Gratification To Concrete By Robert Pollard

You've got to hand it to Bob Pollard. The dude can write. And write. And write he does. This feels like it was written with a can of EZ-Cheez. Don't let that stop you...

Listen: "Gratification To Concrete" (mp3)

Note: Robert Pollard is no longer on Merge Records. He is now putting stuff out on his own label Guided By Voices Inc. His latest is entitled Robert Pollard Is Off To Business. It has 10 songs in 35 minutes making it a "departure from form" for Mr. Pollard. It come out on June 3rd, 2008.

Maybe you know Robert Pollard's other band (and I am not talking about The Psycho And The Birds)

Listen: "Everybody Thinks I'm A Raincoud (When I'm Not Looking)" (GBV mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Merge page is here.
Wiki Wiki Wiki here.

Consider Clicking
- Increase Your Weirdness is spreading the TAD-love across the internets... here.

- YANP has Free Blood (former !!!) that has been blog-ulated... here.

- Have yourself your own mini-SXSW right at yr computer with WOXY presents
domino records SXSW showcase 2008:

Some selections
Frightened Rabbit - "WOXY @ SXSW Lounge Act" (mp3)
The Kills - "WOXY @ SXSW Lounge Act" (mp3)
A Place To Bury Strangers - "WOXY @ SXSW Lounge Act" (mp3)
Sons & Daughters - "WOXY @ SXSW Lounge Act" (mp3)
These New Puritans "WOXY @ SXSW Lounge Act" (mp3)
The Whip - "WOXY @ SXSW Lounge Act" (mp3)
Working For A Nuclear Free City - "WOXY @ SXSW Lounge Act" (mp3)

Periwinkle Blues By Spanish Prisoners

Man... a whole bunch of releases of note yesterday. I have to admit one band that was not on my radar (until just a couple days ago) was Leo Maymind's Brooklyn indie roots unit Spanish Prisoners. They have a new album out too. It is called Songs To Forget. You should probably check it out.

Downloadables:
"Periwinkle Blues" (box.net mp3)
"Where God Does His Laundry" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Exit Stencil is here.
Emusic page is here.

Consider Clicking
- Hey Vampire Weekend Listen Up! African Drums @ XXJFG... here.

- Where is "Leopard Man At C & A" By The Dirtbombs?? @ NEVVER... here.

- WTF, Snoop, Double-U-Tee-Efff??

- Whaaa... new El Perro Del Mar, and me without any Assbring jokes. Damn! "Glory To The World" (mp3). So Cheerful, So Sad.

- On a totally different note, stream new Torche @ torche-meanderthal dot com or download a new track @ s'gum... here.

- Hey Sub Pop, what is up with yr mp3 pricing?? Look at the price for 8-Way Santa... here. Then look here. AHHHH!!! Are you just trying to recoup your digitization costs? C'mon. And to the dude on Amazon selling 8-Way Santa for 35 bucks... Fuck You!

March 2007 Mix

Today I have something new (and old) for you. Sometimes we are a bit too focused on the NOW... right?

Let's take some time and reflect. Let's look back and see what stands up and what falls down. Let's listen to a mix that looks back one year to March 2007.

Downloadable: "March 2007 Mix" (zip) (mirror: sendspace)

This mix features:
Ted Leo + The Pharmacists
My Teenage Stride
El Jesus De Magico
The Mae Shi
Night Of Pleasure
El Perro Del Mar
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Jana Hunter
The National
Low
Jesu
The Manhattan Love Suicides
Los Abandoned
YACHT
Aesop Rock
Motico
Rocket From The Crypt
50 Foot Wave
These Arms Are Snakes
Antibalas

The track listing:


Consider Clicking
- lamestain has another installment of the history of TAD (including a short unfruitful interview with Steve Albini)... here.

- Gorilla Vs. Bear has a mix that El Guincho made for The FADER... here.

- Bushwick Is Beautiful interviews High Places (the singers of "[e]very national anthem going off at the same time in a bucket of water")... here.

- There's new eMusic Selects selections today featuring SUSU and Hands On Heads... here.

- There's two 'single files' for your consideration at ptw... one new new new track by The Sword (here) and another by Witch (here).

- There's is a new Brenmar remix of These Are Powers floating about on the internets. Here it is: "Little Sisters Of Beijing (Brenmar Remix)" (mp3). Here is the original track: "Little Sisters Of Beijing" (mp3)

- Also available now is another track from pacificUV's new longplayer... "Tremelo" (mp3)