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Minta & the Brook Trout Share Matador

March 15, 2021 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Well, I guess Mondays tend to establish their own mood, moving in slowly, trying to scratch the sleep from my eyes. Lucky I’ve got this tune from Portugal’s Minta & the Brook Trout, the first listen from the forthcoming Demolition Derby. The song’s background is made up of really steady little percussive elements as well as a nice little wash of synths; it allows for the vocals to serve as the pop element, rising like the sun over the song’s horizon and luring you inside. Feels like a foggy morning slowly moving you into the sun, so lets hope that pops up at some point today…for now I’m just immersed in the world of this song.

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Jangling Post Rock from Lower

May 29, 2014 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Shifting guitars open up this track with a bit of a jangling ring, before the brooding kicks in from Lower. That brooding comes in via the dark croon of the vocals, with just a faint hint of a pleasant meldoy hiding at the end of each syllable. Meanwhile, the guitars are still ringing and the drums are pounding; it creates a pretty striking effect, making all of us at ATH on alert for the release of the band’s debut album, Seek Warmer Climes; it’ll be out on June 17th via Matador. Here’s a video for the below single: VIDEO.

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Download: Lower – Soft Option [MP3]

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Swinging Pop Ditty from The Teen Age

September 27, 2013 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I’m in serious need of a pick me up today, as I spent my sleeping time rocking to the Terry Malts. So I’ve turned to The Teen Age, who have just been prepping the release of a new 7″ via Paper Cup Music. I like the way the guitars are being used here, not to mention the sort of classic doo-wop sound in the vocals; it’s definitely making me nostalgic for sitting around the house rocking with my mom’s tape collection. Anyways, just dug this track, so I figured I’d share it with you all. Here’s to the weekend.

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Fun Fest Interview: Magic Kids

November 4, 2010 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Magic Kids have had a phenomenal year thus far. They’ve droped their album Memphis, and they’ve been touring like crazy, winning acclaim left and right. We caught up with the band members via email just before they make their way to Austin for Fun Fun Fun this weekend. Follow the jump for full interview with Will, Bennett, Ben, Michael, and Alex of Magic Kids. Read more

Fun Fest Interviews: Shearwater

November 2, 2009 RayRay Leave a comment

I’m excited that our Fun Fest interviews kick off this week with the great Austin band Shearwater. We had the opportunity to send some questions via email to leading man and long time Austin resident Jonathan Meiburg. We discuss the band’s move to a big label, how the new album is going, and a few other hot topics. Follow the jump for full interview.
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New Music From Mission Of Burma

July 14, 2009 RayRay Leave a comment

Another band that just reformed a few years ago, Mission of Burma, are getting ready to release their first new material since the 2006 album The Obliterati. This new album called The Sound, The Speed, The Light will hit stores October 6th via Matador Records. First single “1, 2, 3, Partty!” is available for your enjoyment below.

[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mission-of-burma-1-2-3-partyy.mp3]

Download: Mission of Burma – 1, 2, 3, Partyy! [MP3]

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New Music From Times New Viking

July 9, 2009 RayRay Leave a comment

Masters of the low-fi movement, Times New Viking, have a new single that has been tearing up the online world recently. This new single “No Time, No Hope” will appear on the band’s upcoming album Born Again Revisited due out Sep. 22nd on Matador Records. What’s your take on the new material?

[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/times-new-viking-no-time-no-hope.mp3]

Download: Times New Viking – No Time, No Hope [MP3]

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New Music From Yo La Tengo

January 5, 2009 RayRay 4 comments

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”.

[audio:https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/condo_fucks_-_whatcha_gonna_do_about_it.mp3]

Download: Condo Fucks – Whatcha Gonna Do About It [MP3]

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