Today's Quick Mention: Plenty to do
this weekend! Ocote Soul Sounds are the Beauty
Bar tonight, Archers Of Loaf play Emo's tomorrow,
and on Sunday Follow That Bird, the Sour Notes and
Elaine Greer are having a free show at Hole In The
Wall. Plus, Super 8 and Midnight In
Paris are opening in theaters today.
Here's hoping you don't have a need to save any
money.
The music is ready. Enjoy.
:Beirut
- East Harlem:
If you're only going to listen to one song in today's post,
it should be this one. I promise it'll instantly relax
every part of you ... except your face, which will most
certainly be sporting a giant smile. The Rip Tide
is due out August 30 via Revolver. By the way, did
anyone see them at ACL Live this past Wednesday? I
heard the show was a really good one.
:Dum
Dum Girls - Oh Those Eyes (Vagrants Cover):
I'm not sure if I ever envisioned myself reaching this
point, but I now find myself anxiously awaiting
something/anything new from the Dum Dum Girls. I just
love their sound. And yes, while it's the kind of
fuzzy pop done by zillions of bands everywhere, they're just
so damn good at it that I can't get enough. This was
apparently supposed to be on their last EP, but it didn't
make the cut.
:Twin
Sister - Bad Street:
Since I figured you all could use a little something to
dance the afternoon away with, I made sure to throw this
track in the mix. Just try to remember to have a drink
in at least one hand before you hit play. The New
York-based act will release In Heaven, which is their
debut full length, on September 27 through the always
awesome Domino.
:Rachel
Goodrich - Out In The Streets (Shangri Las Cover):
Recently this pop artist put out a couple of nifty cover
tunes. There's this one (obviously) and a take on
Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues. I'm still
not exactly sure about what I think of the latter, but this
particular effort is rather infectious. This song
doesn't have anywhere to call home, so if you want it you
better grab it while you can.
:Roadside
Graves - Love Me More:
My initial reaction to this was to call it whiney and then
move on with whatever else was next on my review list.
However, I ended up giving it a second listen and quickly
discovered what I had missed the first time around - it's
actually a really pretty track with a solid hook and just
the right amount of twang. We Can Take Care Of
Ourselves is due on July 19 via Autumn Tone.
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