Today's Quick Mention: You should
consider getting out tonight and catching some
music. Swans and Wooden Wand will be at the
Mohawk, Tapes N Tapes, Oberhofer and Monahans are
playing Emo's, and Broken Social Scene is at La Zona
Rosa. It's the tri-fecta of fun!
Five songs to end your week with.
Enjoy.
:Acid
House Kings - Would You Say Stop?:
Considering that this was voted on by fans as the song they
would most like to see released as the band's next single,
I'm assuming that a large majority of you have probably
heard it. If you haven't, then your day just got
better, as this is one glorious piece of indie pop.
Music Sounds Better With You is due March 1 via
Labrador. I can't wait to hear it.
:Tune
Yards - Bizness:
I love Merrill Garbus. She could very easily be
another artist that churns out a pretentious art combo of
ideas and sounds, but instead she actually delivers some of
the most infectious music you can find on this planet.
Way to walk the line, lady. Now I just need to
chat with her about capitalization and spacing (I obviously
ignored her
method). Who Kill is out
April 19 on 4AD.
:Grails
- Almost Grew My Hair:
I've read plenty of things about Grails' new album, but I
don't think anything about it really stuck in my head until
I got a hold of this track. At eight minutes, it isn't
exactly for everyone, but I think you'll find something
rather fantastic if you have a bit of extra time and a nice
pair of headphones. Temporary Residence will release
Deep Politics on March 8.
:Okkervil
River - Mermaid:
I have to admit that I spent about two weeks trying to like
this song, and then I just gave up. It wasn't working.
In fact, I thought it was woefully boring. So what
changed? I don't have a damn clue, but I gave it one
last listen today and found it to be all kinds of wonderful.
Let me know what you think. This track isn't on their
upcoming LP, so grab it now and hold tight.
:Princeton
- To The Alps:
I hate to celebrate something solely for how well crafted it
is, but that's definitely a large part of why I dig this
track. Well, that and the fact that it's super catchy.
The band is all set to put out a limited edition 7" on March
29 via Hit City USA. It'll also be available
digitally, so you'll still be able to snatch it up if you
miss out on the vinyl.
- John Laird -
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