July 2010 – INDIE ROCK CAFE

Best New Releases: Best Coast, Menomena, Jaill, Bombay Bicycle Club, Social Studies, Miniature Tigers, The Golden Dogs, The Knocks

Posted on 07/28/201012/18/2019 by Max Hammer

Clearly one of the most popular indie bands of the past six months, LA’s surf pop band Best Coast drop their new album this week, Crazy For You. The LP is filled to the brim with edgy, quasi-garage style indie pop rock that creates the framework for the the female equivalent of Brian Wilson‘s golden vocals. Best Coast will likely be on one or more of our favorite bands, songs, albums of year near the end of 2010. And, if you get to see Best Coast in concert, you’re won’t regret it – solid live show.

“Boyfriend” – Best Coast from Crazy For You

One of our favorite break-through rock bands of 2010 so far is Milwaukee‘s very own Jaill (formerly known as simply Jail). We love their creativity, energy and enthusiasm – all of which are expressed remarkably on their new release, That’s How We Burn. If you dig these two songs from Jaill, you may want to get more of the trio’s music;

from what we can hear in listening to Jaill over the course of the past few months, they are one of those bands that don’t really have ‘throw-away’ tracks. Afterall, the best indie record label ever, Subpop Records, signed Jaill late last year. The latest Jaill single, “The Stroller” is further evidence that the band has enormous talent and potential rolled into one.

“The Stroller” – Jaill from That’s How We Burn

“Everyone’s Hip” – Jaill from That’s How We Burn

“New Noise” – Jaill

After a three year wait following Menomena‘s terrific 2007 LP, Friend and Foe, the Portland trio has returned with their latest album, Mines. Even though the album was originally expected to be released in 2009, Menomena’s extra time allowed the band members to perfect the songs on Mines, which is evident by listening to it online for free. Would love to hear your opinions on Menomena’s lead single, or any other artist featured in today’s Best New Releases. The album is currently No. 1 on Amazon’s album charts.

“Five Little Rooms” – Menomena from Mines

They are not from India, and are not a bicycle club, but the Bombay Bicycle Club have one of the catchiest band names we’ve heard so far this year. Based in Couch End, London, BBC have carved out a fairly significant following in over the past three to four years, and it’s likely their new album out today, will add to the numbers of their fans.

“Ivy & Gold” – Bombay Bicycle Club from Flaws

“Bullfighter Jacket” – Miniature Tigers from Fortress

Other Singles from Best New Releases of the Week

“Permanent Record” – The Golden Dogs from Coat of Arms

“Make It Better” – The Knocks from Make It Better

“Holler Boys” – Social Studies from Wind Up Wooden Heart

“Queen Drum” – Young Galaxy from Invisible Republic

“Sun Body” – Chris Willits from Tiger Flower Circle Sun

“Johnny Utah” – The Future Birds from Hampton’s Lullaby

“Collectors” – My Other Friend from Burn Bright Tonight

“Judas” – The Shimmies from To All Beloved Enemies

Downbeat Electronica and Remixes of Au Revoir Simone, Pallers, Social Studies, Aeons, Higher Than Five, Zoot Woman

Posted on 07/24/201012/18/2019 by Max Hammer

We’d like to know what you think of the songs and artists in this mixtape so we can make future Feetz to Da Beatz mixtapes better depending on your likes and dislikes. Just use the comments section to let us know; we also randomly pick people who live legit comments to win a prize. Enjoy.

Update (7/28/10): Thanks for the comments everyone. You were all so right about this mix not really fitting into the ‘Feetz to Da Beatz’ category, so we changed the name of the post.

