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[triangleman]

A couple of good debut albums that slipped through the cracks last year...

The Grand Archives - The Grand Archives (2008)

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Seattle-based Grand Archives is an indie rock band featuring five male vocalists. Mat Brooke, co-founder of softcore cult-favorites Carissa’s Wierd (not to mention an ex-member of Band of Horses) started Grand Archives with a trio of friends in September, 2006. Drummer Curtis Hall (The Jeunes), bassist Jeff Montano (The New Mexicans), and guitarist/keyboard player Ron Lewis (Ghost Stories). Guitarist Thomas Wright signed on soon after. Judging from the first material, Grand Archives isn’t a drastic change from the songwriting shown by Brooke in both Band of Horses and (even more so) in Carissa’s Wierd. The latter in which he took even more part in the song-writing process. Last.fm

The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns (2008)

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Toronto-based trio The Rural Alberta Advantage (Nils Edenloff, Amy Cole, and Paul Banwatt) play indie-rock songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in Central and Northern Alberta. They sing about summers in the Rockies and winters on the farm, ice breakups in the spring time and the oil boom’s charm, the mine workers on compressed, the equally depressed, the city’s slow growth and the country’s wild rose, but mostly the songs just try to embrace the advantage of growing up in Alberta. Last.fm

[eddie]

In memory of the late lux intererior I preesent The Purple Knif Show...

"For those of you who don't know, The Purple Knif Show is a mock-radio show hosted by Lux himself.  Featuring a whole load of garage oddities and other unknowns all tied together with warped nonsense from The Cramps frontman, it's a blast from start to finish. "

go on http://theskullclub.com/radio/ and listen to song of the day. Its awesome.

Long Live Lux!

[Clintaga]

YO, I feel it's really important to re-thank Clap, because I'm re-listening to the  acoustic Ben Gibbard Set from NPR and sections where he is just talking are totally awesome, and I have a renewed interest in the Postal Service and DC4Q, which are two totally excellent bands, so thank you so much again.

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This is the 4th studio album by England's Dragonforce, the face-meltingest power metal band I can think of since Demons & Wizards. Basically, someone had to be that good at singing about orcs blowing dwarves on the back of a gryphon while 6 other guys just shred the crap out of their generic rock instruments. I've heard live accounts from people who say they are too drunk to accurately perform their art in concert, so just grab the CDs and rock out as they basically send you and all your friends to the Face Section at Wal*Mart, where you'll want the special Dragonforce/Face value pack. This comes with a Dragonforce CD and about 10 spare faces, so when they MELT YOUR FACE OFF, you can just throw on another and keep rockin' out.

[weiq]

hey can i request for Freshcut's "Open Your Eyes" EP??? 

[mod_a]

hey can i request for Freshcut's "Open Your Eyes" EP??? 

[E. Spaceman]

so spake the man with the image on his sig

[mod_a]

Corrected, Thank you for keeping me honest.

[look out! Ninjas!]

It's not my upload, but it's legit. And really, who cares that it's someone else's upload when you get this.
Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind

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[Sox]

In 2005, Okkervil River appeared on KEXP to promote Black Sheep Boy. They're really charismatic, gave a great interview in the spot, and played a set of five songs, four from the record and one Iggy Pop cover. You can hear the size of the tiny room and the ramshackle nature of the band was captured beautifully. It's worth downloading just to hear how flawlessly the first two songs segue together.

*
2) Some Weird Sin
3) For Real
5) Song For Our So Called Friends
7) Get Big
9) The Latest Toughs

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*I didn't bother to list the interview tracks, but they're in there too.

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

Not a problem Clint, just glad someone is appreciating it. It really is great. TPS,DCFC,DNTEL..all excellent.
I'm actually upping 4 songs from another live set, I'm not sure which one it is though; I'll have to do some searching.
Do you have any All-Time Quarterback, I have one album if you are interested?

[Nicky Thrice]

I thought all-time quarterback only had one album

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

Yeah, Nick I guess you are right. He pretty much put everything onto one album in 2002.
I just wasn't sure if maybe there was something somewhere that was under the radar because you never really know.

Look Mexico-This Is Animal Music

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/download.php?njiommwj5dtI saw 2 of their 3 EP's on here and thought this would be a nice contribution.

"You can be light-hearted, but you can’t be funny / You can make a struggle, but you won’t make money / You can scream, but you can’t be loud / You might smile, but you can’t act proud," singer Matt Agrella playfully warns over the gorgeous and relaxed instrumentation of “Done and Done,” where Look Mexico sound as simultaneously relaxed and focused as one could possibly hope for.

If American Football had traded their somber musings for a more upbeat demeanor, Look Mexico would have had an older twin brother. The fact is, both exemplify everything good that can result from jazzy instrumentation and cohesive song structures. Look Mexico just chooses to do this with a grin from ear to ear.

