On the Breaking Blog: Hype Monitor Featuring Glasvegas
September 27, 2008
On the Breaking Blog: Hype Monitor Featuring Glasvegas: “
Buzz on new bands can make the Internet as tumultuous as the current U.S. economy, but the Breaking blog’s weekly Hype Monitor column has the picks sure to turn a profit. Click below for this week’s lineup of about-to-break acts, including the U.K.’s Glasvegas, a band who efforlessly stack soaring Britpop melodies on top of classic-sounding soul grooves.
• Hype Monitor: Glasvegas, Elzhi and Grouper
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• Hype Monitor: Army Navy, Tough Alliance and <3 Svahvit!
• Hype Monitor Featuring Okkervil River
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“
(Via Rolling Stone Rock and Roll Daily.)
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Milk Milk Lemonade: The Legends
September 26, 2008
Milk Milk Lemonade: The Legends: ”
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
The Legends
If you frequent the MML blog and just so happen to keep up to date with Swedish label Labrador Records, today’s featured artist will be no surprise to you. Not because of any similarity in a sound that could easily be mistaken as having a nouveau-shoegaze influence, or even that the band hails from a country of choice for plenty of our content. Instead, it might be obvious (for those who have skipped ahead to listen while reading) that the combination of heavy noise and beautiful pop would be an instant favorite for us. There might not be any other way to describe the manipulated feedback involved in this track, other than something of a semi-functioning hairdryer accompanied by a coin-operated car wash vacuum cleaner, but if you can think of something fun we would be more than interested to hear it. The Legends are a nine piece from Stockholm, Sweden fronted by multi-instrumentalist Johan Angergård who started the band in 2003. Today’s featured listen will end up being a single that is set for a release date of November 5, through Labrador, and we highly suggest a listen. This is beautiful noise that leaves us rather smitten. Enjoy.”
(listen to an mp3 here at MML.)
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The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now
September 26, 2008
The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now: “On this date in 1982, The Psychedelic Furs released their third album, Forever Now. It produced the singles, ‘Love My Way‘ (#42 U.K., #44 U.S.), ‘Danger‘ and ‘Run And Run‘. The album reached the #44 spot on the U.S. albums chart. The London post punk/new wave band lasted until 1991. Brothers Richard and Tim Butler formed Love Spit Love. In 2000, they re-formed with the brothers Butler and Jon Ashton back in the fold. They continue to perform.
Wikipedia: The Psychedelic Furs
A Fansite: burneddowndays.com
Blogload: The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now - and more - stupidd.blogspot.com“
(Via The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party.)
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The Saints - Prehistoric Sounds
September 26, 2008
The Saints - Prehistoric Sounds: “On this date in 1978, The Saints released their third album, Prehistoric Sounds. It featured the single, ‘Security‘. This was the last album to include founder Ed Kuepper. He left the Australian punk band to form The Laughing Clowns. The Brisbane, Australia punk/post punk band has continued on despite the fact that Chris Bailey is the only original member left and has been since 1979.
Wikipedia: The Saints
Myspace: myspace.com/saintsmusic
Blogload: The Saints - Prehistoric Sounds - drunksongs.blogspot.com“
(Via The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party.)
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Woven, tonight at San Francisco’s Rockit Room with
September 25, 2008
woven - she blows my amplifier
“Bending elements of shoegaze and trip-hop into a Kid A mold, Woven create epic soundscapes that scream for late-night headphone sessions.” - Alternative Press
“remnants of Curve, Peter Gabriel’s soundtrack work, world music rhythms and Massive Attack.” - Rollingstone.com
“This is a bold freakin’ statement for only listening to an album once, so buckle up…[t]he L.A. quintet pick up where Kid A left off. Yeah, I said it.” - Perfect Porridge
“gothy electronics and trip-hop squiggle…sounding like Marilyn Manson moonlighting as a moody software engineer.” - Spin
“verges on heady Kid-A territory without stepping foot in traditional rock waters.” - Meanstreet
“Woven sound like Massive Attack and Squarepusher writing pop songs.” - Lollipop.com
A furious space-rock album of serpentine electronics and heavy atmospherics, Woven’s new album, Designer Codes, marks a new chapter in the band’s existence, as they head out into the new musical landscape an unsigned and independent band. It’s heavy stuff, similar to the Notwist or Deerhunter, and it’s a great achievement for a band that’s shaking off major label involvement. Their latest LP Designer Codes is releasing today!