“Likely Story” (Aeroplane Remix) – Au Revoir Simone

“The Kiss” (Suburban Kids With Biblical Names Remix) – The Pallers

“Time Bandit” (One A.M. Radio Mix) – Social Studies

“Beyond The Satellites (Frames Vox Remix)” – Aeons

“Still Flyin” – Higher Than Five

“Circles” (Secondo Remix) – Kinema

“Ahhh California” – Treg Songz & Katy Perry

“More Than Ever (Upstation Remix)” – Zoot Woman

“Miami Knights” – Mahjongg

“Paper” – ReRunner

“Keep Hope Alive” – Psyaviah

“Home” – Germany Germany

FYF 2010 Line-up Includes Panda Bear, Ariel Pink, Wavves, Titus Andronicus, Best Coast, Ted Leo, Washed Out, Abe Vigado

Posted on 07/23/201001/03/2022 by Max Hammer

The Fu*k Yeah Fest for 2010 just announced one of the most amazing line-ups we’ve seen for any fest yet this year, particularly because it is so indie dominant with a lot of break-out 2010 bands.

Headliners for FYF Fest 2010 include The Rapture, Panda Bear, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Wavves, Washed Out, Titus Andronicus, Delorean, Sleep, !!!, Man Man, Best Coast, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Cold Cave, Abe Vigoda, School of Seven Bells, A.A. Bondy, Magic Kids, The Mountain Goats, Thee Oh Sees, The Growlers, and many more.

What! Yeah, that’s what we said too!

“A More Perfect Union” – Titus Andronicus

“Slow Motion” – Panda Bear

“Round and Round” – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

“Post Acid” – Wavves

“You and I” – Washed Out

And it doesn’t end there; also scheduled to play at the FYF Fest are Sleep, Dead Man’s Bones, Cults, The Soft Pack, Warpaint, Off!, Vetiver, Ceremony, Screaming Females, Lower Dens, Let’s Wrestle, and others.

“Oh My God” – Cults

“Arm Over Arm” – Screaming Females

“Hospice Gates” – Lower Dens

All of those bands for just $25. While the Early Bird tix, at $20 a pop, are gone, the second tier $25 are still available as of the publication of this post. A fest
with a line-up like this is bound to sell out. Here are a few songs from some of the bands set to hit the stage at Los Angeles State Historic Park on September 4th, Labor Day weekend.

What’s Hot Right Now, Vol. V: Cut Copy, Deerhunter, Panda Bear, The Walkmen, Interpol, El Guincho, Best Coast

Posted on 07/23/201012/18/2019 by Max Hammer

It’s been a couple of weeks since we did a What’s Hot Right Now playlist mix. Even though we post hot songs all of the time, WHRN combines what the hottest indie songs are on the web over the past few days, by calculating a combination of top songs on IRC, Hypem, Elbo.ws, and a few other popular ‘hot now’ blogs.

Also, the WHRN playlists are not based necessarily on new releases, since many songs make the rounds before they are released; in fact, most are from upcoming, and much anticipated, new releases.

“Where I’m Going” – Cut Copy

“Revival” – Deerhunter

“Slow Motion” – Panda Bear

“Stranded” – The Walkmen

“Barricade” – Interpol

“Bombay” – El Guincho

“Empathy” – Crystal Castles

“Boyfriend” – Best Coast

“Leaving Trails” – Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band

“Baltimore” – Tennis

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Best New Releases: Japandroids, Panda Bear, The Books, Lower Dens, K-X-P, Woods, Secret Cities, plus Vinyl Drops

Posted on 07/22/201012/18/2019 by Max Hammer

This week’s new releases include new singles from Japandroids and Panda Bear, plus new LPs from Secret Cities, K-X-P, The Books, Lower Dens, Goodnight Loving, Woods, and vinyl releases.

“Younger Us” – Japandroids from new 7″ single

Japandroids on MySpace

“Slow Motion” – Panda Bear from new 7″ single

Panda Bear on MySpace

K-X-P is a drums, bass and synth trio from Helsinki, Finland, born out of the ashes of the seminal Op:l Bastards and The Lefthanded, led by the gifted musician Timo Kaukolampi, Tuomo Puranen, on bass and keyboards, and drummers Anssi Nykänen and Tomi Leppanen. K-X-P mixes electronics, krautrock, noise, and even rockabilly into a hypnotic and minimal motorik groove inspired by Raymond Scott, Moondog and Martin Rev.

