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Monday, March 30, 2009
 

Today's Quick Mention:  As I said via Twitter, "Absolutely stellar show by The Calm Blue Sea. A better score for Siegfried doesn't exist. They have to do the sequel".  If you weren't there you should have been.  The end.

I've got a lot of stuff to share, so you'll probably get a couple of EPs this week.  Plus, the site just looks weird to me without music oozing out from everywhere.  Enjoy.


 

:Loxsly - Battalions:  Want to know a somewhat less than exciting secret?  At no point have I ever really been a fan of the local act known as Loxsly.  Now, that isn't to say they're terrible or something, because they're not.  I mean, they are most certainly solid.  It's just that until this atmospheric gem - which I can't seem to get out of my head - I hadn't really heard anything from them that inspired me to seek out more.  Guess that trend is over.  Tomorrow's Fossil will be out in May, and I eagerly await it.

:Eagle Winged Palace - Hand Of Doom:  The last thing that I tend to want after a long weekend of super early morning work is a slow paced tune, but this one has some sort of magical power over me.  Instead of being forced to drift off into a lovely dreamland with its hushed vocals and headphone-worthy arrangement in tow, I'm left alert and ready for more.  Park The Van released the Hand Of Doom EP last week.  Go get it.

:The Felice Brothers - Run Chicken Run:  This Team Love artist may not have the most original take on alt-country (to be honest, it's pretty routine), but I sure do love them.  There's an undeniable and infectious amount of sincerity in what they do, and you really can't help but find something to like.  Yonder Is The Clock will be out in a couple of weeks.  I recommend that you get it for yourself and at least nine friends.

:Etta Place - In Reverie:  If there's one thing that never turns out well at SXSW it's delays, so you can imagine how surprised I was when a couple of earnest looking guys frantically took the stage with a guitar, a third of a drum kit and a mission to tear me away from thinking about my sore feet while helping cover for a Crystal Stilts set that had to be pushed back.  How the hell did they know they might get to play?  Were they just around with instruments in hand?  These are questions that I'll probably never get answered, but I do know that it ended up being the only delay I've ever liked.  More please.

:Patrick Wolf - Vulture:  I realize that Patrick has had his fair share of drama since his last release, but I wasn't expecting the first single off his new LP to be so weird.  What happened to the delightfully whimsical Patrick?  This is still good, but it sounds like dance music that's been slowly cooked in a pot of experimental juices.  Or, if you will, an interesting treat for the ears.  Not sure when The Bachelor will be released.

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