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Daytrotter brings us another great set this week with Austin’s own Black Joe Lewis. Mr. Lewis and the gang play 5 songs in the studio including unreleased song “Snatch It Back And Hold It”. Download/Stream all the songs now. Long live Black Joe!
Download: Black Joe Lewis – Snatch It Back And Hold It [MP3]
Usually solo artist Luke Temple recently formed a group with some of his Brooklyn friends called Here We Go Magic. The band is planning to release their debut self-titled LP on Feb. 24th via our local record label Western Vinyl. First single “Tunnelvision” can be found below. It’s getting heavy play around the ATH offices.
Download: Here We Go Magic – Tunnelvision [MP3]
Dayton’s own Heartless Bastards appeared in the WOXY radio studios recently and the Futurist has a recap complete with MP3s. We’ve got a track from the performance below or you can download or stream all the tracks now.
Download: Heartless Bastards – Wide Awake(live) [MP3]
Daytrotter continues with their sweet recordings this week bringing you one from Sub Pop band Death Vessel. The 3 song set features one unreleased tune that you can check out below. Head over to Daytrotter to stream/download all songs.
Download: Death Vessel – Obadiah in Oblivion(live) [MP3]
Every single person has to love a solid song from none other than Eef Barzelay, especially when he is going under the moniker of Clem Snide. This new tune comes your way as the first single on the new Clem Snide album Hungry Bird, coming our way on February 24th.
Download: Clem Snide – Hum [MP3]
We just heard about this new band hailing from Chicago, The Dogs, and wanted to spread the word about their new album. This is the band’s debut album, it’s self-titled, and you can download the thing for free from their website. The songs are mostly acoustic driven, folk ballads with some pretty nice harmonies mixed in. Here’s opening song of the album “I Don’t Know Your Name”.
Download: The Dogs – I Don’t Know Your Name [MP3]
Don’t start going crazy over the headline of the post just yet. It’s sort of new music from Yo La Tengo and sort of not. The story goes that way back in March a band by the name of Condo Fucks played a surprise type show in NYC with some other bands. Sort of unexpectedly, that band turned turned out to be just another name for now famous New Jersey indie outfit Yo La Tengo. This new band, side project or whatever you want to call it has a new album out via Matador on March 24th entitled Fuckbook. Not sure exactly what the idea is for the project or why the need for all the cursing, but all YLT band members are involved. Here’s a recently posted song by the band called “Whatcha Gonna Do About It”.
Download: Condo Fucks – Whatcha Gonna Do About It [MP3]
If you’re growing impatient for the new Andrew Bird album, the nice folks over at NPR are streaming the entire thing right now. The new album is entitled Noble Beast and won’t be out in physical form until January 20th. Here’s whistle heavy first single from the new album “Oh No”. Don’t forget that Mr. Bird is also coming through Austin on the 12th of February at the Paramount. Obstructed view tickets are all that’s left so scalping or alternative action may be in order.
Download: Andrew Bird – Oh No [MP3]
It’s never too late for another end of the year compilation! This compilation is brought to you by Bootie USA and features the best mashups of the year. Our friends The Hood Internet were fortunate enough to make the list with two of their best jams from the year. Download the free tracks now! Here’s a taste of what’s instore with a tasty little mashup from French DJ ComaR.
Download: ComaR – I Want You To D.A.N.C.E. [MP3]
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Glasvegas is the newest Scottish band to hit the United States, and they are expected to make big waves on our shores. Their debut self-titled album has been floating around the Internet for months, but it finally hits records stores here this week.
From the moment that the first song actually kicks in, a minute or so into the song, you hear one of the staples of this band, as they surround the entirety of their songs in swirling atmospherics, coating the songs in a certain denseness that adds layers of emotion to their songs.
Immediately following the introductory song comes one of the better singles from 2008, “Geraldine.” The percussion drives this song perfectly, pounding in your ears as angular guitars cut the landscape or the rest of the album. This is a song you’ll want on all mix tapes you make this year; it’s just a perfect song.
The band doesn’t let up here, as the next five songs are all uniquely wonderful. The crashing chorus of “It’s My Own Cheating Heart” is definitely one of the joys of this little intercession, as cymbals crash in your ears and guitar blasts encourage a little light head-banging. This middle section is the highlight of the record, as the songs never seem to stagnate or come off as copies of the previous tunes. It all ends with the great “Daddy’s Gone.” This is a slower number, but one that showcases the bands capabilities as true songwriters.
Then the band winds the rest of the album down, a little too slowly. The pounding drums and atmospherics dissipate, settling into the softer side of things for the ending. It leaves listeners to contemplate the two weaker elements of the album. One, the lyrics are ridiculous at points. “You are my sunshine/My only sunshine,” is actually used as a lyric? It’s all a bit tongue-in-cheek, but some people will be turned off by it. Also, while the vocals are definitely interesting due to vocal inflection, the Scottish tones will eventually wear you out, as you struggle to understand the spoken word at points.
Still, at the end of the album, most will be pleased with the outcome. They will see promise in a the new young band, and we can expect a big year from Glasvegas.
[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/07-daddys-gone.mp3]Download: Glasvegas – Daddys Gone [MP3]