“18 Hours (Of Love)” – K-X-P from K-X-P

Fargo, North Dakota has a glimmer of light in the indie music world thanks to its hometown psychedelic electro-acoustic indie band, Secret Cities. In January, the band signed with Western Vinyl Records in Austin to record their debut LP, Pink Graffiti, out officially today. Maybe it’s just coincidence, but the album title is interestingly close to the name of one of our favorite bands – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. Hmmm.

“Pink Graffiti” – Secret Cities from Pink Graffiti

“Beautiful People” – The Books from The Way Out

Hospice Gates– Lower Dens from Id

“Tea Light” – Lower Dens from Id

Lower Dens on MySpace

“The Pan”– Goodnight Loving from The Goodnight Loving Supper Club

Good Night Loving on MySpace

“I’m Not Gone” – Woods from Welcome Home / Diggin’ The Universe

Woods on MySpace

“Judgement” – The Gentle Guest from Cast Off Your Human Form

Vinyl (via BooBooRecords):

Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot – The Son Of Chico Dusty 2xLP (Def Jam)
Recently released on CD — now available on vinyl.

Eric Clapton – Journeyman [Reissue] 2xLP (Reprise)
Vinyl reissue of Clapton’s 1989 album.

Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse – Present: Dark Night Of The Soul 2xLP+2xCD (Capitol/EMI)
Deluxe vinyl+CD box edition includes: 2xLPs, a copy of the album on CD, a bonus instrumental CD, poster, lobby cards and a 48-page 12×12 booklet.

Dirty Three – She Has No Strings Apollo [Reissue] LP+MP3 (Touch & Go)
Vinyl reissue of Dirty Three’s 2003 album.

Gogol Bordello – Trans-Continental Hustle LP (American)
Recently released on CD — now available on HQ-180 vinyl.

Indian Jewelry – Totaled LP (We Are Free)
Recently released on CD — now available on vinyl. Totaled comprises the swamp electro of 2003′s We Are The Wild Beast, the nightmare throb of 2005′s Invasive Exotics, and the sonic angel dream of 2008′s Free Gold.

Japandroids – Younger Us b/w Sex And Dying In High Society 7”+MP3 (Polyvinyl)
New Japandroids track backed with an X cover.

The National – Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers LP (Brassland)
The National’s sophomore album — originally released in 2003 — is available for the first time on vinyl.

Rachels – Selenography [Reissue] 2xLP+MP3 (Touch & Go)
Vinyl reissue of Rachel’s fourth album. Recorded between 1997 and 1999, Selenography is a collection of songs that have been staples of the band’s live shows.

School Of Seven Bells – Disconnect From Desire 2xLP (Vagrant)
Recently released on CD — now available on vinyl.

Saint Vitus – Live [Reissue] LP (Southern Lord)
Reissue of this essential album from the premiere American doom metal act of the ’80s.

Summer Indie Playlist, IV: Holiday Shores, Wild Nothing, Fanfarlo, Surfer Blood, Local Natives

Posted on 07/17/201012/18/2019 by Max Hammer

Because you asked; here’s another summer megamix to keep you entertained during the long, hot days, and warm, balmy nights of mid-July. Not much else to say; we’ll let the music speak for itself. Let’s go skinny dipping.

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“Days Drag” – Holiday Shores

“Cloudbusting” – Wild Nothing

“Sunshine/Pretty Girls”– Unnatural Helpers

“Sunburn Kids” – Admiral Radley

“Comets” – Fanfarlo

“Chemicals” – Fez

“Stripper Sunset” – Harlem

“Sunspray” – BlackbirdBlackBird

“Sun Hands” – Local Natives

“I Should Go” – Good Old War

“Cups” – The Happy Family

“When They Fight They Fight” – The Generationals

“Riot on the Sunset Strip” – The Standells

“Blue Sunshine” – Blue Giant

“Heavy Cloud Hustle” – Blind Man’s Colour

“Pastora Divine” – White Flight

“The Waves” – Princeton

“Sink/Let it Sway” – Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

“Here Comes The Summer” – Corduroy Utd.

