Oh hey, time to post another track. Found this one a couple of weeks back. Appropriate, semi-ambient weirdness with some actual vocals. It’s really quite wonderful. And they are on tour too.
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Well here’s something to completely offset the good vibes of yesterday’s post. “Night-Time Worker” sounds like a nihilistic, krautrocky take on Flipper’s “Sex Bomb”. One of the best songs I’ve heard in a good while. Evil sax is the best sax.
I went down the Saint Brooklynsburg rabbit hole one day. I really loved this album from the Ghost Hippies. We’ll get to Russia some day on the International Radio Shower i’m sure. Maybe it’ll be on the drunk radio shower.
I know the title says “Matt Annoys Jim”, but I’d really like to pretend I’m doing him a favor by cramming all of these songs into one post instead of spreading them out over the course of a few days. I’m nothing if not the ultimate compromiser. After the jump, a few more songs that have me tapping my feet, and will most likely have another certain poster to the blog rolling his eyes…
The Neon Indian song at the top of the post is off of Vega Intl. Night School, out 10/16 on Mom + Pop.
– Off of Knockin’ Boots, out now on Broadwalk.
– Off of the upcoming Easy Life EP.
– Finally, a video for a tune I already posted about a few weeks back. Product 3 is out 10/23 on Anti.
I went down a rabbit hole a few weeks back and found me the Center of the Sun. Here they are covering Slowdive. Be happy. Be chill.
Good lord, can you imagine seeing this live once the back half kicks in? It might border on religious experience.
I really like this band Eux Autres I’ve recently discovered. They have this nice indie pop thing going. It’s somewhat reminiscent of Dressy Bessy for me.
A good band from Brooklyn is shocking.
Something about Calvin Johnson in a big old house. I like this whole album. Maybe this kind of lo-fi is your thing too?
Each month, in the International Radio Shower, we will explore interesting (to us) music from around the world. This feature publishes every Friday. This month will focus on music in Greece. Click on the following links to read Part I: Nefeli Walking Undercover and Part II: εἰρκτή compilation.
In my limited sample of music I combed through, I found a large amount of post rock, much of which could be classified as math rock. I tend to like this genre of music, so I found a lot of interest to me. Here are a couple highlights.
Afformance
First of all, I appreciate a good band name. Afformance works for me. It is a made up word with meaning behind it. And let’s face it, virtually all math rock is quite a bit emo and a touch intelligentsia. This actually has some similarities to Pittsburgh’s own My Captain, My Sea.
More after the fold…
Hope Thinks Infinite
Well, this band’s label is so very literal. They deliver a great brand of instrumental post-rock. Thousand Yard Stare is a phenomenal song. And Glacial Erratic is a great song title. Petrichor goes primarily ambient or something.
We Own the Sky
Again, literal in a name. This one a little more aggressive about it. And a lot more heavy metal influenced. I recommend Alterecho.
Coming Next Week: Part IV on Grecian stoner rock.