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)

Consider CLICKing
- 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.

Traces Of Alignment By Skinner Pilot

So, I namechecked a Pioneer Valley 90's indie rock band the other day, thinking I should do a follow up post. You know what? There is surprisingly little info about Skinner Pilot on ye ole internets. I do know that Skinner Pilot featured Elizabeth Sharp and that she is now Ill Ease. Plus, she was an original member of New Radiant Storm King, and she helped name that band after a brand of radiator. Anyway, I friggin' love this track, and you will too.

Without any further ado, Skinner Pilot everyone...

Downloadable: "Traces Of Alignment" (box.net mp3) from the Hotel Massachusetts compilation

Buy some used Skinner Pilot on Amazon... here.

Further Listening...
Ill Ease's eMusic page is here.
New Radiant Storm King's eMusic page is here.

Skinner Pilot BONUS: "Blessings And Their Disguises" (box.net mp3)

Consider CLICKing
- Oh boy! some upcoming Daytrotter Sessions to get excited about... Le Loup, Parenthetical Girls, sBach, Flying, Eagle*Seagull, Fucked Up, and The Spinto Band!!

- WTF?

- This Week In Forkcast:
(Eddy Current Suppression Ring?)... here.
(Creepy Tobacco vid)... here.
(Vids of Yeasayer on Don't Look Down)... here.

September 2007 Mix

Holy shit! September 2007 rocked. Remember it with me.

Download the zip: "September 2007 Mix" (sendspace)

1. "adeadenemyalwaysmellsgood" (beggars mp3) by Future Of The Left

2. "Knowledge In Hand" (box.net mp3) by The Forms

3. "We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!" (hardly art mp3) by Le Loup

4. "The Psychic" (stationary heart mp3) by Double Dagger

5. "Neck Escaper" (upset the rhythm mp3) by No Age

6. "Perfect Skin" (fanatic mp3) by Health

7. "To Fix The Gash In Your Head" (killer rock and roll mp3) by A Place To Bury Strangers

8. "Duplexes Of The Dead" (ysi mp3) by The Fiery Furnaces

9. "Attitude (Misfits Cover)" (box.net mp3) by Mika Miko

10. "The Punks Are Writing Love Songs" (mp3) by Tullycraft

11. "The Girl (Beck Remix)" (ysi mp3) by Dr. Dog

12. "For You" (mp3) by C.O.C.O.

13. "The Killers" (toolshed mp3) by Robert Pollard

14. "Car Radio" (mp3) by Spoon

15. "Jenny I'm Sneaking Out" (mp3) by Oranges Band

16. "You Is My Hot Rabbit" (box.net mp3) by No Age

17. "Heart And Soul Dub" (social registry mp3) by Jah Division

18. "A Sunday Smile" (mp3) by Beruit

19. "A Big Deposit" (box.net mp3) by Please Dept.

20. "Guitar Feelings (Unmastered)" (box.net mp3) by The Muggabears

21. "NO MORE LONG YEARS (Risk Remix)" (franki chan mp3) by Matt & Kim as remixed by Risk.

22. "Up On Your Leopard, Upon The End Of Your Feral Days" (scjag mp3) by Sunset Rubdown

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- Aural States has a new contest plus an awesome Thrushes mp3... here.

- You love covers, right? Sure we all do. This week's Contrast Podcast is part one in a two part covers theme... "Covers that are very different (from the originals)" (mp3). Track list and deets... here.

- Yesterday, PTST brought us a "blast from the past," Soundgarden's Superunknown. Relive (for the second time for the first time) those halcyon mid 90's... here. Yes, "Spoonman" is a silly song. And "Blackhole Sun" was overplayed to the extent that I still can't listen to it the whole way through. But you know what, I was always fond of "Let Me Drown" (ysi mp3). The guitar sounds almost UltraMeg-ish. Dig it.

- Shoegazers, Panda Riot has a new new new downloadable at RCRDLBL... here.

- WTF???

