After an extended solo venture Jose Gonzalez has, once again, teamed up with his former band mates to release a new Junip album. The LP will be out September 14th via Mute Records. Until then, to keep everyone’s whistles sufficiently wetted, the band is offering up the Rope & Summit EP for free just for [...]
“Sea Talk” by Zola Jesus
by Fred (follow us on Facebook) From the upcoming Stridulum II. With all of the warning colors surrounding this artist, you don’t expect the music to be nearly this accessible. Or nearly this good. Download it at RCRD LBL and, as co-blogger is wont to say, poke the crazy. (home|myspace|last.fm|download)
“Lamplight” by Bombay Bicycle Club
by Fred (follow us on Facebook) Odd that this is just now turning up on RCRD LBL. Or maybe we really are that far behind on our RSS feeds. It’s “Lamplight,” from the 2008 LP I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose, by Bombay Bicycle Club. It’s as meandering as a drunk. As [...]
tMiM interviews: Dave Keifer of Cagey House. “The quickest way to produce mediocre music is to proceed in an orderly fashion.”
by Fred (follow us on Facebook) Take your favorite album, it probably doesn’t matter which: Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin. Grace by Jeff Buckley. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by Outkast. The odds are that each track seems cleft from the next. And, more fundamentally, that the various moving parts within those tracks are alienated from each [...]
“MoneyGrabber” by Fitz & The Tantrums
by Fred (follow us on Facebook) Maybe the name of the ensemble is unfamiliar. Even so, the propaganda and the picture above may conjure piano and brass throwback big-voice rock. So. Go ahead. Trade an email address for an MP3 download to see if you were right.
A Year, With Luna by usr/sbin
by Fred (follow us on Facebook) “When in Geneva or Zurich the fates decreed that I should be a poet, one of the few, I set myself a secret obligation to define the moon.” –Jorge Luis Borges Not sure how we missed this, especially with our recent discovery of the Just Not Normal netlabel. It’s [...]
Wintersleep to tour with The Hold Steady
Here’s something that’s worth more than a one-track share. In fact, I suggest you pick up the entire collection. If you’ve dabbled in The Hold Steady much, you might already know and love Wintersleep. If you’re just a casual listener (like moi) or if you just haven’t heard their stuff yet, then listen up. You’re [...]
Live o’Cleub by Ali
by Fred (follow us on Facebook) For those who cringe before clicking on FredlinksTM, you might need to cower before clicking on this one. It’s Live o’Cleub by Ali, a troubling, not-uneventful hour. It’s free of charge, but that doesn’t mean there’s not a cost involved. For those looking for sub-genres: pick your favorite and [...]
Sixty seconds in, and it’s magnificent
by Fred (follow us on Facebook) Late June we recommended four downloads, including Placement And Angles by Chris Lynn/Cedar Lines. Digging deeper in the Cedar Lines catalog finds the restrained and cutting A Place In The Field Of Rights, which, says creator John Harrison “explores the energy around loss.” “Afterthoughts and Regret” is barely undulating [...]
Longstay – Homes & Houses
Every now and then something makes me miss California. Earlier today, the rumor that we would have an 80% chance of rain every day through Monday triggered it. Then this evening, I found myself missing it because I learned that Longstay was from there. It took me about one minute to decide that I wanted [...]
