Today's Quick Mention: Don't forget
that Deerhoof is playing the Mohawk tomorrow night.
That's a pretty great venue to experience the band's
experimental ways, so I highly recommend going.
Tickets are $13.
Music on Monday.
Enjoy.
:Peter
Bjorn And John - Second Chance:
I'm beginning to think these guys are underappreciated.
Most people only associate them with a whistle-filled indie
pop tune, but over the course of (what will soon be) six
albums they've successfully pulled off a large variety of
styles. I mean, just listen to this slab of fuzzed-out
rock, it doesn't sound anything like the danceworthy
material that they did so well on 2009's Living Things.
Gimme Some is due March 29 on StarTime International.
:Alexander
- Truth:
Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes have reached that
particular level of popularity where it only makes sense for
someone in the band to branch off and do their own thing for
a bit. So, frontman Alexander Ebert's announcement of
a solo effort is not surprising. I'm just glad the
music also turned out to be good, as you'll see in this well
crafted tune. His self titled debut will be out March
1 on Community Music.
:Rachel
Goodrich - Na Na Na:
I hadn't previously heard of this artist, but with music in
TV shows, commercials, and with plenty of love from
publications like the New York Times, you'd think I would
have. Oh well. At least I'm now in the know.
Expect to find this track to be one of the more charming
listens in recent memory. Rachel's self titled effort
is due out February 22 on Yellow Bear Records.
:Freelance
Whales - Day Off:
It still seems incredibly random that Freelance Whales
releases singles via Mountain Dew's Green Label Sound, but
I'm glad such a thing exists. The first effort, which
was called Enzymes, was a really nice track, and this
is equally good. A variety of other bands put out
stuff via GLS, so I advise that you head over to their
site to see what else can be had.
:Patrick
Wolf - Time Of My Life:
I don't think I can really call myself a fan of 2009's
The Bachelor. It just didn't really have any of
Patrick's usual flare, and I had a hard time figuring out
exactly what he was going for. Here, and granted this
is only one song off the new album, it seems like he's back
to the sweeping, overly-dramatic pop tunes of the past.
Let's hope we get more of this. Lupercalia is
due in May on Hideout Recordings.
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