- Finally, The Spinto Band have a new poppy promo mp3 for your listening pleasure from the upcoming Moonwink... "Pumpkins And Paisley" (daily rind mp3). Pre-order and get a free 7"... here.

STREAM: Safe For The Time Being (Low Scores Remix) By Mason Proper

So, yesterday I mentioned the Low Scores remix of Mason Proper in the Consider CLICKing section, and today I have it available for your downloading streaming pleasure.

Stream: "Safe For The Time Being (Low Scores Remix)" (imeem)


The Mason Proper remix contest is here.
Mason Proper's Olly Oxen Free comes out on Sept. 23. Preorder it here.
Mason Proper Daytrotter Session is here.

Low Scores Myspace page is here.
Low Scores Last.fm page is here.

"Son Of Bitch Shit" BONUS: "Amateur Hour" (box.net mp3)

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- You know who is doing some free remix EPs. Get the first one... here.

- Spinner has the new new new mp3 of "Offend Maggie" by Deerhoof... here.

- Swan Fungus posted a bunch of Squirrel Bait demos... here.

- The nyctaper recording of Vivian Girls' performance at the EVRMF is available... here.

- WTF?

Fear And Loathing In Mahwah, NJ By Titus Andronicus

Purveyors of springsteenpunkblues, Titus Andronicus seemed to be playing in NY every five minutes this Summer. Amazingly, I missed every show.

So, they have a gig at Maxwell's with LA tropicalpunks Abe Vigoda and newnewwavers Love Is All coming up on October 13.

This may be the show where I finally get to see the band that lays down these hot summer jamz...

Downloadables:
"Fear And Loathing In Mahwah, NJ" (box.net mp3)
"Joset Of Nazareth's Blues" (box.net mp3)

Tix can be purchased... here.

Titus' blogspot is here.
Troubleman Unlimited is here.
eMusic page is here.

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- Hello From Promoland:
"The Hope That House Built" (beggars mp3) by Future Of The Left
"Twice Born" (matador mp3) by Fucked Up

- Watch Rage Against the Machine rock out a capella style at the Republican National Convention @ We Drink Old Gold... here.

- WTF??

Electric Arc By Oxford Collapse

The new Oxford Collapse album BITS is out. It looks like this:



Downloadable: "Electric Arc" (box.net mp3)

What can I say? I fucking love this track. Is it the thundering bass? Is it the jangly guitars? Is it the chorus stuck in my head? 'Dunno. I (can't?) remember when it was just an unreleased ditty made available on Daytrotter. I have seen it referred to as "Electric Art" (on Amazon) and "Electric Air" (on Fluxblog), but will use the track name from the Sub Pop interwebsite.

Oh yeah, and the rest of the album is pretty good too. Buy it here.

Myspace page is here.
Sub Pop page is here.
Comedy Minus One is here.
Flame Shovel is here.
Daytrotter session is here.
Emusic page is here.

Oxford Oldie BONUS: "The Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night" (box.net mp3)

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- The blog Surviving The Golden Age also posts about BITS... here, and posts the track "Young Love Delivers".

- Watch Beck's new vid for my favorite track on Modern Guilt, "Gamma Ray"... here.

- Some Dude named Will Bevan is Burial. Big woop... here.

- S'gum posts some new Crystal Stilts (plus some deets on then new album)... here. Me too, me too: "Crystal Stilts" (slumberland mp3).

- Live Peej from Big Day Out 2001 @ captain's dead... here.

- Two All Beef Whaaa? WTF!

- Do you want some Chromeo to rub on that? "Bonafied Lovin' (Yuksek Remix)" (vice mp3)

One Less Blues By Karate

Geoff Farina, Jeff Goddard and Gavin McCarthy are no longer Karate. I think it was Mike Conklin who said the guitar tone they achieve is straight out the best you have ever heard (or something to that effect). Perhaps, "So Fresh, So Clean" is secretly about guitar tone. Prolly not.

So, chill out with the jazzy indieness of Karate.

