WOODS AT CLUB DADA SATURDAY 5/3

 

Psych-folk-pop gods Woods (Woodsist) will be at Club Dada this Saturday, May 3 with support by another TMCB favorite, Quilt (Mexican Summer.)  I've been a fan of Woods (or whatever they went by at the time) for the last 6 years but this will be my first time to see them live and I am extemely excited. *#shoutout to having kids* Woods will be here promoting their new album With Light and With Love.

 

This is also a Parade of Flesh show, if you needed any more convincing that this is the best thing to do in Dallas Saturday night. Get your tickets here for only $10.

 

 

Here is 'Moving to the Left' off of WLAWL:

And a nice extended live performance of 'Bend Beyond,' one of my favorites from their last album:

FUTURE ISLANDS - SINGLES

Future Islands - Singles (stream) - 2014

There is nothing that I can say about this album that would do it justice.  I have had it for about 2 weeks and listened to it all the way through no fewer than 20 times.  I love it.  I know every year I anticipate high pitchfork scores for albums I really like, and every year, those albums get between a 6 and a 7.3, but this year feels different.  I think this could be an album of the year candidate.  I'm talking 9.5-9.8 stuff.  In reality, Kanye didn't produce this album, so I'm probably just getting my hopes up.

HAXEL PRINCESS

Cherry Glazerr - Haxel Princess - 2014

These girls are 16 & 17.  What the fuck are you doing with your life?

BRAVE YOUNG LION

Brave Young Lion - Same Old Game EP (2013)

I am admittedly behind the curve when it comes to Denton bands, but if Brave Young Lion is any indication of what's going on up there, I may have to make the trip north on 35 a little more often (more often = more than zero times per year.) RIYL: Harlem Shakes

CRUISE YOUR ILLUSION

Milk Music - Cruise Your Illusion - 2013

I missed this one in 2013 but, thankfully, the gentlefolk at Succulent Teeth didn't.  Released back in March on Fat Possum Records (Youth Lagoon, El-P, UMO) this most certainly would have been on the top 50. Yet another reason why all 'best of' album lists are arbitrary and self-indulgent.  One of my best character traits!