Today's Quick Mention: Anyone started
using Spotify yet? I think it's pretty
awesome, and I'm already eager to come up with some
ways to tie it into the site. The first thing
I did was make a playlist of pretty much every song
I've shared so far in 2011. It can be found
here.
Let me know if you have any other ideas!
Music and words. Enjoy.
:Boston
Spaceships - Christmas Girl:
Considering that this band is made up of GBV-vets Robert
Pollard and Chris Slusarenko, and John Moen (Decemberists),
I should be well aware of everything they've done. But
I'm not, and I can't even say why or how I missed the boat.
Oh well. As you should expect, this is a great track.
Let It Beard is due August 2 on Guided By Voices,
Inc.
:Letting
Up Despite Great Faults - Sophia In Gold:
Admittedly, I wasn't really a big fan of the first song (Teenage
Tide) that was sent out to support this act's soon to be
released EP. This second taste, however, is just
fantastic and should immediately be placed on everyone's
summer playlist. The Paper Crush EP is
due out on August 2 via Old Flame Records.
:Jacuzzi
Boys - Cool Vapors:
Just like the song one slot up, this also deserves to be
thrown on everyone's summer playlist. Just know it
doesn't belong in the stay still and chill out portion of
your tunes, as this has a quick pace and a fuzzy, infectious
sound that's bent on getting you up and moving. The
band will release their debut, Glazin', on August 30
via Hardly Art.
:Pepper
Rabbit - Murder Room:
I'm beginning to think Pepper Rabbit will never stop
impressing. I'm already a fan of how relentless they
are when it comes to recording and touring, but now they've
gone off and made me even more excited for their new LP by
releasing this wonderfully simplistic pop gem.
Ridiculous! Red Velvet Snow Ball is due August
9 on Kanine Records, and the band will be playing the Mohawk
on October 4.
:Chelan
- On The Water:
Over the weekend I found this act's new album, Towers,
sitting in my inbox with a little note that mentioned it had
been released last month but had yet to receive much love.
That's too bad, as it certainly seems like a solid enough
effort worthy of attention. So, if you like this lush
tune, do me favor and mention Chelan to a friend or two.
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