Yeti By Like Bells

Get ready for some postrock goodness, Like Bells. The band plays violin/viola, guitar, drums, and cpu. While these guys come out of the Oberlin/Cleveland scene they are not as noisy as the recent acts we have heard from Ohio. That is not a bad thing. Their self-titled Exit Stencil debut was engineered, mixed, and produced by the band. It comes out on May 19th, 2009. They will be in the NYC area sometime around May, 29, venue TBA.

Downloadable: "Yeti" (box.net mp3)

Exit Stencil page is here.

BONUS: "Atlas" (exit stencil mp3)

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- BOAWS posts his awesome monthly mix... here.

- WTF?

- Get the recording of the recent Antlers show at the Cake Shop over @ nyctaper... here.

- Tullycraft post a live BOAT track... here.

- ohboyohboy, 20 Jazz Funk Greats posts a new new new Mi Ami b-side, "Echononecho (Version)"... here.

- It's been a long time... but there is a new Sixeyes mix, featuring Primus???... here.

Bear By The Antlers

The second single from Hospice takes its time getting going, but who cares it's The Antlers. Dig it.

Downloadable: "Bear" (box.net mp3)

Download the first single "Two"... here.

Hospice is set for self-release on March 3rd. Check out the album art by Zan Goodman... here.

At 8:30pm on January 22nd, The Antlers are the first band to play at the Naked Hearts record release show at The Cake Shop. See them LIVE! Here's the rest of the bill:

9:15pm: Air Waves
Listen: "Shine On" (box.net mp3)

10:00pm: Naked Hearts
Listen: "Mass Hysteria" (mp3)

11:00pm: MKNG FRNDZ
Watch: "Situation" (youtube)

Myspace page is here.
Fall Records is here.
Lots more free mp3s at The Antlers website... here.

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- new new new weirdness from Other Electricities artist Baja... "Deleth" (other electricities mp3)

- We're #7! on Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Top 10: Blogs to Read in 2009!... here. And I will confirm this for you right now... we here at GT World Headquarters are definitely less than verbose. In fact, I am getting uncomfortable typing this much. No time. Must go. Clicking Publish Post.

Focus By The Forms

GT favs The Forms are headlining a show tomorrow (11/15) at Union Hall in the Slope. Openers include Thunderbirds Are Now side project, Javelins and Vulture Realty. If you missed their self-titled second album, you should buy it NOW, it's pretty much, uh... Amazing.

Listen: "Focus" (box.net mp3)

The Forms Dot Org is here.
Three Spheres are here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

BONUS x 3:
"Knowledge In Hand" (mp3)
"Red Gun" (mp3)
"Bones" (mp3)

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- The Antlers have three local shows next week plus a little tour in the works. Check Ye Olde Myspace for more info... here.

- You (yes, You) should totally take part in this years' Festive 50 on The Contrast Podcast. What to do:

"1. Choose up to 50 (yes fifty) songs that were released in 2008 that you like. If you can only think of 10 .. don’t worry .. [Tim would] still like to know what they are.
2. Send the list to [Tim] at...contrast.podcast [at] gmail.com starting with your favourite track at number 1.
3. Do this by Sunday 16th November at the latest .. and try to get other people to vote too .. please!!
4. [Tim] will compile a short list of the top 100 songs which we will vote on to be in the top 50 and then start inviting people to record introductions.
5. Any questions? .... good ... get thinking!!!"

Do it.

Listen to last years' Festive 50... here and here.

CMJ 2008 Liveblogging: The Antlers

Safari for iPhone blows...

With that out of the way let me say:

Damn. Jangle + Crash. The Antlers know what they are doing live. They played an excellent set. I am now very excited for their new album.

I am now checking out kilgore trout is dead. Pat of PTSR described him music as Panda Bear-ish. I definitely agree. Very echo-y.

Time to check out bridges and powerlines.