But Midwestern emo comparisons aside, the band is able to succeed very well on its own merit. Whether whimsically rising and falling with slight vocal accompaniment, or playfully meandering along as “I Had I a Wrench, And I Hit Him,” and “Watch Out for This” respectively display, there’s an inherent level of comfort in vocals and instrumentation alike. The ebb and flow never ceases to provide tangible emotion, nor the perfect intonations for it to travel in on. Agrella reflects on his childhood through an uncommon observation, and the rhythm on which these words are told make them seem just that much more honest. "The heart of youth and growing needs, is an argument / This invention, the mighty wheel / How it has changed us all," he sings in “Me and My Dad Built Her,” and nobody, for even a second, can question how much he means it.

The instrumental side of the band is able to speak in equal volumes, as “Comin’ in Hot with a Side of Bacon” makes unquestionably clear. Four minutes may not seem like a very long time, but Look Mexico is able to pack so many great riffs and fluid transitions into that timespan that all that’s left to wonder, is why you hadn’t heard of them sooner.

The charming melodies established by the band’s four members hook you instantly, and when things get turned up a notch or two, they stay with a solid linear vision. Each song, instrumental or not, has a point A and a point B; the paths are always gorgeous, and you never have time to wonder where things are going. The present moment, well, it’s perfect enough.

Ben Gibbard Acoustic(only 4 songs but good ones)

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?jym0tmtkmknThe songs are as follows
1-Recycled Air(acoustic)
2-The Dream of Evan and Chan(acoustic)
3-So Complicated(acoustic cover)
4-The Saddest Story Ever Told

[valley_parade]

I thought most of the ATQ! songs ended up on "You Can Play These Songs With Chords", anyway.

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

I thought most of the ATQ! songs ended up on "You Can Play These Songs With Chords", anyway.

You Can Play These Songs With Chords came out before Ben started All-Time Quarterback and I'm pretty sure that means that none of ATQ songs are on YCPTSWC

[Mr. Tool]

So perhaps you find yourself sitting around thinking, “Man, I’ve got all this weed to smoke but nothing to listen to!”

I’m here to help.

Stag Hare - Black Medicine Music

From the get-go it feels as though I’m being transported into a head-spinning voodoo dance with witch doctors exorcising negative spirits out of my entranced Indian-style seated, immobile body. Pull out the narcotics? Grab the Ouija board? Frolic naked through the forest? The possibilities are endless. Great loops. Tribal beats. Calming voice echoes. Hippy guitar. Harmonica. Tranquil chimes. Flutes and tambourines! Everything seems to be used! It’s like a group of slackers came across an Indian burial ground and got possessed by the spirits residing there—only no nightmare…just the peace-pipe. Hell, the title says it all, “Black Medicine Music.” Self-released magic. Definitely an anytime album. Stimulate your chakras.

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[pat101]

umm I don't see any image, so ... what is this?

It's not my upload, but it's legit. And really, who cares that it's someone else's upload when you get this.

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[Scandanavian War Machine]

that would be Mono's Hymn to the Immortal Wind

[the_pied_piper]

With the Spanish music awards coming up soon I have a special post for anyone who likes that.

The link for all nominations is http://www.premiosdelamusica.com/dyn/finalistas/index.php?id_seccion=4&id_edicion=23&id_categoria=1#cat_1

However, i have 2 of my favourites to post. Both are nominated for
-Artista Revelación (Best Artist)
-Autor Revelación (Best Writing)
-Mejor álbum de Pop Alternativo (Best Pop-Alternative album)

First up is Russian Red

Based in Madrid, Spain but singing in English, Russian Red is Lourdes Hernández alter ego. Singing soft, sweet tunes and using acoustic pop melodies she has produced an album of beauty and emotion justly nominated for awards.

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Second is Vetusta Morla

Originating from Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain Vetusta Morla are an indie rock band who sing in castellano (spanish). They produce a mixture of upbeat and mournful songs on their debut album Un día en el mundo which have elevated the six-piece into the public eye. A great album best known for lead track Copenhague but well-rounded and excellent overall.

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For anyone who is bothered they will be up against Ivan Ferreiro and Deluxe for the Autor revelación and La Shica and Pitingo for Artista Revelación.

Also, flamenco fusion seems to be the next big genre for Spain.

[Clintaga]

So perhaps you find yourself sitting around thinking, “Man, I’ve got all this weed to smoke but nothing to listen to!”

You have no idea how often I have to say that out loud.

And Clap, i've never ever heard of ATQ, so flaunt it if yall got it, son.

[onewheelwizzard]

Stag Hare - Black Medicine Music

Whoa it's like everything I like about music in one album.  Sweet.

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

All-Time Quarterback-All-Time Quarterback

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In the Spring of 1999, Death Cab for Cutie songwriter/frontman Ben Gibbard had some time on his hands and a batch of songs running around in his head that didn't seem quite right for his band. He also had a few broken keyboards scattered about, a guitar that wouldn't stay in tune, an old four-track home-recording machine, and one of those Walkmans (Walkmen?) with a built-in condenser mic. What would have been a recipe for disaster in the hands of a lesser musician and songwriter resulted instead in two charming lo-fi releases (a five-song self-titled CD and the Envelope Sessions cassette tape) on the excellent Bellingham, WA scene-documenting Elsinor label under the one-off moniker ¡All-Time Quarterback!

