Smooth Pop Tunes from Leapling

I’m really excited about this tune from Leapling that has been floating around just a little bit over the Interwebs.  A light introduction builds the perfect setting for the tune, leaving enough empty space for the brilliant melody to jump in enthusastically, then trickle it’s way through your mind, leaving an effortless happiness in its wake.  There’s not much information on the group, other than that they’re from Brooklyn and they’re making this chilled out collage pop.  Oh, and they will soon have an EP to their name, which is being put out by the excellent folks over at Father Daughter Records…I’ll keep you updated on that.

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Download:Leapling – Seventeen [MP3]

Welcome Back: Lilys

It’s been a long time since I’ve even really thought about Lilys, but I’m so glad the band is back with a new tune.  The project was always that of Kurt Heasley, and they’ve bounced around stalwart labels like Sub Pop and Slumberland, landing their newest single on Speakertree Records.  You can find the following tune on a new split with Big Troubles, another band we adore here at ATH.  It’s a gem of a pop tune, including a little bit of the quirky stylings that always made listening to Heasley so special. Do yourself a favor and seek out the group’s catalog; it’s full of hits like this.

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Show Preview: How To Dress Well @ Mohawk (11.29)


Date Thursday, November 29th
Location Mohawk
Doors 9:00 PM
Tickets $12 @ the Door


Thursday nights are always good for rock n’ roll, but in this case, it’s good for an upbeat evening with some electronic stylings brought to you by How to Dress Well.  After releasing Total Loss this year, the band’s star has begun to rise, though the group’s blend of electronica is a lot more soulful than much of the work out there.  The show also features our local favorites, Royal Forest, and a band we’ve recently taken a liking to, Beacon.  If you’re looking for a show to attend, you can’t go wrong by hitting up the Mohawk.

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Download:Beacon – Feeling’s Gone [MP3]

New Offbeat Pop From CHURCHES

CHURCHES released a self-titled debut EP earlier this year that created a lot of buzz in the music blogging world.  All that buzz has created a small following for the band, so many are getting excited for this new song “Lovelife” that’s been spreading on the internet as of late.  It’s sort of an offbeat pop number that has some nice rising action when it breaks into the anthemic chorus.  We sure hope you enjoy it too.

This song is the A-side to a 7″ single coming out on December 11th.

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Download: CHURCHES – Lovelife [MP3]

Brand New Music From Grave Babies

After breaking onto the scene earlier this year with their surprising Gothdammit EP, Grave Babies are busting out more new music before the end of the year.  This new single “Over and Under Ground” picks up right where the band left off back in April.  It’s definitely the sort of post-punk/goth sound that we’ve come to know from the band and creates a style that only be completely claimed by these Seattle based boys.

You can get your hands on the second full length LP, Crusher, on February 26th via Hardly Art Records.

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Download: Grave Babies – Over And Under Ground [MP3]

New Power Pop from Games

For those of you clamoring to the era of late 70s rock n’ roll where glam met pop met punk, you’re going to love listening to Games.  I came across the band a bit back while catching up with the work of Hozac Records, but the rocking blog, Raven Sings the Blues, just tossed up this gem a few weeks ago so I’m forced to share.  On this track, the group has a softer edge, giving them a hint of refinement, as opposed to some of the other/faster groups that kick out the jams.  You can grab the self-titled debut from Games right now over at Hozac!

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Show Preview: Letting Up Despite Great Faults/She Sir @ Holy Mountain (11.29)

Date Thursday, November 29th
Location Holy Mountain
Doors 9:00 PM
Tickets FREE

Listen folks, if you’re in Austin, and you consider yourself a music fan, then you have a moral obligation to being at this show.  First, Letting Up Despite Great Faults moved to our town from LA, and since then, they’ve done wonders, releasing the excellent Untogether this year; it’s one of my favorite records of the year, period. Second, our old friends in She Sir are gearing up to take over the town with their upcoming album (early 2013); we ran their killer new single yesterday.  These are two of Austin’s finest bands, and there’s no cover at all, so you can’t really come up with a proper excuse, can you?  Oh, and Holy Mountain will have $2 Lone Star.  Cheap drinks, great music, no excuses. Be there.

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Download: Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Bulletproof Girl [MP3]
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New Slacker Pop From Darlings

Here’s a new tune via soundcloud called “Nothing I Don’t Care For” by way of Brooklyn based Darlings.  It’s a self-described slacker pop tune that’s been resonating in my ears today and I wanted to share it with all of your lovely people.  The band have a new album entitled Perfect Trip coming out the first of the year on January 29th.

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Meet David Thomas Jones

Man, this is exactly what I needed to hear today.  David Thomas Jones, a current Austin resident has just released his Comfort Creatures EP, and if I’m going to judge the whole EP by this song, I’m going to blast this for some time to come.  You can tell that David’s got an ear for catchy hooks, but he provides a rhythmic groove to his multi-instrumental construction that really seems to destined for dance parties.  It’s a refreshing sound, as you can hear the emphasis on the layering of instruments rather than just repetitive loops of electronic beats.  Welcome to the fold DTJ.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/David-Thomas-Jones-MASTERED01.mp3Download:David Thomas Jones – Our Lives [MP3]

New Dreamy Pop From She Sir

It’s no secret that we ATH kids have always been huge fans of local band She Sir and the beautiful hazy pop sounds they create.  We’ve done shows with the band over the years and tried to give them the coverage they truly deserve from music aficionados in Austin.  Today we’re very excited to be one of the first to bring you this brand spankin’ new song from the band entitled “Condensedindents”.  As we’ve said before, it would really be hard for this band to get any better, and all they do is continue to impress us with their invoative style and sound.  Keep up the good work gents.

This is first single from a new album coming early in 2013.  Stay tuned for more.

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