Let’s go Outback tonight. There’s been a ton of great live albums being pumped out lately, especially from Third Man and Castleface. Polyvinyl is throwing their hat into the ring with Snare Lustrous Doomings, a live Of Montreal LP with a tracklisting that reads like a greatest hits album.
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Hop Along is a band I haven’t heard before. They have a new lp coming out on Saddle Creek Records, so I thought i’d give a listen to some of their stuff. I really like it. At first I wasn’t sure but I can’t stop listening. So I guess that’s a win. They seem highly influenced by Cursive which isn’t a bad thing. Anyhow, here is a track.
It’s just about that time of year for Thee Oh Sees to inevitably drop a new LP. “Web” is off Mutilator Defeated at Last, out May 18th on John Dwyer’s own Castleface Records. If the rest of the album follows suit, it seems like it will be of the Carrion Crawler/The Dream variety of Oh Sees burners, as opposed to their more Kinks-ian leanings featured on last year’s Drop.
…and if you were curious as to how “Web” sounds live, I’ve got some good news for you! Check out the video below.
You might have noticed my last few posts have mellowed out a bit, and that’s no real accident. A lot of that has to do with the impending sunshine and gradual lifting of grey that is springtime in Pittsburgh. Summer roadtrips are starting to get schemed and even my own music has taken a turn towards the more subtle as of late. That last point may be slightly related to my neighbor and I having differing definitions of the term “noise violation”, but I digress… All of this is to say that this song by Sam Prekop (he of Sea and Cake fame) and the accompanying visuals are pretty much exactly what’s going on inside my headspace right now.
Words are hard. This song is excellent. I really like Speedy Ortiz. They seem to be getting quite a bit of attention. And good for them. Singer Sadie Dupuis lost her dad this past week though. So as much as I like this, it feels so sad to me and my heart goes out to her and her family. And to all of those, and you know who you are, who have lost parents recently. Or ever really. It’s a terrible thing to go through. Anyhow, it’s still a great song worth sharing, so here it is. Hang in there friends and strangers alike.
If you listen to the show with any regularity, you’re probably already familiar with my Stereolab obsession. Laure Briard’s new album, Revelation, has been a great way to scratch that itch lately, especially as we wind into springtime, AKA prime weirdo French pop weather
Comedy Minus One is releasing a new album from Aussie band TV Colours. You know they are not American by how they spell colour. You know they are good because they are on Comedy Minus One and because you can listen to the song below. Read more here.
This is a bit pop punky, but still fun enough.