[spoon_of_grimbo]

So perhaps you find yourself sitting around thinking, “Man, I’ve got all this weed to smoke but nothing to listen to!”

I’m here to help.

Stag Hare - Black Medicine Music

From the get-go it feels as though I’m being transported into a head-spinning voodoo dance with witch doctors exorcising negative spirits out of my entranced Indian-style seated, immobile body. Pull out the narcotics? Grab the Ouija board? Frolic naked through the forest? The possibilities are endless. Great loops. Tribal beats. Calming voice echoes. Hippy guitar. Harmonica. Tranquil chimes. Flutes and tambourines! Everything seems to be used! It’s like a group of slackers came across an Indian burial ground and got possessed by the spirits residing there—only no nightmare…just the peace-pipe. Hell, the title says it all, “Black Medicine Music.” Self-released magic. Definitely an anytime album. Stimulate your chakras.

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http://www.mediaf!re.com/?mzoymm3bzjm

i'm not a smokin' n' tokin' kinda guy, generally, but i'm downloading that purely on the basis of the eerie as fuck artwork!

[ex_penumbrae]

Simon Bookish - Everything/Everything

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Amazon says: “Simon Bookish is the pseudonym of London-based composer Leo Chadburn, who took part in the releases of Leafcutter John, Patrick Wolf, and Saint Etienne. An unpredictable and dramatic "big band song cycle about science and information", "Everything/Everything" is a new departure for Simon Bookish, as it does away with digital synthesizers, in favor of live instruments. Though it's his most pop-oriented release to date, it finds room for moments of racing Philip Glass minimalism, lopsided disco, expressionist cabaret, and even an eerie ambient interlude.”

Which is about right. Think Michael Nyman/Steve Martland mixed with Neil Hannon. Enjoy.

[Scarychips]

^ I highly recommend this album. Simon Bookish is a great guy.

[ex_penumbrae]

^ I highly recommend this album. Simon Bookish is a great guy.

Absolutely. This album lives up to what Matthew Herbert's latest album doesn't.

[look out! Ninjas!]

umm I don't see any image, so ... what is this?

Yah, sorry. Image must've been taken down sometime after I posted it.

[barista.babe]

that russian red album is AMAZING. i bought it when it came out. her voice sounds like a weird mix between joanna newsom and regina spektor (sort of).

[pulpfiction21]

Im new to this, but i found this site somehow off of some website that was completely in japanese, so i guess it was just meant to be. I wanted to post some stuff but I might fuck up so please dont be too harsh.

Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha (2009)

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This is the newest AC album that is set to come out later this month i believe. Don't think I really need to give a review of it, if you like all their other stuff, then this is a must.


Let me know if this was all done correctly.

[pulpfiction21]

Cut The Blue Wire - Revert, Restart, Reset (Ep)(2008)

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Review from rock-metal-music-reviews.com

There’s no restraint of pace, however. Cut The Blue Wire don’t play especially fast, but they have that breakneck sense of hurrying through every tune as if eager to start playing you the next one, an urgency and sincerity that seems absent from so many of their peers. The Revert Restart Reset EP comprises six snappy tracks, all shorter than three minutes in length, and all mercifully devoid of saccharine lyrical cliché and false sentiment.

Yup - no soppy high-school heartbreak or middle-class angst here, and no faux-Californian accents or strangled screaming, either. That said, singer DD Ball’s impassioned wail may take a little while to get used to, simply because it’s such a constant; a little more dynamic variation might throw the frantic parts into sharper contrast, but it might also derail that sense of pace somewhat, which would be a shame. The Revert Restart Reset EP’s bright but fierce pop edge is its best feature, like all the best bits of Hundred Reasons and At The Drive-In stirred sneakily into the guitar-pop template like amphetamines into orange-juice.

Pop-prog-post-electro-hardcore? It’s not as implausible as it sounds, not to mention a lot more pleasant… and while we’ll need to wait for a full album from Cut the Blue Wire to see whether it can last the course, we can always dance while we’re waiting.

Rotary Ten - These Are Our Hands (2008)

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Review from Altsounds.com

Each track on the ‘These Are Our Hands ’leads gracefully into the next while complimenting the last, this makes for an album that ultimately never becomes stagnant or stale during it’s of 40 minute duration but instead keeps your ears held firmly against your speakers in fascination.

‘These Are Our Hands’ is something that 2008 should be remembered for in the same way 2006 is remembered for ‘Whatever People Say I am, That’s What I’m Not’

[Tom]

Im new to this, but i found this site somehow off of some website that was completely in japanese, so i guess it was just meant to be. I wanted to post some stuff but I might fuck up so please dont be too harsh.

Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha (2009)

Oh god, that can't seriously be the cover art?

[Genbot2500]

YMCK - Family racing

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chiptunes, it sounds like your childhood time being glued to your tv, mashing your SNES pad, while behind you a small Japanese girl is singing cutely. Also, everything is made of happiness. 

I haven't found a review..

[pulpfiction21]

Im new to this, but i found this site somehow off of some website that was completely in japanese, so i guess it was just meant to be. I wanted to post some stuff but I might fuck up so please dont be too harsh.

Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha (2009)

Oh god, that can't seriously be the cover art?

Yep it sure is. Actually now that I think about it, their first album is the only one that has a good cover.

[the_pied_piper]

that russian red album is AMAZING. i bought it when it came out. her voice sounds like a weird mix between joanna newsom and regina spektor (sort of).

I agree, its a great album and she has the more high-pitched voice like Regina Spektor but she doesn't sing with such jagged rhythm.
I have to say though that i hope Vetusta Morla win the award because i prefer that album.

[Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt]

Cut The Blue Wire - Revert, Restart, Reset (Ep)(2008)

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THIS IS AWESOME. THANK YOU.

[pulpfiction21]

Alright some more stuff from the new kid. Don't know if any of this stuff is anybody's cup of tea, but check them all out if you haven't already listened to them.

First up,

Moving Mountains - Pneuma
Post-Rock stuff very similar to Appleseed Cast. This is their first album, they just released an EP called Foreword that is very good as well if anyone wants it.

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Review from sputnikmusic

Despite the fact that this album is largely influenced upon post and ambient rock, it is still worthwhile and should be invested in. It's catchy, infectious, and beautifully written but more so, full of talent. If given the time, I recommend checking out what they have up on their myspace, www.myspace.com/movingmountainsmusic. Considering it has its low points, Pneuma is still a solid album.

War Tapes - War Tapes EP

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Review from Post-Punk

Clocking in at six songs, this EP manages to combine their alternative, punk, post-punk and new-wave influences into an amalgamation of memorable songs that remind you of many bands yet don't exactly sound like any of them. Yes, there are elements of The Cure, The Damned, Joy Division, The Misfits & My Bloody Valentine but War Tapes' sound is doesn't really fall into any one of those band's influential grasp.

What I find most striking about their music is how well they marry monstrously dark sound scapes with melodies that you can sing along to. Although I think the real weapon of this band rests in guitarist Matt Bennett's powerful playing that can go from discordant to melodic in almost dizzying fury, I would say their secret weapon is bassist Becca Popkin's beautiful harmonies throughout each song that so perfectly compliment her brother Neil Popkin's bombastic baritone croon which is very reminiscent of The Damned's Dave Vanian.

Although there is nothing obscure or pretentious about their music, that certainly doesn't mean its sugar coated as front man Neil Popkin's lyrics pretty much never venture beyond a feeling of regret, longing and heartache. I don't find it happenstance that the EP starts with the track "Mind Is Ugly" where with a sense of helpless desperation He sings, "everything's my fault, everything at all, tonight I'm giving up, tonight I'm losing control". Given the song title and those lyrics, it's easy to see the mood that is easily captured and thrust upon the listener throughout this disc. There's a brutal honesty and personal transparency that I really admire in the songwriting as each song is just seething with urgency as it wears its heart on its sleeve and perfectly compliments the massive unrelenting sound that the band so deftly pulls off.

In essence, War Tapes are pure post-punk bombast with a knack for incredibly catchy melodies, dissonant guitar assaults drenched in reverb and a front man who can sing his despairing tales with a reckless sense of nihilism even when he's at his most vulnerable. I have no doubt that if this EP was on the racks of every major record store there's no doubt that it would fly off the shelves and end up in the pocket of anyone who's ever felt jaded, dejected or heartbroken. Basically, never has being depressed felt this good!

Tiger Lou - The Loyal

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Review From absolutePunk

The Loyal starts off with 14 seconds of "Woland's First". It's only a quick moment but leeways into The Loyal gently. Still, the mood kicks off like a slingshot. From here on, Tiger Lou is changing along with the album, existing in the album and breathing like the album. There is no escaping. The Loyal is its own being. Rasmus Kellerman is the man pulling the strings and pumping the heart. Almost all the album instrumentation was recorded by his lonesome with Peter Katis (Interpol, Denali, The National) lending his production. The payoff is stunning.

The Devil and The Lion - The Devil and The Lion EP
Doesn't have an album cover so i just put a pic up from their myspace. There are also two bonus piano versions of two of the songs included in the package.

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Couldn't find a review, but these guys remind me alot of Brand New. When the lead singer screams, it is very emotional. Great band if you are into manchester orchestra or brand new.

[rednightmare]

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Bezed'h - Les Illumines


Until I heard this album I had no idea that their was local Celtic music in France. Apparently there is. This is a really good Celtic Rock album with heavier than average guitar and some great violin. The majority of the lyrics are in French but that just adds to the fun of the album. I could not fiind any reviews for the album but rest assured this is good.

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[pulpfiction21]

Alright first things first, is there a limit to how many posts I can make on this thread per day? I'll probably be putting 3 or 4 albums per post, is that two many per? I just have alot of stuff that i don't see on here and I wanted to put it all up since I have taken so much off this thread already. Let me know if I am saturated the thread to much and if yall want me to slow it down.

Okay so besides that, I got 4 more albums to post.

