Sorry for being so awful at blogging, life is intense in college. Let me tell you. I don't know how I do it sometimes. And I'm not trying to be silly here, I honestly think I might go crazy any given day.
Enough with my cries for sympathy and respect. Not really. Whatever. I'm tired. So music right?
I wanted to start with a really cool band that sort of combines two really interesting ideals in the music scene now. The idea of really cool female led bands combined with this post-Animal Collective sound aesthetic is undeniably intriguing. To explain the former, bands like Bat For Lashes, Florence + the Machine, Chairlift, St. Vincent, and newcomers Sleigh Bells are all female led acts that are blowing up and creating awesome awesome totally rad music. And to explain the latter portion of that sentence way up there, after Merriweather Post Pavilion came out, everyone not only ate that record up, but the newly created die-hard fans worked their way tirelessly through their back-catalog creating an amalgam of sound to create a new genre almost. Bands like Blind Man's Colour and Toro Y Moi are actually really good at it and don't make it lame. Anyway this is High Places's self-titled record. They're releasing a new record sometime soon, probably on a new label. And they put out a new single somewhere. I don't know, I haven't heard it.
It's really complicated and hard to upload my own files onto mediafire or anything with an ethernet cable so I have to find my links for now off the interwebz. And the only thing I could find is a little zip folder of a collection of tracks from High Places. Sorry guys this all I have for now, but I definitely want to put up their actual self-titled as soon as possible.
Download some HIGH PLACES brah
The next band I'd like to share with your lovely ear holes are The Pains of Being Pure At Heart. Probably the cutest shoegaze band I've ever heard. Often times, 'shoegaze' bands are somewhat moody and depressive. But these guys (and girl) create fun yet subdued shoegaze pop songs about being young, love, loss, and everything else that happens before you turn 30. They've released an EP called Higher than the Stars that is really good and has a fantastic remix on it. I recommend it. They also released a self-titled LP last year that was a little underhyped in my opinion just because it wasn't really the same sort of sound as what was popular during 2009. This music isn't about the beach or summer, it's about things that people really care about. Which interests me especially. This is their debut record. I really want to catch them live. And I'm really interested in where their sound goes.
I love the Roland SP-404. I currently have two friends that dropped the dough to acquire one of these beast machines. An SP-404 is a sampling machine that is a wonderful tool to create weird and interesting music. Popularized by the wonderful Panda Bear on his tours of Person Pitch where he rocked dual 404's to pull of his stunning record live. This new guy's project is called City Center. And if you look at his live pictures, it's a hi-hat or cymbal of some kind, a mic, a 404, an echo/reverb unit, and some percussive instruments like a shaker. This record is his first LP, and is somewhat challenging at first. But once you dig out the melodies, it's a very satisfying listen. This guy seems to be a pretty cool dude and loves to tour so hopefully I can catch him live soon and see how he pulls it off live.
I love the Roland SP-404. I currently have two friends that dropped the dough to acquire one of these beast machines. An SP-404 is a sampling machine that is a wonderful tool to create weird and interesting music. Popularized by the wonderful Panda Bear on his tours of Person Pitch where he rocked dual 404's to pull of his stunning record live. This new guy's project is called City Center. And if you look at his live pictures, it's a hi-hat or cymbal of some kind, a mic, a 404, an echo/reverb unit, and some percussive instruments like a shaker. This record is his first LP, and is somewhat challenging at first. But once you dig out the melodies, it's a very satisfying listen. This guy seems to be a pretty cool dude and loves to tour so hopefully I can catch him live soon and see how he pulls it off live.
Every blog on the planet worth reading has probably mentioned this guy before. And I'm surprised I haven't yet cause I downloaded his debut record MONTHS ago when it leaked. It still hasn't come out yet and it's really sad that such a small time producer had pride and joy leaked before the new year even rolled around. Due out in Febuary, TORO Y MOI's sound is characterized by Panda Bear-esque samples, IDM-influenced beats and sugary pop hooks. His record 'Causers of This' is about to come out and I really hope this guy blows up. He really deserves it. He's kind of the underdog in the whole chillwave movement. Neon Indian and Washed Out have definitely overshadowed this guy and it's not fair for him to sit back when he made arguably a better record. Anyway, please buy this record when it comes out. I shouldn't be posting this and I feel bad, but hell it's everywhere already.
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