torrents you aren’t supposed to use. For now, here’s two tracks from the soundtrack “The Treasure” and “The Hunt”.
Download: Calm Blue Sea – The Treasure [MP3]
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2-15-the-hunt-1.mp3]Download: Calm Blue Sea – The Hunt [MP3]
We’ve really been looking forward to this Bowerbirds show with Megafaun at Mohawk for awhile now and the time has finally come! The show will be on the inside stage and should start around 10pm. Tickets are only $8 at the door. Even better news, our very own Martin Crane of Austin band Brazos will be opening things up.
Download: Bowerbirds – Northern Lights [MP3]
Everyone’s been talking about this Volcano Choir collaboration between Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Milwaukee band Collections of Colonies of Bees for quite some time now and a single is no available from the project. “Island IS” will appear on the supergroups upcoming debut LP Unmap due out September 22nd via JagJaguwar. Sounds like this will be something you’ll want to get your hands on.
Download: Volcano Choir – Island IS [MP3]
The White White Lights are a band that have been receiving a whole slew of positive praise as of late from the local music blog roll. We decided it was just about time we joined in the fun and featured the band in our artist to watch feature. Not much information can be found about White White Lights, but we do know that the band has been around for a little over a year and features members of Austin bands Lomita and Monster Girl. You can also expect a debut self-titled LP from the band sometime this October coming out on local label Indierect Records. We think they sound a lot like one of our other favorite Texas bands, Eisley, mixed in with a bit more of an atmospheric touch. You can experience that sound this Wednesday at Mohawk for only $7 along with fellow locals Sleeping in the Aviary. Give ’em a chance and let us know what you think of this new Austin band.
Download: White White Lights – It’s Cold Here In Japan[MP3]
