The lovely Bradford Cox just posted on his blog the release of 2 albums that he recently recorded as Atlas Sound... and guess what kids, they are FREE TO DOWNLOAD. THANKS BRADFORD. Apparently he recorded these at home during August and November of this year AND a mystery contributor to his 1st album is his roommate's cat, who's name is Weekend at Bernies II! Awesome...
I just downloaded both and cannot wait to listen to them all day!
http://deerhuntertheband.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Broken Dreams Club...
So Girls released their new EP "Broken Dreams Club" this week. Of course it's ridiculously good. It's a bit different than their first album... A few songs even sounding a bit country with the addition of a steal guitar and trumpet. Apparently Girls released this album as a thank you for all of the support they have received. Well, THANK YOU GIRLS. In any case, every song is beautifully written. Instead of tuning out the lyrics and focusing on the instrumental parts of songs like I've been doing lately, the lyrics are all I can focus. The title track "Broken Dreams Club" describes exactly what I've been feeling lately, but haven't been able to put into words.
"it's hard enough to be alone
it's harder still to spend so long looking for happiness
feeling so restless
I know you feel like I do too
even though I'm close to you I can't be what you need
you're just as lost as me
I just want to get high but everyone keeps bringing me down
if you know something I don't, come on and help me out
but I just don't understand how the world keeps going nowhere
there's still so many people poor
can't get my head around these wars, all of this senselessness
of feeling so hepless
so many people live and die
and never even question why all of their dreams are gone
how can they carry on
I would like some peace of mind, I've got such a heavy heart
and you were broken down before you had a chance to start
and I just don't understand, how the world keeps going nowhere"
Girls have such a briliant way of writing songs about heartbreak, defeat, love, and life that is overwhelmingly relatable. It's almost like you feel you are apart of the song and comforted to know that someone else was feeling that way... like Girls is welcoming you to the club and saying "I get you". Well, I think I just might be CEO of the broken dreams club.
Even though their performance at ACL was a let down, I still enjoyed watching them and walked away wishing for more. The way he swaggers around with his guitar and smurks, the chemistry between all the band members, and the meaningfullness of every single word in each song is exactly why they are great. Unbelieveably charismatic.
Bradford, I think you just might be momentarily replaced as my "frontman love".
"it's hard enough to be alone
it's harder still to spend so long looking for happiness
feeling so restless
I know you feel like I do too
even though I'm close to you I can't be what you need
you're just as lost as me
I just want to get high but everyone keeps bringing me down
if you know something I don't, come on and help me out
but I just don't understand how the world keeps going nowhere
there's still so many people poor
can't get my head around these wars, all of this senselessness
of feeling so hepless
so many people live and die
and never even question why all of their dreams are gone
how can they carry on
I would like some peace of mind, I've got such a heavy heart
and you were broken down before you had a chance to start
and I just don't understand, how the world keeps going nowhere"
Girls have such a briliant way of writing songs about heartbreak, defeat, love, and life that is overwhelmingly relatable. It's almost like you feel you are apart of the song and comforted to know that someone else was feeling that way... like Girls is welcoming you to the club and saying "I get you". Well, I think I just might be CEO of the broken dreams club.
Even though their performance at ACL was a let down, I still enjoyed watching them and walked away wishing for more. The way he swaggers around with his guitar and smurks, the chemistry between all the band members, and the meaningfullness of every single word in each song is exactly why they are great. Unbelieveably charismatic.
Bradford, I think you just might be momentarily replaced as my "frontman love".
Monday, November 15, 2010
Animals ARE people...
New obsession... music videos with animals (specifically cats and dogs) acting instead of humans. Example below...
Went to the "new" Barbarella this Saturday for some dance therapy and the ONLY (stress the only) good thing I got out of that experience was seeing the video above by Holy Fuck. I was totally hypnotized by this video. Imagine me on a dance floor, trying to do my weird dancing thing, but can't because this video was so funny/cute. Not to mention the song is pretty great. Anyways, this post was meaningless... just wanted to share the video. Thanks Erin for sending it!
Also, I'm a bit disappointed in Barbarella. I get what they were trying to do by moving their space to make more room, but the crowd seems a bit different than before. I was confused by it all. I'm just glad that the last great time I had at Barbarella was with Erin, on a Sunday night, and we owned the dance floor. And I shared with her my high school drill team routines. Awesomeness.
That's all I got right now.... I'll do another post soon. About Future Islands, and some more great stuff.
K-spot done.