“Ice Water” – Shark

“1000 Julys” – Third Eye Blind

“Gone” – Tokyo Police Club

“Blood The Sun And Water” – Born Ruffians

“Sunny Day” – Film School

“Push Our Way To The Front” – The Zebras

“Up and Down The River” – All My Friends

“Summer Sun” – Batte

“Steps 2 Step” – Everyday Sensations

“What Difference Does it Make” – The Smiths

“Pictures Of You” – The Cure

“Ghost Train” – Summer Camp

“Swimming” –The Smiles

“Middle Of July” – Hayden

Bands To Watch: Computer Magic, Stockholm, Gift Horse, The Powder Kegs, Hunter Valentine

Posted on 07/15/201012/18/2019 by Max Hammer

computermagicartist — Computer Magic is the musical moniker of a NYC college student only known as Danielle (or Danz)

The volumes of great music that artists and bands have been sending in over the past few months is impressive, and taking time to get through – literally hundreds. And so we have to keep slimming down the list to make it realistic. Today we are adding five more bands to watch in 2010.

A couple of weeks ago, we received some tracks from 21-year-old Danielle (last name unknown), who also goes by the nickname Danz. Danz, who is a DIY musician living in New York City, is better known in the musical realm as Computer Magic. She plays guitar and synthesizer, and writes and composes lo-fi indie rock and glo-fi music. And we hope she keeps doing so, because we heart Computer Magic.

Computer Magic is heavily influenced by old sci-fi films and Philip K. Dick books, in addition to many artists, including Belle & Sebastian, Animal Collective and David Bowie. She loves movies like Barbarella, Zardoz, Outland, The Man Who Fell To Earth, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

“Electronic Fences” – Computer Magic

“On VHS” – Computer Magic

“Teenage Ballad (High School)” – Computer Magic

Computer Magic on MySpace

Stockholm – Orlando, FL

Orlando, Florida’s post rock band Stockholm may sound like a new band you’d hear on college radio Top 40; but surprisingly, the band has received very little recognition, and remain unsigned – not sure why. The band, which was only formed last summer, are getting love from indie folks in Florida, but we anticipate more people will be hearing them in the months to follow.

Stockholm’s sound is very polished and chock full of glimmering guitar licks, swoon-style rhythms and the terrific vocals of singer Chris Arter.

“Don’t Stop Now” – Stockholm from Don’t Stop Now

“Goodbye Tomorrow” – Stockholm from Don’t Stop Now

Stockholm official website

Gift Horse – Anthens, GA

On May 4th, Anthens, Georgia, indie band Gift Horse dropped their debut, Mountain of Youth, produced by Hank Sullivant (Kuroma, The Whigs, MGMT). The band sent us two tracks to share with everyone. If you like heavy shoegaze chords full of distortion and deep, moody percussions, you’re probably going to like this southern indie rock band. Gift Horse have opened for bands like Meat Puppets, Dead Confederate, Kuroma, among others.

“Missionaries” – Gift Horse from Mountain of Youth

“Plastic People” – Gift Horse from Mountain of Youth

Gift Horse on MySpace

The Powder Kegs – Philadelphia, PA

The Powder Kegs formed in New York City in 2005 and now call Philly home. In 2007, they won a band competition on National Public Radio, and not long after, in 2008, they released their debut LP, You and Your Right Now. The LP was produced by Jeremy Backofen (The Walkmen, Frightened Rabbit, Mice Parade). The Powder Kegs’ new EP, Empty Side, is good listening.

“Shake Me Down” – The Powder Kegs from Empty Side EP

“The Right Time” – The Powder Kegs from Empty Side EP

The Powder Kegs on MySpace

Hunter Valentine – Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn’s all-girl trio Hunter Valentine recently sent us a copy of their new album Lessons From The Late Night for us to hear. After just one spin, it was easily to see why the band has received accolades from bloggers and mainstream press.

