Music Video: TV Girl - Baby you were there

Download TV Girl's deservedly buzzed about EP "Benny and the Jetts" below. It sounds like memories of the summer, unless you hate the summer.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Same Mistake

Same Mistake is the first single off of their upcoming album "Hysterical" after re-appearing out of thin air a few weeks ago. The rough edges of Alec Ounsworth's vocals have been sanded off to a certain degree, and its easily the most noticeable quality on first listen. Although its not necessarily a good or bad thing, Same Mistake is startlingly polished even outside of the vocals and it lacks a certain element of confrontation that I once hated, but now love about these guys.

Shout out to my buddy Andrew Chafin for introducing me to these guys a few years back (even though I thought they were awful at the time.)

UPDATE: apparently the widget above doesn't seem to be working on certain browsers, if that's the case for you, head over to CYHSY website to grab the mp3.

Oh Fortuna - Iota/Tetherball

Gainesville's very own Oh Fortuna, both the organizers and pride of Total Bummer, have just released two new tracks from their upcoming tape, Frosted Tips. Like most everything else these guys touch, Iota and Tetherball are both super cathartic but somehow breezy dance jams. If I'm not mistaken, I got a preview of both during their opening set for Gobble Gobble a few weekends ago.

Tetherball by Oh Fortuna

Iota by Oh Fortuna

Grab a few more tracks from over at soundcloud.

Frosted Tips should be out coming out this summer on Wonder Beard tapes!

BOBBY - Sore Spores

Awkward cover art amirite??

Anyways, BOBBY is a new project featuring Mountain Man member Mollie Sarle. Bobby will be touring with both the Low Anthem and Dom in the coming months and thats surprisingly indicative of their sound.

Sore Spores is pretty chill acoustic jam (yeah bro) reminiscent of Modest Mouse and Dirty Projectors.

Check out Sore Spores, and the hazier live cut "If its Dead Outside" via soundcloud.

Thanks to Yours Truly!

Sore Spores by bobbytheband

If Its Dead Outside (Live) by bobbytheband

Listen to the new Bright Eyes album, "The People's Key"

hey kiddos

i like conor oberst and Bright Eyes, and i bet you do too. so we can bask in our mutual happiness over the fact that Bright Eyes' new album is streaming on NPR's first listen.

i'm still listening to it, so i don't have anything to say. i'll leave the talky talks to jawn. jawn is this hipster enough to post btw? i'm on a roll with this, two posts in a month. think i'll need to slow down

enjoy

Bradley Hathaway - A Storm Coming

New Single from Bradley Hathaway, it would have fit right in on his last EP, 1000 Angry Panthers.

Zoo Kid - Out Getting Ribs

You won't hear me (or many other bloggers) saying this very often, but I'm not sure what I think about this song yet. I can't think of many artists that have thrown me for a loop like Zoo Kid just did. "Out Getting Ribs" kind of reminds me of Wu Lyf (who wrote my second favorite song of the year), and also a bit of Oberhofer, (who wrote my favorite song of the year!) so by all accounts it really should be fantastic. Honestly though, I'm listening to it for the fifth time in a row now and I still can't decide. I love this guy's (boy's?) voice, and the fact that hes only 16 is legitimately awe-inspiring. Unfortunately, He also throws in a few overly conversational, warbling laughs that I just can't stand. A guitar or two wander in the background the whole time, and the whole song seems to sputter and stop until finally igniting with a riff in the last 30 seconds or so. Usually I'd be seriously into that kind of fractured chaos, but I haven't be able to get inside this one yet. Either way, I'm glad I checked the song out after seeing p4k awarded it a Best New Music. There's really no point in reposting it, and whoever wrote the review on it had interesting enough words on it for to stop what I was listening to.

Listen to "Out Getting Ribs" on Pitchfork

UPDATE: it was rocky at first, but I think I'm officially in love.

Big White Clouds - Small White Clouds

Foxes in Fiction - School Night

School Night is a re-work of Coma Foxes' School Night, a song you can expect to see in a few days on my favorite songs list. This version is more(I really need to proof read before I post) decidedly prettier, but it ditches the creepiness that made the original resonate with me so deeply. Its going to be on Foxes in Fiction's new EP "Alberto" which should be out sometime this week on Warren's very own Orchid Tapes.

Download School Night at p4k (the yahoo media player hasn't been very cooperative for me in the past few days, I'm not sure what I'm going to do about it yet though)

first post in a few days/last post for a few days.

I've been home for Thanksgiving Break since Tuesday afternoon and I've been catching up with friends or sleeping the entire time! As much fun as I'm having, it still kills me a little that I haven't been able to post. I've been sent/found quite a few good songs since I've gotten home. Even now I don't really have time to talk about all of these in depth, so I'm going to try something new with this post. I'm going to summarize everything I have to say about these songs in one sentence. If this sounds familiar its because I got the inspiration from Ear Farm's 5+5=10

Memphis Folk-Rompers release an EP of sophisticated Indie Pop still perfect for Iced Tea on the front porch.

