Today's Quick Mention: Lots of great
shows this weekend. New Roman Times are at
Lambert's tonight, tomorrow you'll find White Denim
at Antone's, Cass McCombs at Lambert's, and the Blow
at Emo's, and then Centro-matic is playing the
Mohawk on Sunday. See them all.
And now, sounds to help you ignore your
responsibilities! Enjoy.
:Active
Child - Hanging On:
I'm not sure I've ever really paid this act much attention,
but I'm going to have to start after immediately falling in
love with this song and its weird mix of falsettos and
ominous electronic sounds. This was released through
Adult Swim's single series, and on August 23 it'll be
physically available to own via Active Child's Vagrant
debut, You Are All I See.
:Vivian
Girls - Take It As It Comes:
Admittedly, I'm mostly posting this because I totally forgot
to pick up the Vivian Girl's new album back in late April
when Polyvinyl put it out the masses, and this will serve as
a rather nice reminder. Also, I just really like the
track. Share The Joy is the title of their
recent full length. If you have it, clue me on how it
is!
:Mates
Of State - Maracas:
I love this band. Yes, the songs are always wonderful
pieces of pop (just like this is), but I think I'm mostly
blown away by how long they've been consistently great.
There just doesn't seem to be any stopping them, and that's
certainly OK by me. The new full length is called
Mountaintops and is due September 13 via Barsuk Records.
:Ganglians
- Sleep:
The first single (Jungle) off this band's upcoming
album was fantastic enough to instantly make me excited
about their upcoming effort. This one is a lot less
jangly and energetic, but it's still packing a big enough
sound to hold my overly high level of anticipation for
Still Living. The double LP will be out everywhere
on August 23 via Lefse.
:Blitzen
Trapper - American Goldwing:
My level of affection for this band has dipped a bit over
the years, but I have to admit that I really like this
track. It's fun to sing-a-long with, and I especially
appreciate how effortless it is on every front.
Hopefully the new full length will have more of the same. American
Goldwing is due September 13 via Sub Pop.
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