As mentioned before, Fang Island’s second album Major will be in stores July 24th. “Asunder” and “Sisterly” have given us promising teases of the new music, and now “Seek It Out” verifies that, yes, this album will surely rock.
One of my favorite albums of 2010 was the self-titled debut from Fang Island, a grandiose epic-sounding math-rock trio from Rhode Island. They return on July 24th with their sophomore effort Major (that’s the album art above). Take a listen to the first leaked track “Asunder” over at Consequence of Sound and take a peak at the tracklist below.
01. Kindergarten
02. Sisterly
03. Seek it Out
04. Make Me
05. Never Understand
06. Asunder
07. Dooney Rock
08. Regalia
09. Chompers
10. Chime Out
11. Victorinian
Once every three months I list the best of what I heard in albums/songs/remixes for the quarter. I do this to personally keep up with all the awesome music I hear, as it ultimately helps me at the end of the year when I do my overall listing for the previous twelve months. I also do it to introduce you cool cats to tunes you may have missed independently.
Every Saturday, I post a 15-20 minute podcast featuring some tracks I’ve been jamming the previous week, as well as some commentary and random musings from yours truly. Enjoy!
Tracklist:
The Rapture – Children
Summer Camp – Better Off Without You
The Joy Formidable – Cradle (Fang Island Remix)
Body Language – You Can (Star Slinger Remix)
Spring break is upon us, and with it the finest week of the year, SXSW. As is customary, my friends and I are gonna RAGE and make like Andrew W.K. and PARTY HARD and all that good stuff. New parties and showcases are being announced every day, and next week I hope to have a list of my picks for ones to check out. In the meantime, however, after the jump is a list of bands I am hoping to see this year while meandering around downtown Austin, and you should try your damndest to see them as well.
20. Vampire Weekend – Contra
1. Vampire Weekend - Cousins
19. Jeff the Brotherhood – Heavy Days
2. Jeff the Brotherhood - Bone Jam
18. Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts
3. Male Bonding - Year's Not Long
17. Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
4. Deerhunter - Desire Lines
16. The Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt
5. The Tallest Man On Earth - King of Spain
50. LCD Soundsystem – Dance Yrself Clean
49. 1. Dom - Living In America
48. 2. Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait
47. 3. The Walkmen - Victory
46. 4. Free Energy - Free Energy
45. 5. Deerhunter - Desire Lines
44. 6. Delorean - Simple Graces
43. 7. Josh Ritter - Folk Bloodbath
42. 8. Diamond Rings - Show Me Your Stuff
41. 9. Janelle Monae - Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)
150. 1. Toro y Moi - Causers Of This
149. 2. Toadies - Pink
148. 3. Surfer Blood - Take It Easy
147. 4. Local Natives - Warning Sign
146. 5. Dominque Young Unique - War Talk
145. 6. Magic Kids - Good To Be
144. 7. Rihanna - Cheers (Drink To That)
143. 8. Deftones - Royal
142. 9. Wavves - Super Soaker
141. 10. Thrift Store Cowboys - One Gentle Inch To Nine Violent Miles
200. 1. The Golden Filter - Solid Gold
199. 2. Delorean - Real Love
198. 3. Band of Horses - On My Way Back Home
197. 4. Games - Heartlands
196. 5. Cults - Oh My God
195. 6. El Guincho - Bombay
194. 7. Marnie Stern - Nothing Left
193. 8. Interpol - Barricade
192. 9. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug
191. 10. Janelle Monae - Make the Bus (feat. of Montreal)
