Category: Tunes

Cut Copy Is Playing FFF8

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Get ready people, Fun Fun Fun Fest is upon us. Festival season is a fickle beauty. It enchants you with dance and libations and wrecks your perception of reality and your liver.

The wife and I will celebrate fifteen years of marriage on the day before FFF8. Cut Copy is her favoritest. Free Your Mind like Neo jumping off a building and dance a little. Here is perfect synths pop dance jam called “We Are Explorers” to get you in the mood for Friday on the Orange Stage.

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Drifting Dream from White Birds

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whitebirdsI’ve been keeping a close eye on White Birds, and admittedly, I never quite know what I’m going to get.  Sometimes the music created is so intimate, other times it’s interestingly abstract, but this new track that just popped up yesterday is too mesmerizing to miss.  I could just listen to the vocals over and over, soaring, quietly.  There’s a tribal quality in the percussion, which makes creates a really dense ethereal haunt throughout.  I’m not sure what or if this will be released, just think you should enjoy such a ridiculously good song; I’d be responsible for ruining your day if I didn’t let you hear it!

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Download: White Birds – Woman [MP3]

New Pop from Charlie Big Time

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charlieIt says a lot when a band can claim the likes of Matinee and Cloudberry as their past homes, and with the move to Jigsaw, Charlie Big Time continue their foray into the annals of great indie pop labels. Next week you’ll be able to grab the Sale or Return EP from the band, and this first listen is really something special.  There’s a an airy quality to the song, which counteracts with the cascading distorted guitar.  The vocals are definitely focused on Matthew’s performance, but Beth also does a great job of adding just the right backing vocals, leaving listeners with a fine slice of pop to get you through your day.

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Download: Charlie Big Time – A Sunday Afternoon Well Spent [MP3]

Playful Jam from Chromeo

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sexyI know it’s only humpday, but I already feel bogged down this week, so I’m looking to the feel good tunes of Chromeo to get me through the rest of the day.  The duo has always had a soft spot in my heart, with “Mama’s Boy” being one of my favorite tracks.  The group’s always employed a fun spin on the world, and they don’t stop with this tune, commenting on a popular social butterfly…I’m thinking they’re nodding to Kim K. You can hear this tune, and what I assume will be more hits, when the band release White Women, their latest LP.

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Thursdays Are for Rock N’ Roll

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austin-skyline-mark-weaverMan, I was looking up what shows I wanted to love on for you all this Thursday, and I ran into just a smorgasbord of good little shows.  A few of these are locals gigs, and a few are traveling acts.  For the most part, they’re all fairly cheap, so get out on the town, find your groove, and rock it out with the best of us.

Holy Ghost (w/Orthy, Midnight Magic) @ Emos – 8 PM  – $17

Crystal Stilts (w/Lovely Bad Things, Zachary Cale, Holy Wave) – 9 PM – $14

Mean Jeans (w/Audacity, Prince, The Rich Hands, the Vomettes) – 9 PM – Cheap

There’s also some intersting sets from the likes of Austin Lucas, Barenaked Ladies, Finch about town, but my suggestions lay with the previews up above.  Below are some jams from the bands I’m really into, like Crystal Stilts and Audacity.

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Another Rocker from Radioactivity

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radioactivity3x372Just last week I was tossing one of the great new songs from Radioactivity your way, and less than a few days later, the band have unleashed another kicking tune for your ears. I love the gritty sound of this tune, even though it still has this underlying pop sensibility to it; you wouldn’t expect anything less from two ex-Marked Men memebers would you? Not only does this capture the sound that I’ve been enthralled with (again) over the last few years, but we can get a big Texas shout out going here.  Their self-titled LP comes out next week via Dirtnap Records…and rumor has it that another one is right around the corner.

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Download: Radioactivity – Locked in My Head [MP3]

 

Great Track From INVASIONS

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1260890_10151618587618869_244397175_nReally digging this new tune called “Rosy” from up and coming band INVASIONS.  The band describe it as a song you’d find in a lost Quentin Tarantino movie, and I’d say that just about sums it up.  I’m feeling the reverb jamming throughout mixed in with a darker, sort of swirly country/swing vibe.  Check it out.

New album, Rosy, will be out on October 25th.

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Recent Jam from Prince Rupert’s Drop

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princerupertEveryone was out rocking away at CMJ in NYC last week, so the press world has been kind of slow, us included. One of the things I missed posting about last week was the brand new track from Prince Rupert’s Drop, which features on a digital single from Beyond is Beyond is Beyond.  This tune offers up a groovy stomp, with hints of noisier elements in there.  It sticks with the same groovy attitude that the group has offered us before, which is all the more reason for you and I to pay some attention to the act.  Enjoy a nice bit of jam today.

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Show Review: Crystal Antlers @ the Mohawk (10.19)

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Crystal_Antlers-4Sometimes Austin can disappoint you.  I don’t know if it’s the post-ACL hangover or the onset of cold weather, but I was expecting a sold out crowd for Crystal Antlers on Saturday night, especially after the release of their excellent Nothing is Real LP. Sadly, it was half-empty (shame on us), but that didn’t stop the bands on stage from killing it. Read on for some reflection. And thanks to our friend Bryan for the photo!  Read more

Brand New Music from Sea Pinks

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seapinksHave I mentioned lately how much I love Sea Pinks?  The group first came to my attention a few years ago with their relationship to Girls Names, but since that discovery they’ve released two incredible LPs, Freak Waves and Dead Seas.  Today I bring you a brand new single that you’ll definitely have to sink your teeth into.  Much like Freak Waves, the vocals are up in the mix, which really does make the group all the more exciting; it allows for the natural vibe and bounce of the group to make way to your eardrums.  They’ll be releasing this track on a new 7″ via the band’s label, CF Records.  This totally made my week worth it.

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