Hunter Valentine recently dominated the MTV-U video contest , and GO! Magazine named them the Best Local Band in New York. In April, Hunter Valentine’s “The Stalker” video made its debut on MTV’s LGBT channel, Logo, and was picked as Spinner‘s Video of the Day just a few days later.

“The Stalker” – Hunter Valentine from Lessons From The Late Night

Hunter Valentine’s official website

Hunter Valentine on MySpace

Best New Releases: Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, The Love Language, School of the Seven Bells, Panda Bear, The Spires

Posted on 07/13/201012/18/2019 by Max Hammer

The album recorded last year with Danger Mouse, David Lynch and Sparklehorse finally sees the light today, a full year since legal battles prevented the original release of the album, Dark Night of the Soul, last summer. Since that time, the producer, singer-songwriter, musician and indie icon Mark Linkous (aka, Sparklehorse), and another Dark Night collaborator, and long-time friend of Linkous, musician Vic Chestnutt, both took their own lives in separate incidents in the past seven months. Other guest appearances on the LP include The Flaming Lips, James Mercer, Black Francis, and Julian Casablancas.

“Little Girl” – Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse & Julian Casablancas from Dark Night of the Soul — (stream album)

“Revenge” – Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse & Wayne Coyne from Dark Night of the Soul — (stream album)

love-language-libraries — Who's the next band to put a 70s Polaroid of a woman no one knows on their album cover?

Last year, The Love Language‘s self-titled lo-fi debut was a spectacular album that did not get the love it so deserved. If the band were not a band to watch in 2009, they surely are in 2010 thanks to the release today of their gorgeous, genre-bending, orchestra-synth retro, lo-fi pop album, Libraries. If this album doesn’t propel the band into another realm of notoriety and critical acclaim, then we have no idea what’s up with that.

We’ve spun Libraries numerous times in recent weeks, and it an accomplished work, and definitely one of the best albums of 2010. Libraries is full of glorious, upbeat, sunny songs, and has its share of more sombre moments. Yet it doesn’t matter, this band is so fuc*ing amazing. In fact, there is not one song from their now two albums that we could possibly delete from the iPod; file under, ‘Must Have.’

“Heart to Tell” – The Love Language from Libraries

The song arrangements are genius, the musical talent stunning, and the impressive lyrics and vocals of Stu McLamb make him, in our book, one of the most important indie singer and songwriters of 2010. The LP is a wonderful experiment (without sounding experimental) where a confluence of music styles, genres and eras are so well woven together that it’s mind-blowing: there’s compelling psychedelic rock (“Horophones”), lo-fi synth folk (“Wilmont”), indie retro ballroom music (“This Blood Is Our Own”) and a perfect summer 2010 love song (“Summer Dust”). Is it obvious yet that we love this album and are urging you to get it?

“Horophones” – The Love Language from Libraries

“This Blood is Our Own” – The Love Language from Libraries

The Love Language on MySpace

Probably (because it’s impossible to listen to them all) the second best album of the week is the School of Seven Bells‘ sophomore LP. The band was formed by Benjamin Curtis of Secret Machines with twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza. The trio broke through in 2008 with one of that year’s best debut LPs, Alphinisms, and are now back with the equally rewarding follow-up, Disconnect From Desire. Still have not had enough spins to absorb this LP, but it’s another contender for the end of the year lists. The band embarks on a mini tour of Europe and Australia this Thursday, followed by a massive, six-week cross-country U.S. tour that kicks off September 9th at the Brooklyn Bowl.

