I don't know what it is, but something about being in this
city by the bay has unleashed my "give me music" scent as
the hounds of PR have been hot on my tail. This is a good
thing for both myself and you, my loyal readers, as I've got
a bevy of delicious tunes to drop in to your salad bowl.
Grab a fork, brunch is served.
THE GOOD
Who/What:
Vampire Hands - Safe Word
Where'd I Find It:
Lord knows. My new inbox is stuffed to the brim with music
and I'm barely keeping afloat.
Why
Do I Like It:
This is what has been filling my psych rock needs these last
few weeks. This is Black Angels via Sleepy Sun tinged with
a bit of goth. I haven't been able to explain my reasoning
behind the goth bit yet, but I'm sure, down right positive
even, that I hear something that evokes painted white faces
and leather jackets in this music. Fault me if I'm wrong.
:Vampire
Hands - Safe Word:
Who/What:
Thee Oh Sees - Ruby Go Home
Where'd I Find It:
Thee Oh Sees, in their current incarnation are one of my
favorite bands currently bending genres. Thus, when word of
a new album hit the interwebs, I coughed awkwardly and then
immediately set out to find myself a copy. Mission
accomplished.
Why
Do I Like It:
John Dwyer, supposed asshole that he is, is quite the
fucking musician and Thee Oh Sees blend garage and surf and
distortion in a way that makes my hair stand on end.
Ruby Go Home is classic Thee Oh Sees, sort of fast and
wonky and melodic all at the same time, and for some reason
it makes me think of a bespectacled Dwyer awash in pink
light. This was either a memory or the fading remnants of a
bad drug trip.
:Thee
Oh Sees - Ruby Go Home:
Who/What:
Foreign Born - Vacationing People
Where'd I Find It:
Good Man Abe of Secretly Canadian passed this along as well
as the knowledge that he's an absolutely baseball fanatic.
See the music industry is full of real people. Also,
John shared this way back.
Why
Do I Like It:
I almost want to say something along the lines of "this is
the most I've liked a straight up rock 'n' roll track in a
long time", but I'd be lying to you beautiful people, and I
just won't do that. This is horn-laced couch rock with
shimmering harmonies and quite possibly the usage of a salsa
block. Everyone loves a salsa block, that's a proven fact.
:Foreign
Born - Vacationing People:
THE MISUNDERSTOOD
Who/What:
Tronics - Shark Fucks
Why
Everyone Should Be Listening To It:
My beautiful girlfriend Alex, graced with a music taste as
good as any I've encountered, turned me on to this
Messthetics compilation from a while back and this song
in particular. I have no idea who Tronics are or what the
hell a shark fuck is, but this little throwback is a gem.
:Tronics
- Shark Fucks:
Noah Sanders is the blog/news editor at Light In The
Attic and a contributor at Sound On The Sound and
the KEXP blog. He also has his own
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