Downloadables:
"One Less Blues" (box.net mp3) from unsolved
"Ice Or Ground" (box.net mp3) from Some Boots
"The Roots And The Ruins" (box.net mp3) from 595

Southern page is here.

Consider CLICKing
- "In Ear Park" is the new track by Department Of Eagles. Get it at P'fork... here.

- WTF??

- At PTST, check out the Leaky Faucet (here) and today's recommended release (here).

- Listen to twee-dubbers High Places playing in Stuy Town as taped from the soundboard by nyctaper... here.

- Listen to "River Card" by Atlas Sound @ Audible Vitamins... here. Listen to a different Atlas Sound track: "Activation" (box.net mp3). Are you excited for Microcastle yet?

- Fair AND Balanced. Totally.

- Kaki King trots over to daytrotter... here.

- Finally, there is a new single from the re-broken-up-still-going-ahead Gang Of Four over at eMusic (here) AND get the free two disc Pitchfork Festival 2008 Sampler (here).

GfC by Albert Hammond, Jr.

I'm not quite sure why Albert Hammond, Jr. signed to the home of American Idol recordings (feh). Maybe he just wants my sister to like him? Anyway, it hasn't affected his songcraft.

Downloadable: "GfC" (box.net mp3)

¿Cómo Te Llama? is coming out on a major RCA and RED in early July. And there's a new Strokes album is the works. More about that... here.

Myspace page is here.
Rough Trade is here.
New Line Records are here.
Scratchie page is here.

Consider CLICKing
- Friction NYC discusses Ambient Not Not Ambient, a comp from Audiodregs... here.

- I'm waiting for Times New Viking Kittens, but really... WTF?

- How's about a little 90's indie rock?? From Silkworm: "Couldn't You Wait" (comedy minus one mp3)

- Check out CAPTAIN’S DEAD GUIDE TO RECORDS FOR THE SUMMER OF 08, PART ONE. It's got The Avalanches, The Cool Kids, Ted Leo, and other... here.

- 3hive posts some tracks from Tommy Boy magician Steinski... here.

- Damnit! I missed The Forms, again (also Free Blood). More about that... here.

NOTE: Albert is the one in the middle.

Tidal Wave By Soiled Mattress And The Springs

Punk Rock Muzak? Jazz with hardcore attitude? Soiled Mattress And The Springs!

Listen:
"Tidal Wave" (upset mp3)
"Jackpot" (upset mp3)

Watch:
"Tidal Wave" (youtube)
"Jackpot" (youtube)

Mmmmmm, smooooth.

Upset The Rhythm page is here.
Teenage Teardrops is here.
Youtube page is here.
Old GT post is here.
Pukekos post of early demo (but no track names) is here.

Consider CLICKing
- More new new new Ponytail leakage @ Raven Sings The Blues... here.

- WTF?

- Two daytrotter sessions for your consideration... 31knots (here) via musicisart via sctas, and Atlantic Records signees The Virgins (here).

- Listen to "the old and a small amount of new" of the Built On A Weak Spot monthly mix... here.

- Indian Jewelry pick the 'single files' @ ptw today. Jana Hunter (here), Wicked Poseur (here),
Psychic Ills (here).

Only The Young By Traindodge

So, this week's Contrast Podcast is part one of the second CP mix swap.

Listen: "CD Swap 2 (Part 1)" (mp3)

More about the podcast... here.

I received my CD from SiD from Too Much Rock. The theme? URININE Records 1997-2004. I found out about a bunch of band I had never done heard, including: The Believe It Or Nots, The Hillary Step, and Park Ave. However, I did pick a band familiar to me. So, what band did I pick? Traindodge! I had first heard about Traindodge at the blog Built At A Weak Spot (which is where I take care of all my midwestern rock/noise needs). Later on, last.fm kept recommending Traindodge my way. So. Get. Ready... For Norman, Oklahoma's own... Traindodge.

