Where the food sounds good, and the music is pretty tasty too.
At times a song is only as long as it needs to be, case in point Too Late by the Austin, Texas trio Love Inks. Lead singer Sherry LeBlanc sings with a voice tinged with the razor-tipped shards of melancholy. I love the track “Too Late” for its minimalism, in that it gets right in there and gets the job done. The lyrics are personal and the accompaniment sparse, which makes for the perfect ode to love lost in a tea cup.
The perfect feel good music, bright, not too sweet, and easy on the ears. Toro Y Moi is all these things and then some. The native South Cackalackian, that’s South Carolina for all the uninitiated, is finally getting the recognition he so rightly deserves. Born Chazwick Bundick way back in the day, and now going by the moniker Toro Y Moi, he has created for himself a music that is mixed with the best of several genres, from R&B, Rock, Electronica, etc. the sound has been aptly described as chillwave, I couldn’t agree more. The track below, How I Know is taken from the Underneath the Pine EP, and the accompanying video involves murderous female ghosts looking for a few friends, creepy and funny just how an horror music video ought to be.
This isn’t just another Sacramento, California band by the way. This is the Ganglians. And although they have just recently been brought to my attention I think what they are doing is a service to humanity, well at least musically speaking. OK, maybe that’s a bit over the top. Their sound has definitely won me over, but whether or not they win a Pulitzer remains to be seen (JOKE!). It has been two years since their last release, so the album title Still Living is justified. The album dropped last week on August 23rd via Lefse Records. The overall album has a psychedelic vibe that I really like. I posted the song “Sleep” which is a somber tune. Who doesn’t like a bit of melancholy served in low doses? Check ’em out. Peace.
Male Bonding the excellent Sub Pop darlings have just released the follow-up to their 2010 release, Nothing Hurts. Talk about restless. However, this time around the band chose to look beyond their native land and journeyed to the Big Apple (NYC) to record at Dreamland Recording Studio, the locale was a 19th Century church in a previous life. This time around John Agnello is producing, think Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile, etc. The new album Endless Now is laced with flashes of pop punk , lo-fi, and surfer rock. You can stream the entire album below. Get in touch with your inner Punk Rocker. I think you will not be disappointed. Peace.
The bassline alone in Wish My Thoughts Away by Mozart Parties (James Bennett) feels like a day of whimsical daydreaming. This song has the uncanny ability to take your mind off of almost anything: from troubling thoughts, a mundane job, or a stubbed toe. This is a wonderful dreamy song somewhere out of the world of a modern day Louis Carroll tale. Also, check out the songs “Black Cloud” and “Raining At The Crossroads”, both are guaranteed to make you smile, or hug a random stranger. Peace
Wish My Thoughts Away
Raining At The Crossroads
Mozart Parties – Black Cloud from rob heppell on Vimeo.
Originally from Boscombe, U.K. the band Bos Angeles creates some pretty fantastic alternative-pop music. I love it when at first listen you already know you got to have a song on your iPod. This is such a song. Their track “Beach Slalom” is a mid-tempo dream of pleasant noise.
I selected this song because right now the sun is going down and to me this track personifies the perfect summer romance song. There has been a lot of good things said and written about Family of the Year, but mostly I like them because they are homey and down to earth. Summer Girl is damn good music that is simple yet well crafted.
I recently discovered The War on Drugs recently and if the track Come to the City is any indication of what to expect from them in the future then I can’t wait to hear more.
The War on Drugs - "Come to the City" (Official Music Video) from Urban Outfitters on Vimeo.
There is a soft spot in my heart for Veronica Falls not because guitarist Roxanne Clifford has a nice voice, well maybe that is the reason, so what. At any rate this U.K. band’s song Bad Feeling gives me a very good vibe. Enjoy.
NYC band Oberhofer always delivers phenomenal music and their newly released Gotta Go does not disappoint. I am also posting last year’s “Away Frm U”, as well. Enjoy.
Oberhofer Away FRM U Music Video from Cheto Menéndez on Vimeo.