If any of you have a five spot
to spare then I very much recommend that you use it to pick up the Walkmen's
new album over at
Amie Street.
Not only will you get a good record (one that I've already hyped) early and
cheap, but every single cent of what you pay will go directly to the
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. That's damn good stuff.
Alright, let's talk the Octopus Project. I know I generally do the
bulk of my local artist ramblings over at Austin Sound, but with this week
ramping up from lazy to hectic in just an afternoon I've been utilizing the
crafty jams that make up the band's most recent 7" (thanks to Covert
Curiosity for pointing this little gem out) to help me keep my head on
somewhat straight. Enjoy.
:The
Octopus Project - Wet Gold:
Before you download or stream this I want you to know that
it would be a very good idea to go ahead and grab a good
pair of headphones. Why? Because it isn't
necessarily a sprawling, room filling effort as much as it
is an intimate listen that features a soothing arrangement
and some very nice vocal work. It's meant to swirl
around in your head, so enclose your ears, block out
everything else and give this the attention it deserves.
On the other
side of the 7" that is the focus of this ramble today is a
song called Moon Boil. It's not near as calm as
Wet Gold, but the fan made video is cool, and I think
you should check it out.
- John Laird -
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