Waiting for a letter I know will never get here

Falling in love is a difficult thing. Take Roxanne from Veronica Falls, she fell in love with a ghost on Found Love in a Graveyard. That can't be easy surely. And then there's me... I'm smitten with Roxanne, but she lives in London and... you know... doesn't know me and all (details details). But still, sheesh, how cool are you allowed to be?

Oh yeah, the music... The music's all kinds of great too with really strong tunes and that faded, ramshackle C86 feel that I'm so fond of (think Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, etc.). It's twee, but without being overly saccharine. So far Bad Feeling is my immediate favourite with the way-too-catchy chorus, the surf-y guitar and the fey almost apathetic delivery of the lines; "I've got a bad feeling and it's not going away". What's not to love?

Veronica Falls - Bad Feeling


... call me...

Let Me Tell You About This Country Shit

The remix of Big K.R.I.T.'s Country Shit has somehow managed to be better than the original. A song that to start with was pretty great. There's a lot more bass in the remix, which makes it a lot bouncier and adds that extra bit of grit.

I'm also loving this couplet from Ludacris: "No insurance on these whips, tags all outdated/ I might not be shit to you, but my mamma thinks I made it"

Gucci Gucci Louis Louis Fendi Fendi Prada

G-funk synths over crunked out snare hits this is a summer jam. Kreayshawn is bound to blow up soon and we’re all better for it.



Swag.

[I've started blogging at Sans Moustache, so this is a double post]

Me And Your Friends We Run This Town

WU LYF (short for World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation) do tribal power pop and they sure do it well. Noisy and ugly yet somehow beautiful, this is what I imagine it would sound like if Yeasayer and SALEM got together and had a musical love (hate?) child.

"World Unite - Love You Forever"

WU LYF - DIRT

WU LYF - DIRT from LUCIFER YOUTH FOUNDATION on Vimeo.

Crunchy Frog Podcast #3

The third installment of the Crunchy Frog Podcast hosted by yours truly. BAM!

From the Crunchy B-log

"It's podcasting time!, as we're back with our third episode. This time around it's an Icelandic special in the honour of our new signing: Apparat Organ Quartet. Crunchy Frog's resident Icelander, Thor, joins in and waxes poetic about some of Iceland's finest, while Johann Johannson from Apparat Organ Quartet also comes in for a chat about the group and their forthcoming album, Polýfónía.

Njótid Vel!

Intro: The Tremolo Beer Gut - Tahonga Lounge Baby (Most Groovy)
FM Belfast - Underwear
Sigur Rós - Flugufrelsarinn
S.H. Draumur - Öxnadalsheiði
Mugison - Murr Murr
Johann Johannson - The Cause of Labour is the Hope of the World
Apparat Organ Quartet - Romantika
Apparat Organ Quartet - Konami (Radio Edit)
Björk - Unravel
Outro: The Tremolo Beer Gut - Tahonga Lounge Baby (Most Groovy)

Don't Wanna Lose You

Austra's album, Feel It Break, is synth pop at it's best. Full of the high drama that makes Zola Jesus interesting, but in a Knife-y setting. A setting that with its icy stabs of synth and rumbling bass perfectly matches Katie Stelmanis' incredible voice. The album is one great song after another, but the two singles, Lose It and The Beat and the Pulse, are along with opener Darken Her Horse definite high points, and in themselves more than reason enough for you to go out and buy the album. Great stuff.

Austra - The Beat and the Pulse

Austra The Beat & The Pulse

Austra - Lose It


Sidebar: Best looking band right now? I say yes.

I Don't Want To Lose Track

Hawaii is the standout track on No Joy's album, Ghost Blonde, and sounds like a great mix of JAMC noise pop and Sonic Youth punk-ish indie rock. There's also something about the mix that really appeals to me. It's muddy in all the right ways with the drums all groovy and up in your face to begin with, but then almost completely drowned out once the fuzz and noise of the guitar kicks in. I love it.

No Joy - Hawaii

No Joy - Hawaii

Under a World of Sound, Hold Her and Hold Her

I've been off my blogging game of late due to thesis, work and Big Oil, but I'll try to get back to my old blogging ways soon again. In the meantime, here are the best songs of the moment.

Hooray for Earth - True Loves

Hooray For Earth - True Loves from Dovecote Records on Vimeo.


Wild Beasts - End Come Too Soon


I cannot recommend the Wild Beasts' album enough by the way. It is without a doubt my favourite of the year so far and simply bursting with beauty. A fantastic album.

Olie Pop #2

A more natural progression to the mix this time around, but with a similar sound and feel to Olie Pop #1. The songs all share a haunting yet beautiful sound, which I find compliments each other really well.

Olie Pop #2 by Oil Gang

Track-by-Track
Autechre - Altibzz
Grouper - Little Boat Bone Dance Audrey
Laura Drescher - MIDNIGHTDANCER
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX - Home
Radiohead - The Butcher
Cat's Eyes - The Best Person I Know

Choice Quote: Thom Yorke going "He's a warrior, a warrior/ He's a little bitch coming out of here" on The Butcher. Passive aggression really suits him.

Crunchy Frog Podcast #2

Music of the crunchiest calibre and banter galore - The Frog is podcasting again! On our sophomore podcast yours truly talks pre-SXSW so you can hear it post- SXSW. There's also talks with none other than Mr. Ritchie Attack (of Thee Attacks of course) and the return of Yebo.

From the Crunchy B-log

"We're back! This podcast was actually recorded prior to teh SXSW festival in early march, but is just now available for your listenning pleasure!

This month Andreas welcomes Ritchie Attack and Yebo for discussions about SXSW - and as usual he plays a lot of sweet sweet music. Listen up!

The Tremolo Beer Gut - Tahonga Lounge Baby (Most Groovy) [Intro edit]
Lars and the Hands of Light - Hey My Love, Hey Love
Thee Attacks - Love in the City
Smith Westerns - Weekend
Twin Shadow - Slow
The Vaccines - Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)
The Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize
Junior Senior - Take My Time
The Tremolo Beer Gut - Tahonga Lounge Baby (Most Groovy) [Outro edit]"