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Incoming! That new Motorpsycho CD and DLP we were so excited about last week? Finally arrived today. Otherwise we're welcoming new albums from Aloha, The Knife (an electro opera with collaborators), The Besnard Lakes, Liars (available on CD & deluxe DCD; DLP delayed), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Broken Bells (Shins guy & Danger Mouse), Pavement (new best of), Jason Collett (from Broken Social Scene), Frightened Rabbit, jj, Jimi Hendrix (a new album, really), Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, White …
| Incoming! As we get tend to get a little freaky about Scandinavian rock we warmly welcome the new Motorpsycho epic 'Heavy Metal Fruit' to our shores this week, direct from Norway. If you love modern prog rock then this is your cup of peyotea. Meanwhile we've got a slew of full-lengths from Loscil, Ruby Suns, Clogs, Owen Pallet (this came out earlier this year, now it's coming out again), Rogue Wave, Strange Boys, Stray Ghost, Jaguar Love and loads more.Wax …
Incoming: New albums from Xiu Xiu (it's chocolatey-good), The Brian Jonestown Massacre, White Hills, Sambassadeur, Quasi, Eluvium, Shearwater, Jaga Jazzist, Efterklang (more orch-poppy), Joanna Newsom (a triple album!), Shout Out Louds, Alkaline Trio, Alan Licht & Loren Connors, Fang Island, High On Fire, Electric President, Balmorhea, Past Lives, Clem Snide, Jack Rose, LoneLady, Rocky Votolato, a Plimsouls live disc, and the Chris Knox tribute/benefit 'Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox' on Merge Recs. Waxing: 45s from She & Him, Pearly Gate …
New Stuff: New goodies from Moon Duo, Red Pens, Susurrus Station (Unique hybrid combines folk, garage, spaghetti western ambience, middle eastern strings, & distorted, relentless rhythms), Madlib, Scott Lucas & The Married George Lassos (Lucas is best known as half of the Chicago-based, rock duo Local H), Jason Falkner, Ian Hawgood, Art Museums, Miracle Condition, Tindersticks, Seven Fields of Aphelion, Field Music, Robert Pollard...
THIS WEEK'S TOP TEN Massive Attack Heligoland (Virgin)Blessure Grave Judged by Twelve Carried by Six (Alien 8)Yeasayer Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian)Midlake The Courage Of Others (Bella Union)Bloom, Kath Thin Thin Line (Caldo Verde)Watson Twins Talking to You, Talking to Me (Vanguard)Retribution Gospel Choir 2 (Sub Pop)MV & EE Home Comfort (Woodsist)Iron Bong The Witchwoods (Lost)Beach House Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
THIS WEEK'S TOP TEN Midlake The Courage Of Others (Bella Union) Yellow Fever S-T (Wild World) Pierced Arrows Descending Shadows (Vice) Kevin Barker You & Me (Gnomonsong) Night Control Life Control (Kill Shaman) MV & EE Home Comfort (Woodsist) Beach House Teen Dream (Sub Pop) Retribution Gospel Choir 2 (Sub Pop) Iron Bong The Witchwoods (Lost) Surfer Blood Astro Coast (Kanine Records)
Incoming: We've been talkin' up the new Retribution Gospel Choir for a couple weeks now, lo-and-behold it's finally arrived. Highly recommended rock & roll from Low dude Alan Sparhawk's loud band, which won't be mistaken for Low or even the last RGC album really. Bonus: they're playing February 18th at Canopy with New Ruins and by all accounts RGC slays live. But that ain't all, this being a pretty killer week for new stuff... Look for albums from Magnetic Fields, …
Incoming: This week the Parasolarians welcome new full-length affairs from Spoon, Major Stars, RJD2, Mas Rapido (Parasol band from Pacific NW, guitar-pop supremo!), Dinowalrus, La Chansons, Yuka Honda (composer/performer who has worked with Cibo Mattto, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Mike Watt, etc.), Land of Talk EP, Xhol, Guru Guru, Muslimgauze, Jukebox The Ghost (instantly catchy, piano-driven indie pop), Dinowalrus, Scout Niblett, Josephine Foster, Lindstrom & Christabelle, Red Krayola, Worm Ouroboros (think classic 4AD acts like This Mortal Coil & Cocteau …
Riding a wave of hype, the Florida Space Coasts's Surfer Blood's debut is in stock on CD & LP. Plus new albums from Little Girls, OK Go, Dinowalrus, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (The Road OST), Black Diamond Heavies, Final Fantasy, Vampire Weekend, Laura Veirs, Polysics, Medication, a reissue of Ween's 'The Pod', Weezer (blue album rarities), Best of Seth (guy from Akron Family), Mayfair Set (Blank Dogs dude & Dum Dum Girls gal), Carl Simmons, a reissue of krautrock …
Sooooo.... Tell us about your new releases. Since new releases slow down a bit this time of year, don't forget to check out the Parasolarians' fave releases of 2009 and play catch-up! Incoming! Eagerly awaiting delivery of the latest conceptual rock opus from Australian electro-psych-guitar duo Black Cab. Their 2009 masterpiece, 'Call Signs', is Jim's favorite record of 2009. #1 with a bullet! Additionally we're expecting a DCD from Finnish genre-bending freaks Circle, a collection of cockle-warming Burt Bacharach rarities, …
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Nice article, love the Dead quote in the beginning. If they can get down here to Central FL I’ll definitely be heading out to the show. Some of my friends have finally stopped wincing when I say “jam band.“ I’ve now tried my best at more descriptive…
good call on that Herring recording, Josh. Love that version of Exit Music….here’s a clip of the Cinco de Mayo show (from about six months prior). As I recall, this Shakedown went on for roughly a half hour, while getting into the Trampled Underfoot jam in the…
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Here is a link to download the aformentioned 2007 show at Red Herring, a true gem from the early Zmick archive, again recorded by Ben Valocchi: http://www.archive.org/details/zmick2007-11-02.logitech
My biggest concern is that the free Caribou show at the Krannert is now not at the Krannert and no longer free. But then, I guess if that’s my biggest concern, then I’m doing pretty well—at least I still have potable water! Still, I would prefer it…
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Any band that makes the effort to pay homage to ! = Metallica @ = Beatles # = 2pac $ = Moldy Peaches % = Grateful Dead ^ = Dave Clark 5 All in one show! (with Herb Alpert interpolations to boot) That’s what tasty jams is all about
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Thanks for the article, Ben. I was not familiar with this band until now and even though I won’t be able to attend the show on Friday they are now on my radar. A *good* jam band is hard to find, and these folks appear to fill…
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Thanks for the article, Ben. I was not familiar with this band until now and even though I won’t be able to attend the show on Friday they are now on my radar. A *good* jam band is hard to find, and these folks appear to fill…