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.
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.
Twin Shadow is back! George Lewis Jr. has announced his follow-up to 2010’s brilliant Forget. It’s called Confess and it’s out on July 10th.
Stream/download the first new track from the upcoming album, “Five Seconds,” below. It’s packed with everything we all love from Twin Shadow, passionate vocal work, echoey guitars, and Molly Ringwald 80’s beats!
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 Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Heart In Your Heartbreak (Twin Shadow Remix)
Roach Gigz – Fuck a Chorus
Ghost Town DJs – My Boo (Balam Acab Remix)
Drake – Headlines
It’s been taking forever and ever, but True Loves, the debut from Brooklyn psych-dance-pop masters Hooray For Earth, finally drops June 7th. Â And the group recently leaked another amazing, catchy, ghetto-blasting banger from the album, the brilliant “No Love.” Â Grab it and blare it repeatedly.
While you’re at it, revisit my 31st favorite song from 2010, the infectious title track.
And revisit my 63rd favorite from last year, the band’s collaboration with Twin Shadow.
This week the first of a two-part series dedicated to SXSW 2011.
Playlist:
The Diamond Center – Dos Fridas
Hooray For Earth – True Loves
Cloud Nothings – Morgan
Twin Shadow – I Can’t Wait
Yuck – Shook Down
Ok, this is when it gets crazy. Today I’m going through the Music portion of SXSW 2011, which happens Wednesday, March 16 – Saturday, March 19. Â Keep in mind there’s always gonna be pop-up shows and last-minute party announcements like every year, so follow me on Twitter and I’ll try to keep everyone abreast of anything awesome. Â Also: on Monday I will post my picks for multi-day parties, like Fader Fort, Waterloo Parking Lot Shows, etc. so look forward to that. Today’s list only includes my picks for single-day parties.
Wednesday, March 16
Eat Your Own Ears/Austinist/Windish Day Party @ Mohawk – Free
By far the best lineup of the day – Cloud Nothings, Twin Shadow, Givers, Royal Bangs. Awesome.
Honorable Mentions
Bella Union x Yours Truly @ SXSW
Terrorbird Media/Force Field PR Day Party at Red 7
Amanda Shires @ G & S Lounge (Outdoors) 2420 S 1st St. – 2 pm
Queens of the Stone Age @ Rolling Stone Showcase at LZR – If you don’t have a badge, it’s likely you’re not getting in. Â But best of luck to ya!
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.
Tomorrow I begin my listings of the top albums of 2010, but before I do, here are twenty great albums, listed alphabetically, that just barely missed the cut.
Big K.R.I.T. – K.R.I.T. Wuz Here Mixtape
Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
