More of that summer sound from Vancouver band Rec Centre:


Rec Centre - Funner

Tapes 'n Tapes

Tapes 'n Tapes have a new album "Outside" coming out January 11. I really like the craziness of their 2004 and 2005 album. 2008 album Conquest didn't hit me right at the time, but listening to it again tonight I appreciate the growth of the band. It is mellow and not as in your face with tricks and weirdness. It has aged well.They will be in DC on Feb 7 at the Rock and Roll Hotel and in Charlottesville, VA Feb 8 at the Jefferson Theater.

This track off the new album sounds promising, when it started off I was waiting for a bigger kick in.....it sounds like a subdued Franz Ferdinand.


Tapes 'n Tapes - Freak Out from soon to be released album Outside
Tapes 'n Tapes - Omaha from 2005 album The Loon
Tapes 'n Tapes - Insistor from The Loon



If for some reason you live under a rock and don't have the new Arcade Fire album yet, just listen to this:
Arcade Fire - Month of May

Second Chance

I have overlooked the band Here We Go Magic for a couple months now.The clip below finally got me to pay attention. Nice dreamy sound with vocals that remind me of Neil Young. I won't be downloading the whole album but I'll pick up a few tracks from the new album Pigeons.

RIP Ari Up

Lead singer of the punk/post-punk band The Slits, Ari Up passed away Wednesday Oct. 20.

Cheat Sheet #3 - Fall and the Start of School

Music for the season: Noise seems to be what my ears are finding attractive. There are some great pop tunes here, but they are all buried beneath noise, echo, and feedback.



Radio Dept. - New Improved Hypocrisy
Swedish band that has been around for some time, but I just learned about from this most recent album Clinging To a Scheme. The above track is just a random post but it follows in the same vein as the album. I think the whole album is worth checking out. It's soft, mellow music for the fall. I would have expected a bigger pop sound from the Swedes, but these guys must come from the part of Sweden that does not get sunlight. It's not depressing just reflective.

Black Mountain - Old Fangs
Black Mountain - Hair Song
The last Black Mountain album lost me, it was just too heavy. These tracks are for fans of Sabbath who are now older and gentler.

Thee Oh Sees - Go Meet the Seed
Nice lo-fi jangly sound. I love the psychedelic echo on the guitar blasts and the ba-ba-bas on the chorus.

Crocodiles - Sleep Forever
Crocodiles - Billy Speed
I like the whole album. Just a great pop racket!

Sundelles - Dead Youth
Make a joyful noise - success!