Flatbear - Flying Days (2009)

This is another band I caught by chance alone at Summerfest this year. They actually remind me greatly of Land of Talk, and that's all I really have to say other than this album is pretty great.

This means you should try it simply because I told you to.

Land of Talk - Cloak and Cipher (2010)

That's right, TWO albums today. This one comes from my favorite female singer Elizabeth Powell's band Land of Talk. I had initially heard about these guys when I found out the drummer for The Slip (one of the greatest bands OF ALL TIME), Andrew Barr, has been a member since their last album. This is now Land of Talk's second full length record, and I've heard good things. Some Are Lakes, their debut album, is definitely worth checking out as well.

If I had to pick a sound, I'd saaaaaay...I dunno. Female vocalist. Nirvana-esque guitar riffs (at least on the first album, haven't heard a thing from this one yet despite it's decent reviews). Good enough for ya? They're a good band, what else can I say?

So why not give 'em a try?

Elsinore - Yes Yes Yes (2010)

During this past summer at the aptly named Summerfest, I saw this random band Elsinore open for Collections of Colonies of Bees. They were...alright. I guess. Anyway, I got a copy of their EP The General and the song of the same name which just happens to appear on it is actually quite good (as opposed to just "regular good"). In fact, it's probably been my favorite song of the week.

Well, by some freakishly awesome chance, I happened to hear that their first full length album was released today of all days. I listened to it once and thought it was pretty good. It's got a couple tracks from the EP, including "The General" so be especially sure to check that one out. If anything, it kinda reminds me of some kind of local band trying to sound like Death Cab for Cutie. It's quite poppy and probably forgettable but worth checking out at least once, if only for a couple standout tracks.

Try it once. Try it twice. SOLD!

Men Working In Trees - Let's Be Happy (2010)

The lead singer for this band posted about said band on Something Awful cause he wanted people to check out their new (at the time) album for free. I thought it was catchy as fuck, so he sent me the first song on this new EP a while back. Well, now this thing is finally out, and I think the other song is pretty good too. But "Monday" is still their best song.
So.
Fucking.
Catchy.
Can't.
Get.
It.
Out.
Of.
My.
Head.

Anyway, check out this new EP as well as their free album.

Opgave - Writing the Silver (2006)

I came across this fucking sick record on youtube in the related of some trip-hop artist. I think it was Apparat. Which is also really good. But this. THIS. no. yes.

no.

This isnt good. This is amazing. Its like... take the trip hop beats and stuff that portishead did so well back in the day, and add in wax tailor's genius of using hooks and sampling.

Pretty much is like if wax tailor... well... just fucking play it. You wont be disappointed.

Some tracks have a definite feel to them that is different from the others- for example, Hiroshima has the right instruments to have an almost 'arabic' feel in the beginning with more electronic drums and heavy bass adding in later. The opening track is much less 'electronic' in sound, almost vintage. Its also my favorite track. So, if you dont like one track, keep playing it because they are different enough that there might be one that is really good later on. The last track is pretty badass, too, i might add.

I've taken the liberty of uploading it because the link it got it from was some russian filez site that was totally sketchy and had like a million redirects. I went through the pain of first, fucking finding this, and second, dealing with the bullshit to download it.

Try it, you ungrateful fatasses.

-Kevin

White Hinterland - Kairos (2010)

I just heard about this band White Hinterland. They released this new album this year called Kairos and from what I've heard so far, it's pretty fucking good. Specifically check out "No Logic" and "Icarus"

Tryyyyyyy it.

William "Billy" Lavender - Memphis Livin (2009)

So, as some of you may know, I was recently in Memphis, Tennessee. With the addition of being famously racist, there is a street- Beale Street- that is like taking a little cut of Summerfest, really, and dropping it into the middle of downtown Memphis, complete with booze being sold every 25 feet. It is here that there are a mess of blues bars with neon signs and everything, cafés, and other shit, including the gimmick-y 'B.B.King's Blues Bar'. Oh, and there were a bunch of motorcycles parked.

While here, I was at this blues joint and watched these dudes play... the blues. (what a surprise.) Okay, fucking seriously, it was fucking amazing. Just.... damn. Crazy shit went down. They did this jam shit on every song, and it was an amazing show. Anyway, I bought their CD after they finished playing.

I was told by the rhythm guitar that it was recorded in his barn. Fuck yeah.

There is a different 'guest' singer on each track usually, but I'd recommend starting with the track '3AM' because not only was that one was one of the best live, but it's also got everyone that was playing that night on it. The lead singer was this awesome chain-smoking black dude that plays amazing harmonica.

Try it out, bitches.

-Kevin

The White Stripes - Conquest single (2007)

Here's another package from the Music Delivery Service. I know I just sent the other one, but this one is technically a delayed arrival. See, I got (snatched) this CD single from the radio booth back on campus for what I assumed was just The White Stripes' "Conquest." Turns out when I finally got around to ripping it today that it was two alternate versions of the song, one being a slightly altered version in Spanish and the other an acoustic version. It's pretty damn cool, so I figured you guys would want it. Enjoy.
Make with the trying of the music.

The Books - The Way Out (2010)

You people like music? I like music. So here's a package from my new music delivery service.
I gotta package here for some Books. What the hell do you want with Books? I thought we only delivered music.
The Books never cease to amaze me. Every album they release blows me away with how so seemingly easy they make it look to find random unknown samples and turn them into ridiculously catchy and amazing songs. I have seriously never heard a band quite like this one, and this album sits equally beside the rest of their releases for me.
Try it out.

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