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TRACK: HIDDEN MESSAGES - "Such a Disgrace"
BLOG: OBSCURE SOUND - (New Jersey)

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Today's NEW Releases

From Ear Farm, Posted May, 20th 2008

One of our most anticipated albums of the year drops today, hooray for Islands:Blackstrap - Steal My Horses and RunBonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down in the LightDonna Summer - CrayonsThe Explorers Club - Freedom WindThe Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop Drop And RollFrench Kicks - SwimmingIndian Jewelry - Free Gold!Islands - Arm's WayMason Jennings - In The EverMates of State - Re-Arrange UsMudhoney - Lucky OnesScarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My HeadSybris - Into The TreesThe Ting Tings...

OPP

From Ear Farm, Posted May, 20th 2008

Listen to the brand new Islands Daytrotter session, which includes a Brian Eno coverOr, listen to Beck's latest jam "Chemtrails" from his forthcoming Modern Guilt albumNapster launches an MP3 storeTakka Takka's Migration LP due July 29th on Ernest Jennings Record Co.Ra Ra Riot sign to Barsuk Records and also playing a free show w/RSVP on ThursdayFuse TV will televise six hours of Bonnaroo for the first time this yearBored? Learn how to set up a pirate radio station...

Things in Herds

From The Daily Growl, Posted May, 20th 2008

It does seem like extraordinary humility. The blurb on the Things in Herds website announces their new album thus:"It does feel somehow irresponsible to be adding to the unimaginably huge flood of music in the world today. Still, it's a fairly short album so it shouldn't take up to much room at the party. It's also pretty damn quiet, and should be more than content to hover in the corner and to leave fairly early. Without causing a fuss."There?s so...

Colin Meloy at the Music Box 04.28.08

From Speed of Dark, Posted May, 20th 2008

We caught Colin Meloy at the Henry Fonda the Monday following Coachella, so we were a bit wiped out from that experience, and we were bummed to find out that the Music Box (or Colin himself, possibly) did not allow digital cameras. While Alt-gramma's camera is excellent, it is not exactly small and we could not sneak it in. Thankfully I had brought along my Olympus XA and some ISO 1600 film. The only problem with this...

Black Angels CD Release

From Covert Curiosity, Posted May, 20th 2008

The Black Angels are on the cover of this month's Austin Chronicle, and the article that goes along with it is a great read. You can check it out digitally at the link. Their second album, Directions To See A Ghost, is a full-on jam record, much less directly to the point than Passover as they have expanded their psychedelic range, and pretty much everything is bigger. If you listen closely to the track "Never/Ever" you'll hear some electric jug,...

Cloudland Canyon

From Covert Curiosity, Posted May, 20th 2008

Here's some high quality stuff from Cloudland Canyon, which is one part Memphis-stoner-rock and one part German-multi-instrumentalism. Droning keyboard, wah-ed out guitar, fuzzy atmosphere, trance-like loops, swirling lo-fi vocals, and general trippyness. Reviewed at XLR8R, Pop Matters, Almost Cool, among others. Light some fire, pass it around, push play.Cloudland Canyon - "You & I"Cloudland Canyon - "Mothlight Part 1"Says Aquarius Records: "Rich clouds of metallic shimmer surround looped guitars, creepy chanted vocals are submerged in demented spacey FX, dense deconstructed...

Ra Ra Riot Sign to Barsuk!

From Its Hard to Find a Friend, Posted May, 20th 2008

Well this is good news! The wonderful Ra Ra Riot have inked their names on the dotted line with the also wonderful Barsuk Records. The North-Easterners will satisfy a niche in Barsuk's corner they haven't quite tapped yet, I'd say. A bit more dancy than the pop of The Long Winters, a bit more sophisticated than the average band whose pop is more dancy than the Long Winters (read: english sounding voice and strings = success!). I, for one am...

What shows should I see this summer?

From Its Hard to Find a Friend, Posted May, 20th 2008

Why I'm glad you asked, dear reader. Simply click on the artist's name to see if they're resting their heads in your town.Of course: if you can only see one show this summer, and I shouldn't have to say this, it should be Radiohead. If you can only see two it should be one of the following, and if you can see more than that then you should see them all!Radiohead - Everywhere, and sure to be the best show...

The most amazing video you will ever see

From DISCONAP, Posted May, 20th 2008

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Indiana wants me

From I am Fuel, You are Friends, Posted May, 20th 2008

I was up late last night after watching the Rockies sadly best the Giants at Coors Field in Denver (that bottom of the sixth was a bitch). So if I weren't already working on a growing sleep deficit from this weekend, I'd be seriously considering going to the theaters at midnight tomorrow to see the new Indiana Jones (actually, I still might). I've been awaiting this new installment -- I adore everything about those movies, and have even forgiven the...

sete

From Cubik Musik, Posted May, 20th 2008

From the wonderful crew at Brownswood Recordings today: " BROWNSWOOD TRIP TO WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL Come with Brownswood to Gilles Petersons' Worldwide Festival in Sete, South of France, Thursday July 3rd to Monday July 7th 2008. The festival, curated by Gilles......

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