Much to dig … Killer Nuggets-y rock from Mind Spiders (ex-Marked Men). Super trio Middle Brother brings the type of rootsy harmonies you expect (and love) from ex-Dawes, Deer Tick, Delta Spirit members. Ex-Vivian Girls singer Katy Goodman goes off on her own for a sweet La Sera. Panda Bear helps Ducktails ready for a new LP. Shout out to MattO for getting the Kordan jam lodged in my head and stuck on repeat. Finally a 3-day, lazy weekend bonus track from The Poison Tree will bring undeniable National comparisons but the duel male/female vocals give ’em a little something special. Influences aside, it’s a wonderful track. Enjoy thoroughly.
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Mind Spiders “No Romance” from s/t
Middle Brother “Me Me Me” from s/t [follow]
La Sera “Devils Hearts” from “Devils Hearts Grow Gold” b/w “Dedicated to the One I Love” [follow]
Ducktails “Killin the Vibe” (feat. Panda Bear) [follow]
Kordan “Mirror” from The Longing [follow]
3-DAY WEEKEND BONUS:
The Poison Tree “My Only Friend” from s/t [follow]
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Vinyl porn. Without the PVC bodysuits.
I’ve got a major thang for vintage vinyl album covers. And could spend all day flipping through stacks at Amoeba for the design and over-the-top copy alone. There’s a new site/project that exploits one very specific vinyl fetish: the Stereo header. Whatever kind you’re into—Living, Dual Dynamic, Stereo-Spectrum, Sterophonic, Kaleidoscopic—Stereo Stack collects scans from old covers and stacks them for your ogling pleasure. You can even shuffle ’em with a click.
Sarted by the owner of Seattle’s Jive Time Records and founder of album cover blog Project Thirty-Three, the site currently has dozens of different headers and a promise of more to come.
There’s even a stereo ‘stache:
Go peruse StereoStack.com »
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Add these to your Christmas list, kiddos. Enjoy thoroughly.
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The Go! Team w/ Soko “I’m Not Satisfied” (Betty & Karen)
from Buy Nothing Day (b-side) [pre-order]
Panda Bear “Last Night at the Jetty”
from Last Night At The Jetty 7″ [pre-order]
Telekinesis “Car Crash”
from 12 Desperate Straight Lines [pre-order]
Wye Oak “Civilian”
from Civilian [pre-order]
J Mascis “Not Enough”
from Several Shades of Why [pre-order]
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Two really cool Beatles infographic-y illustrations. As funny and simple as the Decade in Facial Hair by MozzarellaPoppy. is, the fashion one wins hands down.
Ten Good Years from Buenos Aires illustrator Max Dalton is available as a limited edition print.
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Starting things off with a wandering winter diddy from Santa Rosa’s That Ghost (Ryan Schmale). Then Sharon Van Etten gives you yet another reason to order the new Air Waves. A taste of the new Minks LP is more Smiths-y than Cure-y but nonetheless tasty. Acoustic Radio Dept. shows off Johan Duncanson breathy pipes. And while there’s a new Yuck LP coming soon, this early track still fits the bill for a cold, winter day. Enjoy thoroughly.
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That Ghost “To Like You” from Songs Out Here
Air Waves “Waters” (feat. Sharon Van Etten) from Dungeon Dots
Minks “Cemetery Rain” from By the Hedge
The Radio Dept. “Heaven’s On Fire” (acoustic) from KEXP live
Yuck “Automatic” from Aaaa
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(yes, this is the best pic my crappy cam could capture)
Mister Heavenly, the super-ish trio of Nick “Diamonds” Thorburn (The Unicorns / Islands), Honus Honus (Man Man), and Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse), played their third show last night. And yet again they were joined by Michael Cera on bass. Apparently he’s only playing with the band during their current tour opening for Passion Pit.
The show was surprisingly great. A surprise since, well, they haven’t released any tunes yet. It was only a few days ago Sub Pop announced their signing. All I knew was their self-described sound as “Doom-wop” (a combo of doo-wop and doomed love songs). After hearing ’em, that’s not too far off. And hot-damn, that Honus Honus has an amazingly raw ‘n throaty croon. Expect good things.
No CDs for sale. But they did have these handsome shirts:
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It’s the Cyber Monday Black Friday Five. Here to cram even more on your shopping list. Enjoy thoroughly.
Wolf Parade “Agents of Love” from Semi-Precious Stone single
The National “Wake Up Your Saints” from High Violet, Expanded Edition
Iron & Wine “Walking Far From Home” (single)
OMD “VCR” (The xx) rough mix
Banjo Or Freakout “105” (single)
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