It's a mediocre band, but the name's no good either.

4/18/2013 9:50:54 PM

Uh, the name is great. But I wouldn't even call them mediocre. Just kind of annoying.

4/18/2013 10:25:28 PM

for me they teeter between pretty good and pretty annoying. it's probably my south-florida-knew-them-before-they-were-big bias.

The King's show last year was fun.

We were nearly blackout and kind of goofy heckle-dancing. If that's a thing.

So many -'s ITP.

[Edited on April 19, 2013 at 2:26 AM. Reason : /]

4/19/2013 2:26:03 AM

Did anyone else do the Pet-Tich-Eye Kickstarter? Just downloaded it but haven't listened yet.

4/20/2013 11:48:39 AM

one track in and this new Thee Oh Sees may be my new favorite album of 2013

4/20/2013 1:24:38 PM

^ It rules. We must've played it 100 times in the store and it never gets old.

4/20/2013 2:35:23 PM

arguable encrypted transmission from Boards of Canada yesterday, people now talking about troll/hoax vs. 2013 release.

http://i.imgur.com/5NTZ0mL.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe4UCjjyr8U

I remember w/ the Geogaddi promo release materials, the people working at Schoolkids seemed to take all of it for themselves.

[Edited on April 21, 2013 at 1:43 PM. Reason : fuck huge images]

4/21/2013 1:40:23 PM

https://soundcloud.com/surferblood/slow-six-surfer-blood/s-7J5o1

4/21/2013 2:26:00 PM

The new ghostface is actually pretty solid

4/21/2013 2:30:14 PM

new oh sees video is fucking gnarly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R44Qh2P7wo0

4/22/2013 1:58:45 PM

the new Steve Earle album is pretty good. it jumps around a bit, but it's a quick album. The Low Highway

4/24/2013 8:58:05 AM

I'll have to check it out. The only one of his I've ever owned is Transcendental Blues. Any other 1 or 2 that stand out that I should check out? I know he has tons of albums which is honestly why I haven't gotten around to checking others out; I just didn't know where to start.

I've been recommended The Mountain before.

4/24/2013 9:54:57 AM

Transcendental Blues is really good. As is The Mountain, in which he's accompanied by the Del McCoury Band. I would recommend Townes (a tribute to TVZ) and Washington Square Serenade.

to be honest, his early albums (Copperhead Road, Guitar Town, and any with "The Dukes) are good, but a much more traditional country rock vibe. Almost all of his albums during the Bush era are politically driven, with the last few being more personally reflective.

4/24/2013 10:09:42 AM

Yeah I really dig Transcendental Blues. A few tracks I REALLY like (thesequence of Steve's Last Ramble->The Galway Girl->Lonelier Than This) and then the rest are good to listen to too. It's not the kind of stuff I normally listen to on CD but I like that one and I have a feeling I'd like a couple others of his (not the more traditional country rock for sure though).

4/24/2013 5:31:08 PM

http://annuals.bandcamp.com/album/time-stamp

4/26/2013 10:16:07 AM

a Steve Martin and Edie Brickell album? well fuck me.

4/26/2013 10:54:41 AM

Junip - Jose Gonzalez's band has a new album out. And it's exactly what you'd expect from a Jose Gonzalez band.

4/29/2013 10:57:30 AM

Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest. Due out June 10. Stoked as fuck.

[Edited on April 29, 2013 at 3:45 PM. Reason : fuckin June 11 in US :\]

4/29/2013 3:42:39 PM

Oh my F'in god Neutral Milk Hotel in Asheville in October

4/29/2013 9:01:26 PM

I don't know how I feel about this new Bleached single Dead in your Head. I like singing along but it seems kind of mundane. Doesn't really have the oomph of Electric Chair etc. Guess i should listen to the album

4/30/2013 12:01:45 AM

just wanna say that "Get Lucky" is easily the best single so far this year in a year that's already been chock-full of awesome singles...so fucking catchy

5/2/2013 7:06:51 PM

I want to like it completely but I can't get over the feeling that it sounds like it was designed to sell speakers at best buy.

