Off My Radar 2008, Part 1

I thought I would share a few tracks that I had not heard until I read about them on the copious year end lists of the blog-o-sphere. They were OFF MY RADAR. So, I present...



Downloadables:
"You Can Have A Cellphone That's OK But Not Me" by Jonathan Richman

"Red Herring" by Harlem

"Science Fiction" by French Miami

I have been doing some limited coverage of the best of 2008 lists in the Consider CLICKing. If you want comprehensive coverage, check out largehearted boy's post... here. Largehearted boy's own favorite albums of 2008 are... here.

And yes, I have started working on my own best of 2008 lists, but damn it I need more time.

Consider CLICKing
- Dodge posts The Soft Pack's justifications of the whole name change thing + live mp3s... here.

- Check out the monthly free mp3s at the Team Love library... here.

- Best of 2008: Songs from So Much Silence... here.

- Best of 2008: PTST songs continued... here (39-42) and here (35-38).

- Best of 2008: Said The Gramophone's best songs... here.

- Best of 2008: EAR FARM's Top Albums... here.

- Best of 2008: Ten Favorite Albums from Said The Gramophone... here.

- Best of 2008: Chunklet! Albums!... here (no mp3).

- Raven Sings The Blues about Blank Dogs... here. If you like, check out their excellent album, On Two Sides fer frees... here.

- Yes, I think Sugar does stand the test of time. So does PUKEKOS... here.

- Have you been looking for a "Bitter Radio Single" (fanatic mp3)?? Well the say hello to the Hospital Ships.

- Nothing But Green Lights posts an mp3 featuring the "laidback indie electronics" from Ghost Hunter... here. Get the whole album for free... here.

- The first Metallica vid I have liked since "One":

"All Nightmare Long"


Thanks Culture Bully!

Lowtide By O'Death

Today let's talk folkpunk and O'Death.

Listen to the first song off their next album: "Lowtide" (box.net mp3)

Pretty kickass, no? Well, here is a creepy still from the video to "Lowtide":


Dag, this is the first time I am excited for the release of a music video in a long long time. I will try to post the vid as soon as it is available for streaming. I am guessing it will be creepy.

Now, the song itself makes me think of "A Good Idea" (ysi) by Sugar. I guess it's the face being held down in the water. Creepy.

The new new new album is entitled Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin, and it come out at the end of next month on Kemado. This is what it looks like:



Creepy.

Tourwise, the gold folks of O'Death are going to be playing the continent of Europe next, and will be back in Brooklyn at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg on Oct 30. Get more tour info at Ye Olde Myspace.

Oh, and if you have not heard their Pixies cover of "Nimrod's Son", then you gots some clicking to do... right here.

Myspace page is here.
Kemado page is here.
Ernest Jenning page is here.
Daytrotter Session is here.
Take Away Show is here.
eMusic page is here.

Consider CLCIKing
- G vs B posts XXXChange and A-Trak remixing the song "Ka$h" by Mr. James Pants (also some Memory Cassette)... here.

- Something to du later today???

- Have you heard the psychrock of The Golden Hand Before God? Listen: "Blood Of November" (pop echo mp3)

- I (Spazz) Rock Cleveland posts some new new new Child Bite... here.

- We Versus The Shark have released their latest Murmurmur cover song: "Dummy Discards a Heart (Deerhoof Cover)" (quote unquote mp3)

- The MCs/production team CYNE has put together a reworking of a track by Pattern Is Movement. Listen: "Sound Of Your Voice (CYNE Remix)" (terrorbird mp3)

- Increase Your Weirdness has rediscovered the awesomeness of Op Ivy. If you want your sound system to pick you back up, click... here.

O'Death in non-photographic form: