Sunday, November 14, 2010

Two Bicycles – Valerie EP


four, short
but beautiful ambient tracks.

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Ʌ - WOOD WITCH


in my opinion,
this devastatingly sad ep
is one of X's best to date,
truly beautiful.


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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

oOoOO - CDR


nothing compliments a cold like
an unseasonably warm night
and hazy witch house.

i still cant get enough of no summer4u.
that track is huge.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Lowtide (ex-Three Month Sunset) - You Are My Good Light


oof.
fantastic.
gorgeous, chorus dripping shoegaze.
if you wanted a more upbeat Robin Guthrie
with the addition of similarly warm vocals, tada.

i am super into this.
and super sick.

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Horsefacegirl - Untitled Sleep Tape # 2


significantly more refined, cohesive and simply better
than the first of the series,
horsefacegirl releases another installment
to the untitled sleep tapes.

it is free, so give it a whirl for goodness sake.


Download
Myspace

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Plastic Flowers - beko 63


just too lovely.

sorry for the return to laziness.
hopefully, this lofi dream pop single
makes up for it, even if only a little.

Download
Myspace

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Hunting Hat - Vampire Xmas


thursday.
heart wrenching lofi bedroom pop.
i am so thirsty.

Download
Myspace

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Zola Jesus - Stridulum II


this re-release contains new additions,
and oh my goodness,
the whole collection is amazing.
she is allegedly playing a number of shows in europe
with Fever Ray.
huge.
huuuuuge.
Try It
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Ali Love - Love Harder


unabashedly poppy. and undeniably infectious.
love harder is pretty hot.
i guess it's time to dance or something.

i actually have to go to work. whatever.

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Myspace

The Organ - Grab That Gun


i bet most of the people who would arrive at this blog
have heard the organ already,
but periodically, i go through phases in which
i cannot get enough of them and am currently
in one of these phases.
grab that gun is awesome.

Try It
Myspace

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Effi Briest - Rhizomes


effi briest may not have the most unique sound,
but they pull it off wonderfully.
the lp is fantastic.
i listened to it a great deal this summer,
but my laziness prevented me from posting about it.
girls, girls, girls.

Try It
Myspace

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Apple Orchard - Leafy Lanes


with the exception of one song,
this ep is pretty perfect:
dreamy, jangling pop.

however, i almost hesitated to post the ep
because one of the gentlemen in the band
resembles someone i loathe.

next time i listen, ill simply avoid going to their last.fm page.

Try It
Myspace

How To Dress Well – Love Remains


if michael jackson was a hermit
who lived in a cave, he would actually be
How To Dress Well.
this album is great; the ep is great too.
i never thought lofi rnb
could be so effective.

Try It
Myspace

Friday, September 3, 2010

Red House Painters - Retrospective


yes, i know i have posted rhp before.
yes, i know that the first disc of this collection
is a greatest hits of sorts.
it doesnt matter.
the second disc contains tracks you may not have yet.
and red house painters rule.


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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Project X - Straight Edge Revenge


As much as i am intrigued by witch house,
i hate it when kids think that drugs are cool.
get a life.

for anyone that doesnt have this landmark straightedge lp yet,
try it.

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COSMETICS - 7"s


Personally, i think that these 7"s are huge.
however, essentially everyone that i have shared them with
up to this point has been unimpressed.
granted, one of these people was trying to decide
whether he preferred uffie or ke$ha,
which i suppose colors him absolutely devoid of any taste anyway.

he also recently posted a moronic open ended thank you note
regarding his appreciation
of alcohol, marijuana, and opiates, which he spelled opiets.
now, i know that my spelling and grammar are abysmal, but this is bum is a bum so harumph.
i will follow this post up with Project X.
classic.

Sleep Walking/The Cries 7"
Soft Skin/Black Leather 7"
Myspace

updates for a few favorites.

Anoraak's new video is freaking huge.
i would have died seeing it in 360'

Myspace

Download Single

also,
Soul Whirling Somewhere has re-issued Hope Was
in limited edition and hand numbered.
More Info

paper armies - st


i had to post this eventually as well.
heart wrenching, lush ambient shoegaze.

although, i actually cannot listen to this anymore,
and probably will never listen to it again
because of associated memories,
it is a fantastic work never the less
and ought to be listened to by people
who dont hate their memories.

i could write more about this,
but who cares.

Download
Myspace

The Arctic Flow - Goodbye Oceana


obviously, i needed to post this at some point.
it was released a couple of weeks ago,
but seeing as i have not been updating this blog,
what do you expect.

anyway, i love the arctic flow.
the single is free,
thank you Holiday Records
(who by the way, have reuploaded
some of their back catalogue!)

the instrumental b-side
is particularly noteworthy.

Download
Myspace

Monday, August 30, 2010

Brilliant at Breakfast - Almost Verbose


i am sorry for not having updated the blog
in so very long.

this ep is fantastic.
sweet, soft and catchy
indonesian bedroom pop.
a must see.

and this concludes yet another must not use grammar post.

Download
Myspace

Vision Éternel - An anthology of past misfortunes


dont call me.
i dont want to think about you.

this album is beautiful.
most of
Virkelix's
work has been generously made available for free.
please do look into all of them if you
enjoy this somber ambient shoegaze compilation.

Download
Myspace

Thursday, July 1, 2010

horsefacegirl - untitled sleep tape #1


a beautiful gift by a beautiful boy.
i highly recommend this soft, yet strong
initial release from the Massachusetts based
Horsefacegirl.


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Myspace

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Autumn's Grey Solace - Riverine


this album is perfect,
absolutely gorgeous.

sorry i have been so lazy.
it is very hot
and who cares anyway.


Try It
Myspace

MICKEY MICKEY ROURKE - M M R


fantastic.
free.
give it a try.

Download
Myspace

Thursday, June 10, 2010

The Young Friends - Make Out Point


this ep is huge.
please buy it.
the single is available for free.
in the future, id imagine that
Holiday Records will reupload the free ep
comprised of south end and north end.
until then, enjoy this small slice of summer.

Download
Myspace
Stream LP

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Anoraak - Above Your Head


Anoraak is going to be releasing a new album in august.
here is a track off it.
get stoked.

Download
Myspace

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Acres. - Silos


this is huge.
acres. generously made this ep available for free.
and it rules: fantastic midwest emo.

tyler, download this.
you will smile.

Download
Myspace

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Long Lost - ST


couples. ungh.
coastal is full of couples,
lullatone are married to each other
and the arctic flow is married.
the long lost is comprised of the happily wedded
Daedelus and
Laura Darlington.

ps.
that lullatone link directs to their recently released free album.

Try It
Myspace

Monday, May 10, 2010

Trasvorder - La tristeza se destruye


what lovely little dreamy indie pop songs.

and what a terribly confusing day.
Liberada perfectly captures how i feel,
granted i have literally no idea what the song
is actually about, but it sounds like it probably is
about whatever my day is about.

anyway,
this free ep is great.
i love the singers voice.
it is soft and gentle and true.

Download
Scribble Kite Records
Myspace

i trusted you.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Absent Without Leave - Bon Voyage


gorgeous.
god. i am so tired.
and so terribly apathetic.

Try It
Myspace

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Ef - Mourning Golden Morning


i have been meaning to post this for some time now.
it is gorgeous in a way similar to that of early immanu el.
although i have been listening to it alot lately, i currently
am just more swayed by the gentle dream that is the post below.
that coastal album is killing me.

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Myspace

Coastal - Halfway To You


this is the soft side of sleep.
it is perfect.

Try It
Myspace

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Throats - Throats


i am going to do it;
i wont be used.

this is huge.

Try It
Myspace

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Rockets Burst From The Streetlamps - Above A Moving Train


refreshingly unconcerned with gloss,
this shoegaze album is as raw as it as dreamy.
i cant believe they are from boston.
1998, where have you gone?

i am sick again.
how can i complain.

Try It
Myspace

Thursday, April 22, 2010

HALCYON HIGH - To Be Infinite


isnt that to be dead?

anyway, it's a beautiful lp
even it does at times tread a little too closely
something i wont mention.

Try It
Myspace

Friday, April 16, 2010

Rraaiillss - Demos


free fridays.
these noisey pop demos are great,
and generously made available for free.
jesus and mary chain at the beach rightttt?

Download
Myspace

Tears Run Rings - Always, Sometimes, Seldom, Never


their new album is coming out soon.
i think i am sick.

Try It
Myspace

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Nervous Systems - Needs Medicines


i am so tired,
but quite taken by the last.fm bio
for this band:
"Four thirty-somethings making a noisy racket in a spare bedroom.
Spare-bedroomcore?"


i hope i will still be writing bedroom pop in my thirties.


Try It
Myspace

Sunday, April 11, 2010

dné – Talking With Crayons


gorgeous.
gentle and alive in its beautiful fragility.

Download
Myspace

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Red House Painters - Katy Song (live)


i want to die.
this is one of my favorite songs of all time,
beautifully performed in san francisco, 1996.

Download

Monday, April 5, 2010

Morrissey - Vauxhall and I


morrissey mondays.
i think that this is my favorite moz album.
incidentally, it is also his first album that i ever listened to.
my local library carried it.

my apologies to tyler of course, because i am sure
that you already have this.

*removed*
Buy It

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Canoe - River Trails


enjoy the warm weather
with lofi washed out melancholic pop.
this ep seriously rules.


Download

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Sean Micheal - So Romantic (single)


get it while you can,
the new single from a truly
inspirational friend.

Download
Myspace

Delorean - Subiza


arguably not as grotesquely huge as their ep,
but i am still
pretty stoked.
it is just in time for the warm weather.
lets dance again!

ps. it scares me how much
i adore a fine little bird 300 miles away.

Try It
Myspace

Monday, March 29, 2010

The Motifs - ep


in lieu of my recent
"cease and assist" notice,
i will share some free twee.

lofi and concise, Holiday Records
never disappoint.

Download
Myspace

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Dads - Invisible Blouse 7"


Tyler,
i think you will enjoy this.
i know i do.

Try It
Buy It