5/2/2013 8:59:58 PM

The combination of Daft Punk & Nile Rodgers ensures its extreme fidelity. If Jeff Lynne played on it, it'd have to come with some new ultra-super-duper-high-fidelity badge.

5/2/2013 9:34:50 PM

I just wanted to say that I'm really digging a few tracks on the new !!! album

5/3/2013 8:01:32 AM

holy shit this savages album rocks my face off.

5/4/2013 1:46:47 PM

The Knife "Shaking the Habitual" is incredible.

5/4/2013 6:44:33 PM

Copypasta from reddit, but Grohl is preaching the truth right here

5/5/2013 7:55:33 PM

Listened to that Savages record. Not a fan. Super '80s and sounds like bad Siouxsie b-sides.

5/5/2013 8:49:14 PM

New Vampire Weekend leaked. Haven't listened yet, but the few tracks that were out there before were pretty great.

5/6/2013 2:08:17 PM

Should we even call it "leaked" any more if it's seven hours 'til the release date?

5/6/2013 5:17:45 PM

They moved the release back to May 14

5/6/2013 5:30:16 PM

I disagree with dave grohl. I don't want anyone who would watch american idol anywhere near my rock and roll. If you think music being a competition is anything near reality then please stay in whatever shitty pop american idol is a part of. Speaking of dave grohl who was way better in this band than any of those times he thinks he should be playing guitar and singing



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5/6/2013 6:01:57 PM

new vampire weekend is super catchy.

5/6/2013 9:38:45 PM

through the first three songs, this new Talib Kweli album is pretty dope

5/7/2013 11:13:34 AM

the hype over the new Mikal Cronin album is completely justified

holy hell

5/7/2013 1:28:38 PM

^my ears thank you for that post

5/7/2013 2:30:09 PM

yeah, i was so surprised by how good the new mikal cronin was when i first heard it like a month ago...i knew he was good but i didn't know he was that good

also this new vampire weekend is really really good. i have to admit i didn't think they would do much after their debut, but they've written three really good records that expand on their sound while remaining true to it. i wouldn't be surprised if "diane young" even got radio airplay, sounds like it could be a radio hit.

5/8/2013 7:22:14 PM

"worship you">"ya hey" is a fantastic back to back combo.

5/9/2013 12:05:03 AM

I guess I'll give that Michael Cronenberg an honest listen. Pretty sure I didn't like the song I had heard off of it.

5/9/2013 1:07:55 AM

For the record I think Merge is a pretty terrible label in who they sign as opposed to my overall tastes, and that was a huge turnoff to begin with. If I don't like this record, I'm probly gonna choke a bitch from the Internet for making me listen to it.

5/9/2013 1:12:49 AM

Vampire Weekend album is great

5/9/2013 3:14:06 AM

^^ It's fine, but I don't get the people who are flipping for it. It's a solid pop record, but I've listened to it a half dozen times and can probably only recall one hook.

5/9/2013 10:54:56 AM

not really feeling the new love language song.

https://soundcloud.com/mergerecords/the-love-language-calm-down

5/9/2013 9:32:23 PM

oof

after ^ that song finished, She & Him started playing and made me want to kill myself

5/9/2013 9:48:37 PM

the new National record is really, really fucking good, and that's saying a lot after only a couple of listens since it usually takes a while for their stuff to grow on me.

5/9/2013 10:24:55 PM

and,that new Love Language song is... uggh.

5/9/2013 10:31:48 PM

Agree with all of the above

-Vampire Weekend is much better than expected

-The new National album is incredible and demands/ deserves 10000000 listens

-That new Love Language song is crap

5/9/2013 10:54:12 PM

I don't even know who's in the love language anymore...

5/9/2013 11:47:59 PM

^^agreed on all accounts. vampire weekend album is really good, national is amazing, love language is meh. heard they were very boring at the block party at cat's.

5/10/2013 1:32:36 AM

a few of the tracks from Jason Isbell's new solo album are awesome. can't wait to hear it all

5/10/2013 8:27:00 AM