Athens newest incarnation of the age old DIP are in the studio, recording some danky dank tracks for the new DIP CD. Fortunately for you guys, I’ve gotten a hold of a couple of the new traxxxxxx. Note: They are not yet mastered. I’m told there will probably be a lot more “boop” and “womp” sounds before it reaches the masses. Also make sure to catch the upcoming DIP show on wednesday at Farm 255 with Bubbly Mommy Gun and The Beets!
Above you can see a new Sufjan Stevens song called “There’s Too Much Love” from a concert Sept. 23 in Ithaca. This 7+ minute song (which, really, isn’t that long for Sufjan) includes a jazzy National Anthem style breakdown, trombone, electro beats, and all the orchestral and back up vocals we’ve come to love from Sufjan. This thing, however, seems subtly darker than his past efforts. Think: You Are the Blood, not Illinoise. The whole thing makes me remember how talented this guy is, even though he hasn’t put out anything in 4 years. Come back, Sufjan!
Tagged illinoise, ithaca, new, sufjan stevens, there's too much love
Benny the Cock
That’s right, I said it. Bradford Cox is a dick. Wayne Coyne agrees! In a video recorded for the Colbert parodying his feud with the Arcade Fire Coyne disses Cox right and left, and shoots him with a confetti gun. Supporting my assertion that Cox is a cock: The new Atlas Sound album, which by all means is quite fantastic, leaked Sept. 1 and I didn’t find out about it until today. Bradford you dick, we are facebook friends!! To make up for my late arrival here is the album in it’s entirety. First time favs.: Attic Lights (“..I play my bass against the wind”) , Logos, Sheila, Walkabout, and Criminals.
Take that, Cox! YOU NEVER RESPOND TO MY FACEBOOK INVITES!! (but in all seriousness, this is a good album, and you need to buy it when it hits stores Oct. 20)
Posted in Dropped, Leak, New Music
Tagged Atlas Sound, attic lights, Bradford Cox, criminals, Leak, Logos, quick canal, sheila, the light that failed, Walkabout
The protagonist in the new Twilight movie, as played by Robert Pattinson
You know the new Twilight movie? You know, the one about sparkly hell demons who fall in love and fight werewolves? Well, if you are reading this, chances are you despise this movie. The soundtrack for this film however will have you selling your tight blue jeans at the thrift store to get a copy! That’s right, not only does the film feature new songs from DCFC but also Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, Sea Wolf, OK GO, St. Vincent, The Killers, Muse, and Lykke Li. Yeah, Lykke fucking Li, the singer songerwriter from Ystad, Skåne County whose not even that hip on Pitchfork yet. One has to wonder why that other Radiohead song, “We Suck Young Blood” wasn’t included. And as if hipsters needed anymore reason to be mad, artists from the soundtrack will be touring at Hot Topics around the country. Yes, the same Hot Topic you bought that studded belt at in 10th grade. Tracklist below:
01 Death Cab For Cutie – “Meet Me On The Equinox”
02 Band Of Skulls – “Friends”
03 Thom Yorke- “Hearing Damage”
04 Lykke Li – “Possibility”
05 The Killers – “A White Demon Love Song”
06 Anya Marina – “Satellite Heart”
07 Muse – “I Belong To You (New Moon Remix)”
08 Bon Iver and St. Vincent – “Rosyln”
09 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Done All Wrong”
10 Hurricane Bells – Monsters”
11 Sea Wolf – The Violet Hour”
12 Ok Go- Shooting The Moon”
13 Grizzly Bear – Slow Life”
14 Editors – “No Sound But The Wind”
15 “Alexandre Desplat – New Moon (The Meadow)”
My guess: all that free music comes with a price…and I can’t wait to see how many hipsters end up at the Twilight premiere and try to pass it off as being ironic.
Tagged bon iver, death cab for cutie, grizzly bear, lykke li, muse, new moon, Thom yorke, twilight
These guys are still more important
So now that I’ve caught my breath after the revelation that Pavement will be doing a world tour, (and the fact that I got fucking tickets) I decided to scour the internet for new music not penned by Malkmus, if such a thing still exists.
Well in case you hadn’t realized the year in music is far from over (I’m looking at you, Pitchfork!!) and there are still a hot number of records left to hype. The Flaming Lips’ double album Embryonic not only leaked, but was streamed on Colbert Nation until today. They also performed the slow funk jam “Convinced of the Hex“. From what I have heard of the album (for some reason the last 4 songs are not included in the leak) it is something of a grower. It is definetly the sound of Wayne Coyne remembering to be obtuse and weird. There will not be another “Do You Realize??” or even “Yeah Yeah Yeah” song, but hardcore fans will be happy to see the band return to their slow sonic jams and quick strange bursts. Also, there is a lot of awesome bass riffs. (PS I’ll upload it in a bit for…shhhh!)
Also leaked/released (there is a gold ticket for the person that comes up with a catchy combo for this technique) was Thom Yorke’s single “FeelingPulledApartByHorses” which can be downloaded here or um…here. Glad to say Thom Yorke has definetly developed a sound apart from that other band Radiohead that is distinct but not too far removed. Lots of electro beats, sparse Yorkian tongue ties and bass…think The Eraser but more chill and developed. “The Hollow Earth” stands out most so far.
Atlas Sound’s Logos is also leaking more and more by the day, with tracks Attic Sounds, Kid Klimax, Walkabout, and now Sheila readily accessible via Hypem. “Sheila” is particularly devastating as Cox coo’s over what might as well be a Deerhunter about growing old and dieing. Hear it below:
I couldn't come with something wittier than a Pavement lyric
No, I have not gotten over my insane man crush on Stephen Malkmus or the seminal band he headed in the 90′s. The reason I am no longer praying (to quote The National), is that, uh, how to put this, PAVEMENT IS REUNITING!!