Culture Reject - Culture Reject

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Review from musicemissions.com

The Toronto project of one Michael O'Connell known as Culture Reject is very new to me. It won't take long before this wonderful project becomes well known in the college music market. Michael likes to play a myriad of instruments, all in the warmth of his bedroom, to the point it feels like this tower of lush sound is going to collapse. Culture Reject just feels like the perfect name for this album as well. The music contained would never be accepted by the masses even though it is very accessible.

The musicianship cannot be denied either. I love the Latin flavored "Overflow", which has a huge Andrew Bird feel to it. Some of the times Michael likes to sing in a haunting falsetto like on "Oh Remain". Download "Inside The Cinema" over there on the side bar and check out the push "single" from the album. It sounds a little like Isaac Brock in Modest Mouse.

Apparently Culture Reject impresses in a live setting as well, able to pull all the loops, samples and instruments together in person.

Mr. Hudson & The Library - A Tale Of Two Cities

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Review from Allmusic

Mr. Hudson & the Library accomplish at least two great things on their debut record, A Tale of Two Cities. First, since there's no lack of musicians to chronicle life in England (taking in everyone from Arctic Monkeys to Robbie Williams), a newcomer can't timidly knock at the door, but instead, has to thrust it open and stride right through. Hudson himself is as wry and witty as the best, dispensing excellent cutting lyrics that only occasionally admit to some affection ("You'll never be a cover girl, just facing facts, your face isn't right, but I'll never want another girl"). He wrenches a pair of vocal standards into the 21st century, turning "On the Street Where You Live" on its head ("And oh! What a nauseous feeling") and wryly updating "Everything Happens to Me" ("I've emailed and I've phoned, sent a text message or two/ You told me to piss off, for that respect is due"). Secondly, they understand that musical economy can pay unexpected rewards. Imagine Jarvis Cocker and Pulp subsisting musically on as little as possible: a few bass-drum hits and electronic snares, swinging (and surprisingly bruising) basslines only on the choruses, skeletal piano or keyboards that force listeners to play connect-the-dots. This method not only gives additional focus to melodies or musical ideas, but changes the perspective when a production suddenly flowers (as on "Ask the DJ"). Hudson has a surprising past as a grime beat-maker, and it's this quality in action that makes Mr. Hudson & the Library so interesting; the songwriting material may not be worthy of Steven Morrissey or Paul Weller just yet, but the production is note-perfect. For those who can't decide between the Streets' Mike Skinner and the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, Hudson has the answer: "I'd like to think there'll come a day when drum machines and troubadours smile, when grime MC's give away their MPC's."

13 & God - 13 & God
Members from German indie greats,The Notwist, and rappers, themselves.

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Review from allmusic

Though it looks somewhat better on paper than it sounds as a completed album, 13 & God is a compelling experiment of indie collaboration. Like so many projects of its nature, this self-titled album began with tapes and discs traded in the mail between artists. Eventually the two parties, Germany's glitchy electronic rockers the Notwist and U.S. left-field hip-hoppers Themselves, assembled together in Germany to recorded the finishing touches that would glue the fragments and puzzle pieces together. The finished piece is a decidedly dark and murky musical excursion into a realm of percolating electronics, moody jazz elements, bizarre raps, ethereal acoustic guitars, and sad pianos. As would be expected, some tracks sound untouched by one-half of the collaborators. "Men of Station" comes across like a Neon Golden B-side, and it's difficult to understand what Themselves could have added, because it contains every earmark of the Notwist but nothing more. Likewise, "Ghostwork" feels like a typical offering from Doseone and crew, with perhaps just a scattering of xylophone and a skittering sampler contributed by the Acher brothers. Thus, it's likely that fans of either band might appreciate only half of the album, as the artists' musical oeuvres are so different. But while some of the album feels like a compilation of the two bands, truly collaborative songs where creative input seems evenly spread, such as "Perfect Speed," present something fresh and innovative. Indeed, there are moments such as "Tin Strong" and "Walk" that come across as so musically alien in outright genre-splicing that a listener would be hard-pressed to describe just what musical style is being heard. Is it quirky underground rap, ambient electronica, moody industrial dirge, or John Cage-style experimentation? It is likely that fans of the Notwist's traditional melodies might find many of these ten songs a difficult listen, and it's equally likely that anyone enamored with Themselves might not appreciate some of the album's wistful vocals and dreamy keyboards. While there's a sense that both artists went a bit too heavy on dark atmosphere, given that both usually inject more whimsy into their creations, 13 & God is still a consistently intriguing, frequently beautiful experiment that offers ample rewards with each new listen.

Avast! - Faultlines

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Review from sputnikmusic

What's great about this record too is it's energy. Just opener 'Faultlines' is enough to get you excited about this band and record with it's jaw-droppingly fast yet tight, tom-heavy drumming pattern, distained guitar chords, and simply likeable lyrics 'As a child/I was awkward/grow-ing up' with a wonderfully charming vocal delivery from Andrew. The rest of the record may not be as fast paced, or as immediate, but the wonderful examples of subtly written melody and songwriting on such songs as 'Koribuki' or the aggressive 'Ahab' are truly something else.