Went to the "new" Barbarella this Saturday for some dance therapy and the ONLY (stress the only) good thing I got out of that experience was seeing the video above by Holy Fuck. I was totally hypnotized by this video. Imagine me on a dance floor, trying to do my weird dancing thing, but can't because this video was so funny/cute. Not to mention the song is pretty great. Anyways, this post was meaningless... just wanted to share the video. Thanks Erin for sending it!
Also, I'm a bit disappointed in Barbarella. I get what they were trying to do by moving their space to make more room, but the crowd seems a bit different than before. I was confused by it all. I'm just glad that the last great time I had at Barbarella was with Erin, on a Sunday night, and we owned the dance floor. And I shared with her my high school drill team routines. Awesomeness.
That's all I got right now.... I'll do another post soon. About Future Islands, and some more great stuff.
K-spot done.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Low Waving it...
Another reason I love Austin, The Mohawk. What a great venue for live music and socializing. I think I'm there at least once a week. The drinks are great, the bartenders are amazingly welcoming, and there is such a diversity of bands that perform there. The owners have done such a great job at making the Mohawk different than any other music venue in Austin.
Anyways, I love the Hawk and more imporantly almost all the shows I check out are at the Hawk. Another reason why I like the Mohakw... all the hot bearded men. mmmmhmm.
So tonight is a show that I've been such excited about for a few months, Future Islands and Lower Dens (hence the Low Waving it title). Both bands are amazing AND are from Balitmore! 2 more bands NOT from Brooklyn or Cali.
The first time I heard FI I feel in love. I know, I know, I say that about almost every band, but it's the truth. It was the EXACT sound I was looking for at the time (I remember saying that out loud, to my cat). It's hard for me to even describe the type of sound if you don't already know them. It's dancy... Heavy snyths, drum machine, bass guitar, and a very distinct vocal. The lead singers voice, wow. It's very different, but good. All I know is, whenever I need a pick me up and need to dance around (even alone at my apartment) I'm going to put on some Future Islands. I saw them back in the spring and it was amazing. There was maybe 10 people in front of the stage but it gave me plenty of room to dance. The singer was very engaging and sings like he's telling the story of the song... Incredibly enthralling, charismatic and theatrical. It's hard to describe, but it was great. You could tell they were having a good time.
So when I saw Future Islands they had opening band that didn't exactly have a band name yet... but they were crazy good and I remember thinking to myself- I hope I can remember who they were because I liked them so much. A few months went by and xmu started playing this song by a band called Lower Dens. After some web surfing I realized Lower Dens was THE band that opened for Future Islands that we all liked so much (the crowd was completely impressed and thought they were great). So, much to my suprise Lower Dens is playing AGAIN with Future Islands. Again, I'm terrible at describing how a band sounds, but they inspired my new genre "Low Wave". It's a mix between New Wave and Chill Wave. 2 great guitar melodies that are completely intertwined, with great snare/kick drum action, low female vocal and more upbeat bass guitar. I really like them and know they are gunna blow up!
Hospice Gates by Lower Dens
AHH... I'm so excited to see both these bands. It's going to be a great show!
I completely forgot that I haven't been including a playlist for the week. Well, here it is (if anyone is out there):
1. Deerhunter "Desire Lines" (it's on repeat)
2. Foxes in Fiction "Flashing Lights Have Ended Now" (did some research on these guys and apparently they have said they decided to play music after hearing Atlas sound a.k. Bradford Cox... interesting)
3. Frankie Rose & The Outs "Little Brown Haired Girls" (Hey, that's me!)
4. Future Islands "Long Flight"
5. Future Islands "Inch of Dust"
6. Lower Dens "A Dog's Dick"
7. Lower Dens "Two Cocks"
8. Real Estate "Out of Tune" (totally kicking myself for missing their show at SXSW. I only wish they would roll back into Austin).
K-Spot is excited...
Anyways, I love the Hawk and more imporantly almost all the shows I check out are at the Hawk. Another reason why I like the Mohakw... all the hot bearded men. mmmmhmm.
So tonight is a show that I've been such excited about for a few months, Future Islands and Lower Dens (hence the Low Waving it title). Both bands are amazing AND are from Balitmore! 2 more bands NOT from Brooklyn or Cali.
The first time I heard FI I feel in love. I know, I know, I say that about almost every band, but it's the truth. It was the EXACT sound I was looking for at the time (I remember saying that out loud, to my cat). It's hard for me to even describe the type of sound if you don't already know them. It's dancy... Heavy snyths, drum machine, bass guitar, and a very distinct vocal. The lead singers voice, wow. It's very different, but good. All I know is, whenever I need a pick me up and need to dance around (even alone at my apartment) I'm going to put on some Future Islands. I saw them back in the spring and it was amazing. There was maybe 10 people in front of the stage but it gave me plenty of room to dance. The singer was very engaging and sings like he's telling the story of the song... Incredibly enthralling, charismatic and theatrical. It's hard to describe, but it was great. You could tell they were having a good time.
