Hey! How was everyone's
weekend? Mine was full of work that gave me a newfound hate for the
heat that comes with Texas summers and there was a little bit of sadness
that my Celtics couldn't close out the Lakers last night. Sigh.
Sorry for skipping out on another podcast this week. Here's an EP to
square things up. Enjoy.
:The
Weeks - Buttons:
Here are a bunch of kids (the band's average age is 18) on
Esperanza Plantation who sound like the indie
rock-doused-with-pop version of Kings Of Leon. Now, if
that's a sentence I never imagined myself saying then I
don't know what is. I mean, who knew anyone could
actually take one of those lovely little Southern drawls and
not place it over a bunch of garage rock noise?
Anyhow, Comeback Cadillac is out July 8.
:Cannonball
Jane - The Secret Handshake:
This woman makes some of the more weird-but-interesting
songs. For instance, this gem, which glides along
proudly showing off its pop prowess until, seemingly out of
nowhere, the bottom drops out and it turns into what can
only be described as Go! Team-esque hip hop. As I
said, it's weird, but it keeps you guessing and provides
spurts of reason to shake those hips. It could
certainly be worse. The Knees Up EP is
conveniently available everywhere.
:Dream
Bitches - Me And The Major:
I keep playing this Belle And Sebastian cover on repeat, but
I have to say that I'm not exactly sure why I keep coming
back to it so much. Everything about the act's 90s
indie rock throwback sound creeps along at the most laziest
of paces and the lyrics, while full of humorous one-liners,
aren't exactly anything worth telling your neighbors about.
Still, it's in my head and the more it's there the more I
like it. Let me know if the same thing happens to you.
Coke-And-Spiriters is out now.
:Joan
As Police Woman - To Be Loved:
I love this song. It makes me imagine people holding
each other close and slowly dancing around in one of those
magical moments that have populated romantic movies and high
school proms for years. Sure, some of you heartless
bastards will inevitably scoff at such imagery, but just go
ahead and try to imagine anything different. To
Survive is awaiting you on store shelves.
:Windmill
- Tokyo Moon:
This gem is sort of in the same boat as the Dream Bitches
one in that the more I hear it the more I like it.
After all, as the press release that accompanied the album
said that the vocals sound like "Neil Young on a helium
comedown," and that's just not something you love
immediately. The music, however, will get you the
first listen and every single one after that, as it is lush
and beautiful. Puddle City Racing Lights will
be released on July 15.
- John Laird -
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