Category: Tunes

If You Don’t Love This Song From Gloss, I H8 You

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858197_491491817553534_1238138936_oYeah, I made it easier for us to share in hate.  First, I used text speak, which I abhor, so you can easily hate me.  Second, I came across this brilliant gem from Gloss from their upcoming Front Porch 7″.  What do I like about this tune? Hmm.  I like the gentle quality of the vocals.  I appreciate the crispness of the guitar playing throughout.  Oh, and no matter how many times I play it, it still sounds remarkable to me.  I’m going to play it for the rest of the day, and I’m going to be snarky about it. You can pick up the 7″ from Manic Pop right now…and don’t forget to browse their shop, as they have hits from Blooper and Austin’s Mini Dresses too!

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Download: Gloss – Ian’s Dream [MP3]

Phaseone Sets Me Right

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The name of this track is “Hunter”. It is strong and mellow and dark and stuff.

Andrew Jernigan is Phaseone and he is from Brooklyn. In fact, if I like a song that is slightly electronic in slant and someone asks where that dude is from, I usually act like I know and answer Brooklyn. Nine times out of ten, I’ll be right these days. Fellow Brooklynite Rachel Browne of Field Mouse, takes care of vocals on this gem.

Full length I I TELL U lands May 7th via Williams Street.

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ATH & SXSW: 3 To Watch

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sxsw-&-athWe ATH crew are here to make sure you don’t completely screw up this whole SXSW thing and hate yourself for doing so.  Now we realize that every website in the nation shares some musical advice on the festival itself, but we like to think that we can offer you our opinions in condensed, easy to read versions.  Our policy has always been to only post things we like, and we promise to continue doing that.  We’ll be spending the next week or so fulfilling our promise with some SXSW artist to watch, 3 at a time.  I’ll start things off today by telling you a bit about 3 bands I deem worthy of your time.  Follow the jump for more.

For current show postings, keep in mind that it’s still early and many shows have yet to be announced.  We will post what we can find at this point. Read more

Binge Drink with Fourth of July

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fourthofjulyI’ll admit that from time to time I have a tendency to revel in my juvenile tendencies, like punk rock and binge drinking.  When I first listened to this new single from Fourth of July both of those things came to mind immediately.  As the song kicked off, it had this relaxed vocal delivery, sort of like early Cursive albums.  Then the tune jumped off into a much more emphatic circle of fun type track, with gang vocals included; these are the sorts of things I definitely can get into.  If you, like me, enjoy what you’re hearing, then I suggest you pick up the group’s new record, Empty Moon, when it hits on April 9th from High Dive Records.

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Download:Fourth of July – Binge Drinking [MP3]

Feel Good Pop From Saturday Looks Good To Me

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I have long followed the career of Polyvinyl act Saturday Looks Good To Me and their beautiful take on 60’s style keyboard driven pop music.  Their music has always been light, fun, and certainly something that could immediately put you into a better mood.  Today I have one of those songs entitled “Invisible Friend” and it definitely fits into that SLGTM mold of breezy pop music.  In even better news, the band are planning to release new album One Kiss Ends All on May 10th via the aforementioned Polyvinyl Record label.  A pre-order of that album is up now.

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Heavy Handed Rocker from The Black Angels

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blackangelsI mean, does anyone else really need to praise The Black Angels?  They’ve long been one of the stronger groups in the psychedelic resurgence over the last five or so years, especially in the live setting.  We’re not too far away from the April 2nd release of the band’s newest album, Indigo Meadow, and it’s shaping up to be a really strong album.  Based on my first few listens to the record, there’s almost more of a rock-centric approach to the songwriting, though the traditional bombast the band has embodied continues to be there. On this track, I especially like the soft moment around the 1.5 minute mark; it’s definitely a nice touch to this track.

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Hold Your B.S. by Summer People

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Our amigos over at the BV alerted us to the greatness that is this new song “I Do What I Want” from NYC based Summer People.  Now the title of my post says “Hold Your B.S.” because I feel that’s exactly what this song is telling the listener to do.  It’s straight forward rock/punk rock with a who really gives a shit type of attitude.  I don’t know about you, but I can always go along with those feelings from time to time.

Fans of the tuneage can stay tuned for the April 23rd release date of the band’s new album Burn the Gems.

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Hazy Touch of Pop from Heavy Hawaii

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Heavy-Hawaii_2013-675x429One has to be a bit skeptical when a press release references ‘warped Disney songs,’ but then again, I have to admit that’s definitely intriguing.  But, the thing is, when you put all the oddities aside, the group has some legitimately solid tracks to enjoy.  Heavy Hawaii, the duo from San Diego remind me of everything I love currently about indie music, except they decided to throw it all in together…they DO pull it off.  You’ll find hazy vocals, bits of excessive noise, Cali sun, and harmonies, all executed in one tight knit track.  This definitely has me interested in the group’s Goosebumps LP, which will hit on March 19th via Art Fag Recordings.

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Download:Heavy Hawaii – Airborne Kawasaki [MP3]

ATH & SXSW: Spotify Playlist

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logoIt’s hard to believe, but SXSW is officially upon us in a couple of weeks and we’re here to try and keep you as informed as we can until then.  An easy way for us to do that is with a handy dandy playlist over on Spotify featuring some of the bands we think you should pay attention to during the week.  Sure the playlist has a ton of songs, but you can skip the ones you don’t like right?  If you think we missed something big, you’re free to let us know in the comments section.  We’ll be bringing you some artist spotlights real soon.

 

Introducing Tamarron

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As an Austin based website, we work hard to bring you tunes from local bands that are worthy of your time that might not be getting the publicity they deserve.  Today my new Austin discovery is a group called Tamarron who is lead by a young chap named Chad Doriocourt.  Now not much information can be found about the band, as they are so new, but we can tell you that Chad just finished self-recording a 4 song EP with his bandmates which can be streamed over on bandcamp.  Below you can find one of their best songs from that EP “Saucy”.  You’ll immediately notice the band have a very raw sort of surf rock sound that could be compared to ATH approved Houstonians Young Girls.  It’s a great sound that truly shows a lot of promise for a band that could be a household name around Austin if they play their cards right.  Stay tuned for more information about this new and upcoming band Tamarron.

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Download: Tamarron – Saucy [MP3]

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