Lisbon
After a dozen or so listens through, The Walkmen’s Lisbon stands out as one of my favorite albums of 2010. Their emotional lyrics, jangly guitars and stripped down percussion is there as usual. The album kicks off with ‘Juveniles’ a bouncy jangly song complete with their shimmering guitars and
Fields
Junip’s brand new album released last week, and in case you were on the fence (you shouldn’t be) I’ve got the full album stream here. The album, as expected, is totally fantastic, and now you can try before you buy. More Junip Website | Myspace | Facebook Once your
suckers
Suckers’ artful experimental album Wild Smile, was a huge surprise for me. It was sprawling, wonderfully catchy, and I played the hell out of it. They have toured the globe in support of it, and have now produced a video completed with found footage from a storage unit. I could
OK Go
Official music video for OK Go’s ‘White Knuckles’. The song comes from their newest album Of the Blue Colour of the Sky available on amazon. Check out more OK GO Website | Facebook | Twitter | Myspace
Dirty Thing
Telekinesis – Dirty Thing (Music Video) from Merge Records on Vimeo. Dirty Thing comes from Telekinesis’ brand new EP, Parallel Seismic Conspiracies, which is available via electronic download here. You can also check out their fantastic 2009 debut album, Telekinesis! Produced and mixed by Chris Walla of Death Cab, Telekinesis!, is
Harlem River Blues
Move Over Mama Harlem River Blues Justin Townes Earle’s follow up to his fantastic album Midnight at the Movies released this week on tuesday. The eponymous single from the new album, Harlem River Blues, first single was released to much fanfare back in early August. As with Earle’s
Everything Under the Sun
Check out the new video for Jukebox the Ghost’s single ‘Schizophrenia’ off their recently released album, Everything Under the Sun. Avoiding any puns, this one is sure to get stuck in your head. Buy Everything Under the Sun Connect with Jukebox the Ghost: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Myspace
Freelance Whales
Freelance Whales finally released a video for their fantastic synth(y) track ‘Hannah.’ This was an instant favorite of mine on the album, Weathervanes, which was re-released in April. Buy Weathervanes Website | Twitter | Facebook | Myspace
Undertow
Undertow The all female band, Warpaint, specializes in psychedelic 70’s vibed, dreamy pop music. The hypnotic siren-like vocals, and smooth sexy basslines seem to stand out big time here. Warpaint will released their debut album, The Fool, set for released October 26th via Rough Trade. The track to me
dr. dog
Take Me Into Town Dr. Dog is offering up Take Me Into Town—a brand new song free via Facebook—It’s great to hear some new music from this band, especially one that seems like it would have been one of the best songs on their most recent album,
dr. dog
Check out Dr. Dog’s new video for his single, ‘Shadow People’ off his most recent released album, “Shame, Shame.” Buy Shame, Shame For more Dr. Dog: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Myspace |
Stars
Wasted Daylight Stars’ newest album, The Five Ghosts, brings the expected narrative of romantic tragedy as one would expect, with songs titled as ‘Dead Hearts’ and ‘I Died So I Could Haunt You,’ and their usual, down-tempo melodramatic new wave sound. The album is a bit more glum than some