Plus, there's the stunning use of instruments, which are technical, but not overwhelming, and show every member (essential really, for a three-piece) performing at their best. The guitars, although no way near as technical as say, Maps and Atlases, give enough variation to really flicker through a range of sounds appropriate to each song, with some wonderful arpeggios dropped in as well as lines which slide beautifully up and down the next; truly inspired writing, particularly featured on Instrumental closer 'Coelacanth'.

This is by no means perfect, and there are times where you feel AVAST! could do with a touch more variation, but for a debut record this is very impressive. It's teaming with energy and emotion but manages to withhold itself from going too over the top. Personally, I can't wait to see what this band does next, but for now, make sure you pick up this fantastic record.

[Bubba_Zanetti]

Hi all.  Long time lurker, first time blah blah blah.  Here's something you folks might like:

The Sunburned Hand of the Man - Headdress

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When Carl Jung carved his symbols of mankind onto the face of his beloved cubic lawn jockey, among the archetypes of the collective unconscious present was surely the open hand. Part invitation and part warning, very few pictorial representations-- with the exception of the smile or frown-- are so readily recognized as the forward stare of the uncurled hand. With one glance at the album cover of The Sunburned Hand of the Man's latest release, Headdress, it's apparent that the spirit of the deceased Swiss psychiatrist is alive and well in this musical collective hailing from the darkest recesses of Massachusetts.
The knit hand encircled by a background of stars embodies both the welcome and caution inherent in the music that is in turn violently cruel and unconformably beautiful. The fact that it's a patchwork appendage, obviously tailor-made with minor imperfections magnified, displays the collective approach that more than likely went into the creation of the musical product itself. One imagines a procession line of long-haired bohemians printing and then hand-gluing album covers, inserting fresh-pressed vinyl into protective sleeves made from recycled rolling papers, then boxing and shipping the fresh goods away from the confines of an abandoned barn surrounded by three feet of mostly white snow.
It's from this natural and mystical bond that the music emanates effortlessly. The opening track "Shitless" presents all of the musical motifs at the band's command upfront for aural inspection. A funky bassline and a smattering of odd percussion act as the soil and ground from which the guitars grow forth, as a recorder eventually pushes forward against a barrage of wails and grunts, more animal than human. "Sense of the Senseless" develops from this with a steady hypnotic drone cut intermittently by bird-chirps and struck bells. A polyphonic chant arises-- a modern Dies Irae-- as a whistle signals a tempo change that finds solace solely in the errant harmony of frantic shouting. The song ends with a lamenting cry to "learn from experience," before fading far too quickly into the harmonica-driven track "The Illness".
With any luck, the band will heed their own plea, as the album's only true criticism can be that, at times, it sounds more like a collection of inspired moments that are cut far too short than a fully developed composition, more than likely a consequence of its finite medium. Brief windows of ingenuity such as the echo and din of the title track or the droning ebb and flow of "A Second Guess" would find more time to breathe, develop, and recapitulate given the format of a double album. As is, though, songs such as "Yes, Your Highness" don't have time to pick up the momentum of such Varèse-pleasing ideas as the use of sirens and strong complex rhythms incorporated into regular song structure.
This is not to say that the entire album feels abruptly halted or rushed, as "The Underground Press" proves contrary. Easily the most developed piece, if not the best, this is the swaying back and forth number on the album that allows the girl wearing the kitten ears at the live show to feel that she's comfortable enough with the crowd and herself to take off her shirt. Stravinsky himself would be proud of this unadulterated use of rhythm and beat, augmented by loud hypnotic chords pulsing from a variety of instruments, ultimately falling prey to the screams and whoops that herald its necessary finale.
Acting as a subtle trend in the album, the sense of prevalent necessity from song to song further merits one of the superior critiques that can be lauded upon a work of art, the discrimination of timelessness. This is not to say that the album could have been released at any given time with similar acclaim-- though it undoubtedly could have-- it's only a comment upon how the music flows so readily with complete and utter disdain for trend and fashion that it feels simultaneously primitive and advanced, while retaining every bit of its musical relevance. In the end, the music leaves one with a sense of somber contentment and satisfaction as mysterious in origin as the warmth received from the open-hand greeting of a stranger.

Have fun!

[KurtMcAllister]

Simon Bookish - Everything/Everything

This is really fantastic, thank you!

[gospel]

Enjoy or hate. Have a few more vinyls rips of theirs in the works, but they're pretty enormous to upload.

Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers (Rykodisc)
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A shambling wreck of an album, Big Star's Third/Sister Lovers ranks among the most harrowing experiences in pop music; impassioned, erratic, and stark, it's the slow, sinking sound of a band falling apart. Recorded with their label, Stax, poised on the verge of bankruptcy, the album finds Alex Chilton at the end of his rope, sabotaging his own music long before it can ever reach the wrecking crew of poor distribution, indifferent marketing, and disinterested pop radio; his songs are haphazardly brilliant, a head-on collision between inspiration and frustration. The album is a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy, each song smacking of utter defeat and desperation; the result is either one of the most vividly emotional experiences in pop music or a completely wasted opportunity, and while the truth probably lies somewhere in between, there's no denying Third's magnetic pull -- it's like an undertow. Although previously issued on a variety of different labels, Rykodisc's 1992 release is the initially definitive edition of this unfinished masterpiece, its 19 tracks most closely approximating the original planned running order while restoring the music's intended impact; in addition to unearthing a blistering cover of the Kinks' "At the End of the Day" and a haunting rendition of Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy," it also appends the disturbing "Dream Lover," which distills the album's messiest themes into less than four minutes of psychic torment.