So when I saw Future Islands they had opening band that didn't exactly have a band name yet... but they were crazy good and I remember thinking to myself- I hope I can remember who they were because I liked them so much. A few months went by and xmu started playing this song by a band called Lower Dens. After some web surfing I realized Lower Dens was THE band that opened for Future Islands that we all liked so much (the crowd was completely impressed and thought they were great). So, much to my suprise Lower Dens is playing AGAIN with Future Islands. Again, I'm terrible at describing how a band sounds, but they inspired my new genre "Low Wave". It's a mix between New Wave and Chill Wave. 2 great guitar melodies that are completely intertwined, with great snare/kick drum action, low female vocal and more upbeat bass guitar. I really like them and know they are gunna blow up!
Hospice Gates by Lower Dens
AHH... I'm so excited to see both these bands. It's going to be a great show!
I completely forgot that I haven't been including a playlist for the week. Well, here it is (if anyone is out there):
1. Deerhunter "Desire Lines" (it's on repeat)
2. Foxes in Fiction "Flashing Lights Have Ended Now" (did some research on these guys and apparently they have said they decided to play music after hearing Atlas sound a.k. Bradford Cox... interesting)
3. Frankie Rose & The Outs "Little Brown Haired Girls" (Hey, that's me!)
4. Future Islands "Long Flight"
5. Future Islands "Inch of Dust"
6. Lower Dens "A Dog's Dick"
7. Lower Dens "Two Cocks"
8. Real Estate "Out of Tune" (totally kicking myself for missing their show at SXSW. I only wish they would roll back into Austin).
K-Spot is excited...
Thursday, November 11, 2010
FFFester for life yo...
Gosh Austin, this is why I love you... music festivals. I'm still on a big of a high from FFFFest. I would write about my experience of FFFest in greater detail, but my lovely fellow blogger friend (EMIK) wrote about it so perfectly.
To sum the festival up, it was VERY "FUN". Best bands (my opinion of course):
-The Antlers- even though their songs are a bit mellow (songs that would be the perfect setting for a road trip) it was a great band to start off the festival. I really, really liked watching the lead singer swing around with his guitar... hottness. Kudos to the sound dudes... they really turned up the volumn
Two by THE ANTLERS
-Wavves- sound was terrible... could barely hear them and during one song the mic wasn't even on. BUT just like I felt after seeing Girls at ACL, I will still like them and want to see them again. They played great and they were fun to watch. We kept running into 2 of the band members Saturday night and I acted like a total groupie. They were really nice. AND the lead singer was wearing sweat pants, with a drawstring. Pretty laid back dudes. Perfect Cali-rock... makes me want to be the "queen of the beach".
King of the Beach by WAVVES
-Delorean- so glad I saw them. Perfect Dance-rock. We danced from the backstage area (thank you Erin for knowing someone to let us get back there), spectacular light show, the keyboardist runs while he plays, the crowd LOVED THEM, and we got to meet them. YES. Another plus, they are from Spain.
STAY CLOSE by DELOREAN
-Deerhunter- wish it was a different setting (smaller venue and a crowd that was more into it), but they played the 3 songs I HAD to hear (below is 1 of the song). I can't get enough of them and I cannot wait to see them, but just them. One thing that I really like about their stage performance is their stage lighting is from the back, so all that you see is their shadows. Perfect.
Deerhunter 'Rainwater Cassette Exchange' by 4AD
-Sonny and the Sunsets- Erin and I caught them at the Hawk after the festival ended on Sunday and completely and absolutely the BEST way to end a great weekend filled with music. They are pretty flipping awesome. Their sound is a mix between Velvet Underground and early Beach Boys. Sonny (I'm assuming that's his name) was wearing a sweater from 1973 and rocked out. The crowd loved them. Thank you Aquarium Drunkard for introducing your listeners to them months ago.
Too Young to Burn by sonny & the sunsets
It was a great festival, not only because it was easy to get around and the beers were reasonably priced AND the porter potties were somewhat clean BUT the festival goers were a lot better than ACL festival goers. It was well worth it. Not only was the festival fun, but being around my sweet friends made it that much "Fun"-er.
I have way more to say... so I'll do another post, maybe later.
K is out y'all.