Downloadable: "The Universe Is Going To Catch You" (box.net mp3)

TODAY: PTST CMJ Showcase

Are you taking the day off work today to check out Bagels & Beer? It's the Pop Tarts Suck Toasted showcase at Cake Shop. It starts at 12pm. It is free and you do not need a badge to get in. Sounds good to me.

Upstairs:
Matt Wilson @ 2:00pm
Kilgore Trout Is Dead @ 3:00pm
Princeton @ 4:00pm
The Lisps @ 5:00pm

Downstairs:
Brownwater @ 12:00pm
Hot Lava @ 12:45pm
The Secret Life Of Sofia @ 1:30pm
The Antlers @ 2:15pm
Bridges And Powerlines @ 3:00pm
Dan Friel @ 3:45pm
Women @ 4:30pm
Oxford Collapse @ 5:15pm

Totally Unrelated I'm Psyched To Broken Social Scene This Friday BONUS: "Handjob For The Holidays" (box.net mp3)

Two By The Antlers

Brooklyn boys, The Antlers have shared a song from their yet to be released album of slightly noisy/slightly folky indie rock. It is entitled Hospice and it comes out maybe sometime in 2009?? Dig it.

Downloadable: "Two" (box.net mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Fall Records is here.
Lots more free mp3s at The Antlers website... here.

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- Vivian Girls have a new promomp3 of... "Blind Spot (The Daisy Chain Cover)" (forcefield mp3)

- There's a New New New Matt & Kim mp3 at Green Label Sound (It's Mt. Dew's pandering to the indie kids).

- The Futurist has cut up the recent French Kicks Lounge Act into individual mp3s... here.

- Dig that Sunday Mix from Swan Fungus... here. Especially the Konono No. 1 mp3.

- On 10/7/08, Barack Rock is having a benefit @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg. Ear Farm has the deets... here. You should totally go.

- Captain's Dead ends his repost-fest with a kickass Cat Power boot from 1998... here.

Snow In Berlin By Zookeeper

Mining 2008.sxsw.com Part 8

At SXSW you can see/hear some Classic Rock for the 21st Century. I'm talking about Zookeeper.

Listen: "Snow In Berlin" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Belle City Pop is here.
Emusic page is here.

MASSIVE FANATIC BONUS:
"Becoming All Things" (mp3)
"Trumpets" (mp3)
"Ballad Of My Friends" (mp3)
"Everyone's A DJ" (mp3)

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- Maybe you read this or this or this, if not there is a new 36 track NIN instroo-mental album, Ghosts I-IV. It has a Niggy Tardust-esque pricing plan. Get the first 9 tracks for free or buy it digitally for $5 or get a physical copy for $10 or get an edition filled with luxe for $75 or... ummm $300. Order Ghosts I-IV... here. UPDATE: My free zip file was corrupted. Maybe I'll try later when the site traffic goes down a bit. Maybe not. The extra servers worked! Wait, no they didn't. AHHHH!

- Watch yourself some Best Fwends at last.fm... here.

- You know Xiu Xiu? Listen: "I Do What Want When I Want" (mp3). Well, they are part of CASH. They posted "Sing On This" (mp3) for you to sing over. I kinda like Indy Go Jones' project Lynxes version... "Leave This Town" (mp3). There are a bunch more sung over tracks... here.

- The Antlers have remixed a song by Thrushes (for a remix album contest). Listen: "Heartbeats (Antlers Remix)" (mp3). Vote for it here.

- NEVVER posts Neon Genesis Evangelion soundtrack composer Shiro Sagisu... here.

- WTF?

- WTF? Let's Make Love and Listen to Hall & Oates From Above!

- ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead stop by at Daytrotter and leave a trail of four mp3s... here. Alas, no "Richter Scale Madness" (southern mp2s). Oh well... You'll Dance To Anything!

- XXJFG says "Destroy death and Party" with Foot Village, Nero's Day At Disneland, Captain Ahab, and Casy And Brian... here.

- New New New Kills @ Fluxblog (a plague on words)... here.