So what does that make me? The hearsay.
Freed has come through with a whole bunch of good recommendations in the past few weeks… namely The War On Drugs and Sunset, though I take full credit for The Lord Dog Bird – even if I’m generally embarrassed to claim it because the name is so ridiculous. He also pointed out Grouper, which may be sort of mellow/slowcore for me, but is still pretty smurfing good. I think I already covered The War On Drugs in this months mix, but let me reiterate by saying that the line:
Chasing squirrels around your property
Making sure that they know that this is your kingdom
And nothing will stop it
is pretty much my m.o. these days. That’s what I get for living in L.A. and having a back yard. What kind of city is this?
But Sunset, who also typographically go as ‘{{{ Sunset }}}’, are a great band from Austin that self-releases albums with impeccable production. I don’t really know how they do it. But the bells, drums and pianos have pretty much guaranteed that they’ll make my Christmas mix this year, if I make one. I definitely recommend their new album, The Glowing City. And my friend, Bill, who lives in Austin was brilliant enough to point me to their “Pink Clouds” tour-only cassette, which they are temporarily making available online HERE. I think that these two tracks show some of their range, as well as some of their awesomeness. “Loveshines” definitely has a Jon Brion feel for me, while “The World Is Awaiting” might be equal parts Arcade Fire (I know… it’s lazy comparison) and Page France. Now, if you don’t mind I’m going to go on an overnight drunk, and I’m going to set out and find that shark that ate my friend and destroy it.
: {{{ Sunset }}} – The World Is Awaiting :
: {{{ Sunset }}} – Loveshines :
alas, i should give credit where credit is due. i attribute my new finds to a discovery of sirius radio, more specifically the station left of center and the show ‘blog radio’. M-SA at noon and midnight, Gorilla Vs. Bear, My Old Kentucky Blog, Brooklyn Vegan, Product Shop NYC, Aquarium Drunkard, and It’s A Trap fill the satellite waves with some great stuff. and along those lines, also check out ra ra riot a surprisingly bright and energetic band straight out of the bleakness of central new york. maybe that canadien influence sailed across lake ontario.