Today's Quick Mention: Just a heads up,
the "pass" that I had for Fantastic Fest wasn't
exactly what I thought it would be. So,
because my schedule just went from 20 movies down to
two or three, the usual content will be up in a
non-interrupted manner.. See you all tonight
at La Zona Rosa for Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings.
Weird week. Let's bring it to a good close. Enjoy.
:White
Denim - Home Together:
In what was easily the only good surprise I received all
week, this local trio suddenly announced that they had a
wonderfully free collection of tracks for the world to
consume. I haven't listened to all of them just yet,
but I noticed this one posted up elsewhere and I really
liked its rather accessible pop sound. Download
Last Day Of Summer
here.
:The
Octopus Project - Fuguefat:
Oddly enough, here's another local act that decided to
release some new music this week. I've always used
words like quirky, pop and experimental to describe what
they do, but this track makes it seem as though they've now
wrangled "intense" into the fray of things. I dig it.
Hexadecagon is due October 26 on Peek-A-Boo. My
money is on it being stellar.
:Laura
Veirs And Mount Analog - The Ocean (Led Zeppelin Cover):
This features such a bizarre combination of things that I
have no problem saying that I fully expected to not like it.
Wrong! This is version is not only really fun, but it
actually rocks. A big covers comp called The Land
Of Ice And Snow: The Songs Of Led Zeppelin is set to be
released October 9 on Jealous Butcher.
:The
Soft Pack - Gagdad:
I've only ever shared a couple of super jangly singles from
this band, so to hear them doing something cool and slow is
a bit weird. Do they have other tracks like this?
If so, send them over! Gagdad is a tour
exclusive 7", which you will actually be able to pick up (if
there are any of the 500 copies left) when the band plays
Antone's on October 9.
:Suuns
- Up Past The Nursery:
To be honest, it took me a long while to decide whether or
not I actually liked this song. The
semi-mumbling/whispered vocals are an odd touch ... but
there's also something very entrancing about its pulsing
beat. Let me know what you think. Zeroes QC
is due October 12 on Secretly Canadian, and they will be at
the Parish three days after that with Land Of Talk.
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