Downloadables:
"Only The Young" (box.net mp3)
"The Raining Room" (mp3)
"Five Forks" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Ascetic Records is here.
No Karma is here.
Emusic page is here.

Consider Clicking
- Tullycraft posts the song "1991" by Crystal Castles. Find out why... here.

- WTF!

- Muzzle Of Bees has a whole bunch of mp3s from upcoming releases designed for your weekend... here.

- Here's yet another sidebar update:

Blawgs
the devil has the best tuna
increase your weirdness
my music it has a flavor

Labels!
birdman records
exit stencil
my pal god records
sarathan
teen beat records

Misc.
23/6 some of the news, most of time
it won't fucking kill you
super deluxe

Spy/Glass House By Feral Children

Time fer some indie rock with the Feral Children.

Rock!

Downloadables:
"Spy/Glass House" (mp3)
"Saint" (mp3)

Sarathan page is here.
Luckyhorse Industries page is here.
Old KEXP post is here.

Consider Clicking [DISCLAIMER: If any of this is an April Fool's joke, sorry.]
- Kristin Hersh on Daytrotter!!! go here. NOW. Also Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin... here.

- This is NOT TWEE! AC/DC's kickass track "Live Wire" (youtube) Live! @ Tullycraft's blog... here.

- Björk Björk Björk! (1) Post Tribute @ s'gum (here), (2) p'fork posts the Liars cover on said tribute "Army Of Me" (p'fork mp3) (here), (3) I post the Helmet cover >>>> "Army Of Me" (ysi), (4) she is part of Record Store Day (April 19), (5) there's a new video for "Wanderlust" (here), and (6) new album info @ 17dots (psst... she's working with Britt Daniel) (here).

- poetry + lolcatz = this.

- KEXP blogs about 8-bit thrash wonders Crystal Castles ... here.

- thepunkguy has a muxtape... here. Everybody's got a muxtape but me!

- More Teenage Prayers mp3s! Just for you! (1) "Dreams Of The South" (mp3) and (2) "I'm In Love Again" (mp3)

- Low Scores project Day Of The Woman is here.

- wtf?

- Get three free + legal downloads at Fingertips... here.

- Wow, this captain's dead post is all over the place, but it ends with a massive 1989 Smashing Pumpkins boot... here.

The Evens Ahimsa House Bootleg

Mining Archive Dot Org, Part 1

I know I said I would start mining 2008.sxsw.com, but this comes first damnit! The Evens have made it on to archive.org... here. The concert is a about a year old (February 25, 2007) and was a benefit for Ahimsa House in Brisbane, Australia. Occasionally the guitar drops out a bit, but that's just "the joy of the bootleg". Thanks to the taper (audiowhore). Enjoy.

Track Listing:
"Shelter Two"
"If It's Water"
"Dinner With The President"
"Cache Is Empty"
"You Won't Feel a Thing"
"Crude Bomb"
"Cut From The Cloth"
"Mt Pleasant Isn't" (mp3)
"Eventually"
"No Money"
"All These Governors" (mp3)
"All You Find You Keep"
"Everybody Knows" (mp3)

Download the whole show... "The Evens Ahimsa House Bootleg" (zip)

Unofficial myspace page is here.
Dischord page is here.
Emusic page is here.
Purchase Evens records... here and here.

Consider Clicking
- Hypeful has a weird cover you should check out... Lightspeed Champion americana-tinged version of "Thriller" (youtube)... here. Props to YANP for pointing it out.

- NEVVER has a The Bats mp3 for you... here. Also check out Die Big, it's NEVVER set on random.

- WTF!!!

- WTF (Part 2)!!

- Yeasayer Video Action... here and here and here.

- PTW is having a "listening party" (full album stream, track by track analysis) for HLLLYH by The Mae Shi... here.

- Gorilla Vs. Bear BFFs Salem... here.

- Sub Poppers' Blitzen Trapper trot by Daytrotter... here. Check out "Woof & Warp of the Quiet Giant's Hem". Quoteth: "It’s a blend of prog and noize that serves as the point of no return[.]"

