SOTD: “Walkin’ With Jesus” – Spacemen 3
Band Recommendation: New Generation Dudes
New Generation Dudes from Chicago, Illinois know how to entertain. Keep in mind, I know very little about whether they can actually entertain (I’m guessing they can), but they seem to have the basics down…musically at least. Their latest EP is a clusterfuck of dance music at the heart of everything. Whether its actually ghetto house music or some variation of that is something for KLYAM EDM expert Rich to decide, but to me it’s just enjoyable stuff that’s fast, heavy, and hooky as can be. As NGD put it: “IF YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THIS, YOUR HEAD WILL LITERALLY FUCKING EXPLODE. DO NOT FUCK AROUND.” Seriously, though, it’s true. What really impresses me is their control of tempo. I tend to appreciate electronic music a lot more when there are parts that are immediately attractive, but others that you have to wait for. NGD gets it right. Take a listen why don’t you?
The Vaccines – Post Break-Up Sex
Jonathan Richman @ Somerville Theatre In March
– Thursday, March 3
– On Sale Soon!
– Check website: http://feitheatres.com/somerville-theatre/events/
2011 In Music: A Preview
2010 is still not over. It’s worth mentioning that 2011 is shaping up to be an interesting year, at the very least, in terms of new music coming from some of my long-time favorite bands/potential favorites. Let’s take a look at what is definitely coming out:
Arctic Monkeys – Fourth Studio Album – Sometime!
The Beets – Stay Home – January 11
Black Lips – Sixth Studio Album – April 5
Bright Eyes – The People’s Key – February 15
Davila 666 – Untitled – February
Gentleman Jesse & His Men – Untitled – Sometime!
Hunx and His Punx – Untitled – April
Jens Lekman – Untitled – Sometime!
Lovely Feathers – Untitled – Sometime!
Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Untitled – March
Panda Bear – Tomboy – Sometime!
Peter Bjorn and John – Gimme Some – March
Radiohead – Untitled – Sometime!
Sam Roberts – Untitled – Sometime!
Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde – January 18
The Strokes – Untitled – Sometime!
Tapes ‘N Tapes – Outside – January 11
Editors – Unedited: Deluxe Edition Box Set
Tom Smith
“We’ve been picking through the archive recently, looking back at our 3 records, many many b-sides and some material that has never seen the light of day. It’s been addictive. We can’t leave it alone, much like picking a scab, and we’ve decided to package it all together and share it with our fans, officially. We’ve raided the vaults, searched through old CD-Rs, cassettes and photo albums and gathered it all together. We’d like you to have this music on any and every format we can produce and also share some photos and memories of the last 6 years in a volume that you can keep forever.”
Includes:
Exclusive stunning 12″ 100 page photo-art book (a collection of lyrics; 200 images of artwork, band and live show photographs)
The Back Room (original album CD, LP and download)
An End Has a Start (original album, CD, LP and download)
In This Light and On The Evening (original album CD, LP and download)
You Are Fading B-Sides
| You Are Fading I |
You Are Fading II |
| No Sound But The Wind Last Day Heads In Bags Find Yourself A Safe Place Let Your Good Heart Lead You Home An Eye For An Eye Disappear Crawl Down The Wall For The Money |
Every Little Piece Open Up Some Kind Of Spark Release Banging Heads Come Share The View The Diplomat Dust In The Sunlight |
| You Are Fading III | You Are Fading IV |
| This House Is Full Of Noise Camera (original demo recording) From The Outside Bullets Time To Slow Down A Thousand Pieces I Buried The Devil Alone A Life As A Ghost The Picture |
Colours I Want A Forest Thousands Of Lovers Forest Fire Human No Sound But The Wind (Live at Werchter 2010) You Are Fading These Streets Are Still Home To Me (Version 1) |
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Some of those B-Sides are simply stunning personal favorites including “You Are Fading,” “The Diplomat,” and “Dust In The Sunlight.” I’d say this is a must have for Editors fans.
Purchase Here: http://www.sonymusicdigital.com/editors/details/5705033
Glen’s Best/Worst of 2010: Record Labels
Congratulations to Matador Records for taking the cake in this one. The three Matador/True Panther albums that I noted below were securely in my Top 10 Albums of 2010 list. So, good job, Matador! Keep it up and here’s to 21 more years! Sub Pop and Fat Possum, two other large independent labels, put out some great records as well. On the smaller scale, Goner Records, based in Memphis, released a handful (probably even more) of quality records and I can only guess that 2011 will be another great year for that label and store. Burger Records, which has garnered national attention for its release of cassettes, is small as well, but their devotion to music and the bands that they put out is overwhelmingly large. As far as “better luck next year” labels go, we’ve got In The Red. In The Red has been a consistent favorite for me, but nothing that they put out this year really floored me. It was a bit of an off-year for Domino Records as well. Of course, that can go out without saying the year after releasing two stellar records, Merriweather Post Pavilion [Animal Collective] and Humbug [Arctic Monkeys]. EMI did pretty awful, but that’s expected too…it is a major label after all. Warner Brothers was a mixed bag; Devo’s LP was pretty good, but nothing else really tickled my fancy. I know a lot of people were feeling Dr. Dog and the Black Keys (especially) this year.
Top 5!
1. Matador/True Panther Records – Notable Releases: Hippies [Harlem], Gay Singles [Hunx & His Punx], Memphis [Magic Kids]
2. Sub Pop – Notable Releases: Teen Dream [Beach House], I Will Be [Dum Dum Girls], Everything In Between [No Age]
3. Fat Possum Records – Notable Releases: King of the Beach [Wavves], Lisbon [Walkmen]
4. Goner Records – Notable Releases: First Blood [Nobunny], Melted [Ty Segall]
5. Burger Records – Notable Releases: Cum Stain [Cum Stain], Shame, Shame [APACHE]
Worst!
1. EMI – Un-notable Releases: Of the Blue Colour of the Sky [OK GO], Sea of Cowards [Massive Attack]
2. Domino – Un-notable Releases: There Is Love In You [Four Tet], Hidden [These New Puritans]
The Strokes Discuss Homemade Mixtapes
Interesting topic…this is apparently The Strokes first interview in three years.
New Info. About Handsome Furs Third Studio LP
Spinner.com:
“We kind of realized after we made that ‘Face Control’ record that one of the strengths of the band that really separated it from Wolf Parade — and separated the two audiences — was there was more of a dance party vibe than sort of a cerebral rock vibe to the crowd [at] the shows,” he continued. “It was really cool to be able to have those things separate so I could enjoy them separately — I think we’re kind of going more in the sweaty, punk dance party vibe.”
Handsome Furs is currently touring eastern Europe, and so far have one North American date in Chicago already booked for 2011, they’ll play at Lincoln Hall January 15. According to Boeckner, the band’s new album will be out “late spring/ early summer” if everything goes as planned.”
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 