For the first time, possibly ever, in my short career as a
music writer, I'm literally deluged with new music. I'm not
complaining, I'm not being an asshole, I'm just saying, that
for the very first time ever, I have so much music that I
have no idea what to do with it all. There's album upon
album upon album piling up in my download folder and I'm
trying as hard as I can to get through them all.
This is good for the both of us, as I've stumbled upon a few
real gems, as well as a few real stinkers, and I'm more than
excited to unload them on, well, you.
As always, thanks for reading.
THE GOOD
Who/What:
Ty Segall - So Alone
Where'd I Find It:
In the grime and seed of San Francisco's Annie's Social
Club.
Why
Do I Like It:
Ty Segall played with Thee Oh Sees and Intelligence, two
bands I absolutely adore, and he absolutely stole the show.
Segall's a tiny, elven looking fellow with near flawless
hair, but his three piece trio pump out some of the
catchiest garage rock I've heard in ages. Due to some
drunken clumsiness, I actually purchased not one, but two of
Ty Segall's vinyl. Whomever is cleaning out the photo
machine at Annie's in the near future, I bid you treat those
vinyl right. Be warned people of Earth, Ty Segall is on the
rise.
:Ty
Segall - So Alone:
Who/What:
The Fresh and Onlys - Peacock and Wing
Where'd I Find It:
The man, the plan, Sixto Rodriguez
Why
Do I Like It:
For a lot of reasons. First, the main man of TFAO is Shayde
Sartin, also the bassist for the just mentioned Ty Segall.
That alone would've sold me. Secondly, Sartin and crew have
been known to back up my beloved Rodriguez on the West Coast
legs of his tours and if you've ever talked to Rodriguez,
you'll know, he adores these fellows. Thirdly, their music
is an impressive blend of bass heavy psych and just good old
fashioned rock and roll, and seriously, who doesn't like
that? Robots, robots and pedophiles.
:The
Fresh And Onlys - Peacock And Wing:
Who/What:
Pink Mountaintops - Axis: Thrones of Love
Where'd I Find It:
I searched this one out. I scoured the, er, mountaintops to
get my hands on this piece of sweet loving.
Why
Do I Like It:
Lets be honest, I don't like this Pink Mountaintops album
nearly as much as I love their prior two, but that's because
they've dispelled the sort of toned down sex-funk and
instead introduced a sort of hazy collection of weed-addled
love songs. This is Pink Mountaintops bigger than ever
before, and though it isn't my preferred method of
ingestion, I'll take it. I'll take it and I'll smoke it,
and I'll sit back in a cloud of ill-fated romance and smile.
:Pink
Mountaintops - Axis - Thrones Of Love:
THE BAD
Who/What:
Harlem Shakes - Strictly Game
Why
Everyone Should Be Listening To It:
It's boring, and bland, and the Harlem Shakes I remembered
made me want to clamor in to a tiny, sweaty dance hall, lit
only by a glowing sparkleball and dance, dance, dance the
night away. This makes me want to find the production
assistant who told them to alter their sound and throttle
him. Throttle him good.
:Harlem
Shakes - Strictly Game:
THE MISUNDERSTOOD
Who/What:
Blank Dogs - Setting Fire To Your House
Why
Everyone Should Be Listening To It:
Because Blank Dogs, weird as they might be, are putting out
music that I think is at the frontline of the next popular
wave of sort of post-punk indy rock. And don't you want to
be gloating to your friends about how you were listening to
the newest shit while they were still dicking around with
the Harlem Shakes.
:Blank
Dogs - Setting Fire To Your House:
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