Parasites & Sycophants

Bad Weather California:: “Latin Jammer” (Brass Tree Sessions)

scott — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:24:44 +0000

Bad Weather California will release the new album Sunkissed on February 21st via Akron/Family’s Family Tree Records label.

http://www.badweathercalifornia.com
http://www.familytreerecs.com

Ava Luna:: “Wrenning Day” and dates

scott — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:12:31 +0000

Check out “Wrenning Day” from Brooklyn’s Ava Luna off their forthcoming album Ice Level, out February 28th via Infinite Best.

dates:
1/27: New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks*
1/28: Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds*
1/29: Austin, TX @ Mohawk Inside*
1/31: Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room*
2/03: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo*
2/04: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall*
2/06: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir*
2/07: Seattle, WA @ Vera Project*
2/08: Vancouver, BC @ Media Club*
2/10: Boise, ID @ Neurolux*
2/11: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court*
2/13: Denver, CO @ Hi Dive*
2/15: Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room*
2/16: Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s*
2/17: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle*
2/18: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern*
2/24: New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (Deli Mag’s Best Emerging Bands Showcase)
3/14: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/15: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/16: Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/17: Austin, TX @ SXSW

http://avalunamusic.com/

The War on Drugs:: “Brothers”

scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:54:18 +0000

The War On Drugs present the new video for “Brothers” off their latest album Slave Ambient. Purchase the album.

http://www.thewarondrugs.net/

Patrick Watson gears up Adventures In Your Own Backyard

scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:34:19 +0000

Patrick Watson will be releasing his new album, Adventures In Your Own Backyard, on Domino and Secret City in April. In Patrick’s own words, Adventures… is an effort to “make the kind of music we would want to listen to at home.”

Check out “Into Giants”

Tracklisting:
01. Lighthouse
02. Blackwind
03. Step Out For A While
04. The Quiet Crowd
05. Into Giants
06. Morning Sheets
07. Words In The Fire
08. The Things You Do
09. Strange Crooked Road
10. Noisy Sunday
11. Adventures In Your Own Backyard
12. Swimming Pools

http://www.dominorecordco.com
http://secretcityrecords.com/

The Church:: “It’s No Reason”

scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:59:37 +0000

Outside the era of Starfish and Gold Afternoon Fix the American music press essentially ignored Australian band The Church. ”It’s No Reason” is found on the 1983 album Seance, available for purchase here.

Old Bricks:: City Lights

scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:20:02 +0000

Raleigh, NC duo Old Bricks have a new work of glistening refraction and elsewhere movement which comes by the title of City Lights. The album is available on a limited-edition run of 12″ vinyl in addition to digital. Hear what it all means here.

http://griptapessite.com

The Ruminaters:: “Deadstuff”

scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:03:53 +0000

As we near the end of the week Sydney band The Ruminaters offer up a video for their frolicking garage rock number “Deadstuff”.

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The Plimsouls plan Beach Town Confidential

scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:06:16 +0000

On February 7th The Plimsouls live album Beach Town Confidential will be released. The album was recorded at the height of their career at The Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, CA on August 13, 1983. This recording captures Peter Case, Eddie Muñoz, Dave Pahoa and Louie Ramírez on 16 tracks with six of these songs having never been recorded before by The Plimsouls. Beach Town Confidential was produced by Peter Case and mixed by Peter and Andrew Bush.

“Magic Touch”

tracklisting:
01. Introduction
02. Shaky City
03. Makin’ Time
04. Zero Hour
05. Hobo
06. Who’s Gonna Break The Ice
07. Fall On You
08. Oldest Story In The World
09. Magic Touch
10. A Million Miles Away
11. Jump, Jive and Harmonize
12. Jumpin’ In The Night
13. Now
14. How Long Will It Take
15. In This Town
16. Price of Love
17. You Can’t Judge a Book

http://www.facebook.com/peterpaulcaco
http://www.petercase.com

Mondrian:: Flood of Kool

scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:28 +0000

French band Mondrian have released their third EP and it is available for perusal here.

Close Lobsters:: “What Is There To Smile About?”

scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:24:56 +0000

Close Lobsters’ “What Is There To Smile About?” was originally released in 1988.

Oliver Tank on Dreams

scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:23:40 +0000

Atmosphere and seeping electronics converge on Oliver Tank’s debut EP, Dreams. Experience it here.

http://www.facebook.com/olivertankmusic
http://yespleaserecords.com/

Adios Amigo self-titled debut EP

scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:11:42 +0000

San Francisco, CA’s Adios Amigo bring some soft sounds to ride out the end of your daylight. Listen and download their new EP here.

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Jagwar Ma:: “Come Save Me” and “What Love?”

scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:36:21 +0000

Reverberation, sun, a bit of soul, and implied hypnotics convene amidst Jagwar Ma’s “Come Save Me” b/w “What Love?”

“Come Save Me”

“What Love?”

http://blueridermusic.com/
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http://jagwarma.com/

Royal Baths:: “Black Sheep”

scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:39:42 +0000

Royal Baths’ new album Better Luck Next Life will be out March 6th on Kanine Records.

https://www.facebook.com/royalbaths

An Air of Thickening

scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:24:11 +0000

History is filled with characters whose life work involved convincing others that up is down and down is up.

“Weekend Lovers” from Adventure Galley
“Your New Favorite” from Matt Pryor
“Ring Them Bells” (Dylan) from Robert Deeble
“Arrow Of My Ways” from Rosie and Me
Buddy Holly’s “Slippin’ and Slidin’” remixed by Jacques Renault
“Eleven a.m.” from Bears
“Metropolitan Tribe” from Thomas Azier
“Well, Good” from CHLLNGR
“New Light” from Tim Folijahn
“Better Daze” from The Boxing Lessons

Marine Dreams:: “Sudden Dark Truths”

scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:18:30 +0000

“Sudden Dark Truths” comes from the self-titled album available here. For more take in “Fold The Sky“.

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The Holiday Crowd:: “Pennies Found”

scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:06:56 +0000

The Holiday Crowd’s debut Over The Bluffs can be investigated further here.

listen to “Never Speak Of It Again”

“Pennies Found”

http://www.shelflife.com/
http://newromanticmusic.com/

The Cast of Cheers:: “Family”

scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:50:43 +0000

“Family” is from The Cast of Cheers debut album set for release this year.

Otherwise hear “Family (JAPE Remix)”

http://www.thecastofcheers.com/
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Mastodon:: “Dry Bone Valley”

scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:35:20 +0000

“Dry Bone Valley” is taken from Mastodon’s latest album The Hunter.

http://www.mastodonrocks.com/

We Have Band:: “Where Are Your People?”

scott — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:50:30 +0000

“Where Are Your People?” is found on We Have Band’s new album Ternion.

http://www.wehaveband.com/