Tour Dates
09.25.08 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord
at The Rockit Room w/ Foxtail Somersault & Cloud Archive
406 Clement St., San Francisco, California 94118
Cost: $7
09.26.08 - Berkeley, CA - Gilman’s
09.27.08 - Sacramento, CA - Old Ironsides
10.03.08 - Eugene, OR - Oak Street
10.04.08 - Portland, OR - The Twilight
10.05.08 - Seattle, WA - The Comet
10.06.08 - Missoula, MT - Palace Lounge
10.08.08 - Boise, ID - The Bouquet
10.10.08 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
10.11.08 - Denver, CO - Benders Tavern
10.12.08 - Lincoln, NE - Box Awesome
10.14.08 - Madison, WI - The Frequency
10.16.08 - Chicago, IL - The Dark Room
10.17.08 - Ypsilanti, MI - The Elbow Room
10.18.08 - Detroit, MI - Corktown Tavern
10.19.08 - Columbus, OH - Bernie’s Distillery
10.23.08 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Palace
10.25.08 - Portland, ME - The Station
10.28.08 - New York, NY - Fontana’s
10.29.08 - Cambridge, MA - TT Bears
11.01.08 - New York, NY - Monkey Town
11.03.08 - Washington DC - Velvet Lounge
11.14.08 - Atlanta, GA - The East Atlanta Icehouse
11.15.08 - Charlotte, NC - Heck Yeah
11.20.08 - West Palm Beach, FL - Respectable Street
11.21.08 - Orlando, FL - Will’s Pub
11.22.08 - Tampa, FL - New World Brewery
11.23.08 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
11.29.08 - Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar
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Lazer Guided Melodies: Swirlies
September 25, 2008
Lazer Guided Melodies: Swirlies 1.: ”
LAZER GUIDED MELODIES
POP, BUT NOT POPULAR.
Swirlies | What to Do About Them | Taang! | 1992
(translated via babelfish)
This first COMPACT DISC compels singles 7 ” s launched by the Slumberland and Pop Narcotic. In case that you do not know the Swirlies, she knows that 1) is my favourite North American band of years 90, 2) they have an excellent sense of mood and 3) she is one of the only bands whom the influence of the My Bloody Valentine exceeded to make something really inventive. They are not mere copies. They warp everything in music, make colagens malucas, but always having in mind that a charming melody is everything in the life of a person and that noise pop is the musical rhythm more fuck of all the times.
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Dead Flowers: Anglophiles Anonymous
September 25, 2008
Dead Flowers: Anglophiles Anonymous: ”
Ceremony: Dream of Only You
‘Dream of Only You’
Myspace
(Thanks Shoegazer Alive)
Labels: ceremony
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ONBC (Olive North Boy Choir ) <-> JAMC
September 25, 2008
if you speak German, then you’re in luck. if not, then i think we can all gather that this has _something_ to do with Jesus and Mary Chain similarities…
ONBC <-> JAMC: “Kurzer Tipp von Morten - die fabulösen Dänen von Oliver North Boy Choir habe für ein Jesus & Mary Chain Coverprojekt den Song «Teenage lust» neu eingespielt und mit ihrem eigenen Sound versehen, ohne dem Geist des Originals Gewalt anzutun. Super!
(Via Coast Is Clear - der Indie-Pop-MP3-Blog - BritPop, Electropop, Shoegaze, Wave, Tweepop.)
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More Sad Hits | Pitchfork
September 25, 2008
More Sad Hits | Pitchfork: “Pitchfork
Damon and Naomi:
More Sad Hits
[Shimmy-Disc; 1992; 20/20/20; 2008]
Rating: 7.0
When Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang’s debut album More Sad Hits was originally released in 1992, it shared a sonic aesthetic with the UK shoegaze scene that had been on slow burn for a number of years. As the former rhythm section of Galaxie 500, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, duo had already identified with the enigmatic sound of groups such as Cranes, Cocteau Twins, and Slowdive. More Sad Hits continued this trade of influences: blurring boundaries with guitars that sound like synths, keyboards that sound like guitars wired to a dozen glorious chorus pedals, and massive, lush song structures. Choosing More Sad Hits as a title could well be seen as a gently sarcastic nod to this period of shoegazing, which frequently featured bleak, melodramatic lyrics– something Damon and Naomi also craft well, though their music at this time was more light-hearted in”…
(Via pitchforkmedia)
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Age Of Chance - One Thousand Years of Trouble
September 25, 2008
Age Of Chance - One Thousand Years of Trouble:
Genre: C-86 / Post-Punk
Based in…: UK
Label: Virgin
Year: 1987
My Rate: 9/10
MySpace
AMG
(Via P!O!P | C86 | Twee | Post-Punk | New Wave | Lost and Rare Stuff!.)
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