Today's Quick Mention: You should do
yourself a favor and peruse the "news"
section
of Pitchfork at some point today. They've done
a pretty good job of collecting streams for a lot of
the exclusive Record Store Day tracks.
And then, I gave you music. Enjoy.
:Pop
Etc - Everything Is Gone:
As many of you probably already know, the Morning
Benders are now known as Pop Etc. I can't
exactly say I'm a fan of the new name, but I
understand their
reasons
for changing it. This slinky tune is off a
free
mixtape
that the band recently put out, and it's expected to
show up on their self titled semi-debut on June 12
via Rough Trade.
:Feist
- Black Tongue (Mastodon Cover):
The only thing that Record Store Day didn't deliver
unto me was the split 7" from Feist and Mastodon.
Fortunately though, the internet coughed up the
tracks. Feist's cover is surprisingly not
cute. If you hit up eBay you can probably get
a physical copy of this for a small fortune.
If you don't have a small fortune, grab it here
while you can.
:Mastodon
- A Commotion (Feist Cover):
Oddly enough, I think
this was the perfect Feist track for these guys to
cover. The original is kind of weird and
moody, and Mastodon took that and enhanced it in
every possible way. Be ready to occasionally
feel the need to headbang and/or throw up a rock
fist. As I said up above, it's either eBay or
a download now if you want to hold on to this track.
:The
M Machine - Faces:
I almost didn't
even listen to this song. When I was sent a
download link there was a blurb that mentioned how
this San Francisco-based act call Skrillex's OWSLA
home, and I just figured they were going to sound
like a computer having a seizure. Nope!
This track is actually an ear pleaser. Expect
to find it on Metropolis Pt. 1, which is due
out tomorrow.
:Milk
Maid - Do Right:
If you're not yet ready for the summer, this track
should help you get there. It's loud and
catchy, and I'm fairly certain it would serve as a
great soundtrack for any shenanigans that you may
feel the need to engage in outside. MM will
release its sophomore full length, which is titled
Mostly No, to the masses on June 26 via
FatCat.
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