Woolworm.
What do you think when you hear this? Myself I think of Indian Summer (name of a song) which gets me excited for hearing to see if they are similar.
Recently this vancouver band finally put up a song / myspace. This incarnation of it sounds like Dog Day to myself and friends. But also intrigues me as 3/4 members are in hardcore bands i have booked in Victoria.
Giles d.f Roy of Set Foot
W. Alexander Pomeroy of Bodyguard
Naoyuki Harada (aka Noogz) of Set Foot, Needles
All also friends of mine, i had heard of this project before, originally it was a Indian Summer style band when Giles and Alex started it with others, now the line up is just indie pop goodness.
Check out them out! I am working on getting them out here for Jan 9th.
Which i will make a post about that show on here and get you all excited for Railcars.
Sorry I don't have an image to attach!!
Haunted Bela (mp3)
Time for a spooky post. Northhampton's Bauhaus have their 1979 premier single "Bela Lugosi's Dead" 'mashup-ed' with the narration from Disneyland's Haunted Mansion Ride.
Turn out the lights, fire up those candles. It's Ouiga time.
So, I found the best blog ever. I mean, I know I should be promoting my own blog. But this is just too good. Bolachas Gratis posts brand new albums everyday with a complete review, and a zip/rar file to download the entire album. I mean, Whoa! These people really care. I found new Helios there and some of the other Type Records latest releases as well. (Speaking of, new Goldmund, Koen Holtkamp, Xela and Peter Broderick) Holy namedrop, but seriously. Check them out if you need pretty stuff to sleep to.
Also, new Glass Candy is awesome.. reminds me that there's some blog house I still enjoy.
Glass Candy-Animal Imagination.mp3
(Thanks GvB)
Chad VanGaalen is amazing.
From the album Soft Planes out now on Sub Pop.
!!!- Myth Takes
nas: "THAT'S what indie rock is desperately lacking!"
d.gilbar: "what, a sassy black woman?"
nas: "YES!"
Rocking Richard's on August 31st, !!! deliver just that (and more, of course). Pushed up against the stage, we partied with the abrasive rhythms of, essentially, this dance team. It felt like a night out at The Odyssey, with Nic Offer rousing the room, dancing like a 'Shower Power Night' Go-Go dancer (but instead, in a sexy button up and hip skinny jeans).
Dan Boekner (Wolf Parade) and Alexei Perry-- Handsome Furs (who I've crooned about before)-- started the night off with a performance impossible NOT to bounce with. Alexei springing up and down with Dan rocking power melodies as the couple's eyes twinkled each moment they met augmented their musical stirrings.
And, at the expense of looking like a stalker, I finally got a chance to gab with Alexei about her wedding photos that I used here.
Handsome Furs - Dumb Animals (mp3)
[photo: Nic Offer. note mic in pocket]
FESTIVAL - Valentine from Language of Stone on Vimeo.
And it's pretty good quality. It includes a pool boy, several costume changes, and a storyline I don't quite get. There's even decent acting and some dialogue in the beginning.
Long time since I graced SO with a post. Yet here I am again wishing everyone to check out Azeda Booth's new album In Flesh Tones out on Absolutely Kosher Records (home of Frog Eyes a personal favourite of mine). Could go on with comparisons from what I have heard everyone else say it reminds them of what the new Deerhoof album should have been or the new Sigur Ros album that should have been. I am really enjoying the atmosphere’s that Azeda Booth have put together (have only heard 2 tracks thus far! Ran and another that I forget the name of! oh the woes of playing many tracks on the radio...)
Also featuring members of Women... and those members have toured as the back up band for Chad Van Gaalen. oh Calgary...
Anyways this will be a short post in which I will say listen to it yourself and see what you think
[MP3] - Azeda Booth – Ran
Or download an older album for free here
http://www.azedabooth.com/supersecret/
These guys are kinda old news, but they aren't tired in my ears. I didn't know I had a thing for Scottish anthems that all seem to be about boom boom (until now, of course). I only just figured out the meaning of their album title, The Midnight Organ Fight (perhaps a double entendre). Still, pretty/clever lyrics fill these tunes (i.e. "Jesus is just a Spanish boy's name. How come one man got so much fame?)
Listen to the whole album. Several times. I think it's taken me a few months to realize just how good it is. This is that stick in your head/throat/heart music both you and I needed.
Frightened Rabbit-The Modern Leper
Frightened Rabbit-Keep Yourself Warm
Frightened Rabbit-Fast Blood
They play in Vancouver October 29th at the Media Club.
Myspace