Today's Quick Mention: My plan is to
hang out on the couch and watch double digit
football games all weekend, but if I were to get
inspired to venture outside I'd totally hit up Club
Deville tonight for Lower Dens and the Mohawk
tomorrow for the Wild Frontier Fest. See
Showlist Austin
for more details.
Let's bring this silly week to a close.
Enjoy.
:Sweet
Bulbs - Kissing Clouds:
At least one post a week has a hazy/fuzzed out piece of lo-fi
like this, but it's hard to tire of the sound ... especially
when it's always so catchy. If you like Best Coast
(also known as the band that Marnie Stern hates) and such
then you can expect to find this appealing. Blackburn
will release a self titled 12" in the coming months.
:Belle
And Sebastian - Write About Love:
I love that this band is finally back. Everyone tries
to sound like them (and quite a few people actually pull it
off), but there's nothing as good as the real deal.
Rough Trade will release Write About Love on October
11. On another note, does anyone know the story behind
Carey Mulligan supplying guest vocals for this track?
:Cloud
Cult - Unexplainable Stories:
What happened to this group? A few years back I would
have said they were on their way to massive success, but
these days I hardly ever come across anyone talking about
them. It's a bit weird. Anyhow, I'm still
interested in their work, and I think I will be as long as
they keep crafting such headphone-worthy pop.
Earthology Records will release Light Chasers on
September 17.
:The
Tallest Man On Earth - Like The Wheel:
Kristian Matsson has put out one of the few folk albums that
I've found tolerable in 2010, so word of new music from him
was essentially guaranteed a mention here at SOTO. He
just has an incredible knack for creating material you
want to hear. The Sometimes The Blues Is Just A
Passing Bird EP is currently available on iTunes.
:Kanye
West - Devil In A New Dress:
News about Kanye West is nearly impossible to ignore, so
you've probably heard that the last couple of Fridays have
saw him putting out random tracks. I thought the first
effort, Monster, was borderline awful, but this song
reminds me of pre-overly dramatic Kanye, and I'm really
digging it. Hopefully we'll get more of the same in
the coming weeks.
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