Today's Quick Mention: The Sword will
be blowing ears out tonight at Waterloo Records.
You should go. Partly to celebrate the release
of Warp Riders (the band's third LP), but mostly
because every Monday should entail a good amount of
headbanging. The event starts at 7pm and it's
oh-so very FREE.
Time now for the five tracks that impressed me over
the weekend. Enjoy.
:Still
Corners - Don't Fall In Love:
Here's a super hazy number to help get the EP started.
Sure, maybe that's not the ideal sound you're looking for on
a Monday, but once you grab some headphones and picture a
James Bond tune without the cheese, you'll be thoroughly
impressed. The Great Pop Supplement (awesome name) will soon
release a 7" that has this song and another.
:Wild
Nothing - Golden Haze:
This is very Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, which means I
have to like it. Seriously. There's just
something about this style of glossy pop that rules my life
and makes me want to engage in strange activities.
Speaking of such things, I now feel the need to go dance in
a dark corner. The Golden Haze EP is due later
this year on Captured Tracks.
:Cee-Lo
Green - Fuck You:
It's been a very long while since we've had anything as
hilarious or catchy as Outkast's Roses, so I'm really
not surprised that the world exploded with excitement over
how ridiculous this track is. Way to go, Cee-Lo (that
rhymed)! I just wished it wasn't doomed to become the
most overplayed track of the year. Oh well. On a
lighter note, is there anyone that's not just straight up
excited for Lady Killer? I need an official
release date on that thing ASAP.
:She
And Him - Fools Rush In: I
thought I had been dong a good job of keeping up with the
various artists doing the Levi's Pioneer Sessions, but
somewhere along the way I totally missed out on this cover.
It's good. Just don't expect anything that's too
outside of the sugary sweet realm that M. Ward and Zooey
Deschanel normally operate in. Click
here ff you missed out on the snazzy
project that Levi's had going on over the summer.
:The
Antlers - Atrophy (Sybarite Remix):
The original version of this is about as ethereal as it
gets, but the digital edge provided in this definitely
enhances that aspect of it. I hope you still have your
headphones on, because you'll for sure want them here.
The Antlers currently have Hospice out, and you can
check out more about where this remix came from over at
HobNob.
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