[DarkAvenger]

The Gay Blades - Ghost

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I really can't describe this band, all I can say is that I've listened to this album so many times over the last few months and it terrific. No reviews but if you need something here is what Last.fm says about them:

“If Freddie Mercury sang for Death From Above 1979, these guys would open the show!”

The Gay Blades are a two piece from somewhere in or near New York City and play an acerbic brand of Trash Pop. What is Trash Pop, you ask? Trash Pop is what happens when two keenly observant wanna be hipsters write songs the same pair couldn’t possibly pull off live, and make up for their missing bass player with consistent TNT like performances and a heaping spoonful of swagger. The Gay Blades invented it. Trust me.

Honestly I cannot recommend this album enough.

[pulpfiction21]

Oh man I was totally gunna upload that gay blades in a little bit. Such a great band and album. I didnt even listen to them for a while cause of their name, thought it was going to be some stupid comedy band or something, but i'm really glad I did. Get that album if you don't have it.

[Albatron]

Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs and Ricky Skaggs - Three Pickers

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Don't pass this up just because you hate country, this ain't country. Bluegrass is like country's cousin thats always in the same old flannel shirt with a half empty bottle of jack and has that look on his face like he been through some serious country shit but still wants to have a good time.

This is quality bluegrass by three giants of the genre. I've got more Doc and Skaggs if y'all are interested.

[pulpfiction21]

Alterkicks - Do Everything I Taught You



Review from Drownedinsound

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It’s a rare thing in Liverpool to see a band who out of the blue will simultaneously take your breath away and give you a new hope in music. That’s what happened to DiS when they first saw The Alterkicks play in various bedrooms across the city. Before we had time to say ‘new favourite band’ they’d been snapped up by the über respectable Fierce Panda and were wooing crowds of three thousand people on tour with Thirteen Senses. What is it though that makes the Alterkicks so intriguing? It’s not that they’re attempting anything revolutionary. Yes, these are stupidly catchy pop songs, but it’s the hauntingly intricate guitar melodies of ‘Do Everything I Taught You’ that suggest there’s something darker lying underneath. You can’t work out what it is, so you listen again. And again. It’s addictive.

The unassuming half-sung, half-whimpered vocals of ‘The Cannibal Hiking Disaster’ make more of an impact than the song’s grisly subject matter (accidentally eating your mate’s leg while stuck up a mountain). If the Coral’s game is Magic & Medicine then The Alterkicks are weaving a cunning spell that ensnares you without you even noticing. All the best music is full of contradictions, and this is delicate and subtle songsmithery that hits you like an oncoming train.

Go. Buy. Now.

Swanton Bombs - Mammoth Skull

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Review from Gobshout

Gotta be honest here; I wasn’t entirely sure about Swanton Bombs when they first dropped onto the ol’ doormat.  It sounded a bit under produced, a bit weak, a bit (first album) Mystery Jets’y

Imagine my absolute surprise then when, a couple more ‘oh I might as well’ listens later this four track E.P not only grew on me, it also became my favourite thing I’ve heard this year, linking together the spikier moments of Bloc Party , (second album) Mystery Jets, The Cribs and Billy Bragg.

Each song follows a different path, but one element links all; goddam catchy melodies and lyrics.  I listened to ‘Moth and Moon Song’ before work one day and proceeded to spend the next 9 hours walking around with this sweet little ballad's chorus of I’m dependant on you/ like a moth with the moon/ forgive me if this comparison is weak going round my head 5 times a minute.  AND I still liked it. The same thing happened with the riff from ‘Turnstile’ earlier today.  These are songs designed to lodge themselves in your very being.

Paper Rival - Dialog

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Review from Blender

Paper Rival’s winning debut arrives a full three years after the band formed—a mundane factoid that actually seems quite remarkable in the hyperspeed, doomsday-clock-eyeing maelstrom that is the music industry these days. The polished Dialog demonstrates the palpable benefits of what used to be called “development”—fully formed, mature rock songs with the confidence and chops to detour into lovely little digressions: the swirling crescendo of guitars on “Keep Us In,” the soaring falsetto harmonies on the chorus of opener, “Are We Brothers?” On the best songs, singer Jake Rolleston shifts comfortably between tasteful emo (moany standout “The Family Ghost”) and tasteful Zach Braff–isms (Shins-y single “Cassandra”). All that practice didn’t make perfect, but it does make for a welcome surprise.

Facts About Funerals - Love Songs and Funeral Homes

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Couldnt find a review for it but it is a band made up of former and current members of New West Motels, Swell, Sera Cahoone, and Smile Brigade.

