The Anti label is one of the best and they recently released a winter sampler on iTunes. Just $3.99 gets you 9 tracks from artists like Wilco, Dr. Dog, Galactic and Marketa Irglova.
Head over to iTunes to check it out.
New Music
December 23, 2011
December 06, 2011
December 04, 2011
Sailing
The Hardly Art label recently released a beautiful new 7" from Seapony. You can stream the new track here and buy it at the Hardly Art store.
December 03, 2011
November 22, 2011
Chop Love Carry Fire
Chop Love Carry Fire is a new project from Jeremy Toback and Butch Norton. Earlier this year they released a wonderful self-titled EP. Of the six tracks, four earned stars in my iTunes. The single "Want Nothing" is a great rock song and the video is included in this post. For me though, the track that I can't shake from my head is "Didn't Mean To Be American". I've always been a big fan of how Jeremy uses words and this is a great example of this. Throw in a minimalist arrangement, sing along melody, a slow build and the whole track is really striking. It sounds like there will be more coming from these guys soon.. Hopefully a tour as well.
Stars: 1,2,4,6
Video for "Want Nothing":
November 19, 2011
Garland of Bottle Flies
13ghosts have been working on this record for a couple years. After some lineup changes and struggles with creative direction, the band ultimately asked friends to sit in and play. The result is an interesting record with a range of energy and emotion. Garland of Bottle Flies was released earlier this month on the Skybucket label, a small label based out of Birmingham, Alabama. I really admire the work this label has done.
Several tracks earned stars but my favorite is "Dr. Bill", embedded below.
Stars: 2,4,5,7,9
Ashes & Fire
It's been a while since Ryan Adams released some new material. This is the first new material since breaking up the Cardinals. The new record is called Ashes & Fire and features some fantastic songwriting [as you might expect].
Here are the tracks that got tagged with stars in iTunes and a live performance of my favorite song on the record "Invisible Riverside".
Stars: 1,3,6,7,9
November 16, 2011
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Finally got through all of the new M83 record.. It's good stuff but two discs might have been a little ambitious. This is the sixth record from the French band. Here are the tracks that got tagged with stars in iTunes and the video for my favorite song on the record..
Disc one: Tracks 1,2,3,5,8
Disc two: Tracks 2,3,8,10,11
November 15, 2011
Flare
Japanese trio Boris premiered a new track on Rolling Stone from the upcoming record "New Album". The track is called "Flare" and can be found for stream/download HERE. The new record will be available on 12/6/11.