“Windstorm” – School of Seven Bells from Disconnect from Desire

School of Seven Bells on MySpace

“The Happy Mondays” – The Innocence Mission from My Room In The Trees

“God Is Love” – The Innocence Mission from My Room In The Trees

“Tomboy” (Live in Belgium) – Panda Bear from 7″ single

“Orange Yellow” – The Spires from Curved Space

“I Heart California” – Admiral Radley from I Heart California (stream album)

“The Mirror” – Back Ted N Ted from The Mirror

“Johnny Utah” – Futurebirds from Hampton’s Lullaby

“Consider” – Backseat Dreamer from The Color of Dreams

“Gold Dust” – Backseat Dreamer The Color of Dreams

“Die” – Carissa’s Wierd from They’ll Only Miss You When You Leave

“The Color That Your Eyes Changed With the Color of Your Hair” – Carissa’s Wierd from They’ll Only Miss You When You Leave

Summer Indie Playlist, Vol. III: CEO, The Drums, Teen Daze, Beach House, Mew, Ariel Pink

Posted on 07/10/201001/11/2022 by Max Hammer

It’s almost mid-summer. People everywhere are enjoying the sun and staying cool from the heat, taking part in summertime activities like going to the beach, having BBQs, playing baseball, surfing at the ocean, swimming in pools, riding bikes, watching movies, and in general, making the best of the long, hot days.

Summer is a season of celebration, recreation, relaxation, family and friends, and of course, listening to music, whether you’re just hanging around the house, driving about town, jogging or bike riding with headphones on, or at a party with friends.

So far, we’ve put together and posted two massive summer playlists this year. The huge response to the first two mixes was a clear message for more summer mixes. Therefore, we gotta give the people what they want, man.

The first two mixtapes included songs from all eras and genres of music, but for today’s summer mix, we’re sticking with just alternative and indie rock bands. This mix is also more pop-oriented than other tapes, and it’s likely that even the biggest indie music nerds will hear artists in this mix they never knew of before.

In the coming weeks, we’re going to let loose more summer mixes that are already well along – there are so many hot songs that we’re going to get to you. In the meantime, this mix and the first and second mixes, should keep y’all busy for a while – nearly 150 songs between the three of them, not counting last year’s summertime playlists you might also want to checkout.

If you like these mixtapes, let us know by reTweeting, Facebooking, Digg’ing, Stumbling, and however else you can think to make us feel good and share these mixes with more people that you think will enjoy them – that’s why we do this; we love sharing great music with others.

As with all the playlists on IRC, just click the first song and the entire playlist will stream non-stop until the end. You can also do Save As to download MP3s you like most. We hope you enjoy this mix, from start to finish, as much as we do. Fire it up!

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“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” – Ceo

“Make You Mine” – The Drums

“Shine On You Crazy White Cap” –Teen Daze

“Beach” – Mew

“Walk In The Park” – Beach House

“Summer Dust” – The Love Language

“Roman History”– Pet Lions

“Walkabout” – Altas Sound & Panda Bear

“Wait, Wait, Wait” – Opus Orange

“Summer Holiday” – Wild Nothing

“Vacationing People” – Foreign Born

“Hot Body Rub” – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

“Misread” – Kings of Convenience

“Ginger” – Lilys

“Not By Another” – The Electric Pop Group

“So Much Fun” – Sunny Summer Day

“Northern Seaside” – Motorama

“Summer Sun” – Batte

“Laundry” – The Voluntary Butler Scheme

“Dream Talkin” – Family Trees

“Real Stone” – The High Strung

“Blue & Green” – The Little Hands of Asphalt

“Summer Cum” – Avi Buffalo

“Kalypsos Garden” – Magnus Sinnes

“I Could Go” – Oberhofer

“On The Beach” (Neil Young) Radiohead

Get more summer mixes to stream.

Artists of the Week: Virginia’s Dream Cop and Brooklyn’s Grandpa Was A Lion

Posted on 07/08/201012/18/2019 by Max Hammer

We’ve been listening to a lot of great music that has come to us in dee mail lately, and discovering dozens and dozens of really talented and promising artists in the process (a bunch that we’re still preparing to publish on the site). We picked two artists for this week’s artist of the week instead of the usual one because there’s so many potential artists and bands of the week, month, and so on that it feels stupid, and too conventional, to be restricted to choosing only one artist or band of the week. We couldn’t make up our minds, ok? (hehe, j/k folks).