To sum the festival up, it was VERY "FUN". Best bands (my opinion of course):
-The Antlers- even though their songs are a bit mellow (songs that would be the perfect setting for a road trip) it was a great band to start off the festival. I really, really liked watching the lead singer swing around with his guitar... hottness. Kudos to the sound dudes... they really turned up the volumn
Two by THE ANTLERS
-Wavves- sound was terrible... could barely hear them and during one song the mic wasn't even on. BUT just like I felt after seeing Girls at ACL, I will still like them and want to see them again. They played great and they were fun to watch. We kept running into 2 of the band members Saturday night and I acted like a total groupie. They were really nice. AND the lead singer was wearing sweat pants, with a drawstring. Pretty laid back dudes. Perfect Cali-rock... makes me want to be the "queen of the beach".
King of the Beach by WAVVES
-Delorean- so glad I saw them. Perfect Dance-rock. We danced from the backstage area (thank you Erin for knowing someone to let us get back there), spectacular light show, the keyboardist runs while he plays, the crowd LOVED THEM, and we got to meet them. YES. Another plus, they are from Spain.
STAY CLOSE by DELOREAN
-Deerhunter- wish it was a different setting (smaller venue and a crowd that was more into it), but they played the 3 songs I HAD to hear (below is 1 of the song). I can't get enough of them and I cannot wait to see them, but just them. One thing that I really like about their stage performance is their stage lighting is from the back, so all that you see is their shadows. Perfect.
Deerhunter 'Rainwater Cassette Exchange' by 4AD
-Sonny and the Sunsets- Erin and I caught them at the Hawk after the festival ended on Sunday and completely and absolutely the BEST way to end a great weekend filled with music. They are pretty flipping awesome. Their sound is a mix between Velvet Underground and early Beach Boys. Sonny (I'm assuming that's his name) was wearing a sweater from 1973 and rocked out. The crowd loved them. Thank you Aquarium Drunkard for introducing your listeners to them months ago.
Too Young to Burn by sonny & the sunsets
It was a great festival, not only because it was easy to get around and the beers were reasonably priced AND the porter potties were somewhat clean BUT the festival goers were a lot better than ACL festival goers. It was well worth it. Not only was the festival fun, but being around my sweet friends made it that much "Fun"-er.
I have way more to say... so I'll do another post, maybe later.
K is out y'all.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Ghostland... what a joke
I'm pretty certain that anyone who was a Ghostland Observatory fan "back in the day" when their second album, Paparazzi Lightning, was just getting some local buzz is no longer a fan. They really lost it... I mean, really lost it. I'm not sorry for saying that either. I feel pretty confident in saying that that album was a 1 hit wonder for them. Everything they've done after that album just isn't the same. I remember how much I loved them in 2006-2007. My roommate and I at the time would have lil living room dance parties, and GH was on repeat. Sweety dance parties...
I remember seeing them at Lucy's in San Marcos (ticket was only $8) and the crowd wasn't even full... now their playing at the Cedar Park amplitheater ever other week?? flipppppping weird/lame. They were so good back then, and now it's just pittiful. I know I'm not a music critic or a musician, but still... I wish they would just stop and do something else.
If anyone actually reads this amatuer blog, you are probably wondering what brought on this anit-ghostland rant... I checked Pitchfork out this morning (as I usually do) to read the latest album reviews, and lo and behold Ghostland Observatory just released their 5th ablum. Here's the review: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14786-codename-rondo/
WOW!
Alright, I'm done venting on how disappointed I am. Maybe even sad.... not just about how much GH stinks, but because looking back at the time in my life when I was the #1 Ghostland fan was also some of the best years of my youth. I've been pretty nostalgic lately, thinking about life and changes. It's amazing how listening to a song or thinking about a band makes you remember where you were the first time you heard them. Who you were the first time you heard that band, and how much you've changed since you loved that band.
Crazy
I remember seeing them at Lucy's in San Marcos (ticket was only $8) and the crowd wasn't even full... now their playing at the Cedar Park amplitheater ever other week?? flipppppping weird/lame. They were so good back then, and now it's just pittiful. I know I'm not a music critic or a musician, but still... I wish they would just stop and do something else.
If anyone actually reads this amatuer blog, you are probably wondering what brought on this anit-ghostland rant... I checked Pitchfork out this morning (as I usually do) to read the latest album reviews, and lo and behold Ghostland Observatory just released their 5th ablum. Here's the review: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14786-codename-rondo/
WOW!
Alright, I'm done venting on how disappointed I am. Maybe even sad.... not just about how much GH stinks, but because looking back at the time in my life when I was the #1 Ghostland fan was also some of the best years of my youth. I've been pretty nostalgic lately, thinking about life and changes. It's amazing how listening to a song or thinking about a band makes you remember where you were the first time you heard them. Who you were the first time you heard that band, and how much you've changed since you loved that band.
Crazy
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