Scouring iTunes for some oldies.

Hey Gang! It is hard to find music to post here while I am not near my 2 external hard drives (pushes coke bottle glasses back up onto nose) so I usually end up finding a couple tunes to download from blogs and then reposting them here. I swear, I have a bunch of music I want to post, but it is not accessible right now. So, I think today I will look for some older songs that are actually on my computer and maybe some new stuff.

When I was home in Maine a couple weeks ago I was a music downloading frenzy because I knew when I cam back to Virginia I would not have the opportunity for a while. One of the albums I got was the new Shout Out Louds LP Our Ill Wills which for some reason is out in Europe, yet is being released in the US on September. One of my favorite songs from their previous effort Howl Howl Gaff Gaff was Go Sadness. A nice little diddy from Our Ill Wills is the popular Tonight I Have To Leave It. I will post both of them for some comparison listening.

The other song is again from Justices LP †. The song? DVNO. The song is driving me crazy because I feel like the vocals are from a popular 80's song that I have never heard. The only difference is that Justice goes to town on it to shape it into an instant party classic (according to me).

That is all for now, check back tomorrow for something on The Clientele, and if I can find it, a ridiculous electropop song by Yelle.

Shout Out Louds - Go Sadness
Shout Out Louds - Tonight I Have To Leave It
Justice - DVNO (Stream)

Kissy Sell Out, Feist

While reading a post in Good Weather For Airstrikes about the Daft Punk performance at the O2 Wireless Festival in London the other day I came across some remixes by a British DJ Kissy Sell Out. I feel that his best remix by far is of a song by All Saints called Chick Fit. I would try and break down the parts of the song but my shift is almost up and I want to get this posted. The other song I am putting up is off Feist's new album The Reminder. The song? Sea Lion Woman. Minimalist clap beat over beautiful vocals are enough to make this song a gem. (Yes, a gem.) Ok, here they are.

Chick Fit (Kissy Sell Out's Excellent Adventure)

Sea Lion Woman - Feist

iTunes Free Download of the week=Justice!

As someone pointed out to me, the free download of the week on iTunes is D.A.N.C.E. by Justice. So, all of you (yes, all 2 of you) should check that out, if I haven't already sent it to you. Clearly, Justice is the hot band of the summer. And even though my housemates think that I am just going through a faze by listening to this music, I shall prove them wrong in showing that Justice is actually a hot band that other people besides myself and Plus Move listen to here in the U.S.. Also, if you have a chance (which I know 1 of you does) download some Devendra Banhart. I am "digging" his sounds right now and I am sure you will too. That is all for tonight because it is almost 4a.m. and I need to get up before noon tomorrow to run some errands.

New Post Finally!

Wow, it has been a while since I have posted on here. Sorry about that but this school year ended kind of rough and it is taking me a while to get situated. Plus I have not had a steady internet connection. So, quick overview, I know have the new Justice album † and also saw Alison Krauss and Union Station with special guest Toni Rice in concert last weekend. First off, the concert was amazing. Great performance from Alison and her whole band. The dude who was the singing voice for George Clooney in 'O Brother Where Art Thou played mandolin and sang some tunes which was cool. The slide guitarist was just as impressive. Some good ol amerrrcan music.

Next big item, †. It officially comes out July 10th, but it was leaked onto the internet about a week ago. The album is insane. Some of the songs have been out for a while now like D.A.N.C.E., Let There Be Light and Waters Of Nazareth but the rest are all new. Some standouts are Genesis and its transition into Let There Be Light, and New Jack. I cannot stop playing this album, which is a nice break from my usual depressing crap. And hey, it keeps me awake on my long sojourns from VA to ME. So, I am putting up New Jack for its crazy cool break down and general catchy-ness.

Justice - New Jack

Tereu Tereu Set to Play Woodstock After Release of First E.P.

Tereu Tereu are a local band from Fredericksburg, Va/The University of Mary Washington; and they are about to release their debut E.P. Feline Ambition. The first single (the one song that Ross sent me) Furwinked (The Lion/Bear Song) is the first indie rock song I have heard in a while with a Vibraphone. That is not so bad, because this band makes it work well.

From the bands drummer: "Tereu Tereu have been together in its current incarnation since about September of 2006 playing whatever it is we play (usually pop indie type rock). We recently recorded our debut 3 song E.P. Feline Ambition with Jason Caddell (Dismemberment Plan) and mixed it with Devin Ocampo (Medications, Beauty Pill) which should be ready for consumption any minute now. Tereu Tereu are Ross Marshall (drums, percussion, vocals), Matt Bradshaw (trumpet, keys), Ryan Little (vocals, guitar), and Adam Bray (bass)." They aren't too bad live either, so check em out. Buy the E.P., go to a show, stalk Ross on facebook, whatever it takes. Know this band.



Tereu Tereu - Furwink (The Lion/Bear Song)

† Realse Date Set For July 10th. Get Ready

Track List:
01 Genesis
02 Let There Be Light
03 D.A.N.C.E.
04 New Jack
05 Phantom
06 Phantom pt. II
07 Valentine
08 The Party
09 DVNO
10 Stress
11 Waters of Nazareth
12 One Minute to Midnight

Word.

Plus Move(ing) on up....to the east side.

For all of you who read this blog regularly I'm sure you know of Plus Move. (They were in the first post). In case you are wondering why I know about/love this band it's because a friend and band mate from high school is one of the members. I have sort of kept track of their progress since they started up last July.

Well, there is a cool new development for them, an article in The Phoenix, which is a New England arts and entertainment magazine/newspaper based in Portland/Boston/Providence. They also had their first show last weekend that was apparently off the hook (sorry I couldn't drive up to Boston to see it). So, in an attempt to continue spreading the good news that is Plus Move here is the article and an older song from Plus Move, Live It Up. Be sure to check these guys out before they become the next Justice.

The Phoenix Article
Plus Move - Live It Up
Plus Move MySpace Page