Last Week’s Jams (10.27 – 10.31)

During this time of the year, there’s slim pickings in terms of what’s out there, as labels and bands prepare to kind of whole up for the Winter, but we still have a really solid collection of jams for you. For starters, B. Gray and I met long, long ago at a Twilight Sad show at the OG Emos here in Austin (not the blasphemous new spot), so their new song gets precedent to show our love. We were really stoked to see our Internet pal Matt Kivel, currently of Austin, drop a single form his forthcoming LP, so that, of course, shows up. Then there’s just quality hit after hit, with Diles Que No Maten and Twin Shadow and Vilde and Devin Shaffer (sorry for the polysyndeton). There’s a little bit for you all!

New Music from Vilde

I know that B.Gray is our resident electronic head, but the work of Vilde has been speaking to me this morning, and with a fresh single out into the world, let’s visit the Aussie artist. On the surface, you get this dense bit of upbeat electronica, using little flashes of ambiance echoing in the tune’s distance; it sets up this contemplative spirit, allowing songwriter Thomas Savage to deliver his message about relishing in the human experience, fighting back against our fears and hesitancy. The uniqueness of his voice draws you into the poetic lines, then your lost in the cavernous maze of his beat work, willingly following one note or another. Be on the lookout for Qualia at Odds, the new LP, in the very near future.

Last Week’s Jams (8.5 – 8.9)

Another week, and another weird day where I posted more than one person should, but alas, there has been a lot of really great music of late. So, below you’ve got our weekly playlist, sort of summing up where we ended last week, before we head into this new one. We had a really great Rock n’ Recipe interview with former ATX band Blood, plus some more local love for Letting Up Despite Great Faults. Covered some great new music from Naked Roommate, Wut and Lunar Vacation, then ended the week with one of my favorite acts, Constant Follower. There’s tons of music in between too, and we’ll be back again with more following these messages.

Vilde Shares a Hideous Win Single

Very much in my feelings today, with lots of changes going both in regards to family, socially and employment, so reminding myself to take a breath and just soak in the world around me is best served when there’s an appropriate soundtrack, like the work of Vilde. The latest single from the next Vilde record explores the album’s theme: “a pre-written narrative inevitably drifts astray in an ever-changing world.” This is a perfect expression of my morning feels, soaking the ideas and thoughts that have, today, gone askew. All of it is dressed with an intimate guitar (another album focal point), while the vocals embrace a human fragility tying all the nuanced bits together.

Seductive Pop from Vilde

Remember in that one movie where he played the Beta Band, then everyone went and bought it? Well, I get that sentiment when I watch this video/new tune from Stockholm’s Vilde. There’s this quiet electronic groove that flows beneath the ground, allowing all this room for the angelic voice of Thomas Savage to weave further magic through your speakers. Just as I’m lost in the song, I turn to the video to find a collage of images fading in and out of one another and find myself completely lost in the beautiful madness of my own mind. This is his final piece in the Study Dance collection, and by far the most intoxicating…give it a go.

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