No, but, seriously each of the two artists featured below are relatively unknown, they are both one-man bands, and their music would fall somewhere in the so-called glo-fil, or chillwave, movement that is clearly one of the most popular sub-genres in 2010, around the world, as evidenced by the success of bands like Animal Collective, Surfer Blood, Wavves, Local Natives, Neon Indian, Washed Out and many others.

The first artist of the week is poised to explode in popularity in coming months if enough of the right people hear his music. Dream Cop is the moniker of 21-year-old student Tommy Davidson. His music delighted our ears from the get-go, and has just gotten better with subsequent listening sessions. Dipped in uplifting Beach Boys‘ -influenced harmonies and mixed with electronica beats, lo-fi instrumentation, spaced out shoegaze elements and layers of voice tracking, Dream Cop’s got down the recipe for synthy, warm, hazy vibes perfect summer lounging on a hot dog day afternoon.

Interestingly, Davidson is friends with one of our favorite new bands of 2010, Blacksburg’s very own Wild Nothing. Trust us, if you haven’t heard their debut LP, you’re really missing out on a spectacular record. Davidson and the members of Wild Nothing met as students at Virginia Tech University. Now that Wild Nothing have enjoyed moderate success in the indie world in the past six months or so, we think it is time that Dream Cop gets some of the limelight.

Dream Cop’s debut releases, both digital and vinyl have only tentative release dates of late August or early September. “The Output Noise Records digital only release will include two tape/electronic original songs with remixes from Million Young and Outputmessage“, Davidson told IRC. In addition, he will release a separate vinyl-only album with Tough Love Records “including four original tracks”, and three or four remixes from artists still to be determined. Both releases are not yet titled.

“Beach City/Carol I Know” – Dream Cop from TBA (2010)

“Marooned” – Dream Cop from TBA (2010)

“Daily Mirage” – Dream Cop from TBA (2010)

Dream Cop on MySpace

As with Dream Cop, it only took a couple of minutes to realize that Brooklyn one man band Justin D’Onofrio, or Grandpa Was A Lion, is a ‘chillwave’ (or glo-fi) artist that more fans of the popular glo-fi movement should hear. Again, like a broken record, we’ll repeat our common refrain – some of the best artists we hear, year after year, are those who are rarely heard, barely known, and yet to “break through”. As with most of the under the radar artists and bands we feature on IRC, we think Justin D’Onofrio will naturally get more press and fans in the coming months.

“Flying Birds” – Grandpa Was A Lion

“London” – Grandpa Was A Lion

“Hello FromThe Farm” – Grandpa Was A Lion

Grandpa Was A Lion

Best New Releases: Fol Chen, Au Revoir Simone, Crocodiles, Big Boi, The Stone Foxes, Jay Bennett, Thieves Like Us, Loom, Mystery Jets

Posted on 07/07/201007/22/2021 by Max Hammer

Unlike most of the weeks of 2010 so far, this week’s new releases are not stacked with big-time, highly anticipated works, but there’s plenty of great MP3s to download online for free from new singles, LPs and EPs out this week.

The LA band Fol Chen continue to explore their mysterious, sinister musical pursuits, building on an on-going narrative established with their debut, Part 1: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made. Expect thick synth keys and steady beats immersed in electro-pop and garnished with new wave influences. Fol Chen has won praise from Los Angeles Magazine, SPIN, NPR, Brooklyn Vegan, LA Times and many others. Add us to the list.

“The Holograms” – Fol Chen from Part II: The New December

An amazing line up of artists came together to create remixes of Au Revoir Simone‘s 2009 LP, Still Night, Still Light, including Neon Indian, Jens Lekman, Max Cooper, Aeroplane, Punches, Tanlines and more.

“Likely Story” (Aeroplane Remix) – Au Revoir Simone from Night Light

There are also some interesting new releases this week from lesser known, but very talented, musicians who sent music in for review. First to catch our attention was the band Mobile Wash Unit from New York. The band is the moniker for what was originally the one man music outfit Andy Snyder, who currently teaches philosophy at City University in New York.

The two tracks here are from his fresh album, Tent, which officially drops today via Astraea Records.