- If for some reason you don't have "Dead Sound" (adult swim mp3) by The Raveonettes, you can download it from Amazon for free... here. If you likely, you may also want "Aly Walk With Me" (mp3) and maybe even "Dead Sound (Peter Homstrom And Jeremy Sherrer Remix)" (mp3). There is also a remote chance that will like this cover by Digital Leather... "Dead Sound (Raveonettes Cover)" (mp3). You can buy Lust Lust Lust... here.

She Dares All Things By Panda Riot

Q: What kind of riot is the cutest riot of them all?
A: Panda Riot. If you like indiepop that is a) swirly, b) shoegazy, c) dreamy, d) Curve-ilicous or e) all of the above... then you should seriously consider listening to these.

Downloadables:
"She Dares All Things" (box.net mp3)
"Like Flowers At Night" (box.net mp3)
"Book Of Love (Magnetic Fields Cover)" (embedded mp3)

Watch this:
"Olivia On The Downbeat" (youtube vid)

NOTE: You may have seen Panda Riot on Milk Milk Lemonade... Last Year!

Consider Clicking
- Watch "Air War" (mp3) in youtube vid form by Crystal Castles... here.
- WTF?
- Stereogum has some new poppy goodness Somebody Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin... here.

The End O' The Year Dump

And now... some items that I wanted to post about this year, BUT I never got around to it. This is not a best of list (that's coming). This is the end of the year dump (of good stuff).

1. "4x4" (ysi mp3) by Wives



2. This video by Low: "Pissing (Live)" (mp3)



3. "The Woods/The Rain" (youtube) by The Stabs



4. "It Killed Mom" (myspace vid) by Thee Ohsees



5. "Teenage Riot" (mov) by Sonic Youth = Young Thurston + awesome footage / crappy resolution



6. Some mp3s by Q And Not U:
"Wonderful People" (mp3)
"Washington Monument" (mp3)
"So Many Animal Calls" (mp3)



7. Youtube vid of Mika Miko @ the Fuck Yeah Fest 2006... here



8. "I'm OK, You're OK (Live)" (youtube) by Let's Wrestle a/k/a Let's Fucking Wrestle



9. Three mp3s by Lunch recording artist... Taxpayer!
"Exhaust Pipes" (mp3)
"Sterile Agendas" (mp3)
"When They Were Young" (mp3



10. "Party Punch" (mp3) by Oh No, Oh My!



11. "Wet And Rusting" by Menomena



12. "Real Mess" (myspace vid) by Hot Gossip



Consider Clicking
- Live low scores: "Hemlock Combo" (mp3)
- The Deadly Syndrome do Daytrotter... here.
- WTF?
- Best of the best of of the best of the "oh seven" links (not really)... (1) Tiny Mix Tapes best of is... here, (2) Elbo.ws best tracks of the year are... here, AND (3) hearsay goes over the WORST lists of the year... here.
- Myspace? Stenographer!!

Mr. T Cereal By dd/mm/yyyy

Q: Mr. T Cereal?? Really?
A: Yes. dd/mm/yyyy makes Mr. T Cereal now.

So listen already (why not?): "Mr. T Cereal" (box.net mp3) (source: myspace) from the album Are They Masks?

NOTE: While I do have vague recollections of Mr. T cereal, but I heard about "Mr. T Cereal" (the song not the cereal) on the Oh My Rockness podcast... here.

Myspace page is here.
The Real World Is So Unreal is here.
We Are Busy Bodies is here.

Consider Clicking
- Charge your ipod with an onion and some gatorade. Huh?
- The internet blog musicisart gets those recent Radiohead happenings all jammed up into one place. Dig 'em (not a cereal reference)... here.
- new new new Sons & Daughters is up at FLUXBLOG... here. FYI: The new album, This Gift drops in January 2008.
- Click Here... Then (a) laugh, (b) cry, (c) look confused, (d) all of the above.