[pulpfiction21]

My second favorite band of all time, Benton Falls, put out two LPs in their short existence. Both are absolute must haves though. They are a Deep Elm staple but sadly never got much fame. These CD's are kind of hard to find to DL. Get them both and thank me later cause if you like passionate lyrics, awesome vocals, and some of the catchiest guitar riffs in recent memory, then you will love these two discs. According to wikipedia "The band's music was influenced by such bands as Sunny Day Real Estate, Braid, and Jawbox." so how could you possible not like them. "No Hero" is my all-time favorite song, really will hit you if you have ever had a friend overdose on heroin.


Benton Falls - Fighting Starlight (2001)

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[ALoveSupreme]

these are both fantastic albums.  I wish I had gotten to see Benton Falls live!

[E. Spaceman]

Some people may be missing these so I thought I'd upload them. They are the singles released by Hercules And Love Affair so far.

The first single "Classique #2 / Roar" is actually pretty different from what followed on the album. Within the first 10 seconds you can tell it is a DFA release and the disco is much less prevalent but it is still a very good release. The other two, "Blind" and "You Belong" have some interesting remixes on them as well as a pretty good original in "I'm Telling You". All in all, they are fairly interesting to listen to, specially the first single.

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Clem Snide - Hungry Bird (2009)

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It's not out yet so their aren't any reviews. Gave it a listen and was pretty happy with it. It's classified as alt-country indie rock in case you haven't heard of the band.


Hamfatter - What Part of Hamfatter Do You Not Understand (2007)

Just some quality Indie rock stuff. Pretty basic but catchy enough to keep you listening.

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Stuff said about them from The Fly

Constantly refreshing... if only they'd hog the limelight a little more, cult collosaldom would be assured.

Giants - Old Stories

Great Post-rock stuff. Have a couple of dates with Appleseed Cast later this month, I would die  to be at one of those shows.

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Review from AbsolutePunk

Whereas I found They, The Undeserving a bit high on the musical difficulty scale, Old Stories revels in its inherent accessibility. Song lengths, in true Giants fashion, never become too tedious and, with the exception of “Fisherman’s Prayer,” we are never forced to sit and wait for a nonexistent resolve. “Vessels” wastes no time elevating itself with melodious guitar plucking and a cymbal/tom assault. So as not to blow their load too soon, the band rests with reverberating guitars until the (almost) cliché entrance of ghastly, ringing guitars bring us back into the commotion. “O’ Tide” is characterized by lightly accentuated snare taps until the whole song explodes into a driving mess of guitar notes 10-stories high. This slow moving track will creep across your mind. Giants never rush their art past the listener, and these near-repetitions only aide our reception of the overwhelmingly complex arrangements.

“Sleeping False Idol” lays on a grungy outer layer to begin, which is then morphed into technical guitars and a head-bobbing drumbeat. The climax seems imminent throughout, and it is in these songs that we expect the most. I’ll let you decide if Giants succeed. (What?? Tell me what I like!!) “At Last, Ashore,” as I mentioned previously, has a decidedly EITS vibe, which makes it quite an exceptional closing track. If all the other songs are pre-teens, this song is their cool older brother wearing horn-rimmed glasses and a backpack full of Chaucer. He’ll shut you up with his brilliance and buy you an ice cold Pabst afterwards. The song may lack a mind-numbing climax, but that’s ok. It’s a road less traveled, if you will. Which I guess is a good (sorta ironic) way to end this since I’ve spent the whole review comparing and critiquing this record solely based on other records. Old Stories could have been created by sticking to the tried and true formula of records past, but this isn’t a complete rehash. Giants are comfortable in a skin all their own.

Blakfish - See You In Another City (EP)

Not sure how big this band is, but if you havent checked them out, now you can. Their myspace says "death pop". Not sure of the category but they are from the UK and switch from screams to not screams throughout. Good stuff though.

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Review from ThrashHits

See You In Another City, the latest release from Birmingham’s Blakfish, almost blasts you there in the second you press play – first song Preparing For Guests is prefaced with a throat slicing, vocal chord cutting, bloodcurdling scream, before the rest of the song kicks in.

It’s the first of five hard emotional punches that knock your heart and brain about with their deadly delivery.

Blending strains of post-hardcore with full-throttle rock and an underlying indie mentality, Blakfish offer up a delicious dish of brutal confessionalism that twists and turns with each intricate guitar note, guttural songs such as the brilliantly titiled ‘Jeremy Kyle Is A Marked Man’ and ‘My Stomach Feels Like My Throat’s Been Cut’, which reach deep down and eviscerate you as you listen, slicing through your guts to reveal your innermost self and leaving it strewn all over the ground.

[Oqtober]

For once, I have something to give.

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers:

A Night In Tunisia:

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I also have "Anthenigan" but it's too large for MF. If anyone would like it, I'll upload it elsewhere.

[sean]

Hey guys see this?

Moving Mountains - Pneuma
Post-Rock stuff very similar to Appleseed Cast. This is their first album, they just released an EP called Foreword that is very good as well if anyone wants it.

It's really good. You should grab it.