Gobble Gobble unleashes his Active Child recalling Thanksgiving Gift in to the world.

Nikki (I am not the Dream)- Gobble Gobble(via tumblr)

Salley Hall resident's 3 song demo sandwiches a chill-out guitar jam between two Deep Space soundscapes.

Demos - David Mikesell

Surprisingly sunny Indie Pop from Finland recalls Matt & Kim and Gauntlet Hair.

Big Sound by Big Wave Riders

In other news, I have one week of School left for the semester and then finals. I'm probably not going to have much time to blog in the next week and a half, but when I come back out of solitary confinement (last exam: Wednesday December 8th) expect the end of the year festivities to begin. Expect a lot of guest posts from my friends, and hopefully a few from artists as well. If you have any end of the year lists you'd like to share (it can be anything; top 10 new artists, top 13 favorite album covers, whatever) I'd be more than happy if you emailed me your opinion/let me post it.

Teen Daze - Let's Fall Asleep Together

Teen Daze's new song on bandcamp comes with a note. You should probably read it, otherwise you might no believe its actually Teen Daze when you start listening to it!

I really came to fall in love with the whole lo-fi pop scene this summer, and I wanted to see what I could come up with. After writing “Let’s Fall Asleep Together”, the last three just sort of happened in the span of a few days.

I know that it’s starting to get cold, and that carefree love songs about beach life may seem out of context, but I hope that you guys can look back on your past summer, and let these songs remind you of some of the good experiences you had!

I guess those acoustic versions of his tracks make a bit more sense now. Let's Fall asleep together is one of the four tracks on Teen Daze's new EP Beach Dream. According to theroadgoeseveron the other three tracks will be on his bandcamp next Tuesday.

Coma Cinema - Her Sinking Sun (TP/JHC remixes)

Apparently after your song gets on p4k's playlist, things start moving! Not that Coma Cinema hasn't been moving for a long time, but I'm hoping Her Sinking Sun getting playlisted gives Mat a much deserved popularity boost. Pitchfork isn't the only place the track's been getting extra attention though, Teen Porn (abbreviated TP in the title because I don't really want people googling "Teen Porn" ending up on my blog) and Jaded Hipster Choir (Abbreviated JHC just because it sounds cool) have both remixed it.

Teen Porn includes Mat and Rachel from Kiss Kiss Fantastic. They only have 3 songs on their bandcamp. I'd tell you what I think of their music except that I can't think of anyway of describing that doesn't downplay how much I actually enjoy it. Just know that their bandcamp says their first single was relseased in 1969 and its listed under the genre Nihilism. Compared to their originals though, the Sinking Sun remix is less "emotionless sex jam" and more "post-zombie apocalypse club banger." Starts off with a music-box like melody(the kind that fascinates zombies) but when the beat falls in it's seriously trance inducing. I'd be swaying back and forth in my chair like a madman if my roommate weren't in the room at the moment.

While Teen Porn's remix doubles the length of the original, Jaded Hipster Choir clocks in just a few seconds shorter than the original. Of the three versions it I'd have to say its the happiest. I really love how this remix pulls the otherworldly backing vocals to the forefront; in the right light they sound a lot less ghostly... maybe even heavenly. Mat double tracks some harmonies on the original and JHC wisely only uses the higher of the two lines. Its oddly but pleasantly surprising to hear such a different mood for the song, especially when you consider that the only element added to the remix was the drum beat.

Her Sinking Sun - Coma Cinema

Her Sinking Sun (Teen Porn Remix) - Coma Cinema (Teen Porn Remix)

Her Sinking Sun (JHC's Rites of Spring Reverb) by jadedhipsterchoir

Dada Trash Collage - Cool waves/Bad Days

Think Totally Nebular plus Dead Gaze. Personally I think the extra lo-fi watery tin can voice suites Dead Gaze better than these guys, but I won't hold it against them. And just like Totally Nebular these tunes occasionally push past my personal "disorienting but still enjoyable" barrier. I can't hold that against them either though, because if you're making experimental/psychedelic pop/rock you really should be pushing those boundaries.

quick update.

Its been more than 15 minutes since I last posted and I think I'm starting to shake a bit. Its been a pretty busy weekend (in an incredibly fun way) for me here in Tally so that kind of explains the lack of posts. There has not however been of lack of songs worth posting about so I'm going to round up just a few right now. Also, I'm planning on posting a playlist on Thursday instead of Tuesday for my buddy David's birfday.

Get your Dub on. This ones a banger alright.
The HEAT by DCarls via Mad Decent

I've never really gotten into jj for whatever reason but this one just hypnotizes me. I already love intro by xx and the vocals (as far as I can tell the only addition) add beautifully. If I hadn't heard the original song I wouldn't have know it was a sample.

I'm the One/Money on my Mind - jj (via P4k)

This song is nice. And that doesn't discredit the song at all, its just really sweet and captivating. I played this one without headphones in a few days ago, and I've caught not only myself, but one of my roommates humming it quite a few times this week.