“Second Glance” – Mobile Wash Unit from Tent

“Hybrid Killers” – Mobile Wash Unit from Tent

Mobile Wash Unit on MySpace

San Francisco rock band The Stone Foxes release their second album today, Bears and Bulls, DIY style. The band have previously opened for The Mother Hips and been hailed in publications like LAist, San Francisco Chronicle and Classic Rock Magazine. The Stone Foxes’ influences include The Band, Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin.

“Killed Robert Johnson” – The Stone Foxes from Bears and Bulls

“Stomp” – The Stone Foxes from Bears and Bulls

“The Acrobat” – Lee Butcher from All in Good Time

Well, who knows what these folks had in mind when they named their band, but it’s not exactly one that a booking agent would have an easy time with. Perhaps the single from Richard Laviolette & The Oil Spills‘ new LP, “Funeral Song”, is fitting, all things considered. And of course one more semi oil related reference, the title of the band’s new album, out today, is Raw Materials.

“Funeral Song” – Richard Laviolette & The Oil Spills from Raw Materials

Other singles we like from new releases this week include fresh tracks from Crocodiles, Big Boi, Jay Bennett (RIP), Modern Skirts, What Laura Says, Loom, Mystery Jets, Luke Wesley and more.

“Sleep Forever” – Crocodiles from Sleep Forever 7 inch

“Shutterbug” – Big Boi from Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

“Twice a Year” – Jay Bennett from Kicking at the Perfumed Air

“Forget Me Not” – Thieves Like Us from Forget Me Not 7″ inch

“Quetzalcoatl’s Ship” – Loom from Muu’s Way

“Rebecca St. Claire” – Modern Skirts from Happy 81 EP

“I Hope You Like This Song” – Luke Wesley from Because We Never Talk About It

“Flash a Hungry Smile” – Mystery Jets from Serotonin

Next week: New releases from Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, School of Seven Bells, The Innocence Mission, MIA, Sun Kil Moon and The Love Language, to name a few.

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul [EMI, July 13]

School of Seven Bells – Disconnect From Desire [Vagrant, July 13]

M.I.A. – // / Y / [Interscope, July 13]

Sun Kil Moon – Admiral Fell Promises [Caldo Verde, July 13]

The Love Language – Libraries [Merge, July 13]

Blue Giant – Blue Giant [Vanguard, July 13]

Feetz To Da Beatz, Vol. IV: Nenna Yvonne, Curry & Coco, Worship, Restless People, Auto Body, PUNCHES

Posted on 07/05/201012/18/2019 by Max Hammer

The stream of new dance/electronica/trance tracks continues to flow through our email system unabated, and some of it is good stuff that we have to share. If you like certain songs in this latest Feetz To Da Beatz mix, you can always vote for them on our Hype Machine and Elbo.ws pages.

New York electro pop artist Nenna Yvonne is influenced by The Clash, The Donnas, MGMT, and Madonna. Yvonne has been featured in various publications. Billboard is working on a feature article about her, and she was called the “Black Lady Gaga” by Perez Hilton. The songs below are from the the album, Model Citizen, released on March 8th.

Check back tomorrow for the best new releases of the week, and throughout the summer for what is shaping up to be a fury of anticipated releases, as well as profiles and mixtapes of fantastic artists and bands even most avid music fanatics have never heard of before. It’s always possible you still haven’t heard a lot of your favorite music.
Today’s mix is dedicated to all of our regular readers and visitors who ask all the time when we will be putting out another volume of the Feetz to Da Beatz series. Thanks for your patience you guys; you know who you are.

“Some Girls” – Nenna Yvonne

“Don’t Know” – Nenna Yvonne

“Sex is Fashion” – Curry & Coco

“Ritual God” (Usher and Bestrack Remix) – Worship

“Days of Our Lives” (Light In Mix)” – Restless People

“Disco 9000” – Auto Body

“Ms Disco Booty” (Bubba Sparxxx & Cristian Marchi) – The White Panda

“Only You Can Make You Happy (PUNCHES Remix) – Au Revoir Simone

“Deal With It” – Florene

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