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Archive for February 2009

Covers: David Watts

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Condo Fucks – Fuckbook

In the wake of digital recording technology many recent bands (Times New Viking, Waaves, et al.) are gaining notoriety (and blogger hype) for using tape hiss and tinny guitar fuzz as an aesthetic choice. March 10th will see the release of another album of 4-track buzz, as Condo Fucks release Fuckbook on Matador Records. While [...]

pow wow!

Brooklyn via Jersey brothers, pow wow!, have been quietly working together on their upbeat tunes for 3 years. The songs pull together disperate infuences that showcase the brothers’ enthusiasm for a wide variety of pop music. Their track “So Weird” has been on repeat all afternoon, making a nice companion on an unusually sunny February [...]

Vivian Girls – Lake House

The Vivian Girls shambolic take on the Ronettes resulted in one of my favorite albums of ‘08. They recently recorded the track “Lake House” for Almost Ready’s The World’s Lousy With Ideas 7″ series. The song hit the web today and is causing a bit of a, well, splash.
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Vivian Girls – Lake House

The Twilight Sad – Killed My Parents and Hit the Road

Typically I tend to shy away from live recordings.  Not because I don’t like live music, in fact it’s just the opposite.  Recordings rarely capture what it’s like to be there.  I’m sure you can think of certain recordings that do, and for me this is one.
While it’s not simply a live recording (the latter [...]

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