Cold War Kids have released their 4th studio album, “Dear Miss Lonely Hearts”. (April 2, 2013) I don’t seem to have the same immediate attraction to it, as say their 2006 debut “Robbers & Cowards”, and some comparisons of it to The Killers may hint at why. (Not that I necessarily agree with those comparisons)
The opening track, “Miracle Mile”, is quite good and will stay in my immediate rotation.
I can’t help but notice interesting, and somewhat tongue-in-cheek, similarities in other tracks. I’m not suggesting these are ‘rip offs’ or even remotely intentional, only that I am reminded of other tracks when I hear these songs. What do you think?
Jagwar Ma, who is producer Jono Ma & singer Gabriel Winterfield, along with Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint and producer Ewan Pearson, have released a new track called, “Man I Need”.
Some have compared them to The Stone Roses, which I don’t disagree with, but they also remind me of Tame Impala and The Charlatans UK.
These are my music listening statistics for albums and songs released in 2012. Pulling from various sources and rating most played, highly rated, starred, loved, etc, depending on the source.
2012 music stats:
145 songs rated 4 or 5 stars from 107 different bands
most played song: Beach House – Myth
Albums with 3 or more highly rated songs (alphabetical order):
Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
Beach House – Bloom
Bear In Heaven – I Love You, It’s Cool
DIIV – Oshin
Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits
Lotus Plaza – Spooky Action at a Distance
Lower Dens – Nootropics
Poolside – Pacific Standard Time
Purity Ring – Shrines
Tame Impala – Lonerism
Slowness released their debut LP For Those Who Wish to See the Glass Half Full on March 12, 2013 with Blue Aurora Audio. The record was produced by Monte Vallier (Weekend, The Soft Moon, Tommy Guerrero) and mastered by Kramer (Low, Galaxie 500, Bongwater). The eight-song LP is reminiscent of IRS era REM, early Stereolab [...]
I see around 20 shows a year on average. The Veils show on July 13, 2009 at The Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco was one of my top 3 shows of the year that year. Their 2009 release, Sun Gangs, was one of my favorite albums of the year too. A lot of [...]
Australia’s Jagwar Ma, aka Jono Ma (you may have heard of him through his work with Foals), is the producer of some quality electronic vibes that swim through the rough terrain of yesteryear, but warps them for modern senses. “Come Save Me” is 60s bubblegum pop crystalized into tribal neon (much like TV Girl does) [...]
Montreal’s Elephant Stone was formed in 2009 by sitarist/bassist Rishi Dhir. As one of the most highly sought out sitar players in the psychedelic music scene, he has recorded and toured with the Black Angels, Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Horrors, the Soundtrack of Our Lives, and many more. In 2009, Elephant Stone released their debut [...]
