Today's Quick Mention: I know it's only Monday,
but I need you to go ahead and make plans to be at the
Mohawk on Friday for the Midgetmen's 10th
Anniversorry Party. It's going to be
a great time. BOY, The Sour Notes, La Snacks, La Migra,
The Pons, The Misguided Lemming, Shivery Shakes, the Gary,
Mole People, Treaty Oak, and Teen Noir are all playing.
Plus, the Midgetmen are doing Weird Al's Dare To Be
Stupid in its entirety. SO, mark this down on your
schedule now, or no one is going to like you ever again.
Tix are just $8.
Today's music was found at an estate
sale. Enjoy.
:Fergus
And Geronimo - Roman Tick:
This is a quick track that seems to only offer a catchy
hook, but if you dig around in the lyrics you'll find some
stuff worth remembering. For instance, "Signed up for
online dating/Because I'm a modern man." That line
constantly makes me laugh. Hardly Art will release the
nicely titled Funky Was The State Of Affairs on
August 7.
:The
Maccabees - Go:
I totally missed the news that this band had put together a
new full length. They're a solid act, and I'm curious
to see how it sounds. This is certainly a nice
headphone-worthy tune. Given To The Wild is
currently available through Fiction Records/Cooperative
Music, and you'll be able to see them open for Florence And
The Machine in the fall.
:CocoRosie
- We Are On Fire:
This track kind of weirds me out.
I think the verses sound off, but the chorus is particularly
good at getting lodged in my head. Does that make the
song a winner? I have no idea, but I at least need to
give it up to CocoRosie for consistently throwing out
challenging stuff. Touch And Go will release the We
Are On Fire single on June 5.
:The
Danks - Automocar:
I've seen a lot
people give the band Howler favorable comparisons to the
Strokes, but I think these guys are actually more deserving
of that nod. I mean, just listen to the infectious
everything in this track and try to disagree! Hidden
Pony Records is all set to release Are You Afraid Of The
Danks? to the masses on May 22.
:Family
Band - Night Song:
First of all, you're going to want headphones for
this. It's wonderfully crafted and it for sure
deserves all your attention. Secondly, I can't wait to
hear the rest of the upcoming album Grace And Lies.
I have a feeling it's going to make for a great listen.
You'll be able to pick up the full length on July 24 through
No Quarter.
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