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July

Youth Lagoon premiered a new video for the song "July". Upcoming tour dates are listed after the video.

Youth Lagoon - July from Tyler T Williams on Vimeo.

01/16: The Reef, Boise
01/19: Neumos, Seattle
01/20: Biltmore, Vancouver
01/21: Doug Fir, Portland
3/10: Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City 

3/11: Larimer Lounge, Denver

3/12: Jackpot Music Hall, Lawrence

3/18: Fitzgerald's, Houston

3/19: One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans

3/20: Club Downunder, Tallahassee

3/21: The Social, Orlando

3/22: Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta

3/23: Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

3/24: Rock N Roll Hotel, Washington DC

3/26: Union Transfer, Philadelphia

3/27: Bowery Ballroom, New York

3/28: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn

3/29: Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge

3/30: La Sala Rossa, Montreal

3/31: Lee's Palace, Toronto
4/02: Radio Radio, Indianapolis  

4/03: Firebird, St. Louis

4/04: Metro, Chicago

4/05: Turner Hall, Milwaukee

4/08: Indie O Fest, Mexico City

4/11: Porter's Pub @ UCSD, San Diego

4/12: Troubadour, Los Angeles

4/13: The Independent, San Francisco

Criminals Win

"Two Matchsticks" was one of my favorite records in 2011. My favorite track was the title track.. Austin-based band The Wooden Birds recently released the second video for the album. Check out "Criminal Win":

 

Keep Me Waiting

I dig this song from Cymbals Eat Guitars.

www.barsuk.com  

Enjoy:

Don't Try and Hide It

The Dodos perfromed with Neko Case the other night on Fallon.

http://www.dodosmusic.net/

 

Love

LA-based band, The Nocturnes, released a new video for the track "Love". Leading the band is Red Sparowes guitarist Emma Ruth Rundle.

www.thenocturnesmusic.com 

 

The Nocturnes - "Love" from Cluster 1 on Vimeo.

Americana Music Festival

Those of us that watch Austin City Limits religiously were treated to a special episode this weekend when they highlighted performances from the Americana Music Festival, filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

The show featured a number of memorable performances. For me, the middle of the show was incredible with Elizabeth Cook, Justin Townes Earle and this stirring performance from The Civil Wars:

The Civil Wars "Barton Hollow" from Austin City Limits on Vimeo.

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

www.choplovecarryfire.com

Video for "Want Nothing":

California Birds

Downbeat duo Keep Shelly in Athens recently released this new video for the track "California Birds". The track is from a new EP released 11/8 on the Forest Family label. 

http://keepshellyinathens.blogspot.com/

Keep Shelly in Athens VS ABADABAD // California Birds from Feel Good Lost on Vimeo.

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

PV15 DVD

Polyvinyl continues to celebrate its 15 year anniversary by releasing a HUGE collection on DVD. There are 60 videos on this thing and mp3's of each track.

TRACK LISTING

1. Sunday's Best - Don't Let It Fade

2. Rainer Maria - Ears Ring

3. Mates of State - Fluke

4. Mates of State - Ha Ha

5. Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! - In Green

6. of Montreal - Disconnect the Dots

7. Mates of State - Goods (All in Your Head)

8. Aloha - Summer Away

9. Ida - Honeyslide

10. Ida - Late Blues

11. Decibully - Penny, Look Down

12. Ida - What Can I Do

13. of Montreal - So Begins Our Alabee

14. of Montreal - Requiem for O.M.M.2

15. of Montreal - Wraith Pinned to the Mist

16. XBXRX - Pigs Wear Blue

17. The M's - Mansion in the Valley

18. The Like Young - For Money or Love

19. Owen - One of These Days

20. of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse

21. of Montreal - Suffer for Fashion

22. Headlights - TV

23. Architecture in Helsinki - Heart It Races

24. 31Knots - Beauty

25. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Pangea

26. of Montreal - Gronlandic Edit

27. Architecture in Helsinki - Debbie

28. Headlights - Cherry Tulips

29. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Think I Wanna Die

30. Architecture in Helsinki - Like It or Not

31. Joan of Arc - A Tell-Tale Penis

32. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Modern Mystery

33. XBXRX - Ear Ever Hear

34. 31Knots - Compass Commands

35. The M's - Big Sound

36. of Montreal - Id Engager

37. Cale Parks - Every Week Ends

38. of Montreal - An Eluardian Instance

39. Loney Dear - Airport Surroundings

40. Asobi Seksu - Me & Mary

41. Architecture in Helsinki - That Beep

42. of Montreal - Mingusings

43. Cale Parks - One at a Time

44. Owen - Good Friends, Bad Habits

45. Joan of Arc - Flowers

46. Loney Dear - I Was Only Going Out

47. Asobi Seksu - Transparence

48. Headlights - Get Going

49. James Husband - Window

50. Headlights - Love Song for Buddy

51. Love Is All - Kungen
52. Casiokids - Finn Bikkjen!

53. of Montreal - Coquet Coquette

54. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Sink/Let It Sway

55. Love Is All - Bigger Bolder

56. of Montreal - Famine Affair

57. Deerhoof - Super Duper Rescue Heads !

58. Vivian Girls - I Heard You Say

59. Starfucker - Julius
60. of Montreal - L'age D'or

www.polyvinylrecords.com