Open Season - High Highs (once again via P4k)

I'm not sure how old this one is but its new to me. I'm pretty far behind on these guys, but through my backtracking I'm just now realizing that Dead Gaze is one of my favorite bands this year!

Remember what brought us here - Dead Gaze

Obligatory Coma Cinema remix. Just kidding though, its really incredible! One of my favorite tracks on Stone Alone. I really love intro and outro of the original, and the way this remix stretches out and adds to both in incredible ways. I also love how theres a syncopated rhythm before totally screwing with the original, reminds me a bit of something Fiveng would do.

Sucker Punch (Kowhi Remix) - Coma Cinema

Last but not least, Kanye's newest G.O.O.D Friday track Chain Heavy is one of my favorites from the series. It features a slightly more light hearted/humourous side of Kanye we haven't seen very much of lately. Its got a weird late night jazz lounge rhythm section and a thin little paranoid Synth on top. Great Line: "Why ya got all caps on? Don Cheadle time! get extra black on 'em"

Chain Heavy - Kanye West ft Talib Kweli and Consequence

Crystal Castles - Not in Love ft Robert Smith

Music Videos: FLying Lotus, Gospel Choir, Holy F**k

Its been a pretty stressful last week, and its not getting much better till at least Wednesday this week so thats why I haven't had much to post. I still don't have much time now so I'm just going to repost a few music videos I've liked over the past week or so!

I don't really know whats going on here, but its a great song and the music video reminds me of reboot!

Flying Lotus - Kill Your Co-Workers from Warp Records on Vimeo.

Wow. This video really has a special place in my heart, Gospel Choir is Owen Holmes, bass for player for DUVAL-ites the Black Kids. The music video is essentially about a road trip to the Ichetucknee river, I river me and my friends go down at least once a summer! The song itself it delightfully twee but I probably wouldn't be that interested in it if I didn't connect with the video so much.

AUTOMOBILE by GOSPEL MUSIC from Triad Publicity on Vimeo.

Holy Fuck. Cats.

Wise Blood - Solo 4 Claire

One of my current favorites, Wise Blood will release a single on Transparent in November, and they're offering the A Side for free right now. Solo 4 Claire is nowhere near what I was expecting from Wise Blood. Its still got the signature skewed/half remembered samples but the hip hop backdrop is totally gone, replaced instead with a stomping psychedelic beat. The vocals seem much more aggressive, in both tone and lyrical content and to be honest are pretty scary. It reminds me a bit Animal Collective's Summertime Clothes, and the distance it has from the majority of his work so far is really exciting.

Solo 4 Claire - Wise Blood

Small Black - Search Party

I'm not sure words can entirely describe my love for Small Black. Their first single Despicable Dogs was probably my favorite song from 2009 (its either that or While you wait for the others) but these guys are no one hit wonders. Their Debut Ep? Pretty easily explains why theres so much Chillwave out there these days. Their first LP New Chain comes out on October 26 (Oh and they're playing here in Tally on the 27th!!!) and Search Party is the second released song from the album. Unlike the first single, (Photojournalist) Search Party could easily have been on the EP and that is definitely a good thing!

Search Party - Small Black

Photojournalist - Small Black

Stream Deer Hunter - Halcyon Digest

Even though I might lose some street cred for saying this, I had never listened to Deer Hunter until a couple of weeks ago when Helicopter was released. I thought it was alright at first, but the more I listened to it the more I enjoyed it. Halcyon Digest as a whole however is instantly enjoyable, I'm definitely buying this the day it comes out. I'm thinking I'll write something vaguely resembling a review of the album once I have more than just an initial impression. Anyways, if you like shimmering 60s nostalgia or stomping bedroom psyche, stream the album in its entirety or song by song over at NPR.

Featured: Freak R&B

Nobody seems to have a good genre name for the type of music I'm going to post today, but the best I've heard so far is Freak R&B. Its not great but hey, if there can be freak folk there can be Freak R&B too. Samples, otherworldly synths and falsetto, production that makes the songs sounds like they were recorded at the bottom of a well, and huge inspiration from bedroom projects can all be expected from Freak R&B. I'll share some of my favorite tracks now! Have a great weekend everybody!

STRT SRNS - Wise Blood

I only know three things about Wise Blood. First off, p4k likes him. Also, as much as I associate his music with this guy he actually looks like this. And Finally I know that he makes absolutely world domination worthy jams. Wise Blood's '+' has been on constant repeat for me lately. You can download the whole thing right here!

Decisions - How to Dress Well

How To Dress Well has been everywhere on the internet lately. But nothing he's put out has really caught my attention until this one, the penultimate track on his new LP Love Remains, which comes out Tuesday!

Future Body-Birthdays and Cough Cool

Honestly, I don't even remember how this song got on my iPod, but since then I've checked out both Cough Cood and Birthdays and both seem a bit heavier on the freak and lighter on the R&B than their collaboration.