While probably not for good, the band has announced atleast one show at Central Park’s summer stage. The date, September 10, 2010 has already been put in my phone calendar, and should be in yours!!! BrooklynVegan is reporting a multiple night stay at the venue. They also hint at a TOUR AND POSSIBLE COACHELLA INVOLVEMENT (although the cynic in me is guessing they are just getting ahead of themselves). More on this later!
Update: According to Matador Records, this is legit. Not only that, but the reunion will be part of a world wide tour! Also, the tickets for that New York show in a year? THEY GO ON SALE TOMORROW!
My guess is that Conor Oberst is the square
A move that has become more than cliche at this point: big name rockers have released their forthcoming eponymous album, due to be released Sept. 22 for fanboys and girls to salivate over via streaming audio. Head over to their myspace give the album a listen. In case you hadn’t been paying attention, the quartet is composed of Jim James (MMJ), Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes), M. Ward, and some creepy douche named Conor Oberst. Anyway, the whoe thing sounds strangely, um, exactly like you would think it would, if a little bit more The Band/ Basement Tapes than you’d think. Too early to pick highlights, but “Dear God” (read Touch Me I’m Going to Scream Part 4), “Say Please” and “Baby Boomer” have caught my ear so far.
Sadly, this album cover STILL won't be used
In what seems to be a continuing fashion, bands are reissuing remastered classics on CD and vinyl. Sometimes, this can be great, like the recent reissuing of the Radiohead catalogue. The optimist in me wants to believe this to be a sincere attempt by labels to give the fans the highest quality material, something all but lost on a generation that gobbles up 128 bit mp3′s faster than grandma’s spaghetti and meatballs. The reality of it is though, although most of the time the products are worthwhile, it is more of an attempt to turn a quick buck in an all but dying industry.
Eternally immune to backlash (well, except that ONE time), The Beatles seem to have gone through more of these reissues than anyone. Whether it be the Love remixing, that clashing between The Black Album and the White Album, repackaged singles, or completely unneccesary remakes of beloved cult classics, their material just seems to get revived about every five years. This time around, it is more than that, as all 12 studio albums along with Magical Mystery Tour and that “1″ album on September 9th (9-9-09…oooo freaky!).
The remastered edition of the original tapes will be issued with all sorts of goodies like…pamphlets and documentaries. More importantly, the audio quality is supposedly ridiculously good and was worked on by a team of scientists for 4 years. Just list to NPR music editor and general audiophile lose his shit over Sgt. Pepper! A list of the albums below:
Please Please Me
With the Beatles
A Hard Day’s Night
Beatles for Sale
Help!
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles (The White Album)
Abbey Road
Let It Be
Past Masters
Yellow Submarine
Oh yeah, THIS comes out that day too.
Just a couple bro's chilling at the peer
Tuesday was my first concert in Athens. To be honest, it was my first concert in a long time (since the mother of all concerts, Bonnaroo). This does not include a Dead Rabbits and Lonely H concert I went to because, alas, I was entirely too drunk to remember it. It was after all also a house party. Regardless, I think I would have felt the same way about the Tasty World experience. That is to say I enjoyed it (for the most part).
Tasty World is a venue that has been around for atleast 10 years, but is just recently becoming known it seems. Located right on Broad Street, not than a jaunt from UGA’s north campus, the stage area is located on the upper floor of a bar called Magnolia’s. The place is destined to be hip; a careless doorman, an even less attentive barman and tons of hip music (I heard Animal Collective and MGMT within the first ten minutes there) ensure a wealthy future. On top of that, I know the barman and doorman, so free drinks on me!
The first band that came out, Odist, basically sounded like an all instrumental Incubus before they went pop. Lots of spacey, funky white folk jams with rock hooks and guitar fiddling. No one was too good, or too bad. The drummer was especially proficient. Also, she was really hot.
Next out was Your Best Friend. Your Best Friend dressed like hipsters. They acted like hipsters. They were even poor like hipsters (a sign on their stage asked concert goers for a place to stay that night). And ironically, this kind of emo rock was exactly the kind of stuff these guys would have been listening to circa 1990. That is to say, the sound entirely too much like Taking Back Sunday or Sunny Day Real Estate to be taken seriously anymore after the Great Schizm of underground that lead to emotionalism being commercialism. Even the band seemed to be in on it, singing along with all to ridiculous facial gaspings. I liked them however, in the way I liked TBS in 9th grade.
Between each band there was a 30+ minute break and I took this one, and all of Jacob’s Ladder‘s set, to search downtown Athens for a working ATM. Did you know the ATM’s close after 12? I didn’t.
By the time I got back, Reptar was about to take stage. I had heard many things about Reptar. A wide range of people seemed to think of them as Athen’s next big thing. One was heard to say they were “a combination of Animal Collective, Passion Pit, and MGMT.” So basically, all the hype wrapped up in one hyperbole. You know how a band is destined for cult status? When they are named after a fucking Nickelodeon character.
There set was definetly dance inducing. Using a combination of electro-sythn riffs, pounding drum beats, and sweet man vocals the band definetly called to the hype bands of the year. More than anything the band seemed in touch with the audience. Everyone there fucking loved them and it showed. Whether it was the glitter machines or the honky dancing, this thing really started pumping so much so that by the encore, I really wanted an encore. If these guys get signed to the right label, someone could be making lots of dough (THIS MEANS YOU MATADOR!)
Hopefully the rest of the concert experiences I have in Athens will be this pleasant. Reptar: Recommended. Your Best Friend: Recommended (but only in the privacy of your earbuds) Odist: Not so much.
Next up, Dan Deacon and Wavves.
Posted in Concert Review
Tagged athens, jacob's ladder, odist, reptar, tasty world, your best friend
