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HEAVY HANDS

2 months ago, I gave you the first single from this album, and today you can get the whole damn thing for the price of an email address.  You will not regret it. 



Volcanoes - Heavy Hands - 2012



THEY'LL SAY WE'RE ONLY DREAMING

Local favorites YALL have just finished their new album 'They'll Say We're Only Dreaming' and it continues where 'Drink From Between Our Hair' left off.  Math/Noise/Rock/Improv from Denton.

YALL - They'll Say We're Only Dreaming - 2012

DUST OFF YOUR SITAR, IT'S GONNA BE A SUMMER OF LOVE



Sat. Nite Duets - Summer of Punishment - 2012

 The most range shown yet by Sat. Nite Duets.  However, the album feels more cohesive than anything they've put out in the past.  I'm personally asking you to listen to this album.  You will not be able to stop.  Stand-out tracks include; Chiller Pastures, Black Moriah, Andy's Going to Heaven, and Summer of Punishment. 

Here are some of my favorite quotes from the album:

"Who's gonna be the baby being born when you're sick? On your deathbed, you can bet that you won't give a rip.  In their own way everybody does the best they can.  Even U2 has got to know that they're just a band." 

-Chiller Pastures-

"I know that does not excuse having seen so much pornography that it grosses me out, but what can I say?  I'll do it again.  Hell, I did it today."

-Don't You Love Me, Baby?-

 "Until you're over me, I'll turn the other cheek.  If you are without sin, then cast the first bowling ball at the pin."

-Summer of Punishment-

If you tell me you've ever written anything half as awesome, you're lying.  Get your limited edition first pressing of the album for $15 and instantly download the album which isn't out until 2/28.  What a deal!!!

POKING THE WORLD WITH A STICK

Some of my best recommendations come from the artist's suggestions page on bandcamp when you download their album.  Last week I blogged real hard about Coyotes in the Room.  If you were smart enough to go download that album, you may have seen this in their suggested listening.  This starts somewhere around dark-bedroom-creep-funk-pop and ends up a complete tapestry of Deerhunter-esque psychedelia.  This description will be utterly feeble when you give it a listen because I really can't find the words for this album.  It's fucking free!



STREET GNAR - POKING THE WORLD WITH A STICK - 2011



WHO EVER SAID GINGERS WERE WORTHLESS?



King Krule - S/T EP - 2011

Portrait in Black and Blue

SEATEC ASTRONOMY



Treasure Hunt - Seatec Astronomy - 2012

When I was in daycare, we had a playground that shared a chain link fence with a lot that was used to raise about 15 sheep.  The sheep were fascinating at first, but we became accustomed to them after a couple of months of daily exposure.  One day we had a ball bounce over this fence that was (in hindsight) far too low for the task it was intended for.  One of the older kids in 1st or 2nd grade was elected to jump the fence and retrieve the ball, based on his kickball skills (the only way we knew how to measure physical ability.)  I don't know where the adults were at this time.  Smoke break?  In any case, we all lined the fence to watch as the big kid jumped down and began the 15 foot walk to the soccer ball with great suspense.  Immediately, the sheep were startled and began walking over towards him to see what the hell was going on and I think that shook him.  He looked to his left as the pack of sheep continued coming at him, the 'lead sheep' speeding up as he went.  For his sake, and because I'm only about 25% sure of his name, I will refer to him as 'John' at this point.  John froze momentarily as he realized what was happening and then began to back up.  He was only about 10 feet from the other fence that ran perpendicular to the one we were standing at and he reached it quickly as he backed up.  The problem was, he didn't turn around to jump the fence.  Instead he stood there and cried as the HSIT (head sheep in charge) rammed him over and over in the stomach.  This is where the memory begins to get a little fuzzy, but I think that's when the 20-something who was supposed to look after us realized what was happening and ran the sheep off.


The moral of the story is; even though you are good at kickball, you can still get rammed in the stomach repeatedly by a sheep.  Also, you should check out this new Treasure Hunt album from DFW's own Myles Dunhill.  Pay .97 cents for the album on bandcamp instead of nothing so that Myles knows who sent you!


Casino Night

DAYDREAMER



Youngteam - Daydreamer - 2011



I'm soooo late on this one, but it must be posted because this is greatness.  Shoegaze, Psych Rock, Alt, Indie from Stockholm Sweden.

NTH MERIDIAN

Nate Henricks - NTH MERIDIAN - 2012

Amazing DIY lo-fi, psych-folk bedroom tunes from Denver's Nate Henricks.  Situated comfortably between Bon Iver and Animal Collective, depending on the track you're listening to.  Check out Nate's entire discography over at his bandcamp.

FOOTBALL ANYONE?



Alligator Indian - Football - 2011

 Pretty sweet garage indie/psych/experimental/new wave/pop from the world renowned music capital of... Asheville, North Carolina.

Get your own on LIME GREEN VINYL (or even more special CLEAR W/ LIME GREEN SPLATTER.)  And be sure to check out the rest of the Bleeding Gold collection because all of their albums are pressed on bad ass colored vinyl. 

RIGHT ON



Coyotes in the Room - Right On - 2012



These bros are building quite a wonderful collection of albums on bandcamp and they keep getting better!  This is certainly my favorite so far.

alt, creep, psych, folk from New York/Indiana

BLACK FLUTE

Do you remember a long time ago I named Keepaway one of TMCB's Best New Artists of 2010?  After a fairly quiet 2011 (if you consider working with Das Racist quiet) the gents who run one of the finest twitter accounts in music are ready to release music.  "Black Flute" is due out Jan. 10th via Greedhead, and while it sounds like something Lisa Lampanelli would play, the album cover below indicates a more literal meaning. 

Keepaway - Black Flute - 2012

Keepaway - Cake

MUSIC VIDEO MONDAY (WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE EDITION)

Youth Lagoon - July
The most haunting video yet from the spookiest album of 2011.  Massive global pandemic?  Yes, please.


Colin Stetson - Those Who Didn't Run